Announcement

I'm excited to announce that In One Wind is releasing our first full length album, How Bright A Shadow! on the Primary Records label.

Working with In One Wind for almost 3 years has taught me how essential it is to practice your musicianship with others. Crafting yourself as an artist is important, but there comes a point where practicing singing by yourself--playing and singing alone in your room--doesnt push you enough. The same way that a new language is best learned by conversing with others, singing with other instrumentalists or vocalists can expose you to new styles and musical ideas you might not have had to approach on your own. The members of In One Wind all come from different parts of the country (from California to Milwaukee to Pittsburgh!), and have varying musical backgrounds. Some of us studied classically, some of us played lots of different instruments growing up, some of us just plain sang with the radio. Getting a chance to exchange musical ideas with these individuals has opened my ears to new methods of approaching creativity in general, and the music, being a product of 6 peoples' different but converging styles, emerges as something unique and genre-bending. 

The band is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Angelo Spagnolo, vocalists Mallory Glaser and Samantha Rise, bassist Robert Lundberg, multi-reedist Steven Lugerner, and drummer Max Jaffe.

How Bright a Shadow! draws on folk, indie rock, avant-garde, and pop influences. Anthony LaMarca (St. Vincent, Dean and Britta) produced the album, and played a critical role in its coming-to-be.

"My role as producer was a pretty easy one as the band already had incredible songs and arrangements," says LaMarca. "My main job was to be an external set of ears; I applaud the band for being comfortable with having someone not in the band help make some changes. This freedom allowed us to experiment with layering voices and woodwinds and adding some collage elements without holding the previous versions of the songs as precious."

The characteristic sound of In One Wind is defined by its instrumentation and the sudden rhythmic and dynamic shifts of the songs on How Bright a Shadow! While Spagnolo is the primary composer for the group, the songs take on their own lives within the band.

"The typical writing process begins with me writing the song in its basic form. I normally work with each individual on their parts and together we sculpt the music," says Spagnolo. "What I really enjoy about this is that it gives everyone some freedom to create within certain parameters and the sound of the band is the sum of six personalities. I'm continually surprised that we are still currently changing songs we've been playing for a long while."

Each section of musicians takes turns at the forefront of How Bright a Shadow! The album's use of space within a sometimes dense ensemble contributes to its special character. Along with Spagnolo's guitar processing wizardry and some minimal electronic manipulations, the pastoral blend of woodwinds, strings and voices is disrupted.

In One Wind's How Bright A Shadow! is available online and in select physical retailers on CD and vinyl. You can catch more of In One Wind at http://www.inonewind.com

Mallory Glaser teaches Voice, Vocal Technique and Improvisation at Brooklyn Music Lessons.
 

Hello BML community -

Pinky here, excited to report that Not Waving But Drowning just released our brand new record! We in NWBD are firm believers that more is always merrier, so we brought along plenty of things to bang on when we headed up to a candy-striped cottage in the woods to record our latest album, "Processional". We made a joyful noise with violas and vibraphones, banjos and bones, trumpets and tamburas, mandolins and musical saws, spoons and Stroh violins, guitars and glass bottles and garbage cans. The giant turtles in the neighboring pond appeared unperturbed.

Not content with merely banging on inanimate objects, we also corralled/conducted a chorus of forty friends back home in Brooklyn to add to the recorded fanfare. (Whiskey may have been involved.)

You can click here to listen to "Processional" and catch us at 2 upcoming shows:

May 12th at Drom (with Copal and Joro Boro)

May 24th at Le Poisson Rouge (with a reading by Emily Rubin)

Woo!

photo by Dave Ratzlow / ratzlow.com

I'm very excited about the release of my debut record, Community Immunity and want to share the first track with you!

 You can also pre-order a copy and receive an immediate download of the entire album.

"The pieces on this recording are like little puzzles with moving parts that fit together in the strangest ways. The moving parts lock in with uncanny seamlessness." -Dave Douglas

Official release date: April 5th (worldwide)
Concert/Celebration: April 17th @littlefieldnyc

Personnel featured on Community Immunity:

Curtis Macdonald - Alto Sax/Compositions
Chris Tordini - Bass
Greg Richie - Drums
Jeremy Viner - Tenor Sax/Clarinet
David Virelles - Piano
Michal Vanoucek - Piano
Travis Reuter - Guitar
Becca Stevens - Voice
Andrea Tyniec - Violin

We're happy to announce the addition of string wizard / music producer Derek VanScoten, aka D.V.S* to the BML crew. This is one versatile dude - he does all of this:

• Electric Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar
• Classical Guitar
• Jazz Guitar
• Mandolin
• Electric Bass
• Tenor Banjo
• Bouzouki
• Ableton Live
• Beat Production 
• Remixing
• Pro Tools
• and a whole bunch more!

Check out the above remix he did of Jimi Hendrix's 'Foxey Lady' - hilariously amazing.

Visit his page at http://brooklynmusiclessons.com/Derek-VanScoten to listen to both a Demo Reel showcasing his many talents (most notably his guitar playing) and to listen to another track of his featuring some really nice production.

To get started with Derek, visit the BML Store to register a Meet & Greet or a full Introductory Lesson.