Dream Weaver by IN FUSE group; Ray Fuse, Mike Blanchard, Manny Allbeury, Erkan Gencol, James Newhouse

released August 9, 2024

Ray Fuse - vocals
Michael Blanchard - bass
Manny Allbeury - saxophone and flute
James Newhouse - keyboards piano and rhythms
Erkan Gencol - drums

Band members are composers of their instruments music equally but in total harmony with each other.

Ray Fuse interdisciplinary artist (director, singer) combines dynamic vocal arrangements with multiple media.
album cover art by Ray Fuse.

Michael Blanchard- bass, string bass. (aka Foster Grant) HiFi eclectic bass, string bass, proficient plucker and tinkerer.
A stalwart of the 1980's Montreal music scene in bands such as Terminal Sunglasses, Bubblegum Army and Megalo,
Michael moved to Vancouver in 1996 to cause havoc in the local music scene.

Manny Allbeury is a dynamic, soulful saxophone and flute player.
He studied under the renowned English tenor Don Rendell and continued his studies at the Barry School of Music in Wales.
He initially started playing in jazz groups then went on to Rock/Soul bands touring England, Europe, and Canada.
His inspiration comes from the extremes of Coltrane to Bobby Keys.

James Newhouse has been playing Keyboards for more than 40 years.
Having a sense of harmony and accompaniment helps him to create unique creative piano melodies and electronic drums in a group.
As well as being an original composer, he plays with all sorts of music including Classic, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Folklore, etc.
From a young age James discovered a natural talent for piano.
Beginning to play at 4 years old. Completing grade 5 Toronto Royal Conservatory. James began playing drums at the age of 10 which inspired a journey into Jazz. At 15 years he began to play pop blues and jazz taught by Gwen Greenway.
James went to Capilano College to take the Commercial Harmony program.
James played many professional gigs and learned live sound and Music Production at the Columbia Academy in Vancouver.
He traveled to Montreal to work with a wide and diverse community of very talented musicians.
The process of interactive symbiotic feeling with various influences to express his unique musical experience, to interact with intuition has become a hallmark of his sound.

"Erkan Gencol, is a versatile musician from Turkey, now based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. With a career spanning jazz drumming, percussion, and electronic music production, Erkan has played with Turkish jazz icons Sibel Kose, Yahya Dai, and Sarp Maden. In Vancouver, he joined the rock band Rat Silo in 2018, contributing his innovative loops and live electronics to their distinctive sound, and also plays with "Istanbul the Band" (ITB) since 2023, promoting Turkish music. His work is influenced by drummers Okay Temiz, Paul Motian, and Nate Smith, blending tribal beats and Turkish rhythms with modern funk. Currently, Erkan continues his projects with Rat Silo and ITB while experimenting to return to his jazz roots."