Joe Ebel
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Music From The Heart
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Lyrical steel-string melodicism. Acoustic, new age orchestration. Steel-string guitar and violin interplay. Lush harmonic soundscapes. All this and more can be found on Asheville, North Carolina guitarist Joe Ebel's latest CD Primebel. His first solo release, the album contains thirteen instrumental cuts which feature Ebel on acoustic guitar and five-string violin, as well as a stellar roster of supporting musicians including soprano saxophonist Stuart Reinhardt, Grammy-winning bassist Eliot Wadopian (Paul Winter Consort), Grammy-nominated bassist Michael Manring (Michael Hedges/Windham Hill Records) and drummer Tony Creasman (Southern Gospel Music Association Studio Musician of the Year 2002). Adding to the sonic interest are unusual percussion instruments, such as Tibetan singing bowl, congas and frame drum. Ebel's created a wonderful work - sure to appeal to fans of good music everywhere.
Joe began in the third grade with six years of classical violin lessons. He bought an electric guitar at age fourteen and eventually played lead guitar in a cover band called The Rejects, leaving the violin to gather dust for seven years. During this time he learned to improvise on the guitar and learned enough music theory to allow him to learn through experimentation. Joe later picked up the violin again, improvising in the context of a pop rock band with the aid of an electronic pickup. His musical experiences included playing rock and roll, country, blues, jazz, bluegrass, folk and new age. Joe has played the Kerrville Folk Festival with seven different singer/songwriters and has released two CDs with finger-style guitarist Ken Bonfield. His guitar influences include John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Eric Clapton and Dickie Betts.
Ebel is now planning a second and third CD. One will be another instrumental acoustic project, and the other will be an electronica offering with groove tracks with "organic" violin and guitar melodies.
Contact Information
Ebel Alley Music
45 King St.
Asheville, NC 28804
United States
E-mail:
Joe Ebel
Web site:
www.primebel.com
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Ryan VanOrsdel
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Multi-Toned Christian Guitarist
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Humility Is Beautiful features the songwriting, vocals and guitar of Maryland's Ryan VanOrsdel, who uses a large variety of tonal color on both electric and acoustic instruments to make his rock/pop statements stand out. So even if the guitar provides a primarily supporting role, you'll still be treated to heartfelt electric solos, deft acoustic rhythms, harshly distorted leads and, occasionally, grungy crunch and alternative skronk. In other words, VanOrsdel's lyrics and vocal style are what tie the album together from track to track, so he is free to use the guitar in an array of creative settings - which is not something you'd hear every day. Pick up a copy of Humility Is Beautiful if you enjoy a Christian message delivered in a non-traditional way, by an artist thinking his way through to originality.
Ryan is a twenty-two year old Christian musician playing in the Washington, DC and Baltimore area. He has been a Christian for six years. Humility Is Beautiful is his second CD, and it was recorded at Atwater Sound and Secret Sound in Maryland, then finished in Los Angeles, California at Capitol Records. Ryan is not locked in to any particular style of music, but most of it lands on the rock side. Currently he is playing songs from his record with a band called Anapra. The other members are Nate Grant (drums) and John Spiro (bass). Ryan plays guitar and sings. Jeff Martin also sometimes steps in to play (killer guitar and sound FX).
VanOrsdel hopes that fans just getting in to his original music will turn out for an upcoming show in order to be entertained.
Contact Information
Ryan VanOrsdel
7734 Washington Blvd. #73
Elkridge, MD 21075
United States
E-mail:
Ryan VanOrsdel
Web site:
www.ryanv.com
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