Benevolence Band
Fairview, TN United States
Genres:Easy Listening, Gospel/Religious, Country - Alternative, Jazz - Latin , Jazz - JazzPop/Light Jazz, Pop - Adult Contemporary, Blues - Acoustic , Latin - Jazz, Latin - Brazilian - Samba, Latin - Brazilian - Brazilian Pop/MPB/Tropicalia, Latin - Brazilian - Bossa Nova
Bio:
Alan Brian Curtis is a songwriter, producer and recording artist currently residing in the Nashville, TN area. He is fluent as both a writer and producer in the following genres: Blues,Dance/Club/Techno,Cinematic,Jazz,J-Pop,Latin,R & B / Funk /Soul,Pop,Trop Pop,Instrumental Underscore. Country, World. He has placed music in Films, TV, Commercials, Theatre Productions, Compilation Albums, Web Videos and other forms of media His most recent placement is in a major Brazilian movie "As Aventuras de Agamenon Repórter" which is being released in Brazil on January 6,2012.
Licensed song to feature length documentary Flight to the Wall (hear the song here at 0:59 in the video preview http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1429708057/
Featured interview in Indaba Music Community Spotlight http://blog.indabamusic.com/2011/05/ben-evolence-the-musical-chameleon/
Licensed song “Can U Feel It” to off Broadway production “Platanos y Collard Greens” http://www.platanosandcollardgreens.com/. Hear the song here: http://soundcloud.com/benedictionmuzik/can-u-feel-it-bilingual
Arranged, performed all parts and remixed the winning entry of the song “Love Is The Answer” by alt rock band Weezer. Hear the song here: http://soundcloud.com/benedictionmuzik/love-is-the-answer-afro-pop
Currently co-writing with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
Wrote a commissioned piece for SWB Crew’s entry into the 48hr Film Festival. Hear the song here in its entirety: http://soundcloud.com/benedictionmuzik/draggin-saddles-a-full-version Watch the short film here: http://swbcrew.com/draggin-saddles/
Featured as a World Music Artist in Scope Magazine April 2010 http://skopemag.com/2010/04/15/music-up-close-april-2010.
Brazilian Samba arrangement of Joy To The World released on Indaba Music first ever Holiday Compilation. http://www.indabamusic.com/#!/submissions/show/33848.
