Dougie Stu - Familiar Future

Tracklisting:

1. Welcome
2. Familiar Future
3. Wind Chaser
4. Henny
5. Another One For Slug
6. Nostalgia
7. BB’s Birthday
8. Scooter Bistro Number
9. Joy Ride
10. Free Their Ghosts

Heavenly Recordings are pleased to announce details of the UK release of the debut solo
album from acclaimed Bay Area multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Doug Stu,
which is released on Friday June 4 th 2021.
Dougie grew up outside of Chicago and his early education began in jazz clubs and festivals
as a teenager - frequenting sessions with Jeff Parker, Fred Anderson, Nicole Mitchell, and
other members of the AACM. Left exceedingly inspired, he continued on to the University of
Michigan, studying bass under Detroit jazz royalty, Robert Hurst and Geri Allen, where he
deepened his practice in Jazz and Contemplative Studies.
Now, based out of Oakland and Los Angeles, Stuart collaborates within many Jazz, Hip-Hop,
and Experimental music scenes. His works include compositions for the NPR podcast Snap
Judgement, along with co-writes and production with various groups including: Brijean, Bells
Atlas, Meernaa, Luke Temple, Jay Stone.
Dougie Stu’s Familiar Future is a uniquely jazz-attuned album that is soulful and ethereal. It
draws inspiration from artists and producers like Lonnie Liston Smith, Charles Stepney, David

Axelrod, and Alice Coltrane. Stuart has arrived at a sound that harkens back to the golden
era of soul jazz and R&B, while still sounding contemporary.
The band features the immediately recognizable guitar stylings of Jeff Parker (Tortoise) who
was one of Stuart’s biggest influences growing up in Chicago, Maya Kronfeld (Georgia Anne
Muldrow, NYEUSI) on Fender Rhodes, Steve Blum (Bells Atlas) on synthesizer,
percussionists Brijean Murphy (Toro Y Moi, Poolside), John Santos (Tito Puente, Dizzy
Gillespie), and drummer Hamir Atwal (tune-yards).
Special guests include Marcus Stephans on Flute, Shaina Evoniuk on Violin,
and Crystal Pascucci on Cello. The album was engineered and mixed by Rob Shelton at Tiny
Telephone, and he also appears on synthesizer on one song.