michael vlatkovich, trombone jonathangolove, electric cello damon short, drums recorded live 10.2.2010 by damon short • grand rapids, michigan • hugo claudin’s mexicains sans frontieresedited and mastered by wayne peet • los angeles, california • newzone studio art by julia fitzgerald • layout by jeff kaiser and michael vlatkovich music composed by m.vlatkovich • ©2012, julius [...]

GRAMPUS is an improvising, interface driven trio based in Los Angeles. Using the signal processing program Max/MSP both trumpet player Louis Lopez and trombone player Daniel Eaton create elaborate ways of modifying their acoustic instruments. In developing these new digital instruments, the search for integrating acoustic and processed sound through improvisation led them to the [...]

Harry Scorzo, violin; Jonathan Golove, cello; Anders Swanson, contrabass; Brian Walsh, clarinet; Jeff Kaiser, trumpet; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone/percussion; William Roper, tuba/euphonium/cimbasso; Tom McNalley, guitar; Wayne Peet, keyboard; Ellington Peet, cymbal; Mark Burdon, percussion. Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Wayne Peet at Killzone Studio Cover art by Michael Vlatkovich; Photo by Tom Woodbury Graphic design [...]