Founded by Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the Blue Man Group show had its first formal production at the Astor Place Theater in 1991. Since then, the property has grown to become an award-winning global entertainment company with wildly popular and creative stage productions around the world. The Blue Man Group has ongoing theatrical productions in Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, New York and Berlin, along with a North American Tour and a World Tour launching in Spring 2016. With 3,600 shows each year, over 35 million people have experienced Blu Man Group to-date. Blue Man Group will celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2016.
Blue Man Group will release their third studio album, THREE, on April 22, 2016, featuring 14 new instrumental tracks.
One of many exciting new projects in 2016, Blue Man Group’s THREE will be available from Rhino on CD. THREE is a modern snapshot, capturing a moment in the constantly expanding world of the Blue Man Group. Building upon their previous studio albums, including the gold-certified, Grammy®-nominated Audio (1999), and sophomore concept album The Complex (2003), THREEdraws inspiration from 25 years of creative growth and development.
The instrumental music features exciting sonic explorations from a wide array of newly developed instruments including the Snorkelbone, a creation that utilizes a plastic hose to produce a whirring, pulsating tone when swung in the air; a PVC pipe take on the traditionally wooden aboriginal instrument, the Didgeridoo; and the Chimeulum, which is best described as “orchestral chimes on steroids”; and many more.
These new sounds join the clear influences from the group’s constantly evolving, legendary live show, as well as unique Blue Man performances at events like Brazil’s Carnaval, Coachella and the Summersonic Festival in Tokyo.
Tribal drumming, soaring melodies and resonating elements of EDM are evident throughout the album. Collaborations with the likes of Brazilian percussionist Marivaldo Dos Santos (“Hex Suit” and “Torus”), Super Natsuki Tamura on Sliding didgeridoo (“Giacometti”), DJ Mike Relm (“3 to 1”) and Yusuke Yamamoto on vibraphone (“Hex Suit” and “Robots”) showcase an enthusiastic addition to the sonic palette of the Blue Man Group.
