Medicine Truck
Medicine Truck is sometimes poignant, at times deeply moving & often hilarious, as each song is a true original & completely unrehearsed!
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A Premier a cappella vocal improv trio and a collision of creative genius! Christian Swenson, Travis Johnson, and Debby Boland Watt take their singing seriously, but sound is for the sculpting. These three incredible vocalists will test what you know about a cappella music, passing you on the turns, running over what ails you and then flooring it when you think they just gotta be outta gas! Medicine Truck invites you to wonder, laugh, and then join them. |
TravisTravis is a bass vocalist, recording artist, photographer, poet, visual artist, and producer. Travis has toured through the United States and abroad with his five siblings aka Fivacious. Travis has recorded six albums with Fivacious and has spent the last 20 years sharing his music and art with fans from all walks of life.
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Debby Boland WattDebby is a strong vocalist, improvisational performance artist, and master teacher whose unique musical vision embraces classical, folk, spiritual, pop, jazz, free improvisation and a cappella circle singing. Debby has had the privilege to perform and study with famed Bobby McFerrin and Rhiannon. Debby earned her MFA from Goddard College after having graduated from Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts in Vocal Jazz. Currently, she teaches creative approaches to Voice at Annie Wright Schools, the University of Washington’s Experimental College, Dusty Strings Music School, Mercer Island Music and Studio VOX! in Tacoma.
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Christian SwensonChristian is a Seattle-based performing artist who articulates his enthusiasm for life with his body and voice. His pioneering “Human Jazz” work (an improvised fusion of singing, acting, and dancing) has been seen throughout this country and in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Presently on the Theater faculty at Seattle University, his diverse training includes dance, mime, voice, as well as work with Korean shaman, Hi-ah Park, and the late Pakistani master-singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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Tacoma's Giraffe: "Amazing evening in Tacoma sent us to the moon."
Seattle Folk Life: "Well THAT was a BLAST! Thanks all circle singers, friends 'n lovers... a piece of heaven for sure. 🧡 Medicine Truck thanks you from the bottom of all 4 tires!"
Improv Singing with the Pros: "Singing with the PROs was so much fun last night. Can't wait to resonate with all of you again at Medicine Truck's next event!"
*Singing with the Pros: Medicine Truck hosted an intermediate/advanced singer workshop in Seattle; a unique opportunity for experienced vocalists to deepen their musical fluency, and explore the genre of improvisational voice while honing listening, expressive, and collaborative abilities.