Jimi Hendrix, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Genesis, Black Sabbath, Coheed and Cambria, Pink Floyd, Larry Heinemann, Adrian Belew, The Beatles, Talking Heads, Weather Report, Little Feat, The League of Crafty Guitarists, Brian Wilson, Bad Brains, Frank Zappa, Cocteau Twins, Hall and Oats, Carl Plaster, Curt Golden, Tony Geballe, Martin Obeng, Jamey Haddad, the Cancer Conspiracy, Queen, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Nuzrat Fateh Ali Khan, Parliament Funkadelic, Kassav, Bob Moses, Bjork, The Marx Brothers
Michael Petrucci and Victor McSurely began working together as the New Cartographers in the Spring of 2007. The idea for the band came one day during a jam at a soundcheck at Boston's Blue Man Group show where both Trucci and Victor work. The New Cartographers have ongoing recording projects at Victor's analog studio in Roslindale, Massachusetts.
The two have a natural musical chemistry and adeptness which allows an enormous variety of music to unfold. While they work at Blue Man and have long since paid their dues in various acclaimed rock bands, both are deeply versed in non-western approaches to music, Michael through his work with West African drum master Martin Obeng and international musician Jamey Haddad, and Victor with his decades of work in Guitar Craft
and his brief but life changing lessons with percussionist Bob Moses.
Victor and Michael were surprised at how their music spontaneously unfolded. While they could hear influences reaching back even to their childhood, there was also much that they'd never heard -- or had even heard come out of themselves. There was something in the combination of their work which was demanding new ways of hearing and playing while calling upon all their strengths as well. They were also surprised by the level of musical challenge brought out through working with each other. In the end, perhaps the most interesting facet of The New Cartographers is that they don't actually "know" what they are doing. This is because they are much too focused on doing it, even in the quiet parts.
The New Cartographers have over 7 hours of material which is available from their label's website www.coffeebreakjams.com.
"We must remember that art is art.
Well, on the other hand water is water isn't it?
And east is east and west is west.
And if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce
they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.
Now uh... you tell me what you know."
Yo guys, whats up? Thanks for sending me those email addresses. I just sent a tune called Autumn to both. Hope you like it. It may be in your Spam Box?
Thanks Lionheart. Appreciate you taking the time to lend us your ears.
Would you like a free song download? It would be my pleasure to give you something from the new record. I would need your email address, if your interested.
just wanted to send a quick message, thanks for the vid links, we'll all check them out for sure, just wanted to let you know i sent you an email about some other shows in the works and for allston village street fair, you guys were amazing and i'm so grateful for all the help and support, we gotta get you up on youtube more- cuz you guys jam and people need to see that if they look you up, and they should be looking you up because the new cartographers are phenomenal. it was truly a pleasure working with you, and i really hope i get a chance to work with you again.
Thank you guys so much for tonight- you were aweosme and all the help- it was just amazing, it's so great to work with incredible people. we'll be in touch and i'm sure working on score when the time comes, it was so great to meet you both,
The New Cartographers kick ass! I'm so stoked to have them performing on the 26th @ PA's Lounge at the Sneak Screening to our film The Why. The bands supporting us in this are everything, and The New Cartographers have been huge. hey victor, check out our page http://www. thefilmthewhy. com for our version of "I Put A Spell On You" w/ Walter sickert on vocals. We'd love to talk on the 26th about involving you guys in the score of the film. there's a lot to talk about with that, payment, etc., but that'll be the perfect place to talk if you want to. and there's time, we're early in that phase, and won't really be ready to start scoring for real for about a month. THE WHY SNEAK SCREENINGS Featuring music for festival usage by THE DRESDEN DOLLS, BUTTHOLE SURFERS, TREVOR DUNN, WALTER SICKERT & THE ARMY OF BROKEN TOYS, SXIP SHIREY, MALI SASTRI, & TIM BARRY FEB 18TH @ GREAT SCOTT, ALLSTON, MA w/performances by: Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys, Jaggery & Goli FEB 26TH PA'S LOUNGE, SOMERVILLE, MA w/ Audrey Ryan, Mali Sastri, The Grand Tangent & THE NEW CARTOGRAPHERS FEB 28TH @ GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY, BROOKLYN, NY, w/ Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys Jaggery, The Why Because & Goli ALL SHOWS 9 PM, Tickets available for PRE-SALE ON OUR PAGE - Get a SPECIAL THANKS credit in The Why w/ purchase of pre-sale ticket or by coming to any show and signing the guest book. CHECK OUT OUR PAGE FOR TRAILERS, CLIPS AND PRODUCTION STILLS...AND MORE
Online!
