Available Tuesday, May 11 wherever you buy your music Alchemist is a collaboration between Vancouver composer and drummer Mike St-Jean and electronic artist & filmographer Math Rosen. This impressive debut is full of subtle rhythms, lush arrangements and infectious moments where keys, double bass & drums explore dynamic, tonal and energetic possibilities founded on digital samples and loops.
Throughout the recording the digital element is taken a step further with the addition of an interactive laptop Instrumentalist, remixing live bass, keys, guitar and drum feeds back into the mix, bringing the potential of the modern jazz band to a new level.
About Mike St-Jean & Math Rosen
A graduate of Carleton University's Music and Philosophy programs, Mike St-Jean divides his time between composition, performance and production. After a 9 country tour of Europe & North America, drumming with the Ottawa-based JW Jones Blues Band, this ambitious musician and entrepreneur recently relocated to Vancouver where he's been immersed in the local jazz and popular music scenes, developing and exercising music performance, studio engineering, and running the innovative online arts community Easel.ca.
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Math Rosen has been the man behind some of Canada's most eclectic electronic music of the past five years. Known for his diverse catalogue and high-energy performances as Liar's Rosebush, Rosen has also has also made a name for himself with his composition for film, video, and stage.
