At this point in my life I enjoy employing social change through the arts. Mainly Photography and Music
THE CRUCIALITES "NO WATER"
Music
Music is an abstract thing that effects us in a ways that nothing else can. I believe that music is way for people to communicate in so many ways. It is this creative artistic power that will always end up effecting history. Artists are the key players in enacting social changes due to the fact that they bring attention to issues that may otherwise go unnoticed.
For me music is life. Music is a distinct way of conducting energy and intention into song. Music along with the arts are the key to a greener future!
It's evil and yet I still find myself addicted to it. Welcome to 1984. Funk is Peace.
T.V.: One of the greatest inventions ever known to man has been hijacked by the evil powers that be. It has been turned into a tool for greed, gluttony, and the breeding of a sick material culture where money and technology are viewed as the solution to every problem.
Books
Where The Blues Began, SteppenWolf, Sidartha, Breakfast of Champions, Louie-Louie, 1984, photoshop cs2, Cradle to Cradle, On the road,
Heroes
Fela Kunti, Maceo, Coltane, Sonny Rollins, Roland Kirk, T.S. Monk, Skerick, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, Benny Goodman, Alan Lomax,Lee Perry, Hadley Calliman, Paul Desmond,
About me: Orin Henselyn pulls from a variety of genre's to create his fururistic and yet very retro style. He has studied under local be-bop expert Hadley Calliman, as well as world music master: Bob Antolin. Since migrating north from the bay area to attend Cornish College Orin has accomplished so much in the Seattle music community. He has played around town with a plethora of bands and musicians including (but not limited to) The Crucialites, JahSonItes, Nuffsed, Sarah Rose and The Scandals, The Spirit of Ojah, Funkscribe's Family Affair, The Tom Borg Nine, Leisure Sound, Hertical, The Potlatch, and the forever fresh "MCZ & The Albino Rhinos". He has jammed on stage with bands ranging from Marmalade, to Little Big Man, and Puget Sound System. He has recorded a track with Bob Antolin (Homeland Insecurity) where he showed off his bari sax chops. In addition Orin tracked his first commercially released song featured on "The Funkscribe's" newest album "Synthesized Soul" on the infamous "Booty Call" {Hooked up on a Hookup} which also features Dan Rappaport on Guitar, and Holly Thronton, The Funkscribe. Currently Orin is focusing in on a variety of musical endeavors running the gauntlet from his own home grown "Leisure Sound" a fusion of Ska, dub Ameriacana sound to the brand new Potlatch a fresh new experimental punk jazz project, to playing bi-monthly shows with the crowd pleasing Tom Borg Nine, a eight piece R&B funk and rock band. Orin is currently available for band or solo bookings.
Who I'd like to meet: People I'd like to meet are:radical thinkers, time travelers, people from other planets, artsy people,seensters, and folks from the Bay and Cali and from my past....................
If I had a flux capacitor I'd build a time machine I would try and meet: Coltane, Bird, Dizzy, Miles, Monk, Hendrix, Rassan Roland Kirk, Adolphe Sax (the inventor of the saxophone), and the entire population of the universe throughout time!
P.S. I would also enjoy having a conversation with some pre-historic folks, as well as people from various ancient civilizations.
why the hell arent i in your top friends? i take offense. sf is fucking awesome you should be here. anyway i am coming back for a few weeks to sea lets hang and burn and maybe jam.
ZACH MICHAUD IS BACK IN SEATTLE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!! GET A CHANCE TO SEE ONE OF WASHINGTON'S PREMIERE SINGER/SONGWRITERS LIVE AND IN ACTION
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE:
ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA AMUE
LOCAL ROCK FROM MENACE
THIS IS A NIGHT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THIS GREAT MUSIC @
RENDEZVOUS 2322 2ND AVE SEATTLE, WA 98121
SHOW STARTS @ 10:30 PM $5 COVER CHARGE 21 AND OVER
If you live in the Northwest and plan to make one trip this summer, I recommend checking out the Victoria Ska Festival! It's the only event of it's type in this corner of the world, and it's a quick drive and ferry ride up, or just a hop onto the victoria clipper, which takes you from downtown Seattle right to downtown Victoria.
The Festival runs from July 8-11th and has 2 or 3 shows each day, all within walking distance. All information about the shows, transportation, and accomodations can be found at www.victoriaskafest.ca
Yours truly, the Georgetown Orbits, will be opening for Chris Murray and the Slackers on friday night at the Ship Point Inner Harbor Stage!
In local news, the Georgetown Orbits are booked for the following summer shows in the Seattle area:
May 22 @9pm at the Anchor Pub in Everett (this is a rollergirl afterparty)
May 25 @5pm at NW Folklife's Reggae showcase at the Mural Ampitheater in Seattle Center (opening for Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band)
Jul 18 @8pm at The Red Bicycle on Vashon Island
July 25 @8pm at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien
July 31 @8pm at the Comet Tavern
Aug 7 @5pm on the Plaza Stage at the GORGE Ampitheater
and Aug 8 @8pm at the MIX down in Georgetown (formerly the Christoff Gallery). Other bands TBA!
Hey its Bobby, come check me out at Nectar Lounge next Wednesday, May 20th. It's a $5 cover and I am performing around 11pm. Live Reggae and Hip Hop. Hope to see you there!
"...We spend our time thinking about what other people are thinking about us...When all they're really thinking about is, what we're thinking about them."
~ Ellen Degeneres
"...What other people think about you is none your business!"
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