Welcome to the
rebellious blog of an obsessively overly perfectionistic
artist, who is compelled to create and occasionally write about the proccess.
Do
artists really have to be crazy to create? Perhaps
not, but the water is warm, so dive in and find out!
RSS
Feed
"Be
a good craftsman; it won't stop you being a genius." - Auguste Renoir
8/19/2008
Minor to Major
song du jour: I Mean You, Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan
I've often said that if my soul had a soundtrack, it would be "Deacon Blues" by Steely Dan. There's just something about that opening minor chord progression... Give me something pentatonic, something mysterious yet melodic and set to a back beat, and half of me will be soaring in a different dimension. I had that experience today at Centenial Park, hearing The Ghosts Project play.
They have a fluidity not only to their music but also to their line up. They've recently added vocalist, Mink Wiltz, a mezzo soprano with a beautiful classically trained voice and that elusive balance of wildness and control. I'm always amazed at how big and deep a sound three people can create, a sound so big, if they weren't miked, they'd still fill up the space, but then member, Paul Mercer can do that all by himself with one violin. It's also nice to see (hear) three unique, powerful, and distinct sounds without the interference of three big egos getting in the way. Genuine humility is a talent all by itself and makes for a fabulous meld. I've added their links to the "fellow artists" section over to the side.
8:43 PM
-
permanent
link   email
this entry to a friend
0 comments
|
Subscribe
to
Victoria
Lansford dot com
for
gallery updates & workshop info
New
Work
Undulation
IV
Gazing
Landscape
of My Dreams II
Crescents
& Starlight X
Instructional
DVDs
Fellow Artists & Writers
Nanz
Aalund
Dan
Alison
Nick
Bantock
Because
I Said So
Helen
Blythe-Hart
Clear
Vision Studio
C4Chaos
Hannah
Dallman
Matthew
Dallman
Ganoksin
The
Ghosts Project
Alex
Grey
Jackson
Fish Market
Gene
McDevitt
Paul
Mercer
Metalcyberspace
Dana
Jung Munson
Lionessroars,
Willow Pearson
Polysemy
My Students' Websites
Lisa
Gallagher
Tom
Kellen
Theresa
St. Romain
Susan
Saul
Lisa
Winn
Resources & Suppliers
Gene
McDevitt's Opals
Invitastic
Jazz
24 (always
playing my studio)
Jewelry
Resource Supply
SparkleSparkle
& Firescoff
They're
Beautiful
Food for Thought
Egyptology
News
Typetalk.com
(MBTI info)
Sage
Visit crafthaus
Archives
August
2007
July
2007
June
2007
May
2007
April
2007
March
2007
February
2007
January
2007
December
2006
November
2006
October
2006
September
2006
August
2006 July
2006
|
