Deviations Project

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Background information
Origin	London, UK
Genre(s)	Electronic Classical Pop
Years active	2007–present
Label(s)	Neurodisc Records
Website	Deviations Project Myspace
Members
Dave Williams Oliver Lewis

Deviations Project is a British electronic music group comprised of producer Dave Williams and international violin virtuoso Oliver Lewis. The group blends elements of classical music with electronica; pieces such as Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”, Bizet’s “Carmen” and Bach’s “Sonata in Gm” are recreated with modern music technology. Contemporary compositions, including Dave William’s own songs, John Williams’ “Theme From Schindler’s List” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross” are integrated with the classical works on the group’s sole full-length release, a self-titled LP.

Contents 1 Biographies 1.1 Dave Williams 1.2 Oliver Lewis 2 Deviations Project 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] Biographies

[edit] Dave Williams

After receiving a degree in Art and Design, Dave Williams began his musical career playing with best friend John Deacon, the bassist of Queen, in several different bands. When the magic of touring began to lose its charm Williams opened his own recording studio and became a songwriter for Warner/Chappell. Williams has created musical jingles for TV & Radio that can be heard all over the world including his first big time job, a radio jingle for Radio Rentals with session vocalist Tony Head (who later went on to work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Dave became the Music Director for the long running international smash hit Spirit of the Dance, which has four touring shows in the US and two international touring groups. Formed in 1996, Spirit of the Dance is a foot-stomping international production featuring a spectacular display of traditional Irish culture that has thrilled audiences all over the world. Williams’s own compositions have most recently been performed by Oliver Lewis and broadcast to over two billion people in Asia.

[edit] Oliver Lewis

International violin virtuoso Oliver Lewis is hailed by the Guardian as “Magnificent talent, he took the audience into another world.” Even from a young age Oliver Lewis’ talent for the violin was undeniable. As a child prodigy he studied with the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain, making his concert debut at the age of twelve. Scholarships from the Purcell School of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and the Berne Conservatoire opened doors for Lewis, enabling him to be trained by great talents and educators of music. His professional career began as a concert soloist with the Berne Symphony Orchestra where he played Ravel’s “Tzigane” and Bruch’s “G Minor Violin Concerto.” This led him to be leader of the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra, touring Europe and performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” over four hundred times.

Although Lewis has proven himself a virtuoso of the classics, he also has mastered stylistic diversity. Star of the international smash hit "Spirit of the Dance,” he performed a spectacular display of traditional Irish culture that has thrilled audiences. “Spirit of the Dance” has become one of the most successful shows in the world, seen by millions of people. As an avid fan of new music, many modern day composers have written pieces specifically for him to play. These pieces include “Insomnia” by British composer John Pickard and Nicholas Brown’s “Silence is Golden.” With his piano trio he has recorded two new scores to the classic silent movies Lady Windamere’s Fan and After Death, released worldwide by the British Film Institute.

Lewis’s concerts have taken him to Europe, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Asia, Brazil, and Trinidad, where he performed for the president of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently, Lewis plays regular recitals at the Wigmore Hall and with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, both of which are box office sellouts. He records extensively for Guild Music, winning the top double five-star award from Classic CD Magazine and he is sponsored by the leading American string manufacturer D’Addario.

[edit] Deviations Project

Deviations Project
Studio album by Deviations Project
Released	February 20, 2007
Genre	Electronic, Pop, Classical
Label	Neurodisc Records
Producer(s)	Dave Williams

1. "Really Big Swans"
2. "Tootin' Carmen"
3. "Ladies on Lavender"
4. "Deviations"
5. "Tocata in Fog"
6. "Les Belles"
7. "She Too"
8. "Albert Ross"
9. "Medication"
10. "Swan Fake"
11. "The List"
12. "Nuclear"
13. "Dear Old Swaney"
14. "Frogger"
15. "O2"
16. "Barking"
17. "The Car Men"

[edit] Notes and references

[1] Neurodisc Records Official Site

[edit] External links

[2] Deviations Project Myspace
[3] Neurodisc Records Official Site