ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, March 5, 2016
East Oregonian
Puzey a new breed of
homegrown musician
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Puzey recently contributed vocals to a
ith the advent of home
release by Free J, a hip-hop MC from
recording in the late
Virginia. Meeting over the Internet through
1970s through the Tascam
a mutual friend, the two worked together
Portastudio four-track tape recorder,
solely via email on the “Chocolate Milk
the bedroom producer was born; a
EP,” released this past January.
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“He had a lot of songs ready to go
could manifest their artistic vision
but needed somebody to sing the hooks
within the humble
or choruses and I was down to branch
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out and try new genres,” Puzey said of
home. Now, with
the collaboration. “I am actually a big
the proliferation of
hip-hop and rap fan as well. ... It is crazy
affordable recording
to me that you can work with people via
software, anybody
email in that way so easily. I’ve never
with a halfway decent
even met him in person.”
microphone and a
Lately, Puzey’s studio work has
computer with enough
J.D.
evolved into live performances, largely
RAM can be churning
Kindle
in the Hermiston area but occasionally
out their homegrown
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getting out to Boardman or Echo. Puzey
masterpieces.
has also appeared as a street musician
That’s not to say
in a promotional video produced by
that home recording
the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce.
is necessarily easy. Although recording
Although the live performances are a
is more accessible than ever, like any
welcome development, Dallin maintains
art form it requires a copious amount
a focus on recording with an almost
dedication in order to master the craft.
monastic fervor.
One of the most dedicated bedroom
“I have been doing a lot of writing
producers in Umatilla County is Dallin
and studying. I’ve been gathering the
Puzey from Hermiston. Through
necessary equipment and am getting
his YouTube channel, Dallin has
closer to where I want to be. I am trying
released a series of music videos for
to learn all I can about sound, sound
his renditions of classic country songs
engineering, music theory and how
by the likes of Johnny Cash and Hank
to connect what I can do naturally. I
Williams, as well as an original tune,
am self-taught on most instruments so
“U-Co. Blues.” More recently his
Photo contriuted by Jeff Ware
I’m sure a lot of technical things were
videos have become documents of his
bedroom recordings, live performances Dallin Puzey is a homegrown Hermiston musician skipped in my learning process.”
who records his songs at home and distributes
“My plan is to continue to write as
of Puzey sitting at the work station in
them online.
much as I can,” says Puzey. “I am hoping
his bedroom singing directly into a
to have a full-length album by June of
microphone while strumming out the
and he memorized all the songs.
2017. I will continue to release live videos
song.
“We had a piano and I would always
and I’m sure I will have a demo to put out
“I can’t remember a time in my life that I
sound song melodies out but never took the
this summer. I’ve been trying to learn too
didn’t love to sing,” recalls Puzey. “We had
piano seriously at a young age. In 7th grade
many things at the same time, but oh well,
a Buddy Holly cassette and the soundtrack
I joined band and learned to read music.
it’s all kind of starting to come together. I just
from ‘Les Miserables’ 1985 London cast on
I played the clarinet and tried to switch
wish I had six arms.”
cassette that I enjoyed listening to. My dad
to saxophone. In high school I learned
Ŷ
had a record of ‘Big Rock Candy Mountain’
how to play guitar with the help of my
J.D.
Kindle
is
a
Pendleton musician
and that was a very early memory.”
brother and soon learned to play harmonica
and executive director of the Oregon East
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simultaneously.”
Symphony. Contact him at jamesdeankindle@
compilations by the Beatles and Beach Boys,
Distributing one’s music via the Internet
gmail.com
and Marty Robbins’ “Gunslinger Ballads,”
makes for interesting collaborations as well.
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Festivals
Red 2 Red XC
Saturday, March 5; 11 a.m.
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Symphony ‘Czecks’ in
PENDLETON — A pair of works
with ties to Czechoslovakia will be
performed during an upcoming concert
by the Oregon East Symphony.
“Czeching In/Czeching Out” is
Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15
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Armchair Books or at the door.
Presented in memory of former board
president Dick Jones, the symphony,
under the direction of conductor
Beau Benson, will perform pieces by
Beethoven and Mozart. Beethoven’s
“Symphony No. 7” was written in 1811
while the composer was recovering
from a bout of ill health in the town of
Teplice. Mozart’s “Symphony No. 38”
was composed in 1786 and received its
premier in Prague, where Mozart was
extremely popular throughout his lifetime.
The concert also will feature an
intermission performance by the cello
students of Loree McKenna.
For more information, call
541-276-0320 or visit www.
oregoneastsymphony.org.
Prep orchestra in Heppner
HEPPNER — The preparatory
orchestra of the Inland Northwest
Musicians will perform a concert in
Heppner.
The Willow Creek Symphony will
present “Sentimental Journey” by Bud
Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer,
arranged by Frederick Muller. Also
featured on the program is “Larghetto
from Symphony No. 2, Op 36” by
Ludwig Van Beethoven and “In the Hall
of The Mountain King,” from Peer Gynt
Suite No. 1 by E. Grieg.
The concert is Sunday, March 13 at 4
p.m. at Heppner Elementary School, 235
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Whiskey Wednesday
Game Night
Unique cello ensemble to
perform at arts center
East Oregonian
A group that’s
been described as
the most ambitious
and unpredictable
cello collective of its
time will perform at
Pendleton Center for
the Arts.
The
Portland
Cello Project will
take
the
stage
Wednesday, March
16 at 7 p.m. in the
Pearson Auditorium
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at 214 N. Main St., The Portland Cello Project will perform Wednesday, March 16
Pendleton. The doors at Pendleton Center for the Arts.
open at 6:30 p.m.
tunes with their arrangement of several cellos,
Since the group’s
inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello percussionists, horns and more.
Entertainment Weekly described them as
Project has wowed audiences all across the
country with extravagant performances. “an ace group of rotating cellists who take
They’ve played everywhere from Prairie on everything from Britney’s “Toxic” to the
Home Companion to parties on loading Dandy Warhols and postmodern Estonian
docks in New York City to punk rock clubs composer Arvo Part in their one-off perfor-
mances.”
and symphony halls from coast to coast.
The philosophy of the group is to remain
The group has attracted a massive fan base
and praise from Rolling Stone, MTV and nimble and be open to anything. Each perfor-
Spin. The ensemble has built its reputation mance is unique, as their repertoire contains
by blurring musical lines and perceptions more than 900 songs that they’ve arranged
wherever they go. Priding themselves on a for cello.
Tickets are $15 and limited to 100 seats. To
huge repertoire of genre-bending and unex-
pected songs, Portland Cello Project plays reserve a ticket, call 541-278-9201. For more
everything from pop and hip hop to classical information, visit www.portlandcelloproject.com.
