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Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill
Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project
Album US 2013 on Pi Recordings label
Hip-Hop/Rap, Jazz, Spoken Word and Brass (Spoken Word, Poetry, Political)
Recorded June 21-22, 2012 at the Bunker, Brooklyn, NY by Aaron Nevezie Mixed at Studio 4D and Studio 5F, Brooklyn, NY by Liberty Ellman Mastered at TurtleTone Studio, New York, NY by Michael Fossenkemper Tracks 1-4, 6-10, 12-16: Published by Multiplicity Music (SESAC) / Likemadd Music (SESAC) Track 5: Published by Multiplicity Music (SESAC) / Likemadd Music (SESAC) / Last Letter Music (ASCAP) Track 11: Published by Multiplicity Music (SESAC) / Likemadd Music (SESAC) / Melanine Harmonique Music (SESAC) Track 17: Published by Last Letter Music (ASCAP) / Likemadd Music (SESAC) Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project was commissioned and co-produced by Harlem Stage through its WaterWorks program. The project's world premiere performances were at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse from September 19 to 22, 2012. WaterWorks is supported by Time Warner and the National Endowment for the Arts. Patricia McGregor directed the live performance. This project was made possible in part by generous grants from the Doris Duke Foundation and from the Rockefeller Foundation MAP Fund. ©℗ 2013 Pi Recordings Packaged in a double-gatefold Digisleeve.
Musicians
 | Vijay Iyer p, *1971 US composed by, liner notes, producer, album by, piano, piano, programmed by, electronics, live, piano, programmed by, electronics, live, electric piano, fender rhodes |
 | Mike Ladd voc, US album by, lyrics by, lead vocals, synthesizer, analog, backing vocals, synthesizer, analog, voice, interlocutor, lyrics by, lead vocals, backing vocals |
 | Maurice Decaul voc, album by, lyrics by, lead vocals |
 | Lynn Hill voc, album by, lyrics by, lead vocals, vocals, second |
 | Marc Millman photography by, performance at harlem stage |
 | Pamela Z voc, sampler, backing vocals, with live processing, lead vocals, with live processing, composed by, lead vocals, with live processing |
 | Okkyung Lee vc, *1975 KR cello |
 | Kassa Overall dr, US drums |
 | Liberty Ellman g, acg, *1971 US guitar |
 | Guillermo E. Brown dr, *1976 US backing vocals, effects, lead vocals |
Producers
| Liberty Ellman co-producer, mixed by |
| Mike Ladd co-producer, liner notes |
| Hardy Stewart design |
| Seth Rosner executive-producer |
| Steve Cohen executive-producer |
| Yulun Wang executive-producer |
| Music + Art Management, Inc. management, project management and representation |
| Michael Fossenkemper mastered by |
| Jacob Serra photography by, cover |
| Vaughn Browne photography by, photo of vijay iyer and mike ladd |
| Aaron Nevezie recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Here (Mike, Cambridge) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 3:08 |
| 2 | | Derelict Poetry (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 4:16 |
| 3 | | Capacity (Lynn, Bronx) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Lynn Hill | 3:55 |
| 4 | | Walking With The Duppy (Rashan, Queens) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 3:41 |
| 5 | | There Is A Man Slouching In The Stairway (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 3:59 |
| 6 | | My Fire (Brad, Chester, NC) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 3:09 |
| 7 | | On Patrol (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 4:52 |
| 8 | | Dream Of An Ex-Ranger (William, Newton, MA) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 3:09 |
| 9 | | Name (Lynn, Bronx) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Lynn Hill | 3:38 |
| 10 | | Costume (Mike, Cambridge) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 4:08 |
| 11 | | Tormented Star Of Morning (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 5:09 |
| 12 | | Patton (Calvin, Massapequa, NY) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 4:57 |
| 13 | | Shush (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 4:06 |
| 14 | | REM Killer (Kirk, Lexington, KY) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Mike Ladd | 3:47 |
| 15 | | Requiem For An Insomniac (Maurice, Brooklyn) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Maurice Decaul | 5:12 |
| 16 | | Dreams In Color (Lynn, Bronx) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Lynn Hill | 2:38 |
| 17 | Mess Hall (Merrin, San Diego) | Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd With Maurice Decaul & Lynn Hill | Pamela Z, Mike Ladd | 6:16 |
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