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The award winning Late Night Saturday chose the WSD production team to create it's new theme and additional music segments.
The globe-trotting von Trapp Children were in laying tracks for an upcoming CD/songbook with the ageless Maria von Trapp and producer Jay Chattaway.
Following up the success of his award winning "Poeta". New Age/World composer Al Conti has just completed Mixing and Mastering his latest work based on the story of Scheherazade.
Georgia Singer/Songwriter Carol Ann Jones is working on a new CD with André and the WSD team.
Look for Moon Dream, a collection of "moon songs", performed in the unique style that has made him a Vermont Icon.
Read the reviews in the Times-Argus and the County Courier.
back from Cebu to finish his latest CD "Unquiet" with an allstar band featuring his dad, Will Billy-P Patton on bass; Gary Spud Spaulding on drums and yours truly on guitar and backing vocals. Reviews
 8084's long awaited "Last Great Train" CD, is now available from GB Music
WSD is famous for its diverse selection of fine guitars.
July's Playmates of the month, pretty ladies, all in a row!
Mixing and Mastering is now complete on the Mando Master's latest CD "Sixth Street Runaround"
 
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 Keeghan Nolan
Rising Country phenom, Keeghan Nolan, has been hard at work recording and writing songs with the fine staff at WSD
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"Legendary" Producer/Guitarist, André Maquera
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Mad Bassist Sighted
4-String Madman, Aram Bedrosian, just completed work on his first CD, featuring the Bass as a solo instrument. It's a powerful, riveting piece of work. If I hadn't done the recording, I never would have believed all that sound came out of one instrument with no layering. Look for the glowing review in Bass Player Magazine
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 Prog-Metal Rockers Shard Villa have completed all tracks for an upcoming release.
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Baileymania
Hailing from London and NYC, respectively, Muller and Patton completed mixing their latest project, "Jonathan and Bailey" This one should hold you until the next Beatles release.  <Muller and(re) Patton
The enigmatic Mike Gaito has completed mixing and mastering "Beard of Bees".
The recently Mastered "Airplane Rides" from The Conniption Fits is now available wherever fine music is sold.
It's a long way from Buenos Aires, but Al Conti found his way to WSD to master his latest CD, "Poeta"
Hot off the presses, "Check Please" from the ever engaging Tyrone Shaw's Oleo Romeos >
Read the review in Seven Days
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 John Cassel 's Kids Dig Jazz featuring the same elite musicians from the Jade Lady sessions.
The ReBop Record Kids(gathered 'round the Steinwaywith John)are also featured.
 Julius, Brit, and Mingo jazzin' it up!
Listen to John Cassel on NPR's Marketplace
<Steve "Professa" Blair has just finished mixing and mastering the latest from The Steve Blair Septet, featuring Keith's kid, Gabe Jarrett on Drums and Joe Davidian on Piano. Steve is also due back in to mix live tracks from his recent CD release concert.
 Smugglers Notch Resort >
has just completed work on Showtime, a multi-media presentation featuring a cast of characters in a one hour live musical romp celebrating Winter activities.
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Ben Patton CD, Because the Heart.
Read the review in Burlington's Seven Days
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The latest from the Huntington Project, "the last gap" has been released. Do yourself a favor and add this to your music collection.
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Speaking of Pattons, Mando wizard Will Patton was the featured artist on the cover of the summer issue of Mandolin Magazine. Check out his latest CD, String Theory. As with his previous CD, additional tracking in Paris lends an international flavor.
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Check out the John Cassel CD, "Jade Lady" featuring Bobby Militello, long time featured soloist with jazz legends Maynard Ferguson and Dave Brubek. Also featured are Harp standout and former Sting sideman, William Galison and guitar wizard, Paul Asbell
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----- Burlington Metalurgists, Caracalla, have just completed work on a 4 song Demo CD. Be warned: If you plan on picking this one up, lift with your legs, not your back because it's quite heavy.
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----- From his new home in San Diego, Multi-Instrumentalist, John Renaud managed to squeeze in a quick remix on his way to Ireland.
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---- Talented singer/songwriter, Punque Vance and his band O.U. Kid have also finished their latest CD, The Fishtanque Sessions, co-produced with the late, great Dean LaBrie. Deanno, my friend, you will be missed.
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---- Mixing and Mastering is now complete on genre-bending The Huntington Project, a band often described as indescribable. (Think: Kevin Gilbert and Frank Zappa jamming with Steely Dan somewhere in Jamaica)
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----- Mixing and Mastering is complete on Steel Drum virtuoso Emily Lanxner's upcoming CD.
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------ Peter Mix from Rigel Mandolins was back in to create more audio clips, of these fine handmade instruments, for their website.
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------ Spokane Indie Rockers Channel 1 have been busy mixing their latest release.
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------ World-renowned nature photographer, Gustav W. Verderber, was in to put final touches on his multi-media production, "Sojourns in the Wild, the Yellowstone Edition".
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-KRS-One- in da house
 Hip-Hop legend KRS-One, The Teacher, was in laying tracks with LBP for an upcoming release.
 In a clear-cut case of a world gone wild, I gave a few time saving tips to multi-platinum recording engineer/producer, Chuck Ainley.
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 After hours, hangin' with the cast of Rent
Yes, that's American Idols' Constantine Maroulis on the far right.
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Talkin' Guitars with Al DiMeola in the Green Room
 Mark Maron stopped by at a recent show to play a little Air (America) Guitar
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