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Mission
Statement:
Throughout time, music has been fundamental in the development of
movement, dance and art. Like a painting, music creates a picture
in the mind with familiar themes that signify monumental moments
in our lives. They remind us of love, pain and joy which are seared
into out memories. Eventide Music Productions goal is to develop
and experiment with musical themes of different cultures, yet utilizing
modern technologies with the raw organic textures of traditional
instruments. Eventide Music Productions believes that longevity
is in producing timeless, high quality music; music without borders
or boundaries, sound without limitation, evolution without restrictions.
Welcome to Eventide Music Productions.
About
EMP :
Eventide Music Productions and Grey Wall Studios is an independent
record label located in Highland, California, specializing in distribution
and production in the Eclectic, World, Electronic and Middle Eastern
Dance genres. Our goal is to offer quality production in music and
CD artwork, as well as fast and reliable service for our customers
and distributors.
Eventide
Music Productions was founded in 1995. At the time, I was just beginning
to write Middle Eastern Dance music. As one might expect, I researched
by listening to a lot of music in this genre. I was astonished at
the extremely low level of production quality of many of the artists'
music. Much of it sounded impassionate, with no levels, no peaks
or valleys, with little depth. Many of the popular songs at the
time were modern remakes that diminished the emotional impact of
the original classic versions. The music seemed to be stuck in a
particular place and time with little growth and movement. I was
also disappointed in musicians who felt that they had to stay in
this "traditional" role when it came to arrangement and
quality.
We
as musicians in this genre are a very small community; we should
"up the ante" so to speak and better the quality in sound
and performance for the sake of the continuation and longevity of
the music. Don't get me wrong, I believe in the traditionalist,
because they give us the seed to plant, but it is up to us how we
nurture and grow the tree. However, if we could give the tree better
nutrients and care to make a stronger and taller tree, why wouldn't
we?
I
founded Eventide Music Productions, to give myself and others a
platform for the three X's: expression, experiment, and exploration-without
borders or boundaries. I hope that people listen and understand
that you don't have to put yourself in a box. Life is to explore
and express.
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