Update: The Soul'd Out Festival show at Holocene was cancelled by the headliner due to a medical emergency, but I'll be joining the bill at the Star Theater with Ghost Note and Coco Columbia on April 20th instead! You can grab some tickets HERE.
I'll also be returning to Seattle on April 2nd for a show at The Substation with local bands Fian and Ida Bay. Always a pleasure playing in that beautiful city! You can find more details on the Facebook event page.
I received my 64 Audio A6 In-Ear-Monitors a week ago, and have already played two shows with them. They sound amazing! It's so refreshing to hear yourself well on stage. Really proud to be endorsed by these guys. If you're considering getting a pair of IEMs, you should definitely check out their products!
We've even prepared a special GLASYS - Korgy & Bass collaboration for the night, with The Secret Sea on guitar. Check out this short teaser video, it's going to be so much fun:
Furthermore, our show got some cool recommendations in the local press! Tour Worthywrote that "With Glasys’ gorgeous keyboard compositions and Korgy & Bass’ fuzzy hip-hop, this could be the show of the year" (link) and the Portland Mercuryrecommended the show in their "Things to Do" segment:
I had a fun live session on KBOO's Monday Sampler a couple of days ago. They have a great staff and very impressive studio!
And, speaking of radio stations, today I found out that my song 'The Great Abyss' was played on KEXP by DJ Ashley. This is the first time my music is played on the popular station, so needless to say I'm pretty excited by the news. :)
Tonight (Thursday) I'm performing at Bunk Bar with local Portland bands DAN DAN and Earth World. Both bands sound great and I'm looking forward to hearing their sets. Come say hi if you're in the area!
I got to be a guest on the KGW Channel 8 (NBC) show Live at 7last night, talk about my upcoming shows and even jam a little with news anchor Cassidy Quinn on my Nord keyboard!
64 Audio is a company that makes incredible high end in-ear monitors, and I have a pair of A6's on the way! Can't wait to try them out.
Fusion Bags is a UK based company that makes top quality gig bags for most instruments (as well as laptops, DJ gear). I've been using their Keyboard 06 model to carry my Nord around for over a year now and it's proven to be the best bag I've ever owned. Lightweight, comfy, durable, has backpack straps and tons of room for cables and accessories... if you're a musician and you're in the market for a new bag, I highly recommend checking out their catalog!
Dave Smith Instruments make some of the most beautiful and amazing analog synths in the market today. I've fantasized about owning the polyphonic Prophet 6 ever since it was announced, so needless to say I'm incredibly happy to be endorsed by the company. And look what showed up at my doorstep yesterday... expect some new videos featuring this beauty soon!
Just came back from an amazing week in California. What an experience! Here are some of the highlights:
1. Met some awesome people at the Artist Relations Endorse Expo, including the company's found Randy Fuchs, YouTube star Nathan Alef and GRAMMY award winner Salvador Santana. Also signed an endorsement deal with 64 Audio, can't wait to receive their amazing in-ear monitors!
2. At NAMM, I got to meet some legendary synth engineers (Tom Oberheim and Dave Smith) as well as lots of amazing artists. I also won 2 VIP tickets to Moogfestfrom Moog, really looking forward to that!
3. One of my favorite moments was jamming on a jazz standard at the Nord booth with the amazing pianist Robi Botos. Nord (who recently endorsed me) shared some of that jam in their NAMM 2017 highlights video:
4. This one isn't NAMM related, but it happened while I was there and put a big smile on my face. My debut EP was reviewed by Northwest Music Scene:
From the first bar of the title track of Glasys’ debut EP The Pressure, it is already clear that Gil Assayas is a musician of rare talent and skill. The Portland based Assayas is possessed of rather intimidating piano chops and assembled an impressive collective of musicians for the project.
I'm so happy that the cassette version of The Pressure EP (released on Dazzleships Records) is now available at two of my favorite local shops - Tender Loving Empire (on Hawthorne) and Music Millennium. Every copy is only $8 and comes with a download code for digital files. If you live in Portland, check it out next time you're at one of those locations!
In other news, I was invited to a Pre-NAMM Endorse Expo next week as a NordArtist. I'll also be attending the NAMM Show itself for the first time, really looking forward to it!
Check out these new business cards I made for the occasion. Graphic artist / musician JP Downer designed them and they were printed at Cravedog. The photo used on the cards was taken by my friend Hunter Paye. I'm really happy with the results, here's a pic:
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Monday Sampler on KBOO Radio with host Jessy Damon. It was awesome!
The GLASYS / The Secret Sea episode of PDX Spotlight has been released! We performed two songs each and had a fun interview with show host Luke Neil. Check it out:
The episode was featured on the front page of Oregon Music News, click the image for the full feature:
Furthermore, Synthtopia (biggest synthesizer news website in the world) has featured my PDX Spotlight performance of 'Malady' on the website and social media pages! Click the image for the feature:
I'm really pleased with the 'Malady' live video, it already has over 22,000 views on Facebook - and counting! Thank you so much to everyone who has watched and shared it.
Happy New Year, everybody! Some fun stuff coming up this winter. The episode of PDX Spotlight featuring GLASYS and The Secret Sea premieres TODAY at 6 PM on Comcast Channel 11 (Portland). It will also be available on YouTube, I'll post a link!
Tomorrow I'll be a guest on 'The Monday Sampler' on KBOO Radioat 2:30 PM!
I'll be in California after that attending a Pre-NAMM event for endorsed Nord artists, as well as The NAMMShow itself.
I'm happy to share a brand new song called Malady,performed live on PDX Spotlight, a great TV/Online show that showcases artists from Portland!
The full episode will feature both me and my friend The Secret Sea, and will premiere on January 8th on Comcast channel 11 in Portland. It will also be available for streaming at www.pdxspotlight.com.
A big thanks to the PDX Spotlight crew for having me, and to Andrew Grosse from Caravan Recordings for the great job mixing and mastering the session!
My song The Pressure was played on Irene Trudel's show on WFMU (awesome community radio station and longest-running freeform radio station in the U.S). Thank you Irene!
Sometimes, you get exciting news when you least expect it.
My song The Pressure was played during halftime at the Portland Trail Blazers game last night, thanks to the NBA team's Director of Game Operations Todd Bosma. He tweeted this yesterday morning:
I couldn't go to the game on such short notice unfortunately, but my friend Veronica Bisesti shot a video that you can watch here (Facebook) or here (Instagram).
Due to popular demand, I uploaded the full Björk cover I performed with special guest Coco Columbia at my EP release and Tender Loving Empire's compilation release! This video was shot a couple of months ago when we were rehearsing.
Hope you enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe to my Youtube Channelif you want to know when I release new videos!
I had a great time performing at local record label Tender Loving Empire's compilation release show last Thursday! The TLE staff is amazing and it was fun sharing the stage with 5 fantastic local acts.
I played a brand new challenging song for the first time, you can check out a short video from the performance HERE. The full version of the song will be featured in an upcoming episode of PDX Spotlight featuring GLASYS and The Secret Sea!
I was also lucky to have the amazing Coco Columbia join me on stage to perform our Björk cover for the second time. Check out some photos:
The compilation album Friends & Friends of Friends 9 features 39 tracks by local acts, including my single The Pressure. You can pick up a copy HERE.
"Very unique music that seems to have taken the best elements of differing musical styles to create songs brilliantly written and performed. To put it in simple terms, the music is inspiring."