Reed Robins - composer, other musician contributors
Influences
My present influences include such diverse things as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Jaco Pastorius, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, media composers Andy Brick and Elliot Goldenthal, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Xenakis, The Beatles, and traditional world and ethnic music.
My basic approach is to combine sounds from all over the globe and all through the ages in a way that fuses modern rhythm and attitude with compositional craft to create music that has polyphonic, harmonic and experiential depth.
Sounds Like
First Title:
status: released and available as CD. Songs of Jimi Hendrix for solo jazz piano
This title was inspired by an Oscar Peterson album of Songs from West Side Story. These are basically jazz interpretations of classic Hendrix tunes, played in a style similar to Oscar's.
Running Time 67 min. Style: Jazz
Second Title:
status: completed but unreleased. In The Place Where We Live
This as yet unreleased title contains the score for Laura Schandelmeier's Live Performance Dance Piece "In The Place Where We Live". Soon to be available as digital download only.
Running Time - 40 min. Style: Electronic/Ambient/Experimental
Third Title:
status: completed and available as CD or Digital Download Strange Girls: Music From The Film by Reed Robins
This is available as a CD or digital download - contains selections from the film Strange Girls.
Running time - 58 minutes, Style: orchestral film music
Upcoming Title:
status: production in progress. Title to be announced
Upcoming world music inspired release features guitar/piano/vocals along with Middle Eastern and African influences and orchestral/choral elements. The album will include featured artists.
Running time - Subject to change, Style: World/Rock/Orchestral
Part mad scientist, part loving alchemist, equal parts guitar hero/symphonist/jazz pianist, plugged in and unplugged.....composer/musician/producer/music director/recording engineer Reed Robins has composed and created for almost every conceivable ensemble and in every imaginable style over the course of his years creating music.
"I'm creating music for those who are unconstrained by the usual boundaries of style. I have enormous respect for groups, or ensembles, or people who do one thing, do it well, and refine that thing throughout a career, but I'm way too much of a Gemini for that", he quips.
"More than a style or genre, I have a specific kind of listener I create for. That listener is not necessarily a professional musician, but is a devout lover of music. They are the kind of person who take joy in all kinds of music, and have strong likes and dislikes based on the quality of the music, not the style. Many of my personal friends fall into that category."
Imagine Jimi Hendrix and Igor Stravinsky jamming with Chick Corea...
Robins relates - "listen, I did a jazz piano CD, I did synth based theater stuff, I did a symphonic thriller film score, game music, I did a rock thing, etc. - I just can't stay in one place for long, yet there's still a thread that remains. This is for active listening, this music is not for everybody -- and fortunately for Ms. Brittany Spears, she doesn't have to worry about me stealing her fans away."
What's next for Robins?
"State secret" he says. "It's something different though...and it's gonna be great!"
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Hey, I hope you’re well. I’m still in NYC and I’m excited to have another full band concert coming up soon: Tues, Oct 27, 7.30-9.00 pm Zinc Bar NYC (82 West 3rd Street) I’d love to see you there! Greetings from your Swiss brother, blessings, Vlada www.vladamusic.com
Hey How have you been? I’m sorry you haven’t heard from me in a while, I was travelling a lot and preparing the release of my album. But I’ll be back in NYC and playing there soon: Sat, Sept 26th, 8pm, Samantha’s, East Northport Tues, Sept 29th, 9.30pm, The Bitter End, Manhattan I’d love to see you there! Greetings from your Swiss brother, blessings, Vlada VLADA "All about you" feat. Take 6, K. Whalum, A. Laboriel, V. Colaiuta, P. Jackson Jr. Pre-Release CD: www.vladamusic.com Now available on iTunes. In stores in January 2010.
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sortie de mon 1er album solo "tournetacor" le samedi 29 aout 16h à cruseilles (74)entre annecy (fr) et genève (ch), sur le festival à la croisée des cuivres! déjà disponible en me contactant!!!extrait en écoute sur myspace. amitiés alexcor
Thanks for thinking of me! So glad you wrote. Sorry it's taken so long to answer. I stay busy writing & recording new CD's. Sounds like you're Rockin' the Big Apple. Best of everything to you & yours, Henry
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