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About Strange Monsters: A Music And Words Collaboration
Product Description Strange Monsters is a music and words collaboration of fiction and poetry set to contemporary jazz. Read by actors, Stufflebeam's stories unveil a world where the fantastic is familiar. In these six tracks, each set to one of Brewer's ethereal compositions, women challenge what's expected of them and find their voices in unexpected places: Rumpelstiltskin's wife endures police questioning regarding the disappearance of a local boy; a group of deadbeat friends in love with the same woman encounter the skeletons of various extinct animals on a doomed camping trip; and a cursed ballerina longs to do nothing but dance while forced to contend with two men: her obsessed fan and the jealous director of the ballet company. Brewer wrote each musical composition to accompany each story; these layered pieces utilize a blend of traditional small-group jazz with clarinet, bass clarinet, flugelhorn, and unique sound effects.Reviews"Over melodies both slow and easy, and chaotic and exciting, a cast of actors reads five short stories and five poems by Stufflebeam. The resulting listening experience is fulfilling, funny, and ultimately haunting." --Fantasy Literature "Haunting, ethereal, and unforgettable, Strange Monsters is music-storytelling fusion experience like no other. Highly recommended." --Midwest Book ReviewAbout the Artists Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam's stories have appeared in over fifty magazines and anthologies and have been reprinted in French and Polish as well as for numerous podcasts. She is active on Twitter @BonnieJoStuffle and on her website www.bonniejostufflebeam.com. Peter Brewer is the owner and operator of Easy Brew Studio. He holds a BM in Jazz Studies: Trumpet Perforformance from the University of North Texas and an MM in Jazz Studies: Composition/Arranging from the University of Oregon. He's performed with the UNT 2 o'clock lab band, Amanda Palmer, and Donny McCaslin.
