dawn weber vocals, trumpet and flugelhorn
mo egeston keyboards, bass and beats
mo & dawn's gig gear
Master Sequencer: Yamaha RS 7000
Secondary Beats: Boss Dr- 880
Midi Controller: Behringer BCF 2000
Sub mixer: Behringer XENYX 1202
Primary Keyboard: Roland RD 700 with Platinum Trax Expansion Card
Auxiliary Keyboard/Vocoder: Korg MS 2000
Auxiliary Controller: "the keytar" Roland AX-1
Monitor: Bose Personal Amplification System
B Flat Trumpet: Bach Stradivarius
Flugelhorn: Getzen
Voice Works TC Helicon vocal processor
Additional home studio stuff:
Sonar 6
Boston Baby Grand Piano
Rhodes Mark I Stage Piano
Radium Midi Controller
Ensoniq SQ-2
Influences
LTJ Bukem; Bill Evans; Basement Jaxx; Miles Davis; Jamariquoi; Herbie Hancock; Prince; Demarkus Lewis; William Orbit; JT Donaldson; DJ Steve-O (STL); Derrick Carter; Soulive; George Duke; Roni Size; Medeski; Squarepusher; basically anything good and funky...and all of our professors and teachers. Shouts to Professors Linda Perry, Janice Saffir, Warren Gooch and Reggie Thomas.
The collaboration between trumpeter, singer/songwriter Dawn Weber and pianist and bandleader Mo Egeston began in 1997. The result has been a remarkably consistent string of successful bands including Vargas Swing, Vargas, and from 2000-2005 the pioneering live house band Urban Jazz Naturals.
Below is a video made by a fan/friend Matt Faupel (of Perfect Image of St. Louis) when mo & dawn: the remix project performed with the Urban Jazz Naturals. "Where I Want" was written by Dawn Weber and Mo Egeston (ASCAP) and produced by Christian Oncken (XJN) with additional live production by D. Tinsley.
mo & dawn's work as the Urban Jazz Naturals included the release of the Urban Jazz EP (Large/Vista) with a remix by Demarkus Lewis; How Can I(Gallery) with a remix by JT Donaldson; and a self titled EP on CD and vinyl. Building on the sound of UJN, the duo made the difficult decision to go “solo” in the summer of 2005 with the remix project. The sound is still all about live electronica, but with complete freedom of style and musical collaboration. The new set includes house, trip hop, electro funk, soul, acid jazz and drum& bass.
Mo has literally remixed every track that he and dawn wrote for ujn as well as some tracks from the original Vargas Swing EP and lots of new material.
So what does it look like live? Well for starters Dawn rocks the vocals, dances and plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Never all at once but often 2 of the 3.
Mo's job is to mix the groove and play the keys. Using a combination of live keyboards, MIDI sequencers and the occasional sample Mo has created the new role of the "Keyboardist/DJ" Nothing else really describes the fully interactive process of mixing loops, playing solos, laying down bass lines and general sonic manipulation. For specifics on the gear see us on myspace.
hey guys, it was so good seeing you at the cwe the other nite, and our friends fell in love with your music! i miss running into you at the art loft! i hope to see you soon, connie
Thank you so much for playing our wedding! We got so many comments on how awesome you guys were and how pleased they were with the vibe and the music!!!
You were a huge part of the success of our day! We love your work and look forward to hosting another event with you there. Thanks! Allison
hey, 2 new songs from our new EP "A Waste of Everyone's Time" are now up! go take a listen, tell us what ya think. thanks. -sideshow bandits (changing name and releasing cd on feb. 8th)
You two were rocking Brandt's last Saturday and I was glad to have been there. It was very easy to dance to your set which made it all the more fun. Also, Dawn was rocking with the voice and horn and as usual Mo, you know how to tickle those "ivories". Peace, Wudman Host - Radio Free Mojo - WDLJ 97.5 FM Rocking S. Illinois and the Metro St. Louis East!
Thanks for the birthday wishes hope to see ya soon and I would really love to play some gigs with you 2 kats cause you guys are the shit. Peace and love to you and yours
mo & dawn's gig gear
Master Sequencer: Yamaha RS 7000
Secondary Beats: Boss Dr- 880
Midi Controller: Behringer BCF 2000
Sub mixer: Behringer XENYX 1202
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