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This page contains information about Northeast Ohio's Premier duo WindWood and its unique instrumentation, songlist, as well as audio clips.

Extremely versatile Northern Ohio-based WindWood is comprised of Matt Traum on the EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) wind controller and Dave Tipton on the Chapman Stick. WindWood is perfect for cocktail parties, small clubs, wedding reception pre-entertainment, restaurants, in-home dinner parties, outdoor festivals- anywhere where quality live background music is needed. WindWood can provide that tasteful touch of elegance to your event.

Click here to download the WindWood Promo Sheet (PDF)

If you or someone you know is looking for some great background music for an event, please feel free to contact WindWood at:

Dave Tipton
dave@patchmanmusic.com

About WindWood

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!

Upcoming WindWood Public Appearances

To Be Added...

WindWood - What ARE Those Guys Playing?!

Matt Traum Dave Tipton WindWood DuoWe 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 EVI

Matt 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.

MIDI EVI MDT

EWI4000s

"The Wood" : The Stick

Dave 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.

Chapman Stick

WindWood Audio Clips

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

WindWood Video Clips


WindWood Live - Cleveland, Ohio

The WindWood Songlist

A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Across the Universe
Ain't Misbehavin
Always
Amazing Grace
Ashokan Farewell
Autumn Leaves
Be My Love
Blind Mary
Blue Bossa
Blue Monk
Blue Moon
Blue Skies
Blues In The Night
California Dreamin
Can't Help Falling In Love
Canon In D
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Cheek To Cheek
Come Rain Or Shine
Cry Me A River
Desifinado
Desperado
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Don't Know Why
Dream A Little Dream
Fields Of Gold
Fire And Rain
Fly Me To The Moon
For Sentimental Reasons
Georgia On My Mind
Girl From Ipanema
Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Have You Met Miss Jones
Here Comes The Sun
Here's That Rainy Day
Honeysuckle Rose
I Can't Get Started
I Don't Stand A Ghost of A Chance
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
I Only Have Eyes For You
I'm Beginning To See The Light
I'm Confessing That I Love You
If I Only Had A Brain
In My Life
In The Mood
Isn't It Romantic
It Had To Be You
Just The Way You Are
Lady in Red
Lazy River
Let It Be
Let's Fall In Love
Like Someone In Love
Little Wing
Long and Winding Road
Louisiana Fairytale
Lullabye Of Birdland
Mack The Knife
Maha De Carnival
Mean To Me
Meditation
Memories Of You
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Minuet
Misty
Mona Lisa
Moon River
Moondance
Moonglow
Moonlight In Vermont
More Than You Know
Morning Dance
Mr. Sandman
Music To Watch Girls By
My Blue Heaven
My Funny Valentine
My Romance
My Wild Irish Rose
Night And Day
On A Clear Day
On Green Dolphin Street
On The Sunnyside Of The Street
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Over The Rainbow
Paper Moon
Peg O' My Heart
Pennies From Heaven
Route 66
Roxanne
Sara Smile
Savin All My Love For You
Sheebeg And Sheemor
Shenandoah
Sleepwalk
So Nice
Someday My Prince Will Come
Someone To Watch Over Me
Song For My Father
St. Thomas
Stardust
Stars Fell On Alabama
Stompin At The Savoy
Stormy Weather
Summertime
Sweet Lorraine
Swinging On A Star
Swinging Shepard Blues
Take Five
Tangerine
Tenderly
The Long And Winding Road
The Nearness Of You
The Very Thought Of You
The Way You Look Tonight
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Time After Time
Twilight Time
Unforgettable
Watch What Happens
Watermelon Man
What A Wonderful World
When You Wish Upon A Star
Why Don't You Do Right
Willow Weep For Me
Winelight
Wonderful Tonight
Yesterday
Your Song
Your Still The One

 + many others!

This list is subject to change without notice

WindWood Comments

Michael Brecker Head"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

Nyle Steiner Patchman Music"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

Mark Hatch Patchman Music"Matt: I just finished listening to the CD featuring you on EVI... I'm now going directly to the practice room! Great job Matt. Having been challenged since 1980 by the EVI, I know what it takes to achieve the great technical command you have on the instrument. Let's see... master EVI player, great programmer and musician all rolled into one. Very impressive. The versatility of the group is great to. Thanks for sharing the CD with me!" - Mark Hatch, EVI Pioneer

Judd Miller Patchman Music"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 -- Many thanks for the CD! I'm enjoying it! As I listened to 'Winelight' featuring you on the EVI, I was immediately taken with your complete technical command of a tricky trumpet synth I've been trying to tame since 1983. Your range of expression and the total ease with which you get around the instrument is something to behold. My compliments to you, Ken and Jeff for a job well done! Thanks again, Matt. You're a helluva EVI player!" - Mike Metheny, Trumpet & EVI recording artist, instructor, author

"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


Matt Traum - EVI
Dave Tipton Stick
Dave Tipton - Chapman Stick
Photo by Laura Blake

Matt Traum Bio...

Matt started playing trumpet in 1973 and the EVI in 1989. He also plays bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, trombone, and sings. Matt established Patchman Music, a world renowned sound design and music retail company that specializes in wind controllers. His clients comprise the very best in the music business. His sounds can be heard throughout the world on TV, radio, on stage, and in studio recordings with the world's top wind controller stars and keyboardists.

Matt can be heard on more than 11 albums and has performed with Doc Severinson, Gerald Wilson, Lou Marini Jr. (Blues Brothers sax player), The Les Elgart and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, Ron McCroby, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, The Hank Geer Trio, The Mark Gridley Trio, The Hank Marr Combo, The Exotic Birds, The Ohio State Jazz Ensemble, Joey Tomsick Orchestra, and members of the Cleveland Orchestra.

He has produced music for various musical artists and has also composed commercial music for clients such as Duro, Glidden, B.F. Goodrich, American Greetings, First Seneca Bank, Ameritrust, Ohio Bell, WUAB, Koenigs Sporting Goods, and The Cleveland Cavaliers. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Jazz and Commercial Music Composition from Ohio State University. He has taught music technology at Cuyahoga Community College (TRI-C) in Cleveland.

Matt was associate producer and sound designer/synth programmer on Andrew Batchelor's "Moments Edge" 1989 release on Tangent Records. The CD received excellent reviews by Billboard, CD Review, JazzTimes, etc., as well as extensive radio airplay.

Matt's sound designs were featured on a 2004 Grammy nominated release for Best Salsa/Merengue Album entitled "Auténtico" by Gilberto Santa Rosa. They were also featured on Ed Calle's 2005 Latin Grammy Award nominated "Ed Calle Plays Santana" CD. Ed Calle also uses Matt's sounds on tour with Arturo Sandoval.

In the summer of 2006 Matt was invited to perform at the Berklee College Of Music in Boston. He performed with the Berklee Jazz Faculty members and gave a clinic on the wind controller.

Matt is featured in an article about MIDI Controllers by Jim Aikin. Check it out here.

Matt Traum Bio
Matt Traum performing on FOX TV

Dave Tipton Bio...

In 2001, after years of playing guitar and bass, Dave Tipton took the leap and purchased a Chapman Stick. Since then, his guitars have done nothing but collect dust.

Something about this instrument "clicked" with him and he soon found its distinctive sound inspiring him to take his music in new directions.

For more music by Dave Tipton, be sure to visit his websites...

http://www.tiptonstick.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidtipton

https://www.youtube.com/user/tiptonstick

http://davidtipton.bandcamp.com

 

Dave Tipton Bio
Dave Tipton with the Chapman Stick

 

 

This page was last updated
Wednesday, March 25, 2020