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about

Black Lion came about after some sound experimenting in college. I had amassed an impressive guitar pedalboard capable of making my guitar sound like many things, and a friend wanted to try his new bocal pickup with my rig. At that time, the Whammy pedal was my favorite. It changes the pitch - up to two octaves above or below the note - and also can harmonize pitches by adding intervals above or below a note. I decided that to use the pedals effectively, I’d have to make sure the music harmonically reflected what the pedals did.
Michael Harley first performed the piece with his bassoon collective Dark in the Song in front of a small audience in Columbia. He not only performed it flawlessly, but also helped me understand the bassoon in a totally new way. Once it came time to record in the studio, we had very little time due to Mike’s performing and teaching schedule, but Mike is a pro. He efficiently took the reins and performed the piece perfectly. Mike challenged my editing and mixing skills more so than anyone else and I discovered that his ears and sense of timing are other-worldly. We truly created a “hyper-instrument” (half electronic machine, half instrument) in the studio. I need to extend a special thanks to Ella and Lucia, Mike and Jennifer’s daughters, who sat quietly and patiently in the studio with us while we recorded. What amazing children!

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from Beneath the Ice, released February 10, 2015
Michael Harley, bassoon

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George Fetner (and the Strays) Columbia, South Carolina

His guises have included stormy Britfolk songwriter (Some Things We’ll Change) and avant-garde composer (Beneath the Ice). But Fetner seems most natural fronting The Strays, a rangy and loose-limbed rock ‘n’ roll ensemble that’s built for a good time: Swirling Hammond swells, greasy Tom Petty-isms, bubbly pep — these are the calling cards of a songwriter built to bridge crowds. edited, Free Times ... more

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