My Description
An 11-piece orchestral pop band from Brooklyn, NY, USA
Bio
The Sharp Things' third album, "A Moveable Feast," features performances by The New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble. The 40-piece orchestra, conducted by Sybille Werner, was recorded in November 2006 at the Julia Richman Education Complex in Manhattan. Other performers include Tony Award-winning actor and musician Michael Cerveris; Franz Nicolay, keyboardist for The Hold Steady; and tenor saxophonist Stuart Bogie of Antibalas. "A Moveable Feast" was released in June 2007 by Bar/None Records.
Instruments Played
piano, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, trombone and lots of vocalizing
Playing Experience
been there, done that
Musical Influences
Scott Walker, Jimmy Webb, Roxy Music, Burt Bacharach, Randy Newman, Brian Wilson, Elton John, Marvin Gaye, the Divine Comedy, the Smiths, the Association, the Left Banke, the Beatles, the Zombies, Jacques Brel, Aaron Copland, Gershwin, Belle & Sebastian, Lambchop, American Music Club, Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, etc...
Other Influences
We are always under the influence of something.
