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"Whadeva", an album with Damani Butler, Maude Caillat, Billie Davies and produced by Billie & Mike Davies, release date set for July 24, 2020.

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"Whadeva" It had not reached New Orleans yet, or so they thought. They had been prepping these recordings since late December, early January. Damani Butler contacted Billie Davies and Maude Caillat asking them whether they would be interested in doing a project with him. He also mentioned he had contacted female artists for this project. Both Billie Davies, an american drummer from California, and Maude Caillat, a sax player from Switzerland, were currently working and residing in New Orleans. Damani had rented a house in the Lower Ninth Ward, which became Dangerous Art Studios, and was busy transforming it into the whole house and whatever sounds in it, showed in it and whomever entered it, being part of a work of art he was creating. The project would be experimental, completely improvisational audio art. Intuitive, instinctive in nature Damani would be doing his electronic loops, beats and waves while Caillat and Davies played whatever they played. Billie decided to use he...
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 Wishing all y'all a very happy, peaceful and full of love New Year 2019.  

BILLIE DAVIES "PERSPECTIVES II" at the ART KLUB Theater in New Orleans

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BILLIE DAVIES "PERSPECTIVES II PHOTOS" BILLIE DAVIES trio : Billie Davies - drums | Evan Oberla - piano/keys/trombone | Oliver Watkinson - bass Featuring: Ari Kohn - reeds | Iris P - vocals | Allie Porter - vocals Dance by: Artivism Dance Theatre - dance improvisation featuring Elle Ciccarone Jones and Briana Alston . Venue: Art Klub - Theater , 1941 Arts Street, New Orleans LA 70117 In anticipation of the upcoming video/audio release of "Perspectives II" here are some screenshots / photos of the Live video/audio recording session ... "PERSPECTIVES II" continues an all spontaneous, instinctive, intuitive improvisation inspired by 7 perspectives, words and 7 chakra musical keys, expressed by a quartet of piano / keys, baritone sax / flute, bass and drums, vocals / spoken word by 2 female vocalists and 2 female dancers. Perspectives that affect all human beings, regardless of race, n...

BILLIE DAVIES trio "PERSPECTIVES" Live @ The New Orleans Jazz Museum January 31, 2017.

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View de 2nd evolution from the Full Blood Moon concert on January 31, 2017 below... BILLIE DAVIES trio "PERSPECTIVES" Live @ The New Orleans Jazz Museum (-: #billiedaviestrio, #bloodmoon, #fullbloodmoon, #fullmoon :-) video info L to R: Evan Oberla - piano, Ari Kohn - reeds, Oliver Watkinson - upright bass, Allie Porter - spoken word, Billie Davies - drums. Sound & Video recording: Joe Stolarick at The New Orleans Jazz Museum, Music At The Mint. Sound Mix and Post Production: Mike Davies, Billie Davies Logistics: Mike Davies Photography: Mike Davies