News and Updates
08 January 2012 Hungry Ghosts selected as one of the top 50 albums of 2011 by Dandelion Radio (UK)
07 January 2012 New single, "CYBERiTU" released
10 December, 2011 New CD, "Reflections of Waking Dreams" released.
2011 September "Wu Wei," a collection of ambient/electronica/experimental work released. The song "Without Reason" appeared on a compilation from Diadalos Records (Chile).
25 July, 2011 "Siddhartha's Smile," from "Hungry Ghosts" is now #1 on Maemeeti.com international 'lounge/ambient/chill out' chart (see link below)
04 April, 2011 ""The Saga of Cheeze" is now tied for #1 on Maemeeti.com's international 'indie dance/ nu disco' chart (link) "Mandala 2" is ranked at #2 on their 'lounge-ambient-chill out' chart (link)
10 March, 2011 Tracks from "Hungry Ghosts" are receiving regular airplay in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, UK and on over 150 stations across North America. On Jango Radio, tracks are being listened to in over 30 countries. Many tracks are in the top 20.
February 9 "The Saga of Cheeze," the first single from "Hungry Ghosts" debuts at #2 on the Reverb Nation Electronica/Dance chart for Seoul, Korea (link)
On February 1, 2011, my new CD "Hungry Ghosts" was released internationally to great critical acclaim (see a few of the reviews on the Home page). The CD has already cracked the top 20 on several college radio stations in North America, is in heavy rotation on others, and is receiving airplay across the UK. In January and February, I was interviewed on LA Talk Radio, Music World Radio (UK), Leith FM (Scotland), Pulse radio (Ireland) with more radio interviews coming. Several glowing reviews have been published, as well as print and video interviews. To show my appreciation, I am offering a FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF "Pas de Deux," a track from "Hungry Ghosts." To receive the code needed for the download, send me an email at passingphasemusic@gmail.com with "free download" in the subject heading. That's all.
I will be releasing another CD this summer. This CD consists of longer, experimental/ambient/electronica/psychedelic/dreamscapes/sound sculptures. The title is "Wu Wei," which is the Taosit concept of 'no effort." I did all of the recording and mixing in my home studio. Mastering was done by Jon Astley in London.
I have been most fortunate to work with two music legends on "Hungry Ghosts" and "Wu Wei."
My mixing engineer on "Hungry Ghosts" (I mixed "Wu Wei" in my studio) was Simon Humphrey. Simon has worked with ABBA, Jeff Beck, Marc Bolan, Argent, the Clash, XTC, David Byrne, Tom Verlaine, the Beach Boys, Hans Zimmer, as well as mixing Culture Club's second album, including "Karma Chameleon," among many others in his stellar career. I am happy to say that Simon and I have become dear friends, and we plan on working together again soon.
Mastering both CDs in London was the legendary engineer/producer Jon Astley. Jon has produced, engineered or remastered a veritable 'who's who' of music greats, including: The Eagles, Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, The Who (he produced "Who are You"), Roger Daltrey, Debbie Harry, Teenage Fan Club, Pete Townshend, and remastered Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, all 8 ABBA CDs, and George Harrison's solo records, including the masterpiece, "All Things Must Pass." This is just a partial list from his massive portfolio. Check his website (linked) for more information about Jon's remarkable career. I spent an afternoon with Jon in his home/studio in London on 13 August. We listened to my material, drank tea (of course) and reminisced about people we have worked with. The house used to belong to Pete Townshend. When we were talking about The Who, Jon got up and returned with two boxes containing the ORIGINAL master tapes for The Who's classic "Who's Next" which he placed on my lap for me to look at. Holding these pieces of rock history and reading original notes written by Pete Townshend and Glyn Johns in 1971 was a thrill (one of my favorite albums)!!
I am grateful and honored to have had the opportunity to work with these giants, assuring my new CDs sound superb-- I only hope my material is up to their standards!
The CDs will are available internationally. They will both contain exquisite booklets of original art made by my team of intergalactic artists. For updates, see my homepage (here), Myspace and Facebook.
07 January 2012 New single, "CYBERiTU" released
10 December, 2011 New CD, "Reflections of Waking Dreams" released.
2011 September "Wu Wei," a collection of ambient/electronica/experimental work released. The song "Without Reason" appeared on a compilation from Diadalos Records (Chile).
25 July, 2011 "Siddhartha's Smile," from "Hungry Ghosts" is now #1 on Maemeeti.com international 'lounge/ambient/chill out' chart (see link below)
04 April, 2011 ""The Saga of Cheeze" is now tied for #1 on Maemeeti.com's international 'indie dance/ nu disco' chart (link) "Mandala 2" is ranked at #2 on their 'lounge-ambient-chill out' chart (link)
10 March, 2011 Tracks from "Hungry Ghosts" are receiving regular airplay in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, UK and on over 150 stations across North America. On Jango Radio, tracks are being listened to in over 30 countries. Many tracks are in the top 20.
February 9 "The Saga of Cheeze," the first single from "Hungry Ghosts" debuts at #2 on the Reverb Nation Electronica/Dance chart for Seoul, Korea (link)
On February 1, 2011, my new CD "Hungry Ghosts" was released internationally to great critical acclaim (see a few of the reviews on the Home page). The CD has already cracked the top 20 on several college radio stations in North America, is in heavy rotation on others, and is receiving airplay across the UK. In January and February, I was interviewed on LA Talk Radio, Music World Radio (UK), Leith FM (Scotland), Pulse radio (Ireland) with more radio interviews coming. Several glowing reviews have been published, as well as print and video interviews. To show my appreciation, I am offering a FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF "Pas de Deux," a track from "Hungry Ghosts." To receive the code needed for the download, send me an email at passingphasemusic@gmail.com with "free download" in the subject heading. That's all.
I will be releasing another CD this summer. This CD consists of longer, experimental/ambient/electronica/psychedelic/dreamscapes/sound sculptures. The title is "Wu Wei," which is the Taosit concept of 'no effort." I did all of the recording and mixing in my home studio. Mastering was done by Jon Astley in London.
I have been most fortunate to work with two music legends on "Hungry Ghosts" and "Wu Wei."
My mixing engineer on "Hungry Ghosts" (I mixed "Wu Wei" in my studio) was Simon Humphrey. Simon has worked with ABBA, Jeff Beck, Marc Bolan, Argent, the Clash, XTC, David Byrne, Tom Verlaine, the Beach Boys, Hans Zimmer, as well as mixing Culture Club's second album, including "Karma Chameleon," among many others in his stellar career. I am happy to say that Simon and I have become dear friends, and we plan on working together again soon.
Mastering both CDs in London was the legendary engineer/producer Jon Astley. Jon has produced, engineered or remastered a veritable 'who's who' of music greats, including: The Eagles, Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, The Who (he produced "Who are You"), Roger Daltrey, Debbie Harry, Teenage Fan Club, Pete Townshend, and remastered Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, all 8 ABBA CDs, and George Harrison's solo records, including the masterpiece, "All Things Must Pass." This is just a partial list from his massive portfolio. Check his website (linked) for more information about Jon's remarkable career. I spent an afternoon with Jon in his home/studio in London on 13 August. We listened to my material, drank tea (of course) and reminisced about people we have worked with. The house used to belong to Pete Townshend. When we were talking about The Who, Jon got up and returned with two boxes containing the ORIGINAL master tapes for The Who's classic "Who's Next" which he placed on my lap for me to look at. Holding these pieces of rock history and reading original notes written by Pete Townshend and Glyn Johns in 1971 was a thrill (one of my favorite albums)!!
I am grateful and honored to have had the opportunity to work with these giants, assuring my new CDs sound superb-- I only hope my material is up to their standards!
The CDs will are available internationally. They will both contain exquisite booklets of original art made by my team of intergalactic artists. For updates, see my homepage (here), Myspace and Facebook.
Pictures from UK. July/August 2010
1. Playing drums, "Hungry Ghosts"
2. Me singing
3. Sulene Fleming
4. With Simon Humphrey in The Chairworks Studio "Big Room"
5. SSL Mixing Desk Screen Shot
6. Me holding the ORIGINAL Master Tape for "Who's Next"
7. Me with Jon Astley in his home/studio in London (in this room, Pete Townshend recorded "Something in the Air" and composed "Tommy" among others).
2. Me singing
3. Sulene Fleming
4. With Simon Humphrey in The Chairworks Studio "Big Room"
5. SSL Mixing Desk Screen Shot
6. Me holding the ORIGINAL Master Tape for "Who's Next"
7. Me with Jon Astley in his home/studio in London (in this room, Pete Townshend recorded "Something in the Air" and composed "Tommy" among others).
