Octave Cat is a trio of Eli Winderman (Dopapod-keyboards), Jesse Miller (Lotus–bass/modular synth), and Charlie Patierno (drums). The music ranges from stripped down jazz-grooves to analog synth dance music. Influences such as Herbie Hancock's jazz-funk and Four Tet's electronica can be heard. Octave Cat pushes the jazz and jam boundaries by incorporating elements of electronica, and in doing so, they have carved out their own unique musical space.
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Cozm & Nova is the electronic fusion two-piece composed of guitarist/producer Jesse Cegielski and drummer Radley Fricker. Their unique approach to live electronic music is best captured in their dynamic show which leads the audience through hypnotic grooves and is littered with heavy breakdowns. With layers of synthesized textures flowing under a kaleidoscopic display of guitar patterns and phrases, the experience takes the audience on a journey they’re unlikely to forget. The 'Cozm' and 'Nova' characters, which have been developed by the bands own Jesse Cegielski, are forever present in the visual array that accompanies their music and take the form of masked, cloud-like figures that draw us into their ever-swirling universe.
Reacting to their experiences in an intentional and productive way is heavily rooted in Cozm & Nova’s creative process. The two accomplished musicians pull meaning, symbolism, and feeling from a wide spectrum of creative influences outside of music such as art, nature, and fantasy. Then weaving in everything else they absorb from their realities, they make something unique and truly of themselves.
Cozm & Nova continues to be an active force in their scene bringing a magnetic presence to any stage they take which has secured them spots at major festivals including Suwannee Hulaween, Backwoods, Imagine, and Floyd Festival. Their self-dubbed sound “wave fusion” stands as an imaginative and extraordinary moment in the modern electronic music landscape.