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Marc Webster is a recording engineering, composer, and keyboardist. His recording and performance experience covers a wide range of musical styles, including classical, jazz, gospel, blues, rap and R&B. As a performer he has been featured as piano soloist with the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra, keyboardist for the rock band Uncommon Ground, pianist for the 52nd Street Jazz Sextet, organist for blues artists Chris Beard and Johnny Rawls, and choir director for the Aenon Baptist Church. As a composer his compositions have been featured on Performance Today, his soundtrack for the movie “Fury” was awarded semi-finalist at the Moondance Film Festival, and his commissions have included music for fivebyfive, Gibbs & Main String Quintet, and the Eastman Youth String Orchestra. Webster is currently the Executive Director and recording engineer for the new music ensemble fivebyfive, often performing with the group as keyboardist or enhancing the performances with electronics and video. Webster also owns and operates Blue on Blue Recording Studio which has a special focus working with classical musicians and composers to create music videos.
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The Harp at the End of the Universe (June, 2023)
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"The Harp at the End of the Universe" featuring composer/harpist Amy Nam!
Inspired by various theories on how the universe might end, this piece consists of a series of miniatures, each capturing in music a different theory on how the universe may end. Watch the Video Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music |
Pale Moon in a Very Blue Sky (May, 2023)
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JacobTV's Pale Moon, performed by Laura Lentz!
JacobTV describes this piece: "PALE MOON IN A VERY BLUE SKY is a raga, composed in the early spring of 2020, during the Covid 19 pandemic. During an early morning run, I was surprised and touched by a pale full moon in a clear blue sky, unspoilt by the usual chemtrails. The raga was meant for an imaginary instrument and Laura is the first to explore and record the flute version of Pale Moon, so it is dedicated to her." |
Jacob's Triptych (March, 2023)
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"I am moved and amazed.”
— David Srebnik, former SiriusXM Classical Producer “Stunning…one of my favorite flutists…” -- JacobTV Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Flutist Laura Lentz's debut EP featuring three pieces by written by Jacob ter Veldhuis, recorded by Marc Webster at Blue on Blue Recording. Read the review by City Newspaper here! Album digital liner notes |
The Play Album (February, 2023)
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I love The Play Album for its virtuosic electricity and exhilaration throughout.
Stunning from beginning to end...love at first and second hearing. — David Srebnik, All Art is Personal Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music The Play Album was inspired by the Playful Music project, produced by fivebyfive in collaboration with The Strong National Museum of Play and The Rochester Public Library. Designed to inspire all through the power of play, the project included the commissioning of new musical works inspired by toys from the National Toy Hall of Fame and the presentation of four public performances along with uniquely engaging interactive activities. This album includes pieces from the Playful Music collection as well as other pieces inspired by play! Album digital liner notes |
LIPSTICK (March, 2022)
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JacobTV's LIPSTICK, performed by Laura Lentz.
This music video explores the rabbit hole of social media — what is reality when the pursuit of reactions and followers blurs the distinction between the real world and the world of social media. JacobTV’s composition, composed in 1998, is based on sound types from American talk show TV. Twenty four years later, the social media technology has changed the landscape hugely, but the underlying human conditions, perhaps not so much. |
Debut album from fivebyfive (December, 2021)
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"fivebyfive slips effortlessly between haunting soundscapes, rhapsodic interplay, and tight grooves." - Composer and GRAMMY®-nominated violist Jessica Meyer
"fivebyfive is classical turned loosed in the toy store." - Jeff Spevak, WXXI Arts & Life Editor Listen on Apple Music Listen on Spotify Inspired by photographs of James Welling (Choreograph Collection) and stained glass art of Judith Schaechter (Glass Works Collection), the music on this recording realizes a collaborative artistic vision to capture movement, light, and connections through music and art. Read the City Newspaper interview for with fivebyfive artistic director Laura Lentz and Blue on Blue audio engineer Marc Webster! Album digital liner notes |
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Marc Webster is an approved Apple Digital Masters mastering engineer.
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