About this project
Hello! My name is Jherek Bischoff and I am a composer and musician from Seattle, Washington. I am in the process of organizing the most exciting concert of my life, and I am asking for your support to help make it happen!
On February 4th, 2012, as part of The Ecstatic Music Festival, in collaboration with Wordless Music, I will be performing my upcoming record "Composed" at Merkin Hall in Manhattan with a 25 person chamber orchestra!
The Ecstatic Music Festival is all about collaboration, and my new record was made possible through collaborating with super talented local musicians, as well as others from around the world. To help bring this record to life in concert, I have asked several of my dearest collaborators, as well as some very special guest stars from the record, including David Byrne, Craig Wedren, Mirah, Greg Saunier, Zac Pennington and more, to join me and The Wordless Music Orchestra for this extremely special one night event.
Your support will go to -
- Paying for flights/transportation for all non-local collaborators performing at this event.
- Assembling an audio and video crew to record the event.
- Instrument rental fees.
To see and hear some of my ambient orchestral work, go to - http://vimeo.com/jherekbischoff
A link to the big show! : http://kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/event/ecstatic-music-festival-jherek-bischoff-and-the-wordless-music-orchestra-wi/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MCHEMFAnnounce2011Subs&STB11/15/11&sourceNumber=2024
The music in the background of the video are snippets from my new record "Composed", out early next year.
I truly appreciate your support!
Thank you!
Jherek Bischoff
UPDATE! 12-7-11
This show was just mentioned in Time Out New York's top 20 winter concerts! http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/2294589/top-20-winter-concerts?page=0,3
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A download of the first single from my upcoming album "Composed".
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A full download of my upcoming record "Composed" featuring full orchestra and special singers David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Craig Wedren, Carla Bozulich, Mirah, Soko, Zac Pennington and Dawn McCarthy. Also featuring Nels Cline and Greg Saunier as soloists.
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All of the above and a special "thank you" in the program for the show!
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All of the above plus my other two cd's "Self-Titled" and "Under The Sour Trees".
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All of the above plus a hand - numbered exclusive recording of the concert with a "thank you" note.
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All of the above plus I will make you a 1-of-a-kind massive compilation pulling from everything I have ever recorded, with your musical taste in mind! You will get unreleased material, as well as access to my collaborations as a producer, instrumentalist and arranger.
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All of the above plus a Skype concert just for you! Some of my amazing musician buddies and I will play a concert for you! I will also take 1 request (per pledge) prior to the concert and will arrange this song to be played in the Skype concert!
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All of the above plus I will write a chamber piece and record it for you! Suggestions for themes, names and moods are welcome!
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Composer, musician and producer Jherek Bischoff has, for the last several years, built a staggeringly prolific reputation both nationally and internationally as one of Seattle's most indispensable and talented musical artists. He has been a full-time member of The Dead Science since it's inception, served a long tenure as bassist and composer experimental musician talent factory Degenerate Art Ensemble, recorded and toured in Xiu Xiu, Carla Bozulich’s Evangelista, and consistently worked as player, producer and arranger for Parenthetical Girls, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Jason Webley.
His efforts have led to many unique and wildly varied opportunities in his musical life, including numerous grants and residencies, composing for orchestras, composing epic music for video games and several dance companies, and embarking on countless tours across North America, Europe, Brazil, and Australia. After years of aiding and abetting so many experimental music luminaries, Jherek has recently shifted greater focus towards his own music, with tours and releases both under his own name (Under the Sour Trees) and his solo moniker Ribbons (the European-only Royals album). Jherek's next solo record: a massively ambitious, years-in-the- making album of meticulously arranged and multi-tracked orchestral music. Featuring an orchestra (as well as avant ringers like Deerhoof's Greg Saunier and Wilco's Nels Cline), the record spotlights different guest vocalists on each track—a staggering lineup that including the likes of David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Mirah, Carla Bozulich (Evangelista, Geraldine Fibbers), Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think), Dawn McCarthy (Faun Fables), Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls), Soko and more.
