I incorporate meditation into my daily practice and always make time to run outside , practice yoga … listen to bird songs , have fun , laugh and play as much as I can . And of course , indulge in my passion for cinema and film scores … I watch a lot of movies .
Do you listen to music in your free time ? If so , who are you into these days ?
I ’ ve been in recording mode a lot lately so all of my focus goes into the music I ’ m working on .
Some albums that wouldn ’ t be unusual to spot on my playlist , just to name a few :
“ Border States ” featuring Glen Velez and Howard Levy ; Glen Velez “ Pan Eros ”; “ Trio Globo ” featuring Glen Velez , Eugene Friesen and Howard Levy ; John Coltrane “ A Love Supreme ”; Jaco Pastorius solo album ( 1976 ); Frank Zappa “ Apostrophe (‘)”; Bjork “ Biophilia ”; Charlie Mariano featuring R . A . Ramamani “ Bangalore ”; Camarón de la Isla and Paco de Lucia “ Al Verte las Flores Lloran ”; The Aristocrats with Primuz Chamber Orchestra ; Dinu Lipatti plays Bach ; Anita O ’ Day with Oscar Peterson Quartet ; Thelonius Monk “ Brilliant Corners ”; Leo Watson ; King Pleasure ; Inuit lullaby ’ s ; Alan Lomax field recordings
… this list will never end , so I better stop now !
Can we expect to hear you in Dune Part 2 ? I know you can ’ t say much , but could you give us a cryptic glimpse into the film ’ s music ( something that wouldn ’ t violate your NDA , of course )?
I can say with confidence that the probability is looking pretty good that you ’ ll hear something of my sonic DNA in Dune : Part Two : - )
Any solo work we can expect in 2024 ? Or any interesting collaborations ?
Yes , some very exciting collaborations . I ’ ve been cowriting an album with Stephen Lipson which should be completed sometime in 2024 .
I ’ ve been collaborating with composer and film maker Giada Colagrande for the album Agadez “ Queendoms ” which should be coming out early next year .
You can expect to hear some of my vocals on a new Glen Velez album , to be released in 2024 . There are some film projects , as well as a video game project on the horizon , but I ’ ll have to keep those a secret for the time being .
Would you say you ’ ve achieved all your childhood goals ? Do you have new goals now ?
I ’ m not a goal oriented person . I believe in the creative power of chaos and the ecstatic present .
Your advice to fellow vocalists . What does it take to become one of Hans Zimmer ’ s favorite singers ?
A guiding principle for me is that our voice is the bridge from silence to sound and the frequencies of Love are an essential motor for the heartbeat of empathy . So my advice to fellow vocalists is to deepen your relationship with pulse work and explore the rhythmic power of the voice . We can do this at any time by purifying our current attitudes and perspectives through a musical lens . I recommend practicing the art of listening and paying attention to how reality moves ; this will always serve as a portal to boundless creativity .
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