Stereotonic

Small Wonders for Øystein Baadsvik

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:04:06 +0000

Stereotonic was recently asked to design a few graphic tee’s for tuba soloist Øystein Baadsvik’s most celebrated composition, “FNUGG”. If you’ve never had the pleasure of hearing this, be sure to click on the video in the sidebar. Absolutely brilliant! At least we here at Stereotonic think so.

“Local Boys” Reviewed

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:27:04 +0000

SoulTracks review of the Motor City Horn’s debut album Local Boys:

Between their individual and collective schedules, The Motor City Horns have traveled all across the country playing just about every genre imaginable. Detroit-based musicians John Rutherford, Mark Byerly, Keith Kaminski and Bob Jensen each bring their unique strengths as sidemen and their remarkable knack for arranging horn parts at the drop of a dime. Those are good reasons why artists such as Bob Segar and Bruce Springstein’s saxophone sidekick Clarence Clemons have utilized MCH for their tours. That is why it also made sense for this versatile group to take charge of its own recording session.

Local Boys demonstrates why MCH is not just any ordinary brass band.

Christmas Vespers

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:34:12 +0000

The Motor City Brass Quintet (Brass Jar) has released an outstanding album, Christmas Vespers, which features both sacred and secular Christmas music. The centerpiece of the album is John Harbison’s Christmas Vespers, which the MCBQ premiers here. Other songs include: Angels We Have Heard On High, Once in David’s Royal City, Sleigh Ride, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The Motor City Brass Quintet is John Rutherford (Trombone), David Ammer (Trumpet), Derek Lockhart (Trumpet), David Everson (Horn), and Jacob Cameron (Tuba).

Christmas Vespers is available from iTunes, and CD Baby.

The Inevitable Facebook Plug

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:15 +0000

I would be remiss not to invite you to become a fan of StereoTonic on Facebook. Just trying to spread the word.

“Rhapsody” is on sale now.

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:02:23 +0000

The amazing debut recording by the Spectrum Brass Quintet, Rhapsody, is on sale now. It begins shipping on the 16th. I have been listening to the tracks for about a month, and it is an amazing CD. The arrangements are unique–only brass, drums and piano—but so deep and rich. Working on this CD packaging was an honor for Bryan and me.