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-Acoustic
Warriors- nominated for
2003 NAMMY
OMIYA, SAITAMA, JAPAN -- November, 2003--
Acoustic Warriors
have been nominated for a 2003 NAMMY as "Best Independent Recording"
for Coup Stick Warrior [produced and mastered by Gary Tanin].
Winners
will be announced November 15 in Albuquerque, NM. In addition to
Acoustic
Warriors, three other Native Voices artists are also nominated for
NAMMY's.
In related news, Acoustic Warriors will embark
on a tour of military
bases tour for "Native American Awareness Month" next week. Scheduled
stops include: Sasebo, Japan; Atsugi, Japan; Yokosuko, Japan and Diego
Garcia.
The overseas tour is dedicated to band member Andy Connors who is
recovering
from a stroke.
-Bushy
Luxury- Hard Disc Int'l Summer
2000 Release
OMIYA, SAITAMA, JAPAN -- June 12, 2000 --
Former VIRGIN PRUNE, Dave-iD
Busaras and
T (a.k.a. Toshi Hiraoka) recently completed work on the new album
"Bushy
Luxury (The Whole Story)".
Recorded at the Works Studio (Dublin) and Bubble
Studio (Japan), the
cover photo was taken by Peter Rowen (renown for U2's "Boy").
The project was mixed at Works Studio and also in the United States by
GARY
TANIN (Milwaukee), who works with BoDeans, Jerry Harrison (Talking
Heads),
T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs), Daryl Stuermer (Genesis/Phil Collins), Victor
DeLorenzo
(Violent Femmes), etc.
Of the 18 tracks on the album, 2 are bonus
tracks, including one track
by former Virgin Prunes singer, GUGGI, called "Coastal Muck".
This is the first recording from Guggi in a long time.
The album will be released the summer of 2000 on
HARD DISC International.
Adavnce review copies can be obtained by contacting: MultiMusica
USA
Painting The
Sonic Picture: A Discussion
On The Artist, Engineer Producer Relationship
On April 27,2000 at the Miramar Theater in
Milwaukee, the Chicago Chapter
hosted the second event of its Midwest Professional Education Series.
The
evening was highlighted by a panel featuring David Brian of Stokes
Astor,
Lee Hawkins, Mike Hoffmann, Mark McCraw, George Nash Jr., William
Stace,
Gary Tanin and Mike Zirkel, with Bryan Erwin of Conversion Media and
former
DJ for WLUM as moderator. The panelists provided valuable insight into
the
relationship between the producer and artist for those musicians and
producers
trying to better understand their profession.
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