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BASEMENT FLOOR

I recently did a phone interview with Derrick Miller of Hardrock Haven. It was a lot of fun - gave me a chance to remember some of the fun with Basement Floor. Chick here to hear the interview.

The first Basement Floor album, BASEMENT FLOOR GREATEST HITS Volume One in now available on CD. Cds are in stock and ready to ship. Click here for more information.

Some information about the BFGH re-issue.

The original tapes were in bad shape having been sitting in the boxes for over 20 years - they became sticky and simply would not play. I baked the tapes over a few week period & after many edits & splices I was able to get a near perfect transfer!

The original masters are 8-track tapes so some of the instruments share tracks. On some of the songs the drums were recorded to one track so the balance between kick, snare & cymbals could not be changed. Other then that I think the remixes went well - I was able to clean some stuff up through the wonders of digital audio. I was also able to bring out some instruments that were lost in the original mixes - on the original vinyl release.

The CD re-issue contains session notes as well as a few bonus tracks not available before.

While searching the archives I found dozens of songs that were recorded by Basement Floor during the early to mid 80s. Most of these songs were never released. Many of these recordings were demos but the quality is pretty good & we plan on making the music available in some form in the future.

 

EMPIRE

We are planning on completing our next Empire CD during 2008 and hope to have it ready for release by late 2009 - maybe even before that. So far we have 6 songs in the can waiting for the finishing touches. At this point we are unsure of our plans for live performances but we will keep you posted.

 

MY SOLO STUFF

Since I love most types of music I have decided to put together a mellow CD of some of my favorite melodies I've written over the past 15 years or so. It will include some old & some new songs that I have been working on between the Empire & Sons Of Riley sessions. I'm hoping to have it out some time in 2009 - subject to change depending on how busy I get with Empire, Basement Floor & other on going projects.

At this point the project is about 70 % completed. It's hard to find the time to finish this project and since I keep writing new songs I am not sure what will be on this CD. At this point I have about 50 songs to choose from.

THE BLEU LIGHTS

I spent many hours from May 2005 through March 2007 recording, mixing & editing music with The Bleu Lights. We recorded over 25 songs - 15 of which appear on their new album "Romance Returns". These songs are fantastic and so was everyone involved with the making of this great music. Six horn players, 2 guitar players (including a few cameos by me...:~), a bass player, 2 keyboard players, 2 drummers, 6 singers, etc. It was lots of work and tons of laughs & loads of fun. The only sad moment was when the project was nearing completion Cory Brooks passed away. I've had the great pleasure of working with these guys over the past 15+ years. Mixing them at various live shows around Maryland. Check out their new CD "Romance Returns". It's a great CD to put on and snuggle up with your sweet heart.

MIKE PARR

THE GAME is the title of the latest Mike Parr project. Mixing & mastering has been completed. We are planning on a late summer 2008 release.

SCARLET ANGEL

Heavy metal fans might remember a band from the late 80s & early 90s that played around the Baltimore - Washington area named Scarlet Angel. Well during those years they recorded an album's worth of original tunes which were never finished. I'm happy to report that the CD Titled SCARLET ANGEL is available on Cdbaby.com. It rocks! The band is presently performing live at various venues around the east coast. Check them out. They kick ass!

We have finished mixing & mastering their next CD - it sounds awesome! The girls are gathering materials for the CD artwork.

The Angels are planning on a late-summer 2008 release.

SOLDGIE

I also have enjoyed CO-producing & playing on the latest release by reggae artist Soldgie. It's a great CD with a very positive message in the music. Soldgie recently signed a distribution deal with a label in the Netherlands!

LEFT HANDED CAPRICORNS

It's been very busy around here for the past few years and there is so much music being written and recorded! We have no plans to let up - After recording, mixing, & mastering the new Left handed Capricorns CD last year it is now available on their web site. Check them out - they play some great old time acoustic music, some of which was written in the late 1800s. They use some really great & quite old classic acoustic instruments - some of them dating back to the early 1900s. It's was great fun working with them again.

JERICHO BRIDGE

In November I finished mixing a new CD by local bluegrass favorites - Jericho Bridge. They have some nice original tunes and also do some great versions of tunes by The Beatles & Pink Floyd. It was hard completing the CD after the passing of their banjo player & vocalist John Gorozdos. At the time of his death the band was scheduled to come back in the studio to finish tracking songs. They had plans to record a few more songs as well as re-do & touch up some that were recorded earlier in the year. We decided to mix the 13 songs as they were. The mixes turned out great & the CD was released in time for the Christmas season. John was a very talented musician as will be witnessed by his work on these sessions. I am very grateful that I got the chance to work with John. I am also very pleased that his fans will get to hear his last studio performances.

 

FEAR 44

In January 2005 I worked with another heavy rock band - Fear 44 - they write some cool hard core modern rock. The CD was released in summer 2005 and it rocks! Look around - they may be coming to your town to rock your freakin' socks off!

Fear 44 are planning a return to the studio in 2008 to record their next CD. I can't wait to hear the new songs!

 

CABO FRIO

I also had the great pleasure of playing guitar on a few tracks on the last two CDs by New York Jazz artists Cabo Frio. They write & play some great smooth Jazz. (It's funny but I heard myself on the weather channel the other day & didn't realize it was me 'til the song was over!) Speaking of Cabo Frio, the new Cabo Frio Cd ISLAND DANCE is out & available at a store near you on Kezia Records. The Cd is receiving some nice exposure nationally.

BRUCE HOUCK

Plans are under way for a new Bruce Houck release. Bruce will be in the studio during the winter & Spring recording some tracks for his next CD release - summer 2009.

Now it's time to get back to work!

Best regards,

Tim