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The "Powhatan Renaissance" CD can be purchased at this website, with 100% of the proceeds to benefit Native American needs such as health clinics and housing:
http://web.me.com/angiesilverstar/AHV/Native_Music/Entries/2009/7/7_Powhatan_Renaissance.html
Although I wear many hats (musician, producer, engineer, author, photographer, teacher, wood craftsman . . .), music is very close to my heart. After stints in rock bands, I've decided to take my music in a new direction: Helping people.
My new CD, "Powhatan Renaissance", soon to be released on iTunes and Amazon, has a Native American influence and is dedicated to the tribes of the Powhatan Nation. There is a feeling of rebirth because of a recent victory in court over greedy land developers that allows the Mattaponi to keep their land. Again: ALL PROCEEDS from this CD go directly to benefit the health clinics and housing needs of the tribes of the Powhatan Nation. The first "video" up from the CD is really a collection of photographs I took from the Powhatan Pow-wow on the Mattaponi Reservation (June 20, 2009). Since the CD is for and about Native Americans, I felt it was important to feature them rather than have a video showing me playing.
I play all of the instruments on this CD, with the exception of a couple of drum rhythms. I was gifted with a Native American flute from Ken Custalow, and I quickly learned how to play it because I felt that its haunting quality was essential in a tribute to Native American culture. Likewise I felt it crucial to utilize indigenous instruments for rhythm, with special thanks to Marjorie "Sunflower" Sargent for the gift of a Native American rattle that has been in her family for years.
Here's a little info and background about the song:
"Mattaponi anir Nenowa" (Algonquin for "I Come from Mattaponi)
The Mattaponi tribe is one of the few remaining tribes of the great Powhatan nation that the English colonists encountered when they came ashore to launch the Jamestown settlement in 1607. The heritage of this tribe can be traced back to Chief Powhatan and his daughter Pocahontas, still one of the earliest and most well known stories of the first encounters between Native Americans and the English settlers. The song finishes out with a sample from a traditional piece called "Grand Entry", with special thanks going to Lionel Custalow for the use of that loop.
While I'm almost forced to categorize my music, I hate to put myself into a box of expectations. Rock, metal, blues, fusion, jazz and acoustic: I would like to be all of these and none of these. I feel that music expresses a range of human emotions that cannot be limited by categories. I want to continue to explore and assimilate the music of other cultures as I have Native American, Middle Eastern, and Tibetan music.
In the future, expect any additional music to be rock, metal, blues, fusion, jazz, acoustic & so much more: Expect the unexpected. As with the Native American project and a new project in the works working with the Tibetan musicians, I want to mix music from other cultures with my own styles and influences to create something that is truly different.
Since some of you are asking, I am a melting pot of Scotch, Irish, Welsh, British, German and yes Native American. I don't know how much I am of any one of the aforementioned heritages, so let's just say I'm 100% American . . .
Special thanks: I would like to send out special thanks to Todd A. Judge, MPSE, an LA sound engineer who moved to Virginia to do sound and music for Colonial Williamsburg's film production division and to raise his kids. I had a crash course on Pro Tools, editing, and finalizing a sound recording; Todd taught me all the nuances and tricks that he has learned over the years as an editor and engineer. Congratulations on the Emmy, Todd!
Country
United States
Schools
College of William and Mary
Interests
(Everything) Musician, Music Producer, Teacher, Writer, Photographer (see my website at http://www.redbubble.com/people/timscullion)
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