I love to perform live, but I also love the studio; with so many possibilities, you never know what will happen. For some 20 years until March 2010, I ran a recording studio in Philly where I wrote and produced music for record labels, dance and film companies as well as bands I played with over the years. I've since moved to Chicago, and am excited to see the effect this great music city has had on our sound.
I'm really interested in forming a live collaborative writing group online. My only criteria for working on a project is that it has real feeling and emotion in the music. If you think you would be a good fit, send me a message. I'm looking forward to making some BEAUTIFUL music together!
SKILL LEVEL
Professional, fluent in Logic Pro, Reason, Digital Performer, Final Cut Pro, and Photoshop.
CRAFT
Writer, Composer, Arranger, Musician, Producer, Mixing Engineer
INSTRUMENTS
Drums (All), Keyboards, Bass
EQUIPMENT
Power Mac / iMac-Logic Pro-Digital Performer-Reason-fully miked Yahmaha drum set with Zildajan cymbols-Roland v drums-Micro Korg-Microx-SPD/S-Korg Electribe-Rubicon studio monitors-Alesis studio monitors-Fender Strat-Fender jazz bass-Washburn acoustic electric guitar-Neumann TLM 130 vocal mic
GENRES
Electronica, Soul, Rhythm and Blues (R&B), Popular, Experimental, Ambient, House, Nu Jazz
INFLUENCES
Prince, Zero 7, The Roots, Erika Badu, Ninja Tune
BAND/GROUP NAME
Murai
RECENT PROJECTS
ARTIST
ILLUMINATION, Vol. 1
UNIVERSAL BINARY
Murai "TOZAI"
Koresh Dance
Company's 2009 "Evolution"
Koresh Dance Company's 2010
"Sense of Human"
Koresh Dance Company's 2011
"Through The Skin"
ENGINEER
Happ G - "7 Touches"
(Karma Response Unit Records)
Side
Effect - "Cabin Fever"
(Karma Response Unit Records)
Jake Lefco - "Headphones" EP
(Karma Response Unit Records)
Jake Lefco - "And You Are"
(Karma Response Unit
Records)
40th Dimension - "The Crop Report"
(Karma Response Unit
Records)
Murai - "Tozai"
(Karma Response Unit Records)
PRODUCER
Koresh Dance
Company's 2011
"Through the Skin" - composer/sound design
Murai, Tozai
(Karma Response Unit Records)
Koresh Dance
Company's 2010
"Sense Of Human" - composer/sound design
Koresh Dance Company's
2009 "Evolution" - composer/sound design
Jake Lefco, "Missing Trooth"
(Karma
Response Unit Records)
Queue, self-titled album
(independent release)
Wellstar, Measure Up
(independent release)
Contact
Site and other Information:
info@gjsmusicworks.com
Bookings
napoleon@gjsmusicworks.com