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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KORG TRITON AND microKORG ACCOMPANY JAMIE CULLUM
ON HIS SONGWRITING ADVENTURES
NAMM SUMMER SESSION, NASHVILLE, TN, July 23, 2004
— Audiences and critics alike are taking note of Jamie Cullum,
an accomplished 24-year-old singer/songwriter/pianist who has reinvigorated
the pop scene with a healthy dose of jazz, along with elements of rock,
hip-hop and dance music. His major label debut album, Twentysomething,
is currently setting sales records as it rockets up the charts.
In his native UK, Cullum is assembling a home studio that
will allow him to take full advantage of the moment whenever inspiration
strikes. He refers to the renowned Korg TRITON as a useful tool in pursuing
his musical innovations: “Part of my thing is you have to be able
to write anywhere at anytime, and I love the idea of having everything
you need in one unit without having to load up and configure loads of
things. I know the TRITON is a great workstation and I’ve always
loved the Korg sounds. So it will be the perfect marriage between those
great sounds and a nice working environment.” Remarking on another
Korg piece he’s found helpful, Cullum adds, “I’ve
been getting into some old synths of late and I bought myself a microKORG
recently. I’ve been playing with that at home and just enjoying
it and using it for inspiration purposes. I bought it for two reasons
— because it was fun and cool and secondly to take on tour because
it runs on batteries. So I play it on tour and just muck about with
it. It’s really helped me out with a few ideas recently as well.
It’s great little machine.”
For more information on Jamie Cullum’s latest projects,
please visit www.jamiecullum.com.
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