Deborah "DJ" Hamouris
Wow. You're reading my bio. I'm flattered!
Mostly, I just want to make music, you know? Always have. Played piano at 5, sang wherever I could all my life, both my mom & brother are musicians -- it's in my blood, I guess.
These days I'm enjoying getting deeper into whatever song I'm singing. Jazz is a great way to do that, but so are some of the sponteaneous chants I do with the Spark Collective every month. Also, the Child Ballads -- classic folk songs from England & Scotland -- have such universal themes that it's easy to bring truth to them.
What would you like to know? Got a BA in Music about a decade ago. Teach mostly private voice & mountain dulcimer students. Choral conducting is something I keep returning to, right now with Women & Song.
Musical partnerships include Moonrise with Robin Dolan and Denise Castleton, The Nomadics with Brook & Mark Petrella (those are the handsome guys with me on the home page), and The DulciMates with my husband, Buffalo (who introduced me to the mountain dulcimer oh so many years ago).
Recordings? Let's see, self-produced ones are:
Welcome to Annwfn, with Rick Hamouris (big bro!)
The Chorus of Life, Gaia's voice w/me directing
Moonrise: Songs of Love, Magic & Other Mysteries
Serpentine Music Produced:
Let It Begin Now, Starhawk & Reclaiming
The Best Of Pagan Song (compilation)
Reclaiming produced:
Witch's Brew (compilation)
Check out the links & calendar for more recent info. And thanks for reading this far ... Really!