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Everyone Orchestra: Brooklyn Sessions
Welcome Everyone!
This kickstarter is to fund the completion of the first conducted improvisational studio album of the Everyone Orchestra with some of its star veterans. Together we created amazing, one of a kind, totally improvised performances over two days in a Brooklyn Studio.
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It all started ten years ago on New Year's Eve. Through a monumental synthesis of ideas, influences, and my constant urge for improvisational creativity and community, The Everyone Orchestra was born. The line up for each EO show is unique and I have been blessed to have had some of the greatest musicians on the planet trust my direction - no matter how simple, experimental or terrifying. Members of the Grateful Dead, Phish, String Cheese Incident, King Crimson, Los Lobos, moe and so many more have been been overwhelmingly supportive during these ten wild years.
To celebrate this decade of live performances I've decided to create a series of studio recordings. For this first installment of the series I made phone calls to EO veterans like Jon Fishman (Phish), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), Al Schnier (moe.), Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green) Steve Kimock, Marco Benevento, Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Jamie Masefield (Jazz Mandolin Project) and Jans Ingber (The Motet), and... they all said YES!
Armed with this incredible lineup I entered a Brooklyn studio in January 2011 for two full days of conducted improvisation. The music we created far exceeded all of our expectations and left me with hours of truly beautiful, creative, wholly funky and original music to edit and mix. As a result, I couldn't be more proud and excited to announce The Everyone Orchestra's debut studio album 'Brooklyn Sessions.'
To date, this project has been self-produced and self-funded and I am almost ready to release the music. But, I need your help to raise funds for final stages of finishing the album and to get this EO Studio Series off the ground.
With your support this will be the first of many incredible EO studio collaborations to come!
Thank you for checking out the videos and enjoying the music!
Matt
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Magical hat and tails by Lieve Mass
Group photo by Michael Weintrob
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Film maker Peter Hwosch captured the session on video. Here is a "behind the scenes" video with a few interviews from the musicians.
Here's the album cover art:
Here's the Robert Marx poster from the 2006 North East tour:
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POSTER ART by Robert Marx from the 2006 North East tour SIGNED by Matt Butler, Jon Fishman, Steve Kimock, Jamie Masefield, Jeff Coffin, Asher Fulero, Reed Mathis, Peter Apfelbaum, Julee Avalone and Scott Law + BONUS TRACKS from the session + Physical copy of the CD, SIGNED by me + the digital DOWNLOAD.
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I will come and CONDUCT your band in your living room or studio + BONUS TRACKS from the session + Physical copy of the CD, SIGNED by me + the digital DOWNLOAD. (Must be located within 2 hours of Portland, Oregon or add travel and accommodations.)
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDIT + INVITATION to be behind the scenes at the next Everyone Orchestra studio recording session (line up, location and date TBD) + GROUP PHOTO SIGNED BY ALL THE MUSICIANS on the album and photographer Michael Weintrob + BE OUR GUEST - 2 tickets, a meet and greet and behind the scene's experience at an EO show of your choice in 2012. (must be in the U.S.) + BONUS TRACKS from the session + Physical copy of the CD, SIGNED by me + the digital DOWNLOAD...phew!
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THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA conductor/founder Matt Butler has taken its participants, both on stage and off, on improvisational journeys with the most diverse of lineups at festivals, theaters and philanthropic events both nationally and internationally. A laundry list of hundreds of musicians, dancers, singers, guest conductors and community organizations have embraced the experience of EO in single shots of musical adrenaline to the soul. Tuning in to his energy, the band and audience utilize The Conductor as their pivot to the set mood of each passing jam as he communicates with the musicians using hand signs, whiteboard and assorted mime suggestions.
The list of Everyone Orchestra participants is an increasingly wide and intercontinental group including members of The Grateful Dead, Phish, moe., String Cheese Incident, The Flecktones, Club d'Elf, ALO, Tea Leaf Green and Adrian Belew, Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur, Tuvan throat singers, live painters, dancers, chanters, choirs, hula hoopers, firespinners, jugglers, stiltwalkers, storytellers, a presidential candidate and hundreds of others among a growing legion of other performers.
Marching clearly into uncharted territory, The Everyone Orchestra balances the challenges of live group improvisation with triumphant tension and release conduits of music which head deep into the soul. This unique collaborative triumph of performance deeply encourages and requires audience interaction. The edge of your seat enthusiasm for what is next is the forte behind the continuous musical experiment of The Everyone Orchestra.
