My band is called Eclectica--it's a 3 piece of myself with 5-time Grammy winner Roy "Futureman" Wooten on drums and Steve Forrest on bass. The CD will be released July 21, 2009 on ArtistShare Records.
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"The greatest living exponent of the electric violin." --BBC Radio
"...fleet agility and tangy expressivity with wailing hints of Jimi Hendrix."
--Anthony Tommasini, New York Times
"Tracy Silverman played as if he believed in every note and there was a whooping standing ovation."
--Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News
"His deep engagement with the Asian-influenced music coursed through his strong,
supple virtuosity."
--Hilary Finch, The Times, (London) Tuesday
"A showcase for the startling virtuosity of jazz electric violinist Tracy Silverman."
-- Andrew Clements, The Guardian, (London)
"Charismatic"
-- Stephen Pettitt, The Evening Standard, (London) Monday, August 23, 2004
"That violin, as Tracy Silverman miraculously plays it, evokes Jimi Hendrix's wailing electric guitar and Ravi Shankar's astral sitar and Silverman, in an inspiring display of dharmic duty, has astonishingly memorized difficult music."
--Mark Swed, LA Times, May 27, 2005
"A winsome fellow with Kenny G curls and an endearingly blissed-out air, soloist Tracy Silverman drew from his souped-up fiddle ecstatic shrieks, soulful growls, and swoops and slides of phosphorescent radiance."
--Marion Lignana Rosenberg, Newsday, June 8, 2005
Silverman walks around the stage, breaking the box classical cats stand in. Finally he reaches up way high and we get a big moment. Silverman turns a circle. The music gets louder and louder. The violin rushes to the stratosphere. We get arpeggios and flying fingers. We've taken off. Adams turns on the electricity and lets Silverman blow above the orchestra playing full blast. With a rush and a flourish it's over. The audience loves it. So do I. It's his best piece in years."
--David Salvage Sequenza21, June 6, 2005
"Tracy Silverman wove an endless freewheeling melody that at times resembled a Jimi Hendrix solo."
--Alex Ross, The New Yorker Magazine
"the Adams work also is a concerto tailored to the special talents of Tracy Silverman, he of the wild curls and even wilder electric violin."
--John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
"Tracy Silverman, the soloist who belongs among the inspirers, plays a six-string electronic violin. 'I planned Dharma as a piece about ambiance,' says Adams, 'and then in addition it became a violin concerto. That happened when I discovered the phenomenal Tracy Silverman, who will play the solo part on his six-string electric violin.'"
--Alan Rich, LA Weekly
"'Trip to the Sun' may be the most adventurous Windham Hill album ever."
--John Diliburto, Billboard
"Silverman is stretching out in yet another direction, in a harder rock direction, with stops in classical, jazz and electronica"
--Philadelphia Inquirer
Lauded by the BBC as “the greatest living exponent of the electric violin”, Juilliard graduate Tracy Silverman has redefined the instrument with his instantly recognizable trademark sound. His groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin has forever transformed violin playing, much as Hendrix redefined the electric guitar.
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams’ electric violin concerto “The Dharma at Big Sur”, written expressly for Silverman, single-handedly legitimized the electric violin in 2003. Recorded by Silverman on Nonesuch Records with the BBC Symphony, he has performed it at New York’s Lincoln Center, Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, Royal Albert Hall in London, Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels and the Cabrillo Festival, among others. In the liner notes, Adams writes, ”Tracy has developed his own unique style of violin playing--a marvel of expressiveness.” At the premier, Mark Swed of the LA Times raved, “Inspiring. Silverman is in a class of his own.” The Chicago Tribune’s John von Rhein wrote of Silverman’s “blazing virtuosity. You will be astonished that anybody can play a fiddle like that.”
Silverman has recorded with a virtual who’s who of the new music, jazz and rock world. As first violinist with the innovative Turtle Island String Quartet, Silverman toured internationally and established a long-standing relationship with Windham Hill Records. His 1999 self-produced release, "Trip to the Sun" has become a cult favorite which Billboard Magazine heralded as "the most adventurous Windham Hill album ever." He has produced several albums for the label and appears on dozens of Windham Hill Collections. Silverman’s “Electric Violin Concerto” has been described by the Wichita Eagle as "the ideal piece for today’s symphony”, and has been choreographed in it’s entirety by Henrique Rodovalho in a fully mounted production with the Bale Teatro Guaira in Brazil.
Silverman has recorded and performed with John Adams, Terry Riley, Zakir Hussain, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Jim Brickman, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Guster, Big and Rich, Rachel Barton Pine, Tuck and Patty, Linda Ronstadt, Eliot Fisk, Billy Taylor, Bob Geldof, and as a soloist with major orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony conducted by Neemi Jarvi, the LA Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen, with conductors Marin Alsop, Kent Negano and many others.
An international touring artist, Tracy has performed at major concert venues from Sao Paulo to Vienna, from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. In 1999 he was awarded Artist in Residence status by the city of Hamburg, Germany and is a frequent concert attraction in Brazil. The Rhein Zeitung wrote "technically brilliant to the fingertips, but overthrowing all the usual preconceived ideas". The London Times raved, “His deep engagement with the music coursed through his strong, supple virtuosity."
Silverman produced and performs on Jim Brickman’s hit CD’s "Simple Things", "Lovesongs and Lullabies", “Escape” and “Homecoming” and on all 3 of Jim’s popular TV Specials. His many appearances on national radio and television include NPR's “Performance Today”, MPR's “St. Paul Sunday”, “A Prarie Home Companion” and was featured as a violinist and record producer on “CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood”. He has taught at Macalester College in St. Paul, and at the MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis and regularly gives workshops all over the world, including the Stanford Jazz Workshop, Jazz in July at Amherst, Oberlin Conservatory and many others. Silverman has long been a favorite instructor at Mark O’Connor’s annual fiddle camp. He currently holds a teaching position at Belmont University in his home of Nashville, TN, where he teaches exclusively jazz and rock violin.
Tracy is currently touring internationally with his solo concerts, with his rock band, “Eclectica”, as a member of the Terry Riley Trio, The Gyan Riley Trio featuring Zakir Hussain, The Great Big Piano Trio with Philip Aaberg and Eugene Friesen and with the Quarteto Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Filmmakers talk about making their Gothic suspense thriller "The Union" and how to get that HOLLYWOOD look for little or no money!!, ideas how to get film distribution, screenwriting tips, interviews with the actors and filmmakers, getting actor's to give the right performances, working with cast and crew on a no-budget thriller film, special effects make-up workshop included with Hollywood EFX artist Shawn Gordon, and how to do cheap but killer make-up, also includes info about working for the first time with Talent Agencies and agents, location scouting, scheduling the shoot, casting with no money, how to get tons of studio lights for your short for free, special insider info for filmmakers, potential investors, and fans about the feature film project in the works.
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lmao, no i was at a stop sign and just as i was about to take off....an owl...a freaking owl...flies out of the trees and just about hits my window but goes across the front of my car instead....i just about shit my pants., it was fun tho, least i been making some side money, filling out those surveys online, giving my opinions n stuff. it aint been doing too bad, bout an extra 200 bucks or so a week, and the work is pretty easy, just like answering questions and giving my opinions on different things. heh, i just finished one, and it was about what freakin toothpaste do i like to use, lol. anyways, you should try it, and lemme know how it does for yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
lmao, no i was at a stop sign and just as i was about to take off....an owl...a freaking owl...flies out of the trees and just about hits my window but goes across the front of my car instead....i just about shit my pants., it was fun tho, least i been making some side money, filling out those surveys online, giving my opinions n stuff. it aint been doing too bad, bout an extra 200 bucks or so a week, and the work is pretty easy, just like answering questions and giving my opinions on different things. heh, i just finished one, and it was about what freakin toothpaste do i like to use, lol. anyways, you should try it, and lemme know how it does for yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
MAN I couldn't believe that either... I also couldn't stop laughing long enough to remember what I wanted to tell you... then I wanted to call you back to tell you all about the rice cakes I was eating. LOVELY. I can't remember why the hell they were so interesting! Oh well... should've been there. least i been making some side money, filling out those surveys online, giving my opinions n stuff. it aint been doing too bad, bout an extra 200 bucks or so a week, and the work is pretty easy, just like answering questions and giving my opinions on different things. heh, i just finished one, and it was about what freakin toothpaste do i like to use, lol. anyways, you should try it, and lemme know how it does for yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Hope all is going well... Just a quick update on "The Union".
We are looking for producers, actors, film investors, bands, and anyone who can help with the feature film in the works! Looking for funding!
Film Synopsis: Walking down the aisle on the eve of her wedding day, a beautiful bride Lithia and her groom Vincent dream of their future together... As they approach the alter, and say their vows, someone from her past reappears. As she stands across the alter looking at Vincent, with her heart pounding, she is now forced to make the most important and dangerous decision of her entire life. The decision that will affect the course of her family history, her future, and her destiny.
From award-winning screenwriter/director Thomas Everett Laughlin comes a new Gothic suspense thriller tale of love, passion, and desire - that will snatch you up, twist you left and right, all the way to the startling outcome and shocking ending!
"The Union" short film is now on DVD at www. createspace. com/260956
This DVD comes with the 15 minute short film with almost 2 hours of exclusive filmmaker bonus features and behind the scenes documentaries.
Filmmakers talk about making a short film and how to get that HOLLYWOOD look for little or no money!!, ideas how to get film distribution, screenwriting tips, interviews with the actors and filmmakers, getting actor's to give the right performances, working with cast and crew on a no-budget thriller film, special effects make-up workshop included with Hollywood EFX artist Shawn Gordon, and how to do cheap but killer make-up, also includes info about working for the first time with Talent Agencies and agents, location scouting, scheduling the shoot, casting with no money, how to get tons of studio lights for your short for free, special insider info for filmmakers, potential investors, and fans about the feature film project in the works.
Hey, How's it going. I'm doing pretty good. Thanks again for the add.
Just wanted to update you on my Gothic suspense thriller short film "The Union", we are still looking for film investors, actors, musicians, composers, and producers, and anyone interested. We also released it on DVD.
Here's some info on the project:
Walking down the aisle on the eve of her wedding day, a beautiful bride Lithia and her groom Vincent dream of their future together... As they approach the alter, and say their vows, someone from her past reappears. As she stands across the alter looking at Vincent, with her heart pounding, she is now forced to make the most important and dangerous decision of her entire life. The decision that will affect the course of her family history, her future, and her destiny.
From award-winning screenwriter/director Thomas Everett Laughlin comes a new Gothic suspense thriller tale of love, passion, and desire - that will snatch you up, twist you left and right, all the way to the startling outcome and shocking ending!
This DVD comes with the 15 minute short film with almost 2 hours of exclusive filmmaker bonus features and behind the scenes documentaries.
Filmmakers talk about making a short film and how to get that HOLLYWOOD look for little or no money!!, ideas how to get film distribution, screenwriting tips, interviews with the actors and filmmakers, getting actor's to give the right performances, working with cast and crew on a no-budget thriller film, special effects make-up workshop included with Hollywood EFX artist Shawn Gordon, and how to do cheap but killer make-up, also includes info about working for the first time with Talent Agencies and agents, location scouting, scheduling the shoot, casting with no money, how to get tons of studio lights for your short for free, special insider info for filmmakers, potential investors, and fans about the feature film project in the works.
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