Jon O'Bergh
Jon O'Bergh - Specters of Twilight (Video Promo)
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Specters of Twilight is Jon O'Bergh's sixth studio CD, which contains 21 tracks of electronic, experimental sound art infused with jazz: fragments of melodies, distorted sounds, obsessive ostinati and recurring themes.
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Known as the Jedi of Cool, keyboardist Jon O'Bergh refuses to be pigeonholed in one genre of music. He is adept in a variety of styles including rock, jazz, funk, electronic lounge, ambient -- the list goes on. During the past five years, Jon has performed and recorded with the nu-jazz/funk/fusion band Gemini Soul. His experience with Gemini Soul led him to fuse his various influences into a new style. The result is Specters of Twilight, his debut album with the Pearl Jazz Recording Label.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Before, the music industry controlled access to the marketplace. With the Internet, control has been returned to the average musician. It's easy to produce your own music and put it out there for anyone from New York City to New Delhi to find. That's been positive. But the omnipresence of music has meant that more and more people expect it for free, so it's become harder for musicians to make a living.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No way -- especially now that major labels are demanding 360 deals where they take a percentage of everything a musician does. It's become like selling your soul to the devil.
Your influences?
My music -- especially the latest CD -- has been influenced by Tori Amos, MeShell Ndegeocello, Nine Inch Nails, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Bartok and Stravinsky.
Favorite spot?
Washington, DC -- for its physical beauty, cultural assets, and cosmopolitan flavor.
Equipment used:
Roland Fantom X-8 and an Apple computer.
Anything else...?
For recording: Digital Performer
For electronic processing of sound: Pluggo.
For electronic processing of sound: Pluggo.
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Jon O'Bergh (Promo Photo)