| Michael "Guy" L'ecluse Composer / Contemporary Jazz / New Age / Contemporary Country
Daytona Beach, FL Jazz/New Age pianist, keyboardist/composer, country/jazz songwriter/ author: lyrics, poetry, 2 novels
33 years or so playing piano, synthesizers, now digital keyboards and composing Current CD released:2007, AUGUST OCEAN OVERTURE> Piano, Digital keyboards and Sequencers under name MICHAEL GUY on JzCDz.com> ALL original instrumental compositions, tunes except 2 vocal songs: one country/jazz + one Jazz Song (the DEEP Abyss) Buy this file: 3243049 CD August Ocean Overture> AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon & CDbaby &iTUNES - an Oceanic album of mysterious, delerious & melodic piano solos layered with strings, choirs and in a few cuts beats. Recorded while living on the East coast of Florida during 2005-2007. Music that celebrates every aspect of the our Oceans; from its abyssal depths, to its BIG-WAVES, to its gentle Seabreezes and its laid -back days. Besides piano tracks, there are some blues, a smooth jazz track of electric guitars, synthesizers in a mellow mood that changes tempo many times. There is also a massive processed Electric Guitar solo in many ways recalling Pat Metheny's 1994 CD: "Secret Story" This track is called ORION CALLING and intones the Sea at night under stars far from land. This unique CD ends with the only Jazz-vocal song on the album entitled THE DEEP ABYSS complete with Digital only keyboards, bass, drums, guitar. Lyrics are printed on the CD jacket and HERE IN THIS BLOG. JzCDz.com> my startup CD/music production company for Jazz/Country and New Age music that is NOT being promoted by the commerical companies NEXT RELEASE: "In Memory Only" - RECORDING currently finished but mixing/editing in progress. Hopeful release ETA: Sept.-Oct. 2008 Author: Historical Fiction novel: THE LAST RENAISSANCE MAN (2006) An "English" novel with a music history and Sea Adventure slant. Author: ACROSS THE SEA OF MADNESS> A songbook/poetry collection of my 1995-2007 country & jazz lyrics plus some poetry. ALL AVAILABLE for now see JzCDz.com Storefront or search CDbaby under MICHAEL GUY to hear all tracks from the CD. The novel & the CD are on AMAZON under "Michael Guy"and you can read my stuff and learn about my CD and Books ar AUTHORSden.com under "Michael Guy" Why the name change? Too many "guys" on MySpace. Buy this file: 3243049
SONGS
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PROFESSIONAL INFO
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Discography:
| In Memory Only
(LP)
2008
SeaDrifter/StarChaser (re-release of 1980's NewAge synthesizer/piano music)
(LP)
2008
AUGUST OCEAN OVERTURE
(LP)
2007
Symphony on Native American Themes
(LP)
1999
The Eternal (Analog Synthesizers & Processed Vocals)
(LP)
1987
The Shadow & Light of a Young Man's Soul
(Stage)
1984
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Influences:
| 60's & 70's from C. Corea, K. Jarrett to Pat Metheny/L. Mays to 1980s to 1990s New Age music and artist: some I like are: David Arkenstone, G. Winston, others especially Native American influenced New Age artists.
Very influenced by mid 90's emerging COUNTRY artists like Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, many of the country singers coming out at that time (ca. 1995) influenced my songwriting of last decade, still not released. BUT of course my piano playing and recording has taken priority.
My Instrumental music remains grounded in jazz/classical/new age but often has a country feel and blues-twist to the piano lines
I was a Music Theory/Composition major in college of ca. 1979. Have love of 20th century classical composers and have studied many scores
Spent the period 1994-1999 studying orchestration (informally) and writing orchestral/digital sampled string/orchestra works. Composed & Recorded SYMPHONY ON NATIVE AMERICAN THEMES (Symphony One) 1995-96, revised in 1999. Both digital recording (by me, the composer) and scored for orchestra. Currently painstakingly slow but inputting to Notation Software.
My currently recorded music is quite capable of being used in FILM, MOVIE, VIDEO Backgrounds but it is ALL Copyrighted. Please contact.
I have never however scored for an active film in a major studio.
GOALS: 1. Publishing my bulk of Songs up to now, Recording Demo CDs of them with competent vocalists
2. Putting together a club/cafe style gig of some of the music on my instrumental CDs and possibly finding TRIO backup musicians for that
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Official site:
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Experience:
| Over 10 years
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Semi-pro |
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PERSONAL INFO
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Interests:
| * Jazz pianist and composer
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Favorite Music:
| * Jazz, country, Americana, old mountain music, classical, surf rock, 60's
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Favorite Books:
| Walden (Thoreau), Mark Twain's Travel & Essay books, The Old Man & The Sea
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Favorite Movies:
| * Midway, Casablanca, Dances with Wolves, Jaws
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Favorite Actors:
| They're all dead like Bogie, Gable, Tracy!
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People I'd like to meet:
| Pat Metheny, Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Hometown:
| Originally Sayville N.Y., then Daytona Beach, FL
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Eye Color:
| Hazel | |
Hair Color:
| Light Brown | |
Height:
| 6 ft.
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Weight:
| 132 lbs.
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Physique:
| Slim/Slender | |
Languages Spoken:
| English | |
Ethnicity:
| White/Caucasian | |
Religion:
| Other | |
Marital Status:
| Single | |
Sexual Orientation:
| Straight | |
Education:
| College graduate | |
Smoker:
| No | |
Drinker:
| No | |
Astrological Sign:
| Pisces |
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