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Dear friends, old and new, I'm grateful for the gift of music in my blood - and for the opportunity to share some of it with you.  Each song is a message to my future self, documenting emotions, events, and people along my long and fascinating trek through life. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I do. MY SOUND:  I'm genre-fluid, fusing 20th century song forms with modern instrumentation and production.  I try to keep things off-grid and organic.  I believe the song (= narrative + music + beat) is the most powerful powerful form of expression under the sun - and good medicine for the soul. YOU THRILLED ME:  Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Brian Wilson, John Lennon, Gene Clark, John Sebastian, Joni Mitchell, Ray Davies, Buddy Holly, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles,  Hank Williams, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, John Fahey, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Smith, Phil Spector, Martin Gore, Amy Winehouse, Andres Segovia, Chet Atkins, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Gabor Szabo, Bill Frisell, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jerry Garcia, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Richard Manuel, Jim Morrison, Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Willie Nelson, Oliver Nelson, KT Tunstall, Sarah Jarosz, Sigmund Freud, William Blake, Socrates...to name but a few.  MY STORY:  Independent, free agent, DIY, direct-to-you songwriter and studio player (guitar, voice, bass, drum programming, touch of keys) based Greenwich Village, NYC. Aka T-DUB, DreamTiger.  Bitten hard by the music bug in the early '60s upon hearing Maybellene by Chuck Berry and Cathy's Clown by the Everly Brothers on WIBG Philadelphia.  Debuted at 17 with the Al Raymond Band fronting Johnny B. Goode. Broadcast deejay, WYBC-FM, 94.3 from New Haven, CT (1968-70).  Various bands in various genres in the late '60s and '70s in New Haven and in the '80s in NYC (guitar, bass, voice, writing, arrangements and repertoire).  Recorded early '80s on Warner Brothers and SOS Records with singer Bobby Stewart - co-authored, arranged, and guitared on Copyright on Love b/w Interception 12" vinyl (Plan B Music, ASCAP), charted on Billboard Dance chart. I then vacated the music biz for a fascinating career as a management consultant.  During the Pandemic of 2020, I reconnected with music like a long-neglected lover.  She had not forgotten me - and these are some of our love children.  SUPREME THANKS to the best pal, mentor, and supporter a budding muso could have had - my Daddy Jim (RIP). Special thanks to Jack Adams (RIP). Thanks to my bands:  The Students (folk), The Rum Runners (folk-rock), The Vacant Lot (soul), Ice Nine (psychedelic), The High Street Rhythm Kings (roots), Red Beans and Rice (skiffle), and Tenderloin (blues-rock). Thanks to the great Charlie Hickox, Dave Pieri, Kevin McKean, Ezra Doner, Mat Kastner, John O'Leary (RIP), Norm Zamchek, Mercer Sullivan, Ben Slotznik, Ed Landler, and the other jamsters at the late, great Yale70 Cabaret -- you challenged, inspired, and tickled me!  Special thanks to my creative guardian angels and collaborators: Delia Marshall Turner, Dana Smith, Ashley Lieberman, Perry Meisel, Fletcher Buckley, Neil Shropshire, Hap Ellis, Chris Glenn, Bobby Stewart, Kevin McKean, Cara Sheehan, Steve Etzel, Bruce Lundvall (RIP), Meghan Marx, Les Joynes, and Dan Friedlander (RIP) -- my first and best co-writer. Extreme thanks to DSS for your generous studio time and gifted engineering that got me started in 1974; and to FB for helping me build my first home studio in 1996. Thanks to Chris, Fletcher, Twitch, and April for the Z-MO nights on Times Square. Intergalactic thanks to Jody Breslaw (RIP) for opening my ears, mind, and soul to so many flavors of music, culture, and life. Thanks for your support to Linda Frommer, Anne Bellegia, Bob Jampol, Malou Mallison, Karen Eisner, Barbara Damashek, Marty Freeman, Judy Dynia, Peter Menta, Barbara Miller, George 'Bunny' Doolittle, Patty Murray, Nick Moy, Rika Burnham, Grace Duffield, Renee Freedman, Traci Devine, Jay Dougherty,  Marcie Drexler (RIP), Manny Campbell, Monte Morris, Ira Lowenthal, Jon Tiven, Kevin Beers, Jim Sheehan, Bobo Lavorgna, Tim Cain (RIP), Gary Lucas, my beloved sons Mike and Dave, my revered parents Kay and Jim (RIP), my beloved sister Susie, and my cherished lifedance partner and best pal Ellen Matson. Thanks to the Philadelphia Folk Festival for introducing me to titans like Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson. Thanks to my formal music teachers, Skip Davidson (guitar), Lucky Mosko (theory, Yale) and Henry Gaffney (songwriting, New School). Thanks to Kevin McKeown and Rich Sanders (WYBC) for teaching me the basics of audio engineering - and to Gordon Weingarth (RIP) for guiding me into radio.  Thanks to my choral directors Jean Houck (RIP, Nether Providence HS Meistersingers) and Patrick Gardner (Riverside Choral Society). Thanks to Swarthmore (PA) Music Center for hiring me at 16 to teach guitar.  Thanks to People's Tire Store, Media, PA for the records that inspired me.  Thanks to Tad Shaffer at Sweetwater, from whom most of my gear flows. Thanks to Matt Umanov for the conversations and gear over the years. Thanks to B&H for over four decades of great service. Thanks to the team who fixed my broken hands:  Dr. Steve Beldner, Dr. Nick Wessling, Dr. Jason Cooper and Nicole Pizzolato. Thanks to Leslie Hassler for the photos. Thanks to Tom Moore, Bob Siroka, and Iain McGilchrist for your words of wisdom. TOOLS I TRUST: Apple, Metric Halo, A Designs, Avalon, Neumann, Lauten, Royer, Sennheiser, Bayer, Waterloo, Fender, Gretsch, Gibson, Nord, Moog, Waldorf, Sequential, Melbourne, Roland, Isla, Akai, Celemony, Izotope, UAD, Tone Projects, FarPlay, cannabis.  All music, lyrics, arrangements, performances, and recordings Copyright © Tim Wood Powell for TW Powell Co. Inc. dba DreamTiger Media, all rights reserved.  No persons living or dead were harmed during the making of these songs. Enjoy irresponsibly at maximum volume on the best gear possible and (at least slightly) dazed and confused - dancing encouraged!  Please come again - I drop evolved mixes here, each dated in YYMMDD format. Thanks for your listens, likes, shares, follows, and comments. Real music for real people -- if you can hear it, please spread the word!  MADE WITH LOVE IN NYC, USA.

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“Anyone having trouble getting to, or staying, asleep should proceed with caution when playing The Mortal Prophets’ debut album around bedtime. The demonic intentions implied by the album’s name and defined by John Beckmann … coil each selection in menacing directions, bringing fresh, often frightening twists to these standards. Be aware - when you engulf yourself in these riveting, uncompromising performances. They are not for the squeamish.”
- American Songwriter

John Beckmann and his evolving band of genre-bending roustabouts dig deep into America’s primal scream. Beckmann is an unholy mix of mad scientist and blues shaman, a man who’s spent his life careening between high-concept design, dark experimental ambient operas, and the electrified roots of American music. If you think you’ve got him figured out, think again—he’ll zig when you expect him to zag, dragging you into the shadowy corners of his mind where art, music, and madness collide.

He cut his teeth in the unforgiving concrete jungle of New York City, making waves with furniture that looked like it belonged in a dystopian sci-fi flick. Inspired by the Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich, Beckmann’s chairs, tables, and other sharp-edged creations were more like functional sculptures, ready to challenge your perception of what furniture—and art—could be.

But Beckmann’s appetite for creative chaos couldn’t be satisfied by mere design. Music was his next conquest. With The Mortal Prophets, he didn’t just dip his toes into the blues; he took a deep, dark dive, emerging with a sound that’s equal parts Mississippi Delta and futuristic nightmare. Their debut album, Me and the Devil, isn’t just a reimagining of blues classics—it’s a full-throttle ride through a sonic landscape where Beckmann’s gravelly voice and electronic beats pull the old ghosts of the blues kicking and screaming into the present.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any darker, along came Dealey Plaza Blues. This album, named after the infamous site of JFK’s assassination, is drenched in the paranoia and conspiratorial dread of the 1960s. It’s blues, but twisted through Beckmann’s uniquely sinister lens, with eerie electronic undercurrents that make you feel like you’re being watched by the shadowy figures lurking just out of sight.

Beckmann’s talents are not limited to music and design. He also created Hanussen: The Enigmatic Clairvoyant - a dark ambient opera that delves into the life of Erik Jan Hanussen, a clairvoyant with ties to the occult and Nazi Germany. Like his music, the opera explores the dark intersections of history, power, and mysticism, showcasing Beckmann’s fascination with the shadowy side of the human experience. Hanussen further cements Beckmann’s reputation as an artist unafraid to tackle complex, unsettling themes.

John Beckmann’s journey from designer to musician is a testament to his boundless creativity and his ability to excel in multiple artistic disciplines. With The Mortal Prophets, he has found a way to bring his diverse influences together, creating music that is both a tribute to the past and a bold statement for the future.

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