Studio Happenings Now!
October 2024, recording at Hendersonville NC location with local jazz and classical guitarist Dan Keller! So happy to have this huge talent playing on the upcoming Night Flight release “Moondance”. Dan’s guitar put the finishing touches on this, joining Kevin Scott (bass) and Bob Blair (sax, vocals) and me on keys.
Moondance
Dan Keller
Concurrently Dan has agreed to both play and transcribe the music to what I’m calling my “Simple Beautiful Suite” of well, simple and beautiful melodies from my solo piano and other compositions. My goal is to string together the melodies into one coherent piece that will be played by a chamber orchestra or string quartet. As part of this process Dan will play solo guitar interpretations of many of the songs. This is my most ambitious endeavor and has no time line for completion but Dan and I have begun and it’s a very exciting project. To whet your appetite, here is Dan’s solo rendition of “Two Sails at Sunset” from the Passage album.
Two Sails at Sunset
And here is the new rendition of “La Bella De la Miniatures” from the Conversations album, in a quartet fashion featuring guitar, flute, cello, and harpsichord.
La Bella
And now for something completely different!
Broken Record Studio is the proud home of the first album by Hendersonville NC premiere sixties/seventies duo, Geriatric Jukebox. Alan and Jean have spent numerous hours in the studio in the summer of 2024 to record Geriatric Jukebox Essentials Vol. 1. Now it’s about getting the songs out to their large fan base as well as anyone who wants to hear these fine renditions of songs we know and love exquisitely rendered.
Here are the songs for your listening pleasure in mp3 format. You can listen here and/or download the songs to your computer or phone just by right clicking on the audio controls to “save audio as”.
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Different Drum – Linda Ronstadt
Get Together – The Youngbloods
Hallalujah – Leonard Cohen
Helplessly Hoping – CSNY
The Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel
Summer in the City – The Lovin Spoonful
Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys
Da Do Ron Ron – The Crystals
The Dutchman – Celtic Thunder
This Shirt – Mary Chapin Carpenter
12. Nothing At All – Paul Overstreet
13. Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
Broken Record Studios welcomed up and coming and talented young singer (Marissa) to record for the Night Flight Christmas album (to be released in 2020). Marissa does an outstanding “Santa Baby” which is the first cut completed for this project. Bob Blair is on saxophone. Have a listen! So far one down, a bunch more to go for next year. Let it snow let it snow let it snow (or not, here in sunny Florida).
Santa Baby
Marissa
Marissa
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Broken Record Studios was home away from home for several days of recording with Heart Strings (heartstringsDD.com). David Dusylovitch (violin) and Stephen Allen (piano) recorded 11 tracks for their upcoming CD. Recorded, mixed and mastered by our illustrious Kevin Scott at the console. Click below for a taste that will pull on your musical heart strings…beautiful!
Heart Strings
Stephen Allen
David Dusylovitch
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Latest collaboration with my good friend and guitarist extraordinaire Chuck Lange is my composition “Somewhere in the Stars.” Chuck gave the solo piano piece from my Conversations with the Creator CD a Latin touch and I added the pan flute. Thanks to my son Kevin for the idea of transforming a contemplative ballad into a sassy Latin number. And I got a ring tone out of it! Looking for this track to appear on Chuck’s next release. Stay tuned.
Somewhere in the Stars
With the help of master musicians Gene Ford (guitar) and David Dusylovitch (violin), I completed my version of the Beatles “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” John Lennon’s ode to a missed opportunity. Had a lot of fun with this one, let me know what you think!
Norwegian Wood
BRS welcomed Cindy West (Union West) to the studio to sing “A Whiter Shade of Pale” as a duet. This is part of the “songs you know and love from the 60’s and 70’s” album that is just getting underway. Awesome rendition, have a listen! Hope to have her back in the studio soon. Thanks so much Cindy.
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Gene Ford (guitar) and David Dusylovitch (violin) joined Brian in the studio in May to work on a new project in the country/blue grass vein. First song out of the sessions is a jammin’ rendition of the iconic Glen Campbell tune Gentle on My Mind. Next up some barn burnin’ fiddle tunes plus Beatles, Led Zeppelin (yes, Led Zeppelin) and more. Stay tuned for updates! Gentle On My Mind
Dennis Pashoukas visited BRS to record several songs resulting from a lyrics/music collaboration with Night Flight’s very own Bob Blair. Bob penned the lyrics as poems and Dennis put them to music.
Alone In Paris
