Drew Barrett
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Powerful Rhythms, Sweeping Guitars
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The Strolling Minstrel starts off with a real misdirection. The cover of the new CD from New York native Drew Barrett pictures the singer/songwriter, producer/engineer with an acoustic guitar, and then the CD opens with a fuzzed-out, heavily flanged rhythm track with an equally overdriven solo passage. While more a vocal record than a guitar dominated lickfest, this may be more due to Barrett's great vocals. His sister Corinne Barrett contributes backup and some lead vocals as well, and the talent obviously runs in the family--she has a gorgeous, expressive voice. What a team! Barrett uses his acoustic guitar to support and deliver the infectious, edgy hooks of his honestly memorable rock/pop. The buzz should form quickly for Barrett if he continues to produce excellent material such as can be experienced today on The Strolling Minstrel.
Drew has been writing, recording and performing music for over ten years. He begin his music career fronting the hard rock band Barakade. Barakade released a full length CD, "Volume 1", in 1995 on Magellan Records, with all 12 songs on the CD being co-written by Drew. Several songs from the CD went into heavy rotation on many college and commercial radio stations in the USA. Since the band's breakup in 1997, Drew has been working on the tracks for The Strolling Minstrel.
Barrett plans to continue seeking exposure, publicity and airplay of any kind to aid him to compete with the giants that control most of the music industry.
Contact Information
Skyward Productions
46 Relda Street
Plainview, NY 11803
United States
Web site:
www.drewbarrett.com
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STATE4
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Electronica Meets Driving Instrumental Guitar
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STATE4 is the self-titled debut CD from guitarist/composer Gnick (aka Nick Mitchell) from Madison, Wisconson. Gnick has chosen an electronica/ambient backdrop for the fourteen compositions comprising STATE4, which also incorporate influences such as techno, industrial, renaisssance and metal. Gnick brings an impressive sense of dynamics to his pieces, and the use of overdriven guitar on the progressive electronic material really makes this CD stand out from run-of-the-mill dance offerings. At times, the material evokes Tangerine Dream's more uptempo, guitar-flavored pieces, whereupon the dark and melancholy preludes snap you into the realization that you're listening to something quite original. STATE4 is a well-crafted sonic session that will appeal to keyboard music fans who appreciate the use of a real guitar to heighten the drama and to provide an aggressive aural counterbalance.
The history of STATE4 grew out of a failing industrial project that was formed by Gnick in the small town of Socorro, New Mexico. Dissatisfied with the direction of his music in this band, Gnick began writing strange instrumental songs that began to sneak into his live sets. Soon these songs replaced the band's repertoire and Gnick went solo. Today, after two years of solo work and a move to Madison, STATE4 has produced and DIY recorded over 30 songs.
STATE4 is continually looking to the future, beginning a network of collaborations with other artists, ever expanding their range of music.
Contact Information
Contact Information Withheld
United States
Web site:
www.state4.com
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