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| David Miles Huber | colabs |
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The idea behind colabs is simple... each song is a colaboration between David Miles Huber and a different artist from north america, the uk and europe. The songs are innovative and diverse in style and include original compositions, as well as re-works of rock and traditional jazz standards. Each of the artist are true innovators in the fields of electronic, traditional americana and jazz music and it is an honor to work with each of them. One thing's for certain... the resulting project is a truly unique and innovative musical experience that'll grab your attention from the very first downbeat. |
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Allen Hart / DMH - track 1 "Ol' Time Banjo - 51bpm Colabs Mix" - 2:47 Allan Hart is a renaissance banjo man, playing classical banjo, minstrel-era stroke style, ragtime... and even more arcane historical styles. Allen has also immersed himself in the study of traditional African-American banjo styles. Here, he plays a reproduction of a civil-war banjo in style of the era... "with a collaborative twist". |
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Dj Cut-Rite / DMH - track 2 "Apollo" - www.myspace.com/djcutrite - 7:17 Alec DeMeyer (Dj Cut-Rite) has been laying down grooves for over a decade. In 2004 he moved to Seattle, WA and dedicated his life to producing Electronic music for social change. In the wake of 9/11 he decided to incorporate the traditional sounds of cultures from around the world into his music to promote global tolerance and understanding and to preserve cultural identities. |
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Seren Wen / DMH - track 3 "Cosmic Birthday Boy" - 7:23 www.myspace.com/serenwen Seren Wen ("White Star" in Welsh - Aberystwyth/Scarborough, UK) likes to write poetry mainly for her own pleasure, but occasionaly enjoy the privilege of having her words heard by a wider audience. Einstein said - imagination is more important than intelligence - all these thoughts keep her awake at night. |
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Musetta / DMH - track 4 "Ophelia's Song - 51bpm Colabs Mix" - www.musetta.co.uk - 9:28 Musetta (Matteo Curcio and Marinella Mastrosimone - milan, italy) have their roots in electronic music, jazz and east-indian classical music. The tasty and ever-so-sultry music of this amazing duo is best served in the still of the night, preferably while soaking in a hot bath by candlelight with your favorite tipple at hand. |
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Henta / DMH - track 5 "Oceanis" - www.hentamusic.com - 6:40 Originally from the UK, Henta is now a Seattle-based inspirational singer/songwriter and recording artist. She writes heartfelt compositions with both spiritual and secular lyrical content and her lush and unique music encompasses engaging and timeless melody with pop and electronic sensibilities and ethereal vocals. |
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Marcell Marias / DMH - track 6 "Revolution - 51bpm Colabs Mix" - www.marcellmarias.com - 5:58 Marcell Marias is a Seattle-based producer and performer with several CD releases and film/video soundtrack credits. His musical style ranges from ambient and downtempo, to house, breaks and drum & bass, often performing shows in surround sound with synchronized visuals. |
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Gail Pettis / DMH - track 7 "Summertime - 51bpm Colabs Mix" - www.gailpettis.com - 7:12 Three-time nominee and recent winner of Earshot Golden Ear Awards "Northwest Vocalist of the Year," and recent First Place winner of the Seattle-Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition, Gail is a welcome addition to the Pacific Northwest jazz scene. Gail's style is at once subtle and elegant, sultry and soulful, with a tone that inspires comparisons to Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn and Carmen McRae. |
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12.02.2009 - the colabs DTS surround CD has been nominated for a Grammy in the 5.1 surround sound category! • colabs |
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"ophelia" soundcloud podsafe mix |
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Ol' Time Banjo production notes: One evening, a good friend of mine from www.voyagerrecords.com came over and played one of their latest productions. Allen’s cut was the first one on the disc and I immediately heard beats behind it in my head. Permissions ensued, and I went to work adding VST instrument beats to the track. Since the tempo varies widely, I literally had to manually adjust the tempo map every 2 beats… but it was way worth it. Apollo production notes: I had been doing some work with DJ Muad’deep in the Seattle area and simply asked him to add an Indian Rasa flavor to the track. It worked out well and is always a pleasure to work with him. Cosmic Birthday Boy production notes: I ran across Seren’s myspace page and was immediately struck by her poetic abilities for lyrics. One day, she emailed me with several poems and asked me to think about putting one of them to song. I said that it just doesn’t work that way for me… she said… “Just try it”. So one day I called up a song I was working on and pulled out a poem… The vocal melody lines of CBB practically wrote themselves in about 15 minutes. Check out the lyrics, as they take us through the history of mankind on earth – as being left to fend for ourselves as a birthday present for the creator that had long since been laid on the shelf. Ophelia's Song production notes: I ran across Musetta in a CCMixter offer for others to mix the track. I took the challenge and the only downtempo mix of Ophelia’s song was born. They’re amazingly talented and have become good friends! Oceanis production notes: Henta and I have a unique history… She’s from Guildford, England (where I went to university, but did not know her then). I met her in 2006 in a special outdoor performance event north of Seattle. She was introduced as being from London… however, I stumbled upon the fact that she was from Guildford and we became fast friends. Although the vocals for oceanis were done in the UK, amazingly Henta now lives very nearby in the Pacific Northwest (It's a small world, afterall). Revolution production notes: Marcell is a longtime buddy and music collaborator. His talent and enthusiasm is boundless, as is his genius for being the “Reason Master”… I’l only tell you the story of how the Beatle’s Revolution lyrics came about, if you buy me a few scotches “McCallan 12yr old + please!” Summertime production notes: You can’t get classier or sweeter than Gail. A Northwest Jazz singer of extreme talent and notoriety… I just had to do a duet with her. Upon hearing that I wanted to do Gershwin’s Summertime, she said “Paleeeze… everyone’s done that one to death”. Upon hearing the basic tracks, she flipped and we sang it live in the studio with me conducting the nuances… very intense, very cool experience. project info: release/catalogue numbers: 51bpm-005CD (stereo CD) / 51bpm-008dtsCD (surround dts CD) reviews: "I love the aesthetics of this mix! It is so rich and colorful! When I listen to it, I get the feeling you get when you look at the paintings of Van Gogh, for example...feeling of warm nights and gentle summer breeze. I especially like the wideness of the stereo imaging!" - a fan in Belgrade, Serbia nice & organic... Mr. Bill, Sydney, Australia - www.mrbillstunes.com credits: special thanks goes to my partner, Dan Butler; the artists (see above) who worked with me on this amazing project; the folks at steinberg; NARAS (the grammys); youngstown cultural arts center; north american pro audio; mxl mics; glenn sound |