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ASSIGNMENTS
Biography
ASSIGNMENTS is a project from musician and performer Phil Hayes (Phil Hayes & The Trees).
In the midst of the Lockdown, whilst realising that everything he usually does is a collaboration with a group of people standing in the same room, Phil came across a Lou Reed interview where Lou talked about writing the song Vicious and about how it was an assignment from Andy Warhol. Andy gave Lou the title and the first line and, according to Lou, the rest was easy because it became about finishing an assignment. The first difficult step had been done by someone else.
Phil then wrote to some fellow artist colleagues around the planet and asked them for an assignment - the title and first line of a song - Maybe there's a song they'’d like to hear that no-one's written yet?
ASSIGNMENTS #1 contains seven songs written by Phil after song titles and and first lines suggested by;
Jacob Wren, Paloma Ayala, Charbel Haber, Erin Hawkins, and Renée van Trier
ASSIGNMENTS #1 was recorded and mixed by David Langhard at DALA Studios, Winterthur in 20. - 22. July 2020
Phil Hayes Sings, plays Guitar, Drums and a Bass
Daniel Nievergelt (Disco Doom, Floorbrothers) plays Guitars and Bass
David Langhard (Howlong Wolf, Neutral Zone) plays Piano.
mastered by Dan Suter at Echochamber
artwork by Adrian Elsener at eisbüro
ASSIGNMENTS #2 coming soon - June 2021 with songs written by Phil after song titles and and first lines suggested by; :
Kim Noble, Shawn Sides, Dominic Oppliger, Jen Rosenblit und Sahar Rahimi
Tag: songwriter, phil hayes, feelings, feeling, groove, songwriting, david langhard, floorbrothers, dala produkte, ikarusrecords, phil hayes and the trees, indie pop
