Excerpt from the opening soundtrack for Catherine Young's State Of Exception which toured in Ireland in February 2020. Live Recording. Musicians: Martin Schärer (RC50 Looppedal, Dundun, Udu, Cymbals, Exhaust pipe, Bells), Vivienne Long (Cello), Brian Fleming (Bodhran. Composer: Martin Schärer

State Of Exception / excerpt

Live audio recording of Catherine Young Dance's “I Call To You” as part of Dance Limerick’s Step Up programme – recorded on the 6.th September 2018 at St. John’s Church, Limerick. Except out of a slow build (25min track)
00:00 – 01:35 part one
01:35 – end. part two
Composer: Martin Schärer (percussive composition) and Michelle O’Rourke (devised melody based on psalm 53 text)
Musicians: Michelle O’Rourke (vocals, loop pedal), Martin Schärer (percussion, electric bass guitar, loop pedal)
Dance Choreographer: Catherine Young

Insstruments include:  dundoun, djembe, African bells, exhaust pipe, cymbals with bow, shakers and bass guitar / extortion pedal and use a loop-pedal Boss RC50.

Excerpt / I Call To You

Experimenting with Ableton live and percussion.
Poem by Mahmoud Abbas

Palestine

Audio recording for Mintesinot Wolde’s “See You In The Green” 2021.
Composition & music by Martin Schárer.
Instruments: Bolon, Berinbau, Bells, Shakers, Framedrum, Djembe....

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Alan Gleeson (Ableton Live) and myself (percussion) were trying out possibilities of live looping and processing percussive sounds. Those recordings where done on one of those exploring sessions. Recorded live in the studio as we experimented.
Instruments: African Dundouns, bells and woodblocks.

Percussion/Electronica1

Alan Gleeson (Ableton Live) and myself (percussion) were trying out possibilities of live looping and processing percussive sounds. Those recordings where done on one of those exploring sessions. Recorded live in the studio as we experimented.
Instruments: African Bells, Kessings

percussion/electronica

Percussion/Electronica2

Soundtrack as part of Mintesinot Wolde’s “See You In The Green” 2021.
Instruments: Ngoni, woodblock, shaker, rainstick effects, voice.

SYITG

Mongie’s Polka. Recorded for Catherine Young Dance's “The Welcoming Project” (cut version)
Composer: Martin Scharer
Musician: Jon Sanders (Mandola), Méabh Begley (Box), Jeremy Spencer (Fiddle), Jade O Connor (Vocals), Esosa Ighodaro (Vocals),  James Mahan (Pipes), Brian Fleming (Bodhran), Tony O Flaherty (Bass)and additional recording, Martin Schärer (Djembe & all other percussion)
Sound recording and mix: Alan Kelly

Polka for TG4 48Khz mp3

Mongie's Polka

Recorded for Catherine Young Dance's "The Welcoming Project"
Composition: Martin Schärer
Musicians: Cormac Breathnach (Whistle), Brian Fleming (Bodhran, Bones) Jon Sanders (Mandola), Raed Said (Darbucca / Riq)
Recording and Mixing: Alan Kelly