{"id":691,"date":"2020-07-18T10:11:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T14:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/?p=691"},"modified":"2022-01-26T08:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:59:37","slug":"peter-records-horns-onto-dave-casales-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/peter-records-horns-onto-dave-casales-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter records Horns onto Dave Casale\u2019s new album!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"691\" class=\"elementor elementor-691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5973cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5973cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63f56cd8\" data-id=\"63f56cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12130f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12130f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As you probably noticed an uncharacteristically lack of activity on the 2020 \u201cPerformance Schedule\u201d page of my website, the recent Covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted (clamped!) my LIVE music gigs (as it has too for EVERY other musician). Fortunately though, throughout this whole \u2018shelter in place\u2019 time-period, I have been able to stay musically busy in other ways\u2014with several recording session projects, which has sparked me to remain musically active, interested, &amp; motivated\u2026<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":692,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dave-Casale-Burning-The-Masterpiece.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dave-Casale-Burning-The-Masterpiece.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dave-Casale-Burning-The-Masterpiece-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peterjblume.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dave-Casale-Burning-The-Masterpiece-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p><\/p>\n<figcaption>Peter Writes &amp; Records Horns onto Dave Casale\u2019s New Album!<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Casale<\/strong>&nbsp;is a very talented singer \/ songwriter &amp; guitarist, &amp; an all-around really great guy! I got to know Dave more while he was releasing his 1st&nbsp;album called \u201cTerms of the Surrender\u201d back in 2018. Like most of the artists I get to work with, Dave has a very \u2018<strong>retro<\/strong>\u2019 sound\u2014easily recognizable as having been heavily influenced by such artists as Elvis Costello, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, etc. He has a very down-to-earth &amp; comedic personality. He often reminds me of someone like say Drew Carey (even beyond maybe the slight facial expression resemblances)\u2014he\u2019s very likeable, and his humble personality &amp; quirky sense-of-humor really translates well into the clever observations he makes within the lyric lines of his songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As Dave rolled right away into working on his&nbsp;2nd&nbsp;album&nbsp;(which he titled \u201c<strong>Burning the&nbsp;Masterpiece<\/strong>\u201d), he approached me about possibly adding some horns onto 1 of the tunes. I was happy to oblige him, and so \u201c<strong>Let the Drinking Begin<\/strong>\u201d happened. If you can imagine the commoner\u2019s ultimate anthem for raising a glass and making a \u2018toast to the good life\u2019, this is that song! For it, my horn lines consist basically of 2 trumpets &amp; a flugelhorn. Dave was so pleased with the outcome, that he threw me another tune: \u201c<strong>West Texas<\/strong>\u201d\u2014which is likely my favorite of the 3 songs that I wound up working on for him on this album. To me it has a very \u2018Tex\/Mex-meets-Chuck Berry\u2019 kind of feel\u2014very similar to the typical sound of bands like \u2018Los Lobos\u2019: definitely \u2018old time\u2019 rock-n-roll, but with some accordion, cajon rhythms, &amp; mariachi style horn lines thrown in to the mix. For that tune, I again played several trumpets &amp; this time, also a trombone..<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For the final \u2018horn tune\u2019 of the album\u2014\u201c<strong>All of My Tears<\/strong>\u201d\u2014Dave was looking for more of a \u201cStax Records\u201d \u2018old school\u2019 kind of sound\u2014on this again original composition of his. This would obviously require some saxophone input injected into my horn lines, and so I recruited the help of a longtime very talented bandmate of mine\u2014Smithtown, Long Island based&nbsp;<strong>Frank Miroddi<\/strong>\u2014to achieve that sound. Frank very capably added both the tenor &amp; bari sax parts that I wrote; I again played several trumpet parts as well as a trombone on it. This song was featured \u2018on the air\u2019 of a&nbsp;Westchesterbased Local Artist Showcase broadcast, on&nbsp;<strong>107.1FM&nbsp;\u2018The Peak\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>radio station. One of the immediate observations I had was\u2014that&nbsp;<em><strong>right smack in the middle of EVERYONE ELSE putting out songs that were desperately trying to somehow sound \u2018new\u2019, here was Dave\u2019s tune\u2014comfortably &amp; refreshingly just a \u2018throw back\u2019 to an \u2018older time\u2019\u2014with a very big &amp; fat sound!&nbsp;It was like running into an old long-lost friend again! And it just goes to show that \u2018good\u2019 music\u2014is really timeless.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;\u2018<strong>Stax Records<\/strong>\u2019 for sure, but also maybe even some \u2018<strong>Huey Lewis &amp; the News<\/strong>\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Dave is a busy man\u2014already rolling right into working on a 3rd&nbsp;album!\u2014which sonically, he tells me will likely be a bit more \u2018acoustic\u2019 in overall nature. And so I may also wind up having a credit there as well\u2014as he requested I try to find a single (possibly muted) trumpet-line on one of his tune\u2019s for it called \u201c<strong>Together<\/strong>\u201d. I\u2019ve already presented him with 3 possible trumpet-line options for it\u2026so we\u2019ll see.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>But so Dave has also introduced me to the music producer he has been working with\u2014Grammy nominated&nbsp;<strong>Frank Enea<\/strong>\u2014and I have since already been doing some session-work for him directly as well. Stay tuned for info to follow regarding that collaboration as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Burning the Masterpiece<\/strong>\u201d is available everywhere (<strong>Amazon, i-Tunes, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music<\/strong>, etc).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Congrats to&nbsp;<strong>Dave Casale<\/strong>&nbsp;on this, his sophomore release achievement!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you probably noticed an uncharacteristically lack of activity on the 2020 \u201cPerformance Schedule\u201d page of my website, the recent Covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted (clamped!) my LIVE music gigs (as it has too for EVERY other musician). 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