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BIOGRAPHY
Izzi Ramkissoon is a composer/arranger/producer/engineer/ and musician. Izzi is a graduate of the College of Staten Island majoring in both Electrical Engineering and Music with a Concentration in Electronics. Izzi has been a veteran of the NYC scene for over 10 years. Playing most of the venues in New York City as a bassist. Izzi plays both electric and upright basses. As a performer he has played venues such as Studio 54, NXNE festival, and Webster Hall.
Trained in both classical and jazz. Izzi plays in the many different styles of Hip/Hop, R&B, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Latin Fusion, Drum & Bass and more. Currently, Izzi is composing music for various media including television and film, freelancing as a live sound engineer, playing gigs, as well as preparing for graduate school where he plans to study Computer Generated Music. Izzi also works as a College Assistant for the College of Staten Island 's Electronic Music Lab where he switches roles from performer and composer to teacher. Assisting musicians of all ages in production, engineering, and musicianship.
Izzi is now preparing to make his solo debut with his electronic compositions. The first of these compositions to gain recognition is Sub-ter-ain Frequencies, which won the 2007 Look and Listen 1 st place Composition Prize.
PHOTOS + PRESS
Photos by: Mike Shane
COMPOSITIONS
DVD of Sub-ter-ain
Put all people involved name list.Sub-ter-ain Frequencies 5.1
Composer - Izzi Ramkissoon
Date of Composition - April 26, 2006
Title - Sub-ter-ain Frequencies 5.1
Duration - 23 minsInstrumentation -
Izzi Ramkissoon - Electric Bass/Programming/Sequencer/Keyboards/Triggers
Kushiah Hooper- Buckets/Pans and Percussion
David Keberle- Bass Clarinet
Greg Pesochin- Turntables
Alain Alfaro -Video
Konstantin Metelkin - Lights
Corey Folta - Mixing and MasteringScore : upon request Recording : upon request DVD : upon request
Sub - ter - ain Frequencies 5.1
Sub-ter-ain Frequencies is a live multimedia electric/acoustic composition that utilizes MAX/MSP, Pro-tools, Reason, and Sibelius for live electronic sequencing and playback. The piece utilizes 5.1-surround sound technology in conjunction with video and lighting. The piece takes full advantage of the idea of spatial placement of sound textures in an antiphonal environment of 5.1 surround sound while presenting the audience members with visuals that complement the musical ideas.
The composition incorporates NYC subway station ambience and sound, pre-recorded by the composer. These sounds are edited, sequenced, pitch shifted, reversed, and processed with effects to produce an arrangement of steam, screeches, and metallic textures. The piece uses these sounds as melodies and rhythmic motives to form the sound fx into music.
As the composition progresses the musicians navigate their way through the different soundscapes using their instruments to harmonize the setting. The electric bass, which is directly link with MAX/MSP to trigger voices in the subway terminal, is accompanied by the bass clarinet over a droning E flat tone in the terminal. The turntables, buckets and pans creates percussive and melodic textures over a live sequenced drumbeat. Reason is used over this part to chop samples into tones, which are then arranged into figures within the subway car.
The piece also uses video and lighting to amplify the concepts created within the music. All video was pre-recorded at the time the audio was being recorded. The video mimics as well as complements the soundscapes within the composition.
Wednesday , September 12th 9:45pm
The Stone NYC
Corner of 2nd St. and Avenue C
New York, New York 10009 USA
Web: http://www.thestonenyc.com/Look and Listen Festival 2007
Friday May 4th 7:45PM
Robert Miller Gallery
524 West 26th Street
New York, New York 10001 USA
Tel: (212) 366-4774
Fax: (212) 366-4454
Email: rmg@robertmillergallery.com
Web: http://www.robertmillergallery.com
Sub - ter - ain Frequencies 5.1 Video Clips:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
LINKS
For more information about booking and press kits contact at
Email: IzziRk@aol.com
