Derek Mason Music Productions in Vancouver BC
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Lola Acala, vocalist / songwriter, with Derek Mason’s instrumental arrangement inputs, accompaniments and production, and featuring Michael Root on Drums. This song is an anthem to inspire those who have a tendency to hang on the negative side.
Lola Acala, vocalist / lyricist with Derek Mason’s session work and production … More a story of someone whom has left this world than a structured song, it’s a message to a departed friend “Julio” from Lola.
Lola Acala – with Derek again, it’s a techno-disco-dance thing.
After visiting Jimi’s memorial a couple of times I felt inspired to play something that reflected some elements of where he was coming from. I grew up on his playing and he was one of the big reasons I wanted to play guitar. My feeling at being at his memorial was of how iconic he had become, so it’s hard for people to embrace that he was person under all that myth.
The head of this tune was written by guitarist John McLaughlin. I always thought that he treated his career as a spiritual profession. I was in a Prog rock band for years, due to my wanting a spiritual path in music also. He played this acoustically with his two partners Paco De Lucia and Al Di Meola. I play the intro with a classical guitar, then its fusion on electric with my own composition added bits to it.
Recording artist Shawn Parker is doing a cover record featuring his potent vocal range and unique style. The first installment is Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock and we’re taking it down South with a jam-out on the Outro. The bands of those times used to do that, and we wanted to honor that in this version.
Jerry Nickel – vocals, with Derek Mason’s session work and production.
R & B with an edge – CD released Aug. 2011
Songs Composed by Jay Davis
Other credits for Jones Rising:
Derek Mason: producer, additional keys and a tiny guitar solo at the end of Day Meets Done.
You can hear the vocalist David Steele doing the back ground vocals on some of the biggest records produced in the last twenty years including Aerosmith, Motley Crue, the Cult, and Cher, Phil Robertson was the drummer for the opening music production for the Vancouver Olympics Featuring Sara McLaughlin, Bryan Adams, and Nelly Furtado.
Willy Blizzard (The coolest roots band in Canada.) CD is released through CD Baby (Roots Country) and features John Hough, one of Canada’s most superb vocalists and a sensitive writer of timeless material.
Songs: Roll That Rock, Luke the Drifter, Happy Man, Lester and Lilly
Lutte - Alexy, a vocalist / composer from Russia who sings in classical French. The euro-retro feel of this piece is part of its appeal.
All tracks feature Derek Mason as producer, studio engineer and multi-instrumentalist, except where other credits indicate.
