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The Everyone Orchestra was
a home page article on Pollstar.com
(click here to read the story)
Read about the Everyone Orchestra
from Jambase.com
(click here to read the story)
"Matt Butler's most recent recording and re-emergence
in the Eugene scene is fueled by a deep connection with his
audience and unlimited ways of expressing his inspiration.
Matt is a big reason the Northwest is such a special music
mecca." – Mike Meyer, KRVM
Eugene
“Matt is one of the best drummers I have ever known.”
– Ken Kesey
What people are saying about Matt Butler’s
The Redwood Project CD:
“Matt’s record, ‘The Redwood Project,’
is one of my favorites of all time.”
– Michael Travis, drummer for String Cheese Incident
Listening to this album is like taking a walk through the
forest. – Ken Kesey
The music captures the spirit of the forest. –Grateful
Dead Almanac
Drummer Matt Butler brings together some Bay Area friends
for this enticing trip into music inspired by the earth. Though
countless New Age albums are named after natural elements,
The Redwood Project actually uses acoustic instruments rather
than caked electronics to create lush grooves and a warm,
reposed beauty. This refreshing music creates a relaxing,
organic ambience. -- Karen Hugg, Amazon.com
Butler is able to create through music the sounds that emanate
from the vast vegetation of the coastal redwoods. This is
a miracle to hear and proof of its accomplishment is in how
well the music seeps into the mind. --
Christopher Orman, Jambands.com
A heartfelt and purposeful recording. Beautifully realized,
this acoustically rich CD sings with the integrity of the
forests it wishes to honor. Produced by percussionist Matt
Butler, The Redwood Project recording and cause are both deserving
of your attention and support. -- Anthony
J W Benson, The Edge
This album is appropriate to its subject. The soundscape
has the feel of a hike in the forest, the bass and drums resembling
footfalls on the trail. Although its title might suggest a
new age album which simply combines sweet, soft instrumentations
with nature sounds, it is not that...a muscular, yet deliciously
lyrical sound. -- Dan Liss, New Age Voice
Atmospheric and sultry, smooth as apple butter despite the
decisive rhythmic foundation, this one is sure to sell with
in store play. -- Peggy Randall, NAPRA
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Cover Design of the Year 2000 –
New Age Voice Magazine
Crossroads Music Awards Acoustic Revolution Bronze Star
Winner
The Grateful Dead Almanac featured The Redwood Project
on their Community Page:
The Redwood Project is a musical celebration of the redwood
forest inspired by the majesty of the ancient trees and the
struggle to protect them. Composer/percussionist Matt Butler
along with a stellar cast of musicians delivers organic grooves
that take you on a jamming ambient journey through the forest.
“ What makes this album special,” as explained
by Butler, “is how the redwoods inspired the musicians.
We started each day of recording by taking a hike in the big
trees, letting their ancient wisdom seep into our souls. We
visualized embodying and protecting the trees with our grooves
and melodies, and aimed to capture the different moods and
spirits of the forest in the jams.”
The Redwood Project features performances by Butler, didgeridoo
master Stephen Kent, Greg Anton (Zero), Robin Sylvester (Rat Dog) and Butler’s former Jambay bandmates Chris Haugen
(strings), Mike Sugar (bass) and Shelley Doty (vocals) along
with the chanting of Thupten Lama, a Tibetan lama you may
have seen performing with Mickey Hart and The Grateful Dead
in the early 1980’s.
Matt describes his intention in creating The Redwood Project
as, “bringing the experience of the ancient forest to
people who don’t have access to it. Once touched by
the beauty of these forests, it’s hard for a person
to sit still and watch them disappear. And now that there
is less than 4 % of the ancient redwoods left, it would be
a good thing to motivate people into action.” The music
captures the spirit of the forest in a way that reflects Butler’s
desire to inspire, unify and empower the community that is
protecting the forests.
The album is a benefit for EPIC (Environmental Protection
Information Center). Since 1983, EPIC has led a heroic effort
to protect California’s ancient redwood ecosystem through
public education, citizen advocacy and litigation. For more
information, contact:
The Environmental Protection Information Center
P.O. Box 397
Garberville, CA 95542
(707) 923-2931
www.wildcalifornia.org
Marin Independent Journal
Paul Liberatore
I found myself resonating with another new groove jam CD
“The Redwood Project,” by former Jambay drummer
and percussionist Matt Buter. Recorded in his Creation Nation
studio, a renovated train depot in Woodacre,”The Redwood
Project” reunites Matt with former Jambay bandmates,
Chris Haugen, Mike Sugar and Shelley Doty. Venerable Thupten
Lama, one of the Tibetan monks who toured with Mickey Hart,
contributes some deep-throated chanting, and Stephen Kent,
plays some otherworldly, dream-time didgeridoo.
Matt says the nine pieces on the album were inspired by the
redwoods where he lives. Some of the proceeds from the album,
dedicated to Julia “Butterfly” Hill, will go to
EPIC, a group fighting to save the Headwaters Forest.
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