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NEW ARTIST
SPOTLIGHT: AMY TAYLOR
Singer-songwriter Amy Taylor stopped by
our studio this week to chat and play a
song for us! Check out her music, we think
your going to like it!
Watch
Our Interview / Watch
The Performance
SKYLER RELEASES NEW ALBUM
(SKYLER...AND THE BRIT)!
Skyler has a new album out entitled
"Skyler...And The Brit". This album
features songs he wrote and recorded with
bassist Charles Berhoud. It is a product
of new material as well as three old
songs he's held onto for awhile and
decided to release. Below is the press
release Skyler wrote about the new songs.
In The City
Jigsaw Heart
Today
Shooting Stars
All four of these songs were written
and produced with Jeff Ballard and Jimmy
Norman. Working with them has been an
immense pleasure these past two and a half
years. There were many all day sessions
that stretched into the night. Not only
were they great co-writers and producers,
but they were fantastic mentors and
friends. Our sessions in LA would often
start around 10am and stretch past
midnight (with a break for Red Robin, of
course) and they were filled with laughter
and creativity. They are who I turned to
for career advice when I decided to move
to Nashville and the enter the business
side of music. I couldn't have made this
album without them, and for that, I am
eternally grateful.
Love Ignored
We Mend Broken Hearts
Resurrection (feat. Charles Berthoud)
These three songs are at the heart of
why this album is called, ...and the Brit.
In the summer of 2015, Charles and I
decided we were going to start anew and
create a brand new duo like no one had
ever seen before. We hunkered down in my
family's house in the White Mountains and
went on a marathon writing spree. We also
spent this time workshopping and honing
our live act. From this period came "Love
Ignored" and "We Mend Broken Hearts." We
corresponded with Jeff and Jimmy and they
were excited by what they heard. Together,
the four of us adapted Charles' beautiful
instrumental, "Resurrection," into what
you hear today and planned a whole new
album. I'm particularly proud of that last
song. To me, it is the best glimpse into
"what could've been" had Charles not
decided to go solo and had I not moved to
Nashville. All three are great songs, but
"Resurrection" stands out as something
special. I hope you agree.
Amber Song
Jenae
Stephanie 2016
Some of you are probably familiar with
these three songs. "Amber Song" was
written with David Kroll ("Hearts and
Promises"/"You Left Me With This Song")
and Andrew Allen ("You Don't Have to Go")
when I first started visiting LA in the
summer of 2013. I was introduced to
producer, Curt Cuomo, and he led the way
with the recording of this song, which
features the bass of Charles Berthoud,
drums of Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp),
and electric guitar of Holger Fath. Then,
I brought an unfinished song, "Jenae," to
Curt. Adam Scharff and I had written this
song while I was still living in Malden.
It's a beautifully tender ballad of love
and loss and the aching of indecision.
Michael Scharff and Curt helped finish the
song and I've been proud of it ever since.
My favorite part might be the beautiful
bass line that opens the song, played by
Charles. He and I had only been playing
together for a couple months when I
decided to fly him out to LA to record on
this session. As a joke, he started
"two-handed tapping" an intro, which we
thought could never work on a pop song.
However, it was perfect. This was my first
indication that we were hitting on to
something special between the two of us.
"Stephanie 2016" was created for a project
that never came to be. "Stephanie" has
been my most popular song since 2008 and
gets played at all of my shows. When
Charles and I decided to created Skyler
& The Brit, we wanted to make it our
own, incorporate it into our act, and
"pass the torch" from the Band of the
Thieves to Skyler & The Brit. The idea
was to record our version of the song and
then make a music video that would include
cameos by Adam, Michael, John, and Mark to
celebrate the fifth anniversary of the
original recording. We recorded a brand
new version, but it simply didn't capture
the same magic of the original. The music
video was scrapped, but we decided to add
Charles' contributions to the original
recording to give an idea of what it
would've been like if Charles was in the
Band of Thieves. And that is what hear
today: My voice, Adam and Michael's
voices/guitars/percussion, Charles' voice
and bass, John's fiddle, and Mark's drums.
If nothing else, it's a nice walk down
memory lane, with an alternate history
thrown in!
Download Skyler & The Brit on
I-Tunes
here
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