Glass House is the acclaimed music duo featuring David Worm, best
known for his work with Bobby McFerrin, and
guitarist/multi-
Blackbird
was originally written in response to the struggle for civil rights
in the U.S. When
Nelson Mandela died, “it seemed so right to pay tribute to him and
honor the tremendous impact he made” says Mark.
The
arrangement of “Blackbird” grew
out of Mark’s unique approach to stringing and tuning his 8-string
acoustic guitar. David then added a vocal line and lush vocal
harmonies using his VoiceLive 2 Touch. Once the guitar and vocals
were established, they collaborated with Mads and Dan to come up with
violin and bass parts that filled out and anchored the texture of the
song.
Filmed
on location by director Paul Nordin of EMB Studios, in Emeryville,
California the video was edited by Sharon Knight. The music was
mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering in Los Angeles.
About
Glass House:
Glass
House released its third album “Long
Way Down” in
October 2013. Songs range from the sparsely haunting solo acoustic
guitar and voice rendition of Robbie Robertson's “Broken
Arrow,” to
the funk string quartet intro of “Turn
Away,” to
the driving, world music-infused choral tapestry of “Build
A Bridge.” Lyrics
run the gamut from tender personal pathos (“For
Now,” “Thank
You”)
to timely political and social narratives (“Turn
Away,” “Where
I Belong”).
Album producer/bassist Jon Evans is well known for his years
recording and touring with Tori Amos and Third Eye Blind. Two-time
Grammy winners The Turtle Island String Quartet contribute remarkable
talents on two songs. Also appearing are drummers Scott Amendola
(Charlie Hunter), L.A. studio ace MB Gordy (Frank Zappa, Green Day,
Bill Withers), tabla virtuoso Ty Burhoe, violinist Mads Tolling
(Stanley Clarke) and vocalists Ashling Cole (Prince) and Julianna
Graffagna (Kitka).
For more information:
www.glasshousemusic.org
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