Artists:Epiphany Project
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Composer and pianist John Hodian and singer/songwriter, Bet Williams began collaborating in 1992. At the time John was composing music for theater, film and television while Bet was performing her original folk-rock songs in clubs and at festivals while experimenting with her one woman performance-art pieces. Both artists had been writing material outside of their normal mode of expression and were looking for a way to bring the new material to fruition. After hearing each others work in a chance meeting at a performance salon in Philadelphia it seemed natural to begin working together. Epiphany Project was the result of that collaboration; a unique hybrid of world music, modern classical art song, Americana and folk.
Their first release, Document, in 1994, was a collection of songs that didn't seem to fit any standard genre. Not quite art songs and not quite pop songs, they managed to find their way into the hearts of a small but dedicated following in their hometown of Philadelphia. The next CD, Epiphany Project (2000), took the art song aspect of their music and turned it upside down with the introduction of exotic hand percussion, electric cello, atmospheric guitars, vocal overdubs, dozens of unusual instruments and sounds from around the world.
Since 2003, John and Bet have traveled through Europe and the Middle East with percussionist, John Wieczorek, and bassist Skip Ward, discovering new influences on their music and in their lives. Hodian's piano playing, while always adventurous and improvisational, has now taken an even more spiritual approach . In his latest compositions, instruments such as the Saz and the Dhol from Armenia can be heard as well as the harmonium and surprisingly the banjo. Williams, with her ever-expanding 4-octave range, continues experimenting with new vocal sounds. "I've been exploring Tuvan throat singing," says Williams, "as well as the performance nuances of women I've found singing folk songs from places like Armenia and India. They're using the voice in ways that are wild and haunting and sound as old as the earth. They're amazing." Epiphany Project's commitment to beauty and the complexities of the human condition has always been at the forefront of their work.
Their music has been called some of the most evocative and intelligent music to come down the pike, utterly uncategorizable but always transcendently beautiful..
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| Epiphany Project on MySpace |
| Epiphany Project on Wikipedia |
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Mission Bells | Epiphany Project | 4:28 | 62 |  19 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Piano / Dreamy / Haunting / Majestic / Pretty / Relaxing / Bet williams / Solo vocalist / Symphonic | Chasing The Moon | Epiphany Project | 3:14 | 50 | 9 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Mellow / Bet williams | Tubwahun | Epiphany Project | 4:20 | 42 | 15 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Haunting / Bet williams / Strings |
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- Spotlighted: Wednesday, October 27th 2004
- Songs on WWR: 12
- Total plays: 590
- Total requests: 207
- Total listens: 8921
- CDBaby referrals: 2
- CDBaby sales: Epiphany Project (Sold 2 copies)
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