Posted by Michael on March 24, 2010 under Misc | 
I’ve been getting emails, and lots of search hits for the BMI No More Revivals CD, so I thought I’d give a quick update.
The CD was finished on Dec. 1st. With the holidays right around the bend, it has taken BMI a little while to get the artwork and liner notes together. They really want to make sure that the CD is a great package, with a great booklet to enhance the experience… it just has been taking them a little longer than expected to get it completed. I am under the impression they will be done with this soon. From that point it will be about 5-6 weeks before it is commercially released.
I assure you it is worth the wait! I am incredibly proud of how it sounds. The writers have fantastic material, the musicians are great, and with performers such as David Hyde Pierce, Kelli O’Hara, Karen Olivo, Alice Ripley, Gergory Jbara, Will Swensen, Stephanie Block, Nancy Opel and many other wonderfully talented performers, I am sure it will be a CD musical Theatre lovers will treasure.
I will update here as more information comes available!
Posted by Michael on September 28, 2009 under Personal |
David Hyde Pierce in the vocal booth.
“Frasier” is my favorite TV show of all time. This is in no small part to David Hyde Pierce who brought an amazing mix of honesty, empathy and an uncanny knack for physical comedy to his role of Niles Crane that won him FOUR Emmy awards (and 7 more nominations). He was the straight man to Frasier Crane’s antics, except apparently no one told him to be the straight man!
He has since turned his gifts to the Theatre, winning a Tony Award in the process. And he participated on the BMI, “No More Revivals” CD I am producing and engineering.
To say it was a bit surreal having him recording in my own studio would be a bit of an understatement. The fact that I was giving suggestions and tips to someone whose talent I have been in awe of for years… the feeling is indescribable. The fact that he incorporated pretty much all of my suggestions and wrapped them up in a truly fantastic vocal performance feels like more than I could have ever asked, but it is there. And in February, when the CD comes out, the whole world will get to hear a different side of him as he sings a gorgeous, very serious dramatic song.
Oh, and the fact that he is an incredibly nice, gracious and humble person made the day truly magical. I wish this experience for everyone.
If you are unfamiliar with his work outside of Frasier, (and you SHOULD be) find out more HERE
