|
Below please find tracks for the next Funk Project. These tracks are for you to add your parts to. Feel free to do whatever you like. I'd prefer separate instruments on separate tracks for better mixing later on. Email any questions.
In order to even out reverb, I prefer your tracks to be as dry as possible, unless specific effects are required by you to achieve your sound. Afterward, I'll apply my same reverb to your tracks and fit you into the same reverb space. Make sure your starting time lines up with my starting time for EVERY track you send, or I won't be able to line them up right. Send or post at least two tracks for me, one with you alone (dry), and one with your part over the original music bed. This will help me make sure it's all lining up correctly. Here are the tracks so far. I have MP3 tracks for downloading, but will use AIFFs when remixing, so please post an AIFF track(s) with your parts on it. So far: 1. Come In Funky (4:16) - MP3 (6.2) - about 120 bpm, but not played to click track, and varies throughout ++++++ Not yet ready: Bonus Track - A smooth jazz / New Age duet with Woody on sax and me on acoustic piano: ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Member: ASCAP, Dramatists Guild (NYC). |
|||
| The Muller's Wheel / Jazz... | |||
 |
The Muller's Wheel is a collaborative project combining the talents of pianist Tobin Mueller and saxophonist Woody Mankowski in Jazz Quartet and larger ensemble settings. These original tracks represent their personal journey through jazz influences -- from swing to bop to fusion to funk. The styles of Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Herbie Hancock, The Brecker Brothers, Weather Report and more influence this homage to the jazz greats. Even the blues are given Mueller/Mankowski's uniquely bop-funk treatment. In all, the duo's originality permeate each track, each jazz sub-genre.
This is joyous music. It reminds us of the happiness we relive when returning to our musical roots. Mueller/Mankowski remind us how the personalities of certain eras continue to assert their influence and power. "The Muller’s Wheel" title is based on the biological concept that mutation and DNA recombination creates cycles of growth and loss. It serves as a metaphor for the ebb and flow of the synthesis and creativity Mueller and Mankowski apply to their musical influences. The tracks are arranged in historical sequence, and the listener appreciates the cross-pollination between each of these genres. Listening from beginning to end creates a cyclical pilgrimage. It's rhythms and inventive flights of fancy invite the listener along for many return trips. Click here to learn more about the recording. • The Muller's Wheel on iTunes |
||
| Rain Bather / Jazz... | |||
 |
Tobin's first pure jazz recording is Rain Bather, a jazz ensemble 80 minute long play CD. Tobin plays B3 organ and composes all the tunes. It features superlative solo performances byan all-star band members. Most of the tunes are in the jazz-funk-fusion vein, but many others try to break new ground, defying easy labels.
Click here to learn more about the recording. Tobin Mueller - B3 organ, electric piano, synth; composer Woody Mankowski - soprano saxophone Chris Mueller - acoustic piano Jeff Cox - acoustic bass Dane Richeson - drums & percussion Tom Washatka - tenor saxophone Doug Schnieder - tenor sax Ken Schaphorst - flugelhorn Bob Levy - trumpet Sal Giorgianni - flute Bill Barner - clarinet, additional sax McBoy - electric guitars |
||
| Solo Piano... | |||
 |
 Tobin's first solo piano collection is Morning Whispers, a song cycle of tragic beauty. Although it's marketed as New Age, it is more Neo-Classical and melancholy than most New Age recordings. The use of key changes, unusual time signatures, and other variational devices makes this work involving, not merely background music. Its internal intensity, however, does not detract from its healing essence, its sense of inner joy. The second is 13 Masks. This project came out of discussions about the role subconscious plays in creativity. Tobin used his illustration of 13 Masks to inspire songs combining ragtime, jazz and avant-garde classical. He let his subconscious lead the way, creating phrases and variations that pleased something deep inside. An eclectic mic of original of songs, for sureFor more details, see Tobin Mueller's Recordings... |
||
| Audiocracy / Progressive Rock... | |||
 |
See: Audiocracy: Revolution's Son for latest band info.
 Ever since Tobin first listened to Yes, he's been enthralled with progressive rock. Using the Internet, he collaborated with players from around the world. He put tracks together piece by piece, a whole different way to record, but it was very rewarding: the music is inventive and driving! The album was well reviewed in Progessive and other leading prog mags. The CD inculdes a collection of great arwork illustrating each song by Hovakimian Anoushavan. Please check it out. Tobin Mueller: organs, synths, pianos, drum programming, backing vocals Twon: vocals, bass, acoustic guitar Bob Piper: electric guitar, guitar synth Darren Chapman: electric guitar Tadashi Togawa: guitars Rob Thurman: drums • Audiocracy on CDBaby • Audiocracy on iTunes |
||
| A Bit Of Light / Alternative Rock... | |||
 |
 A progressive folk / cross-genre collection of songs Tobin's been accumulating for a decade, A Bit Of Light includes some of his favorite collaborations with saxophonists, fiddle players and guitarists, mixing jazz, bluegrass, tango and folk-rock. World renown violinist Entcho Todorov, saxophonists Danny McCaslin and Woody Mankowski, and guitarist John Luper provide fabulous highlights.The CD comes with a digital booklet in PDF format: Download the Digital Booklet here! (click to view in browser, right-click to download to desktop) For more details, see Tobin Mueller's Recordings... • A Bit Of Light on CDBaby • A Bit Of Light iTunes |
||
| For Purchase... | |||
 |
• Tobin on CDBaby • Tobin on iTunes • • Member: ASCAP, Dramatists Guild (NYC). |
||
