Lance Gridër Plus
Lance Gridër makes delicately woven music. The slow-motion and warm vocals evoke an ethereal stillness. Moody, ethereal, haunting, mesmerizing.
The music is recorded in Moonbath Studio in Portland.
The new album is comprised of vocals, guitar, violin, cello, piano, horns, bass, keyboards, harp, acoustic and electro beats. The record and live performances feature arrangements by artists from the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra, Storm and The Balls, Portland Opera, Chamber Music Society, March Forth Marching Band, Stalking Jane, Serpentine, 3 Leg Torso, Vagabond Opera and others.
Ocelli ensemble:
-Lance Grider: vocals, lyrics, guitars, piano, harp, keys, percussion, gadgets, music video production
-Terra Karena (Chamber Music Society, Ivy Covered Walls): violin
-Kelly Jeppesen (Oregon Symphony & Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra): violin
-James Beaton (Storm and The Balls): piano, keyboards, beats and composition
-Michael Papillo (of 3 Leg Torso, Loch Lomond): stand-up bass and cello
-Danni Corridean: saw nectar, gadgets
-Jonathan Howitt (Stalking Jane, Ivy Covered Walls): live percussion
Guest musicians:
-Luke Solman (of March Forth Marching Band, SaQI): muted trumpet
-Aradia Sunseri (Serpentine): spoken word
-Jon Rigby: piano (for one song)
-Lesley Kernochan (Vagabond Opera, March Forth): saw, sax, backing vox
-Damien Genardi (BLACKLIST): piano, keyboards, operatones & beats
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*Ocelli performs with between 4 to 6 revolving members depending on the venue and arrangement.