Mike St-Jean in studio with Devin Townsend

Mike St-Jean of Project has just completed recording in Vancouver at the renowned Factory Studio with the acclaimed Devin Townsend.

More ambient than on the heavy side, the new album "Ghost" is the fourth and final album in the series under banner the Devin Townsend Project. The album is expected to be released in the spring of 2011.

Mike has been working with Devin since 2008 and will be joining Devin on the road for his upcoming year-long world tour that will make stops in Europe, UK, US, Australia and of course Canada.

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It's Official!

Alchemist the critically acclaimed debut e.p. by Project will be re-released via EMI Music Canada on October 26, 2010.

4.5 out of 5! Think Tortoise, Four Tet, or maybe even Final Fantasy, and you're getting there. But to say ProJect sound a lot like any of these acts, or anything else out there, doesn't quite get to the heart of this compelling and promising collaboration.

:: ChartAttack.com

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Hope Flock

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:: A Beautiful New Video from ProJect

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Catch Rich Hope Live At The Railway Club

"Shake This Joint Around” is the most direct introduction to an album to come since ZZ Top tore through “Thunderbird” on Fandango. The band beats with a pulse as steady as a piledriver, rolling forward like a lone freight across an endless prairie.

"A" | Stuart Derdeyn | The Vancouver Province

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Maximum Jazz Radio :: Vol 2

In light of the recent solid press received for Project and their new album Alchemist we've decided to feature this exciting new release in its entirety. Soothing tunes for the long hot summer days...enjoy!

Maximum Jazz Radio :: Vol 2 by Maximum Jazz on Mixcloud

:: About 
Project is a collaboration between composer and drummer Mike St-Jean and electronic artist and filmographer Math Rosen. Alchemist is a strong and impressive debut full of subtle rhythms, lush arrangements and infectious moments where keys, double bass & drums explore dynamic, tonal and energetic possibilities founded on digital samples & loops.

:: The Critics Speak 
ChartAttack writes... 4.5 out of 5!  Think Tortoise, Four Tet, or maybe even Final Fantasy, and you're getting there. But to say ProJect sound a lot like any of these acts, or anything else out there, doesn't quite get to the heart of this compelling and promising collaboration. more...

Monday Magazine states... Alchemist stands as a solid addition to any musical library that already includes the likes of Cinematic Orchestra, Cobblestone or Tom Middleton. more...

TV Week Magazine says... 4 Stars! Electronica for a universal audience.

:: For more information 
On Project, Mike St. Jean or Math Rosen make sure to visit us at: projectmusiclive.com or iTunes

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CD Review :: ChartAttack 4.5 out of 5

In an age in which personality and packaging are key to so many acts and albums, it's refreshing and rare to come across a disc full of music that's intended to speak for itself. And if the music speaks volumes, as it does on ProJect's Alchemist EP, then so much the better.

Maybe the veterans behind the debut five-track EP were simply confident enough in their musicianship to let it take centre stage. After all, electronic artist/filmographer Matt Rosen has been recording as Liar's Rosebush for nearly a decade, and drummer/composer Mike St-Jean has worked with too many musicians to count in such a small space.

Together, and with the support of an extensive group of session musicians, Rosen and St-Jean have teamed up to create a lush and evocative debut that succeeds on its own terms.

Dressed up with nothing but sparse liner notes and a photograph intended to represent each of the disc's five tracks, the music on Alchemist is virtually free of any context other than its own — but it succeeds in creating whole worlds within that otherwise empty space.

Think Tortoise, Four Tet, or maybe even Final Fantasy, and you're getting there. But to say ProJect sound a lot like any of these acts, or anything else out there, doesn't quite get to the heart of this compelling and promising collaboration.

Reportedly, work on the group's first full-length release is already in progress. If the Alchemist EP is any indication or teaser, then it's going to be well worth a listen.

Links ::

:: ChartAttack

:: iTunes
:: Project

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