This Old World by Thomas Reed Smith What started as some solo demos that Tom recorded one day here at Snoozeking wound up becoming the basis for this album. We purposefully limited instrumentation on this acoustic-driven collection of songs. We chose to do that partly to celebrate Tom’s live playing style, but also because the […]
Foray (ˈfôrˌā,ˈfärˌā) n.: an initial venture; a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one’s accustomed sphere Despite making music for quite a while (with a variety of groups including drunkdude69, Foonspeeders, Thomas Reed Smith etc.) I have really never made an album that had my name on it front and center. As the definition above […]
I got to be part of the tracking of this album, working with Jeff Beam in Cleveland to record bass tracks. I also recorded the keyboard tracks for the album, much to my delight. You can find out more about the Mike Farley Band at www.mikefarleyband.com Info (from the album page at CD Baby) The old […]
The Pint of No Return by drunkdude69 I was the executive producer of this album, along with writing, performing, engineering and mixing. Info (from the album page at Bandcamp) DD69’s fifth album leans back into the ska-flavored rock found on 2008’s “Funk Out With Your Junk Out”, with 8 songs that include new material, a […]
Open Your Mouth by foonspeeders The long-delayed follow up to Who Are the Foonspeeders. I was executive producer of the album, along with handling writing, performing, engineering and mixing. Info Taken from the album page at Bandcamp The second album from Foonspeeders. Credits: Foonspeeders: Mike Adams: Bass, vocals Maurice Adams: Guitar, vocals Jim Evans: Drums […]
Get Up by drunkdude69 I was the executive producer of this album, along with writing, performing, engineering and mixing. Definitely had my hands full. Info (from the album page at Bandcamp) The fourth release from drunkdude69, combining all of our favorite ingredients: crunchy rock guitar, glassy Hammond organ, funky horns, tight vocal harmonies and some […]
As Big As You Can Get It! by drunkdude69 I was executive producer for this album, in addition to writing, performing, engineering and mixing. But that’s not unusual for the labor of love that is DD69. Info (from the album page at Bandcamp) DD69’s third album. We leaned more heavily toward rock this time around, […]
Out On Your Own by Thomas Reed Smith Band I was the producer for Tom’s second album, which we started working on around 2000 and wound up finishing in 2011 after a very long hiatus. It was a pleasure to bring this to completion, and I really love the final product. I was a co-writer […]
I was honored to work with Jeff Nagel on initial tracking of the songs that wound up on his Gravity EP. And I was even more fortunate that he asked me to perform on a few tracks as well. You can find out more at his site: jeffnagelmusic.com Credits: Recorded at Iguana Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; […]
Wigs & Liquor by drunkdude69 As with all DD69 records, I acted as executive producer while also writing, engineering, performing and mixing. Not all at the same time, of course. Info (from the album page at Bandcamp) The 10 songs on “Wigs” are a little more cohesive than our previous release – and it took […]