In Your Ear News Fall 2011
September 3rd of this year marked a special date for In Your Ear, we began the run of our now popular studio concert series on WCVE Public Radio. Featuring everything from Blues to Bluegrass, Folk to Jazz and even oldtime music, every week we explore three artists recorded in a live audience setting right here in Studio A. Whether it's original material being debuted that show or a signature song, the concerts always offer fresh new performances never aired until you hear it on In Your Ear. May we suggest the following; tune in every Saturday afternoon at 1pm to WCVE 88.9 or go the Internet at ideastations.org/radio , then consider making reservations at the JAMinc website for one of our upcoming studio concerts. Be apart of musical history as we continue to explore In Your Ear on Public Radio.
Be sure to visit Jam Inc's website to get your tickets for upcoming JAMinc shows. Here are a few dates to consider - October 27th, The Harris Brothers with Nate Leath on Violin. Reggie and Ryan Harris were born into a musical family in the foothills of western North Carolina and have been playing and singing since they were children. For the last 17 or so odd years they have honed their skills as a duo, performing everywhere from honkytonks to popular festival stages. They most often perform with just an acoustic guitar, a bass, vocals and an old suitcase used for a kickdrum, with Reggie sometimes switching to fiddle, banjo, or electric guitar. Lucky for us, Nate Leath, the fiddle player from Old School Freight Train will be joining the Bros for what promises to be a sweet Halloween treat.
Coming November 17th, Vicki Genfan will bring her unique superstar guitar skills to Studio A with what promises to be quite a show. Join us for Vicki's first Richmond appearance. Here is an excerpt from the San Francisco Chronicle in 2008. Guitar player magazine crowned a new Guitar Superstar at San Francisco?s Great American Music Hall. In the type of contest that attracts million-notes-per-second guitar shredmeisters, Vicki?s playing stood out for its originality. The 49 year old New Jersey native coaxes, cajoles, slaps and hammers an amazing variety of sounds from her acoustic guitar. Master of ceremonies Andy Summers was joined by a distinguished panel of judges including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Elliot Easton, Brendon Small and George Lynch. Vicki?s style is physical, energetic and totally engaging Check out the video of Vicki playing Atomic Reshuffle, the piece that got her the win. Click Here for You Tube video
In the world of jazz artists, there is a short list of those considered to be masters of their horns. Two of those people are Steve Wilson on Alto Sax and Rex Richardson on Trumpet. Imagine our delight to be working once again with these two fine musicians and three of the best sidemen in the business, Randall Pharr on Acoustic Bass, Brian Jones on Drums and Trey Pollard on Guitar. Stay tuned and we'll let you know just as soon as the album is released. Of course it will be available at the IYE store along with Rex's other fine album featuring the arranging and composing wizardry of the amazing Doug Richards called Magnum Opus.
Welcome the IYE Store! Whether it's an album from the musical artists we work with or our Mastering Cubase On-Line Course, simply click to start shopping and downloading. For quite some time, we've felt it would be a great idea for people to have access to the full resolution music recorded here such as Hannah Magnelli's debut album. Whether it's albums or the JAMInc concerts we host, it's wonderful to hear our work with super fidelity. BTW, perhaps we could interest you in a new IYE T-shirt.
We have graduated close to one hundred students from our popular Computers and Recording Course (VCU MHIS 382) and if you are interested in seriously improving your recording knowledge and techniques, what's keeping you away? Besides, you'll need to complete or first level class before you take the Advanced Class. The Spring classes which begin January 23th from 7-9:40pm will meet every Monday and the Advanced class will meet on Wednesday for a total of 15 classes. Introduction to Creative Editorial will meet on Fridays. Don't miss this exciting way to maximize you creativity and hone your skills in a real production environment. Contact class coordinator Andrea Stefl for more information. If you are enrolled at VCU, contact the music department and be sure to sign up for the three credit hours available for our two audio classes.