Music for everyone, music for others. A life against the current. No genre in music! It is too simplistic to give a genre to everything!! Music is an expression of human emotions and it is necessary to learn to understand humanity in its complexity.

Back on planet Earth…..

After a long strange trip on the Silver Machine, lost in space and time somewhere across the universe, Crispy finds himself back on planet Earth. Also returning to a more Earthly sound with music firmly planted in the roots and dirt. An independent artist with a grounded electro-acoustic Indie folk-rock sound, Crispy is focusing on solo work.

Asheville’s original Space Rock pioneers!

Montreal native Asheville based producer/engineer and bassist, owner of Good Flow Recording in Erwin Tennessee.  This page is for archiving ideas, demos, and live recordings that are important to me. My catalogue is diverse and I don’t know how to pitch it, so I’m just gonna drop a bunch of names below along with some adjectives to help you decide if you want to look them up or hit me up.

Studio and touring bassist for dozens of original projects over the years, including the Syracuse jam bands Count Blastula and Plainman Brown, a roster of Asheville area experimental/ambient improv ensembles such as the Seraphim Arkistra, Space Medicine, the Mystic Ferrymen, and myriad genre-spanning collaborations as the other half of a duo with hammered dulcimer visionary Mary Sparks. Large body of work with theremin-led space rock band Silver Machine comprising 7 album releases, numerous television/radio appearances, national tours and co-bills with acts such as Boombox, the Disco Biscuits, J-Wail, the Mantras, numerous short film and soundtrack contributions including a complete re-scoring of the 2012 re-release of George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” which saw significant international distribution and a limited but annually recurring October theatrical release.  Other credits as a bassist include jazz fusion quartet Wayfarers All, rock n roll power trio Andrew Thelston Band, indie/shoegaze band Warm the Bell, award winning soul-rock outfit Downtown Abby & the Echoes, absurdist neo-soul act Waxing Gibbous, and a years-long residency under the name “Free Anesthesia” as a weekly live collaboration with Snozzberries guitarist Ethan Heller and Empire Strikes Brass drummer Nik Hope in which each show featuring a new themed set every week along with a special guest musician to round out the band.

Notable production credits include 3 albums with folk/americana artist Hope Griffin along with a hauntingly beautiful single composed and performed as a duet called “Carousel”, 2 albums with Americana songstress Samara Jade, the debut EP of Rachel Waterhouse’s neo-soul nom-de-plume “Sister Ivy,” the folk/americana album debuts of Asheville herbalist Josh Fox and Upstate New York balladeer Mike Davis (& the Laughing Buddha Episodes), Vickie Burrick’s “Many a Ship,” and as engineer and bassist on Abby Bryant’s powerful debut album “Not Your Little Girl” which featured Jeff Sipe on drums, John Ginty’s keyboards, and guitarist Bailey Faulkner with whom I co-produced the album. Artists I’ve worked with as an engineer number in the hundreds but a few of my favorites were Shovels and Rope, Rickie Lee Jones, Claude Coleman of Ween, and Col. Bruce Hampton.

I also once played tuba with the Oak Ridge Boys but no record of it exists so you’re just gonna have to take my word.

Funky Sounds for Psychedelicized Folk and Other Enigmatic Humans.

 

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Asheville NC based singer/songwriter Jordan Okrend blends the old school with the contemporary. Growing up in Raleigh NC, Jordan picked up the guitar at age 7 and immersed himself in the music scene performing hundreds of gigs from a young age. From his love of artists such as John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley, Okrend struck upon his own soulful sound; vintage pop imbued with an infectious jazzy, bluesy rock edge and socially conscious lyrics. From the get go Okrend’s music tended to draw from the social/emotional spectrum which resonated deeply with his growing fan base. His first press write up was a glowing hometown article on his music video for his debut single “Bottled Up” which raised awareness of teenage depression.

 

Jordan released his first two EP’s, Unpredictable and Rising Up, between 2010 and 2012 while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston and supported both releases by  performing throughout the East Coast in NC, NY and Boston. He later traveled around Brazil and Hawaii; soaking up the native musical influences and writing songs for his latest EP, World Keeps Turnin’. Okrend, like his trusty

Martin acoustic, which has accompanied him since he began his musical journey, has now seen thousands of performances and has gained a lot of attitude along the way.

 

“I feel music should touch people and speak to the human experience, so I find myself writing a lot about the state of the world and humanity’s place in it.” Okrend reflects. His newest batch of songs reveals a rawness that echoes the conscious sentiments of his musical heroes while building further on his signature soul pop sound. The new music video for his single “Go My Way” is all about seeing the positive possibilities in a world that seems to offer nothing but the contrary. “We live in a challenging world” Jordan admits. “I want to encourage people to find their own personal freedom.”


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