Projects
A few years back, I built a project studio in the basement of my home appropriately named The Root Cellar Recording Studio. The idea for the studio was conceived in 1995 and construction started in the Fall of 1997 under my business, Tadpole Productions. I started out working with local artists such as Kit Stewart (of the once famous Philly Kit Kats), and singer/songwriters Greg Shrader, Greg Ellingsworth, and Deloy Moore . I produced and released CDs for each of these artists along with many others.
During the summer of 2001, Steve Kilbey , bassist, singer and songwriter for a band called The Church , happened to be in town and was looking for a place to develop concepts and write new music for a solo album. He was planning to travel back to his home in Australia to record the project. I arranged a number of studio sessions with Steve and we began recording. It went so well that Steve decided to complete the project in The Root Cellar. The CD, entitled Dabble, is available today worldwide.
One of my favorite locations to perform is The Harbor Shack in Rock Hall, MD. During the summer of 2008, I was doing a regular gig with a great local band called Second Sight. We were asked by John Webster, the producer of No Wake Productions, to perform live on the deck at The Shack for the filming of a new TV show called Making Waves in a No Wake Zone. John liked the band and my original songs. After filming was completed, I was offered a recording contract for the original songs featured in the TV pilot. In September 2008, Simple & Free, Chesapeake Bay and Do They Have Rum were recorded with Erwin Musper at The Bamboo Room in Cincinnati, OH. Erwin is a renowned sound engineer whose clients include John Lennon, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen and The Scorpions. The songs are now part of the Making Waves in a No Wake Zone TV series due to air before 90 million viewers starting in July 2010!
The Simple & Free EP is available worldwide on iTunes, Napster, Rapsody and LALA.com!
Two new and exciting projects are underway in 2010...
Tad Jones Harbor Town Band is building momemtum as one of the areas most entertaining musical acts. With fellow band members Gary Coleman, Dave Cotullas, Joel Hazzard, Tom Godfrey and Gary Kennett, the HTB delivers the best of Island Country Rock to crowds in the Delmarva region. Fans can read more about the HTB and check out our performance schedule on the schedule page.
Simple and Free Radio, an Internet radio station, is up and running 24/7. Operated and managed by co-owners Tad Jones, Bruce Hunt and Dave Cotullas, the station features favorite Island Country cover tunes and original music by local artists. Go to simpleandfreeradio.com to check it out!
During the summer of 2001, Steve Kilbey , bassist, singer and songwriter for a band called The Church , happened to be in town and was looking for a place to develop concepts and write new music for a solo album. He was planning to travel back to his home in Australia to record the project. I arranged a number of studio sessions with Steve and we began recording. It went so well that Steve decided to complete the project in The Root Cellar. The CD, entitled Dabble, is available today worldwide.
One of my favorite locations to perform is The Harbor Shack in Rock Hall, MD. During the summer of 2008, I was doing a regular gig with a great local band called Second Sight. We were asked by John Webster, the producer of No Wake Productions, to perform live on the deck at The Shack for the filming of a new TV show called Making Waves in a No Wake Zone. John liked the band and my original songs. After filming was completed, I was offered a recording contract for the original songs featured in the TV pilot. In September 2008, Simple & Free, Chesapeake Bay and Do They Have Rum were recorded with Erwin Musper at The Bamboo Room in Cincinnati, OH. Erwin is a renowned sound engineer whose clients include John Lennon, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen and The Scorpions. The songs are now part of the Making Waves in a No Wake Zone TV series due to air before 90 million viewers starting in July 2010!
The Simple & Free EP is available worldwide on iTunes, Napster, Rapsody and LALA.com!
Two new and exciting projects are underway in 2010...
Tad Jones Harbor Town Band is building momemtum as one of the areas most entertaining musical acts. With fellow band members Gary Coleman, Dave Cotullas, Joel Hazzard, Tom Godfrey and Gary Kennett, the HTB delivers the best of Island Country Rock to crowds in the Delmarva region. Fans can read more about the HTB and check out our performance schedule on the schedule page.
Simple and Free Radio, an Internet radio station, is up and running 24/7. Operated and managed by co-owners Tad Jones, Bruce Hunt and Dave Cotullas, the station features favorite Island Country cover tunes and original music by local artists. Go to simpleandfreeradio.com to check it out!
