Shaun RammersThis is a little piece I wrote for Austin Wintory's Aliens Fireteam contest. The idea was to take a rhythm that Austin supplied and "make it interesting". I ended up writing a little melody based on this rhythm and it evolved from there.
I played everything on the track. The bass clarinet, tenor sax and shaker are all live recordings of myself and the strings and bass are from sample libraries (sorry if that breaks any illusions, though I'm sure I'm not pulling the wool over anyones eyes!)
I also ended up recording a short little video which I quite like, of a trip to the shops and back, hence the name - Short Trip.
Thanks for doing this Austin, it was a lot of fun putting it together!
Short Trip - Composition for Austin Wintorys ALIENS FIRETEAM contestShaun Rammers2021-09-22 | This is a little piece I wrote for Austin Wintory's Aliens Fireteam contest. The idea was to take a rhythm that Austin supplied and "make it interesting". I ended up writing a little melody based on this rhythm and it evolved from there.
I played everything on the track. The bass clarinet, tenor sax and shaker are all live recordings of myself and the strings and bass are from sample libraries (sorry if that breaks any illusions, though I'm sure I'm not pulling the wool over anyones eyes!)
I also ended up recording a short little video which I quite like, of a trip to the shops and back, hence the name - Short Trip.
Thanks for doing this Austin, it was a lot of fun putting it together!OPEN HOME Worry Not Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-12 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comOPEN HOME Watch Them Fade Away Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-11 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comOPEN HOME Follow Me Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-11 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comOPEN HOME Slumpty Dumpty Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-11 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comOPEN HOME How I Like My eggs Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-11 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comOPEN HOME Relax, Mind You Live at Ivanhoe LibraryShaun Rammers2023-08-11 | Filmed at the Ivanhoe Library for launch of Worry Not, the debut album from Shaun Rammers' group OPEN HOME.
shaunrammers.comWorry Not - Shaun Rammers OPEN HOME - Live @ The Socialist Jazz Club 2021Shaun Rammers2021-11-02 | OPEN HOME performing live at the Socialist Jazz Club in Melbourne on June 11th, 2021.
Worry Not was the last song for the set and is also the closing piece for the upcoming album. Lyrics again thanks to the help of Harriett Allcroft. I think this piece speaks for itself and I hope resonates with people differently. It was a very personal song for me and even asking for help with the lyrics, let alone Harriett singing them beautifully, was all a little terrifying. I love the way everyone plays this - a huge, cathartic sigh at the end of a fun gig (which we did not realise would be our last for a while!)
You can now check out the whole gig here. It's a playlist, if you are interested in seeing the whole thing.
Featuring: Harriett Allcroft - voice Flora Carbo - alto sax Isaac Gunnoo - bass Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - tenor sax and composition
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Socialist Jazz Club - smallspacemusic.com/sjcWatch Them Fade Away - Shaun Rammers OPEN HOME - Live @ The Socialist Jazz Club 2021Shaun Rammers2021-10-26 | OPEN HOME performing live at the Socialist Jazz Club in Melbourne on June 11th, 2021.
Watch Them Fade Away is one of the first songs I have composed with lyrics. Thanks so much to Harriett for helping me write the works (and for being an amazing lyricist!) It's a political piece, a protest song of sorts, telling a story that I wish was fictional but is all too real in Australia. Everyone deserves a safe place to live and Australia should be an Open Home.
Featuring: Harriett Allcroft - voice Flora Carbo - alto sax Isaac Gunnoo - bass Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - tenor sax and composition
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Follow Me was the fourth piece performed on the evening. I love that these beautiful musicians are so open and have such wonderful ears and creative minds. This "Ornette" style piece can go anywhere, and I would happy follow anyone of these great people to the end of the world and back.
Featuring: Flora Carbo - alto sax Isaac Gunnoo - bass Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - tenor sax
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Slumpty Dumpty was the third song of the evening. A bit more of a reflective tune. Just as all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn't put Humpty back together, sometime it's hard to get out of mental slumps, and the up and down of trying can be exhausting. Also just a haunting little melody with a beautiful bass solo from Isaac!
Featuring: Harriett Allcroft - voice Flora Carbo - bass clarinet Isaac Gunnoo - bass Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - tenor sax and composition
This is from a series of videos from that evening that I will be releasing weekly. Feel free to subscribe if you want to hear the rest of them.
We are releasing an album in 2022! shaunrammers.net twitter.com/srammers instagram.com/s.rammersHow I Like My Eggs - Shaun Rammers OPEN HOME - Live @ The Socialist Jazz Club 2021Shaun Rammers2021-10-03 | OPEN HOME performing live at the Socialist Jazz Club in Melbourne on June 11th, 2021.
How I Like My Eggs was the second piece performed on the evening and is one of the more experimental of pieces. It starts with beautifully quiet tones from Harriett, accompanied by Isaac on the "Party Flute" and goes from there. I forgot to mention the sixth member of the group, who made a special appearance in this video - the egg timer! Hope you enjoy.
Featuring: Harriett Allcroft - voice Flora Carbo - alto sax Isaac Gunnoo - bass/party flute Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - clarinet and composition
This is from a series of videos from that evening that I will be releasing weekly. Feel free to subscribe if you want to hear the rest of them.
Relax, Mind You was the first piece of the night and was the opening of a very powerful night for myself, and hopefully everyone there. This performance happened in the seemingly small gap we had between Covid lock-downs in Melbourne. It truely was such a treat to play this music with these amazing human beings. I cannot wait to do it again.
Featuring: Harriett Allcroft - voice Flora Carbo - alto sax Isaac Gunnoo - bass Lewis Pierre-Humbert - drums Shaun Rammers - tenor sax and composition
This is the first of a series of videos from that evening I will be releasing each week from Sept. 26th. Feel free to subscribe if you want to hear the rest of them.
What a fantastic opportunity Spitfire has put together again. To get to try and score something so beautifully produced is a treat. Can't wait to hear a bunch of others. I had such a fun time putting this together.
This is a combo of Spitfire's BBC symphony and some native Logic synths. I also recorded a clock.Westworld Scoring Competition SceneShaun Rammers2020-06-03 | #westworldscoringcompetition2020
This is my entry for the Spitfire/Westworld scoring competition, which I very much enjoyed the process of doing. What an opportunity!Lee/Rammers/Brenton - Lucky BustardShaun Rammers2015-02-23 | This is a tune Djuna wrote, called Lucky Bustard. From our Performance for the Perth Jazz Society on the 15th of Feb. 2015.