Dawson/Scott
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Dawson/Scott • /pronounced
”Dah-son-skot”/ •noun
1 :An East-Coast based American Indie Music creative collaborative project which uses a melange of modern popular musical genres and audio production techniques to merge words, poetry, sound and music to powerful artistic sonic creations.
2 : Two highly creative performers who are instrumental in spearheading the emergence of the wordrock revolution in independent ("indie) rock music.
Dawson/Scott are:
Cyndi Dawson – Voice, Words, Effects and MaGik
Rk Scott (RkS) – Electric Basses, 6-string Contra-bass and Fretless Basses, Acoustic Basses, Guitars, Rhythm Programming, Electronics, Sound Manipulations, Effects and AlKemy
Dawson/Scott came into existence in early 2009
when performance artist, poet and wordrocker Cyndi Dawson asked electric
bassist/musician and budding music producer Rk Scott (
Tweede Kamer), whom she met through
mutual friends and artistic associates and colleagues, to assist her with an
ongoing project that involved merging music with spoken word pieces.
After a number of trials and tribulations to create just the right formula
using a range of musicians, the two artists, who became fast and stalwart friends,
realized that they shared a similar musical and artistic vision unlike that of
their peers. Often referred to by close friends as "psychic twins" or "twins", (their birthdays being only a day apart), Cyndi and Rk both realized that they had very similar musical tastes
and artistic leanings and that it was very difficult for other musicians
involved in their scene to relate to the independent and alternative genres
that they both were interested in working with. So they decided to embark
a journey together to create not just a recording, but a new genre. As they
began to encounter other artists and collaborations that were somewhat similar to theirs, it
was suggested to them by close friend and artistic colleague, poet/musician/producer
and all around renaissance woman Jackie Sheeler (one half of the
SheelerBirth
collaboration) that they start a new "scene", which she coined "wordrock".
Wordrock is not just poetry set to music. It’s
not just spoken word with musical sound-scapes. It’s not merely some
off-shoot of hip-hop and/or rap or slam poetry. It’s so much more. Wordrock is a budding genre of modern
independent rock music that incorporates all of these elements and more to
create a powerful form of music and expression. Dawson/Scott's music encompasses
many influences and genres, including punk/hard-core, industrial, breakbeat,
jungle, drum & bass, funk, and jazz. Their lyrical content addresses
a wide variety of issues which may include but is certainly not limited to the
social, the political, the emotional, the spiritual.
Central and Northern New Jersey and New York City are Dawson/Scott's primary
focal point. But the use of the internet and their involvement in independent
music and literary circles and communities has made it possible for
Dawson/Scott to quickly gain international recognition and a burgeoning cult
following, particularly amongst internet listeners. Cyndi's skilled poetic and
lyrical composition skills combined with Rk's expansive musical arrangements
and productions create Dawson/Scott's own unique style - their own brand within
the quickly growing microcosm of wordrock.
Currently, Dawson/Scott have released a small
handful of promotional singles over the internet (many of which can be found
on this site) and are hard at work finishing
up their first full-length CD production. They're also gearing up to
perform their works live at venues in the New Jersey/New York Metropolitan area, and
beyond, as well as various other radio, television, internet radio, and similar media outlets. For more information, to contact Dawson/Scott, and to hear
Dawson/Scott's fresh, amazing brand of wordrock, check out the following
internet resources:
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Audio Credits: Guitar on To Sir With Love played by Chris McMillan. Possession, I Dreamed I Was Dying, Warlords, Outside Grrl, and The Passing of Things drums played by Sigtryggur "Siggy" Baldursson*.To Sir With Love drums played by Mark Bencivengo. Guitar solos on Funkie Junkie played by Chris McMillan. Featured on Fat Cat Ripple are Cyndi Dawson - voice, RkS - 6 string contra-bass and samples, Jackie Sheeler - backing vocals, drum programming and samples, Rick Lewis - keyboards and synthesizers, Tommy Abousleman - guitars. Keyboards on The Passing of Things - Rick Lewis. Outside Grrl (To Sir With Love), Big White Houses, Doing The Math, Funkie Junkie, Warlords, Posession, I Dreamed I Was Dying, The Passing of Things and 1987 Black Leather Pants mixed and produced by RkS. Fat Cat Ripple mixed and produced by Jackie Sheeler. Guitar tracks for Outside Grrl (To Sir With Love) recorded by Chris McMillan and mixed/edited by RkS. Outside Grrl drums assembled/edited/mixed by RkS. To Sir With Love drums recorded/mixed by RkS. Guitar solo tracks for Funkie Junkie recorded by Chris McMillan and mixed/edited by RkS. Main vocal tracks for Big White Houses recorded by Jackie Sheeler and mixed/edited by RkS.
*Sigtryggur "Siggy" Baldursson appears on Outside Grrl, Warlords, Possession, I Dreamed I Was Dying, The Passing of Things and 1987 Black Leather Pants, courtesy of Sony Creative Software, Inc.
Video Credits: Dawson/Scott
concept by Cyndi Dawson and RkS.
Words
written by Cyndi Dawson, and music written, arranged and produced/mixed by RkS.
Video presentation created and produced by
Cyndi Dawson.
