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Musicians:
Florent Atem: Guitars, Vocals
Carole Atem: Keyboards, Hammond B3 Organ, Vocals
Michael Manring: Bass
Matt Bissonette: Bass
Jeff Campitelli: Drums, Percussion
John Cuniberti: Percussion
All songs written by Florent Atem
Music arranged by Florent and Carole Atem
Engineered and mixed by Bob St John, John Cuniberti and Justin Phelps
Recorded and mixed at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California
Additional recording and mixing at Neos Productions Studios, Mililani,
Hawaii
Mastered by John Cuniberti at The Plant Mastering, Sausalito, California
Art direction and design: Alexandre Reboul
Produced by Bob St John, John Cuniberti and Florent Atem
© 2005 All Rights Reserved.
Press Release:
After making a name for himself both
in Tahiti and Hawaii, Tahitian guitar player, singer and songwriter
Florent Atem was contacted in 2003 by John Cuniberti (The Dead Kennedys,
Joe Satriani) who expressed interest in working with him. The
recordings took place at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California,
with a band featuring Florent Atem, his sister Carole Atem as well
as some of the world's finest musicians: drummer Jeff Campitelli
(Joe Satriani) and bass players Michael Manring and Matt Bissonette
(Joe Satriani, Ringo Starr, Don Henley, Brian Wilson, David Lee
Roth, Christopher Cross…). Entitled Dreamtown,
the album features all original material by Florent, ranging from
guitar-driven pieces to radio-friendly tunes in a pop/rock format.
Now aged 22 and 25, Carole &
Florent ATEM have already established a solid reputation both in
Tahiti and Hawaii where they recorded four albums with Grammy-winning
producer Bob St John (Prince, Extreme…), who also contributed
to the making of Dreamtown. When in Hawaii, the young
Tahitian duo share the stage with Hawaiian legend Henry Kapono (from
Cecilio & Kapono), who views them as "the most impressive
young artists".
In May '05, they also had the pleasure
to welcome Jeff Campitelli, Michael Manring, John Cuniberti and
Bob St John in Tahiti for two highly successful shows broadcast
on television in the South Pacific and even in France. A few
years ago, Chicago-based guitar hero Michael Angelo Batio praised
both Florent's playing and songwriting; today, John Cuniberti himself
views Florent Atem as "the new Joe Satriani" - with a
style of his own.
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