Many of us have had our checkbooks and credit cards flailing lately in support of whoever we're supporting in the upcoming elections. While we have them at hand I'd like to draw your attention to another cause that could use your help.
Darcy James Argue and his Secret Society have a very important opportunity to record a much needed collection of Darcy's original material on
New Amsterdam Records. This sure to be magnum opus will be entitled
Infernal Machines Unfortunately, such things can be prohibitively expensive for a quartet, let alone a full steampunk big band. Darcy is making an appeal for help. This is a great chance for all of us to support a wonderful composer and project.
About Darcy and his music; I first became aware of Darcy through his blog. Truth be told it was one of the primary influences for this blog. I had heard recordings of his music there and was really inspired by his composition. The real tipping points for me were his performances/lectures at IAJE(RIP) this past January in Toronto. I was absolutely floored by his music. He is in a class with Maria and the few others that are really going places with large scale jazz composition and orchestration. You can read my initial reactions to his performance
here.
