Charles Rich
Charles Rich
Charles Rich is a producer, songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist, and general sound enthusiast from St. Paul, Minnesota. He started playing piano at a young age and began composing in middle school. In high school he discovered the worlds of spoken word and electronic music production. After studying philosophy during his undergraduate years in Portland, Oregon, Charles returned to his hometown and began to pursue novel methods of music creation.Under the influence of alternative pop, modern hip-hop, and cinematic electronics, the music is an exploration of color and creative sample synthesis. Animal calls are transformed into instruments that are unfamiliar, yet nostalgic. Lyrics dabble in ambiguity. Percussion is often constructed from recordings of the street, lake, city, and forest. These qualities contribute to an experience almost as visual as auditory.