The Ghost Dog Blog
06/28/2010Soona Sings a Summer Song
Greetings Soonaphiles,
Ghost Dog here, hoping you are all healthy, happy and enjoying the sun as it pirouettes south again. Lots going on here: studio construction, Markley & Balmer tour, wrapping up two albums and a related search for a new mastering guru, and new Soona Snacks!
A word from Esteemed CEO -
Summer is tour time and the long evenings lend themselves to stepping out for some live music. Get on out there and hear somebody! Also, buy their CD, they probably have a trunk full. And if you are house bound and/or addicted to on-line shopping, let me recommend the excellent selection of CDs available at the Soona Songs Store. Thank you.
Project Update
Ghost Dog is happy to report that the new studio is under construction. Guitar guru and master carpenter Bruce Balmer flew in to help Esteemed CEO and CFO and walls are up! Graham - man of many talents - Duncan collaborated on the design and will be on hand for the final cabling and soldering sometime later this summer. Conduit and double drywall lay ahead. Photos of the progress are on Soona Songs and our Facebook page for your edification and enjoyment.
The Lisa Markley/Markley & Balmer Amtrak West July Tour approaches! Catch this talented diva and duo at a whistle stop near you. Complete schedule available at myspace.com/markleyandbalmer. If you are not on the route, you can still get their albums here:
Ghost Dog is blushing through her fur about wrapping up the Radiophonic and Beth Cahill projects. Despite much nipping at backsides, the process took so long that our good friend and masterer Dan Stout retired. The search is on for someone to fill his most capable shoes. Meanwhile, we think we can still make our summer release deadline... since summer goes until September 20. On the other paw, Kevin Elliott's project is right on schedule. An unexpected wag of the tail to us!
New Soona Snacks are Up!
In honor of Sunglasses Season we start with
"Polarized" written by Bruce Balmer and performed by our touring Markley & Balmer - a harmonizin' word playin' tune.
"Skies of Blue" from 3 Shot West - some adolescent summer angst.
"Sinbad battles the angry insect god" from heliopause v.ii - at a time we could use a nautical action super hero.
"Life is Sailing" by Marilyn Duncan - for it turning out all right in the long run.
Download and Enjoy!
While the tomatoes ripen and the watermelons chill - we here at Soona Songs would like to remember our Gulf of Mexico friends - folks, fawna, fish and fowl - and hope this catastrophe will end better than it looks like now.
Thanks for supporting independent music - especially ours.
Soona
we're doin' art here.
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