Donna Grantis featuring Mike McCready – Trashformer b/w Violetta
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"It's been an incredible honor to collaborate with Mike McCready on these songs. His playing has always been a huge inspiration—from the time I first picked up the guitar through to composing ‘TRASHFORMER’ with this collaboration in mind. Mike adds a glorious solo on the outro of ‘TRASHFORMER’ that is absolutely electrifying and ambient sound effects throughout the B-side, ‘VIOLETTA,’ that are truly sublime. It was so much fun making this music!"0
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Vinyl arrived today. That was pretty fast, especially via Canada Post.
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Many thanks to everyone who has listened to, downloaded, purchased or spread the word about my latest single: TRASHFORMER featuring Mike McCready. I’m truly grateful for your support! Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and talents to this project. The music and art wouldn’t be the same without you!Guitar - Mike McCreadyRecording Engineer - #JoshEvansBass - Cody McKinneyDrums - JT BatesKeys - Bryan NicholsTabla - SuphalaRecording & Mixing Engineer - Bryan MengyMastering Engineer - Greg Reierson at Rare Form MasteringVinyl Label - Chris Adams at HockeyTalkter RecordsDigital Label - @eone_musieOne Music eOne Music CanadaCover Photography - Joe Lemke PhotographyImage Design - Brian Geihl at Dogfish MediaLayout Design - Alex TentaWardrobe - Call and response clothing torontoBoots - Chris FrancisGuitar - PRS GuitarsAmps - vintage Traynor Bass Master modded by Pat Furlan and a PRS Archon 100WCabinets - Traynor YBX212Strings - D'Addario and Co.Pedals - Empress Effects & TC ElectronicProduction Manager - Andrew FugerePedalboard Maestro - Takumi SuetsuguMakeup - Julie PhaxayManagement - Trevor Guy & Chris TaylorLimited edition 7” transparent purple vinyl available exclusively at pearljam.com/shop/music.Listen/stream/download/purchase/share #TRASHFORMER & #VIOLETTA: http://smarturl.it/TRASHFORMER0 -
Would love to get this. But with shipping to Canada and exchange it comes to $32. For 2 songs it's hard to justify0
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Donna Grantis Releases New Music In Collab With Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready
Posted January 3, 2019
Acclaimed guitarist Donna Grantis, best known as the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s celebrated funk-rock band 3RDEYEGIRL, has released two new songs, “Trashformer” and “Violetta,” as a limited edition 7” with Hall of Fame Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready via his vinyl label HockeyTalkter Records. The tracks are off Grantis’ forthcoming album Diamonds & Dynamite, which is set for release in early 2019.
The 7” highlights a collaboration between Grantis and McCready that was sparked in 2013 while Grantis was performing with Prince in his bands 3RDEYEGIRL and New Power Generation. She met McCready following a show at The Showbox in Seattle, WA and years later joined him and Pearl Jam on stage for a pair of shows in Grantis’ hometown of Toronto.
Speaking about the release, Grantis notes, “It has been an incredible honor to collaborate with Mike on these songs. His playing has always been a huge inspiration—from the time I first picked up the guitar through to composing 'Trashformer' with this collaboration in mind. Mike adds a glorious solo on the outro of ‘TRASHFORMER’ that is absolutely electrifying and ambient sound effects throughout the B-side, ‘Violetta’ that are truly sublime. It was so much fun making this music!” McCready adds, “I had the great pleasure of seeing Donna play guitar with Prince and she was amazing! She is a phenomenal guitar player with a killer groove and instinct. I was honored to be asked to play on two of her songs, 'Trashformer' and ‘Violetta.' I’m stoked to be putting out both on limited 7-inch vinyl through my label, HockeyTalkter Records. Hope everyone enjoys the great groove and these sweet songs.”
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“Trashformer” and “Violetta” mark the first new music released by Grantis following her four-year tenure collaborating with Prince. She rehearsed, recorded, performed and toured with the iconic superstar from 2012-2016 and even composed the title track to Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL’s 2014 release, Plectrumelectrum, which reached #1 on the Billboard Rock Chart and was recorded live to tape at his historic Paisley Park Studios in Minnesota. Notable performances include three nights headlining the Montreux Jazz Festival, headlining the Essence Festival at a sold-out Superdome in New Orleans, and a historic performance at The White House for President Barack Obama and family.
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Grantis’ current music marks a new direction for her as a bandleader—writing, arranging, producing and performing under her own name. Rooted in jazz improvisation, Grantis’ group creates a sound unique in today’s music scene—fusing incendiary guitar playing and Indian percussion that has been described by the Star Tribune as “New millennium jazz-rock fusion, sorta like Jeff Beck meets a post-modern Mahavishnu Orchestra.” Represented by IMN, Grantis will tour internationally in support of the album next year, starting January 5 in New York City with a performance at Winter Jazzfest NYC.
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Guitarist Donna Grantis' releases single 'Diamonds & Dynamite", debut solo album due Mar 22
Will McGuirk January 19, 2019The other night I was listening to some jazz by a new kat introduced to me and I said that sounds like jazz, capital J jazz, cemetery institutional sealed done jazz. Jazz is not gone its still going as Jazz goes. New jazz oughta sound like jazz from the 50s sure but spilling through the 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s gathering up channels and nuance, tech and grooves and all those experiences one would imagine an 80 year old would have. So folks, presenting Donna Grantis, about as now jazz as you can get now. The Prince collaborator, member of 3RDEYEGIRL and New Power Generation, has a solo album titled Diamonds & Dynamite coming March 22 on Entertainment One. Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready appears as a guest on a couple of tracks, which were already released as the A and B of a seven inch vinyl. Find it dig it listen.
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