My debut CD is NOW AVAILABLE (at www.cdbaby.com/sandyzio)
Individual tracks are now also available at i tunes!!!
The Live Band is:
Sandy Zio
Ed Wall - Keys/Vox
Looking for a great player to join us! - Guitar
Michael Eli - Acoustic Guitar/Vox
Mike Carthan - Bass Guitar
Bobby "Boom Boom" Einreinhofer - Drums
The CD includes these many fine musicians in the
recording....keep checking back for my CD release date!
VOCALS:
Sandy Zio - Leads & Backgrounds
Alice Leon - Backgrounds
Scott Monetti - Backgrounds
Steve Marinaccio - Backgrounds
GUITARS:
James Leahey - Acoustic and Electric (of The Alice Project and currently touring
with John Waite)
Jef Lee Johnson - Acoustic and Electric (recorded with Mariah Carey, David Sanborn,
Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Roberta Flack, Nancy Wilson, and many many others)
Mike Hogan - Electric
Arturo Romay - Spanish Guitar (toured with Marc Anthony)
Nick Antonaccio - Nylon
Jerry Steele - Pedal Steel
BASS GUITAR:
Al Greene (currently playing in Jersey Boys on broadway)
Michael Carthan
James Rosocha (of The BD Lenz and Simon Lake Bands)
Jef Lee Johnson
Neville L'Green
KEYS:
John Bianculli - Piano
Sandy Zio - Piano
Joel Bryant - Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, & Hammond B3 Organ (performed with
Harry Connick, Jr., Aretha Franklin, The Stylistics)
Allison Cornell - Strings Pad
Ed Wall - Hammond B3 Organ
DRUMS:
Dave Anthony
Scott Miller
Erik Johnson
Glenn Barratt - Drum Loop Programming
John O'Reilly (of the Transciberian Orchestra)
Liberty Devitto (of the Billy Joel Band)
PERCUSSION:
Dave Anthony
Sandy Zio
Glenn Barratt - Percussion Programming
Dave Schonauer - Percussion Programming
Chuggy Carter
HORNS:
Richie Cannata - Soprano and Tenor Sax (of the Billy Joel Band)
Don Harris -Trumpet (toured with Tower of Power Band & James Taylor among
others)
Ozzie Melendez - Trombone (currently touring with Marc Anthony among many others)
Aaron Goode - Trombone
STRINGS:
Allison Cornell - Violin, Viola (toured with Cindi Lauper, Joe Jackson, Pat Benetar, Shania
Twain, etc)
SONGWRITERS ON THE ALBUM: Originals - Sandy Zio, Alice Leon, John Bianculli, James Leahey, Ruth
Greenwood, CJ Watson, Jenna Dolan. Covers - Stevie Wonder, Roger Nichols &
Paul Williams
ENGINEERS:
Scott Monetti - Trax East Recording & Green Chapel Studios
Steve Marinaccio - Green Chapel Studios
Lenny Post - Hickory Street Studios
Glenn Barratt - Morningstar Studios
Dave Schonauer - Morningstar Studios
Kieran Paradias - Cove City Studios
Koil Preample (assistant engineer) - Cove City Studios
Alan Douches - West West Side Music
PRE-PRODUCTION WORK: (Special Thanks To...):
Alice Leon - Martin Studios
Tom Reock - Squirrel Ranch Studios
Jim Dugan - I Am Breathing Studios
Michael Eli - Smoke 'em if ya got 'em Studios
TRANSLATORS:
Carmelo Marafioti - Primary Italian Translater
Mina Gaccione - Assistant Translator
Maria Guarino - Assistant Translator
Pinuccia Zisa - Assistant Translator
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Influences
Billy Joel, Elton John, Norah Jones, Karen Carpenter, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi
Sounds Like
Sandy Zio....But I've been told...Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones, Karen Carpenter, Carole King, Gloria Estefan, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, and Amy Grant.
AWESOME!!!Thanks for the friendship & showing Swirl the love sexy Sandy Zio!!!You and your band are very very talented! Much continued success to you. Check out our Fred Coury & Carlos Cavazo produced tunes and feel free to give us your feedback :-). All opinions are welcome. Hope to see you soon ;-) Welcome on board the Swirl train! SPREAD THE WORD! With YOU on the team WE can..t lose, Swirl
