Turntable Tuesday

Today marks the first blog contribution of our newest producer Ted Ganung. His finger is on the pulse of what is current as well as up and coming in the electronic music scene. Groovy, vibey music that will contribute hipness to any event..

Take it Ted.

This week I bring a super smooth and chilled out tune released from Parisian Record Label, Because Music. "I Walk Alone" by Greek Producer Billa Qause has so much soul and feel that it immediately grabs the listener. It makes you feel as though you are reliving a beautiful moment in the past with a touch of longing for something that is no longer there. The perfect blend of 50's swing and a MPC, this song is certain to catch listeners across the board and remains one of the Top Ten on Beatport's Chill Out chart. I also love the youtube video because it shows a photo of Chinaman's Hat, which reminds me of growing up in Hawaii and driving around the east side of Oahu.

~ Ted Ganung

Zac & Caroline

We were thrilled to be part of the wedding of Hair Icon/ Tony&Guy Creative Director Guy Mascolo and his longtime sweetheart/mother of his children Caroline DeSousa.

Tony&Guy posted this video of their wedding. You can see us at about 2:05 performing the ceremony at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.  They were so beautiful and uber-hip.  Thanks to Fête once again for bringing us on board.

We welcome Ted Ganung to Bianchi Musica!

We are so excited to introduce our new producer Ted Ganung.  Ted is our in-house sound designer as well as my liason for our clients and resources.  He brings another level of artistry and perspective to Bianchi Musica being entrenched as an artist in the electronic music scene in NYC and abroad.  You can check out a brief background of Ted below.  Ted will be contributing to our blog with all things current in EDM.  (Electronic Dance Music)  So look out for those new posts!

Ted is a DJ/Producer and lover of all things music. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii Ted grew up playing various instruments in island reggae bands. His father bought him a electric guitar in the first grade and taught him how to improvise over chord progressions, using pentatonic and diatonic scales. Throughout high school he began to study classical guitar in preparation for University.

At the University of Hawaii Ted would be the Hawaii state finalist for the John Lennon Songwriting Competition two years in a row. Graduating from the University of Hawaii with a B.S in Music and Management, he spent almost half his studies overseas earning credits for his degree. He then spent time studying electronic music and composition in London while under the guidance of avant-garde composer Alan Stones which would greatly influence his musical style and ultimately change the way he produced music. In the summer of 2009 Ted was accepted to the Hiroshima and Peace program and took a small brake from music to spend the summer in Japan studying the history of Hiroshima and Nuclear Weapons. As a capstone for his degree, Ted moved to New York City to spend a year as a Marketing intern for Atlantic Records.

Now with NYC as his home, Ted has released over three EP's of Original Music with Kraak Records based in Athens, Greece; a record label that specializes in all things Electronic. His debut EP "The Grass is Always Greener" was featured on Itunes as News and Noteworthy for over a month. Ted is beginning to be noticed by some of the legendary New York DJ's and has aided in production work for some of the most prolific artists. His latest track "Love it was Dub" came out September 28th featured as Beatport Exlcusive, on the german Deep House label, Pesto.

Welcome Ted!!!

Our March bride featured in Martha Stewart Weddings Fall 2011

The fall issue of Martha Stewart Weddings is out and I must say, the most beautiful photos are of our March bride, couture wedding designer Annie Sullivan!
http://www.annie-sullivan.com/

Read and see more about Annie & Oliver's exquisite wedding

http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/annie-and-oliver

Photo's courtesy of  Weddings by Two
http://www.weddingsbytwo.com/

Annie & Oliver

Annie designed the dresses for her sister and her mom.

Kate Berry - Style Director for Martha Stewart Weddings

Loved the girls, again Annie's design

Matthew Brookshire who we accompanied for the Processional "The Very Thought of You". He was awesome!

rehearsing

To see all the vendors including ourselves

http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/annie-and-oliver#slide_31

Queen

This month we actually have a couple of our clients requesting music by Queen. We have been busy arranging and rehearsing "Somebody to Love" along with "You're My Best Friend " for our wedding this weekend at the Mandarin Oriental. I have to confess, I was not familiar with alot of Queen outside of their huge hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and initially I was a little unsure about their choice and how it would translate to piano and strings.

But once I started playing the songs, I couldn't get over how musical they were and how they were so beautifully conposed. There are some songs that are just a chore to learn and others that just take you by the hand and lead you through the music like you are an old friend. They sound awesome and effortless for piano and quartet, which shouldn't be a surprise to me, considering how "orchestral" Queen was. I can't wait wait to perform this timeless material this weekend.

Queen rules.

Battery Gardens

Another amazing garden wedding this summer was at Battery Gardens in Lower Manhattan. Tucked away at the tip of Battery Park, Battery Gardens is a fresh taste of country in the city.

Our bride and groom were a power couple with incredibly busy careers and had a refreshing relaxed attitude in their approach to their nuptuals. Perfectly matched to the location. Sophisticated but chill.

For prelude music as guests entered we had harp amidst the flowers.

As guests came upstairs to enjoy the panaramic view of NY Harbor our "Silhouette" quartet played romantic classical music and for the processional we performed the following:

I Can't Help Falling in Love - Groom and Bridal Party

Simple Gifts by Aaron Copeland from Appalachian Spring - Flower Girls

All I Want Is You by U2 - Bride

 Viva La Vida - Recessional

 

Lauren, Hannah, K8 and Ariana

Lauren looked perfectly etherial against the window with the light pooring in.

 

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Continuing our garden series of events, we did an electic ceremony this summer for an uber-hip international couple from Brazil and London at The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The weather was picture perfect and we set up our 8 peice group under the trees beside an open field.

This groovy couple chose "As My Love Is For You" by FIVE DAY WEEK STRAW PEOPLE for the groom and bridal party, "Over the Rainbow" Jason Castro version for the children and "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver for the bride. We performed our rendition of this repertoire with string quartet, piano, acoustic guitar, percussion and vocal.

The recessional was an upbeat, foot-stomping version of Ray Charles' "Halleulujah, I Just Love Her So."

Once again, huge hugs to Jung Lee & Josh Brooks at Fête for bringing us in on this groovy collaboration!