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Chasing The Monsoon

About Me

Chasing The Monsoon is a new and exciting collaborative project featuring powerful rhythmic elements, haunting vocals, shimmering ambient soundscapes and incorporating rock/celtic/world music influences.
Introducing:
Ian Jones - plays bass, various guitars but can often be found dabbling with keys and samples! He is also founder member, creative force and guiding light of British progressive/celtic rock band Karnataka with whom he also plays bass, acoustic guitar, keys.

Karnataka (also featuring Lisa Fury) have released four albums and two dvds to date and are currently working on a new studio album The Gathering Light.
Further info @
www.karnataka.org.uk
www.myspace.com/karnataka
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Steve Evans - producer/engineer/keyboards/vocals - has worked with many artists in a distinguished career. Steve produced Karnataka's last studio album Delicate Flame Of Desire. On this new project Steve's compositional and 'soundscaping' skills come to the fore helping to forge the unique sound of chasing the monsoon.
Further info @
www.myspace.com/stevepevans
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Lisa Fury - lead vocalist for Chasing The Monsoon and Karnataka. Lisa's beautiful vocals have previously brought her to the attention of Pete Waterman & Warner Chappell.
Further info @
www.lisafury.com
www.myspace.com/lisafury
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Ian Simmons - guitarist and writer. His playing encompasses many styles from jazz to rock to classical.

Further info @
www.myspace.com/iansimmonsart
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/8/2006
Band Website: chasingthemonsoon.com
Band Members: Steve Evans:
Keyboards, programming, vox:

Ian jones :
Bass, acoustic, keyboards :

Lisa Fury :
Vocals:

Ian Simmons :
Lead guitar, acoustic guitar :

Record Label: tbc
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Album update

The band are back in the studio putting the finishing touches to the debut album and 2 new songs (working titles 'December Sky' and 'Skyhigh/Chant') which were written/recorded over the summ...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:29:00 PST

New Official Chasing The Monsoon website

Chasing The Monsoon have recently launched a new official website at www.chasingthemonsoon.com Take a look....have a listen....leave a message......join for a chat.......
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:16:00 PST

Songs For Luca 2

An exclusive mix of  Circles of Stone is featured on a new compilation album from Dave and Debbie Bainbridge (Iona) with contributions from a myriad of talented artists including: Moya Brennan, J...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:13:00 PST

New album compilation track teaser!

The band have been back in the studio recently working on new material for the debut album. These have been the first sessions for several months whilst band members worked on individual projects, Kar...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:01:00 PST

Troy Donockley

Chasing The Monsoon are very pleased to announce that Troy Donockley recently contributed some beautiful and haunting Uillean pipes and whistles to the new album currenlty being recorded. Troy has per...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:00:00 PST

Album update

"We've recorded over an album's worth of material, 15 songs in total, which is giving us scope for shaping the overall feel and dynamics of the album." Steve/Ian/Ian/Lisa The working titles of the tra...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:49:00 PST

News update

After a break over the summer to work on individual projects the band will be returning to the studio shortly to continue work on the album. "We have reached the stage where we are starting to hear t...
Posted by Chasing The Monsoon on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:45:00 PST