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Encyclopedia > Garage A Trois
Garage A Trois
Background information
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre(s) Funk, Electronica, Jazz, Trip Hop
Years active 1998–present
Label(s) Fog City Records
Associated
acts
Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Galactic
Website Fog City Records presents: Garage A Trois
Members
Stanton Moore, Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Mike Dillon

Garage A Trois is a band founded by drummer Stanton Moore, eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, and saxophonist Skerik. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African Americans, e. ... Electronica is a rather vague term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory and marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... As a founding member of the immensely popular steamroller funk band Galactic (band), drummer Stanton Moore has more than a full-time job on his hands. ... Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter is a jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. ... Skerik is a saxophone player from Seattle, Washington. ... This article is about a celestial body. ... As a founding member of the immensely popular steamroller funk band Galactic (band), drummer Stanton Moore has more than a full-time job on his hands. ... Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter is a jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. ... Skerik is a saxophone player from Seattle, Washington. ... As a founding member of the immensely popular steamroller funk band Galactic (band), drummer Stanton Moore has more than a full-time job on his hands. ... Charlie Hunter Trio Charlie Hunter is a jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. ... Skerik is a saxophone player from Seattle, Washington. ...


The band spontaneously formed in during the 1998 recording of Stanton Moore's debut "All Kooked Out!", a session that also yielded Garage A Trois' debut recording "Mysteryfunk" (both recorded and produced by Dan Prothero for Fog City Records). Despite sounding tonally and stylistically similar to heavily edited, sample-based club music, "Mysteryfunk" was recorded entirely live with no overdubs. As a founding member of the immensely popular steamroller funk band Galactic (band), drummer Stanton Moore has more than a full-time job on his hands. ... All Kooked Out! is the first studio album by New Orleans, Louisiana based drummer Stanton Moore. ...


As implied by the name, Garage A Trois was initially a trio but after success as a live act they took on vibraphonist/percussionist Mike Dillon. There are several well-known men named Mike Dillon: A driver on the NASCAR circuit: Mike Dillon (NASCAR) A percussionist/vibraphonist, member of Critters Buggin and Les Claypools Fancy Band: Mike Dillon (musician) A competitor in the 2006 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian mens national curling championship: Mike...

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Telarc International: (1468 words)
Producer/director Klaus Tontine, a longtime fan of GAT’s eclectic, cosmopolitan approach to jazz, funk and other styles, first approached the quartet in the summer of 2004, when the film—still just an idea in his head—had yet to be lensed.
GAT completely embraced the concept, and crafted a compelling musical backdrop to the poignant story of Etienne de Nerval, a young man coming of age in rural France who is ostracized from society due to his diminutive stature.
Garage a Trois first came together in New Orleans in 1999 (just after Mardi Gras) as a trio that included Hunter, Moore and Skerik.
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