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deviationsPROJECT

Paganini meets Royksopp

About Me

deviations PROJECT is a British electronic music group comprised of producer Dave Williams and international violin virtuoso Oliver Lewis.
Dave and Ollie first met in 2001 at Wembley Arena (London), for rehearsals of a Christmas special version of Spirit of the Dance. They soon became good friends and later in the year, decided to collaborate, mixing the beauty of classical melodies with modern textures and rhythms.
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Take a sneek peek at some of the music from our upcoming album "The Ivory Bow".
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deviations PROJECT
The duo's self-titled first album blends elements of classical music with electronica; pieces such as Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”, Bizet’s “Carmen” and Bach’s “Sonata in Gm” are recreated with modern music technology. Contemporary compositions, including Dave William’s own songs, John Williams’ “Theme From Schindler’s List” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross” are integrated with the classical works on the group’s first full-length release, a self-titled LP.
For Deviations Project on iTUNES click the album cover!
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adeste FIDDLES
An achingly beautiful interpretation of some of the most wonderful Christmas compositions in the world. A combination of virtuosic instrumentation and lush, futuristic arrangements. Soaring melodies are performed by international virtuoso Oliver Lewis with a jaw-dropping sonic backdrop provided by renowned producer Dave Williams from the famed crossover-classical duo Deviations Project.
For Adeste Fiddles on iTUNES click the album cover!
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BEAUTY
"A Barnes and Noble exlusive compilation featuring 3 dreamy trax from deviations PROJECT. Also on the album are trax from Amethystium, Blue Stone, Sleepthief, Kopas and Daksha. Includes a unique version of Edelweiss not available on any other album".
Please click the picture above for this special album only available at Barnes & Noble Booksellers and www.bn.com.
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Member Since: 2/28/2006
Band Website: davewilliamsmusic.com
Band Members:

oliver LEWIS
International violin virtuoso Oliver Lewis was hailed by the New Zealand media as ‘The fastest fiddler from the west. His phenomenal world record breaking speed in "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" is unmatched by any other violinist. Making his concerto debut as a child prodigy at the age of 12, he went on to win scholarships to the Purcell School of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and the Berne Conservatoire. He made his sensational European debut playing Ravel’s Tzigane and Bruch’s G minor Violin Concerto as soloist with the Bern Symphony Orchestra. Since then he has gone on to perform world wide as a soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras.

Oliver is a

artist and uses their strings

daveWILLIAMS

Dave studied classical piano from the tender age of 4, but after some years discovered his father’s guitar and turned to the dark side. After completing A levels and the customary degree in Art + Design, he became a professional musician. Dave began his musical career playing with best friend John Deacon, the bassist of Queen, in several different bands. When the magic of touring began to lose its charm Williams opened his own recording studio and became a songwriter for Warner/Chappell.

Dave became the Music Director for the long running international smash hit Spirit of the Dance, which has four touring shows in the US and two international touring groups. Formed in 1996, Spirit of the Dance is a foot-stomping international production featuring a spectacular display of traditional Irish culture that has thrilled audiences all over the world.
Williams’s own compositions have most recently been performed by Oliver Lewis and broadcast to over two billion people in Asia.

Quotes about Ollie
’Magnificent talent, he took the audience into another world’ (Guardian)
‘Virtuosic, seamless brilliance……….(London Evening Standard)
’Lewis left the audience mesmerized’ (Daily Express)

Quotes about Dave
‘You must be the scruffy one with the guitar?’
(Tom O’ Keefe – Neurodisc Records)

Influences: Once described as "Paganini meets Royksopp. An incredible mix of “State of the Art” electronic computer technology and the pure, inspiring tones of the acoustic classical violin.




Sounds Like:
For Deviations Project on iTunes click here

Please enjoy a fabulous netcast from RadioMystic.com It features an interview with Deviations PROJECT’s ownDave Williams!

Check out a wonderful interview that DJFIX had with us!

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Record Label: Neurodisc Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ivory Beaux

Hey Everybodypeeps - Spring is here and everything is all curly and new - Woohoo! So here as promised is the new track listing with original titles and composers. Did anyone get the Camera Gazing a...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:52:00 PST

THE IVORY BOW

Pant ...Gasp.......Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!! Just come up for air! Phew, that was a long blog break - nothing since November :(  but now I can safely say that the new album "The Ivory Bow" is finally c...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:40:00 PST

Good News and Bad News!

Hi Everybodypeeps! - Hmmmmm.....well I'd better  just jump straight in and explain some stuff that's been going down over the last month or so. The Good News is that Adeste Fiddles (No it's no a ...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:53:00 PST

IS IT CHRISTMAS YET?

Well this is well overdue, (last blog stardate - June 07) So appologies to everyone hanging on my every word After six sizzling months of intense musical shananigans - the Christmas baby has been deli...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:43:00 PST

At Last!

Wayhey!!!!!  After Two weeks of impatience our Beauties arrived. We're very proud - well I am - Ollie's off in the Caribbean fiddling, so I have them all to my self - Moowahahahahahahaha!!!! Ok -...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST

The Story So Far

Well here we are again - still doing Christmas! This is the List so far - all done except for the last 4 1. Silent Night  2. We 3 Kings 3. Coventry Carol        ...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Sun, 27 May 2007 08:52:00 PST

Beauty Is In The Ear of the Beholder

Hey Thrill Seekers, I've got some fab news! Neurodisc is releasing a Barnes and Noble exclusive album called BEAUTY, next month. By happy coincidence ;) the launch will coincide with "M...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:53:00 PST

Soon be Christmas!

Well it's absolutely beautiful  - everything smells fresh and new, British Summer time is finally here - no really! Ollie was away in Rotterdam with Spirit  last week  - ...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:39:00 PST

She was no "Lady"

A highly charged air of excpectancey was tingling as the maestro strode in through the door of the "Old Barn". I could hardly contain myself as I impatiently waited for an introduction to hi...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:45:00 PST

A New Lady?

Ollie has a new lady in his life - he's bringing her up to meet me this weekend for a bit of a session ........yeah right ....It's a new fiddle! He gave me a blast over the phone on Tuesday and althou...
Posted by deviationsPROJECT on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:22:00 PST