Chris Manasia
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Staten Island to Yardley to San Diego.mp3 Staten Island to Yardley to San Diego.mp3
This piece describes and is inspired by the journey of one of my first muses (circa 1975!). The sentiment here is channeled through Joni Mitchell-like chord voicings, which would have been very close to my heart at that young age (and still are!).
Boardwalk Girl (fast/hard).mp3 Boardwalk Girl (fast/hard).mp3
Solo acoustic guitar piece inspired by a recent muse. A simple, spritely melody evolves into a perpetual motion in a kind of passacaglia, gradually adding more and more to the original material.
Muse Muse
The "user" interfaces with the "muse" and attempts to write a piece of music with one note. But the devil-may-care muse wants nothing more than to hit the town for a wild night of rave dancing. The forces defy one another. Do they combine in the end?
Predator Predator
Driving, hypnotic groove. Dark, breathy synth voices over a punchy drum beat with lots of percussion subtleties, joined by some nice 'Jazz-meets-Tori Amos' piano stylings. I was a victim of the predator who inspired this piece.
A Forgotten Dream A Forgotten Dream
A snappy drum beat is the vehicle for a playful piano, which dances under a volume pedal-effect guitar ala Ry Cooder providing the melody which later meets up with what I call the 'Zappa' melody.
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Band/artist history
(a new collection of recording studio works produced for other artists between 2006 and 2009), (6 original pieces), (instrumental electronic works in varying lengths intended for visual synchronization), (approx. 60 minutes of electronically produced soundscapes and music). Works for solo piano and guitar, piano with various instruments, guitar with various instruments, performed by Dr. Ronald Cross and Connie Prenner, string trio, numerous art songs including, instrumental and vocal pop/rock songs for all of my previous groups, numerous recording studio works and electronic music. recording studio works produced forHave you performed in front of an audience?I have played live for years in various groups and situations, and still do as a solo act, however my studio recordings do not necessarily reflect any music that I perform live. I have performed original works live on piano and guitar (solo) and with all of my previous music groups (of varying genres), Sweet Leaf, Side Two, and Heavy Water, and also vocal music of the Renaissance with Peccata Mundi. My current solo performance repertoire consists of original pieces and cover songs for which I have recorded my own backing tracks to accompany my guitar and voice,
Your musical influences
styles....from Albinoni to Zappa!).Contact
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