Amazing week in the studio with Albert Castiglia and his band, recording his new album. Holy smokes, this thing is burning! Best stuff I've heard from Albert...his vocals are supremely soulful, his guitar playing is raw, powerful and tasteful, and the songs were perfect to mold around his talents. Matt Schuler and Bob Amsel played their asses off too, as did a couple of special guests. It was a great time..if we weren't recording, we were laughing, and that stuff goes a long way to make a session stay relaxed and productive. Finishing up tracking early next week, psyched to be involved with this one!
www.albertcastiglia.com
UPDATE (11/1/13): The album is complete and going out to mastering in the next couple of weeks. And congratulations to Albert for winning the Blues Blast Music Award for Best Blues Rock Album of 2013!
Jeremy Baum
Session rehearsal
Great session yesterday w/Chris O'Leary, Jeremy Baum, Chris Vitarello, Michael Bram and Matt Raymond. Here's a video of everybody gathering in the control room for a rehearsal, running through a song they soon recorded. Amazing players and great vibe!
Click video to watch! (please stop music player before watching)
http://www.jeremybaum.com
http://www.thechrisolearyband.com
http://www.chrisvitarello.com
http://www.mikebram.com
Brad Vickers - "Great Day in the Morning" AVAILABLE NOW!
Very proud to have worked on this very fine album, and happy to announce that it is officially out for you all to hear! This album delves deeper into the acoustic side of Brad's music, and possesses a sincerity and maturity that makes this album a standout among roots music releases. Features Brad Vickers, Margey Peters, Charles Burnham, Matt Cowan, Jim Davis, Bill Rankin, V.D. King, Christine Santelli, Gina Sicilia, Michael Bram, Jeremy Baum and myself.
Go and grab your copy of Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans - "Great Day in the Morning" right now!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/great-day-in-the-morning/id626818385
http://www.bradvickers.com
Jeremy Baum hits the studio!
I had an amazing couple of days in the studio this week working on Jeremy Baum's new album. Jeremy tracked on his newly rebuilt Hammond B3, which sounded absolutely incredible. He'll be back in a few days to track more on the B3, as well as on my newly acquired Yamaha grand piano, and my Wurlitzer 200A. These sessions had some fantastic musicians with some serious credentials: Juma Sultan (percussionist for Jimi Hendrix), Eric Kalb (drummer for Charlie Hunter, the Dap-Kings, etc), Chris Vitarello (guitarist for Jimmy McGriff, Bruce Katz, etc), Scott Sharrard (guitarist for Gregg Allman), Tony Tino (bass player for Gavin Degraw, Ronnie Spector, etc), Myles Mancuso and Chris Reddan (drummer for Popa Chubby, Lance Lopez, etc). More sessions coming up with even more special guests!
www.jeremybaum.com