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Zach Daniels has an album he’d like to record. Uncle Microphone is its working title. While he’s been doing banjo duty for bluegrass outfit Oakhurst for the past seven years, he recently decided to recruit his ukulele-playing sister Niki for a new project called Silversmith. Home studio recording can reduce costs, but Daniels is refusing to cut corners, insisting on cutting tracks the old-fashioned way. Millions pirate music on the regular; few comprehend what it actually costs to immortalize compositions utilizing the aforementioned methodology. Many of your favorite classic LPs set the record labels that financed them back at least $20,000 to $30,000, if not much more. Is Daniels courting an imprint to bring his brainchild to life? As if. Just as the internet has made it easier to share and even steal songs, it’s also streamlined the process of raising money to make them. Enter Kickstarter. Chances are you’re already familiar with the crowd funding site for creative projects. Time named it the “Best Invention of 2010.” The New York Times called it “the people’s NEA.” The Daniels siblings have already surpassed their twelve grand goal. Everything else is gravy. Copy and paste the following link by this Wednesday, September 19 to contribute: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1319014764/silversmith-records-ep-uncle-microphone - 303 Magazine
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Uncle Microphone (May 2013)
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Siblings, Zach and Niki grew up in Colorado where they both found an interest in music, but it wasn't until 2010 that they had ever really collaborated on their shared passion.
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Zach grew up playing in the high school jazz band. In college, he was introduced to bluegrass and picked up the banjo. He would go on to play with the band Oakhurst for 7 years before deciding to leave to focus on his own music. Niki hit the road at a young age, hopping trains and hitchhiking all around the country with her Ukelele. She landed in Brooklyn and stayed for a few years developing her sound. One day, after Niki had returned to Denver, Zach phoned up his sister and had her over to try singing on some of his songs and things really clicked. Some call it, "blood harmony".
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Between the two of them and their different backgrounds, they have found a nice unique sound complete with vocal harmonies that only a brother and sister can share.
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