I. Tiptons Sax Quartet
We had a hilarious & successful European tour in March, playing in 25 cities, and teaching music workshops in Slovenia, Austria and Germany. We will return to Europe in September, to play a few festivals in Germany. The band now features Tina Richerson on baritone and Sue Orfield on tenor sax. We're singing our asses off, and it's a real hoot with this, the finest formation of Tiptons ever!
BOOKING US FALL TOUR: Our next US tour will be in October, 2007, and we are currently booking concerts in Northwest US and California. Please contact us if you are interested in presenting a concert or workshop. We will record our 9th CD at the end of the tour.
BOOKING EUROPEAN SPRING TOUR: Our Spring European Tour will occur next April &
May, 2008.
http://www.myspace.com/tiptons
http://www.tiptonssaxquartet.com
II. Die Resonanz Stanonczi
This wonderful Austrian ensemble was born in Spring, 2006, and we toured Europe again in October 2006 and in late April 2007 finished a fantastic series of concerts in Germany and Austria. It features award-winning accordionist Johannes Steiner, Robert Kainer, myself, with clarinettist Norbert Asen often participating. Our CD is released by NoMansLand in Berlin, Germany.
Booking November 2007 Europe tour now...
http://www.myspace.com/dieresonanzstanonczi
http://www.dieresonanz.at
III. Taiwan - Dream Community
In May & June, 2007, I am producing a CD in Taipei, Taiwan. This incredible
project features the talents of 25 children from the Ami tribe in Taiwan, who havebeen studying Brazilian percussion for the last year. Gordon Tsai, the director of The Dream Community in Taiwan hired me to arrange Taiwanese traditional and popular songs with Brazilian rhythms, and produce the CD. I was in Taiwan for February 2007 to create and record the demo, and I will return for May and June to finish rehearsals, and produce this recording. These children are between 12-15 years old, and being aboriginal, have less chance to succeed in Taiwanese culture. Making this CD is quite exciting for them!
http://www.dreamcommunity.org.tw/dreamfoundation/en/b01_01.php
IV. Solo Projects
I composed a soundtrack for Ecuadoran choreographer Carla Barragan in January, 2007, and the piece was premiered in Quito, Ecuador. The US premiere will be in Seattle in Fall, 2007. The music features voice, percussion, clarinet, and saxophone, and sounds.
I am composing a soundtrack for choreographer Cheronne Wong, inspired by espionage, surveillance, and deciphering codes. The Conet Project is a big inspiration for this piece. It will premiere in Seattle in September.
I am also composing songs for a musical regarding the industrial prison system in America. The piece is directed by Holly Eckert in Seattle, and will premiere at the Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle in November.
V. New CD Recordings
RONIN: Il Galeone
Ronin is an Italian group based in Milano. I have been their guest accordionist
from time to time, and they asked me to sing Il Galone, an anarchist song from the 60´s, on their newest CD entitled ´Lemming´. The CD is produced by Ghost Records, Italy. There is also a stunningly beautiful animated video of Il Galone, produced by Ericailcane (sic), a very talented young filmmaker from Bologna. Il Galone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d69CFiWsBAY
Ronin: http://www.barlamuerte.com
KMFDM: Superstar
My friends in KMFDM asked me to play alto saxophone for a song entitled ´Superstar´, on their forthcoming CD.
http://www.myspace.com/officialkmfdm
http://www.kmfdm.net
FRANCESCO FORNI: Nick Drake
I accompanied Napolitano singer/composer Francesco Forni on a beautiful arrangement of Joey, a song by Nick Drake. It will be published in Mucchio della Musica magazine sometime later this summer.
MAISIE: Festa in Casa/Balera Metropolitana
This double CD is coming out soon on Snowdonia, an excellent independent record label from Sicily. The songs are festive and wonderful, and I sang & played various instruments, along with about 20 other musicians. It will be a co-production of my label Spoot Music and Snowdonia. Keep your eyes peeled!
Snowdonia: http://www.snowdonia.it/
peace!
Amy Denio
http://www.myspace.com/deniomusic
http://www.amydenio.com