Monday, March 10, 2008

R.I.P. BUDDY MILES

Another great one is gone. Buddy Miles played with Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and others. Late in life he got his second wind and was coming up again. God Bless you Buddy. Here is a video of Buddy Miles and his pal Carlos Santana playing "Them Changes" live.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Jazz Trio Live From Japan



I'm sitting in the Hondo Mesa Records studio (East) in Syracuse, NY. It is 10:00am on Sunday morning. I am logged into Second Life and listening to the Ashiya Jun Trio, live from Japan. The time in Japan is 11:00pm. The trio is made-up of all Japanese musicians -- Ashiya Jun on Acoustic Piano, Hatsune Nishi on Electric Bass (she kicks ass), maxmax Miles on Drums. Fantastic. The photo is a shot of their avatars. As they stream the live sound, the avatars are on on stage playing.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Ulf Oesterle featured in Jerk Magazine

My friend and fellow indie record label owner, Ulf Oesterle, is featured in a Jerk Magazine story this month. The story, "For the Record," written by Liam McCabe and photographed by Katie Dalrymple, Maren Guse and Nick Ruggiero describes how Aux Records was formed. A big part of the story is devoted to how Aux Records and the SAMMY award-winning band Merit hooked up. It's a good read.