Republic of Jazz: Arthur Vint & Associates - Through The Badlands (2016)

Monday, February 1, 2016

Arthur Vint & Associates - Through The Badlands (2016)

Arthur Vint & Associates - Through The Badlands

the GOAL.

Arthur Vint & Associates went in to record "Through The Badlands" at the Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, NY on February 11th, 2015 and the album was mixed and mastered at Bass Hit Studio in Manhattan in April. Now the album is done. Es completo. C'est fini! The only thing remaining to be done is to press these soundwaves into grooves and send them out into the world! Once I reach my goal and manufacture the product, Ropeadope Records will add the album to their catalog and release, distribute and promote the album worldwide in January of 2016! Ropeadope Records has been around since 1999 and is a progressive, artist driven record label that has released albums by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Tin Hat Trio, MMW, Sex Mob, Snarky Puppy, and Christian Scott. I'm thrilled to be in such good company!

So far, I have invested 100% of my own funds into this project, but am now looking for some help. By pre-ordering a copy of "Through The Badlands" on CD or vinyl you can help finish finance this project - and be one of the first people to hear it! I am aiming to raise $2,500, which will help cover the expenses of manufacturing the physical CDs and LPs. If I'm able to raise more money than this, than I may be able to cover all the manufacturing expenses...

Breakdown of remaining costs...

• Artwork: $500

• Song Licensing: $500

• CD manufacturing: $1,100

• Vinyl manufacturing: $2,500

• TOTAL: $4,600 (<--more than $2,500)

That's it! I've already paid for everything else myself in cash, so this is the final frontier.

My "rewards" are pretty straightforward: I'm basically using this campaign as a pre-order method for the album in different formats. However, there will be a few extra "perks" as well. The album artwork is currently being designed by my brother in-law Eric W Palmer and the drafts that he's sent me look uh-maz-ing, so I'm going to print a limited number of posters with the artwork (and maybe some T-shirts) that can be ordered here as well. Also, If you live in the New York City area and donate $150, you will be invited to a private cocktail/listening party! Not only will you get to imbibe fancy cocktails made by yours truly whilst listening to my new album, but you will get to HANG OUT WITH MY BABY SON HENRY!!!! You can even hold him if you want and change his diapers for no extra cost!! (For those of you that don't know, I'm a bartender at the world famous Village Vanguard jazz club...my drinks are LEGIT.)

I'm extremely proud of how this record turned out and am still blown away by the sounds and performances that were captured in the studio. I'm already at work planning what's next for this band, but first thing's first - getting this record out. They say no one buys music anymore - prove them wrong and pre-order my album!

THANK YOU!!

-->ARTHUR

(In addition to pre-ordering a copy of "Through The Badlands," please consider spreading the word to those you may think would be interested in this music - or buy an extra copy for a friend!!)

the BAND.

Originally from Tucson, AZ, drummer Arthur Vint has lived in the New York area for eight years where he has established himself as an in demand session musician for projects spanning jazz, latin, country and rock genres. His debut album as a leader, "Through The Badlands" draws upon all these influences and is the culmination of several years of composing and arranging for his unique ensemble that features violin, harmonica, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet as the lead voices, with accompaniment by the more traditional rhythm section of guitar, piano, bass and drums. The songs conjure images of his native southwest mixed with the hustle of New York City...

Although he has played drums on over 25 albums, this marks Arthur's first official release as a leader. The band he assembled, Arthur Vint & Associates, includes Rich Perry on tenor saxophone, who was a teacher of Arthur's at both William Paterson University and the Manhattan School of Music and has one of the most distinctive and recocnizable voices on the instrument today. Tony Scherr, perhaps better known for his bass work with Bill Frisell, plays guitar on the album and Jon Cowherd, of the Brian Blade Fellowship, plays piano and Hammond B3. Blanca Cecelia Gonzalez brings her beautiful style and interpretation on the violin and Yvonnick Prene plays some truly inspirational chromatic harmonica. Fellow Tucsonans Andrew Halchak and Ian Stapp join on bass clarinet and upright bass respectively, both of whom have been musical collaborators with Arthur since their high school days.

This stellar lineup gives life to seven of Vint's original compositions and two of Ian Stapp's, as well as Vint's arrangements of songs by Neil Young and The Sons of the Pioneers. To some, these songs will surely fall into the "jazz" category as they are instrumental and prominently feature improvisation, but the album taken as a whole is truly un-categorizable. We hope you enjoy the music!

Arthur Vint & Associates’ debut album “Through The Badlands” evokes visions of the western American landscape, with its vast open expanses and rocky terrain. Rooted in the great American traditions of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, the album weaves contemporary influences with vintage country as well as traditional Native American spiritual music, drawing on the images and sounds of Vint’s childhood growing up in Tucson, Arizona. Vint’s diverse influences on this album range from Neil Young to Thelonious Monk, Marty Robbins to John Coltrane and beyond.