Michal Martyniuk is a Polish-born pianist who spent a good chunk of his educational experience in New Zealand. His debut release Odyssey under the name After Ours combines jazz with club and electronic music. In 2018, the pianist released Nothing to Prove, which established Martyniuk as a force to be reckoned with. Resonate further explores the depth and scope of this pianist and composer on the move. A combination of new compositions recorded in Poland with a pinch of unreleased tracks featuring his New Zealand band Martyniuk once again solidifies his emotive, yet powerfully polished style. Featuring Jakub Skowronski on saxophone, Kuba Mizeracki on [...]
With the voice of an angel, Kate Vogel is a vocalist and songwriter that puts a lot of emotion and life experiences into her lyrics. Vogel was noticed for her singing abilities at the age of sixteen. As a result, she went to Nashville, Tennessee, to record her first record. That dream soon turned into a nightmare when a sexual predator toke Vogel’s innocence from her. That led to her not singing for nine years! She has finally turned that into a positive force and is now releasing music. Her debut single, “Reasons to Stay,” deals with her encounter with suicide. Her second single titled, “The Grave,” is about the funeral of her [...]
Massimo Biolcati is a multi-talented musician, composer, and producer. He is best known as the founding member of Gilfema, but his talents reach far beyond the confines of the widely lauded trio. Originally hailing from Stockholm, Biolcati is of Swedish/Italian descent. Upon moving to New York City in 2003, he worked extensively with Paquito D’Rivera, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, and Lizz Wright. In recent years he’s toured and recorded with Brazilian vocalist/composer Luciana Souza. His first leader release in 2008 Persona on Obliqsound featured Gilfema bandmate Lionel Loueke, pianist, accordionist [...]
Country music star Jason Aldean is releasing his ninth album. Appropriately titled, 9 on Broken Bow records. Produced by Michael Knox, which Aldean has worked with on all his previous albums, 9 continues in his usual manner. The album contains a grand total of sixteen tracks. The sounds are all typical Aldean, pop-country delivered with his smooth masculine country-tinged voice. The songs were recorded at The Conderosa, College Grove, TN. and Treasure Isle Studios, Nashville, TN. The majority of the tunes are on the mellow side with a couple low, medium tempo songs with big distorted guitar riffs to wake us up.
“Tattoos and Tequila” begins our [...]
