JORDAN RUDESS
OF DREAM THEATER

JOINS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY RECOMBINANT
AS SENIOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

RECOMBINANT RELEASES NEW
INTERACTIVE MUSIC APPLICATION:
JAMBANDIT

JORDAN RUDESS, the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons Dream Theater, has joined the music technology company Recombinant as Senior Artist in Residence. The company recently released a new interactive music application, JamBandit. As part of his new role, Rudess is creating new songs and custom sounds exclusively for the platform.

JamBandit puts the fan in the band, and allows the listener to have a creative experience with the music they are listening to. Rudess says, “The technology inside JamBandit is very exciting and I love working with the guys in the company. It's incredibly intuitive and inspiring for a user to interact with music on JamBandit, so I decided to offer some of my original songs and put them out on this format first, before releasing it in any other more traditional form.” Those initial songs include “A Different Sun” and “The Inner Door,” both of which are currently available for free here: appstore.com/jambandit. Additional songs are available for $.99 inside the app, including “Pocket Change” and “Funk Bandit.” Check out the introductory trailer for JamBandit, featuring Rudess, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MIi_aWFt3s

In addition to Rudess’ new songs, you can enjoy his exclusive custom sounds and jam on them yourself within the app. The first in a series of 3 JR packs is called “JR Snarling Pack,” whichis presently available for $.99 as an in-app purchase.

JamBandit is free for all iOS devices, and comes preloaded with songs and instruments to get you started. Those include some signature JR instrument sounds as well the music that Rudess created specifically for the app. Find Jordan’s music directly from any iOS device by clicking: getintheband.com/jordanrudess

RUDESS also recently teamed up with PledgeMusic (4/22) to launch his next campaign. Through PledgeMusic--a music company offering artists a new music model to take control of their work through their online, hands-on, direct-to-fan music platform--and the support of his fans, Rudess will release brand new music, technology and videos while encouraging fans to participate in the creative process in exciting and unique ways. Rudess has designed a tailored fundraising campaign to raise money to help release his upcoming projects. As a pledger, you will gain access to exclusive content and experiences and PledgeMusic will keep you informed of the project’s status every step of the way. You can view Jordan’s PledgeMusic campaign at: www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jordanrudess

About Recombinant Inc:

Recombinant is a music technology company who developed the interactive music application JamBandit. With staff in Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Portland, and Washington DC, Recombinant are pioneering the study of music as a language, and developing interactive technology that puts the fan in the band. Recombinant is the commercial extension of University of California Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus David Cope’s pioneering studies of algorithmic composition. Their mission is to help artists sell more music by putting the fan in the band with irreducible simplicity. The result is a watershed opportunity to resell every song in the world as an interactive experience available to all people, regardless of ability or training. site.recombinantinc.com; www.jambandit.com

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JORDAN RUDESS
OF DREAM THEATER

LAUNCHES PLEDGEMUSIC CAMPAIGN
TODAY, APRIL 22

JORDAN RUDESS, the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons Dream Theater, has teamed up with PledgeMusic to launch his next campaign starting today, April 22. Through PledgeMusic--a music company offering artists a new music model to take control of their work through their online, hands-on, direct-to-fan music platform--and the support of his fans, Jordan will release brand new music, technology and videos while encouraging fans to participate in the creative process in exciting and unique ways.

Rudess has designed a tailored fundraising campaign to raise money to help release his upcoming projects. As a pledger, you will gain access to exclusive content and experiences and PledgeMusic will keep you informed of the project’s status every step of the way.

Jordan plans to record both his orchestral composition, “Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra,” as well as a new solo piano album. Jordan is renown for his interest in cutting edge technology so, of course, this project will be far from traditional.

For “Explorations,” Rudess will be creating an entirely virtual orchestral experience, bringing virtuoso instrumental players into the studio and not only make an audio recording but also capture them on film with the goal of creating a unique, visual experience.

His solo piano album entitled “Explores” will be created as a completely interactive iOS app experience in addition to being made available in a CD and digital download format. Listeners will be able to use gestures to interact with the audio and visuals and create their own versions of his music. 

You can view Jordan’s PledgeMusic campaign at: www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jordanrudess
 
On teaming up with PledgeMusic, Rudess explains, “Things have changed so much in the music business in recent years and now we have the possibility of coming directly to all of you, the fans, to get involved and to be a part of making this happen! No longer are we subject to what was, rather, what is possible!! By enlisting you and working through PledgeMusic, this will allow me to bring you unfiltered Jordan Rudess creativity! You will be able to follow along with me as these projects come to life!” Co-founder | COO of PledgeMusic Jayce Varden is excited to be involved with Jordan: “We're honored to be working with an artist of Jordan's caliber. His mastery of music and technology will be unveiled throughout the campaign, in true direct to fan form. That is the essence of PledgeMusic: artist and fans engaged in music creation through a shared experience."

About PLEDGEMUSIC:
PledgeMusic provides fans and artists the opportunity to work together to make new records and raise money for charity. By combining new social networking technology, old school music biz know how and an irresistible menu of exclusive incentives, fans can visit the site to hear great new music, enjoy and share unique experiences with the artists they love and actively participate in the release process. HANDS-ON, DIRECT-TO-FAN: The new business of making music. www.pledgemusic.com

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