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Ken & Brad Kolodner
"The Swift House"
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We recorded Ken & Brad Kolodner's CD "The Swift House" in their lovely, old house in Baltimore,
Maryland. French doors between the living room and sun room gave us enough isolation, but still
allowed visual contact. This is part of a medley where they transition from "Coleman's March" into
"Snake River Reel."
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Whenever possible, we had all four musicians playing together. Ken & Brad are joined by Rachel Eddy on guitar,
and Alex Lacquement on bass for "I've Endured."
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Ken & Brad at the WAMU studio playing
"The Swift House" with Alex Lacquement on bass.
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Laura Tsaggaris
"Live At The Atlas"
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The Atlas Performing Arts Center in northeast Washington DC was where
I recorded the Laura Tsaggaris concert CD titled "Live At The Atlas." She had a great backing band, including a string quartet. This is a clip of "Warning Signs."
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I recorded both nights of Laura's show, then it was mixed in Los Angeles by her producer Jamie Candiloro.
Here is an excerpt from "We Belong."
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And check out her vdeo clip of
"To Sleep Is To Dream", also from the Atlas concert.
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Chaise Lounge
"Symphony Lounge"
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Another project I recorded live at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in northeast Washington DC was the Chaise Lounge concert CD titled "Symphony Lounge." The band performed their material, backed by the Capital City Symphony. This original piece is titled "Dude, She's Waiting."
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I mixed this CD in my home studio, and when Big Round Records released it, they included bonus materials such as the original scores, viewable on your computer. Here is an excerpt from "In Walked Mo."
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This video of
"Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me" is also from the Atlas concert.
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Owen Danoff
"Never Trust A Man"
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I recorded Owen Danoff and his band in autumn of 2012 at
Jon Carroll's home in Leesburg, Virginia. We got 5 rhythm tracks
and some over dubs finished in 2 days. This is a clip
from "On & On & On."
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After the two days I spent recording them, producer Jon Carrol
took over. He recorded the rest of the over dubs including his own vocal,
guitar and keyboard parts, and then did the mixing.
Here is an excerpt from " Have I Ever Fallen."
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Winner of the 2012
WAMA Award for
Best Folk
Contemporary
Recording.
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It was a great pleasure to work with
Carey Creed on her latest CD. We co-produced the project, and I recorded and mixed it. She brought in a group of wonderful, talented musicains who all worked extremely hard to help Carey express what was in her heart. Here is a piece of "Dance With Your Sacred Body," written by Carey. We did most of the recording at her home in Maryland.
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Carey decided to go with an "island style" groove on this one, and Paul Bell's acoustic guitar groove just
propelled the song forward. He then added a percolating guitar part, followed by a wonderful solo that just dovetails
seemlessly back into the bridge. Here is a clip of "Shine All Your Light"
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This song features guitar work by Bob Williams and Len Seligman playing together beautifully. The percussion
driving force was added by Len's brother, Jon. Here is a clip from the song "Standing Still."
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J.P. Reali is involved in the Washington DC music scene in multiple
ways. He works at The Kennedy Center as part of the audio and production staff, then performs
at various venues in the evenings and on weekends. His new CD, produced by Pete Ragusa, is a collection of many of
his original songs. We recorded it at Cue Recording in Falls Church and I mixed it in my office mixing suite.
Here is a piece of the title track "The Road To Mississippi."
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J.P. wrote 10 of the songs on this CD. His brother Chris wrote one, and they co-wrote another. This CD was
nominated for the Washington Area Music Assocation 2012 awards for Best Blues/Traditional R&B Recording
and Best Record Design. J.P has also received WAMMIE nominations for "Best Blues Instrumentalist," and
"Best Traditional Blues Recording" for 2010 and 2011. Mark Wenner from The Nighthwawks plays
harmonica on this clip of "My Soul Or Skin"
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We got Pete out from behind the producer's desk and put him behind the drum kit, along with John Previti on bass, and
then channeled Elmore James for this one. We did all the recording at Cue Recording in Falls Church, Virginia.
Here is a clip from the song "Bloozin' In NYC."
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All of this CD was recorded at mz. imani's home in
Mt. Airy, Maryland. It's all percussion and voice, with didjeridoo on one piece. Just about all of the percussion
instruments and equipment were hand made of natural materials, or objects found in nature.
Here is a part of "Golden Keys."
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We started on the full moon in October of 2009 working with her circle of musicians, singers, and on occassion, a chef who kept us very well fed. Most of this CD was mixed at mz. imani's home, with some extra mixing in my office. This is a clip of "Mother, Help Us."
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mz. imani travels the world teaching, conducting spiritual ceremonys, and promoting a planetary
shift in consciousness - a shift towards peace and harmony. More information is available at
www.newexpression.com/CSB/main-page.html. Here is a clip of the title
song "They Dreamt Of Us."
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T. Edwin Doss
Out On Rocky's Run
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T. Edwin Doss, a singer/songwriter
originally from Alabama, moved to the Washington DC area in the 70's. With literally
hundreds of original songs to chose from, we finally whittled it down to 14. Here is a
clip from "Everybody Believes That But Me."
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Paul Bell (guitar,) Johnny Castle (bass,) and Pete Ragusa (drums) from The Nighthawks
were the band for "T's" studio sessions, along with Grammy
winner Jon Carroll on piano. With John Jensen on trombone, here is
part of "Ain't It Amazin'. "
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We also had Amy Nazarov and Caryn Fox from Dead Men's Hollow join
Jon Carroll to provide background vocals on half of the songs. Jon's vocal arrangements
are beautiful, and there aren't many people who are more fun to work with in the studio.
Patty Reese sang harmony parts on two songs as well.
"T's" vocals were mostly recorded at his home on Lake Anna near Fredericksburg, Va.
We mixed half the CD there and half in my office. Here is a clip from the title song,
"Out On Rocky's Run."
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Winner of
Two Wammie Awards!
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Carey Creed is a singer/songwriter
with a dedicated following in the Washington DC region. She has very deep emotional
conncections with the songs she performs, whether they are her own compositions or songs
by other artists. The CD was produced by Carey and Jody Marshall, and almost all of
it was recorded at Carey's home. This is an excerpt of "Before I Go," written by
Steve Seskin and Doug Gill.
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Carey won TWO Wammie Awards for her hard work on this CD: Best Folk Contemporary Vocalist
and Best Folk Contemporary Recording. Congratulations!!! Glad to have been a part of it.
Carey has lots of help here with harmony vocals provided by Grace Griffith and Jody Marshall,
doing "Blue Boat Home" by Peter Mayer.
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Winner of
Two Wammie Awards!
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Dead Men's Hollow has released
their third CD of "Acoustic Americana," all recorded in their home in Clifton, Va.,
and mixed at my office. The Washington Post described them as "...one of
our area's most talented traditional acts." Here is a bit of " Ain't Got The Blues."
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These folks won two Wammie Awards, for "Best Bluegrass Duo/Group" and
"Best Bluegrass Recording" for this CD. They feel very honored to be recognized
for their efforts, and I am proud to have been a part of it. We are already discussing the next
project. Here is a clip of "William And Annie."
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Winner of Three
Wammie Awards!
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We recorded most of Dead Men's
Hollow debut CD, "Forever True," at their home in Centreville, Virginia, and mixed it
there as well. This collection of "Acoustic Americana" songs about drinkin', lovin'
and killin', won the band 3 WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Association) awards including
"Best Bluegrass Duo/Group," "Best Bluegrass Recording," and "Best Debut
Recording" and has received a lot of radio airplay. Thanks for the
nice
comments, folks!
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For over 40 years, The Nighthawks
have been traveling the world, playing their brand of roots rock and blues, and they still pack
concert halls and clubs wherever they appear. "American Landscape" is their first studio
recording with their newest members, Paul Bell on guitar and Johnny Castle on bass. I've known
these folks since 1976 and always enjoy working with them Here is a chunk of "Big Boy."
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We did virtually all the recording at Cue Recording in Falls Church, Va, and then
mixed it in my office. If you live in the DC area and see these guys are playing at
The State Theater in Falls Church, come out to see a great show. Odds are I will
be doing the live mix for them. Here is one of their originals, "Jana Lea."
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Thomas Pandolfi is an internationally
acclaimed concert pianist. We recently worked on two CDs concurrently, using the beautiful
Falcone piano at St. Luke Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia. No artificial ambience
was used for these recordings since the sound of the church was so lush and wonderful.
"Strike Up The Band " is a track from a collection of Gershwin pieces we recorded
there. The other CD is a collection of compositions by famous Polish composers. Thomas
regularly performs with orchestras throughout Europe.
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The Olney Big Band focuses on the "Swing
Band" music of the 1930's and 40's. Under the direction of "Rip" Rice (who also
plays tenor sax,) the OBB plays regularly around the Washington DC area, and performed at the
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in July 2008. The band members range in age from teens to
several members in their 80's. We recorded the entire CD in one afternoon in a volunteer fire station
ballroom - no alarms sounded the entire time!
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Jody Marshall and I worked on her debut solo recording,
"Cottage in the Glen," which was released on the
Maggie's Music label (MM232). This enchanting album includes
original and traditional music performed on hammered dulcimer
and piano, with a host of talented guest artists joining in. It received several WAMA nominations including
"Debut Recording of the Year." Neal Walters of
Dulcimer Players News wrote in the Spring 2005 issue,
"This is superb recording...." Here is
a clip of the medley "Three Sisters/Little Martha."
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