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PPP Client News
To my personal recurring vocal
students... it is my great pleasure to hear you progress!
Thanks to...John Taylor
(Tootsie's), Marcus McClain, Bernadette Wolfe, Diane Kimbrough, Gerry Leiske,
Brian Smith, Bob Saporiti and my incredible webmaster Jeff Jennette..
for trusting me with your referrals.. and welcome to the new PPP students of
August/September:
Singer/songwriter Cecilia Halsey's
project "Puzzle Pieces" which I produced is released! She
also recently opened for Alan Jackson at the Huntsville Alabama Civic
Center. She took her studio band for the gig, including me... great
fun and a great show!
My brother, rocker/singer/songwriterBilly Devereaux recently rocked the house in a full
band set for Lonnie Layhew's "Happening for Kids" charity
event at Nashville's Bikini Beach Bar. The second show he will do is at
BB Kings (see above).
The duo "Jenny and Ashley"
had their video for their single "Beach Weekend" featured on
Comcast's "On Demand". Congrats, girls! Too cool!
PJ Steelman is
hosting a songwriter's night at 620 State Street, Bristol, Tn, 8pm til 11pm.
And by the way... PJ has a Grammy nomination for 2011 Americana Album of
the Year! Congrats, PJ!!!
If you're into traditional country,
this artist is the real deal... Jeannie Slusarek
has released her new CD... with three of my cowritten songs: "Cloud
of Dust", "Sweet Sarcastic" and "Fool Chain"... Thanks
to her producer Lonnie Spiker for putting me in the team as vocal producer.
Love this authentic roots project!
Tyson Bowman has been nominated ICM's "New Artist of the
Year"... congrats, Tyson!
Emil has released the first single from
his new project I produced at Brewbeat Studio ..."With
My Eyes Closed". The video has
already been selected for Independent Music Network's Spotlight
(they got the title wrong, but hey, we'll take it!) This is a song I co-wrote
with Rand Bishop- we are all
very excited that this project has launched!
Voice-over talent and actress Diana Holland has garnered a role in the play "William Shakespeare Presents Terminator The
Second", produced by the
Nashville performance collective "Husky Jackal Theater". From
the look of the site this should be a blast to watch!
Congratulations to newly wed Leslie
Martin of the duo
Winfield's Locket! Leslie married Jason Heinke a few days ago ... now,
you guys have to come back from your honeymoon at some point and get back in
the studio you know!
Kelsey Klingensmith
(aka Kelsey Doll) has lots of news ... she got a standing "O" singing
a song she co-wrote with me at the Woodbury County Fair; writing and cowriting
regularly and getting songs together for her next recording project.And she is
always performing somewhere... she has a special tank of gas, this kid!
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Judy's News
Studio work:
I produced vocals for Winfield's
Locket as they are almost wrapping up their new project. They are pausing
now for Leslie's wedding, then we'll resume final vocals in the coming month.
Lots of good buzz on this project!
Sim Balkey's project is ongoing... I produced his vocals on some of the
tracks we previously recorded - we'll soon finish up and I can't wait for the
feedback!
Got Kerry Marx on final
guitar overdubs, John Wesley Riels and I sang bgvs on the project I
produced for Cecilia Halsey that just got released. Nick Sparks
and Tommy Dorsey created mix and master magic... it's definitely
radio-and-download ready.
I always love working with
producer/writer Tom Paden... I produced vocals on his client Angela DiPalentino
and sang background vocals.
I was in Omni studio
producing vocals for country rocker Adley Stump. She has some very exciting things going on... hope to be
able to share the news next time.
Tom Paden also called me as vocal producer for his production client
phenom Cole Armour.Then
I sang background vocals on the project with Kenny Chesney's background
singer/pianist Wyatt Beard.
Master session guitarist and
producer Chris Leuzinger hired me to do bgvs with session buddy Thom
Flora for his client Linda Brooks.
Another master session
guitarist/producer Biff Watson hired me to produce vocals on his
fantastic young client MacKensie Morgan. Love my guitar-playing/producer
friends!
Songwriting:
Some of my co-writers these two
months were Jason Gregory, Lindsey Davis, Tom Paden, Kelsey Klingensmith,
Chaz McKinney
Performance:
I
had a blast singing live backgrounds for Cecilia Halsey on her road gig
opening (see above).
I was invited by Mark Houser
to sing the National Anthem for the Tennessee Environmental Hall of Fame
Celebration. 80 year old Ralph H. Arnold Jr was inducted in a precious
ceremony.
Multimedia writer and singer Lynn Bryant invited me to
perform for the "Italian Lights Festival" in support of her "Learning For Life"
program for children at St. Pius. Also included among the performers at the two
day event were Lynn herself, the children's choir she organized, Sheri Smith
and my student Chaz McKinney.
My old MTM single "Until I Met
You" was listed in heavy rotation in Austria, Italy, Germany... wow,
staying alive! Thanks to DJ Pete Lenloy and Radio Carinzia!
Workshops, Talent Shows:
I judged the "Sing Your
Heart Out" contest in Williamson County. Congrats to the winners...
overall winner was terrific... Brenda Mullen. It was a fair and unbiased contest and I always love that!
