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Steve Lieberman It is possible that the average listener might struggle to understand the eclectic recordings of Steve Lieberman. Most art, as well as most genius is difficult to follow for the un-initiated. Yet there are notable points in Lieberman's art that all can appreciate. For instance most fans of Pop and World music will enjoy the plethora of musical instruments played along with a variety of intentional distortions which create an interesting if not overwhelming sonic reality in many of Lieberman's recordings. Lieberman's rhythm tracks appeal to the hardcore rock-sters while the loose and often obtuse melodic and harmonic instrumental associations will interest most jazz enthusiasts. However, sensitive musical types who listen to the "Gansta Rabbi" will wish for a key change if they listen for very long. If it is indeed genius that drives this artist, then an extended effort to peel back the layers of sound, decipher the various forms of rhetoric, and arrive safely at the core of Lieberman's message might be a rewarding pilgrimage. It is a journey that can begin here as you read Lieberman's responses
to the CreatorsWeb interview questions. Of course you will want to check out the website http://www.gangstarabbi.com
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Music Style And Audience
How do you classify your music?
The Brazillian and Belgian prog experts both classify me officially as
'progressive punk' a genre they had to create for me, mentioning the flutes
and all. some of my critics call me crapola and worse but in my press
releases and the like i refer to it as 'an experimental fusion of punk,
industrial, prog-rock, dance/electronica and Jewish world yada yada...
Do you target a specific audience? If so, who?
I'm most appreciated overseas. i was #1 overall artist on australia's
official mp3 chart for 6 weeks ending 1/13/2004.that was a cool ride. i am
also very prominent on Germany's beSonic.com chart. this week i have 2 songs
in their hallowed weekly-global-all genres--one at #82 and the other at
#100. in the states, the adolescent and pre-adolescent males and various
fragments of the Jewish community are my strongholds and the latter more
because of politics than the music itself
Musical Instruments - Recording - Computer Hardware - Software
What musical instruments do you play?
The bass guitar is my main instrument, i played it since 1971 and is the
source of all the chords and guitar-like solo's- i can't play regular guitar
at all.the other important lead is the curved headed transverse flute(and
happy flutes, recorders and whistles which i played since 2001.i use the
trombone(1970-1972 and 2002-present)it just doesn't belong in experimental
punk fusion--that's why i love to use it.the melodica and fiddle provide the
avant-folk thing and rounding off the exotica is the shahnai, ullean chanter
which you play through a 3 foot long diesel pipe(really!!) the bulgarian
shepherd flutes(duduk and dvoyanka) and the synthetic big ol' Hebrew battle
horn--the sho'far.
I use a 2001 no-name p-bass instead of the 1973 Fender i had as a boy. to
get it to sound like a punk-metal 6 string i play it through a digitech
rp-50, a zoom b-506- a dod grunge pedal and bass overdrive and some fx built
into the board. the beat is supplied by a 3-some of vintage yamaha
beatmachines which i have trax where it does it's own beat and other trax
where i play manually. the flutes are basically cheapo eastern european
models from the 1940's which i got on e-bay for $40.00 or so.i tape on the
cool curve-head because there from different models and don't fit.
my trombone is interesting it's from 1911 and was allegedly played by some
guy in the Glenn Miller Band. it cost $58 and about the same for shipping.
i record through a 16 track digital Korg d1600-v40 although most of my
critics think i use a 4-track tascam porta-studio cassette deck--oh well. no
software--spent too much time learning all those instruments.
Do you record in a home studio?
Of course. with technology i got a 16 track digital for the 1990 price of a
3 song demo.i feel bad for those who used to make their living from
recording studios.
What equipment and software do you use?
I got a korg d1600-v40 with internal cd/r burner from 2002.no software--all
too confusing haha.
Musical Background -Influences
How did you get started playing music?
I started with the clarinet in 5th grade in 1968, swithhed to trombone in
1970 and to tuba in 1972 until my 1976 graduation. i got a 6-string acoustic
guitar for my bar-mitzvah in 1971 which i wasted that summer trying to
learn to no avail. towards the end of summer '71 my friends father got a
bass. i tried it and decided this is what i want to do. i quickly joined
some rock groups because then nobody played bass-i was in demand. i spent
the 1970's doing that and the 80's to the present in various post-punk live
and studio projects.
What has influenced your music the most?
The 80's new wave period was the only real time where commercial radio was
worth the wattage it was transmitted on.from 1982-1989 i didn't have to buy
records, you just put on the radio and something good played. i had to be
influenced by that. and of course Ian Anderson. i learned the flute at the
tender age of 43 because i've been an avid Tull fan from 1972-1974 and
1997-present.i taught it to myself and after hearing him for 30 years, i
learned to play it in the same anarchistic method as he does.
Music And Internet Marketing
How has the Internet effected you as a musician?
It's really quite cool. i can get an idea for a song in the morning, record
it at lunch mix it in the evening, upload it to the mp3 at night and perhaps
make the charts the day after i thought of the idea. in the old days, we
would spend a week's pay to come home from the studio with a 3 song dat
which we had made into a cassette. we would send these out and nothing
happened. what a difference a decade makes.
When did you start marketing your music on the Internet?
In June 2002 when i finished production on my 1st cd BAD'LANIA RISING.
What has been the most effective way to market your music on the Internet?
Mp3.com was great, may it rest in peace. i would bid in the world-music
promo auctions(the parent genre of 'Jewish/Israeli. if i got the bid(usually
3 figures, people will play that song to death. my song GANGSTA RABBI was #1
World music song and #772 all genres on a chart dominated strictly dominated
by the eminems and madonna's.i like the soundclick .com promo's too but
theitr charts are kinda weird.
Musicians And The Future
What does the future hold for you?
I hope to maintain my stranglehold on the overseas experimental prog punk
scene. i hope to realize 1/2 million downloads by year's end i have over
350,000 now--and maybe play out some more. my 4th cd will be coming out this
spring called LIQUIDATIA 455. i think bad cd sales are part of many indie
musicians. from my 1st 3 releases combined, i sold 97--mostly on that cool
flute store--ebay.com!I've been doing bookstores, because i'm in effect a singer-songwriter,
albeit one who plays punk-songs on a distorted bass.i'm a bit out of place
there, but the audience appreciates the change.
and i go over good. i hope to get a band together one day and go out on the
road, just as the flute player, lead singer
Finally, is there anything else you want to say about yourself?
I want to thank Mr Ken Mowery for this very cool innovative multi-media
promo site he calls Creators Web. it's a great time to get in , because no
where can you get this kind of promo for the silly fee he charges. i predict
there are gonna be many more sites like Creators web sprouting up after Mr
Mowery's.