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Nigel MacLean

Filmharmonix was formed by multi genre violinist Nigel MacLean in 1997 as a casual film orchestra to provide services for film composers. In particular, internationally renown film composer David Hirschfelder. Nigel worked in a variety of roles including Personal Assistant, Orchestral Director, Solo Artist, Assistant Producer and Notation Editor for Hirschfelder on films such as Elizabeth and Sliding Doors, Better Than Sex, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted and The Interview. The mentoring provided by Hirschfelder set Nigel up with the necessary skills needed to provide film directors with the music services they are looking for on their film. Filmharmonix diversified into a music production company soon after and began composing and producing works for recording

Andrei Matorin

Born: September 23, 1985

The Boston Globe calls Andrei Matorin an “emerging jazz violinist” and featured him in their Critic’s Picks column twice in 2008. Born in Brazil, Matorin began playing the violin at the age of six after moving to Boston. Three years later, having spent a year studying in L’Aquila, Italy, he enrolled at the prestigious Conservatoire de Geneve in Switzerland. After studying four years in Switzerland his return to the United States prompted him to temporarily put his classical studies aside while he explored jazz. It was a world he had never been exposed to before. At fifteen, upon moving to Boston he pursued his newfound love of jazz at The New England Conservatory (NEC) Preparatory School and soon began his professional career

Helen Sherrah-Davies

After many years as a noted classical performer and educator in her native Britain, five-string violinist and composer Helen Sherrah-Davies relocated to Boston, graduated from Berklee College of Music Summa Cum Laude (with the “Most Valuable Player” award) and is currently pursuing her Masters in Contemporary Improvisation at the New England Conservatory. StarStuff, her debut recording as a leader, is the fruit of her remarkable transatlantic quest, the fulfillment of a vibrant and seasoned artistic vision. Helen’s original works are trans-stylistic, jazz-infected, with a dynamic electric and acoustic mix, full of unexpected tone colors and sonorities

Bill Murk

Born: January 15, 1955

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Daniel Gervais

Born: July 6, 1987

Daniel has been playing the violin since the age of five. He plays a variety of fiddle styles and classical violin. Daniel is currently working towards a B.Mus/B.Ed. at the University of Alberta as well as performing, recording and teaching. Daniel has had the opportunity to tour with Clinton Pelletier as well as Zéphyr, a French-Canadian dance group, performing at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., Mondial des cultures in Drummondville, PQ, and Folkmoot USA Festival in North Carolina. Daniel has also appeared on countless television and radio programs such as Good Morning Canada and various CBC broadcasts

Olivier Manchon

The music of Olivier Manchon is best reserved for very early in the morning or very late at night, in those quiet moments when the air is still. It is a medley of opposites: all at once light and delicate, and murky and deep, filled with the dramatics of a major orchestra, but in fact, quite the opposite. With "Orchestre de Chambre Miniature - Volume 1," which releases February 9 on ObliqSound, the French composer presents his miniature orchestra of five musicians - rather, an orchestra for a very tiny room or chamber. Manchon creates a cinematic narrative of jazz and classical music performed on strings and woodwinds, written especially for a select group of friends culled from the best of the jazz, indie rock, and classical realms. On first listen, the orchestra may be hard to file and classify, both for the diverse influences heard in the music and also because it is in reality, a variation on a string quartet

Noel Webb

A soulful urban expression, creating one of the most cutting edge urban contemporary jazz albums for the year 2006 ; a combination of sexy jazz violin over smooth urban and hip-hop beats. "His music celebrates" Los Angeles Times. Noel has thousands of fans who knew him as a Principle actor on the television soap opera General Hospital, a recurring character on Mad About You, and a co-star on FBI, The Untold Stores. He was a star of many films and Movies of the Week including The Alamo, Young Riders, The Menendez Brothers, and Reluctant Agent, was featured on commercials by McDonalds, Honda, Emery, NBC Promo, a CBS Promo, and narrated more than 50 A&E Biographies, TNN Biographies, and movie trailers. Noel wrote film scores for dozens of movies, television shows, trailers, and commercials including trailers for History of Violence, Butterfly Effect, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Seabisucit, Ray, Storm in the Afternoon, The Crow, Sprint commercial, Chevy Geo commercial, Great American Foods commercial, etc.

Buckley Mills

From child prodigy to mainstream jazz violinist, Buckley Mills is quickly raising the already high jazz standards set by such legends as Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. At the age of three, Buckley, yearning for his father’s attention, ran into his office, but his father, a professional musician, was tutoring a student. Young Buckley listened intently for a moment, then high-tailed it into the next room. He picked up a violin and quickly learned to pluck the notes he had just heard. After mastering the song, he proudly walked back into the other youth’s music lesson, and distinctly played “Sweet Georgia Brown” for his father

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Liz Taub

Born: September 17, 1957

LIZ TAUB plays violin and mandolin in the band. Past bands she played in include Susquehanna River Basin Band, The Hard Times Band, and Stonewall Junction. Her versatile abilities allow her to perform all types of music, from classical to country, from klezmer to jazz. She is a mother, musician and songwriter. Her original tunes have been showcased in her band to positive acclaim. Liz enjoys playing for all ages. As a pre-kindergarten social worker, she plays and teaches young children, and their parents, music. She helps them to express their creativity through musical instruments in an improvisational manner