Pnuma Trio
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| Pnuma Trio | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America |
| Genre(s) | Classical Jazz Funk Hip Hop Drum and Bass Jam Band |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Label(s) | Columbia Records |
| Website | PnumaTrio.com |
| Members | |
| Alex Botwin, Ben Hazlegrove, Lane Shaw | |
The Pnuma Trio is an electronic musical group, bringing classical, jazz, funk, hip hop, and drum and bass influences. A recent article in Art Voice magazine dubbed the Pnuma Trio the "Music of the future."
The Pnuma Trio consists of Alex Botwin on bass guitar, Ben Hazlegrove on keyboards, and Lane Shaw on drums. Hazlegrove received classical training at the Berklee School of Music.
The Pnuma Trio was born in December 2004 and began practicing and performing in Memphis, Tennessee. During their career, Pnuma has toured the United States extensively, and Japan and Australia as well. They were the only American band at 2006's Exodus Festival in Australia. They have shared the stage with bands like Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Zilla, Michael Franti, String Cheese Incident, and Buckethead among others.
Throughout the summer of 2007 the band will be heavily touring the festival circuit with stops at Wakarusa, Summer Camp, and 10K Lakes Festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, and Nelson Ledges.
Within the electronic music community, the Pnuma Trio's followers are growing at a steady pace. According to JamBase, "They've become one of the most talked about young bands in the country."
Pnuma Trio has just completed a new studio album entitled "Character" which was released on Columbia Records Japanese Division on September 25th, 2007
Web Bio/Press Release Bio:
"Try this story on for size: three upstarts in Memphis use their classical and jazz training to hammer out beat-driven compositions encompassing the funkiness of the jam scene and the mind-bending progressions of electronica. The young bucks known as Pnuma Trio instantly find themselves in high demand, playing nearly two hundred dates in 2006 alone. The trio bangs out scene-stealing festival plays at Langerado and Camp Bisco, gets tapped to provide support for such artists as Buckethead, The Disco Biscuits, and Michael Franti and Spearhead, and fills up clubs and small theatres that most bands reach only after years of toil. Just for style points, they finish up the year with a barn-storming, sold-out tour of Japan including a massive set at the world-famous Nagisa Festival.
Yet despite their success, Pnuma Trio hasn't stopped developing artistically. The new year brings with it a move for the crew – from the rock and roll birthplace of Memphis to their new digs, in the cool mountain air of Boulder, Colorado – but more importantly, for their music. Incorporating the live-processed wizardry of their earlier work, Pnuma Trio is unveiling a new sound for their upcoming tour dates. The new tracks sound like Pac-Man on a rampage, gobbling up Squarepusher discs, washing them down with the atmospheric stylings of LTJ Bukem, and squeezing in a slice of Detroit House for dessert. Don't miss the show – Pnuma Trio is coming to burn up a dance floor near you."
