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Some albums I've produced that have just been released: STREET DANCE by Patrick Beckman, MUSIC FOR WOODWINDS VOL. 1 by John Mitchell, and PAINTED SHADOWS OF CHILDHOOD by Donald Betts, all on the MMC label. Coming soon: PERSPECTIVES VOL. 2 featuring Richard Drexler, Antonio Giacometti, and more, and NEW AMERICAN WORKS FOR CLARINET VOL. 2 featuring Richard Stoltzman and William Thomas McKinley among others.
This May I travel to Slovakia to produce a week of orchestral recording sessions with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kirk Trevor, clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Kim Ellis, and composers Jason Barabba, Roger Rudenstein, and Pete Farmer. We'll also record Copland's "Clarinet Concerto" along with works by Michael Cunningham, Keith Kramer, and David Gaines. Check back here for updates, pictures, and music from the sessions.
The award-winning "Writers On A New England Stage" series continues this April and May with Cokie Roberts, Barbara Walters, Louise Erdrich, and house band Dreadnaught. Last fall, we appeared with Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Russo (EMPIRE FALLS, BRIDGE OF SIGHS) and acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns (JAZZ, BASEBALL, THE WAR). Visit the Music Hall and NHPR websites for info and to hear the performances with yours truly on bass, Rick Habbib on drums, and Justin Walton on guitar.
Beer! Beer! I traveled to the Czech Republic during September '07 to produce orchestral recording sessions for MMC Recordings with the Moravian Philharmonic and the outstanding conductor Vit Micka. The sessions included an expanded, orchestrated version of "James Thresher Industries" from 2001's THE AMERICAN STANDARD, which can be heard at myspace.com/dreadnaughtrock and via the audio player to the right
NH Magazine has awarded Dreadnaught with a "Best Of NH 2007" citation: "The legendary Seacoast band Dreadnaught has released HIGH HEAT & CHIN MUSIC, a two-disc set with selections from their catalogue covering virtually every genre imaginable besides polka and Tuvan throat singing. Ten years of Dreadnaught equals a lifetime of creative output for any other band and this CD writes the book on steroidal eclecticism" (Editor Rick Broussard). Click here for more info.
The new theme music for NHPR's flagship program THE EXCHANGE is on the air! I produced and composed the track, and the music was performed by Dreadnaught.