The Orchestre Surréal is made up of LA studio musicians. The core players have been:
Elvis Schoenberg: Composer, Arranger, Conductor.
Jason Paige, April Fissell, Angela Carole Brown, Dan O'Callaghan: Vocals.
Phil Feather, Terry Landrey, Mike Nelson: Woodwinds.
Jean Marinelli, Danielle Ondarza, (Tawnee Lillo): French Hornds.
Larry Williams, Matt Fronke, (Lee Thornberg): Trumpets.
John Grab: Trombone.
Doug Tornquist: Tuba.
Ken Rosser: Guitar.
David Arana: Keyboards.
David Hughes: Bass.
Chris Wabich: Drumset.
T.J. Troy, David Johnson: Percussion.
Tom Vos, Ted Falcon, Eliza James, Patrick Morgan: violin.
Marda Todd, Caroline Buckman: Viola.
Maria Scherer: Cello.
Influences
Frank Zappa,
Spike Jones,
Juan Garcia Esquivel,
Robert Drasnen,
Igor Stravinsky,
Bela Bartök,
Dimitri Shostakovitch,
Alan Berg,
Samual Barber,
Aaron Copland,
Paul Hindimith,
Arnold Schoenberg,
Larry Graham & Graham Central Station,
Stanley Clarke,
Return To Forever,
Jaco Pastorious,
Weather Report,
Jeff Berlin,
Oingo Boingo,
Crosby, Stills, & Nash,
The Eagles,
Kiss,
Jeff Berlin,
Abraham Laboriel,
Duke Ellington,
John Williams,
Bernard Herrmann,
Beatles,
Devo,
Benny Goodman,
Dave Brubeck,
Parliament Funkadelic,
Leonard Bernstein,
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Men,
Tom Waits
Sounds Like
. . . nothing in this galaxy!
FIRE
Featuring Jason Paige and Becky Baeling
PURPLE HAZE
Featuring Angela Carole Brown AKA The Fabulous Miss Thing
Ross Wright AKA Elvis Schoenberg is the creator, writer, composer, and conductor of ELVIS SCHOENBERG'S ORCHESTRE SURREAL, an eclectic and theatrical 25-piece orchestra that blends classical, jazz, rock, hip-hop, world music and just about everything else into an unclassifiable hybrid.
The Orchestre Surréal has released two CDs: Air Surréal and It’s Alive, available below.
Their third CD, Manic Voodoo Lady, a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, is scheduled to be released in 2009.
"The band mixes sophistication and sarcastic rock effects in elaborate arrangements of moldy oldies with touches of Frank Zappa's wit and Spike Jones' humor." - Josef Woodard, special to the L.A. Times
"Schoenberg and company have made a name for themselves as superb musicians and as performance artists who bring a robust theatricality and strong visual elements to the stage." - Jane Emery, L.A. Splash
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Hail, Maestro Elvis, Greetings from a band of rock n' roll astronauts for peace. Thanks for letting us land our eco-friendly spaceship on your eccentric planet of surreal and brilliant arrangements (love it!), and for visiting dreamland11, our launchpad of social justice, activism, and rock. Peace and friendship, RE-VO
