Carpenter, who is of Chickasaw ancestry, began playing music while in grade school in his home town of Ada, Oklahoma, with acoustic guitar as his primary instrument, adding bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, and the saxophone to his repertoire as his interests expanded. In 2007, he was invited by Mississippi Choctaw composer and flutist Brad Clonch to join him in playing Native American music for the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame induction ceremony.[2][3] He and Clonch began playing shows around Oklahoma, adding other members to round out a band, which they dubbed "Injunuity".[4][5] The group soon branched out to playing venues across the country, in Alabama, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.[1][2][6] In July 2013, they headlined the 5th annual Apache Moon Festival in Semione, Switzerland at the invitation of the concert's director.[4]
Injunuity's sound is based on a melding of Carpenter's and Clonch's backgrounds, combining traditional and modern themes, and string orchestra and piano with modern drums and electric guitar to cover several genres of music, from folk to Rock to Classical.[1][2] Carpenter and Clonch primarily compose their own songs,[3] utilizing digital recording to produce some of their more complex compositions.[2] Clonch plays the Native American flute and keyboard and Carpenter lead guitar and alto sax, with James Monroe on trumpet, Robbie Blair on bass guitar, and Ashton Booth on drums.[3] The group's most recent addition is vocals by Ada, Oklahoma native and Nashville, Tennessee recording artist Brittany Dawn.[2]
Since Native Americans in previous centuries didn’t have recording technology and many of their songs were lost, a primary goal of Injunuity is to help keep the musical aspect of Native American culture alive through the music of tribal instruments, as well as educating non-Natives about Native Americans and music within their culture.[1][7]
The full-length EPFight for Survival has been selected by Phoenix-based Canyon Records for re-release nationally and internationally.[2]
Awardsedit
Carpenter has won several Native American Music Awards, called "Nammys," equivalent to mainstream music's Grammys.[2] In 2008, he and Clonch won a Nammy for Best Debut Group of the Year at the 10th annual Native American Music Awards, presented for the band's first EP release Unconquered.[3] In 2010 the band's third CD Fight for Survival won Carpenter and Clonch a Nammy for Songwriters of the Year.[6] They have also been nominated in the Nammy Best Instrumental Recording category and recently considered for Best Alternative Native Rock Album in the Indian Summer Music Awards.[3]
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Jeff Carpenter is a musician and songwriter with the all Native American orchestral rock band Injunuity 1 2 3 Jeff CarpenterGenresNative American alternative rockOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Guitar drums saxophoneWebsitewww wbr injunuity wbr net Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksCareer editCarpenter who is of Chickasaw ancestry began playing music while in grade school in his home town of Ada Oklahoma with acoustic guitar as his primary instrument adding bass guitar drums electric guitar and the saxophone to his repertoire as his interests expanded In 2007 he was invited by Mississippi Choctaw composer and flutist Brad Clonch to join him in playing Native American music for the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2 3 He and Clonch began playing shows around Oklahoma adding other members to round out a band which they dubbed Injunuity 4 5 The group soon branched out to playing venues across the country in Alabama New Mexico and Wisconsin 1 2 6 In July 2013 they headlined the 5th annual Apache Moon Festival in Semione Switzerland at the invitation of the concert s director 4 Injunuity s sound is based on a melding of Carpenter s and Clonch s backgrounds combining traditional and modern themes and string orchestra and piano with modern drums and electric guitar to cover several genres of music from folk to Rock to Classical 1 2 Carpenter and Clonch primarily compose their own songs 3 utilizing digital recording to produce some of their more complex compositions 2 Clonch plays the Native American flute and keyboard and Carpenter lead guitar and alto sax with James Monroe on trumpet Robbie Blair on bass guitar and Ashton Booth on drums 3 The group s most recent addition is vocals by Ada Oklahoma native and Nashville Tennessee recording artist Brittany Dawn 2 Since Native Americans in previous centuries didn t have recording technology and many of their songs were lost a primary goal of Injunuity is to help keep the musical aspect of Native American culture alive through the music of tribal instruments as well as educating non Natives about Native Americans and music within their culture 1 7 Discography editUnconquered 2007 3 Fight for Survival 2010 1 Nativity Christmas with Injunuity 2011 7 Spirits 2012 2 The full length EP Fight for Survival has been selected by Phoenix based Canyon Records for re release nationally and internationally 2 Awards editCarpenter has won several Native American Music Awards called Nammys equivalent to mainstream music s Grammys 2 In 2008 he and Clonch won a Nammy for Best Debut Group of the Year at the 10th annual Native American Music Awards presented for the band s first EP release Unconquered 3 In 2010 the band s third CD Fight for Survival won Carpenter and Clonch a Nammy for Songwriters of the Year 6 They have also been nominated in the Nammy Best Instrumental Recording category and recently considered for Best Alternative Native Rock Album in the Indian Summer Music Awards 3 References edit a b c d e Wesley Mahan Injunuity Not your grandfather s flute music Native American Times http nativetimes com index php life entertainment 3036 injunuity not your grandfathers flute music Published on Monday February 8 2010 a b c d e f g h i Tony Choate Chickasaw Nation Media Relations Office Heart and Soul Injunuity serves up hot licks and cool tunes as popularity goes global https www chickasaw net Special Pages Print aspx printpath News Press Releases 2013 Press Releases Heart and Soul amp classname custom chickasawpressrelease Release Date October 3 2013 a b c d e f g Dana Lance Media Relations Specialist Indian music group names Chickasaw band named top new act Chickasaw Nation Media Relations Office http www chickasaw government nsn gov newsroom index 5770 3746354444443435373642383443424141303644344237333430363144333845 htm Release Date Wednesday November 5 2008 a b Carrie Buckley Rising Indian Band Injunuity to perform in Europe Chickasaw Times March 2013 http digital turn page com issue 20177 9 p 10 Gene Lehmann Native band Injunuity finds receptive listeners on Swiss tour Chickasaw Times September 2013 http digital turn page com i 165957 17 p 18 a b Native News Network Staff in Entertainment Injunuity Signs CD Pact with Record Company http www nativenewsnetwork com injunuity signs cd pact with record company html posted August 30 2013 a b Chickasaw Arts amp Humanities Jeff Carpenter Chickasaw Guitarist http www chickasaw tv arts document jeff carpenter profile accessed December 1 2013 External links editVideo Jeff Carpenter Profiles of a Nation Video Injunuity music video CNTV January 1 2011 Jeff Carpenter Profile and Videos Chickasaw TV Injunuity on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Carpenter amp oldid 1084319208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
