UNITED STATES OF EQUANIMITY(USOE) is a platform for the creative expressions of Roy Layer, who was born in Toronto, Canada and currently lives in Peterborough. 

USOE began in an analog home basement studio in 1987, which lasted until January 1989. The second digital home studio came together in 2012. 

All these recordings are essentially live spontaneous manifestations made using musical hardware.  Pre-recording loops of simple motifs with the Kaossilator Pro and Kaos Pad, and having access to multiple instruments at arm's length permits  a significant presence and versatility without losing touch with the immediacy of the moment.  

Art for art's sake.  U.S.O.E. is a non-commercial enterprise.  All tracks are free to download.  They may be freely used so long as credit is given.  Additional spontaneous collaborations with close friends are posted under the name "Space Patrol".

Feel free to reach out.  I would be happy to hear from you.  

Implements of Realization: Korg Wavedrum, Korg Kaos Pad, Korg Kaossilator Pro, Korg R3 Synthesizer / Vocoder, Nord Electro 3 Samples, Organ & Piano, Access Virus Indigo II Simulated Analogue Synthesizer, Alesis SR18 Drum Machine, Yamaha Piano/Organ P155, Moog Theremini, Tascam DP-02 8 Track Digital Recorder, 12 Channel Mixer. A PC is used for post processing. 


We are not longer posting to SOUNDCLOUD.   Please visit http://www.wearethesupergroup.com/msc for more episodes or use your native app.  BIG LOVE!  Music Matters!

Classically Trained in Guitar, Singer-Songwriter, Educator, Speaker, Published Writer. 

Victor fell in love with the guitar during his high school years.  His live solo performances attracted the attention of many.  Within a few years he was playing guitar and bass in bands at dance clubs in New York City.
 
A turn of events led him to study music at a conservatory in New England.  Besides the traditional course work in music theory and 20th Century composition, he studied classical  guitar and took piano and voice lessons. During this time he gained experience in choral work; he toured with the school choir and orchestra performing throughout the USA.

Over the years he has had the privilege of performing at notable places such as St. Bartholomew's, Willard Chapel (Auburn, NY), Battle Creek Tabernacle (MI), General Conference Chapel (MD), World Trade Center (Boston, MA), Women's Christian Temperance Union (Watertown, NY, Chapter), public parks, Protestant congregations and at an international interfaith convention in Washington, D.C.

In the 2000s Victor toured with the Pro Arts International Choir as a musical feature, performing with the Gypsy Rebels (profile picture) at Disneyworld (FL), Disneyland (CA), Museum of Latin American Art (CA), La Sierra University (CA), and Atlantic Union College (MA). He directed the first Classical Guitar Clinic for Pine Tree Academy for two years (ME).  He has also had the honor of having been invited for a private performance in honor of Jennifer Smith, the former Premier of Bermuda (1998-2003).

Later Victor toured New England with Bill Malia, a Christian recording artist, and performed at Soulfest 2007, the largest Christian music gathering in Gunstock Mountain, New Hampshire.  In the Midwest, he has performed in La Porte, Indiana  and two appearances at Andrews University Classical Seminary Series.  In Canada he has performed in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. 

Until this day, his performances have been heard at live concerts or private settings.  Currently he is working on recording his first album featuring his original compositions.  It is scheduled to be out by the spring of 2019. In the meantime, enjoy his demo work on SoundCloud.

David Newland is a musician, performer, writer and radio host based in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.

I'm a Toronto musician and music-lover. I perform in various guises, including as one-man blues-band Broke Fuse (http://www.brokefuse.com/). I'm also co-founder of the Scarborough Uke Jam (http://www.scarboroughukes.com/).

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