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NEWS
FALL 2008 EDITION
Hi All:
Well, that was quick! Summer
flew by. The kids are back in school. It's nearly halfway
through September. Time for an update:
OUR TIME THEATER
BRINGS IN MICHAEL CERVERIS, SHERIE RENE SCOTT
Producers Everett
Bradley and Greg
Parratto of Envision
Music Design, in conjunction with Our
Time Theater Company, are in the process of recording
a number of well known Broadway actors for an upcoming
CD project. To date, they have brought in Michael
Cerveris (Tommy, Assassins, Sweeney Todd) and Sherie
Rene Scott (Ursula in The Little Mermaid). It is
always a pleasure to have Everett and company in the
studio.

Top: JG, Michael Cerveris, Greg Parratto (Envision Music
Design)
Bottom: Everett Bradley (EMD), Taro Alexander (Our Time)
Photo by Mikiodo
MARTIN
SHORT PHONES IT IN
Chris Drury, Philip Manin and
Tom Conway, of Drury
Design Dynamics came in to record voiceovers by
actor Martin Short, for a large customer conference
for IBM. Martin was on vacation at the time, which explains
his deep tan:

Martin Short phones it in
MORE JGMP
NEWS
MAJOR WEBSITE MAKEOVER II
OK, we plugged this last time, but PLEASE check out
the new JGMP
website, by Sky Pape of Abitoff
Design. The new site features a whole new look,
a revamped samples page, and a growing photo gallery.
TOMMY IGOE, HUDSON MUSIC
Engineer Sean McClintock in conjunction with Hudson
Music, did mixes for drummer Tommy
Igoe's new instructional DVD. If you have not heard
Tommy play, you should. He's a monster!
DAVID BASON, MICHAEL TUDOR
Artist David
Bason was in with engineer Michael
Tudor, to record vocals for an upcoming release.
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
I recently discovered this link on YouTube: To see a
much younger me performing live with Suzanne Vegafor
British TV, click HERE.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
We recently mastered an EP length CD "The Arrival" for
newcomer David
Rogue, produced by Casey
Conrad, and featuring the guitar work of Marc
Shulman. Marc was my immediate replacement in the
Suzanne
Vega band. He is a totally amazing player!
Songwriter Elisa Ray Bartone
is bringing in the renowned Margaret
Dorn to record vocals on one of her song demos.
Singer/songwriter/bassist Amy
Madden is recording several of her songs for inclusion
in a film by RC Horsch.
Brian McNeese, fearless leader
of those nattering nabobs of nihilism, the Empty Suits,
returns to continue work on his as yet untitled opus.
FOR NERDS
ONLY SECTION
A virtual pocket protector goes out to songstress Heidi
Petrikat, who defined "ROTFLMAO" (Rolling On The
Floor, Laughing My Ass Off). Thanks Heidi! Now we're
going way back to the pre-web era for... Acronyms of
Antiquity: The words SCUBA and JATO are really acronyms.
What do they mean? For that matter, what does "acronym"
mean?
BRAZEN
PLUG SECTION
We are always interested in new recording projects!
We can provide a wide range of music production related
services, both creative and technical, and can tailor
our approach to your needs. Studio tours, consultations,
budget estimates, etc. are available free, on request.
Hope to see you soon!
Jon
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