Album Notes

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A talented multi-instrumentalist, Arthur has perfected the art of looping live tracks during one-man performances that have dropped jaws at smaller clubs and house concerts across the country. Live Looping In The House serves as both an introduction to the process of looping and a primer of Arthur’s sound and captures his ability to settle into relaxed, infectious grooves while at the same time busily creating multi-layered music—which he describes “stacked like pancakes”—with acoustic and electric guitar, fluid bass lines, and an array of percussion and effects. With tunes ranging from selections off Arthur’s latest CD Dragonfly, to newly written compositions like “U R A Song” (co-written with his wife, Carol Lee), to an Afrograss cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Feelin’ Groovy,” the DVD’s a perfect introduction to his music.



Bio Info

Arthur Lee Land combines diverse influences to create a fresh new musical vibe: Afrograss Flavored Folk Rock. During a tour of Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa in 2001, Arthur spawned the concept of Afrograss: a synthesis of West African percussion and bluegrass in a folk rock context.

Inspired by the thriving Colorado music scene, Arthur uprooted from Chicago and moved to Boulder in January of 2004. Arthur Lee Land’s local legend is growing fast. Arthur was voted Best Singer/Songwriter by Colorado’s Marquee Magazine for their 2005 Front Row Awards. After Arthur’s first performances at the 2002 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival & Song School in Lyons Colorado, he was invited to return as a guitar instructor and performer at the 2003, ‘04 & ’05 Song School and Folks Fest. Arthur’s teaching and SRO performances were a huge success. Steve Szymanski, VP of Planet Bluegrass, and the event’s producer, commenting on Arthur’s universal demand among patrons AND performers at the festival stated: “This guy exudes musical magic!”


ARTHUR LEE LAND – PRESS/INDUSTRY QUOTES

“…an amazing musician! His live show is stunning in its use of
electronics, real-time looping and musicality. I can't say enough good about Arthur Lee Land.”

--Willy Porter, Musician and Recording Artist

"Dragonfly bubbles with positive energy and coherently covers an impressive range of styles and moods from beginning to end...Arthur has put together one of the best albums of the year!"

--Wilton Elder, Program Director, radioioJAM.com

" Dragonfly showcases Land's buoyant concoction...the substance and confidence you hear through its 13 cuts is no illusion, but the product of a guy who's hitting his stride not one minute too soon."

--David Kirby, Boulder Weekly

"...fresh musical innovation....Lee Land is moving and captures my imagination."

--Paul J. Goetz, The Canyon Current

"...Land's uplifting hybrid...an earth-toned blend of djembe, congas and every unplugged bluegrass instrument this side of the jug...well-penned...satisfying long-player."

--John La Briola, The Denver Westword

“Arthur Lee Land has become a glowing jam guru in the local (Colorado) scene and doesn’t seem to be fading anytime soon.”

--Marquee Magazine, 2005 Front Row Awards - Voted Best Singer/Songwriter