released 01 May 2012
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"Numbers & Shapes" is 14 tracks of original compositions, written and orchestrated for 30+ instruments. The album blends a variety of genres, mainly electro-acoustic, contemporary classical, and electronic sounds. Yet each song is unique and takes on its own shape, sometimes playing on jazz or world rhythms; one track has a post-rock vibe, another is ambient and dreamy, others are more traditionally classical.

There are also a lot of fun instrumentations on this record, ranging from solo piano to string quartet to a mixture of woodwinds, guitars and electronic synths, to a 32-piece orchestra on the last track. Numbers, patterns and different concepts of music theory were large inspirations in writing this album, as were the ideas of shapes, contours, and builds.
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Rebecca Brandt – piano, glockenspiel, vibraphone, Rhodes, xylophone, synths, electronic drums, celesta, vocals
Alex Beckmann – drums, hand percussion, djembe
Benjamin Jacobs – electric bass
Amanda Lo – violin
Patti Kilroy – violin
David Fallo – viola
Liam Veuve – cello
Jon Rosen – double bass
Kate Hannington – oboe
Alison Mari – English horn
Ashley Bozian-Murtha – flute
Jeremy Gorin – clarinet
Derek Smith – bassoon
Phuttaraksa Kamnirdratana – harp
Sam Budish – marimba
Indro Roy-Chowdhury – sitar
Marc Plotkin – guitars, saxophone
Alexandra Milak – vocals

All works composed, orchestrated and arranged by Rebecca Brandt

Recorded at:
N6th Studios, Brooklyn NY
The Centria, New York NY
The Julliard School, New York NY
Hunter College, New York NY
Melrose Studios, Brooklyn NY
Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst NY
The Atlantic Living Room, Atlantic Beach NY
Himrod, Brooklyn NY
FiDi, New York NY

Additional recording by:
Nathan Rosenberg – The Doghouse NYC Studios, Brooklyn NY
Jonathan Richard Smith – Galaxy Smith Studios, Brooklyn NY
Ryan Andrews – Big Bertha Studios, Miami FL
Benjamin Jacobs – The Q Department, New York NY

Produced and recorded by Marc Plotkin
Tracks 1-12 mixed by Andrew Maury
Tracks 13-14 mixed by Marc Plotkin
Mastered by Paul Blakemore
Design by Chris Rushing

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