Fulfilling Artistic Visions
I had never heard of the hang (pronounced hung) drum until yesterday.
It’s UFO shaped, and sounds heavenly.
See and hear for yourself…
An explanation and demo of the hang drum by Randy Granger.
A hang jam by Dante Bucci.
A hang drum and didgeridoo trio, promo vid for the JT Didgeridoo Festival.
Finally, electronic hang, using a contact mic and a beat, by John Pascuzzi.
About a month and a half ago, I participated in a contest with Indaba Music and the Berklee School of Music. The contest was simple enough: Take a song written by Berklee student Chris Han, and recorded by jazz greats Greg Osby and Joe Lovano.
I locked myself in the Junklab for two days, programmed some drums, re-recorded keys and bass, and spliced a pile of sax tracks.
I came in fourth place.
The terms of the contest only allow me to give the mp3 away, so here you go, enjoy!
Mic Mell – They Said To Make It Funky
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Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Medeski, Martin, and Wood fan.
For your listening pleasure, here they are performing Latin Shuffle and Coconut Boogaloo, cuts off of my favorite MMW album, Combustication (and yes, I buy their music).
My very good friend (and loyal fan) Xenlab has leaked an MP3 of Low Blood Sugar, an unreleased full length album I completed last year.
Since he’s leaking it out to the world, I figure I will, too. No download link. The opportunity is to listen to the album in its entirety, as it plays as one continuous track.
Low Blood Sugar, sweet and uncut.
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The Future Funk Collective has been backing up S.K.I.P. of Nonsense in performing his new album, Autobiographicology. Here are two videos of us playing with him at the Plaza Theater, courtesy of Broken Machine Films, for your enjoyment.
“Sky Piece”
“John Was A Rich Man”
