Immerse yourself in the magic of the intergalactic voyage into unknown Brazilian music and feel the pain!

Abobora Mechanica

"The surface means as much as the songs."
All Music Guide on Peter Gabriel's 3rd record, Melt.
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The timeless music of Peter Gabriel re-envisioned by The Security Project.

Members of King Crimson, Shriekback and Gabriel's original band bring these genre-less masterpieces into the 21st Century. Seattleites Trey Gunn and Michael Cozzi join esteemed drummer Jerry Marotta and NY keyboardist David Jameson to harness the core of these songs. Added to the pedigree of these players is the voice of Brian Cummins. His interpretations add haunting authenticity to the immaculate arrangements.

These recordings are a first – no one has dared take on Gabriel's material at this level before.

Full tracklist:

1. Lay Your Hands
2. I Don’t Remember 
3. No Self Control
4. The Family & Fishing Net
5. I Have The Touch
6. Intruder
7. The Rhythm Of The Heat
8. San Jacinto
9. Games Without Frontiers / Of These, Hope
10. Here Comes The Flood
11. Back in NYC
12. Biko

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West Coast tour May, 2016

May 18  Seattle, WA -- Columbia City Theater (2nd show just added)
May 19  Seattle, WA -- Columbia City Theater
May 20  Portland, OR -- Alberta Rose Theater
May 21  Eugene, OR -- Cozmic
May 24  Santa Cruz, CA -- Don Quixote Music Hall
May 25  San Francisco, CA -- Social Hall
              (with Barry Cleveland and Amy X Neuburg)
May 28  Los Angeles, CA -- Whittier Center for the Arts
May 29  San Diego, CA -- Ramona Mainstage

Lay Your Hands On Me

The timeless music of Peter Gabriel re-envisioned.

Members of King Crimson, Shriekback and Gabriel's original band bring these genre-less masterpieces into the 21st Century. Seattleites Trey Gunn and Michael Cozzi join esteemed drummer Jerry Marotta and NY keyboardist David Jameson to harness the core of these songs. Added to the pedigree of these players is the voice of Brian Cummins. His interpretations add haunting authenticity to the immaculate arrangements.

These recordings are a first – no one has dared take on Gabriel's material at this level before.

No Self Control

This track is a live mashup of two of Peter Gabriel's pieces. "Games Without Frontiers" from the 3rd record and Of These, Hope" from "The Last Temptation of Christ" soundtrack.

The timeless music of Peter Gabriel re-envisioned.

Members of King Crimson, Shriekback and Gabriel's original band bring these genre-less masterpieces into the 21st Century. Seattleites Trey Gunn and Michael Cozzi join esteemed drummer Jerry Marotta and NY keyboardist David Jameson to harness the core of these songs. Added to the pedigree of these players is the voice of Brian Cummins. His interpretations add haunting authenticity to the immaculate arrangements.

These recordings are a first – no one has dared take on Gabriel's material at this level before.

Games Without Frontiers  / Of These, Hope

San Jacinto

2nd CD follow up to the acclaimed Live 1. 


”The Security Project Live is a beautifully reverential and creative reinterpretation of these Peter Gabriel classics!” 
– Kevin Killen, engineer of Gabriel’s “So” record 

“The Security Project expertly reimagines Peter Gabriel’s groundbreaking early output, creating an immersive experience both in performance and on its debut release Live 1. The group goes far beyond conventional tribute band territory, infusing the songs with new arrangements and elements while staying true to the spirit of the material. Original Gabriel drummer Jerry Marotta, former King Crimson touch guitarist Trey Gunn, ex-Shriekback guitarist Michael Cozzi, and keyboardist David Jameson recreate the sonic vibe of Gabriel’s halcyon days, while bravely taking it forward. Vocalist Brian Cummins nails the classic Gabriel sound, right down to detailed inflections and cadences. Gabriel enthusiasts across the board will be taken by the band’s high-octane approach full of drive, determination and energy.” 
– Anil Prasad, Innerviews 

"What Security Project does is accomplish what's been too long in coming: positioning Peter Gabriel's music as repertoire. It's clear that while the band treats Gabriel's music with no shortage of reverence, it's also about a more open-ended approach to the music." 
– John Kelman, All About Jazz 

"Strong marks go to this unique project that will appeal to Peter Gabriel fans and progressive rock aficionados. This is a live album, but the level of musicianship among the band members makes that easy to forget until hearing the audience applause following the tracks. Writing as a Gabriel fan myself, the telling fact is that I’ll probably play Live 1 more often than I play Gabriel’s own recent reinventions." 
– Jeff Elbel, IE Magazine 

"Somehow, like Gabriel, the Security Project’s performance strikes the right esoteric balance between the tribal groove of world music and the inscrutable logic of the best progressive rock." 
– Peter Lindblad, Elmore Magazine 

"The Security Project has captured not only the sonic details of Gabriel’s music but also the revered artist’s quirkiness" 
– Cryptic Rock 

Members of King Crimson, Shriekback and Gabriel's original band bring these genre-less masterpieces into the 21st Century. Seattleites Trey Gunn and Michael Cozzi join esteemed drummer Jerry Marotta and NY keyboardist David Jameson to harness the core of these songs. Added to the pedigree of these players is the voice of Brian Cummins. His interpretations add haunting authenticity to the immaculate arrangements.

Live 2

Mercy Street

Family Snapshot

purchase here: 
https://7dmedia.bandcamp.com/album/prog-noir

With riveting performances by the modern prog-rock legends Stick Men – Tony Levin, Markus Reuter and Pat Mastelotto – , "Prog Noir" is ambitious, achieving and immediately essential. Cinematic themes, towering grooves and intricate arrangements are all on tap, and shower down in abundance. Proving conclusively that the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its parts, this herculean effort exceeds any perceived limitations of the trio format -- satisfying even the most devout and demanding of listeners. 

Long-time fans of Stick Men and King Crimson will revel in ecstasy, as the three sonic adventurers gleefully waltz to the outer fringes, while remaining sure-footed through every scene. The chemistry of Levin and Mastelotto has never been more evident, keeping a solid, propulsive undercurrent flowing beneath the soaring presence of the ingenious 'mad scientist' antics of Reuter. ... and a profound presence Markus Reuter does prove himself to be. One could be quickly forgiven for mistaking his avid, searching, convicted playing for that of Master Fripp, if administered under blindfold! 

The album's ten compositions showcase Stick Men at their most versatile and enterprising; there's even some superb vocals (and vocal arrangements). While most of the large following the band has amassed will undoubtedly be surprised by the more structured and preconceived nature of the tunes, the revelation is a pleasant one. The album triumphantly succeeds on every level, with the group even displaying a playful sense of humor, clearly enjoying and savoring the moment. 

From the overpowering to the sublime; from an organic, instinctive avant garde, to intricate, Crimsonesque tapestries, to rich cinematic themes and potent melodies, the album embodies the go-for-it, pioneering spirit that fans of the genre have long savored. A modern prog epic!

Tony Levin: Stick and Voice 
Markus Reuter: U8 and AU8 Touch Guitars and Voice 
Pat Mastelotto: Acoustic and Electronic Drums and Percussion 

Prog Noir

TU is Trey Gunn & Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson 

TU Bio Story: 
In November 2002, a few months after mixing the King Crimson "The Power To Believe" CD, Trey and I absconded to Matt Chamberlain's loft studio in Seattle with engineer, Bill Munyon. 

Being Seattle (a city that drinks a lot of coffee), we formed a daily habit of drinking strong coffee which was immediately followed by more coffee and then jam. Later, we would drink more coffee, organize the jam into a form, and drink more coffee and jam again. By the end of the day, which was really the beginning of the next day, we would pause for coffee and Absinthe while Bill would do a rough mix. 

After some sleep followed by coffee, we would repeat the process allowing the muse to take us where she willed, which was usually for more coffee and jam (except for that one day with smoked salmon and coffee). After 10 days of this we had 90% of what is now called TU. The last 8% required calander breaks and still more coffee. The remaining TU% are divided evenly between chocolate chip scones and orange cranberry muffins. 

Review comments: 
"These two (TU) have come so far, the place they left behind is in the future" 

"Stunning debut from the two quiet KING CRIMSON players, reveals a Square Pusher Zeppelin bombast tempered with an ambient Eno textured calm juxtaposed with the fury of Coltrane improvisation." 

"Wow!. what fun! Great brainfuck stuff." 

"The strongest one/two vocal punch since the Beatles unleashed John and . . . . . . Yoko." 

"Trey & Pat, TU - fiiiiiiiiiiinaaaaalllllllyy. It's eminently worth the wait, though: loud and reckless with a take-no-prisoners attitude, it's the most rawkus-filled ProjeKct disc out there. Almost even makes Thunderbird seem tame." 

"Sounds like The Power To Believe's rude, younger brother. Intricate, hard-hitting stuff!" 

"Trey & Pat, TU - yep, still causing headaches as much as ever. Bwaaaaaaahahaha!"

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Trey Gunn -- touch guitars, fretless guitars, voice 
Pat Mastelotto -- drums, percussion 

TU Mastelotto/Gunn

Absinthe

from the Firma release
https://treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/firma-96k

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Solo guitar recorded on the evening of March 17, 2020.

This album is a companion to the Punkt series of recordings.
Identical recording/performance strategy, but completely different outcome.

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Trey Gunn - 10-string Warr Guitar

Recorded live on March 17, 2020 to two channels.
1st channel - direct
2nd channel - Rode microphone on a Phil Jones Double Four amplifier

All recording and post-production was done at 96khz.

Mixed/Mastered at 7d Studios, Seattle

Artwork - Julia Hensley

Solarization

For Trey Gunn, the merging of storytelling, visual imagery and music have always been the point of contact for his creative life. Photography, painting, language and film play together to reinforce and inspire the musical experience he has sought throughout his rich career.

A native Texan who now resides in Seattle, Gunn, began his musical life at the age of 7 playing piano. His interest in music grew through various instruments: electric bass, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, and the touch guitar. He completed a degree in classical music composition at the University of Oregon before moving to New York City where his professional life blossomed.

In 1992 he was asked to join David Sylvian and Robert Fripp in a collaborative project that toured throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. The band released "The First Day" and "Damage" – a live recording from the Royal Albert Hall in London – both on Virgin Records. During this period Gunn also found time to record his first solo album "One Thousand Years.” This recording began his work merging storytelling, dreamtime and music. 

In 1994 he joined King Crimson – a group many contend as the most aggressively, adventurous rock band of all time. Over the next decade he participated in seventeen King Crimson CDs, two DVDs and hundreds of performances. For his role in this configuration of the group (Belew, Fripp, Gunn and Mastelotto), Gunn helped evolve a new and unique instrument. This 'tapped' instrument, the Warr Guitar, is a 10-string touch guitar with the range of a piano. It can be heard, in depth, on his 8 solo recordings. 

In addition to the powerful performances and recordings of The Trey Gunn Band, Gunn has toured and/or recorded with TOOL, John Paul Jones, Maynard J. Keenan’s “Pusicfer”, Vernon Reid, Azam Ali, Michael Brook, and David Hykes of the Harmonic Choir.

2003 saw Gunn fully step into the world of multi-dimensional art forms. He began working on a series of children’s stories set in Africa, a setting of Gregory Orr’s poem “Orpheus and Eurydice” and he and Joe Mendelson gave birth to Quodia,  a new form of multi-media performance  art.

In addition to running his own media label (7d Media) and a multi-media production company (7 Directions), he is currently dividing his time between his solo work, film and television scoring, and building multi-dimensional media projects.


www.treygunn.com

www.originalvoice.coach

www.7dmedia.com

Solarization

Trey Gunn

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