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Sounds Like
...your genitalia of choice, hot, excited and in your ear.
After accidentally surfing into the mixed up currents of an internet anagram server, I, visual artist Christopher Tavares Silva, emerged as LAVISH CATASTROPHE RIVERS; a music producer on a mission to make some music that makes me feel good and will hopefully do the same for you.
If you know anything about my activity in the art world then you can expect the same thing here. I'm content living a modest lifestyle with my integrity intact, so I don't jump on bullshit that I don't believe has any heart just to make a buck. If you're someone that's worked hard to cultivate considerable talent and take pains to make sure that your creations are done with the intention of moving this planet in a direction that is beneficial to everyone then you're the kind of person that I want to work with. I'm all for the jokey jokes, good times and light-hearted material, but shallow, materialistic, pretentiousness and egomaniacal delusions of grandeur are not my thing so kindly keep stepping off with that nonsense.
If you're interested in recording vocals on any of these tracks and are confident that you and me favor the same side of The Force...and can also make me say "Oh snap, this cat is DOOOOPE!"...then please don't hesitate to get in touch and let me know what you're thinking of. I'm compiling material for my own releases but these tracks are all also for sale and can be reworked, rearranged, simplified or whatever if needed. I'm just getting back into the swing of this music thing so I should have more and more tracks available as time passes.
After accidentally surfing into the mixed up currents of an internet anagram server, I, visual artist Christopher Tavares Silva, emerged as LAVISH CATASTROPHE RIVERS; a music producer on a mission to make some music that makes me feel good and will hopefully do the same for you.
