Welcome #tonegrove visitors! Here are some select albums / songs from my various projects that are available for purchase on Bandcamp. Thanks for stopping by!
TONE GROVE - An Ojai Music Marketplace
THE TONE GROVE
SUNDAY 12/12/2021
1-5pm
Vortex Magazine presents 20+ Local musicians selling their vinyl, CDs, t-shirts & more.
Erik Paparozzi & Mikael talk about "ARIZONE!" with Paul Myers on the Record Store Day Podcast
The Lizard Music segment begins at 00:23:10 if you are impatient-like.
Episode #56 of The Record Store Day Podcast features Laura & Mark from the funky, trippy trio, Khruangbin (Dead Oceans), and Mikael & Erik from the de-constructive pop quartet, Lizard Music (Omnivore Recordings). We also drop into Technique Records in Miami to meet the man they call Mikey R. Plus, RSD's Carrie Colliton speaks of absent friends from the record store community and we pay our respects to fallen rock heroes George Harrison and ace rock photographer Mick Rock. Sponsored as always by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest RSD news, and find out how to win one of three copies of the Ethan Russell photo book, Get Back by The Beatles, from Callaway books. (You can hear our Ethan Russell interview on Episode #55)
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Chris Apple & Mikael talk about Lizard Music's "ARIZONE!" on the Rock And Roll Grad School podcast
Goosebumps A La Carte
I asked the internet to share songs that give them goosebumps EVERY TIME. My submission was “Strawberry Letter 23” by Shuggie Otis. That coda section is otherworldly. Good stuff. Here are the responses in no particular order. I love the experience of sharing music. Is there no better feeling than to have your mind blown by a “new song” that you just want to hear over and over again? It’s up there with sex and chocolate for sure.
A few things:
It’s a 12+ hour playlist. It’s unreasonable, sure. Maybe small doses to start, then gradually increasing until you reach the desired effect.
The intro to “Eminence Front” by The Who is such a deep vibe. That hits a bunch of buttons for me - synths, deep groove, repetition. I mean this song treads the incredibly fine line between hip and illegal. Bass Chorus? Townsend & Co. somehow pull it off with aplomb.
I’m so glad that someone posted Regina Spektor’s “The Visit.” I hadn’t heard this incredible song before. Thank you.
Piano Improvisation "Inner Work"
I recently felted my upright piano, meaning I placed strips of felt between the hammers and the strings, and the resulting sound is pretty dreamy if you ask me. Thanks for listening.
NEVER STOP EXPLORING: COLLABORATION WITH SONOS RADIO + THE NORTH FACE
I was given footage from nine different North Face climbing adventure films and was asked to create soundscapes with them for SONOS Radio. In collaboration with the filmmakers and the athletes I composed audio expeditions for some of the most inspiring, forbidding and remote locations around the world.
Join these inspiring athletes in this series of sonic adventures to Antarctica, to Ethiopia, to California to Japan and more…
“Thanks for the Beta” featuring the sounds of The High Sierra, California with Alex Honnold and Emily Harrington
“Skiing Lhotse” featuring the sounds of The Himalayas with Hilaree Nelson
“Sawanobori” featuring the sounds of Shomyo Falls, Japan with Matty Hong and James Pearson
“Dirty Gnar Gnar” featuring the sounds of Mount Poi and Mount Kenya with Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright
“Sending El Cap” featuring the sounds of El Capitan, California with Emily Harrington
“Towers of Tigray” featuring the sounds of Ethiopia with James Pearson
“Life Coach, Alaska” featuring the sounds of Ruth Gorge, Alaska with Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk
“Pitumarca” featuring the sounds of Peru with Nina Williams
“Expedition Antarctica” featuring the sounds of Queen Maud Land with Alex Honnold, Cedar Wright, and Savannah Cummins
"Close Your Eyes" by Greg Loiacono
Greg and I met a number of years ago in Ojai while he was working on a bunch of new tunes and he asked me to play piano on this absolutely lovely track. There are lots of nice discoveries that punctuate throughout.
Expandards + Jamie Drake live at the Ojai Valley Museum on July 9th
We’re excited to perform with our good friend Jamie Drake at The Ojai Valley Museum on Friday July 9th. Mexican cuisine prepared by La Fuente is included in the $35 ticket price. Kids under 12 free. Doors at 6pm and the music starts at 7pm.
Quindar "Choco Hilton" Official Video
From the 2016 Quindar LP “Hip Mobility” this song “Choco Hilton” makes very deliberate use of the Quindar Tone. This is music for a yoga class in zero g.
"Pierre Lafond" Mikael Jorgensen Remix
Here’s a remix of the song “Pierre LaFond” by US Elevator:
"Wave Of Dreams" Mikael Jorgensen Remix
"Varnishing Day" (Mikael Jorgensen Remix)
In 2013, Eric Harvey (an alumni of the band Spoon) asked me to remix his song “Varnishing Day” off of his “Lake Disappointment" LP. This track was the first thing I made after relocating from Brooklyn to Ojai, CA and it has operated like the soundtrack of an exciting new chapter in my life. The 80s bit in the bridge still feels honest and funny all at the same time.
Mikael & Josh Rosenberg talk about music and touring life on the newest episode of the "Roadcase" Podcast
Please join us for this special episode with multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Mikael Jorgensen. Mikael takes us on a journey from his roots in New Jersey to his current home in Ojai, California and everywhere in between. His life with Wilco started 20 years ago when he met Jeff Tweedy in 2001 and began touring with the band in July 2002. Self-admittedly, Mikael did not have a deep background in the alt-country genre which Wilco made famous, but instead comes from a very personal musical history. Mikael shares his unique musical points of view with a liberal smattering of stories from the road and tons of great anecdotes and personal peeks into the world of Wilco. Come along for this one and enjoy the ride!!
For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase
To support Roadcase on Patreon, please visit: http://www.patreon.com/roadcasepod
Contact: info@roadcasepod.com
Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer
Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media
Contact: info@soothsayer.media
Mikael Jorgensen on Joe Plummer's "Tour Stories" podcast
This episode combines a few tour stories AND a Check-In with Mikael Jorgensen, keyboardist of Wilco. It all starts off with some words for the recently passed Chick Corea. Next we hear Mikael's views on collaboration, the importance of making a mess in songwriting and why he loves improvisation, even if it's in "slow motion" due to a pandemic. He also tells us what it's like to do a 12 day tour with a song in the set that he never knew how to play. We learn his threshold on drinking absythe and Joe and Mikael exchange some ridiculous humble brags on their Bridge School Benefit experiences. All this and a new tune from Mikael's project Expandards. Music by Expandards, Palm Fronds Nobukazu Takemura, and Joe Plummer. Episode sponsored by Izotope. Izotope.com
Listen:
Expandards "River" Featuring Jamie Drake and Paul Mertens
Hot off the presses for this holiday season: Expandards version of Joni Mitchell’s timelessly brilliant song “River” re-imagined by Mikael, Isaac + Mario Calire, featuring guest vocals from Jamie Drake and tenor sax by Paul Mertens.
Lizard Music "ARIZONE!"
You might be looking for “ARIZONE” by Lizard Music and you’ve come to one of the right places. We needed to take down our newest record but don’t worry, it’s for a really good reason that we’ll get to soon enough. In the meantime, you can take a listen to all the old Lizard Music records on Bandcamp
https://lizardmusic.bandcamp.com/
Stay tuned…
What happens when you ask the internet to overdub on a bassline & beat?
I asked people on Instagram & Facebook to download this track:
Then overdub themselves onto it. I only gave the Tempo of 120 bpm & the key of G and that was it. No other direction. Whatever they felt over this baseline groove was what I wanted. I asked that they would send me just the files of their recordings.
I got 31 submissions from all over the world resulting in an Ableton session with nearly 150 tracks.
This is a sprawling piece of music and was an absolute delight to work on. I want to thank all the contributors for making the time and taking this seriously. I made sure that everyone who contributed is included in this final mix.
Enjoy.
Clarque Blomquist - 808 Beat - Synths - Drum Machine - Vocals
Rob Burger - Bass Harmonica + Ebow Electric Guitar
Mario Calire - Drum Kit
Kate Jackson Charlow - Cicada Field Recording
Dave Cipriani - Electric Slide Guitars
Scott Cole - Electric Guitar
Andre Costantini - Synths & Electric Guitar
Brian Craig - Ambient Electric Guitar
Andy Day - Electric Guitar
Austin Donohue - Vocals
Graeme Gibson - Bass + Solina
Scott Hirsch - Acoustic Guitar & Harmonium
Seth Kauffman - Percussion + Electric Guitar
Jason Koth - Samples and Pads
Dustan Loque - Synths, Synthbass & Vocals
Scott Mattingly - Delightfully Demented Fuzz Guitar
Meg McCormick - Electric Guitar
Cheyenne Medders - Electric Guitar & Synth Solo
Paul Mertens - Bari Sax & Alto Flutes
Tim Nodar - Vocals
Brian Obernesser - Drum Machine, Synth & Guitar
Rain Perry - Vocals
Steve Puddle - Vocals
Mrs. Adam Schatz - Sax Solos
Sam Sentivan - Drums, Bass & Electric Guitars
John Shields - Wurlitzer 120 Electric Piano
JShogren - Resonator Guitar
Jesse Siebenberg - Musique Concrete Flourishes
Sam Small - Electric Guitar
Jeff Stultz - Beer Can Percussion
Jason Stumpf - Electric Guitar
Ray Wilko - Electric Guitar
Expandards - Cycling | Nature Boy • OUT NOW
Cycling
Words and music by Mikael Jorgensen & Isaac Koren
Mikael Jorgensen - Keyboards / String Arrangement / Production
Isaac Koren - Vocals
Mario Calire - Drums
Jeremy Turner - Cello
Mixed with Scott Hirsch at Echo Magic, Ojai, CA
Mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Nature Boy
Words and music by Eden Ahbez
Mikael Jorgensen - Keyboards
Isaac Koren - Vocals
Mixed by Mikael Jorgensen at Expandards HQ
Mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Expandards: "Nature Boy" Official Music Video
“NATURE BOY” Directed by Trevor Tuttle
A woman steps into the Record Parlour and loses herself in a fantasy.
CAST
Her - Tari Elegele
Him - Isaac Koren
Customer - Michael PiccirillI
Customer - Chadwick Hemus
Customer - Skip Heller
Clerk - Lula Barneche
NATURE BOY performed by
Vocals - Isaac Koren
Keyboard - Mikael Jorgensen
CREW
Production Coordinator - Lula Barneche
Production Manager - Jon Giacalone
Production Designer - Chris Honetschlaeger
Editor - Barrett “Baz” Heathcote
Editor - Michael Matzdorff
Stylist | Wardrobe - Mara Carrizo Scalise
Costume Design - Jennifer Eve
Cinematographer - Brent Mata
Assistant Camera - Sam Kim
Gaffer - Scott Smith
Grip - Alex Gracie
Steadicam Operator - Quaid DeBaca
Colorist - Dante Pasquinelli
Craft Service - Molly Tuttle
Sound Mixing - Michael Beliveau
Special Thanks - Robert Bailey, Robert Bryant, Chandra Feltus, Andrew J. Amato, NEER Motion
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