Timothy Van Cleave

This album has been in the making since late 2020! While the world outside became full of pandemic news and politics, I stayed in and worked to learn more about analog and digital synthesizers. As I worked in the later evenings of the early pandemic, I started see a combination of synth sounds and acoustic instruments as a goal.

As the project progressed I submitted a grant proposal at the Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, Oregon, USA. With this support I was able to work with Clara Baker at The Rye Room. Clara shared her voice and guitar magic on 12.26.2020! The team also include the wonderful contributions of Tara Velarde on 04.02.2021. Matt Greco of The Rye Room did a wonderful job mastering each track!

This album is all about the things that take your breath away. The beautiful, the amazing, horrible, sad, happy, things that are a part of the being a human on this planet. Many folks like me often choose other forms of expressions when words just can’t get the point across.

You can support this project by visiting: https://drtimothyvancleave.bandcamp.com/releases

On June 24, 2022 this record will be available on all streaming platforms and places you can purchase music digitally. I generally buy music from Bandcamp because it is a platform that supports artists in a sustainable way and finds ways to support others beyond the artist community.

That’s all I’ve got for now! See y’all soon,

-TVC