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I'm Back! -- Sam's Solutions In Stores Now! |
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| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 5, 2008 (445 days back) |
About Me |
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| Michael Samuel McCarthy, better known to his fans as "Orka Veer", was born and raised in Detroit by a family of artists. As an early teen, his eldest sister Mariam, an electronic-pop singer and songwriter, taught him piano, nearly a decade later he would become her music producer. He trained classically for a few years before moving on to pursue improvisation, composition, and recording. Michael continually strived to grow as a person and improve his talents with the sole intent to reach the world and make a positive impact in other people's lives. Michael studied liberal arts at the University of Michigan, soon devoting more time to his music than his studies. He devised his musical alias "Orka Veer" from the word orchestration. Sam, a dear friend with autism lending personal talents to those in need, inspired and motivated Orka Veer to do the same, leading Orka Veer to title his debut album "Sam's Solutions". Through his commitment to music, strong certainty in the power of selfless and altruistic giving, and longing to cultivate these ideologies through his music, Orka Veer released and freely distributed his first full-length public debut - "Sam's Solutions." The album reached tens of thousands internationally and quickly gained online recognition. With little money and high hopes of taking his career to the next level, Orka Veer left the University of Michigan and moved to New York City. He utilized his time in the Big Apple to re-evaluate his purpose and aspirations as an artist. Eventually, an up-and-coming Los Angeles film director took interest in his music, mentioning Orka Veer to Robert Shahnazarian- former Sony BMG producer and founder of Feudal Records. Continuing to pursue his music career, Orka Veer relocated to Los Angeles. Feudal Records, known for artists with an unique sound and passion, joined forces with Orka Veer in 2007. Shahnazarian describes Orka Veer's music as a sound "[comprising] electronic landscapes, evoking modern imagery of urban existence." "Sam's Solutions" was re-mastered and redistributed online with 100% of Orka Veer's profits benefiting an autistic charity. Currently recording his next album, Orka Veer plans to begin live performances in the Los Angeles area. -------------------------------------------- Please help support me by posting my banner on your page. Thank you so much! |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/9/2005Band Website: orkaveer.com/ Band Members: Michael Influences: Sigur Rós, Massive Attack, Moby, Astral Projection, Boards of Canada, Daft Punk, Four Tet, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Sufjan Stevens, George Winston, Koji Kondo, Japanese Seizure Robots, John Williams, Kate Havnevik, Anathallo, Joe Hisaishi, Takashi Kako, Copeland, Saturday Index, Keane, Röyksopp, Télépopmusik, The Flashbulb, Hans Zimmer, The Chemical Brothers, Sleeping at Last, Nobuo Uematsu Sounds Like: listening to music while simultaneously traveling forwards and backwards through time Record Label: Feudal Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Electronica/Trip Hop/Experimental) |
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My Blog |
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Profit from Sam’s Solutions Album Sales |
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| Hey everyone!I am extremely excited to officially announce that I am currently seeking to connect with a charity/organization aimed at helping those with autism. 100% of all my profit from album sales... Posted by Orka Veer on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:31:00 PST |
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san.drine Collaboration |
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| Hey everyone!Some cool news. I produced/remixed a version of the song "Janvier" with the artist san.drine - an amazing electronica artist based out of New York. Please check out her myspace (on my top... Posted by Orka Veer on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:32:00 PST |
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The much needed UPDATE!! |
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| First off, sorry to everyone for falling off the face of the planet for a while and not keeping in touch. I have been going through so many transitions in just about all areas of life. Probably one of... Posted by Orka Veer on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:24:00 PST |
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What does "Orka Veer" mean!? |
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| Lately, a lot of people have been asking me what Orka Veer means. I used to call myself String Theory in the world of music. Unfortunately, a few years after I named myself that, so did about a 10... Posted by Orka Veer on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:28:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Silent Violet, moby, Sleeping at Last, Art of Stephanie Winogrocki, Copeland, EISLEY, san.drine, Saturday Index, Kunek, Sigur Ros, william fitzsimmons, Anathallo, The Postal Service, Four Tet / Kieran Hebden, ducky, rafa peletey, sweetheart, corey, †:Molly:†, Tiff-fo-niee, $%Hawaiin*Princess%$, Lap-top dancer, † *Takara*, Kelani, myDemonz, Softspokenpoet, Miah, LOTTIE MOON PIE- GIRL WONDER, sigh...., SoOz, michelle o.g., Copycat Martyr, my heart., dr!, Dreamgate, THE AVERY FACTOR, the art of wu, ©[sugoi]!, Spencer, Simon, Germericanboi™, Nimbus, Silence to See, Theodore, Karmacoma, Alan Cooper, betraying chino, Ammar, Kristina, - Occam's Razor -, Bryan [Open House Today!], * In Love *, T♠O♣N♥Y a.i.b, 32546321, black holes hum in b flat, mAnIk mInD~, christian
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