Starling Electric is an Ann Arbor based band that has been championed by Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies and The Great Lakes Myth Society. They have released three records, toured with Robert Pollard, and their song "Camp-Fire" appeared in the tenth episode of the first season of Veronica Mars. Their third record as a full band Clouded Staircase was released in 2006.
Starling Electric began as a solo recording project by songwriter/singer/keyboard player Caleb
Dillon. A Northern Michigan-based guitarist/engineer/producer, Jason DeCamillis, helped master and eventually produce Starling Electric recordings while Dillon and himself were still in high school. By the time the second Starling Electric album was assembled, DeCamillis had become an active producer. An early incarnation of the group - including drummer John Fossum - was based in East Lansing; after a handful of live shows, two members left the band and were replaced by Grand Rapids native Christian Blackmore Anderson. DeCamillis left Traverse City to study recording at Full Sail College in Orlando, Florida, and worked for some time at the Chicago Recording Company. He then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the rest of Starling Electric eventually following suit. This current line-up has been recording and performing live since late 2003. DeCamillis also produced demo recordings for The Satin Peaches, a Southern Michigan-based quartet.
Starling Electric began as a solo recording project by songwriter/singer/keyboard player Caleb
Dillon. A Northern Michigan-based guitarist/engineer/producer, Jason DeCamillis, helped master and eventually produce Starling Electric recordings while Dillon and himself were still in high school. By the time the second Starling Electric album was assembled, DeCamillis had become an active producer. An early incarnation of the group - including drummer John Fossum - was based in East Lansing; after a handful of live shows, two members left the band and were replaced by Grand Rapids native Christian Blackmore Anderson. DeCamillis left Traverse City to study recording at Full Sail College in Orlando, Florida, and worked for some time at the Chicago Recording Company. He then moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the rest of Starling Electric eventually following suit. This current line-up has been recording and performing live since late 2003. DeCamillis also produced demo recordings for The Satin Peaches, a Southern Michigan-based quartet.
British born Christian songwriter and worship leader Chris Bowater is considered by many a Father of modern worship movement. Coming to prominence in the Charismatic renewal of the early 1980s, his songs include Reign in Me, Here I am Wholly Available and Lamb of God. His songs have been translated into many languages and used in churches all over the world. He regularly leads worship at Spring Harvest and Grapevine Celebrations. Living in Lincoln, UK he is part of New Life Christian fellowship Lincoln, UK .
Born during a time sociologists have called `The Bulge’, Chris has sought to serve & represent his generation in keeping with the spirit of such a description!
After qualification he taught in both suburban & inner city schools in the Midlands and in 1974 moved to Lincoln as a career promotion to be Director of Music at Yarborough High School.
Midway through this decade a very special move of the Holy Spirit birthed a ministry in Worship that continues to this time. Chris served as Director of Music at the church in Lincoln from 1980, full time from 1983. The Lincoln School of Creative Ministries hosted several hundred delegates from all denominations and many nationalities.
Due to the increase of ministry and travel, Chris relinquished the staff team position in 1998. He has been involved in pioneering worship conferences in several nations and still travels to Europe, Asia & North America. His work in Britain has led him to be at Spring Harvest, Kingdom Faith, Life in the Spirit & many national conferences. Since its commencement in 1980/81 Chris has served Stuart Bell & the Ground Level Network of churches at the Grapevine Celebration. His ministry touches and is effective in all denominations.
IN 1997 Chris Established dB Studios Ltd () in Lincoln with his son Daniel. This studio Continues to be where Chris does the majority of his recording . Whilst Dan is increasingly being used nationally and internationally as an engineer/programmer and producer.
The songs that Chris has written are in scores of languages. He has featured on many albums and written two books on worship.
There are still many dreams yet to see fulfilled.
His great joy is to see his 5 grown up children, loving and serving Jesus. Married to Lesley since 1970, together they look to see another generation, their granddaughter, Lydia Kate, become a passionate follower of Jesus.
Being a life-long supporter of Aston Villa helps to keep everything in perspective!
In May 2007 Chris will be 60 and as a celebration is holding a weekend conference in his home church in Lincoln UK featuring the renowned speaker RT Kendall. More info can be found on www.worship-academy.com.
Born during a time sociologists have called `The Bulge’, Chris has sought to serve & represent his generation in keeping with the spirit of such a description!
After qualification he taught in both suburban & inner city schools in the Midlands and in 1974 moved to Lincoln as a career promotion to be Director of Music at Yarborough High School.
Midway through this decade a very special move of the Holy Spirit birthed a ministry in Worship that continues to this time. Chris served as Director of Music at the church in Lincoln from 1980, full time from 1983. The Lincoln School of Creative Ministries hosted several hundred delegates from all denominations and many nationalities.
Due to the increase of ministry and travel, Chris relinquished the staff team position in 1998. He has been involved in pioneering worship conferences in several nations and still travels to Europe, Asia & North America. His work in Britain has led him to be at Spring Harvest, Kingdom Faith, Life in the Spirit & many national conferences. Since its commencement in 1980/81 Chris has served Stuart Bell & the Ground Level Network of churches at the Grapevine Celebration. His ministry touches and is effective in all denominations.
IN 1997 Chris Established dB Studios Ltd () in Lincoln with his son Daniel. This studio Continues to be where Chris does the majority of his recording . Whilst Dan is increasingly being used nationally and internationally as an engineer/programmer and producer.
The songs that Chris has written are in scores of languages. He has featured on many albums and written two books on worship.
There are still many dreams yet to see fulfilled.
His great joy is to see his 5 grown up children, loving and serving Jesus. Married to Lesley since 1970, together they look to see another generation, their granddaughter, Lydia Kate, become a passionate follower of Jesus.
Being a life-long supporter of Aston Villa helps to keep everything in perspective!
In May 2007 Chris will be 60 and as a celebration is holding a weekend conference in his home church in Lincoln UK featuring the renowned speaker RT Kendall. More info can be found on www.worship-academy.com.
Helena Arlock (born November 08, 1984 in Malmo, Sweden) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under her name Helena Arlock, and is been a member of the alternative country band Shooting John.
Biography
Early life
Arlock grew up in the south of Sweden.
Early career
In 2001, 17 years old, Arlock started to play in the Indie-pop band Nepal .
She became more confident and found something else beyond the classical way of using the cello.
A few years later the singer of this band moved to Barcelona, Spain, The trumpet player to London, UK and the guitarist to Brighton, UK.
Arlock became the cellist/pianist and backing vocalist of the Americana band Shooting John .
2005, she recieved a scholarship from STIM (Swedish ASCAP) that gave her the inspiration to work more on her own songs. It started as an electronic lounge project with the trumpet player of Nepal, Carl-Johan Elger, and was called Arlock vs Elger.
Shortly thereafter she started to make music more on her own - under the name Helena Arlock.
While touring in Germany with Shooting John in the fall of 2006, she met Canadian slide-guitarist/singer-songwriter Rachelle Van Zanten .
Arlock travelled to Canada later that year to tour as the cellist for Rachelle.
Two months later, 2007, she decided to travel to USA together with Gustav Haggren (Swedish indie-folk band Gustav and The Seasick Sailors )
Three months of backpacking/touring and the plans for a tour in Europe were in motion.
In the fall of 2007 she went out again. This time with Gustav Haggren and also the American Christian Cuff who they met in NYC the same year. These three songwriters traveled around most of Europe in a project they started: Indienational Tour (Cooperating musicians all over the world, helping eachother book shows and performing together)
The Music
Still unreleased, but available on Helena's myspace (http://www.myspace.com/helenaarlock)
Recordings
2004 : Shooting John “Moodswings”
*Backup vocals on "Rain song", "Bright Day", "Under her skin", Tried to save me", "Ballad of the end"
*String arrangements on "Bright Day", "Tried to save me", "Ballad of the end"
2005 : Gustav and The Seasick Sailors “Sirkus”
*Co writing and vocals on "Blueberry Breeze"
2006 : Achordian “A Product From The 80’s”
*Backup vocals on "Georgie on my mind"
*Vocals on "Desert umbrella"
*Cello on "The day that the town finally died"
2007: Shooting John “Happiness +/-”
*Backup vocals on "Love and will", "War", "Words", "Mistaken", "Emptiness of days", "I thought no more was needed", "Savior", "Fragile"
*Cello on "I thought no more was needed", "Mornings past"
2007: John Bustine “Walzes and pleas”
*Backup vocals on "Miss Amputee, West Culver County"
*Cello on "The Wreck of the Good Ship Lollipop"
Awards etc
2005
* STIM scholarship
Other info
Helena Arlock is also running a design company - Arlock Design - and has created albumcovers, music videos, posters, t-shirts, webpages and more.
For example:
* musicvideo for "Charlie Fay" by Gustav and The Seasick Sailors
* album cover for "Sirkus" by Gustav and The Seasick Sailors
* musicvideo for "The Border" by Thomas Denver Johnsson
* t-shirt for Rachelle Van Zanten
* musicvideo for "Fragile Me, Fragile You" by Helena Arlock
Biography
Early life
Arlock grew up in the south of Sweden.
Early career
In 2001, 17 years old, Arlock started to play in the Indie-pop band Nepal .
She became more confident and found something else beyond the classical way of using the cello.
A few years later the singer of this band moved to Barcelona, Spain, The trumpet player to London, UK and the guitarist to Brighton, UK.
Arlock became the cellist/pianist and backing vocalist of the Americana band Shooting John .
2005, she recieved a scholarship from STIM (Swedish ASCAP) that gave her the inspiration to work more on her own songs. It started as an electronic lounge project with the trumpet player of Nepal, Carl-Johan Elger, and was called Arlock vs Elger.
Shortly thereafter she started to make music more on her own - under the name Helena Arlock.
While touring in Germany with Shooting John in the fall of 2006, she met Canadian slide-guitarist/singer-songwriter Rachelle Van Zanten .
Arlock travelled to Canada later that year to tour as the cellist for Rachelle.
Two months later, 2007, she decided to travel to USA together with Gustav Haggren (Swedish indie-folk band Gustav and The Seasick Sailors )
Three months of backpacking/touring and the plans for a tour in Europe were in motion.
In the fall of 2007 she went out again. This time with Gustav Haggren and also the American Christian Cuff who they met in NYC the same year. These three songwriters traveled around most of Europe in a project they started: Indienational Tour (Cooperating musicians all over the world, helping eachother book shows and performing together)
The Music
Still unreleased, but available on Helena's myspace (http://www.myspace.com/helenaarlock)
Recordings
2004 : Shooting John “Moodswings”
*Backup vocals on "Rain song", "Bright Day", "Under her skin", Tried to save me", "Ballad of the end"
*String arrangements on "Bright Day", "Tried to save me", "Ballad of the end"
2005 : Gustav and The Seasick Sailors “Sirkus”
*Co writing and vocals on "Blueberry Breeze"
2006 : Achordian “A Product From The 80’s”
*Backup vocals on "Georgie on my mind"
*Vocals on "Desert umbrella"
*Cello on "The day that the town finally died"
2007: Shooting John “Happiness +/-”
*Backup vocals on "Love and will", "War", "Words", "Mistaken", "Emptiness of days", "I thought no more was needed", "Savior", "Fragile"
*Cello on "I thought no more was needed", "Mornings past"
2007: John Bustine “Walzes and pleas”
*Backup vocals on "Miss Amputee, West Culver County"
*Cello on "The Wreck of the Good Ship Lollipop"
Awards etc
2005
* STIM scholarship
Other info
Helena Arlock is also running a design company - Arlock Design - and has created albumcovers, music videos, posters, t-shirts, webpages and more.
For example:
* musicvideo for "Charlie Fay" by Gustav and The Seasick Sailors
* album cover for "Sirkus" by Gustav and The Seasick Sailors
* musicvideo for "The Border" by Thomas Denver Johnsson
* t-shirt for Rachelle Van Zanten
* musicvideo for "Fragile Me, Fragile You" by Helena Arlock
David Michael Fitzpatrick (born September 11, 1969) is an American writer of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, et al.). He is known by the nicknames "Indy" and "IndyFitz". He was born and continues to live near Bangor, Maine, also the home of novelist Stephen King.
Speculative Fiction Writer
His writing has appeared in popular magazines such as Brutarian Quarterly, Night to Dawn, American Atheist, Amazing Journeys, NFG, COMBAT, and The First Line, as well as the anthology Unparalleled Journeys. His speculative fiction includes fantasy, science-fiction, horror, supernatural suspense, vampire, and more. He has a particular interest in near- and far-future social science fiction focusing on the decay of society due to government corruption and the persecution of people by extremist religionists.
Other Writing
David has also done a fair amount of non-fiction writing for publications such as Brutarian and The Bangor Business Journal. In March 2005, he began freelancing for the Bangor Daily News as a Special Sections writer (visit BDN's web site). In November 2005, he was hired on as a full-time Special Sections writer for the BDN.
Non-Writing
David has been a self-employed computer/technical consultant since the early 1990s. He ran a shop in downtown Bangor under the company name Cavalier Enterprises, doing all aspects of computer consultation and service. No longer self-employed full-time, he works with a few select clients and focuses his skills on graphic and Web design, page layouts, and other creative endeavors. He also provides technical support for businesses in the Greater Bangor Area.
He married Elaine M. (Foss) Fitzpatrick on August 21, 2005. He and his wife maintain a Web site concerning their wedding at http://www.fitz42.net/wedding.
Web Portfolio
His portfolio can be found at . Among several personal and fan sites there, as well as links to client Web sites he maintains, a few of his key sites are:
* David M. Fitzpatrick, Writer
* David M. Fitzpatrick, Independent Technical Consultant
* Militant Atheism
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* Indy's Donkey Kong Fan Site
Speculative Fiction Writer
His writing has appeared in popular magazines such as Brutarian Quarterly, Night to Dawn, American Atheist, Amazing Journeys, NFG, COMBAT, and The First Line, as well as the anthology Unparalleled Journeys. His speculative fiction includes fantasy, science-fiction, horror, supernatural suspense, vampire, and more. He has a particular interest in near- and far-future social science fiction focusing on the decay of society due to government corruption and the persecution of people by extremist religionists.
Other Writing
David has also done a fair amount of non-fiction writing for publications such as Brutarian and The Bangor Business Journal. In March 2005, he began freelancing for the Bangor Daily News as a Special Sections writer (visit BDN's web site). In November 2005, he was hired on as a full-time Special Sections writer for the BDN.
Non-Writing
David has been a self-employed computer/technical consultant since the early 1990s. He ran a shop in downtown Bangor under the company name Cavalier Enterprises, doing all aspects of computer consultation and service. No longer self-employed full-time, he works with a few select clients and focuses his skills on graphic and Web design, page layouts, and other creative endeavors. He also provides technical support for businesses in the Greater Bangor Area.
He married Elaine M. (Foss) Fitzpatrick on August 21, 2005. He and his wife maintain a Web site concerning their wedding at http://www.fitz42.net/wedding.
Web Portfolio
His portfolio can be found at . Among several personal and fan sites there, as well as links to client Web sites he maintains, a few of his key sites are:
* David M. Fitzpatrick, Writer
* David M. Fitzpatrick, Independent Technical Consultant
* Militant Atheism
*
* Indy's Donkey Kong Fan Site