DETAILS ON LPs and EPS

GREG ORRĒ (3 LPs, 1 EP, 1 Residency project)

GREG ORRĒ
I AM IN IT, VOL. 1: LIVE AT THE SOUND CASTLE
11 TRACK LP RELEASED AUG 28 2022

I Am In It, Vol. 1: Live at The Sound Castle was recorded on the fourth and final day of his residency for the recording of his sophomore solo album I Am In It, Vol 2. Feeling more than satisfied with the recordings for Vol. 2 after the first three days, Greg Orrē decided to record live run throughs of all three I Am In It albums from front to back, as well as two sets of covers. The piano/vocal performance of I Am In It, Vol 1: Live at The Sound Castle was released on August 28, 2022 — exactly two years after the release of the original studio album on August 28, 2020.

Front cover art features a self-portrait ink sketch by Greg Orrē, and is designed to be a mirror image of the Vol. 1 studio album oil-pastel album art. Thank you Creative Saskatchewan for supporting these recording sessions at The Sound Castle as part of the Sound Recording Grant Program.

all songs written and performed by Greg Orrē
engineered by Christian Douglas at The Sound Castle in Viscount, SK
mixed & mastered by Josh Palmer at The Recording House Studios in Saskatoon, SK
cover art ink self-portrait and design by Greg Orrē
album photography by Kristen Boyé

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GREG ORRĒ
I AM IN IT: AIRWAVES (Residency Project)
4 ONE HOUR LONG EPISODES

In March 2022, Greg Orrē was asked to be the host of Plain A.I.R, an artist-in-residence program for CFCR and CJTR. The residency is an open concept one hour radio show each Saturday in March where artists are encouraged to explore their artistry and experiment with a radio format. During each Saturday in March, Greg Orrē introduced listeners to his works and told stories about how the seasons inspired his music and writing. The artist also shared a number of new demo recordings of songs from his upcoming solo albums, as well as a number of cover songs from artists that have influenced him over the years. The new songs and covers shared on these four episodes were generally recorded and mixed by Greg during the month of March using his multi-tracker - the same tool he used to record and mix the majority of his first solo album I Am In It, Vol. 1. This residency lands just prior to Greg hitting the studio this spring to record his sophomore solo album I Am In It, Vol 2 and allowed the artist to reflect on his artistic career so far.

“I Am In It: Airwaves” is a companion piece to his overall I Am In It project. He explores the evolution of his art over the years, and considers how nature & the changing seasons influence his work as well as the works of other artists that he is inspired by. Since this show occurs during the month of March, he observes the waves of change in the air during the winter and spring seasons. He threads a needle through his older music up to the current project he is working on, and creates brand new works for this four-episode residency. “I Am In It: Airwaves” consists of storytelling, live performances of his own songs and covers, spoken word recordings, previews of his next solo album, and music from both Greg’s influences and his own discography going back to his Too Soon Monsoon days.

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GREG ORRĒ
SPOKEN WORD RECORDINGS, VOL. 1 - SELECTIONS FROM I AM IN IT: A COLLECTION OF POEMS
14 TRACK SPOKEN WORD/MUSIC LP RELEASED NOV 30 2021

This album is a companion piece to Greg Orre’s first poetry book I Am In It: a collection of poems and features fourteen spoken word recordings impulsively selected from the book. Recorded and mixed on his 8-track TASCAM recorder for 7 hours between 6:30PM Nov 12 2021 and 1:30AM Nov 13 2021 at a SaskWriters’ Guild Retreat, this collection of playful and rhythmic spoken word recordings takes his poetry to new heights.

Front cover art features a chalk and oil pastel self-portrait by Greg Orrē. Thank you Sask Arts Board for supporting my attendance at the SK Writers’ Guild Retreat with the Microgrant program.

all songs written and performed by Greg Orrē
engineered by Christian Douglas at The Sound Castle in Viscount, SK
mixed & mastered by Josh Palmer at The Recording House Studios in Saskatoon, SK
cover art ink self-portrait and design by Greg Orrē
album photography by Kristen Boyé

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GREG ORRĒ
I AM IN IT, VOL. 1
13 TRACK LP RELEASED AUG 28 2020

Front and back cover art created and designed by Greg Orrē, featuring 2 oil-pastel self portraits. All tracks recorded in Saskatoon between May-July 2020 in the Red Chair of Inspiration in Greg and Kristen’s apartment living room, except for Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at The Recording House Studios. I Am In It Vol. One was written, performed, produced, recorded and mixed by Greg, except for noted contributions from Kristen Boyé and Josh Palmer.

Read and download the full credits and lyrics for I Am In It Volume One.

Album runtime: just under 28 minutes

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GREG ORRĒ
BE NICE BE SAD BE FREE
3 TRACK EP RELEASED May 29 2020

Cover art photo by Kristen Boyé, design by Greg Orrē. The EP features three songs located in the middle of I Am In It Volume One. It was the first introduction to the new solo project. The EP also includes the first studio recordings ever for Kristen. She plays the singing bowl and provides background vocals on track 3. She also sneezes in the background of track 2.

The EP was called “an exercise of mind over matter” by Cups n Cakes Network, and received play on CBC Radio One.

DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN TO THE EP HERE

TOO SOON MONSOON (1 LP, 3 EPs)

Greg was the lead singer/ keyboardist/songwriter of Too Soon Monsoon between 2016-2021.

TOO SOON MONSOON
WAVES: WE PROVIDE WHAT WE ABSORB, WE ABSORB WHAT WE PROVIDE
14 TRACK LP RELEASED MAY 3 2019

The 2019 LP was written and recorded September 2017 - January 2019 by Greg, drummer Nathan Henry and producer Adam Grant. DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN TO THE ALBUM ON THE SERVICE OF YOUR CHOICE HERE. All 14 tracks were performed by Greg and Nathan, except for a verse written and performed by Eekwol on track 13, “Cycle of Conflict”. The album was produced, engineered & mixed by Adam Grant (The Ghost of Adam J Productions) and mastered by Trevor Case (Case Mastering).

The band released music videos for Point of It All, Stay Golden, Mountains of Blue and Ocean . Greg and Kristen directed, filmed and edited the music videos for Point of It All and Stay Golden. Greg filmed and edited the music videos for Mountains of Blue and Ocean. The band toured Western Canada in support of the LP. The album charted nationally on campus radio in May 2019, was named the #9 Saskatchewan album of 2019 and received coverage on CBC, CTV, The Star Phoenix, Cups n Cakes, Canadian Beats, Spill Magazine. The recording of this album and the tour were both made possible with financial support from Creative Saskatchewan’s Sound Recording and Tour Support grant programs.

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TOO SOON MONSOON
STOP THE CYCLE OF CONFLICT EP
2 TRACK EP RELEASED MARCH 13 2020

The two track EP was released in celebration of the band’s planned 2020 JUNOfest headlining show and coincided with the release of the powerful music video for Cycle of Conflict featuring Eekwol. The music video exclusively premiered on Canadian media outlet Exclaim! a day before the EP dropped. Greg and Kristen filmed, edited and directed the video based on the concept by Nathan. The video featured performances by Eekwol, Nathan and Nathan’s sister Latasha Henry. The video also featured compelling text written by Nathan’s sibling M.S. Henry.

Front cover art photograph by Kristen Boyé.

The EP features new versions of the final two tracks from the band’s 2019 LP Waves: We Provide What We Absorb, We Absorb What We Provide - a remix called “Another Cycle of Conflict” feat Eekwol and an acoustic recording of “Energy in Motion”.

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TOO SOON MONSOON
SIDE EFFECTS EP 
5 TRACK EP RELEASED OCT 20 2017

The five track EP was written by Greg, Nathan Henry and producer Adam Grant. The five tracks were performed by Greg and Nathan. The EP was produced, engineered & mixed by Adam (The Ghost of Adam J Productions ) and mastered by Trevor Case (Case Mastering).

Front and back album art designed by Kristen Boyé.

The band filmed music videos for Faded (little jack films) and Know Myself (RAIS film students) and toured western Canada in support of the EP.

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TOO SOON MONSOON
LITTLE FIRE EP
4 TRACK EP RELEASED JULY 7 2017

The four track EP was written by Greg, Nathan Henry and producer Adam Grant. The four tracks were performed by Greg and Nathan. The EP was produced, engineered & mixed by Adam (The Ghost of Adam J Productions ) and mastered by Trevor Case (Case Mastering).

Front and Back cover art features photography and design by Kristen Boyé. The front cover’s matchstick text and the matchstick “little campfire” on the back art were created by Greg and Kristen. The two went through many matches to get the photographs that were used for the album art.

The band filmed music videos for Wandering, We’ll Live Forever (filmed by RAIS film students) and Balance and toured western Canada in support of the EP. Kristen and Greg directed, filmed and edited the video for “Wandering” and Greg compiled the clips and edited the video for “Balance”.

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