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Tomas Dobrovolskis

I am a percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, live performer and composer; music teacher and music therapist. I have created an original, new percussion instruments The Brass Globe and Glass to create a new genre and way of performing in regard to solo percussion.

During last few years I performed in Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Denmark, Sweden, England, Belgium, Finland, Aland Islands, Island, Israel, Austria, Italy.

“It’s one hundred times better than POP!” / Ten years boy.

“I listen and meditate. This is music of an unpolluted mind.” / Philosopher Leonidas Donskis.

“In truth, there is no other musician in Lithuania whose music sounds like Tomas’ resonating and multiplying sound layers. His uniqueness is evident. The most important is that in Tomas Dobrovolskis’ performances everything happens in real time like in a real ritual. He beams energy and charisma. His music makes a hypnotic impact.” / Jurijus Dobriakovas, www.balsas.lt/

I participate in jazz, free jazz, electro-acoustic experimental, improvisational, world music projects and dance, theatre and film projects: http://www.youtube.com/user/tomasdob#p/u/7/EopyzoaJZzs

I performed with jazz musicians Sainkho Namtchylak, Vladimir Chekasin, Petras Geniusas, Vytautas Labutis, Satoko Aoki, Plazi Halaoui, Shodekeh, Andre Pabarciute, Raimondas Sviackevicius, Dalius Naujokaitis, Neda Malunaviciute, Liudas Mockunas, Eugenijus Kanevicius, Saulius Petreikis and other well known musicians.

I am a member of Lithuanian Jazz Federation and Lithuanian Association of Music Therapy.

Other activities: Besides my activities as a music performer I work with kids and adults as a music teacher at several organisations (www.vimeo.com/8681443; www.vimeo.com/7097739) and participate in different projects with disabled people (http://vimeo.com/13053830), run creativity workshops and Sessions of cultural theraphy “Rhythm and Percussion” (www.youtube.com/user/tomasdob#p/a/u/0/gk0qSMoGi2M; www.vimeo.com/8777714).

I have created and now am improving “Methodology of development of human skills and creativity through activation of sensitivity of human sensors, associations and activities exploring relative, alternative and imaginative tools and environments”. A short and long term curriculums are implemented in a form of Sessions of cultural therapy Rhythm and Percussion with age groups of 5-10 years, 10-14 years, and adult groups. This program is adapted to different groups of disabled people.

My last invention is TriMatrix and SphereMatrix - a new contemporary music concept of multidimensional - Spherical music of 21st century and SphereMatrix Mechatronom - an interactive mechanic metronome built with purpose to perform several from simple to very complicated polymethric and polyrhythmic structures and melodies of new SphereMatrix musical concept and exploring sounds and visualization to present this concept to the audience easy to understand way.

Main International events where I represented Lithuanian culture

Year 2010 - The Royal Music Academy in Aarhus, Denmark | Presentation of TriMatrix and SphereMatrix music concept. Seminar and workshop with Master and Bachelor program students of Glomas (Global music) group - Arts Festival "Wilno w Gdansku'10". Poland | Video and music performance „Ms Strangled and Mr Shot“. Psilicone Theatre featuring Aukse Petruliene and Tomas Dobrovolskis - Stage theatre festival 2010 - an international theatre festival hosted by Korjaamo Theatre and Helsinki Festival. Finland | Video and music performance „Ms Strangled and Mr Shot“. Psilicone Theatre featuring Aukse Petruliene and Tomas Dobrovolskis - Festival of moving objects PannOpticum in Austria 2010. Austrija | Video and music performance „Ms Strangled and Mr Shot“. Psilicone Theatre featuring Aukse Petruliene and Tomas Dobrovolskis - Presentation of 20 year Independence of Republic or Lithuania in Denmark | Solo projects „THE BRASS GLOBE V“, „TRAVEL EXPENSES“. Performances in København, Ringkøbing, Velling, Århus, Herning: www.youtube.com/tomasdob

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Tomas Dobrovolskis percussion Vilnius
“In truth, there is no other musician in Lithuania whose music sounds like Tomas’ resonating and multiplying sound layers. His uniqueness is evident. The most important is that in Tomas Dobrovolskis’ performances everything happens in real time like in a real ritual. He beams energy and charisma. His music makes a hypnotic impact.” / Jurijus Dobriakovas, www.balsas.lt/

"Mrs Strangled and Mr Shot"

"My highlight was the modest but distinctive DIY show Mrs Strangled and Mr Shot made by young performance company Psilikono Teatras, a collaboration between visual artist Aukse Petruliene and musician Tomas Dobrovolskis. Petruliene animates a series of hand-made miniature silicone puppets and props on a worktable in front of the audience. Projected onto a large screen, these constantly mutating images create a compelling world of grotesque desire and intrigue. Building atmosphere and narrative, Dobrovolskis’ one-man orchestra provides the live soundtrack. Together, the two depict a story loosely based on documentary material from a scandalous pre-war murder case reinterpreted into a mythological exploration of hunger and desire.

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Primary Instrument

Percussion

Location

Vilnius

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