About Me
Given my belief that true progressive music means music with no boundaries I find it really hard to categorise my music using the traditional approaches and categories. I have no ‘regular’ band, I generally don’t play live , I have no deal with a major record label.
I love the idea of indulging myself in whatever music projects appeal to me or writing whatever style of music whenever I feel like it. It may be ’standard’ rock format, euro synth pop, pianos/jazz fusion, new agey touchy-feely synthy thingies or ambient landscapes or any combination of the above. A Marketers nightmare as I don’t fit in anywhere.
So I pursue music ‘projects’ with each project taking a like of it’s on in terms of people, direction, musical style, approach, ethos and …well… life. Each ‘project has it’s own style broadly speaking.. If I need a project to do Bulgarian folk music merged with pipe bands and electric glockenspiel then it would likely be a new project.
I guess a marketing person would call it a ‘brand’ of my music.
So explain that then…
The Aurora Project – progressive rock/pop
Visions Light (previously The Aurora Project) - progressive rock/classic rock. Coming soon
Zdiar – progressive electronic pop/rock, european style
Tetratonic – ambient, electronic, landscapes
Hi Brian, Interesting blog. If I may I wanted to mention that international keyboardist Erik Norlander will be debuting his new band Galactic Collective with a CD/DVD concert release on Sat. March 27th at the Shore Cultural Center in Cleveland, Ohio. You can get all the details on this event by going to http://www.chianproductions.com and feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. Thank you for your time and if you could post this information I would be very appreciative! Best regards, Eric A. Harabadian,Media Stew PR
Brian, I am liking your blog. Just wanted to make sure you knew, that Guy Babylon’s wife has been going through some of his music catalogue and has released a 10-track album on iTunes called The Best of Guy Babylon. Some really good stuff, including a remix of Babylon Bleu! I had emailed him a link to your blog entry from August 2 where you talked about him and he enjoyed reading it. He was just so humble and modest, I am not sure he realized just how talented he was. Be sure to check it out!
Jan
Hi Jan
Thanks for your post. That is great news. I really appreciate your information. It’s so ironic and sad that for years I was waiting on stuff being release and pre-internet there was no way to find stuff or make contact. That one tune was such a huge influence me as a young keyboard player/composer in the 80’s (not so young now). I still aspire to writing a piece of instrumental music to match that.
Like a lot of keyboard players I have a wide range of influences from Keith Emerson to David Benoit but with that one tune ‘Babylon Bleu’ my outlook on composition completely changed and now we are robbed of his talent. Still lets see if if we can raise the profile and get him the credit he so deserves.
this band are from Glasgow and although not ‘Prog’, they are a modern representation of the afore mentioned. Give Zhyrlings a listen…They deserve Your ears!
http://www.myspace.com/zhyrlings