The album "Uncharted Waters" was produced by Vince Arpey aka "George Martini" at his own Arpstudio , just outside of Saratoga Springs, New York ( www.arprecording.com ) . I'm normally just a "guy with a guitar" and I originally thought I'd just make an all acoustic album so it would sound just like my live shows ... but on certain songs I heard strings, horns etc in my head .... and Vince convinced me the album could be "so much more than just solo acoustic" ... so he called Pete, Jack, and Ronnie .... and I called my buds ... Danny, Rick, Tim and Katy ... I came across Demetria through Matt McCabe ... and pretty soon Vince worked his magic, and stirred the stew and we found the sound for "Uncharted Waters". The musicians who made up the ingredients in that stew are:
Vince Arpey who produced, played all pianos, keyboards, synths, orchestrations, added percussion, sang background vocals and filled the project with good vibrations. Jack Kenyon played a most fluid, beautifully intuitive bass guitar everywhere. The amazing Danny Garcia ( his fingers never leave his hands !!! ) played hot bluesy lead licks on "Different Things", and " Stillness In My Heart" and crisp rhythm electric guitar on "These Walls" . Tim Wecheglaer played a rockingly sweet violin on "These Walls" and "The Other Side Of My Life", with soulful mandolin on "Bridges" and "The Other Side Of My Life". Ron Peacock played some "George Harrisonish" slippery slide on " Golden", a sweetly mournful lead on "She's Still There", a bluesy lead on "These Walls " & textured rhythm electric guitar on "Uncharted Waters". Rick Bolton blew it up with his harmonicas on "These Walls" and "Then Came You", and made us all smile. Demetria Koninis made her cello sing on "Uncharted Waters". Pete Avens provided the solid bedrock backbeat on his drumkit. Jeff Brisbin wrote the songs and played acoustic guitar, sang lead and background vocals. And last but certainly not least ... Katy Farone's sweetly beautiful double tracked harmony vocal on "Sometimes" made the song soar.
Esteemed Artist/Designer Sharon Bolton is wrapping these songs in her brilliant artwork ....
These wonderful people just happen to be amazing artists and musicians ... and they gave me the gift of their time, their incredible talent and their hearts ... and you can feel it and hear it in the music we made. Thanks to all of you, I'm so lucky ... I love you all ... it was a labor of love, and a gift I can never repay !!! Much thanks to all who have taken the time in this busy world to listen to these songs!
( Jeff Brisbin )
Influences
The Beatles, Tom Petty, Don Henley, Eagles, John Mellencamp, Dan Fogelberg, Paul McCartney, Van "the Man" Morrison, George Harrison, Crowded House, John Hiatt, Rolling Stones, Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, Karla Bonoff, Sting, Gershwin, Mozart, Debussy, CSN & Young, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Led Zep, The Who, SRVaughn, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Lucinda Williams, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Aretha, Stevie Wonderful, Motown, Smokey Robinson, Prince, Gordon Lightfoot, Elton John, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, John David Souther, Tom Waits, Ani Difranco, Coldplay, Iron & Wine, Ray Charles, Harold Arlen, John Ondrasik, Marc Cohn, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, Bacharach, Ray Davies, Brian Wilson, George Martin, Phil Ramone, my Dad, my brother, my children. Locally ... Vince Arpey, Rick Bolton, Danny Garcia, Mike Grutka, Garland Nelson, Tim Wechgelaer, Brian Gibney and Matt McCabe.
CD Mastering being done on June 18th !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CD should "drop" July 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for visiting Jeff's MySpace page .... Who is he? Jeff Brisbin is a Saratoga Springs, NY (USA ) based Solo Singer/Songwriter who is anxiously awaiting the release of his Debut CD "Uncharted Waters". Four and a half years ( really a lifetime) in the making, it features 15 original Brisbin compositions . Uncharted Waters is due to be released on CD and Digitally in JULY 2009.
The "buzz" on the tracks has been very gratifying ...
These are some quotes from some early reviews: " brilliant, simply brilliant ", " sentiment is felt and heard ", " it rocks, it pops, it sways "
" these songs will stay in your head and your heart forever", " these are love songs ... about love, loss and the price paid", "these songs will rock in your heart's chair" to pick up on a line in "She's Still There",
" classical pop ".... "Mellencampish/Dylanesque violins swing on "These Walls",
" some songs have a bit of Beatleish flavor ( those chord changes ! ) listen to the end of "Golden", " check out the baroque harpsichord solo on "All Through The Years", it's very similar in style to "In My Life" , so you'll hear shades of Lennon & McCartney but with a style all his own" ... "great vocals! " "sound of surf, passing thunderstorms give the album an ambience that thematically makes total sense" " subtle use of violins, cellos, guitars, horns, keyboards, even a harpsichord !! " ... " you'll want to listen over & over ... great songwriting and musicianship ! ... " a classic " ... " beautiful melodies ... with lyrics that you can easily relate to. "his songs are right from the heart. ...... "This man is a true troubador" ... "Beatlesque" ... " lyrics that will resonate with you "
" 5 STARS "
" where has this guy been hiding ? "
Jeff started "making up " songs when he was about 5 or 6 , but wrote his first real song when he was 13 ... he's been very prolific ever since ... Jeff is a seasoned live performer having played almost 500 gigs all over New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine in the last 8 years. Great stage presence ... when he "covers" a song ... he makes it his own, and when he plays you one of his originals ... he'll touch your heart. We are proud to have him in the Broken Compass Family ... this music is going to make some noise! There are 9 more songs you haven't heard yet ... If you enjoy these songs, tell your friends ... forward Jeff's myspace page to them ... these songs deserve to be heard !
You can hear the entire album at www.reverbnation.com/jeffbrisbin
Thanks again for listening and keep checking back on this myspace page for updates ... we'll be changing songs every couple of weeks until the release ! ( Bill Swenson, Broken Compass Music )
Bris - How have you been? I have new songs up on my page on myspace that I recorded with Vinnie in the new studio. Hope you like it. You can tell I've come so far since the days of Rick Bolton's open mic nights. Rock on!
