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Jeff Willet & Ian Ethan Case Live in Philadelphia @ Philly Sound Studios
About Double-Neck Guitarist Ian Ethan Case (www.IanEthan.com)
Boston-based multi-instrumentalist Ian Ethan Case, best known for his innovative approach to the 18-string acoustic double-neck guitar, has been performing in listening rooms across the country for the past eight years and is increasingly gaining recognition both for his unique instrumental compositions and for the highly original playing methods which are required to perform them.
During a fall 2015 coast-to-coast tour of the US, a Facebook video of Ian playing a piece from his new album "Run Toward The Mountains" went viral and received over 6 million views in October alone, drawing praise from viewers around the world, including legendary bassist Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Phil Collins), producer Steven Miller (Dave Matthews Band, Bobby McFerrin, Michael Hedges), and Windham Hill Records founder Will Ackerman. The self-produced double-disc album features two sides of his playing: "straight up solo acoustic" double-neck, and at the other end of the spectrum, his meticulously-crafted live looping compositions which make full use of 21st-century digital technologies to enable seemingly infinite layers of sound and sophisticated on-the-spot orchestration that extends well beyond the reach of most looping performers.
One of only about five musicians worldwide to tackle the double-neck guitar in earnest, he fluidly combines a variety of self-invented playing techniques necessitated by his multi-layered compositions, which, taken together, have begun to establish the instrument's musical validity perhaps more so than the work of any other artist. While audiences consistently remark on the fascinating visual aspects of watching Ian play "as he rambunctiously weaves between fretboards, slapping and tapping the sounds of the guitar to life seemingly effortlessly in a style that you've likely never seen before" (Port Orchard Independent), his unusual methods are simply byproducts of the rich, heartfelt, and powerfully uplifting music that he writes and plays.
Emmy-winning composer and producer Peter Bruce Wilder was one of the first to discover the young artist's talent and unique voice in the remote hills of northern VT, proclaiming in 2008: "Ian Ethan Case represents something so new in musical approach, that the result is near impossible to pigeon hole into a 'sounds like' statement. It has been my personal privilege to observe his unwavering and deep exploration of this new technique and on a relatively rare instrument; the original music of Ian Ethan Case is not to be missed."
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Jharis Yokley started playing drums at the age of 5 and hasnt looked back since. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Jharis has performed with and/or learned from Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Ron Savage, Alain Mallet, Terri Lyne Carrington, and many more of the worlds finest musicians. He has performed at such prestigious festivals and venues as the Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Dizzy's, and St. Louis Jazz at the Bistro, among others. Jharis has recently moved to New York City to further his career in music.
About Percussionist Jeff Willet (www.jeffwilletmusic.com)
Jeff Willet is a different breed of percussionist and composer with a unique and focused sound, using instruments from all over the world as well as a progressive drum set approach to create music that crosses genre boundaries and combines contemporary rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic concepts
As a drummer and percussionist, Jeff has been involved with many different styles everything from progressive metal, percussion ensembles, indie-electropop and funk groups, to orchestral (including The Divine Hand Ensemble and Philadelphia Wind Symphony), show-style marching band and drum line, and many kinds of world music. Jeff has recorded percussion for documentaries, TV shows, and computer games such as 0 A.D. (Wildfire Games) and Warrior Wave (Intel), and can be heard on drum set on Infys full-length debut album, A Mortals Tear (2015). Probably most well-known for his double bass drumming, tight-grooving fusion patterns and world music inspirations, Jeff enjoys learning about each instrument he plays and adapting techniques from one onto another for interesting combinations of timbres, tones, and patterns. Jeffs percussion studio includes cajons, tabla, udus, frame drums, jembe, dumbeks, berimbau, pandeiro, kalimbas, many small shakers and effects, and a variety of drum sets.
Jeff is currently a member of the Steve Weiss Percussion Group, as well as the Stockton Willet Project and Cavibrajon Duo with Dave Stockton. He has always enjoyed collaborating with other musicians and helping out other percussionists through lessons, blogs, videos, and any other way possible. He holds a degree in Music Recording Technology from Lebanon Valley College, and works at Steve Weiss Music in the Educational Sales Department and specializing in gongs and world percussion.
Custom compositions and online drum tracks for your songs are available through this site, as well as any other musical services you might require or simply enjoy the full audio and video streams on here already.
Jeff uses Vic Firth, Innovative Percussion, Promark, and Cooperman drum sticks & brushes, Evans Drum Heads, and is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals and Malmark Cajons.
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2829 S 18th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19145
United States
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