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Tuesday
Aug272024
Modes Course 2024 is now open for registration
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 2:44PM
The next Modes Course is open for registration.
Work directly me on a weekly basis in this 9-week course (Oct 13 - Dec 15, 2024).
This is the seventh year running this highly successful deep dive into the sounds of our musical landscapes.
For all instrumentalists and singers.
The practices are presented at three different levels allowing composers, improvises and performers to pick and choose their appropriate challenges.
Any questions? contact me here:
originalvoicecoaching@gmail.com
Tuesday
Aug272024
Tu-Ner on tour - Progstock and Poland
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 2:30PM
Tu-Ner (Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter) on tour this fall:
Sunday October 20, 2024 at Progstock in Rutherford, NJ
Sunday Oct0ber 27, 2024 at the Jazz Jamboree Festival in Warsaw, Poland
Monday October 28, 2024 Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem in Wrocław, Poland
Friday
Mar222024
New Tu-Ner Release and Tour
Friday, March 22, 2024 at 12:16PM
Tu-Ner (Trey Gunn, Markus Reuter and Pat Mastelotto) have a new release on 7d Media for their West Coast tour this May.
Tour Dates:
May 7 - Santa Fe, NM - Still to be confirmed
May 9 - Phoenix, AZ (The Rhythm Room)
May 10 - San Marcos, CA (The Bornemann Theater)
May 11 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)
May 12 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)
May 14 - Mill Valley, CA (Sweetwater Hall)
May 16 - Stockton, CA (Haggin Museum)
May 17 - Redding, CA (The Dip)
May 18 - Arcata, CA (Arcata Playhouse)
May 19 - Bend, OR (Volcanic Pub Theater)
May 20 - Eugene, OR (WOW Hall)
May 22 - Portland, OR (Alberta Abbey)
May 23 - Seattle, WA (Triple Door)
May 26 - Vancouver, BC - (BlueShore Financial Centre for Performing Arts)
Sunday
Aug132023
Trey Gunn on tour with Tu-Ner + a new release
Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 12:04PM
Tu-Ner is touch guitarist Markus Reuter, alongside the powerhouse rhythm section from the renowned 2000's lineup of King Crimson: Pat Mastelotto on drums and Trey Gunn on Warr guitar.
Their new double-disc release is out on 7d now.
For more info, including USA tour dates beginning on August 14 go to Tu-Ner.com
Thursday
Mar022023
Trey Gunn interview with "Produce Like A Pro"
Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 1:24PM
Warren Huart at "Produce Like A Produce" does a deep dive with me about all things King Crimson, David Sylvian, John Paul Jones, Robert Fripp and many more. Plus we take a close look at my two Warr Guitars -- the 10-string and the 9-string half-fretless.
Friday
Jan132023
Happy Birthday King Crimson
Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:38AM
Friday
Dec302022
Trey Gunn, Alonso Arreola & Michael Manring
Friday, December 30, 2022 at 10:31AM
Very cool tune by Alonso Arreola
Wednesday
Dec282022
KTU - Kimmo Pohjonen, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 10:35AM
Live in Tavastia Club - Helsinki, Finland
KTU - Kimmo Pohjonen, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto
Monday
Aug152022
Modes Course 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022 at 9:40AM
Announcing the next Modes Course:
Modes 1 > October 9 - December 1, 2022 (9 weeks)
Modes 2 > Winter 2023 Dates to be confirmed laster this fall.
In Modes 2 we go into exotic modes, harmonic movement and modulation. Prerequisite is the Modes 1 Course.
link for more info and registration
For all instrumentalists and singers. Beginner to Advanced.
This will be the fifth year running. Highly recommended. Ask a friend who has attended. Some amazing things have happened with people's hearing, awareness and connection to sound and their instruments.
cheers, Trey
Thursday
Jul012021
Jon Hassell (March 22, 1937 - June 26, 2021)
Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 11:32AM
Jon Hassell has been a constant a hero of mine.
For many years, staring at me every day, was a short list of hero names. Jon was the only musician on that list.
My heroes are, pretty much, based on persistence of vision. He had that dial set to high.
I have never played any of his music. I have never played with him. I’ve never seen him perform live. I know nothing about his personal or even professional life. All I know is from within the music. That has been enough to consistently set me on fire.
I can never listen to Jon’s recordings casually. They are an immediate jolt to my creative life and that’s how I approach them. I always find something startling and inspiring there. With most listenings, the seed of idea appears that I can take, plant into my world and grow something of my own. For me, this is a pinnacle of musicianship – that even one small phrase can open up whole worlds. Of course, you must make the effort to take it and run. Jon’s ideas, for me, come pre-built with running shoes.
His background is presented elsewhere, but it is of significant note that he studied with both Stockhausen and Pandit Pran Nath.
Monday
Jun282021
10-part Podcast - Trey Gunn & Markus Reuter
Monday, June 28, 2021 at 1:23PM
Markus Reuter and I have done the most complete interview/discussion I have ever participated in.
It started out as one segment of his ongoing Podcast, but we quickly became so engaged that it blossomed out to 10 full episodes!
The spine of the discussion was a thorough look through all of my work -- through all the different time periods, instruments and approaches. Because Markus is so deeply informed about all the music he was full of deep and interesting questions. Sometimes extremely detailed questions about a specific piece or a story he had heard. We covered all of it!
(Keep in mind, all of these stories are entirely my own perspective.)
However, the fascinating thing that happened over the course of these discussions is that they really were discussions and dialogue -- not an interview. So, we ended up veering off into some strange and interesting topics including movement, psychology, martial arts, card magic, practice, trance states, leaving things incomplete, aging, innocence and so many other unexpected things that always ended up tying themselves back to music.
We did one whole episode just on exploring our compositional process. And we even did another where I interviewed Markus about his earliest musical experience.
This was an amazing process.
Topics touched on in Part Two
The making of Crimson's "VROOOM" ep + "THRAK", "TCOL", hard panning, The Third Star, Toni Childs, Shrinivas, David Bottrill, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Michael Brook, Real World Studios, The ProjeKcts(1, 2, 3 & 4), Quodia, Eno, Deception Of The Thrush, Oyster Soup, UKZ, TOOL, playing without hearing yourself the end of KC for me and more.
Trey Gunn & Markus Reuter - Youtube discussions
Tuesday
Nov032020
King Crimson - The Discipline Era Transcriptions
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 3:12PM
I am very happy to announce we have now put up for sale the latest King Crimson transcription book.
The Discipline Era Transcriptions
The book includes entire full-band transcriptions, tabs and drum notation of all three releases:
Discipline
Beat
Three Of A Perfect Pair
This version of King Crimson (Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford) shocked the world with the pioneering musical language brought forth on the "Discipline" release in 1981. They went on to record two more albums in this configuration -- "Beat" and "Three of a Perfect Pair".
Wednesday
Oct282020
Baking Cassette Tapes
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 3:44PM
I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole and the only way out is through.
About 8 weeks ago I started going through old boxes of tapes and digitizing them. The first batch was from the Sylvian/Fripp writing sessions at David’s apartment in London. Then it was Sunday All Over The World writing and rehearsals. Then Robert Fripp String Quintet shows. Most were cassettes with a few DATs mixed in.
Friday
Aug142020
Modes Courses announced
Friday, August 14, 2020 at 6:52PM
Announcing the next two Modes Courses:
Modes 1 > October 12 - December 13, 2020 (9 weeks)
Modes 2 > March 8 - April 25, 2021 (7 weeks)
This will be the third year running. Highly recommended. Ask a friend who has attended. Some amazing things have happened with people's hearing, awareness and connection to sound.
Plus many more new amazeballs to come.
cheers, Trey
Saturday
May092020
Punkt & Firma - new solo guitar releases
Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 1:52PM
Solo guitar recorded live on the evenings of March 16 & 17, 2020.
These pieces will reward detailed and repeated listening.
Likewise, they will punish casual listening.
- - -
I went out into the side yard, next to the open window of my studio.
I asked the crows how they found listening to this.
Their response was:
Put in 91%, get back 137%.
Put in 31% get back 13%. Or more likely -17%.
Trey Gunn - 10-string Warr Guitar + the occasional EBow and clips
Punkt recorded live on March 16, 2020
Firma recorded live on March 17, 2020
Both releases recorded to two channels.
1st channel - direct
2nd channel - Rode microphone on a Phil Jones Double Four amplifier
Firma was recorded, mixed & mastered at 96khz
All production completed at 7d Studios, Seattle
Artwork - Julia Hensley