Pasāda Justin DeHart

• 1 Apple Blossom 11:17
• 2 Rolling Meditation 23:50
• 3 Always Very Soft 09:11
• 4 Cymbalmusic Series #4 - Ecce 11:30
• 5 Faropace 11:56
• Total Runtime 01:07:44

Info zu Pasāda

Pasāda is comprised of a selection of percussion-based compositions that explore the essential sonic and healing properties of rhythmic repetition. The album features work by Peter Garland, Pauline Oliveros, John Luther Adams, Eleanor Hovda, and John Bergamo.

Pasāda is the Pali word for clarity and serene confidence. It is the quality of mind that allows one to move confidently towards the goal without restlessness and anxiety. Imagine a clear, calm lake…

This project began during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, when we were all searching for new ways to engage with music outside of the concert hall. I was inspired to use the time to go “inside” and explore the essential sounds of some of my instruments. I was interested in finding repertoire that fostered a sense of intimacy and was healing. I sought a mode of music-making where I could immerse myself in the sounds and examine their timeless aspects up close. This search naturally led me to pieces that were minimal in construction, relatively quiet, largely ambient, and possessed of a “floating” quality—compositions that allowed the instruments to tell their own story, or at least act as a significant collaborator in the creative process. (Justin DeHart)

Justin DeHart, percussion

Performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Justin DeHart

Justin DeHart
From Sacramento, California, Justin DeHart is a GRAMMY-nominated performer of contemporary musical styles from classical to pop, and from world to electronic. Justin is a current member of Los Angeles Percussion Quartet (LAPQ) and his musical resume includes performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, pipa master Wu Man, and various pop legends, including Cheap Trick. His debut solo album entitled Strange Paths on Innova Recordings (works by Brian Ferneyhough, Iannis Xenakis, Michael Gordon and Stuart Saunders Smith) was lauded as “mesmerizing” by Percussive Notes for his “palette of sounds and intricate weaving of lines.” Justin was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for percussion studies in India and his talents have been featured at concerts around the globe.

Justin holds a B.M. degree from CSU Sacramento, a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts, and a D.M.A. from UC San Diego. He appears on over 100 solo, chamber and contemporary releases on MCA, Sony, Mode, Innova, Sono Luminus, Albany, New World, HatHut, Populist, Bridge, Sub Pop, and Skunk Records. A Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, Justin is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an endorser of Black Swamp Percussion, REMO, Sabian, and Innovative Percussion Inc.

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