Second Sky is Billy Medina, Liam Lascek-Speakman and Wes DiIorio. The band was formed by Billy, Liam, Wes, and Michael Christie from the remnants of the Arabic ensemble "Medina." Second Sky was created to explore the musicians' interests in other forms of music including house, dancehall, trip-hop and bossa nova. As a live band, Second Sky has performed across the east coast with bands such as The New Deal, Moonraker, Particle and Dub Trio. The shows are often highlighted by regular guest apperances from musicians like Melissa Dunphy (aka Mormolyke), DJ Image, Justin King, Dan Kauffman, Pete Barnhart, Chad Kinsey, and Tim Riggs.
Second Sky's music has also been featured in advertisements as well as several releases on labels including Escada Music, Bellarine Recordings and Swordtail Records. The track "Nebula 5" was also featured by L'Oreal's "Garnier Fructis" in promoting its website.
Second Sky's new single called "Tie Down", on Escada Music, is available exclusively at beatport.com, and includes remixes by Nikola Gala and Sancho & E-Lation. (Tie Down) "Such a brilliant vocal....Love it, playing it for many more moons to come" - Opencloud. And just released on July 5, 2007 is Second Sky's newest EP "Action!", also from Escada Music.
Expect several more releases in coming months including a new "Sancho & E-Lation vs Second Sky" release on Bellarine Recordings, featuring remixes by 4Mal, and Alex Ocampo. Also, Second Sky's collaboration with Sancho & E-Lation called "Dirty Innovation" on Swordtail Records, featuring remixes by Brisker & Magitman and Native.
As at home creating moody instrumentals as they are at pop structured vocal tracks (with a twist of course), Second Sky's music is as versitile as it is eclectic. Kevin Krieger, Weekender Correspondent, says: "An electronic jam that deftly combines acid jazz and trip-hop and marries them to a funky backbeat for a totally modern sound." Carla Di Fonzo, Intelligencer Journal, says: "Second Sky laces together space-age electronica and global-village funk. The result is archaic-futurism that you can dance to."
Second Sky's music has received plenty of internet-radio airplay recently, featured on broadcasts including Willy Sanjuan's "House Kingdom", DJ Clairvo's "Downtempohead", Beatfreaks Radio, and Opencoud's "Open-Up".
Currently, Several collaborations and remixes are also in the works, with such artists as sitarist Harry Payuta, Pete Barnhart, Opencloud, Thomas Blondet, Native, and Upstairs Recordings' Solus.To puchase Second Sky digital releases from Beatport Click Here
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