Town and state you grew up in:
We both grew up on the East Coast; Dennis from
Albany, NY and Laurie from Fairfield, CT and lived separately in various
locations around the US, such as Chicago, Michigan, Seattle and Boston.
Town and state you live in now:
Bellingham, Washington on the Salish Sea and
near Mount Baker, an active volcano and part of the Ring of Fire.
First instrument:
Dennis’ was a cardboard piano keyboard in early
grade school and Laurie’s a recorder. Good thing our first instruments weren’t
our last. Quickly following, Dennis got a violin and Laurie piano
lessons.
Instruments you currently play:
Improvisation and sonic textures make us crazy
happy, so we explore and play inspiring instruments such as a mandotar,
Nashville high strung guitar, tiple, sitar guitar, fretless bass, cajon,
cabasa, xaphoon, etc! for fresh, cool sounds. Our go-to and every day
instruments are guitars; acoustic and electric but we can both tickle the keys
and keep a drum beat.
First performance:
The first public performance was on a violin in
the 6th grade all-city
orchestra for Dennis, and a double header in first grade for Laurie as the lead
role, “little princess”, in the lower school play and on a grand piano in a
recital hall with blinding lights and an audience of thousands or so it seemed!
Last book you read:
Our local bookstore, Village Books, is a
community hub and recommended Barbarian Days, A Surfer’s Life which deserves to
be finished because it’s extremely well written, engaging and describes the
mental landscape between passion and obsession. Dafnis Prieto, one of our
favorite musicians, stimulating new book: A world of rhythmic possibilities.
Favorite movie:
Dennis: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Laurie: Caddyshack
Favorite song:
Holding onto a Rainbow
Who would you most like to have Dinner with:
The Dalai Lama.
Three CD's you can't live without:
At moment we are diving into emotion through
lyrics and rhythms so today those three CDs are; Bob Marley Exodus, Miles Davis
Bitches Brew and Joni Mitchell Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Hissing of
Summer Lawns but talk to us next week, it may be different! There are so many
inspiring artists to tap into and we buy lots of CDs at our local music shop,
Everyday Music.
Your most recent project:
Our new studio album, “Electric Blue Dandelion”
produced in Austin, TX with 9 lush stand-alone tracks.
Message to the world:
If you are having a tough day turn your
attention away from yourself and towards trying to help someone else – you’ll
feel better and you will be helping to make the world a little better place for
others. Talk the talk and walk the walk.
Find out more about Laurie and Dennis at https://www.raveiskole.com/ or contact us at info@raveiskole.com. “The Rave is
Raveis Kole”.