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CD TITLE: Music for Aliens a concert to raise funds for the Tsunami relief effort. The event will feature artists that are pioneering the South Asian meets West movement. The performers will include international DJ/instrumentalist Karsh Kale, the Los Angeles based Indo-Hip Hop group Karmcy, Alien Chatter, and special guests. The concert will be held at the world-renowned Temple Bar in
Santa Monica, CA on Feb. 20 from 8 pm 2 am. All proceeds from the event
will go to CARE (www.care.org). a sophisticated blend of contemporary jazz piano, laced with electronica and funk elements, with special emphasis on Indian Classical Tabla and percussion. Alien Chatter consists of two Los Angeles based session and touring hotshots: Rodney Lee on acoustic piano and Satnam Ramgotra on tablas and percussion. The duo has received global attention for their unique blend of East meets West Indo-Jazztronica.
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http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/alienchatter-02.m3u double doses of chill-pill, depending on which way their galactically informed muses sway
them. -- Tom Cheney, The LA Weekly. doing something that feels right to them and you hear it. Get the album! But, only if you want some of the best Electronified Jazz cooing in and out of you, cleansing every pore in
your body. Gaurav, AsianVibrations.com up CD to be released this spring. Some of Rodney s and Satnam s other work can be heard in major motion pictures such as Black Hawk Down , on radio stations such as KCRW, and
on television spots such as The Tonight Show. Swings' and 'We're All Connected'. They're amazing jams that deserve to be played, dug,
and bought!" Gomez, The Groove Boutique
Artist Information
Band Name: Alien Chatter Biography: Rodney has made a name for himself in L.A. circles as a remarkably versatile player. He is equally at home in jazz, R&B, funk, pop, and electronica. Rodney s sound is honed from years of work on the road and in the studio with diverse artists such as Anastacia, Jody Watley, Chante Moore, El DeBarge, Dakota Moon, Chris Standring, Marc Antoine, Terence Trent D Arby, The Solsonics, The B-Sharp Jazz Quartet, Freddie Hubbard, and the Jazz Crusaders. In 1994, Rodney began a five-year stint with the critically acclaimed L.A. based post-bop jazz group B-Sharp. He recorded three CD s with B-Sharp and toured extensively through America and Europe. In May 1996 Sonic Images records released an acid jazz project entitled solarsystem written and produced by Rodney and Chris Standring. In 1998, Lee produced soul jazz vocalist Jeff Robinson s debut release Any Shade of Blue for Wild West Records. The CD was released to rave reviews, surpassing expectations from abroad (London). Also in 1998, Rodney co-produced the debut release for jazz guitarist Chris Standring. The first single from which reached the top 10 on the Gavin/R&R charts.The new millennium has seen new releases from Chris Standring ( Hip Sway ) that hit #2 on R&R, and two CD s by pop soul diva Jody Watley all co-produced by Rodney. In addition, there was the release of his first solo record of soul and jazz infused electronica entitled Innocent Bystander . Most recently, Rodney completed production on Jeff Robinson s sophomore release Eye Witness which won t officially hit the stores until early 2004. In the past few years, Rodney has begun composing music for television and film. He recently scored the reality based show Beyond Tough for The Learning Channel (TLC). The show, hosted by Ice T, began airing in September 2002. Rodney can be seen on tour with contemporary jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair, as musical director for Jody Watley, playing keys behind the pop diva Anastacia, or performing with his latest project, Alien Chatter, which is a unique blend of Jazz and Asian Underground. Rodney s music has become a regular on KCRW, Los Angeles premiere radio station for modern music. In addition to the above, Rodney s television appearances include The Tonight Show, BBC s Top of the Pops, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Rosie O Donnell Show, and Entertainment Tonight. Rodney began studying piano at age 10. After earning both a B.S. and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Rodney spent a few years as an integrated circuit designer for Bell Laboratories. However, his musical ambition inspired Lee to leave corporate America and pursue a career in music. Heralding from Austin, Texas with a background in both classical and jazz piano, Rodney relocated to Los Angeles in the early 1990 s to take his music talents to a wider audience. Satnam Ramgotra is the latest addition to the Asian Underground movement making waves into pop culture. Collaborating with jazz artist Rodney Lee, Satnam has brought new light to the modern day piano with infusing elements of Indian Classical tabla. A citizen of Canada, Satnam relocated to California to further his musical ambitions at the renowned Percussion Institute of Technology, where he immediately began performing live, and recording with many of his instructors.After studying the tabla under renowned table maestro, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Satnam expanded his experience in percussion including frame drums, African Percussions, Dumbek, Congas, and tinkertoys. Playing with the legendary Ustad Salamat Ali Khan helped Satnam refine his tabla stylings. As a tabla instructor, he regularly delights students at jam sessions and music schools nationwide, where he easily swings from traditional tabla marathons to modern Indo-Jazz music.Satnam has toured with world renowned musicians in the past dozen years, including Beck, Sting, Seal, Nikka Costa, Lili Haydn, among other talents. In addition, he has also significant teaching national and international experiences ranging from Poly-Rhythmos School of Music (Athens, Greece); The Jazz School of Luzerne (Luzerne, Switzerland); Sikh Society of Saskatoon (Saskatoon, Canada); to the Musicians Institute (Hollywood, CA) in addition to offering private lessons in drums and tabla. Satnam has also recorded and performed with a myriad of artists, including Macy Gray, Hans Zimmer, Aaron Zigman, Wayne Jones, Jon Gilutin, Carl Stevenson, POE, Torrell Ruffin, FreakJuice, Danny Peck, Lamya, Michael Landau, Dionesis Savvopoulos, Donna Delory, Slapbak, Rick Boston, Nikos Kippergos, David Lynch, Peter Himmelman, Harold Kloser, Haddaway, and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan among many others. His dynamic work on the drums and percussions has become increasingly popular in Hollywood. Satnam s credits include television shows M.D. s (ABC/Disney), The Late Show with Craig Kilborn, the Rosie O Donnell Show, CBS Morning Show, Late World with Zack, The Radio Music Awards (2001), and BBC s Top of the Pops,. His drums and percussions can also be heard in major motion pictures such as Black Hawk Down, John Q, Zoolander, and most recently Matchstick Men. Radio appearances include KCRW s Morning Becomes Eclectic, and Caf? LA, both of which included live performances.His formal training on the drum set and Indian Classical tabla started at the age of ten. Throughout his elementary and high school years, Satnam performed and competed in regional and national band festivals across Canada, where he was repeatedly singled out and received many awards for his talents.
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their debut release, "Music For Aliens", Alien Chatter conveys