STICK NEWS, THE LATEST NEWS FROM STICK ENTERPRISES

New Featured Artist, Abby Clutario
Stickist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist of the band Fuseboxx
This Filipino Progressive Band has have just released their new CD, ANIMATED

New high-gloss finishes for the NS/Stick™.
We now offer high-gloss finishes for our NS/Stick bodies. Photos below...

New Featured CD, Nima Collective's Songs of Strange Delight
Nima Rezai expands his Merge quartet into a World Music orchestra for his new CD release..

"2 of a Perfect Trio" US & Canada Tour, Sept-Oct, 2011,
featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Adrian Belew of King Crimson
Stick Men and the Adrian Belew Power Trio are teaming up for over 30 concerts all over the US and Eastern Canada.

Performance Workshop with Greg Howard, New Lebanon, NY Dec 9-11
I'll be leading a workshop focusing on preparing and performing music in a various Stick-ensemble settings at a retreat near Albany, NY, more below...

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Happy Tapping, Greg Howard

NEW FEATURED ARTIST: Abby Clutario Abby Clutario fronts the Filipino progressive rock band Fuseboxx. Her powerful vocal presence and her rapid inclusion of The Stick into the band's sound caught our attention. Find out more about Fuseboxx, and check out their new CD, read an interview with Abby, and watch some fantastic videos. click to go to the feature photo by Chris Pangan

New High-Gloss Clearcoat finishes are now available for our NS/Sticks Check out photos of these two instruments and dozens of others in our Hot Shots Gallery.

NEW FEATURED CD: Nima Collective's Songs of Strange Delight Nima Collective is the new project from Bay Area Stickist and composer Nima Rezai. Nima has expanded his Merge quartet into a full-blown world music orchestral ensemble, supplementing the core sound of Stick, drums, violin and saxophone with Persian string instruments (taar, santour and kamanche) koto, didjeridoo, and unusual percussion instruments like the Udu drum and darabuka, as well as synthesizers and electronic drums. With such a broad array of sound and musical traditions to draw from Nima collective spans not only the globe but also the centuries.... ...read more of the review and check out some sound samples and a video

Tony Levin's Stick Men joins forces with the Adrian Belew Power Trio for a US and Canada Tour. Stick Men (Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter), and the Adrian Belew Power Trio ,(with Julie Slick and Tobias Ralph), are touring the US and Canada from September 19 - October 29. A complete list of dates can be found here: tour dates

Stick Performance Workshop with Greg Howard Greg Howard will teach a performance-oriented Chapman Stick weekend workshop at the Abode of the Message in New Lebanon, New York, Friday-Sunday December 9-11. Participants will learn and perform several pieces in Stick ensemble settings, ranging from duos and trios to the entire group. There will be material suitable for players of all skill levels, even complete beginners. Click here for more information about this Workshop.