The first release .... ri-solv ....were all written, played and recorded solo by M.Loucataris in my home studio (g4 mac, mbox with protools and an nt3 mic) Except for Jack which has some lush guitar from Michael-John Azzopardi ...and Angel which has bass from Henry Lauer. A number of songs had sounds added by Brian Siskind who also mixed and mastered the album. See the blog section for more information on the recording process.
Live performances depending on the venue and occasion can range from a solo set to a full ensemble with world percussion, bass, clarinet, sax and guitar.
Influences
Everything i have ever heard.
People i have played with - YT, j. walker and machine translations, Jonothan Nix, Que Que, Sara Vancea, Mark Holderkeeping, Noah Hampson, Cheeky Tzatziki, On, Fudge, bravadivas, obrobini
People who have inspired me rhythmically through classes and workshops- Ilias Ellis, Jamal Zraika, Ghazan Baracut, Ibrahim el Minyawi, Epizo Bangoura, Greg Sheehan, Nikki Shepard, Blair Grinberg
People I have listened to and loved.
Ella Fitzgerald. Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Micky Heart, Musicians of the Nile, Debra Conway, Afroceltic Sound System, Tom Waits, Bach, Shostakovich, Natasha Atlas, traditional Egyptian music (folk and baladi forms), Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Godmothers, John Cale, Brian Eno, Simple Minds, The Waterboys and Mike Scott, New Order, Miles Davis, Dirty Three, The Necks, Nick Cave, FOGNODE, Clare Burson, Eric Sate, Dead Can Dance, Michael-John Azzopardi
Mahri Autumn is the conduit for the songs of multiinstrumentalist, singer song writer and composer Marianthe Loucataris.
After being holed up in an unassuming suburban house, perched under the astounding Mt Keira, surrounded by exotic percussive instruments and permanently plugged into my Mac for too long...... Mahri Autumn's first release ri-solv is FINISHED. The digital release date is the 17th of November with the hard copy release to follow on the 7th of December. The recordings are mostly done solo but also include wonderful contributions from guitarist Michael-John Azzopardi. Henry Lauer (bass) and various sounds from NYC based Brian Siskind who also mixed and mastered the album. She is currently performing live solo as well as with a talented collective of musicians.
The first video "Jack" has been released and is featured in a competition on Babelgum. Check it out and vote so i get sent to NYC and meet Isabella Rosellini! You can vote by clicking this link directly to Babelgum and then press the thumbs up icon on my vid : )
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I have performed extensively in the indie rock scene (including national and international touring with machine translations (1998- 2001) the folk scene and have provided music for theatre, film, dance and multimedia work ........... I also teach Egyptian Style drumming and work as a Community Cultural Development worker with culturally diverse groups of young people and adults, people with disabilities and the general community. For more information see my blog http://www.mariantheloucataris.com I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Hello Mahri. Thank you for the invitation... And bravo!!! What a beautiful voice, and what a beautiful music.... I'll come back here to listen to you, sure... Respect from France.
Oh Mahri, great to hear from you. Thank you very much...your words honour me. I am very curious to listen to your new experimentations. Let me know about your tour in Europe. So, keep in touch. Raffaele
Oh my dear, thank you very much for your sincere and beautiful comment. Let's start to collaborate together! It could be very good also via internet recording something together...why not? Keep in touch, xox R
Hello my dearest friend, did you like my soloist performance in the new videoclip? I hope you'll send me a comment in the video section of my profile. keep in touch. Xox
Hi Mahri Autumn, great to be connected. Are you the friend of Collin's? Great music by the way. I was watching your video, Freedom, I love it. I have recently met Noah as well. Sorry will not be able to be at the gig on 7th, I have a gig also that night at the Broadway cafe . Looking forward to meeting you and to see you perform another time. Freedom
Hello from Sicily, thank you for finding me. I was appreciating your music very much, congratulations. i hope you'll visit my official website too. Greetings, R
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