Quickstar Productions presents Rock 4 Life International Volume 19: Various Artists
(2009)

Primary Aclerosing Cholangitis. This is a liver disease that currently has no other cure other than a liver transplant. The inspiration for this benefit CD came from the onset of PSC on a close friend of Quickstar Productions. For more information or to make a donation for treatment research please visit their site. (www.pscpartners.org) Thank you for supporting these talented bands and the advancement of knowledge about PSC.

The Ocean Band: Couch Dictators
(2009)

An aural shagfest.... of epic proportions.
Strange Rock n' Roll creepers wedge through the cracks of an abandoned colonial mansion. A musical invasion on the shores of Singapore. The salt of five Oceans meet in this murky strait. Will the Couch Dictators turn back the tide? Only The Ocean Band knows. This post-rock, post-punk, post-new-wave, post-funk, post-pop, post-reggae, post-office hours sonic adventure is all yours to take.

Three Black Eyes: The Sweet Demise of the Boozehound
(2009)

This is an album with a band for every occasion. Hand crafted with care and affection to be thrown away with wild abandon and handed down for generations. Ramshackle sleaze, charity shop blues, red eyed balladeering and country fried booze. Load up your truck with tears, cut the brakes and head for the freeway singin' hallelujah.These people will get your there with all the comfort and style you expect and deserve......
Buy now and pray later....

Victor Wooten : Groove Workshop
(2008)

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, thanks to The Bass Collective NYC and Hudson Music! Yes, I am really in this video - I barely believe it myself.

Join legendary bassist Victor Wooten, Anthony Wellington, myself and five of my colleagues from the Bass Collective NYC in this 5-hour, 2-disc DVD set. It's filled with amazing, life-changing musicianship tips from my all-time favorite bassplayer.

Victor redefines the essential elements of music and demonstrates how to apply them in fresh, creative, musically relevant ways!

Julie Chow: The Many Faces of Mimi Celeste LaFleur
(2008)

Four years after the release of Wheel of Fortune, Julie Chow returns with her fifth full-length independent release, The Many Faces of Mimi Celeste LaFleur (Jalizca Productions, Self-Produced/Released). With lush harmonies and eerie vocals, "Mimi" represents a four-year labor of love for Chow, who previewed and developed most of the material through collaborations with friends, and acoustic gigs around Davis, Sacramento and San Francisco.

I Hate This Place: Never Go
(2008)

This is a very mysterious release, available only through Xtal Records in Japan.

It's a compilation of songs from I Hate This Place, Sean's Nerney's solo pop project.

P.E.R.: 2007
(2009)

Per Byhring: "In 2007 I was living in Singapore! I didn't have much to do so I made some music. The last song I made just before I moved home from Singapore. I was a bit sad at the time because my life was pretty messed up. I'm more happy now!"

I met Per in the Music Technology program of a pretty shady "college" in Singapore called LaSalle. While the program was a complete bust, I'm hugely grateful to have moved on to bigger and better things since then and to have met Per, one of the most talented individuals I know. His friendship is certainly one of the highlights of the year 2007.

King of Blues: Curtis King
(2007)

The Curtis King Band made a huge splash at the 9th Annual Jakarta Jazz Festival in November 2007. Playing alongside luminaries such as Jeremy Monteiro, Groovology, and Kool & the Gang, Curtis' show was a definite hit with the crowd.

"Since I'm from Ohio, I play ROCK n' ROLL jazz...."

The King of Blues album topped the Indonesian charts on Disctarra.com for a month after this landmark performance!

More Cowbell!: Mid-Life Crisis
(2007)

When it's "that time of the life", some guys go for fast cars and girlie bars. These guys grab guitars and try to avoid SARS!

Get ready for some high-octane classic rock'roll from this lovable group of American expats, long marooned in the Far East.

Featuring The Mid-Life Crisis live at the Sembawang Naval Base and the American Club Singapore, as well as cameos from Dave D'aranjo and Uwe Vogel of The Ocean Band.

Rock in Asia: Various Artists
(2007)

A groundbreaking collection of original tunes conjured up by the most innovative and established rockers from Japan, China, Singapore, India and other Asian lands!

03. THE OCEAN BAND (Singapore) - "Change"
11. THE OLD KINGS (Singapore) - "Trying to Be Calm"
17. THE CURTIS KING BAND (Vietnam) - "Take My Hand"

Sample... Sizzle... Succumb!

I Hate This Place: Nowhere Else
(2007)

Is there nowhere else to go?
Or nowhere else you'd rather be?
The latest album from New York based I Hate This Place explores what happens when we get torn between situations, places and people.

Awash in producer / synth player / singer / songwriter Sean Nerney's glitch-pop influenced electronics and captivating lyrics, Nowhere Else is a collection of songs about the spaces between us, distances crossed, lines drawn, losses, and gains.

Kie: Tokyo EP
(2006)

The star release of Summer 2006!

Japanese artist Kie's debut album Tokyo EP is an engaging fusion of pop and traditional music from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Combining her exceptional songwriting and singing with the talents of other musicians from around the world, Tokyo EP is an engaging listen not to be missed.

1000 Hours of Staring: The Seagull
(2006)

Hot on the heels of their debut EP at Serein, 'Cooperative Thread', it is time again to welcome 1000 Hours of Staring to the Serein catalogue.

The lineup this time includes David D'aranjo and Mike Kazantsis working alongside Mike Ramsey.

Thick with the tones of guitars, keyboards and whispers of vocal samples and field recordings, 'The Seagull' is a composition of epic proportions.

The Curtis King Band: Horny in Vietnam
(2006)

Arguably the funniest CD to come out of Asia!

Curtis King and the Mighty Mighty Sax Brothers rockin' the house with some cool blues and hot jazz in Vietnam.

Guest artists include Baby Leash, Matthew Cadillac Cooper, Dave D'aranjo, and more, plus the comic voiceovers of Dr. Joe Murray. Killer artwork from Miguel Thomas, as well!

Rita Lestariani: Akhirnya....
(2005)

Akhirnya... is the first solo release of Indonesian singer and songwriter - Rita Lestariani. Born and raised in Banten, Indonesia, Rita has over the course of the last six years, Rita has traveled the length and width of Indonesia and other parts of Asia and the Middle East singing in small town bars and big city clubs and learning of life, love and music along the way. She is currently singing and touring with multi-platinum selling band COKELAT on their recent tour of various venues all over Indonesia. Whether it be in small town bars or huge stadiums, Rita's voice has the astonishing ability to stop a crowd in its tracks and make them sit down and take notice.

The Blues in.. Asia: Various Artists
(2005)

"Blues in ... Asia" contains 19 tracks from all over the region - from Japan to Indonesia, from Singapore to China, from Vietnam to India, and most countries and territories in between!

Of course, you'll hear traditional American blues in English, but also be ready for some cool Asian interpretations of the Blues, sung in Indonesian, Mandarin, and even Japanese. Also, you're sure to be captivated by the sounds of some unique Asian instruments interpreting the blues! Enjoy!!

The Ocean Band: Barcodes
(2005)

The Ocean Band are a Singapore-based band who, having exhausted every covers playing club in the country and their own collective patience, have moved on to playing and recording their own music.

The band's members hail from India, Germany, France, the U.S., and Israel.

The Ocean Band has always been at its best on stage and have played several hundred gigs in Singapore and overseas, to uniformly excellent response.

The Old Kings: Divine Society
(2005)

The latest album in the evolution of The Old Kings, Divine Society represents a marked departure from the band's previous efforts.

The addition of Roman Tarasov on electric guitar and reinstatement of Dave D'aranjo on drums and bass have allowed the band to explore new musical frontiers and further develop their unique sound.

Hanoi*LeRoi: Lost in Saigon
(2005)

"Lost in SaiGon" is a work that is just seeing the end of its completion here in SaiGon. The original work started in a barn studio near Bourge, France in the summer of 2001. This record has founds its way thru numerous bars and late night jam sessions all over France and VietNam. It has finally found its finishing touch here in the low lying back streets of Ho Chi Minh City formally known as Saigon.

One of Dave's first audio mixing assignments was the song "If You Wanna Dance to Rock n' Roll", which he also plays keyboards on.

Jazz in... Singapore: Various Artists
(2002)

Jazz in Singapore?? Yes, Jazz is definitely happening in Singapore in a big way. Somehow, somewhere, somebody turned on this island to the jazz sounds coming out of New Orleans, New York, California, Chicago, and Europe. The music took hold, and the scene arguably compares well to any major Western metropolis.

"Young Dave D'aranjo, who's probably not yet out of his teens, reveals
a magical rumble of low-frequency lyricism bordering on poetry in his 'Who Loves Ya, Jaco?' (an orginal dedicated to the contemporary king of electric bass players: Jaco Pastorius)." - Dudley de Souza, 3Nov2005

Some May Not Be: Therapy Sessions
(2002)

Get ready for Therapy Sessions, the debut album by Some May Not Be.

Sick of "boy bands"? Think again, fool. This shit is a fresh mix of Hardcore Rap, Phat Beats, Heavy Rock, and a little bit of Industrial Techno too.

Scared of the cuss words? Then take yo' bidness somewhere else, because what "The Mack" has to say will straight-up shock you.

Back up, Eminem.

The Old Kings: Going to the Opera
(2001)

A folk influenced, retro soft rock garnished collection of acoustic guitar based melodies.

Singer/songwriter songs influenced by Nick Drake, Bread, James Taylor, Jars of Clay, and 60s and 70s soft rock.

Featuring Patrick Linton, Brian Crabtree, Jeff DeFlorio, Sean Nerney and Dave D'aranjo.

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