ABOUT
Valcata is a symphonic/progressive metal opera collective assembled by Oha Cade, a composer based in New York. The music is produced online in its entirety and features musicians from around the globe, including both emerging and established artists.
ARCHANGEL cast
pete rawcliffe
Lead and backing vocals
Pete Rawcliffe is a versatile sopranist and vocal coach from the deep dark south west of England. After training for many years in the classical industry, Pete decided to branch into metal as it allowed him to go against the grain of the classical world, without losing his unique sound and technique.
Known for fronting the modern symphonic metal band Crown Solace and the theatrical metal project Urania Fantasia, Pete's voice challenges the norm found from a male singer within the metal industry.
Whilst his passion lies in metal, he also released chamber pop single Locked Away in 2020 and is a long time collaborator with A Better Life, an downtempo chill-out project from the U.K.
Other projects include:
Crown Solace
Urania Fantasia
A Better Life
amin saffar
Guitars
Amin's musical journey began at the age of seven, when he started to learn the Persian santur under the guidance of his father.
As a teen he began a self-taught journey to learn the electric guitar, and by 2009 he had formed the progressive metal band Hyper Planet with his brother Armin, a bass player.
They have since been recognized in international songwriting competitions as winners of the American Tracks Music Awards in the USA, the Sea of Art in Norway, and many others. Their song Beyond The Laniakea was featured in Guitar World magazine and also attracted the attention of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Sons of Apollo, Ex- Guns N' Roses). Their most recent single To Live With Wisdom was featured in Prog Magazine in 2022. In addition to Hyper Planet albums, they are now embarking on a second musical project called Blasting The Wine — a captivating fusion of traditional Iranian music and intricate progressive metal elements.
Other projects include:
Hyper Planet
Blasting the Wine
armin saffar
Bass
With the unwavering encouragement of his devoted father, a Persian Santur and Kanoun player, Armin began studying Eastern and Western music theories and techniques at an early age.
At the age of 16, he began a self-taught journey into the world of bass guitar, subsequently forming the band Hyper Planet with his brother Amin, a guitarist.
They have since participated in international songwriting competitions, proudly winning the American Tracks Music Awards in the USA and the Sea of Art Awards in Norway. Their single Beyond The Laniakea attracted the attention of guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Sons of Apollo, ex-Guns N' Roses) and was also featured in Guitar World magazine. Additionally, their latest single To Live With Wisdom was featured in Prog Magazine in 2022. He is now working on the project Blasting The Wine with his brother, bridging musical landscapes through an innovative fusion of traditional Iranian music and progressive metal.
Other projects include:
Hyper Planet
Blasting the Wine
jonas schütz
Drums
Jonas is a professional session and live drummer from Germany. He has played the drums for almost 18 years, starting when he was about 15 years old. During those years, he gained a lot of experience regarding live drums and also in the studio as he has worked with many different people all around the world, recording drums for their music in his home studio. He currently plays drums for the metal bands Sapiency (Melodic Death Metal) and Sacrosanct (Progressive Metal). Aside from playing and recording live drums, he also works on writing drum parts and programming them digitally for various projects.
Other projects include:
Sacrosanct,
Sapiency,
Eraserhead,
Condemned to Dream,
Diësis,
First Encounter,
Oceanrise
william khan
Orchestration
William Khan's relationship with music is a troubled one, jumping from place to place and instrument to instrument. After 10 years of going to several music schools, playing the dreadful trumpet and the frustrating clarinet, he finally realized what he wanted from music — the power of creation, and so his career as a composer began.
First, he tapped into orchestral music, since it was the closest to his academic knowledge. By the time he discovered bands like Within Temptation, Epica or Ayreon, he knew exactly what he wanted to create. And thus, Golden World Archive was born, a symphonic metal opera featuring vocalists and musicians of different nationalities. Now armed with recently acquired production abilities, there's no end to what he can create.
Other projects include:
Golden World Archive
oha cade
Composition and lyrics
Oha Cade is the creator of Valcata. Originally from Cork, Ireland, he now resides in Queens, New York, from where he curates the project. He is a self-taught pianist and composer.
joost van den broek
Mixing and mastering
The Netherlands-based Joost van den Broek has produced, arranged, and mixed albums for over 10 years with great international success. Working for clients like Epica, Ayreon, Powerwolf and Blind Guardian, he has built up an impressive portfolio, received multiple gold and platinum awards and gained a reputation in the metal scene by consistently delivering the highest standard in modern, epic productions.
News
fund
Valcata is an independent release that is paid for entirely by the composer Robert (Oha Cade). If you would like to help fund future music, you can contribute through PayPal by clicking the link below. Thank you in advance for that extra bit of support to get new music to you sooner!
CONTACT
Oha Cade (Valcata composer) is also available for composition and production work on Soundbetter.
On October 18th 2019, a new independent symphonic metal opera will be released. Valcata is an album that features a staggering ensemble of eight lead singers (four female and four male), each portraying a unique character through the lyrics.