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Living On Another Frequency
''Living on Another Frequency'' is the debut album by American experimental metal band Science Faxtion, released on November 11, 2008 in the United States and January 26, 2009 in Europe. Background The news on the album was given by bassist and vocalist Bootsy Collins, who gave an interview for ''Billboard'' in June 2007, saying: In ''Rolling Stone'' Collins stated: In an UGO.com interview with the band's singer about the origins of the band, Greg Hampton said: Reception The release was met with mixed to positive reviews. Track listing Notes * The song "At Any Cost" features parts of the song "Gigan" from the album ''The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock'' by Buckethead. * The song "I See Rockets" features parts of the song "Lotus Island" from the album ''Inbred Mountain'' by Buckethead. Personnel ;Science Faxtion *Bootsy Collins – bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals, programming, production, engineering * Greg Hampton – vocals, guitars, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Faxtion
Science Faxtion is an American experimental metal band that formed in California in 2007. Comprising multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Bootsy Collins, vocalist and guitarist Greg Hampton, guitarist Buckethead, drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia and DJ Tobe "Tobotius" Donohue (also known as DJ Botieus), the band has released the album '' Living on Another Frequency'' in October 2008. Band members *Bootsy Collins – bass, vocals, keyboards, guitar * Greg Hampton – vocals, guitar *Buckethead – guitar, bass * Bryan "Brain" Mantia – drums, programming *Tobe "Tobotius" Donohue – turntable A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ...s, Drums, programming & engineering Bernie Worrell, another P-Funk alumnus, appears on this album as well, but not as a band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singing
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung accompaniment, with or a cappella, without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble (music), ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Hindustani classical music, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as Gospel music, gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop music, pop, rock music, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Monti
Dan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer or simply Brewer, is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns N' Roses. The bulk of his work, however, has been in conjunction with Buckethead, with whom he has also toured as a bassist. Musical career Monti is a guitarist and bassist, frequently adding bass parts to Buckethead albums. He is also the lead guitarist for the Serj Tankian's touring band Flying Cunts of Chaos. The band released their first single "Daysheet Blues" on iTunes in July 2010. He is also the lead vocalist for F.C.C. He toured with Buckethead and Brain in 2017. Production career Monti has been credited on many albums in his career, the first being '' Bucketheadland 2'' in 2003. He has since gone on to produce most of Buckethead's albums, a few examples being ''Pepper's Ghost'', ''Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot'', and ''Cyborg Slunks''. The first one contains a track "Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Worrell
George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Worrell was described by Jon Pareles of ''The New York Times'' as "the kind of sideman who is as influential as some bandleaders." Biography Early life Worrell was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, where his family moved when he was eight. A musical prodigy, he began formal piano lessons by age three and wrote a concerto at age eight. He went on to study at the Juilliard School and received a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1967. As a college student, Worrell played with a group called Chubby & The Turnpikes; this ensemble eventually evolved into Tavares. 1970s After meeting George Clinton, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Patterson (composer)
Paul Patterson (born 15 June 1947) is a British composer and Manson Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Patterson studied trombone and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. He returned there to become Head of Composition and Contemporary Music until 1997, when he became Manson Professor of Composition. A regular guest on composition competition panels both in the UK and further afield, his devotion to new music, along with his desire to introduce the music of contemporary masters to students (in both composition and performance fields), has resulted in the creation of annual festivals devoted to a single composer at the Academy. He has worked with South East Arts, the University of Warwick, the London Sinfonietta and is currently Composer-in-Residence with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and celebrated his tenth year with them in 2007. Patterson has produced a number of large-scale choral works, most notably the ''Mass of the Sea'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Jason
Kyle Jason is a singer, songwriter, musician and performer from Roosevelt, New York as well as the videographer for Public Enemy's productions. He was the host of ''The Kyle Jason Show'' on Air America Radio. The program was broadcast every Saturday night from 2004 until January 2006. He is famous for "the Martini Swing" and plays in various styles, from jazz to Rhythm and Blues. He released the CDs ''Generations'' (1997), on which Chuck D and Bootsy Collins appear, ''Revolution of the Cool'' (2005), which features the documentary "Coming From The Soul", ''People, People'' (2010), ''After Midnight'' and ''Something That Matters'' (both in 2011). He started his career opening for fellow Roosevelt native Eddie Murphy. He has appeared on Public Enemy's '' There's a Poison Goin' On'' (2004), Bootsy Collins's ''Fresh Outta 'P' University'' (1997), Confrontation Camp's '' Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear'' (2000) and in the movies '' Bloom'' (2000), ''Lost Money'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musical keyboard, keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Ferlazzo
Stephen Anthony Ferlazzo Jr. is an American keyboard player, based in California. After graduating at the Berklee School of Music, he has played with two members of Extreme in their projects after the band broke up: he was the keyboardist for Gary Cherone in his Tribe of Judah project, and for Nuno Bettencourt in his DramaGods band. He guested on the debut Science Faxtion album, '' Living on Another Frequency'' and toured with Avril Lavigne. He is the creator and organizer of the monthly (formerly weekly) live music production Soundcheck Live, which takes place at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, California. Discography * ''Sunshine Jive'', Sunshine Jive (1998) * ''Exit Elvis'', Tribe of Judah (2002) * '' Sessions from Room 4'', Population 1, 2004 ( EP) * ''Love'', DramaGods, 2005 * ''The Best Damn Thing'' - Bonus DVD, Avril Lavigne (2007) * '' Legend of the Mask and the Assassin'', DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken (2007) * '' Living on Another Frequency'', Science Faxtion (2008) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck D
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D helped create politically and socially conscious hip hop music in the mid-1980s. '' The Source'' ranked him at No. 12 on its list of the Top 50 Hip-Hop Lyricists of All Time. Early life Ridenhour was born on August 1, 1960 on Long Island, New York. When he was a child, his mother played Motown and showtunes in the home and his father belonged to the Columbia Record Club. He began writing lyrics after the New York City blackout of 1977. He attended W. Tresper Clarke High School, where he was offered no formal education in music. He then went to Adelphi University on Long Island to study graphic design, where he met William Drayton ( Flavor Flav). He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Adelphi in 1984 and later received an honorary doctorate from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Mantia
Bryan Kei Mantia (born February 4, 1963), known professionally as Brain, is an American rock drummer. He has played with bands such as Primus, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, and Godflesh, and with other performers such as Tom Waits, Serj Tankian, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, and Buckethead. He has also done session work for numerous artists and bands. History Mantia was born February 4, 1963, in the South Bay city of Cupertino, California, to an Italian American father and a Japanese American mother. As a teenager, Mantia became interested in such artists as James Brown, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix, acts that featured groove-heavy sounds. When he was 16 years old, he started playing drums. Because of his 'obsessive' study of the drum book ''Portraits in Rhythm'', Mantia was given the nickname "Brain" by members of his high school concert band. Mantia attended the Percussion Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California, during the mid-1980s to further hone his craft. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Engineering
Audio most commonly refers to sound, as it is transmitted in signal form. It may also refer to: Sound *Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound * Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum *Digital audio, representation of sound in a form processed and/or stored by computers or digital electronics *Audio, audible content (media) in audio production and publishing *Semantic audio, extraction of symbols or meaning from audio *Stereophonic audio, method of sound reproduction that creates an illusion of multi-directional audible perspective *Audio equipment Entertainment * AUDIO (group), an American R&B band of 5 brothers formerly known as TNT Boyz and as B5 * ''Audio'' (album), an album by the Blue Man Group * ''Audio'' (magazine), a magazine published from 1947 to 2000 * Audio (musician), British drum and bass artist * "Audio" (song), a song by LSD Computing *, an HTML element, see HTML5 audio See also * Acoustic (other) * Audible (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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