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DAYTONA is a New York based trio featuring Hunter Simpson (guitar and vocals), Christopher Lauderdale (drums and vocals) and Jose Boyer (bass and vocals). After playing in bands together in Chapel Hill, NC, they came together post-relocation in 2011 and released a debut EP "Storm So Long" in 2012. Simpson is also a member of Wild Yaks, and Boyer was formerly in Harlem.

As DAYTONA the members reach out in some new directions, with looping finger-picked guitars setting a groundwork for sprawling harmonies over often hypnotic beats. They draw inspiration from a wide range of American folk music, classic rock, and African & Caribbean sounds and rhythms, but the final result is a refined hook driven style of pop music complemented by smart lyrics and positive musical passages.
 
At their core, DAYTONA's songs tread the fine line between the exuberant and the melancholic, dealing with the familiar themes of uncertainty, love, the desire to move (first single "The Road" is a loose chronicle of a 40 day cycling trip from North Carolina to New Orleans that Simpson and Lauderdale made in 2008), and the importance of staying put.

The self-titled album was recorded in North Carolina by Ari Picker (Lost In the Trees) and mixed by Matt Boynton (MGMT, Hospitality) at Vacation Island in Brooklyn, NY.


DAYTONA - Honey

Ludovico Einaudi - Una Mattina

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#1 iTunes Classical Album (US)
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Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction.  Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.  

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting.  "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.  

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price.  Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor-Op. 55, No 1 (Variation) Piano, Violin, Cello - Chad Lawson

From the I Want To See You Dance EP, out October 21st, 2014 on Grand Jury. 

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I Want To See You Dance

Requiem De Mozart - Lacrimosa - Karl Böhm - Filarmónica De Viena

I took some time away to write a short collection of piano and string pieces named 'Of Sleep and Time'. This is the opening piece.

Of Sleep and Time is available for free download at https://levipatel.bandcamp.com/

I have recently released an alternate version 'As she passes (nocturne)', included on my album A Shifting Lightness https://levipatel.bandcamp.com/album/a-shifting-lightness

Of Sleep and Time

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As she passes

You Only Like Me With The Lights Out

This is a short piece of classical music that I recorded to show off Pianoteq Stage running on a low-end computer (Acer C720, 1.3 GHz/2 GB RAM), controlled by a low-end digital piano (Casio PX-160), played by an awesome individual (myself).

Liadov Prelude op.11 no.1 b minor (Pianoteq demo)

SAPPHERIC UPLOAD FOR SAPPHERIC'S ZONE (ROOM)

Baby Einstein - Classical - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat major, Op. 73, Emperor - Pachelbel - Bach-Beethoven-Schubert-Mozart-Dvorak - Classics For L

Chapter 2 Light World gameplay music from Super Meat Boy! for XBOX Live Arcade and PC/Steam!
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Liadov Prelude op.11 no.1 b minor (Pianoteq demo)

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