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— RIP Funk Brothers Papa Joe Hunter, and now... Uriel Jones —
RIP- We Will Miss You
And In Memory Of Our Dear Friend - Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilkie -
Crocket, You Will Be So Greatly Missed... Play On, Crocket, Play On... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
... This video contains various shots from "A Soulful Tale of Two Cities" Sessions in Philly, shot by Sierra & Annette for Phil Hurtt's - Soul Renaissance Records put to a piece of an unreleased/unfinished still in progress track, featuring some of Crocket's fine keyboard work -
"Superstition" -
Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilkie... all Keyboards Kathy Sledge ... all Vocals Gene Leone... Drums & Mix
— Crocket, We Will All Never Forget You, Geno —
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A Soulful Tale Of Two Cities
~~~MuchLove & Continued Thanks WorldWide To All!!!~~~
Geno
..... and click to enlarge any of these Slideshow Pics below for some recent Studio Sessions Shots of 2007/2008 ..... (and some classics!) ... Enjoy!, Gene
"Have A Happy Jolly Yummie Time Of The Year!"
Wishing You Peace, Love, Frendship, Reflection & Warmth... and Thoughts of Great Things Still To Come in 2009
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"Standing In The Shadows Of Motown - The Life and Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson" - Written by Dr. Licks; Audio Engineering and Mix by Gene Leone - (Awarded the Rolling Stone Magazine/BMI/NYU/Ralph J. Gleason Award for Audio Book of The Year 1990)... ..
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"Heroes - those individuals that are honest, fair, and positive in all that they do, and do what they do, for the good of us all, passionately from the core of their heart."
- Gene Leone -
(In fact, many heroes are listed right here on my MySpace friend pages and pics.)
Thanks to everybody that tuned in, sent emails and called Harry & Diana at the station from all over the world during the show!
Harry & Diana, Fantastic Job!!!
&
Phil ... We're all so Proud of You!!!
"Are Ya Ready To Party"
*lol*
Keep Kickin' It!
Gene
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Thank You
HoneySoul ...playing some "Soulful Tale" on her
"Soul 2 Soul Show" on ProjectVibe Radio (Thursdays-4:00pmEST/3pm CST) and PodCast... (Listen Here!)
And also... DJ Delmar Browne in The BK Basement on PressureRadio Live & Everybody at www.PressureRadio.co.uk on Sunday Nights on Pressure... Too Much Fun!
And also Thanks to Tony's www.DivaRadio.net on 24/7 and with Groovearbano on Saturday nights...
so much GREAT INTERNET RADIO out there!
And "Soulful Tale of Two Cities" on WGLS-FM once again!!!
DJ Dave Goodman dedicated most of his WGLS-FM R&B MiroGroove Show-
premiering multiple cuts from our double CD listed below.
WGLS-FM 89.7 Live Broadcast and Internet Stream..
AND...
The Live Comments the Posting in Real Time Listening Parties (were) and are always a BLAST at www.SoulfulPlanet.com !!!... and the Party Continues!
... (((for those of us that just love MultiTasking!)))
I'll keep Ya posted on more to come!
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Also Huge Shout Outs to Members of the Press... Great People Like Larry Cotton, Ruth Weisberg - Philly Creative Guide, Chris Rizik - SoulTracks,
etc...etc... and especially...
Susan Whitall - Detroit News Sue's been following our musical PhilaTroit craziness since the very beginning...
Smiles & MuchLove!
Gene
~~~~ The Masters Of Funk Soul and Blues - ..A Soulful Tale of Two Cities...
featuring the killer artists listed here, all backed up by The Funk Brothers & MFSB - The Masters Of Funk Soul and Blues! aka PhilaTroit!!!
Disk One - Philly does "Motown" 1. Higher Ground/ feat. Jean Carne 2. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/ feat. Bunny Sigler 3. Ain't That Peculiar/ feat. The Philly Degrees 4. Dancing in the Street/ feat. Kathy Sledge 5. Knocks Me Off My Feet/ feat. Russell Thompkins Jr. 6. Fire and Desire/ feat. Bunny Sigler& Jean Carne 7. The Girl's Alright/ feat. Phil Hurtt 8. Just My Imagination/ feat. Ted Mills 9. Isn't She Lovely/ feat. Jimmy Ellis 10. Ooh Baby, Baby/ feat. Bunny Sigler 11. My Cherie Amour/ feat. Major Harris 12. My Baby Loves Me/ feat. Barbara Mason 13. Baby, Baby, I Need You/ feat. Phil Hurtt, Carl Helm & Bunny Sigler 14. Just Ask the Lonely/ feat. William (Poogie ) Hart 15. Got To Give It Up/ feat. Bunny Sigler Disc Two - "Motown" does Philly 1. Ain't No Stopping Us Now/ feat. Ali "Ollie" Woodson 2. Betcha by Golly Wow/ feat. Freda Payne 3. Me & Mrs. Jones/ feat. Lamont Dozier 4. One of a Kind Love Affair/ feat. The Velvelettes 5. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time/ feat. Carolyn Crawford 6. Love Won't Let Me Wait/ feat. George Clinton 7. Love Train/ feat. Bobby Taylor 8. When Will I See You Again/ feat. Freda Payne 9. Close the Door/ feat. Lamont Dozier 10. For the Love of Money/ feat. Ali "Ollie" Woodson 11. Expressway to Your Heart/ feat. George Clinton 12. Sunshine/ feat. Bobby Taylor 13. TSOP(& D)/ Masters of Funk. Soul & Blues (MFSB) . 14. Sadie/ feat. Bobby Taylor 15. When the World is at Peace/ feat. George Clinton, Bobby Taylor, Kathy Sledge, Ali "Ollie" Woodson & Kim Weston Chief Engineer: Gene Leone (Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering) Executive Producer: Phil Hurtt - Soul Renaissance Records
Produced By: Phil Hurtt, Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, Lamont Dozier & Clay McMurray... in the Great Studios of Philadelphia & Detroit - PhilaTroit!
-- (Please See Double CD Booklet for Full Credit Listings) --
If Ya caught a part of these shows & interviews & tracks & cuts, or bought the CD already, post me a comment here or at Masters Of Funk Soul & Blues - Soulful Tale of Two Cities on MySpace and let us know what Ya think! (((Musically, this is what we've ALL been doing since last January! *lol* ...and we're really proud of this baby!))) Thanks, Enjoy, Peace & Keep Kickin' It! Gene Leone
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Remember..if You've heard us on these special shows, or in the clubs, or on the radio send an email or post a comment. We'd love to hear from YA! ..
Ok, I LOVE IT when a Great Performance Gets Captured!!! (Also see my Video Favorites)
And so... Here's a Video worth watching...
Jeff Berlin... a fantastic performance!
and... by Imogen Heap (formerly of Frou Frou)... Immi, Great Performance!!!
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Also: Ok, those of You who have worked with me and know me well KNOW that I am passionate about GREAT MUSIC in ALL forms and genres.
To ALL of us in studios creating great music, To ALL of our Dj's spinning great music, To ALL of us partying to the music... Capturing that great feeling that GREAT MUSIC gives...
Ok, here's a perfect example of why I LOVE HOUSE MUSIC!!! Enjoy,
Gene .. Video by
Nick Navaro - Defected - For The Love of House, Canvas, London
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**** and to Dj MEME whom I had the pleasure of working with in Philly in 1996, cutting Live Strings with Vincent Montana, Jr, and to the great the work in Dance Music that Meme continues to do so well, ****
DJ Meme!!! (((Go Meme!!!)))
AWESOME!
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...And also, here's to the hard work of the Great Performance of the Dance ...
from the Moscow Ballet, to Body Waves, to Delilah’s Shows, to Vegas Shows to Fashion Design Runway Shows and to all of the Great Choreographers, Models & Beautifully Wonderful, Crazy Dancers, and Dj's & Club People that I’ve had the pleasure of working with for many years...
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Ok, back in the ‘80’s as part of the Sigma Sound Engineering Crew in Philly,
I had a lot of fun working on these great tracks with Carl, Jane, & Steve of
“Loose Ends” and long time Dj/Producer/Friend, Nicky Martinelli ... here’s “Slow Down”...
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and THIS is a Classic from Philadelphia's Bianca Ryan...
There is so much GREAT TALENT in this WORLD OF MUSIC, and ALL of it NEEDS to be heard!
Let's ALL work to make this happen.
Peace & Keep Kickin' It!
Geno
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UPDATE:
WOW!
Here’s (2) short video snippet sneak previews from Executive Producers
Jeff Knapp and Rob Nagy directly from the documentary "edit in progress" on the Avid ... David Sancious - “Live In The Now” - CD & DVD!
(If You've heard Sting, Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Seal, or Santana...etc., - then You've heard David's killer keyboards!) I had a ball recording & mixing this live concert 'on the fly' in the “Indre Digital Remote Truck”, with David Sancious and Joe Bonadio live on stage, and Jeff Knapp, Rob Nagy, Marty Lindley, Joe Graeff & Brian Cloud on cameras with a incredible crew of talented people with us, behind us... and in the audience. What a GREAT NIGHT! Here's the "World Premier Snippet" from The DVD... (Thank You, Jeff & Rob!)
David Sancious & Joe Bonadio - “Live In The Now” “The Bridge”...
And Yup, I am simply honored to be a part of this one...
(((also see my Pics for lots of back stage shots from this concert!)))
((( ~ MUSIC INDIES UNITE! ~ Save Indie Internet Radio! ~ ))) ....... See My "Save Indie Radio..." Blog for Todays Updates!
— Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow —
Eva refused to let her Music ever be pigeon holed by the labels...
— Eva, Rest In Peace —
More about this (here) as I have said...
There is so much GREAT TALENT in this WORLD OF MUSIC,
and ALL of it NEEDS to be heard!
Let's ALL work to make this happen.
...So Much Great Talent In This World,
And We Are All One Through Music... WorldWide!
Peace & MuchLove,
Geno
Gene Leone Mix - Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Production -
12"Dance/Club Mixes/ReMixes for Major Label Artists & Indies since 1974 to today.
Type my name in Google or allmusic.com for lists... also... Sound Design for FashionShow RunWay Prod.
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About me: Gene Leone Mix - Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Production!
(Philly, Detroit, New York, San Diego, Montreal) ---
Gene's Recent Music Projects of 2008/2007 Include:
"Soulful Tale Of Two Cities" - The Masters Of Funk, Soul and Blues - PhilaTroit Project (Philly's MFSB & Motown's Funk Brothers together with Original Philly & Motown Artists, Musicians, Writers & Producers for the first Double CD - 2007) -- Project Chief Engineer/Mixer for Phil Hurtt's - Soul Renaissance Records.
~(((Yup, See my blogs.)))
Our Double CD Is Also Easily Available WorldWide Right Here at CD BABY!...
((((We made the 50th Grammy List... 10 times! (Grammy List details here)
...alas, on Dec 6th, we did not make the Final 5 Nomination Selections chosen in any of those 10 categories/fields.
Here's wishing best of luck to the final Nominees that were selected.
~Smiles~
Geno !))))
MASTERS OF FUNK, SOUL AND BLUES
"A Soulful Tale of Two Cities" CD BABY!
...and WOW It's been a busy year(s)!!!... 2008/07/06 ...also Recording & Mixing... David Sancious Live "In The Now" CD/DVD ... and... Got to work with Mixey on The SoulfulPlanet Project - "Hominid" etc., ... Got to work with Jeff Knapp again... Got to work with Bobby Cutchins again after 30 years!...
Massive Gene_Leone_12"ReMixes 2008 for Soron Records... and Vocals with Bobby... for the Crew at Cool Million in Denmark... for Rob Hardt in Germany... for Tony Massera & SexyRexy & Diva Radio in France/UK, etc., Yes, It's a GREAT WORLD!
Got to write lots of new music Gene_Leone_Mix and re-mix and re-master some old...Magic Dragon for Soron... Got to score some new commercials... and do lots of sound design for fashion runway shows and kick ass dance programs... etc., etc,.
and... I Got to lose a lot of sleep being creative and busy!
it's all good! (((Love it Love it Love it!)))
...also...
FAQ: "Gene, what other great Producers, Artists, Musicians, DJ's, Talent, etc., have you had the pleasure of working with in the ba-zillions of recording sessions over the years?"...
Well, some of these great people are listed right here in my MySpace "Friends" Pages... (Tom, I need a Top 1400 *lol*) and also Artists in these lists: ... for Gene Leone's Partial Discography & Credits...
Who I'd like to meet:
For Some Great, Intelligent Discussions and Info about GREAT MUSIC and
Music Forums, Freedom of Speech, Freedom Of Thought, Freedom Of Expression. Freedom Of Creativity & Fun...
Please Check Out My Dear Friend...
M I X E Y
...(((always interesting fun on MIXEY's "SoulfulPlanet"! *lol*)))
www.SoulfulPlanet.com
and also...
JaGoFF's Great Music Blogs here...
JaGoFF
...(((not to mention Some Serious Indie JaGoFF FUNK!)))
also ... for some GREAT DANCE MUSIC look at
these MySpace sites from each year... DM 1980
...totally fun!
Also back in the late 70’s, one of my first Gold Records, still hanging on my wall was a result of cutting tracks with T. Life and crew at Quad Recording Studios & Alpha International Recording Studios and recording this Talented, Wonderful “16 Year Old” Lady... Evelyn Champagne King
...Visit Evelyn Champagne King and her also very talented husband, Freddie Fox here on MySpace and show some love!
...and of course, this Classic - also recorded, edited to death & mixed by yours truly at Alpha International Recording Studios back in the day, “Double Dutch Bus” - Frankie Smith Sessions
(Certified Gold 12” Mix, LP & Single)
Frankie Smith "Double Dutch Bus" D2 / Double Dutch Bus ..
also... France Joli...
Here's one of many that I Recorded and Mixed back in the day... 1978/1979
"France Joli w/ Tony Green "Come To Me"
...at Alpha International Recording Studios in Philly... and yes, that's my (3) tambourines playing in there too...
*LOL* Note: It went to #1 *LOL* We had a ball doing these sessions!!!!!
Thank You DJ Frankiewho Sestito for playing it first, back in the day at Second Story in Philly, and also for finding this rare video on YouTube, today!
~BigSmiles,
Geno
Gene Leone Mix
and oh, plenty more Great Sessions... but not enough MySpace Page *LoL*
(((But wait, Tom! Help! I need a MySpace (Top1900) Friends Space! *lol*)))
Hey!Geno my Brother ..HAPPY BIRTHDAY.. many many more.Luv you man" The pretzel are in the mail... Someone says they "love your shirt" ..LOL Love from the "Fam"
of all the days i FINALLY check into myspace and it's your b'day...hey, there isn't evah a coincidence!!!! IT WAS MEANT TO BE...and therefore, IT WAS MEANT FOR ME TO WISH YOU THE MOST JOYOUS HAPPY BIRTHDAY and MANY MANY MORE!!! xoxo
Hey Whats up? Its been awhile so Im coming by to let you know about the NEW with me...The DreamScape Sessions has moved to pressureradio.co.uk on Tuesdays...I have also put up a podomatic page and soundcloud page swing by my page for more info on free mixes and whats happening!!
hey gene! happy birthday! kendra told me you tried to contact me on facebook but i never saw anything.. hope all is well hope you're still rockin out! my cd still sounds great and i get compliments on the quality everytime, hopefully we can work together again someday! have a great bday! : )
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