Guest Music Bloggers » justinmarcus

Justin Marcus releases the highly anticipated CD “Ask Me How Do I Feel”

justinmarcus — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:34:51 +0000

New York, NY – Singer Justin Marcus, known for his warm baritone voice, and modern renditions of classic songs releases his highly anticipated second solo CD entitled ‘Ask Me How Do I Feel’.

Justin’s voice commands attention on every song, and without a doubt, solidifies his position as one of the great singers of his generation. His technique and novel delivery add a fresh dimension to all 12 legendary tunes.

With the help of Larry Baeder, Justin rearranges classics, such as, “Lady Is A Tramp”, and “Embraceable You” and makes them his own. There are also rearrangements of soon to be classics by Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen.

“A dozen witty, soulful songs chosen with care from the American songbook, well arranged, well played, and superbly sung by Justin Marcus” – Michael Lydon (founder of Rolling Stone Magazine)

Backed by all-star musicians on every track, and engineered by some of the biggest names in the music business, “Ask Me How Do I Feel” is not just an amazing record, it’s an amazing experience.

The CD, song samples, and tour dates are available at: Justin Marcus Official Website
www.justinmarcus.com
Contact:
Janet Castiel
Redwood Entertainment Inc.
Phone: (212)543-9998

info@redwoodentertainment.com

All about Jazz review of “Ask me how do I feel”

justinmarcus — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:02:54 +0000

Justin Marcus will not be the next Michael Bublé and that is a damn good thing. Marcus is a refreshingly non-vocalist vocalist. His voice is no Sinatra knock-off, nor does it fall into the Tony DeSare-Peter Cincotti mold, though with these and Harry Connick, Marcus shares movie-star looks. Marcus has a singularly masculine voice with just enough wild in it to make it interesting.On first listen, I would have placed Marcus’ birth place below the cotton curtain by his relaxed yet assertive phrasing (think Harry Connick on steroids without the New Orleans brogue) had his almost accent-less diction not thrown me off, as he is a New York City native. As it is I was not too far from the truth as Marcus attended college in New Orleans and certainly was exposed to that fertile music scene.

Marcus’ first recording, a self-produced effort titled from a line in Frank Loesser’s neglected “If I Were a Bell,” is a mixture of the old and new as the singer/pianist deftly mixes into solutions songs as different as Louis Jordan’s “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Meeting Across the River.” His nod to Sinatra (in name only) with “Lady is a Tramp” and “Embraceable You” shows how intentionally Marcus sets himself apart from the current population of male jazz vocalists. Marcus is backed by a competent band that never gets in his way. Marcus is an excellent pianist, completely capable of accompanying himself as he proves on Paul Simon’s “America.”

Justin Marcus is the most interesting vocalist to emerge into jazz in recent memory. He is a New York City product infused with the South like bourbon with mint in a julep. His introductory repertoire is carefully and thoughtfully chosen and superbly performed.

A Cure For Reality is made available to the public

justinmarcus — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:20:49 +0000

SDMP Records releases ‘A Cure For Reality’

New York, NY – Guitarist/producer Ian C. Bouras, best known for his work with NYC Rock/Reggae band AñaVañA, released his solo debut CD entitled ‘A Cure For Reality’ (SDMP Records) on June 28th.

‘A Cure For Reality’ is an instrumental CD designed to relax the listener with flavors of reggae, latin, dance, and dub throughout it’s 14 tracks.

When asked why the CD has taken over a year to complete, Ian says that he “wanted to include as much music as he could for the listener”, resulting in well over an hour of music.

‘A Cure For Reality’ has Ian producing, playing guitar, keys, and bass, programming drums, and mixing. Approaching the recording process as both a musician, and audio engineer, has led to an amazing result.

The CD, and song samples are available at: SDMP Records

Contact:

Ian C. Bouras
2025 Broadway, Suite 23K
New York, NY 10023
Tel: (646) 391-8488
Fax: (917) 441-9417
sdmprecords@yahoo.com