STYLES
World music, Ukrainian & Russian traditional, choral incl. A capella, electronic, new age, musicals, acoustic, children’s

INFLUENCED BY
The Beatles, Vangelis, Manfred Mann, Deep Forest,
Stan Gets, authentic trad.

CONTACT
Alexander Sparinsky
spark@gate.kiev.ua or barfly@voliacable.com
+380 67 507 4447
www.sparinsky.kiev.ua

HOME
Kiev, Ukraine

ARTIST INFO
Complete arrangement & recording incl. audio mastering and video synchronization (if needed)

Alexander Sparinsky – World music, Ukrainian & Russian traditional, A capella, electronic, new age, musicals, acoustic Music for Film and Television music licensing

Magen Avot Traditional prayer melodies in Beachboy/Queen style Choral

Shalom Aleichem Traditional prayer melodies in Beachboy/Queen style Choral

DESCRIPTION
Traditional Prayer Melodies in Beachboy/Queen style Choral

CONTACT
Allan Soberman
www.sobermanmusic.com

HOMETOWN
Toronto

BIO
Allan Soberman is a singer/songwriter/musician and cantor’s son based in Toronto, Canada. He started his career as a bassist with many of the folk acts in and around Toronto in the early to mid 1970′s. He has accompanied people such as Grammy award winners Dan Hill and Ben Mink, Bill Hughes (of Lazarus), Canadian stalwarts Stringband, Brent Titcomb , Nancy White, Marie-Lynn Hammond and others while touring Canada , the United States and Mexico. He has appeared with acts opening for the likes of Billy Crystal, Billy Joel, Maria Muldaur, Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcghee, Steve Goodman, J.J. Cale , the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Eric Weisberg.

Always interested in record production, he began work in the mid 1970’s for record producer John Capek (who co-wrote hits such as “Rhythm of My Heart” for Rod Stewart and “Pieces Of Ice” for Diana Ross) , garnering production experience and doing many background vocal sessions which he put to good use during the early 1980′s as a session vocalist in many television and radio commercials and on record for people such as Sylvia Tyson (formerly of Ian & Sylvia) and Nancy White . Additionally, he scored several educational films with Grammy and Juno award winner, multi instrumentalist, Ben Mink (k.d. lang’s co-writer and co-producer). He also produced a fusion jazz/folk instrumental album for Mink engineered by Daniel Lanois (noted producer of U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmy Lou Harris) . Allan had two singles released in 1981 on Toronto’s Boot Records (a rootsy label founded by Stompin’ Tom Connors) which garnered widespread Canadian airplay. Commuting to Nashville in the 1980′s, he co-wrote with many veteran hit songwriters such as Dickey Lee (George Jones, Brenda Lee), Tommy Rocco ( Anne Murray), Casey Kelly (Tanya Tucker, Kenny Rogers) ,Byron Hill (George Strait, Alabama), Robin Lerner (Faith Hill) and Susan Longacre (Neil Diamond).

In the early 1980’s , some of his recorded material with Beach Boy-esque harmonies caught the ear of Beach Boy and producer, Bruce Johnston who took on the publishing of some of the material with his partner Terry Melcher (producer for the Byrds/Paul Revere and the Raiders) . During the same period , Allan was working with Juno award winning children’s entertainer, Bob Schneider , playing on the records and appearing on TV specials aired in Canada and on PBS in the U.S.

In the year 2001, after completing a tribute compilation CD to his late father, Cantor Morris Soberman, he recorded a traditional Friday evening zmir (song), Shalom Aleichem, that his family would sing around the Sabbath evening dinner table (along with millions of others around the world). It was basically done to make a musical connection with his father, using the traditional melody but producing it his own way.

After receiving encouraging responses from friends and colleagues, he completed an entire CD entitled “Searching for My Voice”. It encompasses prayers that he learned as a child, putting their original traditional melody in a unique contemporary setting . In order to maintain the intimate connection to his father, he recorded this project by himself, singing all the vocal arrangements and playing all the instruments.

El Chino Guapo — instrumental, acoustic, latin, world, folklore
- prodigal son, or when the hero returns to town

Fishing Secrets — instrumental, acoustic, latin, world, bossa nova, easy listening, childrens
- playful bossa, great for fishing or stationary cycling, positive, upbeat, fun, also nice at the beach

Bedtime Stories — instrumental, acoustic, Asian, world
- an expressive yet gentle erhu melody; Satie-esque, emotional, yearning

Worker's Theme Song — instrumental, acoustic, world, groove, percussion
- upbeat, fun, groovy percussion number

Grasshopper Siesta — instrumental, acoustic, Americana
- a catchy guitar-picked melody, a lazy afternoon in the meadow

Danse D'hiver– instrumental, acoustic, world, folklore, childrens
- a folk dance for the winter solstice, inspired by dancing in Tibetan villages

Wondering about Something– instrumental, acoustic guitar solo
- spacious and pensive

FPS Fanfare — instrumental, acoustic, world, groove, percussion, horns, quirky, childrens
- carnival ambience with exciting ending

Origins — instrumental, acoustic, Asian, world, percussion, gongs
- a meditative gong piece which slowly evolves into an ancient Chinese military campaign marching army

Madly in Love (Folk Song, Taiwan)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, gongs, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, traditional folk, childrens

Meng Jiang Mourns Her Husband (Folk Song, China)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, traditional folk

BY THE LIGHT OF THE LANTERN (Traditional 'Southern School' - Taiwan)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, bells, traditional folk, meditative, ancient sounding

Three Stanzas fromM Yang-Guan (Traditional, Tang Dynasty Melody)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, world, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, traditional folk, ancient sounding

Thinking Back (Folk Song, Tawain)– instrumental, acoustic, Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, world, wood blocks, coconut shell fiddle, erhu, pipa, traditional folk, childrens

SOUNDS LIKE
Chieftains, Inti-Illimani, Leon Parker, Silk Road Ensemble, Ry Cooder

INFLUENCES
Norah Jones, Tibetan folk dance, mariachi, Tom Zé, street carnival, Chinese temple music, the beach, fishing, snow, old men

CONTACT
Jeremy Moyer
jeremy@jeremymoyer.com
www.jeremymoyer.com
www.myspace.com/jeremymoyermusic

ARTIST INFO
Jeremy Moyer, Musician in Residence, Shanghai-Zhujiajiao World Music Centre (China) Canadian erhu player, multi-instrumentalist and composer

Crossing the thresholds of two very different musical cultures, Jeremy Moyer is a Shanghai based composer and multi-instrumentalist who has studied traditional folk music from the Cantonese and Taiwanese traditions with Zhang Shi-dong in Taiwan and with Yeung-Yee
Lee in New York City and studied Erhu with Zhou Derong and Zhou Hao in Shanghai. His first CD ‘A Discovery of Chinese Folk Tunes’ features rarely heard traditional folk songs from Taiwan and the south of China played on Coconut Shell Fiddle, Pipa Lute, and a variety of percussion instruments. Music from the CD was included in the 2004 documentary film, ‘Naruwan, Welcome to Taiwan’ broadcast on PBS.

Moyer also composes contemporary music and regularly collaborates with other artists. In 2003, he was awarded a research and creation grant from the Quebec Arts Council (Canada). In 2005, the CD, ‘George, from Athens to Beijing’, co-produced by Moyer, was nominated for Best World Music at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and Moyer’s original songs and erhu improvisations were featured in the award-winning W5/CTV/ BBC international television documentary ‘Chairman George’. In 2007, Jeremy Moyer’s ‘Special Song’, co-written by Na Lei, was selected as one of three official theme songs for the Summer Special Olympics in Shanghai.

‘MANGOES, Musical Shorts Volume 1’, Moyer’s latest cd, is an eclectic collection of short, original, instrumental pieces showcasing his aptitude and spirit as a composer and performer in a wide range of folk-based and contemporary styles ranging from meditative gong music and erhu smooth jazz to groovy hand drumming and raw folk fiddling. The album was recorded in Moyer’s attic studio in a 100-year-old courtyard house in the village of
Zhujiajiao, near Shanghai and it was mixed and mastered in Canada by J. Richard Hutt.

With a few exceptions, Moyer plays all the instruments on his recordings. He plays several varieties of ‘huqin’ – the Chinese two-stringed fiddle – including erhu, gaohu, yehu and kezi xuan. He also plays acoustic guitar, bass, a variety of Chinese and western percussion instruments; and occasionally he sings.

SOUNDS LIKE / INFLUENCES
Goldsmith, Williams, Horner, Shore, Bernstein

CONTACT
Jerome N. margolis
composerjm@yahoo.com
540-334-5735
Reverbnation (see- Jerome N. Margolis)
163 original representative music tracks
Facebook – Jerome N. Margolis

HOME
Boones Mill, VA (relocated from Los Angees 2006)

ARTIST INFO
Very prolific composer – symphony, jazz, ballet, theater, film, pop songs, “seasoned” composer/conductor/orchestrator/music director, 36 years Los Angeles music scene, Ph.D, writes quickly and with a positive focus upon a director’s vision, any style, instrumentation, able to submit sketches in a few days, flexible, inteligent, personable, professional member AFM, ASCAP, Film Music Preservation Society, ASMA

Jerome N. Margolis, Composer – Classical, Jazz, Historic Period, Contemporary, Drama, Comedy, Mystery Music Licensing

Legrand & Franks 1920s Ragtime Banjo

Legrand Rag (Ragtime Banjo)
Rollercoaster Rag (Ragtime Banjo)

Legrand & Franks Ragtime Banjo Music for Film and Television website.  Dick Legrand is one of America’s great banjo players, in fact he won the US Open Banjo Champion in 1984.  Legrand & Franks features his compositions, accompanied by authentic jazz guitar chords by Alex Marshall on nylon string guitar.

SOUNDS LIKE
1920′s Ragtime Banjo