Album Notes

THE DINO HAAK COLLECTIVE
Welcome—The Dino Haak Collective came together to create music that transcends the usual and predictable. Frontman
Mobius Megatar player Dino Haak shares the stage with a variety of talented individuals. On the latest album "Filmscore" along-side Haak you will find DJ James Ho (turntables), Artis the Spoonman (spoons & wisdom) and Alex Westcoat (drums),.

THE MUSIC
The Collective’s music is heavy, intricate, melodic, and ever so focused on groove. Described as “A herd of wild elephants coming right at you,” “Heavy Nintendo,” and “You guys are so Star Wars!,” the music transcends a variety of genres and attracts fans of artists such as System of Down, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, The Prodigy, and George Clinton.

THE LATEST ALBUM
The soon to be released album, FILMSCORE was conceived as the musical accompaniment to a tongue-in-cheek, yet grandiose commentary on the obscure side of existence. One feature in the story is The Collective’s own rendition of Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers.”

DINO HAAK
German artist Dino Haak is best known for his work on the Mobius Megatar, a twelve-string touch-style instrument of the samefamily as the Chapman Stick, played by the likes of Trey Gunn and Tony Levin. Haak is known for his groove-heavy, idiosyncraticsongwriting. The sound of the Megatar adds a powerful and eerily symphonic element to the overall feel. Dino Haak’s legalmove to the US from Germany was supported by American musicians such as Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Don Schiff (Pat Benatar,Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow), Greg Howard (Dave Matthews Band), Emmett Chapman (Inventor of the Chapman Stick) and others,who helped him to be awarded an Exceptional Artist Visa in 1999 and to finally choose the Northwest as his full-time place ofresidence since 2000.