Orissa[1] mastermind — and "almost" one-man band — David Dodini is sharing this exclusive video premiere of his song "Tara" from his upcoming...
Orissa[1] mastermind — and "almost" one-man band — David Dodini is sharing this exclusive video premiere of his song "Tara" from his upcoming Resurrection album, due November 3, 2017.
A graduate (with honors) of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Masters Degree from the Biella Conservatory’s Scuola Niccolo Paganini in Biella, Italy, Dodini ultimately pushed his strict classical training to the side in order to explore the cross pollination of multiple styles, such as jazz, Balkan, prog, metal, and folk rhythms. Throughout all the tracks on Resurrection—which was funded with the assistance of a $20,000 Kickstarter campaign—Dodini played all the instruments, with the exception of drums, which were performed by Jason Gianni (drummer for Trans Siberian Orchestra, Neal Morse, Book of Mormon).
"I had three main things that I wanted to accomplish by making this video," explains Dodini. "The first was to make a video that would showcase the lyrics for 'Tara,' which contains the opening chapters of a sonic and poetic journey that unfolds over the course of the entire album. I wanted something that called attention to the poetry and also captured the lush, psychedelic, geometric, and fractal nature of the harmonies, rhythms, and ambience of the music. The second was to feature the album artwork by Jamie Koala, and the animation skills of Max Millermaier. But what I wanted to do most was to pay homage to the people who funded my Kickstarter campaign that enabled me to make this album. I called my backers the 'Circle of Angels.' Originally, I was to make a web page that honored their contribution in perpetuity. As the time neared, it hit me that it would be even more cool to embed my honoring of them in a work of art