Bobby McFerrin, Meredith Monk, Charlie Parker, Kékélé, Konono No. 1, Ella Fitzgerald, Kate Bush, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, David Bowie, Jon Hendricks, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Sheila Chandra, Paul Simon, Zap Mama, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, Cole Porter, Dave Brubeck, Steve Reich, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem, Suzanne Vega, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Soul Coughing, field recordings of African and Afro-Cuban musics.
Pushing Air is a San Francisco-based live-looping music project
blending high-diva vocals, jazz-based improvisation, beatboxing and extended vocal technique. Conservatory-trained and bebop-schooled vocalist Diana Thompson writes and performs all parts, all voice, all live, melding jazz, blues, minimalist classical, and African musics into "avant world bop."
Diana has sung with acts as diverse as the Mystic Family Circus, André Custodio, and Scott Sterling. As a founding member of the experimental voice and electronics ensemble Rex Brulée, Diana worked heavily in improvisation, rhythm and extended vocal technique. She also explored the creative possibilities of working purely with voice and technology which has become the core of Pushing Air.
Using digital looping, each performance is a live mix with transitions between songs, emulating the continuous flow of a DJ/Producer set. Pushing Air has brought its innovative music to a range of venues including 111 Minna, Epic Arts, and The Luggage Store Gallery.
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thanks diana..your joyful sound seems pure white as a seagull,tastes like the sea and smells unending peace..
enjoy your life!
+ hope to meet you some day,
ouz
Yeah, I noticed that too. Looking down your list, I could have easily added David Bowie, Paul Simon, Dave Brubeck and Joni Mitchell.
I love what you do, what looper do you use?
Paul
It's all brand new...
New Video, New Pic Section, New Blogs, New Shows, and even a New Member in the band! Check out the Updates and let us know what you think. PEACE!
Thank you for the thank you! I hope you enjoy the tracks I have posted. I think your tracks are very impressive, keep up the great work! And have an awesome week! ~ Blaine
hey Diana,
Headshear's playing a FREE SHOW this Friday, March 30th at Grant and Green in San Francisco. We'll be the 2nd slot, going on between 10-10:30. The first band is Stove a streamlined version of Griddle http://www.myspace.com/griddle
and the third band is Palace Family Steakhouse.
http://www.myspace.com/palacefamilysteakhouse
Grant & Green Saloon www.grantandgreen.com
1371 Grant Ave, San Francisco, 94133 - (415) 693-9565
best, Van and Headshear
I intend to avenge the death of Jimmy Zapatos, my beloved one legged mule. You will be my trusted side kick. They will call me King Mas Macho and you will be the knuckleberry kid. We will travel by foot, for we have no mule.
just letting ya know what we up too, we rockin our last tour in Australia before we take off over seas for a while... We're touring in support of our 2nd single release 'stand up' the single will be in stores as of march 3rd, it has four tracks - Stand up (radio edit), No No No (dawn penn cover) Stand Up Dub Mix, Cooks (log drum track) only $5 for ya'll. here's a pic of tha cover:
The tour will be rockin! It's presented by MY SPACE, with Supports N'fa and Natty sistren Sound on the whole tour, + casual projects in canberra, watussi in sydney, diafrix in melbourne + more TBA hope to catch ya at one of these shows:
STAND UP SINGLE TOUR
Thu 15-Mar-07 ACT Canberra ANU
Fri 16-Mar-07 NSW Sydney Metro
Sat 17-Mar-07 QLD Brisbane The Tivoli
Wed 21-Mar-07 NSW Newcastle Bar on the Hill
Thu 22-Mar-07 NSW Wollongong Uni of Wollongong
Fri 23-Mar-07 NSW Albury Sodens
Thu 19-Apr-07 TAS Hobart Uni of Tasmania
Fri 27-Apr-07 VIC St Kilda Prince of wales
