SOLO LOOPING SHOW:
A ONE-MAN AFROGRASS FOLK ROCK ENSEMBLE
Arthur "Loops" (Live Records) West African Percussion, Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Guitar Synth, Vocals and Talk Box To Create A One Man Band.
Arthur Lee Land @ Mystic Hot Springs, Monroe UT 7/16/07
Let It Rain
Arthur Lee Land's Musical Life Skills Assembly Program..
Arthur explains the process of Live Looping during an interview segment from his "Live Looping In The House" DVD.
Arthur demonstrates how the B-String Bender effect works on his Fender Telecaster during an interview segment from his "Live Looping In The House" DVD.
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Arthur Lee Land combines diverse influences to create a fresh new musical vibe: Afrograss Flavored Folk Rock. During a tour of Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa in 2001, Arthur spawned the concept of Afrograss: a synthesis of West African percussion and bluegrass in a folk rock context with a touch of funk, jazz, reggae, latin and world beat. Touring as a multi-instrumental solo act Arthur calls “A One-Man Afrograss Folk Rock Ensemble,” he utilizes “loop” (live recording) technology to create a full band sound by layering African percussion, bass, acoustic & electric guitars, guitar synth, vocals and talk box.
A talented multi-instrumentalist, Arthur has perfected The Art of Live Looping during one-man performances that have dropped jaws at clubs and concerts across the country. Arthur’s new release, a DVD entitled: Live at Mystic Hot Springs serves as both an introduction to the process of looping and a primer of Arthur’s sound and captures his ability to settle into relaxed, infectious grooves while at the same time busily creating multi-layered music—which he describes “stacked like pancakes”—with acoustic and electric guitar, fluid bass lines, and an array of percussion and effects. Arthur's talent is spreading beyond the confines of Colorado including national features in Frontier Airlines' Wild Blue Yonder Magazine and on the airlines' in-flight video channel, which aired 3 videos from his Live Looping In The House DVD for over 3 months in the fall of 2006. “Lee Land is one of those guys with so much natural talent his jaw-dropping virtuosity seems effortless" said John Farmer of Wild Blue Yonder Magazine.
Inspired by the thriving Colorado music scene, Arthur uprooted from Chicago and moved to Boulder in January of 2004. Arthur Lee Land’s local legend is growing fast. Arthur was voted Best Singer/Songwriter by Colorado’s Marquee Magazine for their 2005 Front Row Awards. After Arthur’s first performances as a student at the 2002 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival & Song School in Lyons Colorado, he was invited to return as a guitar instructor and performer every year since then. Arthur’s teaching and SRO performances were a huge success. Steve Szymanski, VP of Planet Bluegrass, and the event’s producer, commenting on Arthur’s universal demand among patrons AND performers at the festival stated: “This guy exudes musical magic!”
Arthur Lee Land’s latest CD Dragonfly, released in 2005 on Perfect Groove Records, was produced by Grammy Award Nominated songwriter and producer Wendy Waldman (Save The Best For Last, Fishin’ In The Dark, New Grass Revival). The CD consists of songs co-written with his wife and lyricist Carol Lee. Dragonfly features a cast of world-renowned musicians including: Joe Craven (David Grisman Quintet, Garcia/Grisman) on mandolin, fiddle and percussion; Mark Diamond (Big Swing Trio) on acoustic bass; Scott Babcock (Karla Bonoff) on drums and percussion; Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident) on djembe/congas; Herb Pederson (Old and In The Grey, Chris Hillman) on banjo; Greg Liesz (Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang, Bill Frisell) on dobro; Kenny Edwards (Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks) and Wendy Waldman on background vocals; and Arthur Lee Land on lead vocals and all guitars.
In and around touring and recording Arthur has been devoting more time to his passion of working with youth and teaching. Arthur Lee Land’s Musical Life Skills K-12 Assembly Program is a fun, engaging and inspirational assembly that features Arthur’s "One-Man Afrograss Folk Rock Ensemble." "Arthur truly engages kids to a high degree. He knows how to speak their language. Every student was absolutely fascinated” said Julie Pullium, Music Teacher at Birch Elementary School, Broomfield CO. Through dynamic performance, demonstration and audience participation, Arthur teaches that the principles of HARMONY and LISTENING are not only a keys to making great music, but are also key elements in developing great life skills. As in life, so in art.
I am really looking forward to seeing you & I hope Carol too this weekend. I will be running the Bloody Mary bar on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Stop by for a virgin mary if you like...it has all the fixin's too!
Arthur I miss the old days of chucks in Fontana WIS I hope all is well congrats on all the new Stuff keep it going. Summer rain still rocks out my CD player from time to time.
can u come 2 my school bfore its over our last day is june 13 how about the 11 or 12 please you came to north now you should come to my new school pionner remeber north middle school rocks
I see you are playing my hometown of Burlington, Ia. I hope they are kind to you. I will be there the weekend before...too bad. Perhaps I will drive over for the August show. Take care!
hey, it was great meeting you and hearing your music at bobolink! I bought the recording of your set and have been listening to it constantly since :) -Angela Thompson
Hey man, hows good ole Iowa doing? havent heard from ya inna while brother, just wondering if youll be passing thru to hit summercamp, or any upcoming PEoria shows. holler at your boy! keep on groovin! ~Timmy
Hell yeah Arthur! I was looking through Chris's friends the other day and I saw you on there and I thought to myself..gee why the hell haven't I added you sooner. Hope to see you back in the Lou soon!
Why does she love me when she's drunk? That's just one of those unanswerable questions like, "what is the sound of one hand clapping?" or "Do these pants make my butt look big?"
heck yeah! thats the only way to slay dragon children! thanks again for coming to Fort Collins Arthur, it was an amazing experience and I'm really glad that I got to hang out with you!
haha thanks ya i will but dont worry i dont need to encourage him, you coudnt pay him enough to stop drumming if you didnt notice lol he went on and on about the assembly and after seeing your videos i know why! btw cool style of music its really neat to see all the individual parts broken down of something that complex sounding...your a genius!
thanks, yeah me and my friend that helped, we worked on our song that we were talking about today, and we are planning on playing it for the talent show at our school at the end of the year, we will also try to put it on youtube and myspace. yeah i have a video of me doing the talent show in the 6th grade on myspace also.. yeah great fun, well thanks for the stickers also, i put one on my drumset and my dirtbike. Rock on!
Hi, I checked around alittle, I would try for the first weekend of April, there are bigger crowds on the weekends in P-town, Creek Road plays at Eamons on Saturday, but I think Friday is open, if not let me know and I can check a different date for you, peace, jen
