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"Toumani (Blues for Mick)" video for Ruokangas Guitars out

"Toumani (Blues for Mick)" video for Ruokangas Guitars out

Check out Vancil Cooper and I revisiting a piece from my first album un, “Toumani (Blues for Mick)”, in a one-take live-in-the-studio recording below – then make sure to check out more info on the Valvebucker pickup concept on the Ruokangas Guitars website.

Sawaari's first video "Neqsha" released

Sawaari's first video "Neqsha" released

After a two years or so (?) developing our sound, composing originals and arranging music by others, Sawaari, the quintet I co-lead with Mike Rivard (Club d’Elf), Amit Kavthekar (Zakir Hussein, Shahid Parvez Khan, Amjad Ali Khan), Andy Bergman (The Macrotones) and Fabio Pirozzolo (Newpoli, Çeşni Trio), finally releases our first live-in-the-studio video!

Louis de Mieulle & Matt Garstka: Outside the Square EP Released

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Excited to announce the release the second and final part of one of the most beautiful, exciting and musically challenging collaborations I’ve ever been part of, Outside the Square by my dear friends Louis de Mieulle and Matt Garstka (of Animals as Leaders).

If you’re looking for fresh sounds to twist your mind into a new kind of knot, this one’s for you…

OUTSIDE THE SQUARE is the second part of the Mieulle/Garstka collaboration. The twin of DUAL (2017).
Concept EP about the inner conflicts of a cyborg with artistic tendencies.
Retrofuturistic synth prog experiment.
Crypto-classical math fusion.

"A cosmico-baroque jazz-rock duet where futuristic and meditative keyboards back breathtaking rhythms"
–Lucas Biela - Clair&Obscur, ISRK, ProgArchives

released November 9, 2018

All drum grooves and concepts developed by Matt Garstka and recorded first.
All melodies added by Louis de Mieulle afterwards. Drums edited accordingly.

Matt Garstka: Rhythmic concepts, drums
Louis de Mieulle: Melodic content, electric bass, keyboards, editing
David Potaux-Razel, Aki Ishiguro, Jussi Reijonen: Guitars

Mixed by Alex Syner
Mastered by Rich Morales at Super Fine Audio
Produced by Louis de Mieulle

Artwork: Mark Pernice "The Future of AI"

Giuseppe Paradiso Meridian 71: "Metropolitan Sketches" Video Released

One of my favorite collectives to make music with, Giuseppe Paradiso Meridian 71 just released a new live-in-the-studio video, “Metropolitan Sketches” – check it out!

Giving my Strat its studio debut…

Meridian 71 | "Metropolitan Sketches" (live in studio)

Composed & arranged by Giuseppe Paradiso.

Giuseppe Paradiso - drums
Mark Zaleski - alto sax
Utar Artun - piano
Jussi Reijonen - elec. guitar
Galen Willett - fretless elec. bass
Malick Ngom - sabar drums

Recorded by Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios in Boston, MA (USA) on July 16, 2018.

Gabriela Martina's New Video "Mother Mary" Released

A new album preview clip with Gabriela Martina just released… the second of two live-in-the-studio videos we shot at Bacque Recording Engineering in December.

Stay tuned for the new album!

MOTHER MARY
written by Gabriela Martina

Preview for the upcoming album 'Hommage to Grämlis'

Gabriela Martina - voice
Vancil Cooper - drums
Kyle Miles - bass
Jussi Reijonen - guitar
Maxim Lubarsky - piano
Ben Rosenblum - accordion

Recorded, mixed, mastered and filmed by Luis Bacque at BACQUERECORDINGENGINEERING
http://www.bacquerecording.com

http://gabrielamartina.com

Gabriela Martina: "Song For My Father" Video Released

Excited to share some new original music from the incredible Gabriela Martina… this is the first of two live-in-the-studio videos we shot at Bacque Recording Engineering with the amazing Luis Bacque in December, “Song for My Father” – a preview of Gabriela’s upcoming new record.

Huge thanks to Mad Professor Amplification for the inspiring sounds!

SONG FOR MY FATHER
written by Gabriela Martina

Preview for the upcoming album 'Hommage to Grämlis'

Gabriela Martina - voice
Vancil Cooper - drums
Kyle Miles - bass
Jussi Reijonen - guitar
Maxim Lubarsky - piano/keys
Ben Rosenblum - accordion

Recorded, mixed, mastered and filmed by Luis Bacque at BACQUERECORDINGENGINEERING
http://www.bacquerecording.com

http://gabrielamartina.com