The Trumpeter Swan “Fools Parade” video was inspired in part by the PhotoTropedelic app, which translates still images into fantastic, vivid and trippy one-of-a-kind pop art creations.  Not only was the iPhone app the creative tool behind the video, but Director/Shooter/Editor Jeff Turboff took it one step further by shooting the entire video on the iPhone 4s.

 

After shooting and editing the original footage, Turboff then exported and processed each and every frame of the video, all 5,016 of them, one at a time using the PhotoTropedelic app (www.PhotoTropedelic.com). Each video frame was meticulously tweaked by varying the colors, patterns and special effects to give each it’s own unique visual characterizes.  Then all 5,000+ processed video frames where reassembled as a video sequence.  Front man, Drew Patrizi said, “I was blown away by the detail that Jeff put into every frame of this video....after watching the video in real time I clicked through the video sequence and was amazed by the variety of PhotoTropedelic creations -- no two are exactly alike.  And he processed every single frame one at a time on his iPhone, insane!” Larry Weinberg, creator of PhotoTropedelic was impressed as well saying, “I was not prepared for what Jeff pulled off for this video. An incredible effort in the name of creativity.”

 

 

TRUMPETER SWAN (aka Drew Patrizi) unveils a new project and a self-released debut album, Listen For The Clues.  Patrizi gained recognition as a founding member of the Austin, Texas-based, critically acclaimed indie rock band What Made Milwaukee Famous- recognized by the A.V. Club as “one of the Austin bands that defined the decade.” With a newly adopted home city, a new, more considered approach, and a greater sense of purpose, TRUMPETER SWAN’S Listen For The Clues is a tour de force that presents the listener a sonic package to unwrap— one that both pleases and intrigues on the way to discovering the melodic pop gems inside.

 

Listen For The Clues both refines and expands upon the sound Patrizi helped to create in What Made Milwaukee Famous, taking his power pop sensibilities and crafting something unique, personal and powerful. Listen For The Clues offers a genre-bending approach that is as comfortable with stripped-down, synth-heavy downbeat numbers as it is with carnival-esque explosions of horns, guitars, strings and vocal harmonies. Austin Town Hall notes that, “Patrizi has created his own new voice in the genre and created a beautiful album chock full of pop ballads” while DOA calls the debut “an album rich in addictive jingles and hidden hooks that sound both strange and familiar at the same time.”  Austin Sound Review adds that Listen For The Clues is “an album rich in texture and color, lyrically grandiose, and so decidedly ambitious, it positions itself as an album that draws a line for critics, reviewers, listeners and fans.”  From the opening romp of “Loose Lips” with horns at full throttle to the electronic cascade of melodic synths in the ’80s-infused “Acolyte” to the last somber cello note in album closer “Forest Fire,” Listen For The Clues leaves few boxes unchecked.

 

Speaking of “checking boxes,” the list of accomplishments Patrizi logged from 2002-2008 with What Made Milwaukee Famous is notable: Released two critically acclaimed records (Trying to Never Catch Up, What Doesn’t Kill Us) on top indie label Barsuk Records. They were the first unsigned band to play the prestigious PBS music program Austin City Limits alongside Franz Ferdinand. They played music festivals Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Sasquatch, CMJ, SXSW.  Played on national tastemaker radio programs KCRW, KEXP, World Café Live, The Current. They opened for a who’s who of indie rock including Arcade Fire, The National, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dr. Dog, TV on the Radio, and The Smashing Pumpkins.

 

TRUMPETER SWAN collaborated with a talented cast of Austin engineers and musicians and recorded Listen For The Clues at Cacophony Recorders with engineer Erik Wofford (Voxtrot, The Black Angels, What Made Milwaukee Famous) in tandem with engineer Danny Reisch at Good Danny’s in Austin. Guest musicians include John Farmer (Bass) and Jeremy Bruch (Drums) from What Made Milwaukee Famous, Jason Chronis (Bass) of Voxtrot, Danny Reisch (Drums) of The Lemurs, and Matt Bricker (Trumpet) of The Polyphonic Spree to name just a few. TRUMPETER SWAN also teamed up with long-time friend and writer/poet LB Thompson for lyrical collaboration on “Won’t Come Back,” “Acolyte,” and “Greenbelt.”

Listen For The Clues is an invitation into Patrizi’s musical diary as he translates the melodic and lyrical themes that have held him captive ad nauseum.  TRUMPETER SWAN is the conduit, and Listen For The Clues the first installment— now all you have to do is plug in.

 

Thank you for listening for the clues.

 

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