 Stephen Jay's Profile |
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| Location: | LOS ANGELES, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 21, 2008 (537 days back) |
About Me |
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| Bio Stephen Jay is a composer, bassist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. Fluent in conventional scoring techniques and a full range of musical styles, Stephen specializes in combining ethnic and modem instruments to create a blend of the exotic and contemporary. He has scored more than seventy nationally broadcast PBS specials and series episodes, including three George Foster Peabody Award winners, and contributed to feature films. His background includes several years in West Africa studying instrumental folk music and studies with composers John Cage, Lucas Foss, Max Neuhaus and Charles Wuronien. His bass recording credits include 3 Grammy winners and 9 Grammy nominated albums. He is the credited bassist on 8 Gold and 5 Platinum albums (RIAA). Stephen's field recordings of West African music can be heard on the Nonesuch Explorer series. Solo CD'sClick on each CD for more information (song lists, lyrics) CDs are also available on Amazon.com and StephenJay.com |
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Music:Member Since: 7/5/2006Band Website: stephenjay.com Influences: Igor Stravinsky, Isah Hamani, Joe Higgs, Bela Bartok, George Marinelli Sounds Like: Nothing else (some have said, "sounds like Steely Dan meets the Chili Peppers".) Record Label: Ayarou Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Afro-beat/Experimental/Progressive) |
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My Blog |
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Custom guitars |
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Video about Alembic guitars featuring recent musical scoring work... Posted by Stephen Jay on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:49:00 PST |
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I-Tunes |
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| Three of my albums (Outer Voice, Tangled Strings and Self Avoinding Random Walk) are now available on I-Tunes... Posted by Stephen Jay on Sat, 19 May 2007 07:40:00 PST |
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Thank you |
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| Thanks so much for all your messages and comments! Unfortunately, I cannot comment back or respond to the many emails that I get through this page. Doing so would leave me very little time to do anyth... Posted by Stephen Jay on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:12:00 PST |
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More info on Bailed Outside |
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| "Bailed Outside"The main pitched instrument used in this recording is called a Gimbre, and in fact it's the only pitched instrument in the song other than during the instrumental section.&n... Posted by Stephen Jay on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:14:00 PST |
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Lyrics |
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| Lyrics have been posted to Bailed Outside and Running Through The Forest (which can also be downloaded).... the rest will be added soon... Posted by Stephen Jay on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:51:00 PST |
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