alleyone music: News

my long time friend and musical companion dave ray has asked me to put a couple of tunes he has produced in his studio. very cool stuff. you'll find the tunes in the music section of alleyonemusic.

the michael b. serious cd "but seriously folks" is now available from cd baby and soon to be on itunes and all the digital download sites you can imagine.

  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelbserious

soon to released a cd with 21 tracks from as many writers/performers. 

i met jennifer at an open mic in sonoma county, ca. she was playing a white gibson flying v through a white gibson tube amp with tremolo... she was from oregon with 2 cds published: "light as a feather stiff as a board", 2007  " and "cotton jenny"
    well, it's a fairytale story from there. we started rehearsing and playing a few gigs. i wanted to capture her unique songs and sound so we started recording. this album is a sketchbook collection of songs from 2009-2011 that were performed and recorded in califonia at alleyone studios and live on kows radio, occidental ca. she has since moved back to oregon and has a duo called denim wedding.

 should be up on cd baby very soon

alleyonemusic studio time is taken up with:

                   just completed a cd with michael b.serious. it's available now....

                    uke player songwriter jon gonzales

                    singer songwriter jaclyn mae

                     singer songwriter dave hamilton

                      guitarist sebastian edmonds

                       poet writer brianna sage (she's also the rapper for the gnuz boyz "what was d'buzz")

                      collaboration project with caroline dulac

                       denim wedding a couple of california versions of their portland music.

                             free peoples trio , adam lieb and more to come.

also please check out alleyonemusic youtube

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alleyonemusic&aq=fchannel

for new video performances from the bands mojo and the aqua velvets... cool stuff.

yeah, i know it's been since august of last year since i've updated my website. lots going on:

d' gnuz boyz have a series of rap videos "what waz the buzz" with the news and the buzz from around the world: "what was the buzz 2010" and a monthly "what was the buzz..."  all on youtube.

two open mics that are really happening:

aubergine afterdark in sebastopol, wednesdays and cafe azul in santa rosa, fridays.

music:

tone monster is playing...

jive samba is playing...

i'm playing bass with dave hamilton

i'm playing with bill iberti in "the stimulus package"

chris lods and terry ann gillette in "the trio"

recording michael b serious

recording tim sawyer and violinist karl kimmerle

jennifer faust is traveling to california in april... we'll be playing a few shows in northern calif.

marvin gardens  slide show videos on youtube

photos, calendar dates links and music to follow...

 promise 

m)

i have been the studio with a very cool duo "little lost boys", celeste and laina. i saw them at one of my open mics and well... they have four tunes that are very cool. a cd is now available. http://www.myspace.com/534201688

 i am recording a tune with cory veltman. she wrote a tune for johnny downer. it is wonderful and moving and a real spirit raiser.

i just finished playing a number of basses on the new and upcoming bottle shock cd. very cool music.

i have found a very cool chopped/hotrod/custom/ upright bass, a pic to follow. i picked it up april 2nd, played with jennifer faust for 5 days straight and haven't put it down except to go to the bathroom.... it's a blast and i have much to learn. i am playing it with bottle shock and will give it a try with jive samba...

i would like to say that my dear friend miles corbin is a courageous musical bud. it was just several months ago i got a call from him telling me he was about to under go chemo therapy for colon cancer. i was shocked. he was and continues to be so upbeat and positive. i admire his strength and fortitude in this battle. i speak with him often. he has just released a new aqua velvets cd "tiki beat", buy it today... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aquavelvets7   it's way cool.  we are all rooting for you, kahunabud.

            m)

i am hosting the open mic at aubergine in sebastopol, ca come out and play, sing, dance, juggle, tell a story whatever you like to do... signups start at 6:pm  7-11 pm or so....

 

i've been practicing with bottle shock: (no it's not a new guitar playing style) 

   it's fun finger pickin, toe tappin, harmonic, melodic, home brewed gumbo stuff   http://www.myspace.com/bottleshock         bob appleby, adam watt and michael haworth.

        soon to play some gigs in sonoma county, including passport weekend friday and saturday april 23rd-24th at quivira winery. and the sebastopol apple blossom fest april 24.

you can call it crazy.
you can call it double your fun.
you can call it double wide entertainment.
you can call it burning the mic at both ends.
you can call it one mike on two days, wednesday and friday.
that's: two mics by one

starting wednesday, march 17th i will be hosting an open mic at aubergine in sebastopol 7 pm till around 10 pm and each following wednesday.

you may already know i am hosting an open at cafe azul on fourth st in santa rosa on friday evenings 6:30 pm -10 pm.

   choices, you have choices. so i hope to see you all in tune and in voice. :)

april 5-9 i will be playing bass with jennifer faust in venues in san francisco, marin and sonoma counties... check the calendar for dates times and venues...

well, as a few of you know, the ace in the hole cider pub closed in dec. 2009. my gig as host of the friday open mic has come to an end at least for the time being. rumors abound of a new and refreshing venue. 

   i am currently working on several recording projects. i say recording projects as i am not quite sure where, when and how they all may be presented to you, as: cd's, vinyl, digital downloads, mp3's or home burn't cd-r's. the music biz is in such upheaval and revolution, no one knows. "record" stores closing everyday and these stores hadn't sold a mass produced major label "record" in decades. we still can't get this image or the nomenclature of an audio recording out of our heads. where have all the flowers gone?

    i am just enjoying the process of recording and producing and creating audio. 

              happy new year and stay in touch.   thanks

those darned accordions are having a reunion show at cafe du nord in sf nov 6, 8pm

i am just about finished with a new cd of mine entitled coveralls. i have had several friends help me on this one. it will probably be available as digital downloads when ready. no date for release as yet.  one tune has been up on my myspace site for several months. 

 

there is a new band in sonoma county they are rule 5

        seven enthusiastic musicians with a two tone influence. playing original ska tunes of their own crafting. check them out here:

                http://www.myspace.com/skarule5

come out to see them on thursday dec 3rd at the ace in the hole cider pub in sebastopol 6-9:30.

some of you may have heard that my trusty G5 mac computer of six years service took a dive a few weeks ago. well, in fact it did, but now there's a new computer (new/used) on the block and it's back up and running.
so look forward to many new music projects, as all data was saved and new tunes are soon to be coming your way...
i'm getting some sleep now.

crazy famous cd is out. this rockin' band from healdsburg ca. is set to tour the northwest. check them out.
www.myspace.com/crazyfamousmusic

there's a new girl in town.
www.myspace.com/jenniferfaust we are playing some wonderful music. stay tuned.

if santa or whoever didn't get you a calendar or you got a martha stewart lives calendar, you need this one.
http://www.smythesaccordioncenter.com/accordion_calendar.html

i am presently recording a project for crazy famous, healdsburg's own.
brandon, kc and john
sound samples coming soon.

just finished production on a cd by amber lee and the anomalies. release date: may 10, 2008. check out her myspace site:http://www.myspace.com/amberleebaker