Kundalini Project

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Kundalini Project is the pseudonym [1] and one-man bass music and world music endeavor of Australia-based Italian-Argentinian [2] composer, cinematographer, and video editor Bruce Gil. [3]

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Kundalini Project's album Roots of Light was released in 2021, which saw him change direction towards the "world music" genre. [1]

Gil collaborated with Italian rapper Salmo (it) to produce the music from Salmo's certified 2013 Gold single, [4] Killer Game, [5] [6] from Salmo's #1 (in Italy) album, Midnite (it). As of Nov 2021, the YouTube video for Killer Game has over 15 million views. [7]

He also composed the soundtrack to Razi Mohebi's (it) Italian film, Cittadini del Nulla, [8] which won the 2014 Mutti Award at the Venice Film Festival. [9] [10] Gil has also composed other original film soundtracks, such as for the Indonesian documentary, Jihad Selfie. [2] [11] [12] [13]

His song "Facing the Sun" was released by Lounge Masters on Lounge Masters Vibes Vol. 04 in 2012, [14] which received international media publicity. [15]

One of Kundalini Project's music videos which received media attention is the song "Brain Forest". [16]

Bruce Gil also is a cinematographer [1] [17] and has been a video editor for the TV series Chasing Zephyr. [18]

To date, Kundalini Project has recorded three albums, Beautiful Sounds Pt. 1, Ancient Rituals, and Roots of Light, three EPs, and several singles. [19] In addition, under his real name Bruce Gil, he has composed and recorded three original film soundtracks, along with two EPs and several singles. [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Titled Roots of Light, Kundalini Project’s new album spans more than two hours of divine sound healing" Archived 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine , Beat magazine, Retrieved22 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Jihad Selfie: the role of the artist in a social environment" Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine , Instituto Italiano di Cultura (website), Retrieved9 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kundalini Project " Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine , Triple J Unearthed , Retrieved9 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Certificazioni Archived 2019-02-04 at the Wayback Machine , it:Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana , Retrieved11 December 2019.
  5. ↑ SALMO, Killer Game video, Behind Magazine, Retrieved22 November 2021.
  6. ↑ SALMO, SALMO - "Killer Game" feat. GEMITAIZ & MADMAN (prod. Bruce Gil) Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , YouTube (end credits), Retrieved22 November 2021.
  7. ↑ SALMO, SALMO - "Killer Game" feat. GEMITAIZ & MADMAN (prod. Bruce Gil) Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , YouTube , Retrieved22 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Cittadini del Nulla Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , cinemaitaliano.info, Retrieved8 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Razi Mohebi Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , Teatro Spazio 14, Retrieved8 December 2019.
  10. ↑ STAKHANOV Archived 2019-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , FilmFreeway, Retrieved8 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Bruce Gil at IMDb
  12. ↑ "Dengan 'Jihad Selfie', Noor Huda Melacak Mengapa Orang 'Kepincut' ISIS" Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine , detik.com , Retrieved9 December 2019.
  13. ↑ "Dengan 'Jihad Selfie', Noor Huda Melacak Mengapa Orang 'Kepincut' ISIS" Archived 2021-11-22 at the Wayback Machine , Republika (Indonesian newspaper) , Retrieved22 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Lounge Masters Vibes vol. 04 Archived 2019-12-26 at the Wayback Machine , Lounge Masters, Retrieved26 December 2019.
  15. ↑ "I Kundalini Project con targa internazionale", Trentino: Cultura & Spettacoli, 15 November 2012, p. 37. A copy was found online at Archived 2021-11-27(Date mismatch) at archive.today . Retrieved8 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Open your mind with Kundalini Project’s new video Brain Forest" Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine , Happy Mag, Retrieved8 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Lost Boy from Lace De Bridge is a pulsing dose of electronic alt-pop, tackling themes of identity and spirituality" Archived 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine , Happy Mag, Retrieved22 November 2021.
  18. ↑ Episode Crews Archived 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine , Chasing Zephyr (website), Retrieved22 November 2021.
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