In the beginning - It
was summer, Ives was seven and he was to find himself on the second floor
of his mothers friends house while they were having tea one story below.
He began to explore and he stumbled upon a piano in one of the back rooms.
Curious he set his hands upon the keys and began to experiment. Coming
back any chance he had he began to find music in the notes, "I remember
this feeling welling up inside me". Seeing this relationship with
the piano prompted his mother to put him into lessons and was he classically
trained for the next seven years.
Classics to the Underground - It didn't take long until
Ives picked up a bass guitar and joined with a friend who played keyboards
and sang. For the next 10 years Ives found himself playing and performing
with many alternative bands. Ives began composing many of the songs they
performed he also learned synthesis and with a four track recorder and
an effects box he forged a style of "audio sculpturing" that
he carries with him to this day.
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A move to center - With the aquisition of a home studio,
Ives made a move towards inner solo explorations, mixing found sounds
with beats and synthesizer melodies, sequencing them on a computer and
then rinsing it with effects. Perceptual Outer Dimensions (POD) was born
and he titled this sequence of songs "The Journey to Planet POD".
This album was signed to Washington D.C.'s Fifth Column Records. He followed
this release with a second solo venture titled 'Euphonia' . Unfortunately
after two albums and two years, the label closed its doors and Ives was
back on the road looking for a new label.
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Into the Clubs - Along came label Musicnow Records in
Washington D.C. which specialized in dance singles for UK trance markets.
Ives had been working on the follow up to Euphonia and one track in particular
stood out to MNR which Ives manager had passed on to them. Confident that
with a remix they could tap the UK trance market, the single Effervescence
was released and so began a relationship that has spanned the last four
years. In that time Ives has produced over 30 singles, appearing on 7
different lables including Musicnow, Renaissance, Caffeine, Stimuli, Shaken
Not Stirred, Fade, Choo Choo, Yoshi Toshi and John Digweed's label 'Bedrock'.
Ives has also remixed artist such as Bebel Gilberto, Jorane, Moby, BT,
Jean Phillipe Aviance and Lake Trout.
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In the process - Holmes Ives has emerged as one of D.C.'s
premiere electronic music producers exploring such genres as progressive
house, drum'n'bass to experimental downtempo excursions under the monikers
' Memnon, Oko Tek, HDI, OVA and Perceptual Outer Dimensions. Ives' production
credits include Seroya's Mystic Maah album which is a lush sensual journey,
a must listen. Ives has produced three video's and countless commercial
tv adds. In 2000 Ives was commissioned to compose music for the San Francisco
School of Circus Arts. Titled "Tetrasomia" Ives performed the
music live to sell out crowds in over 19 performances.
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To the Future - Ives has taken to the clubs and art
spaces to share his musical voice with willing fans. From Space in Miami
to the hot spots in San Francisco Holmes Ives plays his original music
utilizing electronic devices and a laptop to deliver his unique sound.
Ives is also currently working on a new record label, OVA Records, which
will focus on downtempo and experimental music (IDM). He is also busy
with a new record deal with Hope Records, fresh remixes including Bebel
Gilberto, creating a new IDM album, producing Jette-Ives' debut album
and releasing his 3 full-length downtempo albums on OVA Records. Look
for a new single coming out on Shinichi and a remix of Sophie Moleta
on Yoshitoshi and a Delphi remix on Climax Records are soon to release.
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