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About Me

Originally, Fumbata was a neo-soul band, coming up in the Atlanta underground. I was the drummer, backup vocalist, and one of our composers. We dissolved in 2001, but I kept the name. I had been writing electronic music for years, but I started writing in earnest then, and within a few months, had enough material to release my first album. It's been rolling steady since then!Some thoughts: Music is everywhere. Melody is everywhere. Rhythm is everywhere; which is awfully convenient, because it's the basis of everything I do. I guess I'm a natural percussionist. I used to get into trouble in school for drumming on the desk: when I'd get bored in class, I'd make up beats and tap them out. Anything can be a percussion instrument.Music is everywhere, all around us. It's all music. Hell, it's why I make music. I hear these melodies and rhythms in my head, and it's not anything I've heard before, so I figure I should write them down, record them, make them real.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: fumbata.com
Band Members: Just me, playing Reason, drums, bass, vocals, guitar, keys, ukulele, and various other noisy stuff.
Influences: Everything I hear. The stuff on my iPod, the crap on the radio, the background music in the elevator, the screech of the subway doors opening, the pounding at the construction site next door: it's all music to me.
Sounds Like: Electronica/IDM with an ever-changing, cinematic feel. Lush instrumentation and orchestration revolves around pulsing beats and heavy bass. Although it's always held down with steady beats that make you wanna move, these tracks are always a little left-of-center. (I'll always choose "interesting" over "predictable"). Sounds like: NIN, Speedy J, Underworld, Plaid, Bjork (without the killer vocals), Meat Beat Manifesto, Dieselboy, Photek, a Guy Called Gerald, DJ Shadow. Always varied, never plain.

License Fumbata's music for commercial use through Pump Audio

Fumbata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
Record Label: none - but I'm looking... nudge, nudge, wink, wink
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pretty much says it all...

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Posted by Fumbata on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:27:00 PST

Concert review: Jack Johnson and G Love

Elli and I went to the Jack Johnson / G Love and Special Sauce concert on Sunday. It was in Den Haag, so we left early and took the train (about an hour from Amsterdam), then walked to Zuiderpark, whe...
Posted by Fumbata on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:34:00 PST

Lyrics Born remix - "I Like It, I Love It"

I did a remix of the new Lyrics Born single "I like it, I love it". Check it out! I've been a huge fan of LB for years now, so it was a real honor to get to work on one of his tracks. I tried to give ...
Posted by Fumbata on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:50:00 PST

new album under construction...

Just a quick note to let y'all know that the next Fumbata album is on it's way. I finished the rough mix on the first song last night, and I'm quite happy with the results.The last album, Get Up, Get ...
Posted by Fumbata on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:42:00 PST

New track on Fumbata.com - Relax!

Merry Christmas, everyone!There is a new track on Fumbata.com: "Relax".I know that the holidays can be a particularily stressfull time. You gotta shop, travel, and spend time with family. So I thought...
Posted by Fumbata on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:03:00 PST

North Sea Jazz festival

So, I went to the North Sea Jazz festival in Rotterdam this weekend. For those of you who don't know, North Sea is a huge 3-day music festival that hosts some of the best musicians from around the wor...
Posted by Fumbata on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:12:00 PST

Remix contest has been cancelled

The Fumbata remix contest has been cancelled due to to lack of interest. Bummer. Rest assured that anyone who did a remix will be appropriately considered, congratulated, and compensated. Peace.
Posted by Fumbata on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:41:00 PST

is FREE a problem?

I'm a musician. I give away all my musical output for free. I'm also a professional graphic designer working for a major international design firm. That's why I don't have to sell my music to make a b...
Posted by Fumbata on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:59:00 PST

Remix contest has been extended!

I've extended the remix contest! Due to a technical error, some of the source files were not available for a while. That sucks. But I try to be a fair type-of-guy, so I've extended the deadline. Now y...
Posted by Fumbata on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:59:00 PST

How to listen

Here's how to listen to the new Fumbata albums, Get Up, Get Down, Get It On.Fumbata is all about the big, deap bass, so get a good system! If you use an iPod, throw away those dinky little iPod headph...
Posted by Fumbata on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:53:00 PST