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Guitar
virtuoso Michael Harris returns after the
successful “Orchestrate” album ready to take
on a fresh new challenge in his ever
widening musical vocabulary. Enter
‘Tranz-Fused’ which is Harris’ first all
fusion instrumental recording; although this
isn’t just jazz fusion in its purest sense
as it incorporates prog, metal, blues and
some funk elements as well. Despite the
change of musical expression one thing
remains the same - the stunning guitar work
of Michael Harris.
Michael’s
musical goal with making the album was
first and foremost strong songs with
melodies that hold up as well as a little
wackiness. In a performance sense Michael
has delivered a strong yet tasteful vibe
with effective dynamics. Sonically Michael
has gone for a more stripped down approach
with less overdubs and making use of cleaner
guitar sounds, old school fusion keyboard
and some guitar synth sounds as well as a
dose of effects such as octave and ring
modulators for true authenticity.
Influences for the album have come from the
likes of Clint Strong, John Scofield, Pat
Martino, Al DiMeola, Scott Henderson and
Jeff Beck.
Joining
Michael for the album is a stellar
supporting cast of bassists Adam Nitti,
David Harbour, James Martin and Bunny
Brunel. Drums come from Mike Haid and
Marco Minnemann and Bernard Wright delivers a
keyboard solo on “Seizure Salad”. On
his fellow musicians Harris comments;
“I was
grateful to have a roster of great musicians
on the record, who all brought chops, style,
dynamics, and substance to the table!”.
“Tranz-Fused” is a welcome return from one
of the instrumental scenes best loved
players.
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Marco
Minnemann |
Mike Haid |
Bunny Brunel |
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Adam Nitti |
James Martin |
David
Harbour |
• Michael Harris is one of the worlds
leading underground guitar virtuosos with a
loyal worldwide fanbase.
• Tranz-Fused is a musically
accomplished release full of first class
musicians and performances.
• Reviews in all leading rock/metal
printed/electronic media.
• Michael Harris is available for interview, and
for radio station ID’s. Please send your
requests to
promo@lionmusic.com
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