Sounds of the Holidays
A
joyous pandemonium of holiday cheer, the Symphony of Guitars twangs and chimes it's way through the full orchestral score of "The Nutcracker Suite".
The sound is a sonic surprise of new textures and nuance as this yuletide favorite takes flight across wires and frets!
It's Tchaikovsky meets Les Paul.
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James Hollihan's
The Funky Misfit
After working behind the scenes as producer, engineer, musician and songwriter, James Hollihan steps to the front and romps through a jazzy, cool, sophisticated, and swanky sound on “The Funky Misfit”, his debut release on Nuevotron.
As a musician Hollihan is superb. He’s more than the ultimate one-man-band . . . he’s a one-man-orchestra. His multi-instrument performance is a study in style and taste. There’s never a forced note as he winds his way gracefully from song to song.
As a composer his gift for melody and his deep harmonic sense are immediately apparent. He leans hard on influences that include Mancini, Legrand, and Mandel.
As a producer his sound is pure and exotic. His space age “Digitronic Sound Studio” is a sonic playground. His production takes advantage of all the latest technologies, but clearly, the music is the focus. He deftly evokes a mood that can only be described as “Ultraphonic”.
It’s an instrumental extravaganza full of twists and turns. It’s smooth, it swings, it grooves, and it struts. Every song has a unique voice, telling it’s own story. It’s like the jazz circus came to town . . .and it's funky!