CELLIST, SINGER, SONGWRITER/COMPOSER, CREATOR
Scorchio is a cutting edge string quartet/quintet that has worked with amazing artists from David Bowie to Philip Glass to Trey Anastasio and beyond!
Featuring Philip Glass, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Jon Batiste, Tenzin Choegyal, Stephen Colbert, Jason Isbell, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, New Order’s Bernard Sumner, Nathaniel Rateliff, featuring the Scorchio Quartet and Patti Smith Band.
Damon Albarn is a fantastic songwriter. Everyday Robots is his first Solo record, but he’s known for his band Gorillaz and if you go back even further, BLUR. Yes.
A little side story: I play with The Secret City most months and we played the Blur song Girls and Boys as one of the Prelude songs for the March? service. I didn’t listened to Blur back in the day (or Oasis…) or to Gorillaz in more recent times. Anyway, the song seemed rather simple upon first look. But it turns out that it was the most fun to play, sounded the best, and I decided that it was actually a great song, as simple songs often are. (I have yet to master this- always getting too complicated…)
A month later, Martha Mooke from Scorchio told me we were going to be the string quartet for some sessions with Damon Albarn who was promoting his new record, Everyday Robots on radio shows for WFUV and Sirius. Oh! Turns out it’s that guy who wrote that great song! Turns out he’s written many great songs!
I just love the synchronicity of that. I never would have thought I would be playing with the guy from Blur. And he’s still as cute as he was in the video for Boys and Girls, just slightly more mellow. Only slightly. He and his band were good humored and friendly. And his music director, Mike Smith writes a very nice string arrangement.
Scorchio playing with Damon Albarn at WFUV
We were asked to play with them again on The Tonight Show and at Bonnaroo! Ah….we accepted.
“You’re The One” written and arranged by Leah Coloff
Scorchio Quintet: In Real Time at New Jersey City University – Ingalls Recital Hall
Sunday, October 27 at 3:00pm
I love the show Nurse Jackie, so I was thrilled that Scorchio was asked to record on the song, “One For My Baby” for the closing credits of the season finale.
I want to enjoy hearing it as the last moment of the season without prior knowledge of what’s going to happen… so, don’t worry, there’s no spoiler alert…
Matt Ray is playing piano. Pat Irwin was the composer and producer of the session. Patrick Derivaz the recording engineer par excellence. Michael Hill was the music supervisor. I don’t know who is singing, but they’re great!
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I am feeling privileged to be a very small part of this show.
I played cello on several compositions by Christopher Tignor (Slow Six) really beautiful pieces~
recorded specifically for i luminate ARTIST OF LIGHT
at The Duke Theater on 42nd streeet 11.23.12 to 01.05.13
It’s some kind of crazy wireless lighting program that is attached to the performers outfits and linked to the music. A light show through dance… kind of like the those laser light shows only it’s actual people dancing with cool choreography.
They were on American’s got Talent. I don’t think they won,which is probably for the best as those things go.
I’m definitely going to go see them- and not just so I can hear myself.
This is their blurb:
INTRODUCINGiLUMINATE™, THE LEADERS IN LIGHT SUIT DESIGN + CONTROL!
iLuminate enables performers, choreographers, technicians and artistic directors to produce explosive performances with customized wireless lighting programs. The results take viewers on exhilarating ride: extraordinary effects choreographed with phenomenal dance moves. Since launching in 2009, iLuminate’s patent-pending technology has been used in numerous performances by Grammy-winning superstars such as Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and The Black Eyed Peas.
“Inside the Perfect Circle: The Odyssey of Joel Thome”
~Winner best short documntary fim New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2011
~ Winner of the Audience Award Miami Film Festival
Official Selection Hamptons Take 2 documentary Film Festival 2011
An intriguing music documentary about world-traveled composer and conductor Joel Thome,
“Inside The Perfect Circle” provides a close personal look at Thome’s career and Philosophy.
Soundtracked by the brilliantly eccentric Scorchio Quartet, the film is filled with
modern music captured live, emanating a meditative and serene sonic backdrop
Friday, Dec. 2 @ 7pm
In support of the Crossroads Music/WPPB Fundraiser,
The “On the Air at Crossroads” series –hosted by Cynthia Daniels –
will take it on the road for one night at the historic John Drew Theater in East Hampton.
This will be a celebration of the year in music and will include local musicians, bands, celebrities and more.
Guild Hall
158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
October 17th, Doors open at 7:30, performance at 8 pm
Please join the Scorchio Quintet for “Sonus Inchoatus”, a new series of intimate performance experiences.
Hosted in the studios of Alexandra Posen and Nils Folke Anderson
With Martha Mooke, Artistic Director.
21 33rd Street, 4th floor; Sunset Park, Brooklyn
D,N,R to 36th Street
$10 suggested donation