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Cordovan

About Me

Cordovan is Los Angeles producer/composer/bassist Greg Reeves. Cordovan originals, remixes, and artist productions span pop, downtempo, dance, rock, dub and reggae, hip-hop, jazz, world music, and folk genres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordovan music appears on many compilations alongside artists like Thievery Corporation, Norah Jones, Tosca, Kaskade, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Brazilian Girls, Dimitri, Miguel Migs, etc. . . . . . . . . . .. Labels include Sony/BMG, Quango, Tuff Gong, Kinkysweet, Swank, Further Out U.K., Bastard Jazz, Shadow Records, Upstairs Recordings. Press and interviews can be found in publications like JazzTimes, URB, XLR8R, Bass Guitar Magazine, Rolling Stone, BPM, and others. Airplay comes courtesy forward-thinking radio like KCRW, BBC-1, and many others. Cordovan tracks and remixes can be found in many downtempo and dance DJ playlists internationally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reeves has worked with a wide range of other artists in a variety of genres--producing, playing bass live and in the studio, mixing, etc.--including Bird York, Jeff Trott, David Harrow(Adrian Sherwood, Dub Syndicate, On U Sound) James Hardway, Keith LeBlanc(Sugarhill Band) Miguel Migs, Nyee Moses, Jill Sobule, Chuck Prophet, E Reece, Visionaries' Zen, LVX Collective, Jesse DeNatale, Dead Kennedys, Ras Midas, Richard E, Vincent Kwok, and other talented folks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Remixes include Bob Marley, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Rocket from the Crypt, Gabriela Anders, Calexico, Verbrilli Sound, UnknownBoy, Solar Apple Quarktette, Jesse DeNatale, Cills, Barbara Manning, Friends of Dean Martinez, Chuck Prophet, Aram Danesh, Ruut, and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV, film, commercial, and interactive composing work includes music for Universal, MTV, FUEL TV, Spike, A&E, Sony, Chrysler, Hewlett-Packard, Sprite, VH1, Saturn, Ubisoft Video Games, Chevy, Converse, Nike, Virgin Mobile and too many others to list.

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Member Since: 4/24/2006
Band Website: www.cordovanmusic.com
Band Members: Greg Reeves-bass, keyboards, guitar, guitarron, programming, production. The new release "Highway 10 Blues" also features: Victor Indrizzo-drums, Eric Stock-drums, Michael Israel-drums, Cindy Bradley-trumpet & trombone, Charles Burns-sax & flute, James Hardway-moog & theremin, Jim Peterson-sax & flute, Kurt Stevenson-nylon guitar
Influences: Elvis Presley, Sly and Robbie, Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Link Wray, Dusty Springfield, Gang Starr, Gil Evans, Bill Laswell, Bob Marley, Burt Bacharach, Alex North, WAR, The Band, Yes, Zeppelin, Queen, The Eagles, Bernard Herrmann, you get it . . .
Sounds Like: "Few Bob songs are as memorable as “One Love,” and Los Angeles-based bassist and producer Greg Reeves, a.k.a. Cordovan, takes it into completely fresh and new terrain-the underlying keyboards and slick drumbeat makes this one of Roots, Rock, Remixed’s most far-reaching and enjoyable tracks." Roots, Rock, Remixed (TuffGong/Quango/Rockr) ............................................................ ........................ Bass Guitar Magazine, review of "Over Easy--James Hardway Collective": " . .Hardway is known for his alliances with a steady stream of phenomenal bassists, including Jah Wobble and Doug Wimbish. Greg Reeves is another "bass in point" here, laying down a furious barrage with drummer Keith LeBlanc(Sugar Hill, Adrian Sherwood, REM) . . ." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://homepage.mac.com/cordovan2/gregreeves.bassist.produce r/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.jazztimes.com/reviews/cd_reviews/detail.cfm?artic le_id=17282&section=Currents&issue=200609
Record Label: Sony/BMG,Lunaticworks,TuffGong,Om,Swank,Quango,etc
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Releases, Dec. 08

Out NOW: Cordovan's new 5 song EP "Chop Soul Salad"--new instrumental hip hop and soul grooves and moods, with a retro/future vibe. Available now on iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere else. Also, get the ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:29:00 GMT

Recent happenins . . .

Figured it was time I updated this! Been busy with a range of projects, a few of which are: continuing work with Bird York on the new album---nearly done, sounding really great. Other folks involved i...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:31:00 GMT

Jan 08 News

Jan2008Hi Friends, 2007 ended on a very busy note, I can't complain! Just wrapped up scoring B-Girl--watch for this upcoming feature film with a hip-hop/breakdance theme. Aside from my score, the film...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:44:00 GMT