Music
by
Epperson,
Ortega,
& Williams
EOW
Gerald Epperson, Choctaw Ortega (Mark S. Megill), and
Chris E. Williams
.
Artist Description:
A
three member band that combines sassy
rhythms with smooth textures (like acoustic and synth percussion, pianos, flutes,
strings, ethnic and organic synth voices…) to create the spacious effects, sounds
and music compositions.
Music
Style:
“New
Age Jazz”…. Instrumental, Funky rhythms, spatial effects, and percussion
accents, in an organic rhythmic style that creates harmony and easy listening.
Musical
Influences:
Tangerine
Dream, David Benoit, Jan Hammer, Dave Weckle,
YES, Rick Wakeman, Pink Floyd, ELP, and other “New Age” jazz artists.
Similar
Artists:
Tangerine
Dream, Jan Hammer, David Beniot, , Dave Weckle, , Pink Floyd, …EOW
Artist
History:
As an electronic synth band since 1985,
EOW
has
copywritten original songs and performed for over 15 years, including local
charities. EOW
has sold music for multimedia presentations including production companies like
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. who has used the music for commercial
advertisement. members can be found at
Wiener
Hill Studio,
doing project work or asisting other upcoming artists with their own
projects.
Group
Members:
Gerald
Epperson: The
Percussion Myster… From the
beginning, Gerald’s environment has pulsed with the rhythmic textures produced
by his father, for thirty plus years being timpanist for the Tulsa Philharmonic,
and the influence of his mother, who has a degree in music and is also a
musician. Primarily the percussionist for EOW,
Gerald is also one of our major composers.
Choctaw
Ortega: Mark’s
father provided him the early opportunity to share exploration of the Spinet
piano and the Hammond organ, up to and including, (in Mark’s case), marking
the piano bench with two-year old teeth! Mark
is also enamored with the guitar and sneaks off to it or the bass frequently.
Mark is instrumental in the spatial sounds and effects and is the
technical engineer for all of EOW's
and Wiener Hill’s
projects.
Among his peers, Mark is known for his uncanny engineering abilities and his
performance prowess.
Chris
Williams: He started piano lessons at the age of six
(also known for knawing on the piano arms as an infant) and
included other brass instruments through the age of 17.
In his teen years he began incorporating the study of the guitar as well as the
intense study of composing and arranging throughout the years. Chris
is principal sound technician for EOW.
He
credits his Cherokee Native American heritage with helping him to add a
distinctive edge to the musical voyages of the group.
Chris is best
described as the “Mix-Myster”, not only composing, but arranging the
creations of
EOW.
*All
three, Epperson, Ortega, and Williams, as a whole, complete the circle of
writing, arranging and composing the sound that is
EOW.
Albums:
Essential
Theme Park
"Essential
Theme Park"
demonstrates a variety of styles,
instruments, and techniques that mimic an experience you might have at your own
state fair. It's like walking down a carnival's main walkway, where you
can almost smell the vendors' food wares, hear the barkers tempting you, and see
the ride attendants selling tickets. As the tracks progress, it will take you to the point of exhilaration and bring
you back to full comfort by way of tempo, rhythm, and sonic resonance.
Check out two of the songs from
"Essential
Theme Park"
Event
Horizon
Triangulum
To
get a copy of this CD contact us at whstudios@cox.net
Check out the fully mastered versions of EOW and others
at Wiener
Hill Studio.
Looking Out
“Looking
Out” This compilation is primarily
a solo venture by the incomparable Mark Megill (Choctaw Ortega), with support
from Gerald Epperson and Chris Williams: known as EOW,
Epperson,
Ortega, and Williams.
Album
Description:
Hypnotizing
instrumental Synth tracks combined with rhythmic, traditional rock percussion
and acoustic voices in a mesmerizing combination of themes that include new age
and traditional styles.
Music
style:
Instrumental,
new age, funk, using deep, ambient, sound effects, wavering from mainstream as
far as possible, using semi-traditional tempos. His style is known to captivate and lull the listener into an
alternate state of mind. It’s
been described by listeners as ‘inspirational and relaxing’.
Musical
Influence:
Jean
Luc Ponte, Dave Weckle, Pat Metheny, Tangerine Dream
Similar
Artists:
Jean
Luc Ponte, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream
Artist
History:
Mark
(Choctaw) has experimented in various genres of music since early childhood.
Knawing on pianos as a child, Mark learned gospel organ early in his
life, developing an ear for traditional gospel, jazz, rock, and country from
family members. Later performing in
Nashville, playing with various local Tulsa performers, doing engineering work
at his own studio, Wiener
Hill Studio,
for other upcoming artists, and doing extensive work with his partners, EOW,
in commercial radio
publishing. Mark is an accomplished
technician as well as “midi master”.
Group
Members:
Mark
S. Megill (Choctaw Ortega). Influences
and musical support from Gerald Epperson and Chris Williams: collectively known
as
EOW,
Epperson, Ortega, and Williams.
Instruments:
Synth
and acoustic keys, guitar, bass, percussion (both acoustic and digital), as well
as pc based and midi instrumentation. Mark
is also fluent in recording, mastering and engineering.
Check out one of the songs from the album
Looking
Out
Visit
To The Left Side
To get a copy of this CD contact us at whstudios
at cox dot net
You can also
check us out at Garageband.com at this link
Epperson, Ortega, and Williams on Garageband.com
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