Inspiring music to chill and thrill to...featuring the Hang Drum and other exotic instrumentation with Venusianized compositions. Nothing quite like it...designed to help you feel alive and well.

10 MP3 Songs
NEW AGE: Ambient, WORLD: World Fusion



Details:
"Check this band out...they're great!"
Craig Newmark, Craig's List

Instrumentation:

Matt Venutiâ¦Hang Drum, Electronic Valve Instrument, Keyboards, Puahe, Digeridoo, Percussion, Huaca, Glockenspiel, Basslines, Drum programming.

Daniel Berkmanâ¦Kora (African Harp), Keyboards

Richard Michosâ¦Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Mandolin

John Steinerâ¦.Keyboards

Robert Powellâ¦Pedal Steel and Electric Guitars

Rob Michaelâ¦Guitar on âWind Wandâ

Rifat Salamatâ¦Vocals on âOwl Song Manâ

Fusing exotic and familiar instrumentations, Matt Venuti has recorded and assembled 10 songs that range from ambient-atmospheric to future-funk, designed specifically as a platform to feature his newest joy: The Hang Drum.

Developed recently in Switzerland, the Hang Drum has 9-tones, is made of steel, and employs hand and finger techniques allowing a player to evoke tones that suggest gamelan, steel pan, guitar, and harp. As a longtime player of the EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) wind synthesizer, the Hang Drum came to Matt as a welcomed acoustical accompaniment to his musical identity.

The Hang Drum is a sophisticated tuning matrix with 9 clear tones on the top, and flipped over it doubles as an Udu-type pot drum. In âDance of the Helixâ both ends are utilized, but mainly the tonal top side, creating trance-like and driving patterns, skanking rhythms, and tonal effects ranging from buttery to resonant.

The Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) is a fascinating musical instrument that has trumpet fingering, an 8-octave range, and extraordinary expressiveness accessed through breath control. The EVI plays an important role in âThe Dance of the Helixâ, as in most of Mattâs recordings. The title track is a good example of the versatility of this expressive midi wind controller. Here the EVI performs the duties of cello, violin, flute, guitar, string section, and theramin. Matt also uses the EVI to play all the bass lines throughout the album.

Further info on Matt Venuti and the Venusians, the Hang Drum, the EVI, and Matt's "Theme Music Archives" can be found at www.venusians.com.

All songs written, produced, and recorded by Matt Venuti
except âAll Wellâ by Matt Venuti, Daniel Berkman, and John Steiner.

Mastered by LP White using bio-resonant frequences

C&P 2006 Venus Central Productions
www.venusians.com