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I Played On An Internationally Released CD!

 I'm thrilled to say that I recently was asked by great Producer/Musician & Song Writer Jon Tiven (B.B.King, Wilson Pickett, Frank Black, Huey Lewis & The News, The Jeff Healey Band, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, etc.) to play on a couple of songs on a new CD project that he was producing for a fantastic blues singer by the name of Mason Casey.  Off to Nashville, TN. I went and working with Jon was great.  The new CD was released in September and was an International Release!  It has climbed as high as #6 on the International Blues Charts and I was amazed to see my name on the CD along-side such greats as guitarist Steve Cropper (Booker T & The MG's, The Blue's Brothers), drummer Chester Thompson, (Genesis/Phil Collins, Weather Report, Frank Zappa and The Mothers, John Fogerty, Neil Diamond, etc), keyboardist Felix Cavaliere (The Young Rascals), and other greats such as Don Covay, Aaron Tuner, Anton Fig, Jimmy Johnson and don't forget Jon & Sally Tiven also.

The CD is great, (not because I play on a track), but because Mason Casey and all of these other people are great and Jon Tiven is an incredible producer! 

Here's a picture of the front cover of the CD

Great Title, Great Music.  You can get this CD most anywhere.  ITunes, CD Universe, your local CD Stores.  Pick up a copy!

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MP3 Tunes (from "Timeless Travels")

Click on one of the links  below if you would like to hear a number of my MP3 Tunes!  Thanks for listening!

 

Oh... so many years ago...., I decided that I wanted to be in the "recording world". Being a keyboard player, I guess it was a natural extension of my interests. Studying first in New York and eventually recording everywhere (from Todd Rundgren's Secret Sound to Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, LA), I ended up with a degree in Piano and a lot of engineering studies. Today, I own MidiScope a 24 track digital facility which houses over 78 synth modules and 16 vintage midi keyboards (I told you I was a keyboardist:) Since this is my first attempt at ever doing a home page, I'm going to include lots of pictures.

 

 

I currently have a "production deal" with a national record company. This basically means that if they like my "final product", they might release it nationally. That is something that I dearly want, but not at the expense of the music. My music might be classified as "instrumental jazz" except there are many "pop hooks" as well as classical slants in it. The main reason I have so many synthesizers/modules is because I like to utilize them much like a painter uses combinations of colors. Some of my cheapest synths actually produce the most dramatic results. If you're a musician, then you already know what I mean.

 

New Update! - I am now working on several television advertisements.  I find it really interesting because the music HAS to fit the commercial.  I'm also finally finishing up my "Timeless Travels" CD.  I'm sure many of you are in the same "boat" as me, that is, you should have finished your project a long time ago, but something just seems to stop you from calling it finished...I don't know why I can't call a song complete...It's kinda  like proclaiming that you've found the largest number in the world and then some kid says, "what happens if you add a "1" to it":)  My new mantra is: "YOU GOT TO TURN IT LOOSE"!

Newer Update! - I have now received my Sonica Audio Labs Neo 64 computer and it rocks!  This has inspired me to redo my complete album of music using the latest softsynths.  Look for my national release in 2009!

In addition, I am now writing reviews on softsynths for www.cakewalknet.com.  I have pretty much abandoned my hardware synths in favor of these "software synth emulations".  They can sound really amazing and it is great to manipulate everything right on your computer.  I'm using over 60 different softsynths and if you haven't tried them out yet, then I strongly suggest that you test them out.  Lots of the software companies offer demos, so you really don't have anything to lose.  Some of my favorites are:

Native Instruments:    http://www.native-instruments.com/ Absynth 4 - Elektrik Piano - Reaktor 5 - Kontak 2 - B4 II - FM8

Spectraonics - http://www.spectrasonics.net/index.html Atmosphere - Trilogy

Arturia - http://www.arturia.com  ARP2600 V- BRASS - Moog Modular V - Analog Factory - CS-80V - Prophet V - Minimoog V - Jupiter-8V - Analog Factory Experience

IK Multimedia - http://www.ikmultimedia.com  SampleTank2 XL - Sonik Synth - Miroslav Philharmonik -Amplitube 2 - Ampeg SVX - Classik Studio Reverb (CSR) T-Racks

Fxpansion - www.fxpansion.com BFD - DR-008

UltimateSoundBank - http://www.usbsounds.com/jsp/index.jsp Ultra Focus

GMedia - http://www.gmediamusic.com/ impOScar - M-tron

VirSyn - http://www.virsyn.de/en/E_Home/e_home.html Cube

Camel Audio - http://camelaudio.com/index.php?flash=1 Cameleon 5000

Mark of the Unicorn - http://motu.com/ Mach 5

Steinberg - Virtual Guitarist - http://www.steinberg.net/ Plex - Halion 3.0 - Groove Agent 3 - Halion Symphonic Orchestra - WAVELAB 6.0 (LOVE IT!) -

There are others, but I hope that you'll check out the supplied URL's and see what I'm talking about!

UPDATE!!! - I'm finally finishing up my CD of instrumental songs.  I have been in the process of converting my studio back into a Midi Room again.  The plan is to have the CD completed by December 25th of this year.  Recently, I received a very nice e-mail from a gentleman in England.  He wanted to know what software I am currently using and I told him that I would post it here....so....

There are other programs, but most of my sequencing is being handled by Sonar  and Cubase.  I love the simplicity and power of Sonar.  At some point in my composing process, I usually the song that I'm working on into Cubase 4.  This allows me t utilize some of the cool functions that Cubase offers.  I thrive on being able to manipulate my tunes by getting the best stuff that each program has to offer.

Oh, I think that I should mention the other software that I'm using also...

Samplitude 24/96 Master - T-Racks - Sibelius

(click on The Rumblers Logo to hear "Power")

Cool Stuff!  - I have to admit that it was a pleasure to meet Alan Parsons at the AES show in LA  a few years ago.  He was very friendly and exceptionally informative.  Thanks for your time Alan!