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‘Entelechies’ is inspired by a number of sources – from Frank Zappa and Genesis to Vinnie Colaiuta and Pat Metheny. “I've been interested in playing drums along with my own sequenced compositions, ever since I started checking out my dad's Genesis and Mike Oldfield vinyl LPs in the late 1980s,” Dave explains. “Then, when I first saw Virgil Donati's Obsessive Rhythms video and heard Vinnie Colaiuta's solo album, I was hooked.

"Musically, I've also been profoundly inspired by Frank Zappa's work on the Synclavier, ever since hearing Jazz From Hell. And when I was studying for my doctorate, I learned a lot about Conlon Nancarrow's music for player piano. I love hearing those pieces. They are such elaborate compositions, deliberately designed to be impossible for any living performer to play.”

More recently, Dave was deeply affected by a 2014 Pat Metheny performance at the Sydney Opera House. "I was very lucky to get a free ticket at the last minute,” he recalls. “Pat and his Unity Band played along with a scaled down version of his new Orchestrion. I'd never heard anything like it. I also think it is the most complete and satisfying 'contemporary' concert I've ever heard at the Opera House. I’ve had Orchestrion on repeat ever since."

All of these influences and experiences have culminated in the writing of ‘Entelechies’, which represents the beginnings of Dave’s own offerings in writing using technology to aid performance.

Dave Goodman plays Sonor Drums and Bosphorus Cymbals exclusively.

Copyright © 2015 Dave Goodman ℗ Dave Goodman Music (DGM-1150227). Dave Goodman (drums, composition & programming). Recorded by Greg Stott at Hi Hat Music Studio, Canberra, ACT, Australia on 3 Feb 2015. Mixed & mastered by Dave Goodman in Sydney, NSW, Australia in Feb 2015.

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