 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
February 2007
Happy New Year !
I've been having a lot o fun - over the holidays, spending time with my girls and visiting family.
Played some shows with Miss Ronnie Spector. She rocked SRO houses wherever we performed. Jeremy Chatzky from Bruce Springsteen's Seeger Sessions Band played bass on a few shows and Tono Tino also played Bass (Gavin Magraw,Clay Akin and Southside Johnny's band). Great, great, great....
Ronnie will perform at the induction ceremony on March 11th followed by i'm sure a few performances in the NY area.
In January 2007, I went to Aneheim, California to the NAMM show. It was like a musicstore on steroids!
I had a great time seeing old friends from Smith Drums (Joe & Warren), Unigrip (Rob), Rhythm Tech( Ritchie "Mashugana" Tannenbaum)- and new friends Geoff and Tim from TRUTH DRUMS,Trick Drums and Pedals, Daniel Kushner from Monocases, Nick and Carol from Regal Tip, Scott and Herman from Alechemy/Istanbul Agop Cymbals. I had the pleasure to meet Paul Wertico (great drummer and great guy), The legendary Louie Belson, Richie Hayward and his son,Alan White (from Yes),The great Mark Hitt, Scott Amendola, Stanley Clarke, Mike Berg from Humes and Berg Case co.,Marcus Miller. Lots of fun- check the photos page for NAMM highlights.
Get ready for some Josh Fix lives shows in San Francisco, NYC and L.A...it's going to be EPIC!
December 2006
Check out a new article on Ronnie Spector from the New York Daily News.
November 2006
Check out the review on Keith Varon's " CD "Love Is A Hero"
Miss Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes) who ive been playing drums & percussion.with for over 14 years has been nominated and a shew in as an inductee of the class of 2007 Rock n Roll Hal Of Fame. This will of course coincide with the U.S release of her CD (also on Itunes..now) "The Last Of The Rock Stars" and of course future concert dates in the works . Current Ronnie Spector Christmas Show dates are posted on her website www.ronniespector.com and on the calendar page.
I recently recorded drums for SF based Singer Productions. The song"Casino Royale" which studio owner Scott Singer wrote and produced using the new 24 track Oram Board from the UK and Earthworks state of the art microphones.I'll keep you posted as to when and where the song will be nationally showcased. www.singerproductions.com
Finished up drum tracks for Mr. Josh Fix at Studio C -Hyde St.Recording,SF-Release date is set for 2007(early?). Keep an eye out for a surprise Josh Fix live show...
September 2006
Update at GreenSpec Headquarters:
Ronnie Spector's husband Jonathan is recouperating from his ailment. He is under treatment and is getting stronger by the day.
He's working the phones and putting together make up shows in the U.K and selected European cities.
Word is that a early 2007 tour in Australia is in the works.
The CD "Last of The Rock Stars"was named Cd of the year by the Australian rock press.
Finishing up drum tracks with Josh Fix at Hyde St. studios
Check out The Owl Mag.com's CD review of Brian Vahan's "Concrete Playground"
Keith Varon's CD "Love is A Hero" is available for purchase in several ways now,
you can visit towerrecords.com,Cdbaby,Itunes,or Awarestore.com
Working on my first solo CD- There will be two Volumes- One melting pot of many styles-some vocals( maybe some Klezmer)-the second all instrumental featuring some very,very well known recording artists and musicians...Im psyched!
Recording will be done at Hyde St recordings Studio C with Jaime Durr
and Earrelevant Recording with Jon Karr and Danny O studios in Queens NY.
AUGUST 2006
FAMILY MEDICAL EMERGENCY FORCES RONNIE SPECTOR TO POSTPONE
HER EUROPEAN TOUR
A family medical emergency has forced legendary rock singer Ronnie Spector
to cancel a European tour scheduled to begin on July 8, 2006.
The tour, covering nine countries including the UK, was in support of Ronnie's new album The Last Of The Rock Stars, featuring performances by the Raveonettes, Keith Richards, Patti Smith, and the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Nick Zinner.
A few days prior to Ronnie's scheduled departure, Jonathan Greenfield -- her husband and manager of 25 years -- was rushed to a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts for emergency surgery. The July 4 operation was successful, but Jonathan remains in the hospital for further treatment and observation.
Ronnie Spector has issued the following statement:
"This tour meant so much to me that nothing less than a crisis would have prevented me from performing. But at this critical time, I needed to be with my husband and my children. Jonathan and I hope to reschedule as many of these dates as we can, as soon as possible. For now, we thank everyone for their understanding and support."
In other news-
Keith Varon will be featured on KFOG's Local Artist compilation and
"Intoxicated" will be featured on XM radio this Sunday at 6pm
PT and 9pm
ET on the Radar Report Channel 43. It will air every Sunday for the
rest of this month.
working on my first solo CD- There will be two Volumes- One melting
pot of many styles-some vocals( maybe some Klezmer)-the second all instrumental
featuring some very,very well known recording artists and musicians...Im
psyched!
Recording will be done at Hyde St recordings Studio C with Jaime Durr
and Earrelevant Recording with Jon Karr and Danny O studios in Queens
NY.
Check out Brad Wolfe's myspace page www.myspace.com/bradwolfe for a listen to the new song "Not Today" - It sounds great !
eedam (for more info
on Mark-go to AMG guide and type in his name for credits.
