Short Bio

Premik, a composer, arranger, producer and an accomplished multi-instrumentalist performs on various flutes, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, wind synthesizers, and lap steel guitar.

Premik has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Narada Michael Walden, Clarence Clemons, Ornette Coleman, Jackson Browne, Jean-Luc Ponty, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Scarlet Riveria, James Taylor, Sting and Lady Gaga, just to name a few. He is equally adept in pop, R&B, jazz, world and experimental genres.

Sax solos on #1 Hits -: “How Will I Know” (Whitney Houston) and “Baby, Come To Me” (Regina Belle).

Premik's first major recording breakthrough was with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra on the album“Visions of the Emerald Beyond.” Premik was a major part of the landmark Carlos Santana album "The Swing of Delight" which featured Herbie Hancock as co-arranger and co-musical director. Also featured were Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and several members of the Santana band.

SOUND SAMPLES www.premik.com/recordings/discography/

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BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS - RECENT YEARS

Premik has performed in Rock for the Rainforest, a biennial benefit concert held by the Rainforest Foundation Fund and Rainforest Foundation US, hosted by the organizations' founders Sting and his wife Trudie Styler in 2008, 2010, 2012 and soon 2014. Premik’s May of 2008 schedule included extensive touring with Russian legend Boris Grebenshikov beginning in London at the Royal AlbertHall, continuing on to Dublin, Kiev, Milan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, ending the year in Vienna. In 2008 he accompanied both Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar on tamboura at the Kimmell Center in Philadelphia and on various occassions in 2009 he accompanied on flute and saxophone the contemporary Rabindrasangeet vocalist Rezwana Chowdhury Banya. May of 2009 brought Premik to California for the Narada Michael Walden Foundation, Let the Sunshine In benefit concert. June of 2010 Premik, formed a quartet and performed at Sting and TrudieStyler’s NYC apartment (private dinner- fund raiser) following the Jazz at Lincoln Center performance of Twin Spirits, a celebration of composer RobertSchumann’s 200th birthday. Premik joined the world music band TriBeCaStan in2014 where he performs primarily with saxophones, flutes, lap steel, clarinet & wind synth. http://tribecastan.tv/

Premik took part in several workshop/performances, January 2011 in Bangalore, India titled Cornucopia of Groove with tabla master Ustad Kadar Khan and trumpeter, Joe Kaminski and young sitar master Deepsankar Bhattacharjee.

November 2011, Premik toured with renowned Indian vocalist and 2011 Grammy nominee, Chandrika Tandon, in Fairfield, Iowa and Boulder, Colorado along with bansuri master Steve Gorn.

Premik completed the original music composition and arrangement for Vinit Parmar’s award winning documentary Living River.. in 2011. The Ganges, the iconic river of India supports 400 million people everyday. Volunteers clean the river only to find the river is still polluted. This poignant film tells their story, following the journey of hope to the death and cancers that follow, http://www.livingriverfilm.com/

2011-2012 Premik, along with the talented young composer Andrew Cass, assisted in co-writing and arranging the music for Princess K.I.M. The Musical. It was the first place winner of the 2012 National New Play Festival at the Caryl Crane Children's Theater in Huron, Ohio and was awarded a full production in Ohio in April 2013 (date to come). Then in the Fall of 2013 the Premier Performance will be held at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts in Milford, NH on Oct 3-6, 2013. www.princesskimthemusical.blogspot.com

In March 2012, Premik was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall as a guest soloist in the world premiere of composer Karl Jenkins' latest work 'The Peacemakers in which he played bansuri (Indian bamboo flute), tin whistle and celtic flute. http://www.dciny.org/2012-season-archives/monday-january-16-2012.html

In 2010, Premik met mandolin maestro Snehasish Mozumder and was immediately enthralled with his unique & electrifying approach to East/West fusion music. His compositions are challenging to play (odd time signatures, fast riffs galore) but fun! The interesting instrumentation of his band Snehasish Mozumder & SOM (which means "sound of mandolin") consists of: double neck mandolin, 2 saxes, tablas & dhol (Indian drums), drums, bass, keyboard. Premik played with SOM In the Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan, June 2012, with this band being honored as the band representing global music to compete among five other bands of different music genres in the Ultimate Battle. http://www.thegreenespace.org/articles/thegreenespace/2012/jun/04/top-voted-acts-battle-boroughs-manhattan/

2014- TriBeCaStan - Battle of the Boroughs, ManhattanTriBeCaStan, Live in The Greene Space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFJr32CWFKE

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UPC0MING

Premik Russell Tubbs and Kristin Hoffmann in SINGING THE OCEANS ALIVE CONCERT WITH THEROYAL PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA LONDON, ENGLAND APRIL 25, 2014 Premikand Kristin will be performing as a duo Premik will perform solo with the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra singingtheoceansalive.com/

RECENT RECORDINGS

In 2012 Premik recorded with 2011 Grammy nominee vocalist and composer Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon.

Recording projects in 2010-2012 with Grammy award-winning producer and founder of Windham Hill Records Will Ackerman include albums by Fiona Jay Hawkins, Shambhu, Dean Boland, Rebecca Harrold, Ronnda Cadle and Masako. http://www.newagemusicworld.com/will-ackerman-interview-new-in-2012/

Premik and Uli Geissendoerfer will soon be releasing their own collaborative duo CD, "Passport to Happyness" (yes, that's Happyness with a "y"! :).

FOR EXTENDED BIO PLEASE VISIT www.premik.com

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EXTENDED LIST- RECORDING CREDITS

With Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter & Tony Williams "The Swing of Delight" (Also co-arranger with Herbie Hancock),

With Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"(1 single from the album, "Whitney Houston") Also, "Love is A Contact Sport" from the album "Whitney," With Regina Belle "Baby, Come to Me" from the album "Stay with Me,"

With Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne."You're a Friend of Mine" from the album "Hero,"

With John McLaughlin,"Visions of the Emerald Beyond",

With Chandrika Tandon, "Soul March"

With Narada Micheal Walden "The Garden of Love-Light " and "I Cry, I Smile,"

With Lonnie Liston Smith "Rejuvenation"and "Silhouettes,"

With Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (To Have a Good Time)" and "Don't Ever Leave Me", both from the album"Frantic Romantic,"

With Yoko Ogimone "The Verge of Love",

With Shambhu Neil Vineberg "Equinox", "Sacred Love" and "Dreaming of Now"*

With Edgar Patterson Mills "Buddha on Mars",

With Kristin Hoffman "Real", "The Waking" (produced by Michael Whalen),

With Uli Geissendoerfer & Bangalore Breakdown "Diary",

With Boris Grebenshikov "White Horse",

With Greg Bendian & Mahavishnu Project "Return to the Emerald Beyond",

With Ursel Schlicht. Off-Broadway soundtrack “Playing with Heiner Müller” .

With Fiona Joy Hawkins "Christmas Joy"

With Heidi Breyer "The Turning" **

With Masako "Masako" *

With Dan Kennedy "Intuition" **

With Rebecca Harrold "The River of Life" *

With Ronnda Cadle "Will's Embrace" *

*(produced by Will Ackerman)

**(produced by Corin Nelsen)

News re: Masako - New Age / Ambient / World Top 100 Radio Chart -ZoneMusicReporter.com - Top 100 Radio Play - #1 Top Recordings for January2014 - Title: Call of the Mountains - Artist: Masako - www.zonemusicreporter.com/charts/top100.asp - Premik plays wind synth on tracks 4 "Watching the Clouds", & 9"Purple Indulgence".

For Sound Samples from years past visit :

http://www.premik.com/recordings/discography/

Premik is listed in THE HISTORY OF TOP 40 SAXOPHONE SOLOS 1955-2005 -by John Laughter & Steve D. Marshall.

EXTENDED LIST - ARTISTS WHOM PREMIK HAS WORKED WITH

Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Will Ackerman, Larry Coryell, Jeff Beck, Sting, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, Meryl Streep, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Elton John, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gil, Feist, Narada Michael Walden, Michael Whalen, Dame Shirley Bassey, Deborah Harry, Kathleen Battle, Gino Sitson, Beat Kaestli, Ljova, Steve Sandberg , Nathan Peck, Mathias Kunzli, Todd Isler, Dibyarka Chatterjee, Sameer Chatterjee, Vasant Rai, Gil Goldstein, Jean-Luc Ponty, Clara Ponty, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Carman Moore, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Lonnie Liston-Smith, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Regina Belle, Jermaine Stewart, Carl Lewis, Brenda Russell, Clarence Clemons & other members of the E Street Band, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Cecil McBee, Harvey Mason, T.M. Stevens, Anoushka Shankar, L. Subramanium, L. Shankar, Trilok Gurtu, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Colin Walcott (& members of the group OREGON), Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Brian Wilson & Mike Love of the Beach Boys, Sting.Lady Gaga. James Taylor, Carman Moore & Skymusic Ensemble, Daisy Jopling, Charles Burnham, J. Eric Johnson, Andy Narell, Vasant Rai, Scarlet Rivera, Shambhu Neil Vineberg, Edgar Patterson Mills, Anna Dagmar, Kristin Hoffmann, Uli Geissendoerfer & Bangalore Breakdown, Steve Gorn, Boris Grebenshikov & Aquarium, Greg Bendian & The Mahavishnu Project, Ursel Schlicht.

FILM CREDITS:

PREMIK HAS COMPOSED ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR THE FOLLOWING SHORT FILMS:

CULTURAL BAGGAGE -Comedy, directed by Frank Chindamo, Winner, Gold Hugo Award, Intercom Film Festival in Chicago and Golden Eagle Award, Council on International Non-Theatrical Events, 1995,

WOODLANDS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST - NYU student film, directed by Jim Brown,

THE INNER RUNNER - Sports documentary, directed by Steven Schecter

TRIATHLON - Sports documentary, directed by Steven Schecter

READ MY LIPS - Comedy, directed by Joe Giardano, Halsey/Garside - Corporate training film, directed by Martha Keys for Something-In-Common,

LOGICAN GROUP - Overview, directed by Edgar Mills of Northrup/Grumann Corporation,

SIGN OF THE TIMES - Comedy, directed by Joe Giardano for "Something-In-Common",

SPIRIT OF THE RUNNER –Sports documentary, directed by Jessie-Beers Altman,

BUTTERFLY SCREAMS - Art film, directed by Mumtaz Hussain,

LIVING RIVER - Award winning environmental documentary directed by Vinit Parmar http://www.livingriverfilm.com/

AREAS OF FOCUS:

PERFORMING GROUPS: Bangalore Breakdown and Journey To Light Ensemble.’

TriBeCaStan http://tribecastan.tv/

COMPOSE MUSIC FOR: Film (Live Action and Animation), Designer Runway Fashion Shows, Art Exhibitions, TV &/or Radio, Corporate Videos, Dance Companies, Broadway & Off Broadway, Special Occasions.

RECORDING STUDIO: A small facility located in Queens, New York. Home to many successful projects produced by Premik.

MUSIC LESSONS, WORKSHOPS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

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FOR SOUND SAMPLES PLEASE VISIT ME AT:

www.premik.com

www.broadjam.com/premik (14 Samples uploaded)

www.reverbnation.com/premik

www.emusic.com/album/premik/mission-transcendence/10884302/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42514297@N04/sets/

New music samples coming soon!

Premikplays saxophones, flutes, clarinet, lap steel & wind synth in TriBeCaStan.

http://tribecastan.tv/

https://www.facebook.com/tribecastan

YouTubes –TriBeCaStan@ Joe ’s Pub January 9, 2014

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsLZG144uro

TriBeCaStan - Zoli's Strut

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUm7-DmzT4Y&feature=youtu.be

TriBeCaStan - Auto Rickshaw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB4gV9FTPw8

TriBeCaStan at Joe 's Pub 1-9-14 (55mins.)

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