Down In Deep

06/07/2024

06/03/2024

How you can tell you have an inexperienced amateur producer.
1. He gathers the most expensive mics in the studio and uses them in totally inappropriate ways.
2. He calls you stupid for buying API preamps because his Waves plug-ins sound exactly the same.
3. He records drums in a cramped vocal booth because he saw some incompetent as***le engineer do it years ago.
4. He uses musical terminology without knowing what the terms really mean.
5. He brings a borrowed vintage microphone to the session without the clip and no cabling or schematic with pin outs and demands you stop in the middle of set up and figure out how to make it work. (Not a standard 3 pin connector.)

That’s enough for now.

05/25/2024

Just to kill some time waiting for the show to start, here’s what I’ve been listening to the last few weeks.
Joni Mitchell “Shadow and Light”
Vieux Farka Toure “Ali”
Television “Television”
Betty Davis “Is It love Or Desire”
David Essex “Rock On”
Iluminanas “Electrified”
Kim Gordon “The Collective”
Al Green “Greatest Hits”
Blind Blake compilation
Tony Williams Lifetime “Emergency”
Mahavisnu Orchestra “ Inner Mounting Flame”
Big Black “Pig Pile”

05/17/2024

If you don’t know her you should. The deepest of 70s funk.

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05/05/2024

New cover drop from Three5Human.
Black Rock

Three5Human does this classic by Giogio Moroder & David Bowie Bowie.We do not own any copyrights to this song, it's just a cover!

03/17/2024

It was a wonderful good time with Shawn, Patrick & Tom at the Red Clay Theater last night and tonight. We all missed Gerry very much and wish he gets over this bug he’s got quickly.
For the historical record I did manage to play the most inappropriate C # of my lifetime. It’s a note that will live in infamy.

02/07/2024

Does anyone have pics of The Fans at Center Stage 688 Reunion?
I’d love to have some shots of that show.

02/01/2024

Getting close to finishing Michael Olmsted’s CD. It is a superb piece of work with an all star roster. Jeep Hook, John Chalden, Sam Sims, Fuji Fujimoto, Colin Agnew, Prisca, Ansley Stewart, Cleveland P Jones, Alfreda Gerald, Okorie Johnson, Benito Thompson, Steve Humphries, and huge apologies to any one that may have been left out.
Much of the record started at Hook House, the next set of songs we tracked basics at Tree Sound Studios and then moved to 800 to track the last handful of tunes and finish up the other songs. I’m honored to be part of the process.
It’s a truly beautiful and meaningful record.

09/16/2023

To answer questions that are circulating.

Yes the 800 East building is up for sale.

No, there are no interested parties or imminent sale in sight.
(Predicted to be between 8 months to a year before any deal can be finalized.)

Yes I will still be booking sessions at 800 East.

Even though I am actively looking for a new studio base if you book a session
with me at 800 East it will happen at 800 East unless you prefer the alternative studio.

I will publicly announce well ahead of a move where and when I’ll be changing my home base.

Let’s keep the music flowing.

07/08/2023

Another fresh track.

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06/29/2023

Since there are not complete credits on the new Grant Green Jr CD, “Thank You Mr Bacharach V 1&2)” here they are:

Grant Green Jr. Credits:
All songs:
Grant Green Jr. : Guitars/Vocal on Walk On By
Khari Cabral Simmons: Production
Martin Kearns: Production/Engineer/Mix

Track Listing w/credits:

01 Promises Promises: 4:09

Lil John Roberts: Drums
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Piano
Jason DeCristofaro: Vibes
Rafael Pereira: Bongos
Luke Weathington: Alto Sax/Horn Arrangement
Hardin Butcher: Trumpet
Richard Sherrington: Trombone
Ayodeji Coker: Baritone Sax

02 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again: 5:23

Landon Anderson: Drums
Tyrone Jackson: Piano/Rhodes
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Hardin Butcher: Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Guarav Malhotra: Percussion

03 What the World Needs Now: 4:38

Susan Tedeschi: Lead Vocal
Landon Anderson: Drums
Kelly McCarty: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Martin Kearns: Hammond Organ/Mini Moog Synthisizer/Percussion
Rafael Pereira: Percussion
Guarav Malhotra: Percussion
Cleveland P. Jones: Vocal
Kristen Markiton: Vocal
Ayodeji Coker: Vocal
Rebecca Downs: Vocal
Todd Ague: Vocal

04 Any One Who Had a Heart: 6:18

Landon Anderson: Drums
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Piano

05 Alfie: 4:26

Chris Borroughs: Drums
Billy Thornton: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Piano/String Arrangement
Jason DeCristofaro: Vibes
The Vega String Quartet
Emily Daggett Smith: Violin
Jessica Shuang Wu: Violin
Yinzi Kong: Viola
Guangzhou Wang: Cello

06 Wives and Lovers: 5:53

Landon Anderson: Drums
Tyrone Jackson: Piano
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Kevin Leahy: Vibes
Luke Weathington: Alto Sax/Horn Arrangement
Hardin Butcher: Trumpet
Richard Sherrington: Trombone
Ayodeji Coker: Alto Sax Solo/Baritone Sax
Rafael Pereira: Percussion

07 Walk On By: 4:25

Landon Anderson: Drums
Jamie Portee: Piano/Rhodes
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Guarav Malhotra: Percussion
Martin Kearns: Percussion/MiniMoog
Hardin Butcher: Trumpet
Ayodeji Coker: Flute
Cleveland P Jones: vocal
Brenda Nicole Moorer: vocal

08 The Look of Love: 4:27

Landon Anderson: Drums
Jamie Portee: Piano
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Kevin Leahy: Vibes
Hardin Butcher: Horns
Ayodeji Coker: Flute
Rafael Pereira: Percussion
Cleveland P Jones: vocal
Brenda Nicole Moorer: vocal

09 Money: 4:49

Landon Anderson: Drums
Khari Cabral Sommons: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Keyboards
Jason DeCristofano: Vibes
Rafael Pereira: Percussion
Martin Kearns: Percussion/Drum Programming
Guarav Malhotra: Percussion
Ayodeji Coker: Saxaphones

10 Here I Go Again: 4:41

Larry Newsome: Drums
Nick Rosen: Organ/Piano
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Martin Kearns: Piano/Synths
Kai Martin: vocal
Brenda Nicole Moorer: vocal
Darren Benjamin: additional engineering

11 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Alternate Version) 7:24
Landon Anderson: Drums
Khari Cabral Simmons: Bass
Tyrone Jackson: Keyboards

Chad Hagan: Executive Producer, ZMI Records

Special thanks to:
Richard Goodsell, Goodsell Amps
Neal Ballew guitar tech for Grant Green Jr. and Khari Cabral Simmons

06/29/2023

Never mind

05/19/2023

First single from Sara Hells project.
Sara’s an extremely talented a brave writer.
I couldn’t have asked for a better group of musicians to collaborate with her.
Mike Froedge, Ben Holst and Robert Henson got inside the songs and made music that supports and enhances Sara’s music and lyrics.

Album · 2023 · 1 Song

03/23/2023

JJ Grey joins eTown on the road this week at the Georgia Theater in Athens, GA. Check out this performance of "Hide & Seek".Subscribe To Our Weekly Podcast:A...

03/23/2023

JJ Grey joins eTown on the road this week at the Georgia Theater in Athens, GA. Check out this performance of "Every Minute".Subscribe To Our Weekly Podcast:...

11/11/2022

In case any one wondered, this is the other song from the writing session

TITLE TRACK FROM HIS 1990 CD

11/11/2022

New video from Tommy T Wesley Dean.
This was one of two songs Tommy & I wrote during our first songwriting session in 1986.
We finally recorded a version we felt good about last year.
Video by Aaron Dylan Kearns.

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10/23/2022

24/7 Livestreaming website for musicians and other performing arts

10/09/2022

Premiering another Empty Room episode online tonight with a watch party! This is what we have been filming the past couple of years and it's now available on Volume. Marty and Aaron producing. Marty engineering. Aaron directing the shoot, handling main camera and editing it all together. I was involved in different capacities, assisting with shoots etcetera.

A lot (and I mean a lot) of love and labor went into these shows! And they're lovely. Two weeks ago premiered the Michelle Malone show. Tonight it's Three 5 Human (Tomi Martin and Trina Meade).

"An Empty Room is an original series exploring the connective tissue between 6 uniquely influential artists in the often overlooked Atlanta music scene streamed right here on Volume.com!"

So, tonight is the watch party for the Three 5 Human episode, at 9 p.m. Free with Volume account (an easy sign up). You have to get a "ticket" for the watch party. If you haven't signed up for a Volume account, do so then go to the below page and punch "get your ticket". If you have a Volume account just punch "get your ticket". Then show up at 9 and you're good to go.
https://volume.com/t/2RYbqN/

09/23/2022

This is the launch of the main focus of my last 3 years work. The podcast is a companion to the streaming series.
Both are going live Sunday night, September 25th at 9:00 PM.
Join in for the watch party with Michelle Malone during her episode’s premiere.

‎Music · 2022

09/07/2022

Guitarist Grant Green Jr’s new album is “Thank You Mr Bacharach” (ZMI Records). Feature by Denny Ilett. Regardless of the harmonic developments in jazz that began in the early 194…

08/10/2022

From the record Thank You Mr. Bacharach, released on ZMI Records July 22, 2022

07/22/2022

This is what we did in February.

Guitarist Grant Green Jr. upholds his father's legendary legacy and also charts his own course with his new album "Thank You Mr. Bacharach."

07/22/2022

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Sr5eAAr7kPFWsCnhN0fxR

Released today!!
Go check it out.
Really proud of being part of this project.

Grant Green Jr · Album · 2022 · 6 songs.