New Album Release: Jeff Gutman “Through the Night”

Announcing Announcing New Album Release: Jeff Gutman “Through the Night” Notes from the Author: When I first started writing the album “Through the Night,” I had a series of music themes and melodies which had come to me in dreams. After I experienced the loss of my first child, I became very inspired to write words for these songs, finishing them at the pace of one a day. I’ve noticed over the years that when songwriters write about traumatic events in their lives, they tend to focus on the negative elements, writing maudlin music that can be very cathartic for the songwriter, but very difficult music for the listener to enjoy. I set about writing songs that spoke honestly about my experiences, but rather than dwelling on the more negative aspects solely, I wanted to make an album where the songs when taken together would give a more complete picture showing the highs and lows of an emotional journey. The songs would be extremely varied stylistically, taking elements of power pop, acoustic rock and multi-sectional suites alongside with quiet confessional piano songs with full string arrangements. I set about recording the songs by laying down the drums first, one piece at a time to a metronome. Then came the piano, playing live to the drum track. After that, I followed with bass, multiple acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, ukulele, banjo, xylophone, bodhran drums and percussion. Finally, I laid down the vocals live against these backing tracks. The lovely and talented Dori Turner Gutman laid down harmony vocals with me, singing duets on four of the songs. She also played all of the lush interlocking violin parts and solos throughout the album. I set about to make an album that would be an honest reflection of my experience, one that would take the listener on an emotional journey featuring all of the elation, joy and deep despair that that entails. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy this album. Notes from the Author: When I first started writing the album “Through the Night,” I had a series of music themes and melodies which had come to me in dreams. After I experienced the loss of my first child, I became very inspired to write words for these songs, finishing them at the pace of one a day. I’ve noticed over the years that when songwriters write about traumatic events in their lives, they tend to focus on the negative elements, writing maudlin music that can be very cathartic for the songwriter, but very difficult music for the listener to enjoy. I set about writing songs that spoke honestly about my experiences, but rather than dwelling on the more negative aspects solely, I wanted to make an album where the songs when taken together would give a more complete picture showing the highs and lows of an emotional journey. The songs would be extremely varied stylistically, taking elements of power pop, acoustic rock and multi-sectional suites alongside with quiet confessional piano songs with full string arrangements. I set about recording the songs by laying down the drums first, one piece at a time to a metronome. Then came the piano, playing live to the drum track. After that, I followed with bass, multiple acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, ukulele, banjo, xylophone, bodhran drums and percussion. Finally, I laid down the vocals live against these backing tracks. The lovely and talented Dori Turner Gutman laid down harmony vocals with me, singing duets on four of the songs. She also played all of the lush interlocking violin parts and solos throughout the album. I set about to make an album that would be an honest reflection of my experience, one that would take the listener on an emotional journey featuring all of the elation, joy and deep despair that that entails. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy this album. Artist Name: Jeff Gutman Album: Through the Night First/Last Name: Jeff Gutman Email address: mrknees@gmail.com Hometown: San Francisco, CA, USA Website: http://www.jeffgutman.com Style of music: Acoustic Rock MySpace: https://www.myspace.com/jeffgutmanmusic SonicBids: SoundClick: Facebook: Other: http://soundcloud.com/mrknees/sets/through-the-night/ Label Affiliation: Independent Label Performing Rights Affiliation: ASCAP (USA) Description: Jeff Gutman is a prolific songwriter from San Francisco. For the last several years, he has been performing headlining shows at dozens of clubs all over the west coast. Jeff’s songs are filled with memorable stories and melodies.