The Werks

Octave Cat - "Strawberry Fields Forever > Pogo" from MiniBeard festival 6.25.2021 Hammonton, NJ.
Eli Winderman - keys, Jesse Miller - bass/mix, Charlie Patierno - drums

photo by Ron Adelberg

Strawberry Fields Forever > Pogo 6.25.2021

Artwork by Kurt Redeker of Knew Conscious - 'HADO'
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We Are Water

Present Ghosts

"Duck Farm" The Werks 3/3/16 @ AURA Music Festival

Some of our favorite jams from our 2016 'Inside A Dream' Tour. Enjoy!

Find full sets at https://thewerks.bandcamp.com/


Give Or Take (Agave Avon, CO 2 .14.16)

The lead track from Magic Beans' upcoming album "Casino Cabaret", to be released 3/16/18.

Here On Out

Had a blast in Denver with lots of special guests, including Jeff Franca (Thievery Corporation), Todd Stoops (Electric Beethoven) & more! 

See you at the 9th Annual Werk Out Festival, August 2nd-4th in Ohio, with The Werks, Umphrey's McGee, Lettuce, Papadosio, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Twiddle & lots more! Details at http://www.thewerkoutfestival.com.

Check when we'll be in a town near you this Summer at bit.ly/WerksTourDates.

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LIVE @ Ophelia's - Denver, CO 03.23.18

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Better Than Before

Studio Versions of:
1. When the Dust Settles
2. Scheme
3. Atlas
4. EHM
5. Golden Gate

When The Dust Settles

Golden Gate

Slow Coast III, a drifting dreamstate snapshot of reality and fantasy becoming a blur. Take the car out of gear and drift down the curves of CA-1 with me.

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Slow Coast III

Gravel Roads

Lotus - Spaghetti 2-04-2012

Elevate

Trapezoid

The Werks "Moby Dick" 11-3-2012 Soundstage Baltimore MD

Select tracks from the initial lineup for Gratifly Music and Arts Festival in Westminster, SC 
(July 25-28th, 2013)
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The Werks - Galactic Passport

On their new LP Magic, jamband favorites The Werks transcend their roots while never losing their identity. Poignant songwriting and engaging melody come together on a record that showcases their maturation as a multidimensional group of uniquely creative musicians.

The virtuosic rhythm junkies of The Werks have released four highly acclaimed studio albums over the past ten years - Synapse (2009), The Werks (2012), Mr. Smalls Sessions EP (2014), and Inside a Dream (2015) - performed well over one thousand shows (including launching their own multi-day music festival The Werk Out), and released countless live recordings including last year’s Live at The Werk Out live album. In that time they’ve earned a devoted fan base across the world and reputation as one of the most energetic, compelling, and downright entertaining live acts in the business. They’ve developed a hard won confidence, and a willingness to fearlessly chart new sonic territory on Magic. 

“This is our first truly multi-genre album” says Chris Houser. “Each track has its own unique vibe and sound. We didn’t write these songs to please people, we wrote them because this is what we hear when we turn off the outside and let the creativity flow.” 

The songs on Magic started as sketches the band members crafted independently. Coming together in their sonic dojo The Werkspace, those seeds of groove were nurtured by the group, growing into fully wrought songs through holistic arrangement and organic improvisation. “Our writing is collaborative,” explains Dan Shaw, “but starting with demos written individually gives each band member a chance to leave their fingerprint on a tune.”

The songwriting finished, the band decamped to Sonic Lounge in Grove City, Ohio. There lead engineer and producer Joe Viers (Blues Traveler, Twenty One Pilots) settled down to work with the studio’s legendary Amek/Neve 9098i mixing console. One of only thirteen in the world, Sonic Lounge’s was originally installed in Olympic Studios in London, England, where it served to document the unique creative mojo of Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, and more.

Joining Viers were assistant engineers and producers Aaron Oakley and B.J. Davis, and the unstoppable horns of Columbus’ own Hoodoo Soul Band - Chris Young (trumpet), Kevin O’Neil (tenor), and Phil Clark (Baritone) – while Kenny Holmes, tour manager and right hand man, was the gaff tape that held it all together.  Finally Columbus native and current Los Angeles, CA resident Brian Lucey (Train, Dr. Dog) mastered the record.

From those sessions emerged a rare jewel of a record; Magic is muse put to tape, a direct download of the creative spark. “This is a recording of the music that’s in our souls” explains Rob Chafin. “In a way, the past decade has been leading to this moment. We play and write together so seamlessly now, we’re able to channel the inspiration in our hearts out into our instruments, and come at this from a pure place.” Together, these visionaries have crafted a record where melodies take flight, dancing and twisting around the sonorous main of the tune itself. By fusing their spirited improvisation to a core of immediately engaging songwriting, The Werks have truly performed a feat of modern musical Magic.

Give Or Take (Agave Avon, CO 2 .14.16)

The Werks

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