The Disappeared

“… a serious triple threat… a veritable musical dynamo.” – San Francisco Chronicle

A bold composer, a brilliant pianist and an inventive vocalist all rolled into one, Clarice Assad floats freely across musical idioms, drawing on an array of sounds from Amazon forest wildlife to operatic arias. A classically-trained pianist, Assad is deeply rooted in the earthy, folkloric rhythms of Brazil, capturing the attention of international audiences with her stunning talent. The term “world music” is redundant when applied to her style, a reflection of Brazil’s musical melting pot heritage of African rhythms mixed with European melodies and harmonies. 

 

Biography Robert Weinstein:

Robert Weinstein was born in New York into a family of artists and musicians. His grandfather Philip Sklar, was the principle bassist under the great Maestro Arturo Toscanini and The NBC Symphony Orchestra. Raised in this atmosphere Robert inevitably followed and pursued his education at The Eastman School of Music (Gene Bertoncini), The Manhattan School of Music (Sharon Isbin), Ithaca College and York University studying Classical and Jazz guitar (Tuck Andres, Chuck Loeb, John Scofield, Fred Hand), composition (Andy Brick, Edgar Grana), arranging (Don Sebeskey), ethnomusicology, and film.

Over the years that followed Robert collaborated with many filmmakers, dancers, and musicians performing live, recording extensively and creating unique scores for a myriad of projects. Special creative alliances were formed and gave birth to a highly innovative and unique circle of musicians called upon in his work for commissioned scores. Principle members include maverick-Grammy award winning cellist David Darling (Paul Winter Consort, music for Jean Luc Goddard, Wim Wender, Ashes and Snow), master multi-woodwind instrumentalist Paul Butler, and renowned world-percussionist John Marshall.

Collaborations with David Darling include Musical Massage: Balance, Musical Massage: In Tune , and Open Window . Recent collaborations in film include “Sisters”  produced and directed by Manuel Lopez, “Downsizing of The God’s” , a Vag’ film produced by jsenko productions, “To Remember Him” a film about Indian Spiritual master Meher Baba produced by Shiva Sawyer for which he created a unique piece composed for tabla and orchestra. . In the spring of 2009 the film, “ Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries” directed by Jeff Sewald premièred to a sold out audience at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) for which Robert completed a compelling score. The film was broadcast nationally on PBS and has lead to an EMMY nomination and productions on other great literary luminaries. In 2010 Robert contributed to Gothic Storm, the brainchild of British composer Dan Graham with US licensing through Hollywood publisher PSI records. Robert’s compositions are featured on these albums used in major Hollywood productions, most recently appearing in,:

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385826/
Directed by George Nolfi. 
With Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson, Florence Kastriner.

ContraBand (2012)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524137/
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
With  Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale 


Among most unique highlights to date include participation in The Harbor Symphony, St John’s, Newfoundland, a score created for ships docked in the harbor (The coast guard counted the piece off), The project, RIDE Equestrian Dance Theater, directed by Paula Josa-Jones that combined aerial -modern dance (Polly Styron) beautiful horses, and improvised music, and brave musical explorations with the improvisational trio Bridges and Poems, currently in production of their first album (with John Marshall and Paul Butler).

Robert travels frequently between India, Brazil and New York where he collaborates with many artists and is producing music for performance, film and television.

Contact:
Robert Weinstein
Composer~producer~guitarist
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York  10706
Mobile: 
New York:(347) 415-6673
Rio: (55) 21-9114-8879
Skype:rbtweinstein
Email: Robert@RobertWeinsteinMusic.com
http://www.RobertWeinsteinMusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/RobertWeinstein












