Dash Hammerstein is a songwriter and film composer known for crafting scores that blend a modern production ethos with the ramshackle melodicism of idiosyncratic artists like Moondog and Brian Eno. His work has premiered at Sundance, Tribeca Film Festival and DOC NYC, and he has scored projects for Netflix, Hulu, HBO, PBS and many more.
In addition, he has released ten studio albums of Kinks-inflected folk pop and neo-classical music, which has been licensed for international commercial campaigns by brands including Adidas and Toyota. In recent years, he's gotten more involved in NYC's theatre scene, writing and consulting on a number of musicals in development.
His latest single is entitled "The Hammer" and is a quirky and breezy tune all about living with uncertainty. Dash confides, "The question at the center of the song is: 'Can I pull back the hammer or am I waiting on a train around the bend?' Whether this is the hammer of a starter pistol or an actual pistol changes the meaning drastically (and darkly), and is up for debate. The race is either on the verge of beginning or on the verge of ending, depending on what's around the bend, which is unknown." The single is shared alongside a unique and mesmerizing music video.
"The Hammer" is off of his forthcoming self titled album Dash Hammerstein which came out of a period of newfound creative sobriety and experimentation. The collection of songs is his most honest to date. Dash shares, "No more word salad psychedelia - each song is about something specific and meaningful, be it death, uncertainty, old friends or new biotech. With sobriety, my songwriting hours shifted from the night to the morning and much of what is on the album was written very quickly over coffee - a lot of first thought/best thought material. There are some wonderful guest contributions on there as well - Michael Sachs plays woodwinds and brass, Jordi Nus plays strings and Alden Harris-McCoy plays some guest guitar. Everything recorded and mixed by me in a few studios around Brooklyn."
Dash Hammerstein is set for release February 13th worldwide.
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