Splice Sounds has announced the release of Sounds of Surprise, a groundbreaking collaboration with rising indie saxophonist Mike Casey, Splice’s first ever exclusive saxophone artist royalty free sample pack.
The pack includes a wide range of riffs, loops, one shots, held notes, and seldom-recorded extended saxophone techniques/auxiliary sound effects.
Previous Splice official artist pack collaborations have included notable producer-artists like Deadmau5, Sonny Digital, Zaytoven, Karra, Lex Luger, & more. Quality sax sample packs are hard to find, let alone artist saxophone packs (as opposed to anonymously created packs a la “EDM Sax Volume 2).
Mike Casey is one of the most dynamic “jazz” musicians of the millennial generation. With nearly a million streams to his name in just the second year of his recording career – without record label backing or a manager/team, virtually unheard of for a jazz artist to hit these numbers completely DIY – Mike wears his heart on his sleeve and aims to tell a story above all.
Not one to rely on sizzle over substance, his compositions and playing style focus on rhythm, melody, space, lyricism, dynamics, contrast, communication and phrasing – not simply “displaying” skill for ego’s sake – while delivering each musical statement with power, honesty, and passion. Always searching deep within to communicate his emotions through art, he believes strongly in the power of music to be a force of good in the world, connecting people through positive vibrations.
Mike’s recent crowdfunded, self-released debut The Sound of Surprise broke 500,000 streams since its February 2017 release – no easy feat for a new jazz artist without label or management backing – with significant highlights from NPR Music, Jazz in Europe, Jay-Z’s TIDAL, Peet’s Coffee, jazz icon Sonny Rollins, Sofar Sounds NYC and Spotify – who recently featured him as the cover of its influential “State of Jazz” playlist, sandwiched between cover features from icons like Chick Corea & Brian Blade. Always searching deep within to communicate his emotions through art, Mike has enchanted audiences with mature lyricism and a formidable sound that commands the attention of the listener. 2018 marks the release of his sophomore album Stay Surprising – continuing on the theme of surprising the listener – which is exactly what he hopes you’ll do with his saxophone samples in this exclusive Splice pack.
Sounds of Surprise is now available to Splice Sounds subscribers.
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