Mike Boone is a known force in the Philly jazz scene and beyond. Within that scene, he is known as a bass player, band leader, and mentor. I have observed Mike in all of those roles. And while Mike’s keen musical ear is well documented, what most probably don’t know is his finely tuned ear… read more
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ron & the hip tones
Ron Aikens is an artist who never got his flowers. Max from Brewerytown Beats/Brewerytown Records is determined to change that. This is a project that has been years in the making, but now seems to be happening on a fast track. And I think a good reason for that is the team in place. Between… read more
you’re not alone
Ah, the closing track and thus final blog post in this series about Golden Apple. Thanks so much for reading any or all of this! I don’t know if this is interesting to anyone else, but it’s fun to share. For the intro drum loop, I was inspired after hearing about Sly Stone making “There’s… read more
by my side
Two of my favorite parts of this song were cooked up in the recording process. One is the guitar “hook” in between each chorus, (which was initially played only once near the end of the song but Freddie suggested making it a repetitive hook) and second being the backup vocals during the guitar solo. They… read more