arrangers:
- link: artist/11150
  names:
    en: Penka Kouneva
- names:
    en: Nolan Markey
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Vocal, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/5319
  names:
    en: Neal Acree
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '61:18'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: The Velvet Machine
    track_length: '4:08'
  - names:
      English: Midnight Ride
    track_length: '4:45'
  - names:
      English: The Muse (feat. Maiya Sykes)
    track_length: '5:34'
  - names:
      English: Chrysalis
    track_length: '6:28'
  - names:
      English: Waves
    track_length: '3:36'
  - names:
      English: Rise
    track_length: '3:04'
  - names:
      English: Shine
    track_length: '4:00'
  - names:
      English: Dust
    track_length: '5:36'
  - names:
      English: The Persistence of Time
    track_length: '5:18'
  - names:
      English: Alive (feat. Maiya Sykes)
    track_length: '5:59'
  - names:
      English: Empty
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      English: Awoken
    track_length: '3:34'
  - names:
      English: One World (feat. Uyanga Bold)
    track_length: '5:00'
link: album/98952
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2020-05-16T06:38
  edited_date: 2020-05-17T04:56
  fetched_date: 2026-01-16T07:37
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1261
name: The Velvet Machine
names:
  en: The Velvet Machine
  ja: The Velvet Machine
  ja-latn: The Velvet Machine
notes: '"After over two decades of making music for film, television and video games,
  THE VELVET MACHINE marks BAFTA nominated composer Neal Acree’s debut as a recording
  artist. Fourteen years in the making, the album is an unexpected return to Acree’s
  experimental electronic roots and the realization of a long forgotten dream. Ranging
  in influences from Tangerine Dream to Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and Pink Floyd,
  THE VELVET MACHINE is a collection of synth-driven anthems and cinematic soundscapes
  with an orchestral touch."

  Written, produced and performed by Neal Acree

  Mixed by Neal Acree except:

  The Velvet Machine and One World mixed by Michael Tuller

  Mastered by Mark Theriault at Le Lab Mastering

  Vocals on The Muse and Alive: Maiya Sykes

  Vocals on One World: Úyanga Bold

  Piano on The Muse and Alive: Mike Lang

  The Muse, Chrysalis and One World recorded at East West Studios, Los Angeles

  Orchestra Contractor: Mark Robertson

  Conducted by Neal Acree

  Violin: Mark Robertson, Songa Lee, Cheryl Kim, Alyssa Park, Rebecca Chung, Yelena
  Yegoryan, Katie Sloan and Armen Anassian

  Viola: Andrew Duckles, Luke Maurer and Lynn Richburg

  Cello: David Low, Julie Jung and Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

  Flute: Jenni Olson, Sandy Hughes and Gina Luciani

  Awoken recorded at Tom Tom Studios, Budapest

  Awoken Performed by: The Budapest Scoring Orchestra

  Engineering on The Muse, Chrysalis and One World: Jorge Velasco

  Orchestration on The Muse and One World: Penka Kouneva

  Orchestration on Chrysalis and Awoken: Nolan Markey

  Music Preparation: Nolan Markey

  Additional programming on The Muse: Austin Gruhn

  Album Artwork: Neal Acree

  Documentary footage: Landon Donoho

  Still Photography: Margarita Kravets

  SPECIAL THANKS

  To Margarita Kravets for being The Muse. This album is for her.

  To Mila, Aria, Brandon, Joellyn and David Acree, Heather Jackson, Suzanne Swedo,
  Igor and Laura Kravets, Nolan Markey, Michael Tuller, Caroline Hernandez, Derek
  Duke, Fei Yu, Jorge Velasco, John Schneider, Mike Watts, Penka Kouneva, George Gallegos,
  Kristin Speller, Randy Gerston and Fortress Talent Management, Landon Donoho, Alexander
  Kiryakov, Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham and all the creative visionaries i have
  had the honor of working with over the years.'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: Neal Acree
  role: publisher
performers:
- link: artist/5319
  names:
    en: Neal Acree
- names:
    en: Maiya Sykes
- link: artist/33525
  names:
    en: Úyanga Bold
- link: artist/18624
  names:
    en: Mike Lang
- link: artist/18483
  names:
    en: Mark Robertson
- link: artist/13108
  names:
    en: Songa Lee
- names:
    en: Cheryl Kim
- link: artist/17192
  names:
    en: Alyssa Park
- names:
    en: Rebecca Chung
- link: artist/13109
  names:
    en: Yelena Yegoryan
- names:
    en: Katie Sloan
- link: artist/13155
  names:
    en: Armen Anassian
- link: artist/12896
  names:
    en: Andrew Duckles
- link: artist/14392
  names:
    en: Luke Maurer
- names:
    en: Lynn Richburg
- link: artist/13135
  names:
    en: David Low
- names:
    en: Julie Jung
- link: artist/19312
  names:
    en: Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
- link: artist/19314
  names:
    en: Jenni Olson
- names:
    en: Sandy Hughes
- names:
    en: Gina Luciani
- link: artist/17736
  names:
    en: The Budapest Scoring Orchestra
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2020-05-15'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 7.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://nealacree.bandcamp.com/album/the-velvet-machine
  name: Bandcamp
- link: http://open.spotify.com/album/4m70zf4pReu4pvPDnwYKZ9
  name: Spotify
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/98952?perpage=99999
votes: 0
