WHAT IS AVANT GUARDIANS?

WHAT IS AVANT GUARDIANS?

“The avant-garde (from French, “advance guard” or “vanguard”, literally “fore-guard”) are people or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox, with respect to art, society, and culture.”

“The avant-garde pushes the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the cultural realm.”

“Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so…”

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde

THOUSANDS OF YEARS FROM NOW, AFTER THE FALL OF CIVILIZATION, ALL HUMANITY IS ENSLAVED UNDER ONE RULE OF LAW. THIS NEW LEGAL CODE HAS AS ITS FOUNDATION, ONE CENTRAL IDEA: ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IS THE PASSION OF ANARCHY AND THE AUTHOR OF CHAOS.

ON THE BASIS OF THIS NOTION, ALL FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ARE OUTLAWED.
VIOLATORS OF THIS LAW ARE SUBJECT TO DEATH. HOWEVER, A FUTURE PROPHECY TELLS OF THE COMING OF A TIME-TRAVELING MUSICAL MESSIAH WHO WILL LIBERATE HUMANITY.

USING HIS GUITAR AS AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR, THIS VALIANT VIRTUOSO MUST OVERCOME HIS ARROGANCE AND LEAD A RESISTANCE MOVEMENT IN A BAND OF WARRIORS CALLED…

AVANT GUARDIANS

STORY & MAIN CHARACTER

STORY & MAIN CHARACTER

A YOUNG NEW YORK CITY JAZZ GUITAR VIRTUOSO WILL HAVE HIS LIFE TRANSFORMED BY THE DISCOVERY OF A TIME-TRAVELING DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A CASSETTE DECK BOOM BOX. SENT THOUSANDS OF YEARS INTO A POST-APOCALYPTIC DYSTOPIAN FUTURE, OUR YOUNG HERO MUST BECOME A MUSICAL MESSIAH AND LEAD A RESISTANCE MOVEMENT IN A BAND OF WARRIORS CALLED AVANT GUARDIANS. 

SCENES BELOW FROM THE FORTHCOMING GRAPHIC NOVEL

FOR MORE SEE THE GRAPHIC NOVELS SECTION BELOW AFTER THE MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC

AVANT GUARDIANS THE FUTURE OF MUSIC VOLUME 1 IS THE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM. GET IT ON AMAZON.COM AND OTHER DIGITAL RETAILERS.

THROUGH THE MIND’S EYE IS THE ALBUM THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF AVANT GUARDIANS. GET IT ON ITUNES.COM , AMAZON.COM AND OTHER DIGITAL RETAILERS.

Link to Purchase on iTunes Below

https://music.apple.com/us/album/through-the-minds-eye/1277931232

“Midnight Silhouette” by Devon Wright from, “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“The Anthem” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Solar Flare (Part 2)” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“For the People” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Phunk Acid” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Hybrid Eclectic” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Reversatile” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Her Majesty” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“Through the Mind’s Eye” by Devon Wright from “Through the Mind’s Eye”

“THROUGH THE MIND’S EYE” IS A JAZZ/FUNK/HIP-HOP INSPIRED ALBUM TITLED, FEATURING A COLLECTION OF COLORFUL PANORAMIC LANDSCAPES FILTERED THROUGH THE MODERN SOUNDS I EXPERIENCED GROWING UP. IT IS ALSO AN APPROACH TO JAZZ THAT SEEKS TO HONOR THE RICH TRADITION OF FUSION AND MORE RECENT ACID-JAZZ MUSIC. OUT OF “THROUGH THE MIND’S EYE” WAS BIRTHED THE BEGINNINGS OF A CONCEPT THAT GREW INTO WHAT BECAME AVANT GUARDIANS.

I’VE ALWAYS HEARD MUSIC IN COLORS. SOME OF MY FAVORITE PIECES OF MUSIC ARE NOT ONLY COLORFUL, BUT I EXPERIENCE THEM IN LUSH LANDSCAPES AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. LISTEN TO “BUTTERFLY” BY HERBIE HANCOCK, OR “WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER” BY THE POLICE, OR “NO ORDINARY LOVE” BY SADE AND YOU’LL HEAR WHAT I MEAN. THESE ARE SONGS THAT CREATE SUCH BEAUTIFUL LISTENING EXPERIENCES THAT IF THEY WERE PLACES I COULD ACTUALLY TRAVEL TO, I WOULD LIVE THERE FOREVER. I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS THROUGH MY OWN MUSIC.

STAY TUNED! THE NEW ALBUM IS COMING SUMMER 2019!

GRAPHIC NOVELS

GRAPHIC NOVELS

It’s finally available for purchase! Avant Guardians is an action-hero epic organized as a series of issues that will be released annually. Prologue 1: Fast-Forward in Time, is the first pre-issue that sets the stage for the first full-length issue.

PRESENTING! THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH ISSUE!

AVANT GUARDIANS

THE FUTURE OF MUSIC

PART 1: THE LORD OF THE SYNTH

AVANT GUARDIANS

THE FUTURE OF MUSIC

PART 2: DREAD OF THE WICKED RHYTHMS

AVANT GUARDIANS

THE FUTURE OF MUSIC

PART 3: PHATBEATS  AND BRAVE HEARTS