Back to Kazakhstan, this time playing World Expo in Astana Carmen Rizzo & Huun Huur Tu for The Spirit of Tengri June 24th !

 

Nice to re connect w/ Jean-Michel Jarre backstage @ his Los Angeles show @ Microsoft Theater.

 

 With Radik Tyulyush of Huun Huur Tu (Tuva) &  Mehdi Haddab from Speed Caravan (France)

New track of mine for a French completion ” In Abyssum”

~ Carmen Rizzo “Together we stare into silence”.

http://norecords.bandcamp.com/track/together-we-stare-into-silence

Listen to sounds from around the world this Sunday with our Carmen Rizzo Spotify playlist featuring Niyaz (Official Site), Huun-Huur-Tu, Seal, Coldplay, Karavan Sarai, A.R. Rahman and more.

Spotify Playlist: http://bit.ly/Carmen-Rizzo-sptfy
GPS Global Positioning Services- Carmen Rizzo – The Spotify Playlist

I will be performing along side Huun Huur Tu again this year in Almaty, Kazakhstan at The Spirit Of Tengri Festival May 20,21 2017, Stay tuned for details…

Had a great time this year @ SXSW, DJing opening up for the band Pussy Riot & Dakha Brakha as well as interviewing DJ Dahi for Native Sessions

Good times last night hosting Southern Fried Beats dinner w/ these amazing people! Focus3Dots Bryan-Michael Cox Justin Henderson Michele Rhea Caplinger Greggory Brian Smith Sean O’Keefe Events NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Recording Academy / GRAMMYs SESAC #Hiphop Southern food at it’s best~!

NAMM Show vibes reunited w/ Robbie Robertson Marius de Vries , last time the 3 of us were standing together was for our Grammy nomination. ❣

Libella is an ambient project of Carmen Rizzo & Joel Shearer. The forthcoming album is coming in early 2017 on Electrofone Music. The first show is in downtown LA in a church for Secular Sabath, a lovely ambient event. Details are below.

New collaboration I did w/ Karavan Sarai Free download, enjoy~:)

Great times at  A3C Festival & Conference  in Atlanta w/ these fine gentleman for Native Instruments Native Sessions discussion on Creative Interfaces. Pictured are Teddy Rilley, Isaac Hayes 3rd, Ray Murry (Organized Noise) Mark Byrd, Henny, Constantine Kohncke.

Had a wonderful time playing w/ my side project Karavan Sarai. 25, 000 people camping near a lake in Northern California some call Burning Man on a lake. 🙂

 

 

Thank you Pensado’s Place for allowing me to be a presenter at your wonderful awards show on the Sony film lot. Your show is way more than giving away a trophy. Proud to be a part of it all.  Also great running into so many good friends, like the great Al Schmitt.

My new side project Libella collaborating  w/ long time friend Joel Shearer

 

Happy to be a part of the the new The Silver Lake Chorus remix album on Six Degrees Records-“The Silver Lake Chorus Remixes” has layer upon layer of dense synths and drum machines with gorgeous vocals sitting on top. Start with the track “From The Snow Tipped Hills,” a Justin Vernon composition remixed by Carmen Rizzo. The song combines Bon Iver melodies with Gold Panda production to sculpt a forest of beautiful melody.” -Colorado Daily. Buy it here.

Thanks Pensado’s Place for allowing me to geek out & talk tech & music with you today! You can watch here.

Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo performing  at Spirit Of Tengri festival 2016 in Almaty Kazakstan.

Happy to announce my side World Music project Karavan Sarai is playing Symbiosis music festival Sept 22-25 2016. I am honored to be sharing the stage with such great artist.

 

 

I will be playing The Spirit of Tengri world music festival June 4/5th in Almaty, Kazakhstan with the wonderful Huun-Huur-Tu. Very excited to be performing the album we did Eternal.

Good conversation tonight w/ these 2 bad asses Kimbra & BRENMAR for Native Sessions NYC. Love geeking out talking music & technology w/ friends. #nerds #respect

I was fortunate to be interviewed for CBS & the Grammys along my friends  Andrew Scheps, Jimmy Douglass, & Al Schmitt,  honoring record producer  Rick Rubin at the Grammys. Check it out here.

Recently  out w/ Bonobo to catch Pete Tong on his BBC Essential mix tour @ Exchange LA.

With old friends Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis getting there well deserved life time achievement award from Roland! Congrats ‪#‎respect‬ 🎼 ‪#‎namm‬

Come join me for a conversation on music & tech hosted by  Peter KirnFounder/Editor at Create Digital Media Friday Jan 22, 7-11pm in DTLA BOLD LA -Many great speakers & performers. More info here. Event is now SOLD OUT.

I recently did some music for the film Hologram for the King- featuring Tom Hanks & directed by Tom Tyker. The film based in Saudi Arabia comes out in 2016. The score was composed by Johnny Kilmek.

Stay tuned for a forthcoming remix I did for Six Degrees artist Silverlake Chorus. The song was written by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and performed by the 25 piece choir. Other collaborators are Of Montreal, AC Newman Tegan & Sara & Aimee Mann. Stay tuned for details about release.

Big thanks to Celeste Lear ‏@mosaicofchange for choosing my song “Drifting Into You” to be featured in tonight’s UNESCO live video instalation in #Paris marking the 70th anniversary of UNESCO #UNESCO70

I am curently producing new single for Mass Factor-featuring Vassy. Vassy has been featured recently as guest vocalist for David Guetta on the  dance hit “Bad”.

Teaser of a new project I just produced for Kira Kushnirova for Om Allure. Coming soon.

 

Reaktor Play/Patch/Build workshop @ Mack Sennet Studio in Silverlake, CA 11/5/15 8pm- I will be hosting a conversation  w/ composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL.  Come geek out w/ me! Free event RSVP here.

Happy to announce The Karavan Sarai Project  I produced & collaborated on  is now out on Electrofone music.

The  Electro-Acoustic, World Fusion & Mystical Ethnic Music Project steeped in the hypnotic music of the silk road regions of India, Persia, Turkey & Arabia blended with Original Compositions by Narayan Sijan

Create:Fixate event dj gig~ good times! DJ Sebu (Capital Cities)  ::  Travis Holcombe (KCRW)  ::  Carmen Rizzo

 

 

 

Hosting a producer panel w/ these great gentleman @A3C @SonnyDigital @JustBlaze @MikeKalombo @TheFr3shmen  @iammarkbyrd  Photos by: www.dvphotovideo.com

 

I have been at Decibel Music festival in Seattle this week moderating discussions on Reaktor 6 & Traktor Stems for Native Instruments. Pictured here are Drum Cell, Droid Behavior & Richard Devine.

An amazing evening spent with these fine gentleman. Good friends, conversation & food! The #Berlin #LA family reunited Olaf Heine  Michiel Groeneveld Junkie XL Mate @  NATIVE INSTRUMENTS  #richardkruspe  Rammstein— at GRILL ROYAL.

Moderating Native Instruments panel : Exploring Stems the new audio format for Dj’s & Producers @ Mack Sennet Studios 8/19/15

I will be DJing the Astrella party “Las Vegas Rocks Fashion 2015” on Monday August  17th @ SLS Hotel. You can purchase tickets here.