RAVIV 6000 is remarkably unique, highly original music! The complex, meaningful compositions tell a captivating story of Alien civilizations yearning to communicate and make contact with us and others. The result is Electronica meets Jazz in an endless journey into the unknown! This tour de force musical juggernaut is deep. The musicians on this album encompass ideas so grand, vivid & bold that it makes one acutely aware that yes, there is life out there in the universe. This once in a millenium album can only be characterized as Inter-Dimensional Soul Music! RAVIV 6000 is a space being from the year 6000 traveling beyond time, forwards and backwards at the speed of light, easily warping through dimensions to make contact with distant civilizations wherever they happen to be located. Will contact be made here on Earth? Listen and explore the possibilities...

Personnel:
RICHARD D. RUTTENBERG is a composer, arranger, film scorer & recording artist with 25 albums to his credit. He is a founding member of the Trans Atlantic groups RIZE and Delicate Droids. Both remain signed to Superfreq Records of London for multi album deals. Richard also signed for a solo album with Stark Futures Recordings of London. His many film scores contributed to wins at film festivals around the globe including HIMPFF, LAIFFA, Berlin Film Festival, Louisville Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Logan Film Festival, SFBFF, San Diego Black FF, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Miami FF. Another film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

JIMMY HASLIP is the founding member & bassist of the group Yellowjackets. He is a major force in the music business & he's worked with Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal, Bruce Hornsby, Rita Coolidge, Gino Vannelli, Kiss, Tommy Bolin, Allan Holdsworth, Marilyn Scott, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Donald Fagen, and Anita Baker. He has 22 GRAMMY-Nominations and 3 GRAMMY wins, including winning a DOVE Award, a JAZZ ANGEL award, and an EDISON award nomination. This gentle man is a supremely gifted and blessed soul.


JOE BERGER is a fusion rock guitarist and also an engineer/producer from New York City with over 40 years of professional experience performing with and mixing for music legends. Some of the artists Joe has played/Mixed with/for: John Entwistle (Who), Jack Bruce, Jon Anderson (Yes), Vangelis, Billy Cobham, Teruo Nakamura, Jon Hammond Band, BCTD, Dream Street, Brian Johnson & Cliff Williams (AC/DC), Cymbalic Encounters and many more. Joe has also mixed over 30,000 shows as a live sound engineer and been a demo artist at the NAMM, Musikmesse, AES, and NAB. Joe too is a true mensch!


EDDIE KOHEN is a Berklee College of Music trained session bassist who teaches, records, and creates incredible music in his own right. In his more than 30 years of experience he continues to teach music & bass at many different levels. Eddie gives clinics, directs ensembles and gives master classes. He is a valued recording artist and a real mensch!


CARL COX is a nationally known Saxophonist who tours with Smokey Robinson, Maysa Leak, Gerald Veasley, & most recently, US dates for Incognito. He has recorded and/or played with Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, Chris "Big Dog" Davis, Peter White, Jeff Lorber, Billy Paul, Chuck Loeb, Ed Hamilton, Doc Powell, Sister Sledge, Miles Jaye, Brian Culbertson, Quest Love, Mary J. Blige, Jay Z, Vivian Green, Jill Scott, The Stylistics ,The O Jays, Marcus Johnson, Fred Hammond, Ledisi, Common, Salt and Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Ndea (Brand New Heavies).

NICK KELLIE hails from Wigan England and currently resides in Los Angeles. He performs for world renowned grammy winning guitarist Frank Gambale (Chick Corea). Nick toured the world with The Three Degrees (#1 smash hit “When will I see you again”). Nick also plays for Saxophonist Randal Clark, Jimmy Haslip, Gary Novak, Jeff Lorber, Michael Thompson and others. Nick appears on Randal’s latest album “Stargazer”, a killer album garnering international attention & airplay. Nick's debut record, “For A Brother” came out on Steve Vai’s Digital Nations record label to much acclaim. Vai contacted Nick directly to add him on the roster of artists. Vai's Digital Nations released it in the USA, Europe and Asia.
Nick won the BBC's Big Band Jazz John Dankworth trophy for 'outstanding young soloist' and recorded a special show for BBC Radio 2. Nick is also a familiar contributor to Guitar Player Magazine. He holds regular classes at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. His acclaimed book, Progressive Blues Guitar, a Hal Leonard Publishing/ Musicians Institute Press release, is available worldwide.

IGOR FEDOTOV is a magnificent musician and recording artist in his own right. With a Music Degree from the College of Arts from the Russian Federation, Igor spent more than 20 years teaching Instrumental Music in Russia and Australia. His students, over the years, number over 500! A number of past and current students have won music scholarships at the most prestigious private schools in Sydney, completed their HSC in music achieving band 6 and some of them gone on to study at University either in Bachelor of Music or teaching degrees. With a love for teaching the joy of music, Igor moved to Sydney in 1992 and took residence in North Rocks, NSW with his lovely wife and his son. He currently teaches Saxophone and Clarinet at PLC Pymble, The King’s School and University of New South Wales.

ANDREW AUSTIN is a recording artist hailing from Essex England. He is a most sought after session bassist and has made a tremendous impact on recordings all over the world. He is a creative visionary, a dreamer, a meticulous producer, engineer, and musician.


PETER DUTCH is a Recording artist, DJ, and programmer from Great Britain and along with Richard D. Ruttenberg formed the Trans Atlantic duo, Delicate Droids. Signed to Superfreq Records of London, the pair have put out 5 digital EP's that swept the underground dance world for the past 7 years. Peter's humanitarian efforts to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war has blossomed into a huge relief effort involving massive amounts of food, clothing, medicine, toys, etc. that were trucked in to Ukraine under war conditions. He also organized major concerts to raise money and awareness for survivors of the war. He was nominated for the Pride of Britain Award.