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WindWood is extremely versatile. WindWood plays a variety of music including the classic jazz standards as well as newer smooth jazz and pop favorites performed in a contemporary jazzy style. The repertoire includes songs by the Beatles, Billy Joel, Elton John, George Benson, and others performed in their own unique style. WindWood also plays a variety of classic Americana music and folk songs. WindWood can be found performing in clubs, corporate functions, private parties, and various social functions both locally and nationally. The extremely wide tonal variety of Matt Traum's wind controller instrument offers a much more enjoyable and interesting experience for the listener. Dave Tipton's unique Chapman Stick sounds and performances are both mesmerizing and beautiful. WindWood is tasteful and sophisticated, yet always soulful and exciting. Savor the sound of WindWood!
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We like to think of it as music... but the instruments that make up the group WindWood are rather unusual. Since most folks have never seen these instruments, here is a brief introduction... "The Wind" : The EVIMatt Traum is playing an EVI, or Electronic Valve Instrument. It can be thought of as an "electronic trumpet". It is played much like an acoustic trumpet yet it can sound like anything. This rarely seen instrument was invented by Nyle Steiner and, to the surprise of most people, has been around in various forms since the early 1970s. The EVI and its woodwind equivalent- the EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument)- have been used extensively in studios and in movie and TV soundtracks for decades. Though you may not have SEEN it you have most certainly heard it numerous times. The EVI doesn't make any sound itself, rather it controls sounds stored in synthesizers. These sounds are stored as computer programs in the synthesizers. They enable Matt to sound like a sax, a trumpet, a complete big band, a harmonica, a guitar, a synthesizer, a dog barking- ANY sound. These sounds actually respond to his playing nuances, i.e., how hard he is blowing and tonguing, vibrato, pitch bends, etc. The resulting sounds are brighter or darker, louder or softer, just like a real acoustic instrument. Matt uses the very latest physical modeling synthesis technology as found in the Yamaha VL70-m. These sounds "sculpt" a model of a real instrument inside the synthesizer's computer and this virtual instrument model actually responds to Matt's input the way the real physical instrument would. Want to know more about wind controllers? Visit this link or click on any of the wind controllers below for more info on each of them. "The Wood" : The StickDave Tipton is playing the "Wood" instrument- The Chapman Stick. "The Stick", as it is often referred to, is a unique electric stringed instrument. Making music on The Stick is accomplished by tapping on the strings with both hands. Created by Emmett Chapman in 1969 to facilitate his newly discovered playing technique, The Stick is now used by thousands of players around the world. The traditional method of playing stringed instruments requires one hand to select the strings (notes) to be played. The other hand then strums, plucks, picks, or bows the strings to sound them. In other words, it takes two hands to play a single note. On The Stick, both hands tap the strings independently, allowing you to play notes with both hands and create multi-part arrangements like a pianist. A member of the electric guitar and bass family of instruments, The Stick is a two-handed stringed instrument utilizing a percussive tapping technique - bringing guitar, bass, and piano together on a single instrument. For more information on the Chapman Stick visit Stick Enterprises on the web at www.stick.com or click the image below. Also, click here to visit Dave Tipton's website.
Here are some mp3 audio recordings of WindWood. The duo's performance was recorded LIVE. WindWood features Matt Traum on EVI and Dave Tipton on Chapman Stick. (All files are about 1 meg). Ashoken Farewell Blue Moon Celtic Improv Desifinado Dont Know Why Improv1 Moondance Night And Day On The Sunny Side Of The Street Saint Thomas Shenandoah Watermelon Man You're Still The One Your Song
"Matt takes no prisoners on the EVI. He is comfortable in many settings using the AKAI EVI and the Steinerphone. His sounds and playing using the TURBO VL70-m are simply spectacular!" - Michael Brecker, EWI virtuoso, sax legend, composer, 11 time Grammy Award winner "I have listened to the first two of your CDs and was quite impressed. I started listening to the first tune and waited a while for the sax to finish playing so I could listen to you play. It took a little while for me to realize that you were the sax." - Nyle Steiner, renown studio session musician and inventor of the EVI "I received your CD today. Sounds awesome." - Steve Marshall,
Inventor of the MDT Morrison Digital Trumpet, Australia "Hi
Matt, I listened to your album and like it. It's great to hear
someone who has such command with the EVI. And I like the sounds
you've created. They have a lot of expression and sound really
good. Maybe someday I'll order a VL70-m. Great playing." - Judd
Miller, renown EVI recording artist and session musician "Hi Matt. I wanted to let you know how excellent your work is. Your jazz chops are just so cool. You really have some taste and maturity in your playing and it's so cool. EVI players are rare of course, but ones I enjoy listening to at all are all the more rare... and you are in an even more exclusive group... a wind syntheist that can seriously swing for real. Such great stuff. I have listened to your music quite a bit. There's so much good in there but my favorite is what you do with the sawtooth simple analog wave on the Crumar. You totally know when to use the true analog and your inflection is INCREDIBLE. My wife and I listened to your CD in our car, cranked it up for a nice drive. For the longest time I was like... I think... this may be the VL.. but... And finally I knew but I must say... what an amazing emulation and performance. You really have learned how to program that VL and modulate it just right. Just excellent stuff. One of these days I'm going to need to buy one of your custom chips for my VL70-m. I needed to just let you know what a great artist you are. Thanks so much! Take Care!" - Mark Steiner, EVI player, nephew of EVI/EWI inventor Nyle Steiner
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