MARIN COUNTY, CA. (Denise Lamott, Cynthia Bowman Public Relations/ www.cynthiabowmanpr.com) - Guitarist and songwriter Aram Danesh has released The Spot, a new CD with his band The Super Human Crew. Offered through Mammoth Entertainment, and produced by Adam Berkowitz, The Spot is a collection of eight new tunes with eclectic influences of Latin, hip-hop, reggae, electronica, jazz and Middle Eastern music. The group will celebrate with a CD release party at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley on January 22 at 9 p.m.
Ranging from the hip-hop funk of "I Did It" to the Latin-jazz rhythms and soul vocals of "Sem Contencao" (The Rhythm Will Conquer), Aram Danesh and the Super Human Crew's The Spot offers the perfect collection of songs to listen to whether you are driving, dancing or enjoying a romantic sunset.
"Bright, spunky guitar licks and jagged piano solos blaze by excellent rhythm section work - whether working over funky rock beats or hard swinging bop," exclaims Listen.com about Aram Danesh's music. His danceable and "in the pocket" grooves on The Spot are a reflection of his current taste in music - and are a departure from his previous works. These new songs are strong, heady, jazzy, and born from a passion of discovery of music at its most intense.
Raised as a child in Iran, and later living in Switzerland, Germany, France and finally the United States, Aram Danesh's multi-cultural upbringing has infused his guitar playing and music with a number of different cultural elements, styles, genres, and languages. Danesh has been profoundly influenced by a variety of musicians, including late fifties jazz artists like John Coltrane, internationally acclaimed songwriter
Peter Gabriel, and contemporary jazz hip-hop artist Courtney Pine, among others. He has shared the stage with
Carlos Santana, Clarence Clemmons, Henry Butler and Ravi Coltrane. Danesh has performed extensively in the Bay Area, including at the North Beach Jazz Festival and the
Black and White Ball.
"Bringing musicians together to accomplish some of the musical goals I have had for a long time has been extremely rewarding. I hope that my music speaks to many people…hopefully a reflection of the many different cultural influences in the compositions," says Aram Danesh of The Spot.
The Spot and Danesh's past recordings can be found at Village
Music in Mill Valley (415) 388-7400, Amoeba Records in San Francisco (415) 831-1200 and
Berkeley (510) 549-1125, as well as online at Amazon.com and CDBaby.com. For more information about Aram Danesh and the Super Human Crew visit AramDanesh.com or call (415) 789-9027. For information on the Sweetwater show, call (415) 388-2820.
The Spot Songlist
"I Did It" - written by Tommy Shepherd, Dan Wolf, Sean Nelson, Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; produced by Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; featuring DJ Raw B (turntables), Christian Boyd and Austin Delone (keyboards), Sam Bevan (bass), Sean
Nelson (drums), Soulati, Dwolf, Sky Miles and Keith (vocals), Aram Danesh (guitar), Adam Berkowitz (percussion).
"The Spot" - written by Christian Boyd, Tommy Shepherd, Keith Pinto, Dan Wolf, Sean Nelson, Orlando Torriente, Sam Bevan, Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; produced by Adam Berkowitz and Aram Danesh; featuring DJ Raw B (turntables), Christian Boyd
(keyboards), Tony Onarato (congas and timbales), Sam Bevan (bass), Sean
Nelson (drums), Soulati, Dwolf, Orlando Torriente and Keith (vocals), Aram Danesh (guitar), Adam Berkowitz (percussion).
"Elegua" - traditional Cuban prayer, arranged by Aram Danesh, Adam Berkowitz and R. Agapakian; produced by Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; featuring
Gloria Rivera (vocals), Sam Bevan (bass), Mark Bolin (trombone), Tony Onarato (congas), Aram Danesh (guitar), Adam Berkowitz (drums, shaker).
"Elastic" - written by Tommy Shepherd, Dan Wolf, Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; produced by Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; featuring DJ Raw B (turntables), Christian Boyd (keyboards), Sam Bevan (bass), Sean
Nelson (percussion), Soulati, Dwolf, and Sky Miles (vocals), Aram Danesh (guitar), Adam Berkowitz (drums).
"Le Chat Noir" - written by Sean Nelson, Greg Reeves and Aram Danesh; produced and mixed by Greg Reeves; featuring Christian Boyd (keyboards), Greg Reeves (keyboards and programming), Sean
Nelson (drums), Sam Bevan (bass), Aram Danesh (guitar).
"Sem Contencao" (The Rhythm Will Conquer) - written by Bebel Gilberto; produced by Aram Danesh and Adam Berkowitz; featuring
Aurea Fernandez and Ru Bradford (vocals), Christian Boyd (keyboards), Sam Bevan (bass), Tony Onarato (congas), Adam Berkowitz (percussions and drums), Aram Danesh (guitar).
"The Spot Remix" - written by Greg Reeves and Aram Danesh; produced and mixed by Greg Reeves; featuring Christian Boyd (keyboards), Greg Reeves (keyboards and programming), Sean
Nelson (drums), Sam Bevan (bass), Aram Danesh (guitar).
"Mais Feliz" - written by Bebel Gilberto; produced by Adam Berkowitz; arranged by Aram Danesh; featuring
Aurea Fernandez (vocals), Sam Bevan (acoustic bass and piano), Sean
Nelson (drums), Aram Danesh (guitar).
Past Aram Danesh recordings:
- 1991, Fever Dreams
- 1992, Knee Deep in Blues
- 1996, released second version of Fever Dreams
- 2004, The Spot
CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:
Saturday, January 22 Sweetwater $12 9:30 p.m.
CD Release Party
153 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley
(415) 388-2820
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