Gerluz

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Gerluz is the name I use for piano work. Though I write most of the songs, Gerluz is the tiny person inside my computer who follows the arrangements and detailed instructions for how I want them played.

Being virtual being doesn't mean Gerluz can't have a biography. Here is the bio used on the first CD.

The first piano sounds produced by the young Gerluz were far from musical, but they had a steady beat and that was all the dancers required, so he was given encouragement and repaid their kindness and tolerance with years of the most wretched experimentation. But as long as he kept it rhythmical no one would complain because then they could "have dance."

When he was 17 both of Gerluz’s parents were killed in a tragic donkey cart accident. Without family structure Gerluz’s world collapsed. The landlord evicted him from his home. No one in the poverty-stricken town could afford an extra mouth to feed so he was forced to make his own way in the world. The only thing he wanted to do in the world was to play the piano and in his home town there were no paying jobs for piano players. He wrapped his worldly belongings in a blanket and started to walk to the big city where the piano came from. Surely, if they had pianos, they would need piano players.

In the city it was not as simple as he had hoped. Eventually, he was able to able to convince a kind-hearted madam to allow him to entertain the guests in her establishment. It was here his skills were polished. He was exposed to people who knew music was supposed to sound like and his instruction began anew. The kindly innocence of the villagers was replaced by the worldly opinions of the denizens of the wearied and worn little brothel.

Though the criticism may have been harsh at first, Gerluz expanded his knowledge and repertoire, learned how to read music and became what he now calls “a real Piano player.” In the years since, Gerluz has traveled throughout the E.U. playing in brothels and bars on what he refers to as “the slowest world tour in existence, now in it’s third decade.” In 2005 his unscheduled tour jumped the Atlantic to the U.S.. One of these days he may be playing in an establishment near you.

I have found the level of control the computer allows when designing the performance of music often brings the final result far more accuratly toward my intentions than other means. And my friend Gerluz always follows my instructions to the tiniest detail.... repeatedly.

Anyhow, here is piano music by myself & my friend Gerluz... Enjoy.

2012-09-07
Indian Summer
It's a song... lend it your ear.

It was late September 2005. I was walking through Monticello, Idaho. Small town, warm evening. Almost no traffic sound. I could hear kids playing a few blocks away... dogs barking on the other side of town.It really sounded great, so I recorded it. A number of years later it was time to start the next thing. I had just finished a few things that were quick with really tight timing. So I wanted to take on a "Loose Hand" piece. And then I wanted it to sound like it was recorded in a living room with the windows & doors open. Thank you Montpelier!  
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Gerluz, Piano,
2012-08-25
San Francisco Steamer
It's a song... lend it your ear.

It is serious business piloting these steam ferries around the San Francisco Bay... shoveling coal, watching gages & twiddling valves... the fellows have to hustle to makes sure everything runs on time. For the passengers it is a different story. They arrive in 3/4 time, serious in their demeanor, on their way to work in the Tall Buildings. They are thinking about the upcoming deals and business of the day. They might not be shoveling coal but it's still a work day.  
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Gerluz, San Francisco Steamer, Song, Music, San Francisco,
2012-04-06
Teddy's Tango
It's a song... lend it your ear.

Ah, Teddy's Tango... Exciting, dynamic... People seem to like it.... and you an dance to it! There is a softer interlude in the middle where you can make closer passes with your partner. Like all Tangos this one entangles the passion, romance and mixed messages that are love.  
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Music, Gerluz, Tango,
2011-08-08
plays Lost Ragtime Masters
It's an Album

With the release of "Lost Ragtime Masters" Gerlüz indulges his love for American Ragtime music. For Gerlüz this truly was a labor of love, for years he has been transcribing these off of some material he purchased in an estate sale. Thirteen previously unknown & unheard ragtime songs collected between 1900 and 1910 discovered in the notebooks and papers of William G. Brogger of Ohio.... Plus one piece written by Gerlüz himself.
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Music, Piano, Gerluz, Ragtime,
2010-12-01
Gerluz Plays Claude Debussy
It's an Album

A Gerllüz rendering of 19 of Debussy's beloved tunes.   ...Read more
Gerluz, Piano, Debussy, Music,

Gerluz
Indian Summer
Sep 07, 2012
It was late September 2005. I was walking through Monticello, Idaho. Small town, warm evening. Almost no traffic sound. I could hear kids playing a few blocks away... dogs barking on the other side of town.It really sounded great, so I recorded it. A number of years later....
San Francisco Steamer
Aug 25, 2012
It is a serious business piloting these steam ferries around the San Francisco Bay... shoveling coal, watching gages & twiddling valves... the fellows have to hustle to makes sure everything runs on time.
Teddy's Tango
Apr 06, 2012
Ah, Teddy's Tango... Exciting, dynamic... People seem to like it.... and you an dance to it! There is a softer interlude in the middle where you can make closer passes with your partner. Like all Tangos this one entangles the passion, romance and mixed messages that are love.
plays Lost Ragtime Masters
Aug 08, 2011
Thirteen previously unknown & unheard ragtime songs collected between 1900 and 1910 discovered in the notebooks and papers of William G. Brogger of Ohio.... Plus one piece written by Gerlüz himself.
Gerluz Plays Claude Debussy
Dec 01, 2010
A Gerllüz rendering of 19 of Debussy's beloved tunes.
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