Bob Villwock

The new CD is done and we’re going to play the whole thing live, featuring bassist Michael Manring, saxophonist Grant Reeves, saxophonist Mark Maxwell, and vocalists Tanya Scarlett and June Williams. The show is this afternoon in Crocker Park, 2nd and O Streets in Sacramento. It’s hosted by the Crocker Art Museum and is this month’s KSSJ Third Thursday concert.

Update: Tony Finnerty took a whole bunch of fantastic photographs of the show. Here’s a good one. Click through for more.

Bob and Perry

Perry and Michael Manring

Mark and Grant

Here’s the scoop on the new CD.

Hello? is aimed at engaging, rhythmic, and approachable musical art, infused with R&B and jam-band vibes, while keeping the integrity of progressive-rock and jazz-fusion influences. Passionate and dramatic, the music breaks new ground and serves to connect people’s hearts to the movement of energy and beauty.

About the Perry Mills Project (updated June, 2009)

Guitarist and singer Perry Mills is a veteran of the Los Angeles session and touring scene who first appeared on the Northern California music landscape with Objects in the Mirror. His music has stemmed from the influences of soul, R&B, and favorites like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, and Steely Dan. The band features a marvelous lineup of artists in their own right, including composer and saxophonist Grant Reeves, bassist Mike Kelly, vocalist Tanya Scarlett, and fellow Objects alumni Mark McCartney on drums and Bob Villwock on keyboards.

“We want to touch hearts with this music, to unlock some emotional response for people that they maybe haven’t yet found,” said Mills. “At a live show, to connect in that way with the art and the audience is uplifting for everyone. That’s what the art is really all about. We want the audience to leave the show feeling better, inspired and energized.”

Hello? – Album credits

Perry Mills – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
Mark McCartney – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Bob Villwock – keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Manring – bass
Grant Reeves – alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet
Mark Maxwell – tenor saxophone
Maurice Montgomery – trumpet, flugelhorn
Tanya Scarlett – backing vocals
Producers: Bob Villwock, Michael Logue, Perry Mills, Mark McCartney
Executive producer: Perry Mills
Recorded and mixed at SunSound Studios, Grass Valley, CA • Recording and mixing engineer: Michael Logue
Mastered at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA • Mastering engineer: Evren Göknar
Horn arrangements by Grant Reeves
Vocal arrangements by Tanya Scarlett, Perry Mills, and Bob Villwock
Voice-over by Jane Barbe, courtesy of the Barbe Family (track 2)
Some vocalizations by Michael Logue (track 5)
© 2008 VerySomething Records

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