Nick Revel DREAM COLLIDER release concert

Where:
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St New York, NY 10002
When:
December 8, 2022 @ 7pm

ABOUT THE CONCERT:

New York, NY (September 28, 2022) — On October 27, 2022, GRAMMY-nominated violist and composer Nick Revel, a founding member of the PUBLIQuartet, releases his second album, Dream Collider, on Sapphire Records. With styles leaning heavily on both pop-inspired electronic music and ambient-style film music, Revel leads the listener on a journey that questions the traditional sound of the viola. Revel describes his process of writing, producing, and creating this album during the pandemic, “Born of my own emotional darkness and a yearning for joy during the height of the pandemic, this album provides a sonic fantasy of new worlds, a reprieve from suffering, and visions of realities beyond what is currently possible on Earth.”

Dream Collider is comprised of 13 tracks, many of which accompanied by music videos that provide more context for Revel’s experimental sounds including, Launch Pad, Contact, and USE HEADPHONES, an ASMR-inspired meta-creation for the Founders ensemble. His piece, The Fear, was commissioned by Carnegie Hall in 2019 for young musicians of all playing levels.

Many of the tracks featured are also high-profile competition-winning pieces, including Time Capsule, winner of the Catalyst Quartet’s 2021 CQ Minute Emerging Composer’s Competition and his FlyTrap was recently the winner of fivebyfive ensemble’s 2020 call for scores. Additionally, Revel’s piece Father and Daughter, a re-scoring of Michael Dudok de Wit’s 2000 animated film, won the 2021 Red Jasper Competition shortlist. Sapphire Records is a Grammy Award-winning label with numerous Billboard, Amazon, and iTunes chart-topping releases in a broad range of styles from classical, jazz, blues, hip hop, Americana, dance music, pop, R&B, and more.