Recorded on an iPad3 using the Auria Digital Audio app at Cloudspace, Venice, California, April 2013

If I Fell is one of the saddest and prettiest songs ever. Harmonically, it has a deceptive and sneaky first impression, like a lover with a dark past…

Sydney Wayser is a French-American, New York-based singer songwriter who plays guitar, piano and children’s toys.
Growing up in Los Angeles with summers spent in Paris, she draws on a wide range of influences and inspirations, from
Edith Piaf, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Jacques Brel, to John Lennon, Jeff Buckley, and Sigur Ros.

Her third album, Bell Choir Coast, has been two years in the making; struggling
to express herself creatively in the midst of a miserable New York winter, Wayser
decided that if she couldn’t go elsewhere, she’d bring other lands to
her. “Bell Choir Coast is about a fictional land that I made up, because I couldn’t leave New
York and I had to make my record. So I made up a new world in my head that
was everything I wanted.” The result is the gorgeous and varied Bell Choir Coast.
More than an record, it is an atlas, a map past difficult years and emotional terrain, to a place of self understanding and agency.

Sydney Wayser set about to make an album, and in the end she cleared a path to a world, and in the process she found her tribe and her sound.

sydneywayser.com

Produced by Roger Greenawalt and Buddy Judge in Brooklyn and LA

I met Buddy around 1980, he and Ron Baldwin fronted The Buddy System in Boston. Think Squueze. My band The Dark must have played with them a dozen times. Great guys super talented…Here is his bio, pretty humble! (Buddy was Aimee Mann’s right hand man for years).

“Buddy Judge has been writing and playing songs since he was 12. He has been in various bands and has worked with various artists in various capacities. He is currently playing the ukulele and working at Apple.”

Produced by Roger McEvoy Greenawalt at Shabby Road Studio, March 15, 2013.

Jason Trachtenburg of The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players has an amazing new band, The Pendulum Swings. We are looking for professional booking representation before the release of our new record. (Mixed, mastered, and coming out on X5 Music Group Records.) The Pendulum Swings performs all original songs.

The Pendulum Swings is the first big-band project from Jason Trachtenburg, and features a seasoned 8-piece horn section. The act has been described as, “…A warped Sinatra…” by Time Out New York. Their show is a stylistic homage to big-band era Duke Ellington and Count Basie. The musical performance is brash, yet mysterious; humorous yet somehow serious. The overt comedic element cannot cannot downplayed enough. Legendary in-between song banter, rip-roaring one-liners, and an unforgettable “Q and A” session with the audience are commonplace at a Pendulum Swings show!

Founded in 2010, the Pendulum Swing have performed full-on big band orchestra shows all over NYC, with previous weekly residencies at People’s Improv (P.I.T.), Under St. Marks Theartre, and every Saturday night at D.B.A. in Williamsburg.

http://www.pendulumswings.com/

Produced by Roger Greenawalt at Shabby Road Studio, Brooklyn, February 18, 2013

This is a heart breaking track. Knowing as we now do that The Beatles were doomed; that when they recorded Two Of Us in 1969 they were soon to break up forever; makes this sad little beauty of a duet all the more poignant. Though it sounds simple, Two Of Us is a hard song to sing. Luckily Avi and Shawn are great singers!

Award-winning singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia presents an eclectic mix of original songs and inventive covers that find inspiration in Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop. Synthesis.com describes the artist as “Ben Folds meets Norah Jones, if they had a lovechild in Brazil.” He has toured extensively with his new album, Something New, performing at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center in DC and alongside such artists as The Roots and Arturo Sandoval.

Shawn Fogel is the lead singer and main songwriter for Golden Bloom, who’s new EP, No Day Like Today, was released this year. SPIN called Golden Bloom “a sunny slice of americana-tinged rock’n'roll” and Shawn isn’t one to argue. Shawn and Avi have known each other for 15 years, which you can probably hear when they sing together.

Golden Bloom on tour:
3/6 – Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
3/8 – The National Underground – Nashville, TN
3/9-16 – SXSW – Austin, TX
3/29 – Tonic Room – Chicago, IL
3/30 – Blackhawk Room – Moline, IL
4/1 – Off Broadway – St Louis, MO
4/2 – Bear’s Place – Bloomington, IN
4/3 – Melody Inn – Indianapolis, IN
4/4 – Garfield Artworks – Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/7813-todd-carter-and-the-looking-with-bill-finizio

The album paints a dreamy landscape of American music from the Plains of the 19th century (“Sail Around”) to songs from the 1950’s (“Long Black Veil”). Todd will be performing with Dan Rieser, John Andrews, Gerald Menke, Chris Morrissey, Adam Kromelow and Bill Finizio. Listen to a preview of “Songs for a Traveler” and “1969-1984″, another record to be released soon, produced by Roger Greenawalt: https://soundcloud.com/the-looking

Produced by Roger McEvoy Greenawalt at Shabby Road Studio Brooklyn January 8, 2013

Supercute is Rachel Trachtenberg and Julia Cumming. They are absurdly young, talented, and appealing. Their taste is impeccable, their style is right. I hope that I will live long enough to attend their induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2038, which will be held on Richard Branson’s orbiting space casino.

http://supercute.bandcamp.com

Supercute will be performing Getting Better live onstage for Beatles Complete On Ukulele at Brooklyn Bowl Weds Jan 23, 2013 8PM to Midnight. See Below for a full list of performers. Ciao Darlings!

Mike Doughty
Angela McCluskey
Martin Rivas
Anya Marina
Terre Roche
Joy Askew
Lauren Pritchard
Julian Velard
Bree Sharp
Leah Siegel (of Firehorse)
Andrew Vladeck
Deni Bonet
Shawn Fogel
Alyson Greenfield
Lovely Liar
Lee Feldman
Avi Wisnia
Izzy and The Catastrphics
The Pendulum Swings
Fiona Silver
Supercute
Yuzima
Trevor Exter
Reno Is Famous
The Ramblers
Pamela Parker
Danny Musengo
Olivia Mancini
Todd Carter
Craig Greenberg
Adrienne Pierce
A.L.X.
Ari Shine
Zach Jones
Isaac Gut
Kayce McGehee

with The Angry Buddhists East Band:
Ukulele: Roger Greenawalt
Drums: Sal Mander / Ethan Eubanks / Genji Siriasi / Mike Bellusci
Bass: Ben Rubin / Brett Bass / Shawn Fogel
Guitar: Chris Foley / Jeremiah Birnbaum / Izzy Zaidman, Andy Bassford
Keys: Craig Greenberg / Lee Feldman / Brian Fielding

Vocals – Fiona Silver
Mele Tenor Ukulele – Roger Greenawalt

Today is Fiona’s Birthday! Happy Birthday Fiona and Many More!

Produced by Roger Greenawalt at Shabby Road Studio, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, January 4, 2013.

New York area Darlings, here is your big chance to see Fiona Silver and her 100 closest friends at Beatles Complete on Ukulele Live, at Brooklyn Bowl, Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Tickets are $10, but if you bring a ukulele you get in for free! And if you arrive by 7:30 you can play in the Uke Mob onstage for the first song, All Together Now in C. We will have an amazing and diverse group of world class artists, including:
Mike Doughty
Angela McCluskey
Martin Rivas
Anya Marina
Terre Roche
Joy Askew
Lauren Pritchard
Julian Velard
Bree Sharp
Leah Siegel (of Firehorse)
Andrew Vladeck
Deni Bonet
Shawn Fogel
Alyson Greenfield
Lovely Liar
Lee Feldman
Avi Wisnia
Izzy and The Catastrphics
The Pendulum Swings
Fiona Silver
Supercute
Yuzima
Trevor Exter
Reno Is Famous
The Ramblers
Pamela Parker
Danny Musengo
Olivia Mancini
Todd Carter
Craig Greenberg
Adrienne Pierce
A.L.X.
Ari Shine
Zach Jones
Isaac Gut
Kayce McGehee

with The Angry Buddhists East Band:
Ukulele: Roger Greenawalt
Drums: Sal Mander / Ethan Eubanks / Genji Siriasi / Mike Bellusci
Bass: Ben Rubin / Brett Bass / Shawn Fogel
Guitar: Chris Foley / Jeremiah Birnbaum / Izzy Zaidman, Andy Bassford
Keys: Craig Greenberg / Lee Feldman / Brian Fielding

Anya Marina – Vocals
Roger Greenawalt – Mele Tenor Ukulele

Produced by Roger Greenawalt

I Call Your Name is on the Capitol Records US release “The Beatles Second Album.” Nion McEvoy gave me this record in 1965. It had quite an impression! Thank you Mr. McEvoy. Meanwhile, back in the present, this is a very happy day. Why? Because… Anya Marina is moving to New York City on MONDAY! Whooo Hoooo! I can not wait to make masterpieces with her on a regular basis. Now a bio…

Anya Marina’s debut Miss Halfway and sophomore release Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II featured songs on Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, and Gossip Girl to name just a few, and The Portland Mercury called her recent full length Felony Flats (Chop Shop / Atlantic) “easily Marina’s best work . . .one of the most effortlessly listenable pop-rock records in recent memory, without a single weak moment among its 10 perfectly paced tracks.”

Anya writes a regular column for Huffington Post (Adventures of a Lady in Rock) and hosts the AM Radio Podcast wherein she interviews other travelling musicians, comedians and friends in music. She splits her time between Portland, Oregon and New York City.

Attiss Ngo – Vocals, Piano
Roger Greenawalt – Mele Tenor Ukulele

Triple Cobra play summer jams for the end of the world. Through a baroque haze of billowing synthesizers, pounding tribal beats, five-part harmonies, and soaring guitars, the Brooklyn-based septet delivers wildly infectious psychedelic pop anthems with an almost operatic grandeur; all beneath a dazzling veil of bright lights, whirling snow and a storm of confetti.
Their upcoming album “The Last Summer Ever” is a collection of apocalyptic summer jams which explore the impending end of days; the grief of knowing our time is near, a last chance at an old love, the chaos of our final moments, and the ultimate communion of all the spirits of the human race: past, present and future.

Recorded live May 23, 2012

Kayce McGehee – Vocals
Roger Greenawalt Mele Tenor Ukulele

Kayce McGehee is a singer, pianist, and guitarist from the East Coast of Virginia. Playing a mix of covers and originals, she has performed primarily as a solo act at various venues across Virginia and New York.
While in school at the University of Virginia from 2006-2010, Kayce was heavily involved in an all-female cappella group, The Virginia Sil’hooettes. While in the group, she was able to perform around the East Coast and opened for several artists including Girl Talk and Ben Folds.

After graduating in 2010 with degrees in music and politics, Kayce moved back to the 757 to play, teach piano lessons, and write. A few months later, she was contacted by an electronic pop band based out of Brooklyn (Blip Blip Bleep) to be their new synth player and female vocalist. On January 1, 2011, she started her new life in Brooklyn, where she has co-written, recorded, and performed with Blip Blip Bleep, including performances on On The Verge, Balcony TV, and Fearless Music. Kayce has continued pursuing solo ventures and performs, writes, records in both New York and Hampton Roads.

Katherine Etzel – Vocals
Roger Greenawalt – Mele Tenor Ukulele

Katherine Etzel 
   “I am a lover of many things…good friends, sci-fi, baseball, dogs, flying trapeze, Perugia, and of course, music. I hail from Fort Dodge, Iowa, but as soon as I realized I would never play Major League Baseball, I left to explore the rest of the country, performing all kinds of music along the way, from jazz to punk. I’ve worked with lots of nice folk…some well known, most, small fish, and I find very little distinction between the two when it comes to formidable musical passion. I’m a big believer in experimenting within and across genres, but a beautiful melody consistently does me in. I currently perform with the NYC folk/Americana band Bobtown and hope to release a solo CD in the winter of 2012-2013.”

A Bi-Coastal Recording

Shannon Hurley – Vocals
Roger Greenawalt – Mele Tenor Ukulele, French Horn

Named one of Rolling Stone’s best 25 artists on MySpace upon the debut of “Ready to Wake Up”, she is back with more indie-singer-songwriter folky sweetness on her latest album”California”. She is also 1/2 the electronic duo Lovers & Poets. Her voice can be heard on EDM tracks like “Sun Gone Down”, “Lost in Space”, and “I Want to Believe”. Her songs have been supported by Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, and Judge Jules on BBC 1 Radio.
Recently Shannon’s songs have been heard on ABC’s “The Lying Game”, CW’s “90210″, the Style Network’s “Giuliana & Bill”, Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”, and the Food Network.