Iβve been a dieβhard music fan since my youth, but I began to understand the structure of music when I learned toΒ DJ 12 years ago. After a few years of DJing with vinyl, a program called Serato was introduced that allowed me to DJ using MP3βs with the same control I had with vinyl. As a bonus though,Β unlike vinyl,Β MP3βs can be edited and remixed. My first production endeavors were simple re-edits of songs for improved mixing. My friend John Goff, a lifelong analog and electronic musician, would help me with these re-edits and indulged me as I became more ambitious with my arrangements. John suggested that we build some original music together. We put some instrumental compositions together, and then serendipitously met Merritt Lear and her former bandmate Joe Cassidy. Merritt added incredible vocals and melody ideas, and Joe added guitar and production/arrangement. We completed two songs, decided to name our projectΒ NΓISE, and to rush produce a 7 inch for release at my 50 Shades of Black art show.Β I worked up some art for a screen-printed cover, and we cut and glued 500 sleeves to complete theΒ NΓISE βLittle LionsβΒ 45 RPMΒ 7 inch. Additionally, all 500 are signed and numbered but will still be priced at $10β¦ with no added βArt Taxβ in sight. You can listen to the music on the turntables provided in the Subliminal Projects gallery, or buy it for the art. To be clear though, this is not an art project with music included, it is a music project with art included. Weβll release some stuff digitally eventually, but itβs vinyl only for now. GetΒ theΒ NΓISE βLittle LionsβΒ 7 inch Β at 50 Shades of Black.
