Matthew Montfort -- 07/01/09
'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' CD Release Party 8/15/09 at Cozmic Cafe, Placerville
EVENT
CD Release Party for 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' by Matthew Montfort
Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar, Glissentar)
Joe Fajen (tabla, percussion)
Saturday, August 15, 8 pm
The Cozmic Cafe
594 Main St.
Placerville, CA 95667
Tix: $10 adv, $12 door
Info: 530-642-8481
Web: www.thecozmiccafe.com
Contact: Christine Cole
events@thecozmiccafe.com
This CD release party for 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' celebrates the debut recording by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort. The recording showcases his pioneering work on the scalloped fretboard guitar, a special modified instrument able to produce ornaments more characteristic of the sitar. While previously known more for his compositions for the trendsetting world music group Ancient Future, this first solo effort features his improvisational music.
BIO
As leader of the world music group Ancient Future, Matthew Montfort has devoted himself to the scalloped fretboard guitar since 1978. Montfort is a pioneer among guitarists who have had their fretboards scalloped in order to play various forms of world music that require intricate note-bending ornaments while still being able to play chords. Montfort immersed himself in an intensive study with vina master K.S. Subramanian in order to fully apply the South Indian gamaka (note-bending) techniques to the guitar. The method is based on pulling the strings across the frets in order to raise the pitch. He has performed concerts worldwide, from the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the golden coast of Spain to the Festival of India in Mumbai. He has worked with many world music legends, including tabla phenomenon Zakir Hussain and Chinese zither master Zhao Hui. Montfort wrote the book “Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India,” which has been used by many musicians to improve their rhythm skills.
QUOTES
“Because Montfort’s guitar has a scalloped fretboard, his fingers touch only the strings, enabling him to produce ornaments more characteristic of the sitar. This album reveals a thorough knowledge of Hindustani microtonal ornaments, transferred in ways that create one of the most distinctive guitar sounds in contemporary music. However, it also reveals a lifetime of exploration in world music, which can be immediately summoned in a flash of inspiration. When this level of mastery is reached, there is no need to rewrite. The first improvisation has the depth of a reworked composition.” – Teed Rockwell, INDIA CURRENTS, March 2009
“Matthew Montfort conjures lovely Asian zither-like inflections with a scalloped fretboard guitar.” – GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE
“Though he plays guitar, Montfort's music isn't merely guitar music; it's a sonic environment that features a guitar. Strong Indian and Balinese influences permeate these seven exotic soundscapes. Beautifully recorded, this sumptuous music creates a unique wall of sound that you won't soon forget.” –Steven Stone, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
“The mind-bending playing abilities of guitar virtuoso, Matthew Montfort, stems from the note-bending capabilities of the scalloped fretboard guitar. This produces a different sound than the more familiar guitar, because the fretboard is carved out, so the fingers only touch the strings. Musically, the songs verge on a flamenco-Indian-jazz continuum. This is partly due to Matthew's playing technique and the sitar-like sounds of his guitar. The crystal-clear picking on guitar and accompaniment on didjeridoo (with Alan Tower), violin (with Patti Weiss) and santur (with Mariah Parker) provides a rich musical texture. For everyone interested in the sounds of guitar, especially fans of Bob Brozman or Ben Bowen King, then this is definitely for you.” – Matthew Forss, INSIDE WORLD MUSIC
Leroy Anglin -- 04/18/09
My Country CD's
I did sing when I was younger and if you want to see my (Mostly country)CD's you can go to
http://heresbutch.bravehost.com
As I said they are mostly classic country songs from way, way, back.
Dick Metcalf, aka Rotcod Zzaj -- 03/07/09
Zzaj is now on FACEBOOK
Hope you'll visit us at FB:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotcod-Zzaj/46429413343?ref=share
Femi -- 01/16/09
New FEMI DigiVegas Podcast
This week FEMI was featured on the DigiVegas indie music podcast. She discusses her music, her history and the importance of music education.
==> Listen to FEMI on DigiVegas
operaEftos -- 01/02/09
Local Sense Technology (1999-2014)
the road to Local Sense Technology (1999-2014)
BILOCATE -- 11/23/08
VOTE FOR BILOCATE to play in Dubai Desert Rock and With Full Force Festival 2009
VOTE FOR BILOCATE to play in Dubai Desert Rock and With Full Force Festival 2009
Jordanian Dark Oriental Metal band BILOCATE are one of the 8 finalists in the battle for Dubai Desert Rock festival 2009 & With Full Force Festival (Germany) 2009, The winner will play in both Festivals, BILOCATE needs all the fans and friends support by VOTING on the official UNITED WE ROCK BATTLE Website at the following address
http://www.unitedwerockbattle.com/
The Winner is to play along Opeth, Arch Enemy, Chamira and many more in Dubai... Its a great chance for BILOCATE... Your support will be appreciated and never forgotten.
Other Main Headlines (Read full story at Bilocate.net):
- DECIBEL Magazine (USA) & Blabbermouth.net reviewed Sudden Death Syndrome.
- 2 New Interviews - J Magazine (Al Jazeerah Airways - Kuwait) & MetalThai (Thailand).
- Metal Blast II Lebanon - Pictures and Videos are posted online
Sudden Death Syndrome Reviews:
http://www.bilocate.net/bilocate/musicDetails.aspx?id=3
- Obliveon.de - Germany
- Rocking.gr - Greece
- Sputnik Music - B.C.
- Masterful Magazine - Poland
- DECIBEL Magazine - USA
- Blabbermouth.net by Scott Alisoglu
- Stormbringer.at by reini - Austria
- Rockfreaks.net by EW - Denmark
- Femforgacs.hu by emp - Hungary
- Metal.de by Bastian - Germany
- Live4Metal.com - Steve Green
- Necro Magazine by OxKing - UK
- MaximumMetal.com by Raising Iron
- JorZine.com by Jacknife - Jordan
- Metalcrypt.com by Larry Griffin
- Vilenoise.com by MZ
- MetalReview.com by Sasha - USA
- Rock & Metal Webzine - UK
- JorZine.com by Phexataan - Jordan
Latest Video:
2nd war in heaven (Live in lebanon)
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44245463
More info:
www.bilocate.net
www.myspace.com/bilocate
www.unitedwerockbattle.com
Elvin Bishop -- 08/29/08
Elvin Bishop Tour Dates
Elvin Bishop Tour Dates
http://www.myspace.com/elvinbishopmusic
August 30, 2008 8:00 PM - Riverside Blues Festival
St. Marys, Ohio
www.stmarysblues.com
September 11, 2008 8:00 PM - Santa Cruz County Fair
Watsonville, California
September 13, 2008 8:00 PM - Cal State University Amphitheatre
Bakersfield, California
September 20, 2008 8:00 PM - Paramount Music Festival
Grafton, Wisconsin
September 27, 2008 8:00 PM - San Francisco Blues Festival
San Francisco, California
October 5, 2008 12:00 AM - Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise - Pacific - Oct. 5-12, 2008
San Diego to Mexican Riviera, California
www.Bluescruise.com - Multi act event with Dr. John, Koko Taylor, Tommy Castro, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Kenny Neal, Earl Thomas, Chris Thomas King, John Nemeth, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Watermelon Slim, MANY MORE...
November 1, 2008 8:00 PM - Spotlight 29 Casino
Coachella, California
February 15, 2009 8:00 PM - Cloverdale Citrus Fair
Cloverdale, California
Roy Cunningham -- 07/28/08
The first new album in a decade
I've been on the radio in more cities in more states than I ever was back when I was..
Folks have used me for stage, screen, imaging, advertisements, political campaigns and who knows what else...
It feels goo to know I have about four more albums' material waiting to get out there... it's all ready to go but we may decide to put it out in a little more polished form, not sure...
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
10 Questions
July will see a steady surge of activity in an effort to roll out the new magazine. You'll be seeing interviews taking place in the forum and chat and elsewhere, articles appearing in blogs, lots of song reviews, and a bit of expansion in the ranks as we begin extending our reach.
One new feature we are launching today is yet another twist on the Proust Questionnaire. We will be asking some of the same questions and some of our own and we ask you to please participate. We'll publish some responses in the magazine as well as integrate them within indieonestop.com, where visitors will be able to scroll through random responses and get to know our creative assembly of artists in what will become, I think, a unique and fascinating process.
I'm putting some finishing touches on the coding, but the first question set for early bird participation.
Please CLICK HERE to start. More to follow in the coming days.
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
Chat Is Now Online!
The chat area is an open area to chat live with other IndieOneStop visitors. Unless you want to chat alone, you'll want to invite people to come at a time you choose.
IndieOneStop members can schedule times to meet in the chat any time. Just click on the "calendars" link in your member control panel and set a date and time. Don't forget to let people know what room you will be in. Once you're in the chat you'll see a big "ADD" button next to the rooms dropdown menu. Click that to add your room. You don't have to be an IndieOneStop member
in order to join or participate in a chat; so you can use it invite your fans to special aftershow chats or whatever.
Feel free to use the chat area to schedule band chats, chats with your fans, live interviews, song circles, etc. IndieOneStop has its own scheduled chat scheduled currently on Sundays @ 7pm EST. We'll be having some other interactive events as well. So please join us.
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
Rotcod Zzaj, Eric Hausmann, John M. Bennett - "His Monotonous Beard" - Summer 2008 Compilation -- Track #2
Some (quite a few, actually) of the recording artists on IndieOneStop have been a part of my own musical life for 20 years or more. Back in the GAJOOB zine days. It's very cool to still be exchanging music and views lots of folks whose music you know so well.
When I first heard "His Monotonous Beard" I was floored; and I'm sure I get an added dimension of pleasure listening to this track due to having experienced music from each of these creative monsters separately and in collaboration with still other "hometapers".
But regardless; if this is your introduction to Rotcod Zzaj, Eric Hausmann, and/or John M. Bennett (Zzaj KEYboards, Hausmann GUITar, Bennett - vOIce) you're in for a treat.
ENJOY!
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
Artist Sandbox Summer 2008 CD Compilation
The first song on the summer compilation is from one of my favorite recording artists, Anton Balsam. I first heard of this Norwegian musician via a tape sent from Jan Bruun's Hypertonia cassette label in the early 90's. The band was called Areknuteknyterne and along with his solo Best Of cassette, I had found another favorite.
Anton describes his summer song, " Sumarnatta" here: "This is my take on a ballad by the norwegian composer Geir Tveitt (1908-1981) called "Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta" - meaning something like "Let's not waste the summernight by sleeping". The song is originally a tender, lyrical piece - so I thought it would be funny to do it more "vikingish" - with manly singing, bombastic percussion and ..eh kazoo. I had a great time doing it, and haven't made this kind of music since the early nineties."
ENJOY!
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
Summer Summer Summer
Turns me upside down.
I spent Sunday driving back a forth up and down the northern part of the state of Utah. The canyons are beautiful at just this time of year. It was hot and it feels like summer's going to barge in and slame the door on winter here, once again.
I remember a year or maybe even two years back I proposed doing a summer compilation. And since summer is timeless we may as well do it again.
We've got a head start with some tracks submitted previously. So if you want to participate, sent admin a note. We'll pick a few of our favorites and put together a cd to help the site. We'll also have a jukebox here to play them as they come in.
To revisit the tracks we've got to this point, I'll post them one at a time right here in this blog.
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
Artist Sandbox Radio
You can program your own radio stations here at Artist Sandbox. It's easy.
Once you're in your control panel, just click the "Stations" link and you're on your way. Whether you are an "artist" or a "member" you can create a station.
You can listen to radio stations already created by going to the "RADIO" link in the white menu above.
You might want to browse through the song listings in the radio control panel and choose a few of your favorite and comment about them. Maybe make it a weekly feature in your blog to build more interest in your presence here.
And just 'cos it's fun too. I just updated mine, so check it out
HERE.
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
R.I.P. Scott Johnson - Love, Calvin
Scott Johnson
April 3, 1957 - May 3, 2008
Scott's music can be found on indieonestop.com HERE.
Services are May 10, 2008. Please go to the funeral home site to read the obituary and contribute to the guest book listings. Scott left behind two daughters and four grandchildren. I'm sure they'd love to hear from people around the world who will continue to be touched by Scott's music.
I first heard Scott's music in 1992 when he sent me a tape called "Mr. Joy." I played that tape in my car all summer long and it's still one of my alltime favorite albums.
Go Go, Scott. I love you, man.
Raymond Scott Woolson -- 06/29/08
New Album...
The new Raymond Scott Woolson album BROKEN THINGS MENDED is finished. This will be his fifth full-length release of atmospheric guitar-driven instrumental soundscapes. It will be released in February 2009 on the Clairecords label.
Artist Sandbox -- 06/29/08
John Bergin's Upcoming Movie
John Bergin sent us some amazing cassette packages as TRUST OBEY back in GAJOOB's days of print publishing. Along with the music, Bergin was the author/illustrator of several graphic novels which came our way as well. During a day of web surfing for old contact, I found John's web site and discovered he's been a success album cover designer as well.
Anyway while surfing around I discovered Bergin been working for a couple years on a movie based on one of his graphic novels. There are some clips and still online and John's been keeping a blog as well. I'm really looking forward to this.
Check it out: FROM INSIDE
-- 06/27/08
10 Questions
July will see a steady surge of activity in an effort to roll out the new magazine. You'll be seeing interviews taking place in the forum and chat and elsewhere, articles appearing in blogs, lots of song reviews, and a bit of expansion in the ranks as we begin extending our reach.
One new feature we are launching today is yet another twist on the Proust Questionnaire. We will be asking some of the same questions and some of our own and we ask you to please participate. We'll publish some responses in the magazine as well as integrate them within indieonestop.com, where visitors will be able to scroll through random responses and get to know our creative assembly of artists in what will become, I think, a unique and fascinating process.
I'm putting some finishing touches on the coding, but the first question set for early bird participation.
Please CLICK HERE to start. More to follow in the coming days.
-- 05/25/08
Chat Is Now Online!
The chat area is an open area to chat live with other IndieOneStop visitors. Unless you want to chat alone, you'll want to invite people to come at a time you choose.
IndieOneStop members can schedule times to meet in the chat any time. Just click on the "calendars" link in your member control panel and set a date and time. Don't forget to let people know what room you will be in. Once you're in the chat you'll see a big "ADD" button next to the rooms dropdown menu. Click that to add your room. You don't have to be an IndieOneStop member
in order to join or participate in a chat; so you can use it invite your fans to special aftershow chats or whatever.
Feel free to use the chat area to schedule band chats, chats with your fans, live interviews, song circles, etc. IndieOneStop has its own scheduled chat scheduled currently on Sundays @ 7pm EST. We'll be having some other interactive events as well. So please join us.
-- 05/22/08
Rotcod Zzaj, Eric Hausmann, John M. Bennett - "His Monotonous Beard" - Summer 2008 Compilation -- Track #2
Some (quite a few, actually) of the recording artists on IndieOneStop have been a part of my own musical life for 20 years or more. Back in the GAJOOB zine days. It's very cool to still be exchanging music and views lots of folks whose music you know so well.
When I first heard "His Monotonous Beard" I was floored; and I'm sure I get an added dimension of pleasure listening to this track due to having experienced music from each of these creative monsters separately and in collaboration with still other "hometapers".
But regardless; if this is your introduction to Rotcod Zzaj, Eric Hausmann, and/or John M. Bennett (Zzaj KEYboards, Hausmann GUITar, Bennett - vOIce) you're in for a treat.
ENJOY!
-- 05/20/08
Homemade Music Summer 2008 CD Compilation
The first song on the summer compilation is from one of my favorite recording artists, Anton Balsam. I first heard of this Norwegian musician via a tape sent from Jan Bruun's Hypertonia cassette label in the early 90's. The band was called Areknuteknyterne and along with his solo Best Of cassette, I had found another favorite.
Anton describes his summer song, " Sumarnatta" here: "This is my take on a ballad by the norwegian composer Geir Tveitt (1908-1981) called "Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta" - meaning something like "Let's not waste the summernight by sleeping". The song is originally a tender, lyrical piece - so I thought it would be funny to do it more "vikingish" - with manly singing, bombastic percussion and ..eh kazoo. I had a great time doing it, and haven't made this kind of music since the early nineties."
ENJOY!
-- 05/19/08
Summer Summer Summer
Turns me upside down.
I spent Sunday driving back a forth up and down the northern part of the state of Utah. The canyons are beautiful at just this time of year. It was hot and it feels like summer's going to barge in and slame the door on winter here, once again.
I remember a year or maybe even two years back I proposed doing a summer compilation. And since summer is timeless we may as well do it again.
We've got a head start with some tracks submitted previously. So if you want to participate, sent admin a note. We'll pick a few of our favorites and put together a cd to help the site. We'll also have a jukebox here to play them as they come in.
To revisit the tracks we've got to this point, I'll post them one at a time right here in this blog.
-- 05/13/08
IndieOneStop Radio
You can program your own radio stations here at IndieOneStop. It's easy.
Once you're in your control panel, just click the "Stations" link and you're on your way. Whether you are an "artist" or a "member" you can create a station.
You can listen to radio stations already created by going to the "RADIO" link in the white menu above.
You might want to browse through the song listings in the radio control panel and choose a few of your favorite and comment about them. Maybe make it a weekly feature in your blog to build more interest in your presence here.
And just 'cos it's fun too. I just updated mine, so check it out
HERE.
-- 05/07/08
R.I.P. Scott Johnson - Love, Calvin
Scott Johnson
April 3, 1957 - May 3, 2008
Scott's music can be found on indieonestop.com HERE.
Services are May 10, 2008. Please go to the funeral home site to read the obituary and contribute to the guest book listings. Scott left behind two daughters and four grandchildren. I'm sure they'd love to hear from people around the world who will continue to be touched by Scott's music.
I first heard Scott's music in 1992 when he sent me a tape called "Mr. Joy." I played that tape in my car all summer long and it's still one of my alltime favorite albums.
Go Go, Scott. I love you, man.
