((PKG)) STREET MUSICIAN
((Banner: Rock Together))
((Reporter/Camera: Daniel Brown))
((Map: United States / New York / New York City))
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((Matt Vorzimer, Musician, The “eCussionist”))
My name is Matt Vorzimer, otherwise known as “eCussionist” - a hybrid, live drum jockey.
I went to school for music at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Jazz is the foundation for me. It’s also such a rich American music cultural heritage. It was one of my first musical loves. My dad put me onto jazz when I was a young man and it’s just taught me so much about life. I had really fantastic mentors growing up and they mean a lot to me and they taught me a lot, pretty much everything I know about being a professional.
I guess what I’m known for in New York City and then the rest of the world found out was these pop-up parties that I was doing in the subway.
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A pop-up party is a judgment free place where people can get together under one roof and rock together.
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Generally, how I play at the pop-up parties is just a reflection of my music taste. It’s open format, whatever I feel like needs to move the people, so I try and be prepared, different BPM’s (beats per minute) require different feelings. I like to play tropical feels, feel good house, Jersey club, future vibes, throwback classic and everything in-between.
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Music therapy is kind of something that I do at my pop-up parties, but I don’t consider myself a music therapist outside of somebody who he himself is trying to seek therapy for, you know, his struggles and his stresses. I find myself in the same place with everybody else. I just want to connect. I just want to make sure that what it is that I am good at in this world can be used for somebody’s stress relief, and in that sense, there is musical therapy that goes on. I will say for somebody who is trying to achieve their dream is find your people, you know.
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