High Resolution Artist Photographs:
1. The Meets (Artist Photograph #1)
2. The Meets (Artist Photograph #2)
3. The Meets (Artist Photograph #3)
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Photographs by Olivia Locher |
High Resolution Album Cover/Art:
1. It Happens Outside (Cover)
2. It Happens Outside (Packaging)
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Cover Art by Julie Mallis
Jacket Printing by Jeff Mueller for Dexterity Press |
The Meets:
Dane Adelman - Bass, organ
Rachel Allen - Crystal bowls, shruti box, finger cymbals
Jean Brinker - Bells, crystal bowls, hand bells, wind chimes
Dave DiStefano - Drum set
Jeff Goble - Harmonica
Bethany Goch - Clarinet, field-recordings
Bud Jackson - Congas, drum circle
Dylan Jackson - Drum circle
Nathan Jackson - Drum circle
Scott Jeffreys - Fretless bass
Chris Klym - Drum set, drum circle
Brandon Locher - Acoustic guitar, bells, cello, drum circle, field-recordings, flute, harmonica, prepared piano, rhodes, sound collage, samples, trumpet, tv
Greg Meredith - Drum set
Matt Miller - Additional processing
Scotty Mina - Drum circle
Adam Mundok - Congas, saxophone
Jono Poltrack - Drum circle
Kate Robson - Trombone
Ian Rummell - Feedback
John Thorell - Cello, violins |
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Locher has mostly made his mark as the co-founder of My Idea of Fun, a collective of musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, and writers based out of Johnstown, PA. Since 2006 Locher has quietly disseminated more than 50 releases under various monikers and in various mediums, though The Meets has recently evolved into a particularly important vehicle for his work. Composed of a rotating live performance and recording ensemble directed and produced by Brandon Locher, The Meets' ensemble consists of nearly two dozen musicians playing and sampling acoustic and electronic instruments over an electronically created sound collage. According to Locher, "80% of the sounds on the album are organic, taken from field-recordings that I made - a drum circle that happened in the streets, recording friends playing orchestral instruments, etc, to build this created ensemble with everyone being credited." The album's name, It Happens Outside, does something to indicate Locher's priorities, using the album and his cast of players used to create a literal exploration of how the ensemble can evolve musically, a heavy emphasis being placed on one-on-one to coordination with different participants during the three year recording process. As a created space, It Happens Outside acquires the character of third stream music, the fusion of jazz and classical. Like famous Manhattan busker and avant-garde composer Moondog, Locher's creation has an indelible connection to the rhythms and anatomy of the city - samples originate from field recordings there, gathered while staying with his sister, fellow artist Olivia Locher. His background growing up and collaborating with My Idea of Fun from Western Pennsylvania has given his treatment of those sounds a distinct sensitivity as he explores his own sense of terrestrial space, the album a uniquely compelling addition to his oeuvre.
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SELECTED RECENT PRESS:
10/24 - The Wire - Adventues In Sound And Music
10/16 - Beats Per Minute - The Meets - It Happens Outside
10/15 - Exclaim! - Reviews > The Meets - It Happens Outside
10/07 - Matinée as Hell - The Meets: It Happens Outside
10/02 - Pittsburgh City Paper - Artist Brandon Locher builds a band
09/25 - Immersed Audio - The Meets - It Happens Outside
09/23 - i am not a musician - The Meets - It Happens Outside
09/19 - Tiny Mix Tapes - "Even When The Time Comes"
09/19 - Impose Magazine - "Today Grew Dark"
09/19 - A Closer Listen - The Meets ~ It Happens Outside
09/04 - Beats Per Minute - Listen: The Meets
08/29 - Stadiums & Shrines - Brandon Locher on The Meets...
08/27 - Modern Vinyl - Newest from The Meets up for pre-order
08/26 - Ad Hoc - The Meets: "Even When The Time Comes"
08/05 - Lost in E Minor - Mazes to the Motherlode
07/18 - HOOK AND LINE MAGAZINE - My Idea of Fun
07/03 - Tiny Mix Tapes - The Meets - "Knocking On The Ground"
03/22 - The Fox Is Black - Brandon Locher Confuses Reality
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