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Coreysan - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Coreysan with Big Namba Studio BackpackCorey Wallace a.k.a. Coreysan (Composer, Performing & recording musician)

CITY: Tacarigua, Trinidad

WEBSITE: www.coreysan.com

Namba Gear: Big Namba Studio Backpack

Corey Wallace a.k.a Coreysan has been involved in music since 1987. This self-taught musician’s musical explorations are as diverse as Trinidad and Tobago, the country from which he comes.

As a Trinidadian musician/artiste, observing his global/universal nature, Coreysan continues to expand upon the scope of multicultural influences available in the Caribbean with the musical culture of both the modern and old worlds, through the fusion of live and electronic elements that find a common ground in his music. He creates music that reaches out to all walks of life, conjuring different ways of projecting a universal message that is mysterious and adventurous, yet digestible by all. He calls this music “Electronic Caribbean World Fusion”.

Coreysan has produced, arranged, recorded and mastered two CD albums, Coreysan (2004) and Light and Shadow (2006) at Khongharhee studios, his studio in Tacarigua, Trinidad. These two CDs featured his original compositions including collaborations with Trinidadian poets and a special collaboration with international recording artiste Remo Fernandes (Goa, India) who graciously plays the Indian bamboo flute on the instrumental Track “Varem” (Coreysan 2004).

In February 2008, Coreysan performed for the first time out of his homeland as a solo artiste at the 12th Millennium Music Conference (MMC 12) held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he left a lasting impact with his Electronic Caribbean World Fusion.

In August 2008, he also had the opportunity to open for the Trinidadian Rapso/World Fusion band “3 Canal” at their concert held at The Cobden, London, England while they were on their European Summer Tour 2008 of France, BelgiumEngland. and

This year (March 2009) Coreysan had the honour of being selected to perform at South by South West 2009 held in Austin, Texas which presented yet another opportunity for him to showcase his work on an international stage. Those present at the showcase thoroughly enjoyed Coreysan’s “off the beaten track” performance, so much that he is planning to do a follow up performance in Austin in the near future.

He has also performed with Trinidadian groups as a session bassist at numerous international music festivals like Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland 2000), Caribbean Roots (N.Y.C 2000), Le Printemps de Bourge, (France 2001), Womex 2007 (Seville, Spain) and France (2008).

WHAT IS YOUR LATEST PROJECT? WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?

Presently, I’m working on new material featuring my recently acquired Theremin, which was given to me by J. Fred Brillhart of Fredrico Percussions while attending/performing at MMC 12 in Pennsylvania, February 2008. My third CD album “In Transit” will be released in the summer of 2009.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

“Yes! The Big Namba swallowed my entire mobile set up (E-mu Xboard25, Edirol UA-25EX, Audio Technica M50 headphones, mic & cables, USB and other cables and the list goes on.) I got a little fight with my laptop (17″ Dell Inspiron 9400) which is kinda big for a laptop/desktop replacement these days. It just took a little angling and that was it. Everything fits inside…. WOW! What was more mind blowing was the weight distribution of the backpack. When I lifted it up from the handle, it felt like I had the whole set up in the bag (literally) but when I put it on my back it suddenly felt light, comfortable and well balanced. I am thoroughly impressed with this bag and think that it is an engineering masterpiece.”

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DJ Michael Trance - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

DJ Michael Trance at Circus HollywoodNAME: Mike Acosta aka DJ Michael Trance (dj/producer)

CITY: Los Angeles, CA

WEBSITE: www.djmichaeltrance.com

FAVORITE MUSIC SOFTWARE: Ableton Live 8, Pro Tools LE8

NAMBA GEAR: Lil Namba Remix Backpack

Having played across the U.S. and over-seas, Michael Trance is a name that is no stranger to the electronic music scene. From Hollywood’s trendiest spots, such as the Vanguard & Avalon to his current residency on Saturday nights at Circus in Hollywood, Michael has a long history in the LA club scene. Under the names Mike Acosta and Michael Trance, he has done production work and remixes for many big artist names. His sound design and content creation skills have been featured in many keyboard workstations, samplers and groove box musical instruments from Roland U.S.

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Currently has been working on new sound sets for the Roland flagship workstation keyboard, the Fantom-G, along with content development for future products. Michael just finished remixing tracks for such artists as Kid Cudi and The Paradiso Girls.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

I love the design and comfort of the Lil Namba Remix Backpack. It’s very flexible for me as a DJ/producer with all the traveling I have to do at times and club gigs. I can fit my Macbook Pro 15″ with cables, hard drive, 12″ vinyl and Serato box when it’s club time and a mini keyboard or pad controller when it’s producer time.

It is ergonomically correct for my back and the super cushy shoulder straps make it even better. I also love the fact that the Lil Namba Remix bag does NOT make my back sweat like some other bags I have tried before. There’s plenty of space inside for all kinds of things and it does not look big at all when wearing it and walking into the club (it’s very stylish). I can unpack quickly to set up to play my set and I can quickly pack up once the club is over and security is rushing all the djs to get out. This is a great bag and I would highly recommend it to any dj using their laptop as part of their show. Great job Namba!

WHERE DO YOU PREFER TO RECORD?

As far as a favorite remote location to record, I would have to say outside by my pool or in the airplane. The only thing I hate about working on music during a flight is the nosey person next to me grilling me with 50 million questions about what I’m doing and how is it all possible. So I think outside by my pool would be #1.

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Big Namba Studio Backpack Spotlight Video in Spanish, Featuring Mauricio Claveria

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Famed drummer Mauricio Claveria of La Ley and Los Concorde recently got a Big Namba Studio Backpack and noticed that we didn’t have much information about our products in Spanish. So our new amigo Mauricio volunteered to give us a video in espanol to help us get our point across.

For those that do not speak Spanish, Mauricio arrives at the studio in Mexico City on his motorcycle with his aerodynamic Big Namba, and proceeds to explain all of the equipment he carries in his Namba Gear backpack. (Watch for the part where he puts his headphones in the front pocket and the bag just swallows them.)

Muchos gracias, Mauricio!

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Igor Len - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Igor Len and his Big Namba Studio BackpackNAME: Igor Len (composer/producer)

CITY: Los Angeles / Moscow

WEBSITE: www.igorlen.com

FAVORITE MUSIC SOFTWARE: Logic Pro, Bias PEAK, Native Instruments KOMPLETE.

NAMBA GEAR: Big Namba Studio Backpack

Igor Len is a pianist, keyboardist and composer. He was born in Riga, Latvia. After receiving a masters degree in Classical Piano from prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and touring with leading Soviet rock bands around the world he relocated to United States in the early 90’s. Since then, he works as a composer, producer, arranger, remixer, pianist, recording and mixing engineer, focusing on producing orchestral and electronic music soundtracks for video and audio advertisement, television and film. Igor is also working for Roland US as Audio Projects Manager composing and producing demos and soundtracks for video advertising, leading recording and sampling sessions, designing sounds and sound effects.

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Working for Roland US, there is always a lot on my plate. One of my recent projects was a trailer for the groundbreaking new instrument V-Piano which was released at NAMM 2009. It was a great challenge, since it had to be scored exactly as a movie trailer.

My most recent solo project begins with another opportunity to collaborate with legendary guitarist Neal Schon (Journey). This time it is based on ethno-cinematic drumbeds that I am developing in my studio. We’re aiming for a bit more aggressive material and possibly a live set. We will see how many directions it will go.

At this time it’s already a lot a fun!

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

Working in several studios at the same time means you drag a lot of gear around. I was attracted to this backpack not just for its looks, but with the inside design - lots of clever pockets, dedicated areas for cable management, great space for my MacBook or a keyboard controller. It is also solidly constructed, which I know will endure over time. Once I purchased and used the backpack, I realized that the coolest thing about it is how it distributes weight evenly on the back. Since I tend to put so much stuff in my bags to the studio, I was concerned it would kill my back, but it’s just fine - it feels lighter then it actually is. The Big Namba is my only backpack now. Anyone who makes music and uses a laptop or keyboard-controller should check this great backpack out!

WHERE DO YOU PREFER TO RECORD?

If I’m not recording at Roland US or my home studio, then I’m most likely at Martinsound Studio in Alhambra, CA. This studio is owned by the creator of the first motorized faders - “Flying Faders”, Joe Martinson. It has that good ol’ feeling - vintage mixing board, solid outboard equipment, awesome sounding room and a great chief sound engineer Dan Blessinger is a joy to work with!

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Jeff Rona - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Film Composer Jeff Rona with his Shaka Laptop Messenger BagNAME: Jeff Rona (award-winning film composer)

CITY: Santa Monica, CA

WEBSITE: www.jeffrona.com

FAVORITE MUSIC SOFTWARE: Logic

NAMBA GEAR: Shaka Laptop Messenger

Jeff Rona is a contemporary film composer and recording artist who has worked on numerous film and television scores, including Homicide: Life On The Street, The Lion King, Traffic, The Net, Toys, Mission: Impossible II and many, many others. Prior to becoming an established composer, Rona was active in the creative and technical aspects of electronic music, and was one of the architects of the MIDI standard. He is author of The Reel World, a guide to the art and business of film scoring, and which grew out of a column of the same name which he regularly writes for Keyboard Magazine.

His projects have received numerous awards including Oscar, Peabody & Emmy awards, and countless film festival awards around the world. He is a two time recipient of the ASCAP film and television music award. He was commissioned to compose a concert for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which toured throughout China.

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I spent a lot of 2008 traveling thru China as part of my composing, recording and performing for the 2008 Olympic games. I’m back in the studio now scoring the horror/thriller ‘The Tortured’,  and the video game God Of War 3.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

My laptop is a portable studio as well as my lifeline away from the studio. I carry demos, record sessions all from my laptop and audio interface. I put my gear thru a lot, and safety counts! I’m a “bag guy” and I’ve gotta have a great bag.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE REMOTE RECORDING LOCATION?
In the homes and personal studios of some of the best musical artists on the planet.

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Ray Riendeau - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Ray Riendeau with his Shaka bagNAME: Ray Riendeau (bassist / recording & performance artist)

CITY: Phoenix, AZ

WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/rayriendeau

 

 

FAVORITE MUSIC SOFTWARE: Logic

 

NAMBA GEAR: Shaka Laptop Messenger

 

 

Ray is a highly sought after bassist whose versatile style and dedication to the instrument has earned him world tours and many major CD recording projects. His musical expertise and knowledge of the instrument keeps him busy as a composer, teacher, clinician and a touring / recording artist.

 

Ray is endorsed by ZON Basses, Accugroove Cabinets, Aguilar Amplification & Lightwave Systems. He has been featured in many publications such as Bass Player, Bass Frontiers & Bassics to name a few.

 

As a clinician, Riendeau has demonstrated his concepts to students throughout the United States & Europe at events such as Bass Day - L.A., the National Guitar Summer Workshop, The School of Bass - AZ and Bass Day - New York 2001 which also featured Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Matt Garrison, Mike Pope and Christian McBride.Ray was also part of the ZON Ultimate Bass Concert in Berkley CA with Michael Manring, Todd Johnson and Damian Erskine. Riendeau is also acknowledged for his contributions alongside highly-revered guitarists such as Gary Hoey, Greg Koch, John 5, Jeff Kollman, Scott Mishoe, Ron Jarzombek, Rob Popescu, Curtis Reid and Neil Zaza.

 

Ray is a bassist most known for his work with singer Rob Halford (Judas Priest). As a member of the band Halford, Ray recorded two studio cds, one double live CD, and toured around the world, most notably playing to a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden - NYC and Co-headlining Brazil’s Rock in Rio festival with Iron Maiden playing to a crowd of over 250,000 (to be released as a DVD Sept 23, 2008).

 

Ray was also a recording / touring artist for Machines of Loving Grace, a band who was featured on the movie soundtrack “The Crow” which sold over 1,000,000 copies. His credits with the band include “Gilt” and the soundtrack for the movie “Hackers.”

 

Riendeau assisted in the research and development of Sunn bass amps and the Fender Bassman series combo amps for Fender Musical Instruments. Ray has also been a Fender clinician and authored an instructional DVD for Fender as well that is included in all bass packs sold all over the world.


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Upcoming clinics/performances:

Arizona Bass Player Festival  March 5 - 8  Tempe, AZ (ASU)

Mile High Bass Camp May 2nd  Longmont, CO  @ Mojo’s music Academy

Rocky Mountain Bass Slam May 3rd Denver, CO @ Ziggies

check website for more details:  www.myspace.com/rayriendeau

 

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

The NAMBA Shaka bag allows for durability, protection, lots of room for musician type things and style.

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Maskerade - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Maskerade with his Kava Laptop Studio BagNAME: Maskerade (musician / songwriter)

CITY: Santa Ana, CA

WEBSITE: www.mlifesoul.com

NAMBA GEAR: Kava Laptop Studio Bag 

As you sit back and listen to the sultry sounds of this RnB/Hip-Hop crooner you are sure to be filled you with wonderful emotions of the nostalgia of love, inspiration and the liberation to kick off your shoes and dance. If you have been waiting for an artist who can make you reminisce, make you smile, and make you cry, the wait is over. We would like to introduce you to Maskerade?

In life we rarely get a chance to do what we were truly called to do. This is not the case for Maskerade. A California native, born in Orange “Juice” County, Maskerade’s love of music began at a very young age. His influence spans over a variety of artists and genres. Listening to different songwriters over the years allowed him to fine tune his skills into what you witness today. Now a new chapter in the journey begins for this extraordinarily gifted artist.

When asked about his performances, Maskerade explains, “My goal when I perform is simple, I want to win the hearts of all who are watching me.” Well, not only has he won many hearts, but has also captured the listening ears of many fans. This singer/songwriter has performed at many events such as the Black History Fair in his hometown, Santa Ana, California. His large list of venues include the Key Club and The Grind in Los Angeles, the House of Blues in Anaheim and Hollywood, and more recently The Vault 350 in Long Beach just to name a few. Of one of his most memorable performances, Maskerade speaks of an unforgettable performance celebrating the homecoming of our American Troops from Iraq. This special performance was indeed a crowd pleaser, attracting an audience of five thousand Troops and their awaiting families, held on a military base in Twenty-Nine Palms, California. Let there be no doubt, Maskerade is not just a singer but also a songwriter/entertainer who writes straight from his heart to yours.

Maskerade’s debut CD entitled Luv Iz Crazi is not just another RnB album, but offers more than one would expect, from a cool blend of melodic love ballads to up tempo grooves with a hint of hip-hop and rap. Maskerade collaborates with several other talented artists who he has included to enhance your listening pleasure. The smooth melodies and clever lyrics make him a tour de force. “Because love will make you do crazy things,” He says this is the reason behind the choice of the album?s title, “and the way I spell it symbolizes the topic. Love will give you these wild feelings and people react to those feelings in many different ways. In one corner of love you have a man sending a woman a hundred roses. In another you have a woman bashing some poor Cat’s car. I wanted to write from a perspective that all can relate to?that’s love and love is crazy.”

In 2008 Maskerade was a finalist in the Urban Category of the UK Songwriting  Contest for his song “Outta Control”.  He also placed 5th overall in the  Broadjam 6-pack Songwriting contest. Next up is a female group project that he is writing and producing called “EnAmori” and his latest album “The Fire and the Flame.” Both of the projects are set for 2009.

Recent Projects:

Upcoming projects: EnAmori: www.myspace.com/enamori

Upcoming album:  The Fire and the Flame: www.cdbaby.com/maskerade3

What I like best about my Namba Gear: I’m absolutely estatic with my Kava Laptop Studio Bag!  It’s got everything you need to take your gear on the go.  It’s very sturdy with thick straps and stiching. I was pleasantly suprised and I already have a bunch of stuff in it.  Thanks for making such a great product.

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Margaret McClure and Seventhings - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Magaret sent us a great shot of the entire band, wishing everyone a great New Year! Cool.NAME: Margaret McClure & Seventhings

CITY: San Diego, CA

FAVORITE SOFTWARE: Apple Logic

NAMBA GEAR: Big Namba Studio Backpack & 3 Kava Laptop Studio Bags

Seventhings” the band, original music written/ recorded by writing team Margaret McClure and Andy Machin. They describe their new music as ” Guitar driven Modern Pop-Rock mixed with electronic elements”.

The music of Seventhings is being featured on MTVs “Making The Band IV”,”My Super Sweet 16″ ” Taquita Kaui” also “Rock Star Wives”, “Road Rules”, “Access Hollywood”, several shows on CMT, VH1, N and PBS . Their song “I’m Gone” is featured in a Lifetime movie “She Drives Me Crazy”.  And the list is growing! McClure and Machin are currently shopping songs to artists through independent publishers and co-writing with top songwriters as well as developing artists. They play often at venues throughout Southern California. With Andy Machin on lead guitars/ vocals, Rick Lorenzini keys/ guitar/ harmonica/ vocals, Margaret McClure vocals/ guitar/ percussion, Bjorn de Boer bass and George Nelms drums.

WEBSITE: “Seventhings” www.theseventhings.com &  www.margaretandymusic.com 

Recent Projects:
This year Andy Machin and Margaret McClure are working on the final touches of two new albums soon to be released by new artist Phoebe Blume and new artist Sherry Lavelle.

Andy and Margaret are also working on an interesting project with fellow two-timeBroadjam 6-pack grand prize winner as well as last years 3rd place winner songwriter “Liz Miller” and 07’s 6th place winner and 08’s 4th place winner, singer songwriter “Phoebe Blume”. We are collaborating on a song that will be recorded on the John Lennon tour bus sometime in 2009. Liz and Phoebe will be joining our band ” Seventhings”  for a day to record the song we write. We filming a documentary of this process and how we all met through this contest/broadjam and became friends and co-writers and a band for a day. We enter the song in the John Lennon songwriting contest, American Idol contest and pitch it to major publishers. also we will try to take the final film to the Sundance Film Festival..wish us luck!!

What I like best about my Namba Gear: We are loving our new namba bags. Last week I (Margaret) took my new grey Kava messenger bag on a trip to Vegas with my laptop, 2 hard drives, mics, a camera, 4 cords,  2 books,  zip drives, cds, and a change of clothes…. it was all organized padded protected easy to carry and I looked cool too…oh and it wasn’t black, so I could see it in the sea of black!!! love it !!!

And the Big Namba Studio Backpack is perfect for gigs. We can put all our expensive vocal mics and cords in it all safe and sound we can even lock it which is nice. Our old backpacks were flimsy and we were always worrying about the contents getting dented in transit. We had to wrap the mics in bubble wrap. Namba Gear is intelligent, streamlined and well thought out, It  just helps simplify the life of a traveling, gigging musician. We can tell that they were designed by working musicians for working musicians. Thank you so much Namba Gear!!

Favorite Remote Recording Location: Fav remote location has got to be any hotel room that we are staying in, cause we are workaholics! Or anywhere that has interesting acoustics. Margaret has been known to edit vocals while sitting in the passenger seat of a speeding car…

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Jamez - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Jamez (producer/musician/composer)Name: Jamez (producer/musician/composer)

City: Venice, California

Website: www.jamez.com

Favorite Music Software: Propellerheads Reason

Namba Gear: Shaka Laptop Messenger

A versatile producer, musician, and prolific composer, Jamez has been primarily sought after for TV, film, and studio work. In addition to writing and recording, he has toured the world with various groups singing and playing bass guitar and keys. 

His music has been used for NBA, MLB, NHL, Fox, FSN, VH1, Speed Channel, TNT, Sunshine Network, NASCAR, ESPN, NCAA, DirectTV, M-Audio’s “Pro Sessions”, Nissan, Nextel, Comcast, TVLand, Nickelodeon, Roland Corporation, 96.9FM, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, ‘DETROIT RED WINGS LIVE’, ‘DETROIT TIGERS LIVE’, ‘Under The Lights’, ‘Wind Tunnel’, ‘Unique Whips’, ‘Destination Wild’, ‘Bad Girls’ , multiple commercial albums and sample libraries. 

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My last performance was at the M-Bar in Hollywood. Had a wonderful show with many talented artists. A great show for the LA Women in Music… and a wonderful buffet.

Recording / producing daily… for dozens of artists as well as myself. I do almost all of the production myself using Garage Band, Reason, Logic, Pro Tools, M-audio gear, Apple computers, Roland gear, Trash, Ozone, T-racks, and Amplitube 2.

My lifelong project has been and will continue to be songwriting and producing… or as some call it “Making Beats”.

I am loving the home studio revolution, the recent advances in computer technology and soft-synths, and the overall mobility that the Namba Gear Shaka + Mac Book combo meal has provided me… along with a USB bus-powered keyboard (thanks M-Audio), I can go around the world and use my laptop for more than just email and internet - I can continue CREATING.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR NAMBA GEAR BAG?

The Shaka bag looks cool… single strap bag is nice and stylish. It has lots of little pockets for cables and smaller things (like lyric sheets or USB keys).

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE REMOTE RECORDING LOCATION:

Catch me on the beach. That way I can Jam & Tan.

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Troy Castellano - Namba Gear Featured Artist

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Troy CastellanoNAME: Troy Castellano (singer, songwriter & producer) 

CITY: Harris MN

WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/troycastellano

Namba Gear: Kava Laptop Studio Bag

Hailing from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, the state of ever changing seasons, Troy Castellano is a rock-pop singer and songwriter who’s music has been described as Bon Jovi met the Goo Dolls, got on Daughtry’s tour bus and jammed! Writing and performing music has always been one of the biggest passions in his life. It’s those burning affections that continue to drive his lust for creating memorable music.

Troy’s passion for music started one fateful X-mas when his parents bought him his first electric guitar. Coupled with another gift of music, Deep Purple’s Machine Head album, Troy’s musical fire was ignited with sparks from the soul. That fire has been a non-extinguishable flame that burns strong and bright today. Since those first sparks, Troy has felt that music is the most influential force in the world. As he says, “Music can be the healer, the peacemaker, the influencer, the agitator, and the fire starter. You name it, music has been there in all forms and emotion throughout the history of the world.

Throughout his music career Troy wrote, produced and recorded a full length CD with his regionally popular band the Troy Castellano Group (self titled 1999). The release received airplay on 5 Minnesota radio stations. In 2006 Troy engineered, produced and recorded a 6 song EP/CD called Reliability Test Lab with his current cover/original band, To The Core. A few tracks of Reliability Test Lab received airplay on local stations as well. The band also garnered the cover of the music magazine Stone Roller (March 2005 & March 2006).

In 2008 after a long break from writing Troy was booked at and played the famous BB Kings in Hollywood, CA. Troy’s show was well received and the fire for creating was once again lit. Since then Troy has started to let a few of his recent demos slip out into public. One of those demos is a song named All Torn Up. The song won Broadjam.com’s July 2008 song of the month for which he won some great music gear (including the awesome Namba Gear Kava Studio Bag!) and was featured on Indies Top 10 a monthly radio show and podcast.

At this point in time, after gaining some recent admiration and attention for his newest tracks, Troy is making changes in his life to allow more time to write and perform his music.

Troy’s Recent Projects:
Troy is currently writing and demoing songs for an upcoming solo album. The album is scheduled to be release spring 2009 and undoubtedbly will contain some of Troy’s best work to date. Also, another new direction that Troy will be pursuing in the coming months is writing tracks for TV, advertisements, and film.

What I like best about my Namba Gear Kava Studio Bag:
First off, I really love the durability of this bag! It’s been used regularly since I received it. I’m talking load-in after load-out! If you are a gigging musician you know how fast cases can get destroyed, (especially by the hands of others). I mainly use it to carry my laptop, mics, cords, iPod and accessories. We use a LCD projector at some shows and I carry everything needed in this handy bag (except for the projector & screen). Other great features: very comfortable to carry when full and many storage pockets for keeping things separate, especially those cords that tend to “mate” while in transit!

Favorite Remote Recording Location: Live gigs baby!

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