Ari Carter is an indie rock power-trio, the brainchild of Ari Kirkman, Quinn Sternberg, and Nicholas Solnick.

I am a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter currently making music in New Orleans, LA. You can usually find me laying down some mean tambourine (among singing and other things) with my indie rock project, Mighty Brother. 

Constantly playing, writing, collaborating, producing, and improving.

This page is the journal of my growth as an artist. It includes the old and the new, the good and the bad, the live and the over-produced. I hope you enjoy this snapshot of me.

Mighty Brother is a New Orleans-based indie rock band with a genre-bending repertoire of upbeat originals ranging from Avett- inspired Americana to Radiohead-esque art rock. Soaring harmonies and striking melodies knit an eclectic sound, guiding the listener through unconventional grooves and adventurous lyricism.

Dietrich Jon started in the summer of 2013 as a songwriter alias for Dutch-American violinist Diederik van Wassenaer. Rehearsing in garages and basements around Bloomington, Indiana, the band quickly turned into a collaborative effort, culminating in the 2014 release 'Higher': a rollercoastering, disco-tinged EP drawing inspiration from 70's glamrock, britpop and the alt-americana sounds of Wilco and The Jayhawks. 

After nearly three years of writing and recording, Dietrich Jon's debut full-length 'Too Much' was self-released in the fall of 2017. In it, tracks like ‘Sometime’ and ‘Simplistic’ glorify escapism, whereas ‘Paycheck’ features a deadpan ode to the Midwest. Other tracks like ‘Satellite’ and “Independence Day’ tackle miscommunication and mental health. 

After leaving the U.S. in February of 2018 to pursue a masters in classical violin at Codarts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Dietrich Jon returned to it’s roots as a solo project, with new material in the works…

Demos and dumping grounds for the sounds i make at home and ideas for Ritual Spell

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