État

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Composer-performer Daniel Wohl’s album État features electro-acoustic pieces written by Wohl, with guest performances by Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh and co-production by Son Lux’s Ryan Lott and mmph. État, recorded with members of yMusic and the Calder Quartet, explores new dimensions of production. "While being fascinated with classically notated acoustic composition," says Wohl, "I also became interested in all the music production tools currently available and was drawn towards combining both methods." 

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Composer-performer Daniel Wohl's album État will be released May 31, 2019, on New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records. The album features electro-acoustic pieces written by Wohl, and includes guest performances by Poliça's Channy Leaneagh with co-production by Son Lux's Ryan Lott and mmph. État, recorded with members of yMusic and the Calder Quartet, is the third release in a new partnership between the two record labels, established with the goal of enabling contemporary American composers to realize creative ambitions that might not otherwise be achievable. 

Born and raised in Paris and currently residing in Los Angeles, Daniel Wohl is consistently celebrated for his distinctive blend of electronics with acoustic instrumentation to "surprising and provocative effect" (NPR). On État, Wohl pushes this combination to a new level, exploring the new dimensions that masterful production can provide. "While being fascinated with classically notated acoustic composition I also became interested in all the music production tools currently available and was drawn towards combining both methods," Wohl explains. "I wanted to get as deep as I could into the production of sound."

État, which in French means "state," references an evocative image, both ancient and futuristic, that Wohl kept imagining as he created the music—an artifact from the past that holds a message, buried deep in the earth and slowly becoming exposed, until it is discoverable. "I find the notion pretty fascinating," Wohl says, "that something is always there—knowledge, experience, an idea—you just need to be in the right state, or have the right lens, to be able to perceive it."

Wohl, praised as one of his generation's "imaginative, skillful creators" (New York Times), has produced albums and written orchestral and chamber works, as well as film, television, and ballet scores. He has collaborated on projects with Jóhann Jóhannsson, David Lang, Morgan Neville, Julia Holter, Son lux and Laurel Halo, and his music has been programmed by esteemed ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony (SoundBox), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (MusicNOW), the Bang on a Can All-Stars, eighth blackbird, Sō Percussion, the Calder Quartet, and the Mivos Quartet. Recent performances of his music have been held at Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Barbican, the Broad Museum, MASS MoCA, Sadler's Wells, the Holland Festival and MoMA PS1.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Produced by Daniel Wohl
Co-produced by Ryan Lott and mmph
Additional production by Ryan Olson
Mixed by Daniel Wohl, Ryan Lott, and Josh Eustis
Additional Recording by Ben Talmi at Virtue And Vice Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Joe Lambert

Score Preparation: Nate Thatcher, JP Merz

Cover Art by Abigail Portner
Design by Christine Im
Booklet photo of Daniel Wohl by Lorna Roach

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587754

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Daniel Wohl
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MUSICIANS
Daniel Wohl, piano
Eliza Bagg, strings, vocals
Michi Wiancko, Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota, Eric Byers, Andrie Springer, Mariel Roberts, strings
Matt Evans, percussion
Channy Leaneagh, vocals
Dustin O’Halleran, piano
Ryan Olson, synthesizer
Alex Sopp, flute
Ken Thomson, clarinet

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CD+MP3
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075597925876
Label
MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
075597925906
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FLAC
Price
10.00
UPC
075597925890
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    Composer-performer Daniel Wohl's album État will be released May 31, 2019, on New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records. The album features electro-acoustic pieces written by Wohl, and includes guest performances by Poliça's Channy Leaneagh with co-production by Son Lux's Ryan Lott and mmph. État, recorded with members of yMusic and the Calder Quartet, is the third release in a new partnership between the two record labels, established with the goal of enabling contemporary American composers to realize creative ambitions that might not otherwise be achievable. 

    Born and raised in Paris and currently residing in Los Angeles, Daniel Wohl is consistently celebrated for his distinctive blend of electronics with acoustic instrumentation to "surprising and provocative effect" (NPR). On État, Wohl pushes this combination to a new level, exploring the new dimensions that masterful production can provide. "While being fascinated with classically notated acoustic composition I also became interested in all the music production tools currently available and was drawn towards combining both methods," Wohl explains. "I wanted to get as deep as I could into the production of sound."

    État, which in French means "state," references an evocative image, both ancient and futuristic, that Wohl kept imagining as he created the music—an artifact from the past that holds a message, buried deep in the earth and slowly becoming exposed, until it is discoverable. "I find the notion pretty fascinating," Wohl says, "that something is always there—knowledge, experience, an idea—you just need to be in the right state, or have the right lens, to be able to perceive it."

    Wohl, praised as one of his generation's "imaginative, skillful creators" (New York Times), has produced albums and written orchestral and chamber works, as well as film, television, and ballet scores. He has collaborated on projects with Jóhann Jóhannsson, David Lang, Morgan Neville, Julia Holter, Son lux and Laurel Halo, and his music has been programmed by esteemed ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony (SoundBox), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (MusicNOW), the Bang on a Can All-Stars, eighth blackbird, Sō Percussion, the Calder Quartet, and the Mivos Quartet. Recent performances of his music have been held at Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Barbican, the Broad Museum, MASS MoCA, Sadler's Wells, the Holland Festival and MoMA PS1.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Daniel Wohl, piano
    Eliza Bagg, strings, vocals
    Michi Wiancko, Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota, Eric Byers, Andrie Springer, Mariel Roberts, strings
    Matt Evans, percussion
    Channy Leaneagh, vocals
    Dustin O’Halleran, piano
    Ryan Olson, synthesizer
    Alex Sopp, flute
    Ken Thomson, clarinet

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Produced by Daniel Wohl
    Co-produced by Ryan Lott and mmph
    Additional production by Ryan Olson
    Mixed by Daniel Wohl, Ryan Lott, and Josh Eustis
    Additional Recording by Ben Talmi at Virtue And Vice Studios in Brooklyn, NY
    Mastered by Joe Lambert

    Score Preparation: Nate Thatcher, JP Merz

    Cover Art by Abigail Portner
    Design by Christine Im
    Booklet photo of Daniel Wohl by Lorna Roach

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