Music Spotlight: Harris G. Thor

Artist Spotlight: Harris G. Thor

Biography:

American composer and performer Harris G. Thor received education at West Campus, Berkeley California, and Broome Community College, Binghamton New York and studied with Del Casher, Bill Washer, Paul Winter, Doug Beardsley, Wavy Gravy, and Rick Masten. He premiered his composition "Nestle These Quick" at the Barbazon School of Modeling graduation ceremony of 1972. A multi-instrumentalist, he performs on guitar, guitar synthesizer, fretless bass, lap steel, synthesizer, and harmonica. Since 1978 he has recorded and performed with artists including Armen Boyajian, Zane Massey, Marko Marcinko, and B. J. Liederman and has played with Ed Carter of the Beach Boys, Hank Roberts, Eric Ross and Peter Dodge. Harris is the owner and operator of the Captured Music Studio of Vestal, NY. He has produced hand-made electric guitars and basses, performed electronics and instrument repairs at the HG Thor Guitar Lab since 1990, and enjoys international acclaim for his Epoxy Fretless bass modifications. He is currently president of Easy Motion Inc., inventors and manufacturers of the Woodwiz® Splitter .

Compositions:

"Flood of '35", theme music for documentary, 2002

"Carriba", latin-carribian for steel pan, 2002

"Nico", a succus feel written for Tristan, 2000

"Road To Uzes", jazz composition for live performances, 1999

"Thrush", composition for live performances, 1999

"Brown Eyes", composition for live television performance, 1997

"Last Tango In Lemuria", composition for live television performance, 1997

"Satin Latin", all instruments, multitracked, 1986

"Echolalia", a tone painting in three parts for electric guitar, 1984

"Chroma One", composition for synthesizer and female vocalist, 1984

"Debbie's Hair Is Still Here", The Screaming Headlines, 1985

"KARP", fusion ensemble music, The Screaming Headlines, 1984

"E-Curb", composition for found sounds and violin, The Cerbonaughts, 1979

"Hermine": jazz composition for Air Apparent- Washington, DC, 1979

Recordings:

Figment: "Figured It Out", 2004 CD

UnityGroup: "First Light", 2001 CD
UnityGroup: "Umoja", 2001 CD
UnityGroup: "One World", 2000 CD
Second Nature: "Live and Let Live" 2000 CD
Second Nature: "First Instinct", Hairst Music, 1999 CD
Nature Boys: "Second Nature", Hairst Music, 1999 CD
Nature Boys: "Hunter Gatherer", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
HG Thor: "Dawn Of The Ninth", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
UnityGroup: "Live At The Haunt", Hairst Music, 1998 CD
UnityGroup: "UnityGroup", Robert Weinberger producer, 1998 CD
HG Thor And Friends, "Fore", Hairst Music, 1995, cassette
Jimmy Clune, "Collected Works", arrangements, instruments, engineering, 1987, cassette.
The Screaming Headlines, "The Screaming Headlines", Hairst Music, 1985, cassette.
The Cerbonaughts, "Glandscrape", Hairst Music, 1985, cassette
Daniel Ansell, "Its Only Life", arrangements, instruments, engineering, 1982, cassette.
The Cerbonaughts, "Harsh Butterflies", Hairst Music, 1979, cassette

Film and Video:

WSKG Television: "Cornell", guitar compositions, 2004

WSKG Television: "The Flood Of 1935", 2002, Music score and performance

Michalak, David, "The Return", film, 1975, Actor

Butler, Michael, "Adelaine In Ruins", video, 1974, Actor, Sound, Gaffer, Camera Operator.

Television Performances:

"At The Drive-In" WSKG premier broadcast featuring the Blue Shift band, 2008

Interview and Performance: 'Encounter' with Rev. Gary Doupe, WBNG 9-04-02

Interview and Performance: 'Encounter' with Rev. Gary Doupe, WBNG 9-11-01

Stage 46, Premier broadcast, WSKG Television, music background live performances 2001

UnityGroup, Concert, 'Mixed Bag' , WVIA Television, Wilkesberry, PA, 1999

UnityGroup, Live concert broadcast, 'Sessions', WSKG Television, Binghamton, NY, 1998

The Screaming Headlines, Concert, 'Sessions', WSKG Television, Binghamton, NY, 1997

HG Thor And Friends: Concert and interview, 'Sessions', Premiere stereo broadcast, WSKG Television, 1995

Technical and Theater:

Sound engineer: Second Hand Dance, Broadway production, The New Victory Theater, The New 42nd Street Inc., NYC, 1998
Sound engineer: Second Hand, "Broadway Bound", Anderson Center, Binghamton University, 1998
Sound engineer, and music performance: Second Hand, Art Theater, Binghamton, 1998
Sound engineer: Captured Music Studio, 1990-present day
Sound engineer: Binghamton University Festival For The Performing Arts, 1984
Sound engineer: Harris G. Thor, Sound engineer services, live and studio mixing, 1978-present day
Lighting designer: Raisin, touring musical group 1975
Roady: Dice, touring musical group 1974-1975
Lighting engineer: Canton Elementary School play, 1962

Contact Information:

Harris G. Thor: PO Box 1285, Vestal, NY 13850, E-mail: guitlab@woodwiz.com

Website: The HG Thor Guitar Lab: www.woodwiz.com/guitarlab