tag:boblordmusic.com,2005:/blogs/newsNews2023-10-09T06:48:09-04:00Bob Lordfalsetag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/72848772023-10-09T06:48:09-04:002023-10-16T10:51:17-04:00Latin GRAMMY nomination for Navona Records release<p><a rel="noopener"><span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/248680/87d2817b3abc2675fd0f590d8f88068312427373/original/latin-grammy-2023.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6516/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO</span></a><span> from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/jose-antonio-zayas-caban/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>José Antonio Zayas Cabán</span></a><span> and Navona Records has been nominated for Best Instrumental Album (Category 32) in the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards.</span></p><p><span>ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO threads Zayas Cabán’s childhood memories with music both old and new. The tunes of his youth and his culture sonically surround a newly-composed piece, the Grammy-nominated </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.parmarecordings.com/three-navona-records-releases-nominated-in-65th-grammy-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span>El País Invisible</span></i></a><span>, that addresses Puerto Rico’s political status as a commonwealth of the United States. </span><br><br><span>Featuring Miguel Zenón, Ryan Smith, Casey Rafn, and Zayas Cabán himself, ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO explores the artistic and social heritage of Puerto Rico and Latin America, and the sounds of both struggle and celebration.</span></p><p><span>“ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO is an artful scream into the void of forgetting,” says essayist Katheryn Lawson. “We hope you will listen. We hope you will remember.”</span><br><br><span>Listen to the album here:</span><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6516/" data-link-type="url"><span>www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6516</span></a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/72473712023-07-26T07:55:07-04:002023-07-26T07:55:08-04:00"The Six Observables" out now<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/248680/f2206c92f0a17d23190e8839f49bc5c34e512a16/original/the-six-observables.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" />THE SIX OBSERVABLES<br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-six-observables" data-link-type="url">https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-six-observables</a><br><br>Composed and produced by Bob Lord<br><br>Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 composed by Lord / Watt / Wyman<br><br>Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jon Wyman<br><br>Bob Lord - basses, programming<br>Jamie Perkins - drums, percussion<br>Duncan Watt - piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, synthesizer<br>Mac Ritchey - electric oud, theremin<br>Shaun "Frenchie" Michaud - guitars (tracks 2, 12)<br>Jon McCormack - guitars (track 10)<br><br>Artwork by Olof Rockner<br>Recorded at The Halo<br>Mixed and mastered at Proof Mixing & Recording<br><br>-------------------------------------<br><br>July 26, 2023<br><br>What precisely is a “UFO”? <br><br>It seems clear that we are long past a single, singular idea of flying saucers, interstellar spaceships, or even “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” as an answer to this question, yet we remain in the realm of the unknown.<span> </span>So far.<br><br>Repeatability is a fundamental cornerstone of the scientific method, and the fact that the experience of encountering a “UFO” has consistently eluded the repeatability which is rightfully demanded by objective analysis in and of itself constitutes a problem – and could quite possibly be an inherent characteristic of the experience itself.<br><br>When the aperture of the lens of time is spread, what exactly constitutes repeatability on the scale mandated by the scientific method, the method of the observable? What is the nature and timeline of that observation<br><br>Unexplainable experiences and perceptual phenomena have been a part of the human condition for as long as we can recall, resisting our gaze all the while.<span> </span>Who’s to think that’s going to change?<br><br>There’s no shortage of activity occurring outside our visual spectrum or beyond our day-to-day collective experience: we co-habitate with bears and badgers and sharks and snakes, with gamma rays and infrared radiation and so much more swirling around us, but we don’t necessarily see it every day (or even at all).<span> </span>At least I hope not!<br><br>But what has been seen, consistently, in our own modern era and for a long time before that, are identifiable characteristics of UFOs which lie beyond our capabilities: instantaneous acceleration, low observability, positive lift, transmedium travel, and hypersonic velocities, often yielding biological effects.<br><br>So what constitutes an observer?<span> </span>Is the UFO experience possibly a manifestation of what has been described as supernatural, or religious, a control system spanning culture, time, and territory, as proposed by Jacques Vallee?<span> </span><br><br>Is what we see visually and via classified government-level sensor systems a security threat, not only to our own country but to our allies and enemies as well, as Ryan Graves has said?<br><br>Or is looking at the totality of the UFO phenomenon, to quote Jeffrey Kripal, “to study pretty much everything”?<br><br>I live in New Hampshire, home to some of the weirdest shit around.<span> </span>We’ve got skee ball, we’ve got fry doe, we’ve got UFOs, and we’ve most definitely got plenty of non-human intelligence. <span> </span>But it has become increasingly clear to me that there’s an even greater and higher strangeness out there, a whole lot more than just the vestiges of these experiences, the six observables.<br><br>Whatever the answer is to the question I posed at the top, it’s a big fucking story.<span> </span>Buckle up, buttercup.<br><br>Bob Lord<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p></o:p></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/71550802023-02-16T11:43:18-05:002023-07-24T17:47:56-04:00GRAMMY win for "Born" (Navona Records)<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/248680/9994cc10ef91533891e4637c32f5108152c2acdc/original/born-grammy-winner.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.parmarecordings.com/born-receives-grammy-award-for-best-choral-performance/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">www.parmarecordings.com/born-receives-grammy-award-for-best-choral-performance</a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);">We are pleased and honored to share that </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BORN: THE MUSIC OF EDIE HILL AND MICHAEL GILBERTSON</a><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);"> has received a GRAMMY® Award for “Best Choral Performance” following its November 2022 nomination. Congratulations to </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/the-crossing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Crossing</a><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);">, conductor </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/donald-nally/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Nally</a><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);">, and composers </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/edie-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edie Hill</a><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);"> and </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/michael-gilbertson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Gilbertson</a><span style="color:rgb(35,31,32);">, and all involved in this project on this monumental achievement.</span><br><br>Having received two GRAMMY Awards for Best Choral Performance in 2018 and 2019, this comes as the third win for the ensemble in this category. Following the release of <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6073/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLAY JUG</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6218/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EVOLUTIONARY SPIRITS</a>, BORN marks the third <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Navona Records</a> collaboration between PARMA artists Edie Hill and The Crossing.</p><p>“We want to make pieces about the world we live in, and we want people to hear them, to listen, and maybe recognize themselves in our stories,” said conductor Donald Nally via Instagram. “This GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance brings all that together.”</p><p>Dive into the album's catalog page on Navona Records to listen and learn more: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/71066422022-11-20T08:43:51-05:002022-11-20T08:43:51-05:00Three PARMA / Navona Records releases nominated in 65th annual GRAMMYs<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/90bf7d1d6fd145a30758b98130a35a82f3ca0573/original/2023-grammy-nominations.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>I'm proud to announce that three PARMA Recordings / Navona Records releases which for which I served as Executive Producer are in contention for GRAMMYs®:<br> </p>
<p><strong>Miguel Zenón – El País Invisible </strong><br><em>Best Instrumental Composition </em></p>
<p>Released as a digital single in July 2022, EL PAÍS INVISIBLE is a glimpse at a full Navona Records album — by the same name — that is set for release in 2023. Composed by 10-time GRAMMY® nominee Miguel Zenón, the 12-minute track is a deeply musical interpretation of Puerto Rico’s status as a nation, a culture, and an identity, brought to life by an intimate three-saxophone and one piano orchestration. </p>
<p><em>El País Invisible</em> “happened by accident,” says Zenón, like it was “almost meant to be.”</p>
<p><a contents="www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6395s1" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6395s1" target="_blank">www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6395s1</a><br> </p>
<p><strong>The Crossing – BORN </strong><br><em>Best Choral Performance </em></p>
<p>Having received two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Choral Performance (2018, 2019), The Crossing received a nomination in the same category this year for BORN: THE MUSIC OF EDIE HILL AND MICHAEL GILBERTSON. This comes as the ensemble’s eighth GRAMMY® nomination, and the third Crossing album from Navona Records to receive a nomination. </p>
<p>“BORN covers a lot of emotional territory and we’re grateful to Edie and Michael for their raw, honest art.” – The Crossing via Instagram</p>
<p><a contents="www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449" target="_blank">www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6449</a></p>
<p><br><strong>Shawn Okpebholo – LORD HOW COME ME HERE</strong> <br><em>Best Classical Solo Vocal Album </em></p>
<p>A critically-acclaimed and award-winning composer whose music has been described as “devastatingly beautiful” by The Washington Post, Shawn Okpebholo received a GRAMMY® nomination for his 2022 release, LORD HOW COME ME HERE?. In contention for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, the Navona Records release features award-winning vocalists J’Nai Bridges and Will Liverman.</p>
<p><a contents="www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6408" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6408" target="_blank">www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6408</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/71066402022-11-20T08:26:52-05:002022-11-20T08:26:53-05:00Bernstein’s “Music for String Quartet” To Receive Premiere Studio Recording/Release<p>(Boston MA) – Leonard Bernstein’s <em>Music for String Quartet</em> is set to receive its premiere studio recording and release, with a newly discovered second movement, as yet unheard publicly, to be included on the program. </p>
<p>The piece, composed by Bernstein in 1936 at age 18 while a student at Harvard University in Cambridge, will be performed by Lucia Lin, Natalie Rose Kress, Danny Kim, and Ronald Feldman, produced by PARMA Recordings, and released on the GRAMMY-winning Navona Records label. </p>
<p>“It’s a rare event indeed to present a premiere of any type by a great master of Bernstein’s stature, much less to have something completely unheard as part of it,” says Bob Lord, CEO of PARMA. “We’re honored to be the stewards of this historic project.” </p>
<p><em><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/d4d8c6acdd278e068eee6a0403e08b48e259d3a0/original/leonard-bernstein.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Music for String Quartet </em>received its debut public performance at Tanglewood’s Linde Center on November 6, 2021 by the same group of performers who will record the piece, but it was never truly lost. The manuscript, given by Bernstein to Stanley Benson of the New England String Quartet following a rehearsal reading, was neatly tucked away in the family music cabinet by Benson’s widow Clara. </p>
<p>Clara, who had performed the piece at home with her own quartet from time to time over the years, mentioned it in passing to her daughter Lisa Benson Pickett. </p>
<p>They told their friend, former Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Librarian John Perkel, about the manuscript. The librarian was shocked to learn that a string quartet, a compositional genre long believed to have been unexplored by Bernstein, existed at all in the influential musician’s catalog. </p>
<p>“I had a hard time believing what I was hearing,” says Perkel, who has steadfastly shepherded the piece from its re-discovery to the upcoming production. “In the world of music and art, there is so much which is forgotten, so much which is unknown, that to be able to shed even just a small beam of new light on a genius of Bernstein’s caliber is incredibly special.” </p>
<p>To Perkel’s delight, shortly after the piece’s public premiere a second movement of the string quartet was discovered at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. </p>
<p>“There was a ‘1’ at the top of the original manuscript,” says Perkel, “so I thought that there might be ‘2’ out there somewhere, and sure enough there was.” </p>
<p>“We are so pleased to record this piece which we’ve grown to love dearly,” says violinist Lin. “It has been exciting to peek into Bernstein’s creative process through the lens of this piece written during his formative years.” </p>
<p>The recording, set to take place in 2023, will also contain the seldom-recorded duo piece Elegies for Violin and Viola by composer Aaron Copland, a musical mentor, collaborator, and dear friend of Bernstein’s. </p>
<p>Details regarding the recording and release will be announced in the coming months. For more information please contact press@parmarecordings.com. </p>
<p>This article is also available to view at leonardbernstein.com</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/70123042022-07-11T14:58:30-04:002022-07-11T14:58:30-04:002022 National Arts Award recipient<p>PARMA Recordings is the recipient of the 2022 National Arts Award from The American Prize, the nonprofit competition for the performing arts. Thanks to the team of judges and founder David Katz for recognizing us for, in the words of the award itself, "outstanding services to the performing arts over an extended period of time." Read about it here:</p>
<p><a contents="www.parmarecordings.com/parma-and-artists-recognized-in-2022-american-prize-independence-day-honors" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parmarecordings.com/parma-and-artists-recognized-in-2022-american-prize-independence-day-honors/" target="_blank">www.parmarecordings.com/parma-and-artists-recognized-in-2022-american-prize-independence-day-honors</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/69446112022-04-09T07:46:51-04:002022-04-09T07:46:51-04:00PARMA / Navona Records release wins GRAMMY award<p><a contents="SOUNDTRACK OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6297" target="_blank">SOUNDTRACK OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER</a>, released by my <a contents="Navona Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com" target="_blank">Navona Records</a> label via <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a>, has received a GRAMMY Award for <a contents="Best Immersive Audio Album" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/03/arts/music/grammys-winners.html" target="_blank">Best Immersive Audio Album</a>. Congratulations to Col. Jim R. Keene and the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus, engineers Leslie Ann Jones and Michael Romanowski, producer Dan Merceruio, executive producer Lt. Col. Domingos Robinson, and the entire PARMA team.</p>
<p>This is the first time a release I have Executive Produced and released has won a GRAMMY, it is a true honor. Listen to this amazing album here:</p>
<p><a contents="www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6297" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6297" target="_blank">www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6297</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/69446022022-04-09T07:39:02-04:002022-04-09T07:39:02-04:00MGM developing "Wild Symphony" animated feature film<p>The project I produced with Dan Brown ("The Da Vinci Code") is being developed into an animated feature film by MGM. From <a contents="Variety" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.variety.com" target="_blank">Variety</a>: </p>
<p><em><a contents="Metro Goldwyn Mayer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mgm.com" target="_blank">Metro Goldwyn Mayer</a> (MGM) and Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman are developing an animated movie based on Dan Brown’s bestselling children’s picture book, “<a contents="Wild Symphony" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wildsymphony.com" target="_blank">Wild Symphony</a>."</em></p>
<p><em>Written by Brown and with illustrations by Susan Batori, “Wild Symphony” follows the adventures of Maestro Mouse as he traverses the globe, recruiting an orchestra like no other. The animated feature is described as a “‘Fantasia’-esque musical experience,” featuring music penned by Brown.</em></p>
<p>Full article here:</p>
<p><a contents="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-animated-movie-mgm-akiva-goldsman-1235219009/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-animated-movie-mgm-akiva-goldsman-1235219009/" target="_blank">variety.com/2022/film/news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-animated-movie-mgm-akiva-goldsman-1235219009/</a></p>
<p>Additional coverage:</p>
<p><a contents="www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-book-animated-movie-1235122429/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-book-animated-movie-1235122429/" target="_blank">www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dan-brown-wild-symphony-book-animated-movie-1235122429/</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://deadline.com/2022/03/mgm-akiva-goldsman-dan-brown-wild-symphony-1234990941/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deadline.com/2022/03/mgm-akiva-goldsman-dan-brown-wild-symphony-1234990941/" target="_blank">deadline.com/2022/03/mgm-akiva-goldsman-dan-brown-wild-symphony-1234990941/</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dan-brown-adapt-kids-book-170000382.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dan-brown-adapt-kids-book-170000382.html" target="_blank">www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dan-brown-adapt-kids-book-170000382.html</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/68403992021-12-14T06:14:22-05:002021-12-14T06:15:06-05:00Dreadnaught's NORTHERN BURNER is out now<p>Very happy to finally share the new <a contents="Dreadnaught" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dreadnaughrock.com" target="_blank">Dreadnaught</a> album NORTHERN BURNER, out on major digital platforms today. 25 years in the making and released to celebrate this most silver of anniversaries, BURNER is as clear and pure a distillation as I could imagine of the musical lunacy, humor, drama, and dynamism which we've been pursuing for more than two decades. Only Richard Habib, Justin Walton, Duncan Watt, Mac Ritchey, and Jon Wyman could be nuts enough to pull this off along with me. Proud of this one - hope you enjoy.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/f92b93dc59a708908a3dc97c649d64083c0c576c/original/northern-burner-cover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><br>NORTHER BURNER<br>Released December 14, 2021<br><a contents="https://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/northern-burner" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/northern-burner" target="_blank">dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/northern-burner</a><br><br>25 years, millions and millions of notes, and cases and cases and cases of High Life beer later we bring you NORTHERN BURNER, a musical transfiguration spanning the barnyard, outer space, and make believe. </p>
<p>Performed by Dreadnaught: <br>Rick Habib (drums, percussion) <br>Bob Lord (bass guitars) <br>Mac Ritchey (electric oud, percussion) <br>Justin Walton (electric guitars) <br>Duncan Watt (keyboards) <br>Jon Wyman (programming) </p>
<p>Recorded at The Halo in Windham ME <br>Engineered and mastered by Jon Wyman <br>Artwork by Brett Picknell <br>Produced by Bob Lord</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/68234732021-11-28T12:46:54-05:002021-11-28T12:47:45-05:00GRAMMY nomination for "Best Immersive Audio Album"<p>Honored and excited to see another <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a> release nominated for a GRAMMY Award by The Recording Academy, this time in the "Best Immersive Audio Album" category: SOUNDTRACK OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, performed by the United States Army Field Band & Soldier's Chorus, engineered by Leslie Ann Jones, Dan Merceruio, and Michael Romanowski, recorded at the legendary Skywalker Sound, from our own Navona Records label. This is the 4th nomination in 3 years for albums featuring PARMA's work:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list" target="_blank">https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/bb60e328a87abcc32724e91ba63513b478f5ee28/original/grammy.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/67643452021-10-02T16:27:40-04:002021-12-14T06:08:30-05:00NORTHERN BURNER out 12.14.21, new single "Pig & Pony" out now<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/25186733f14377ef8b7873c6a8e3a78b9906022f/original/hastings-dreadnaught-2017-highres-color-5.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />25 years, millions and millions of notes, and cases and cases and cases of High Life beer later my band Dreadnaught brings to you NORTHERN BURNER, a musical transfiguration spanning the barnyard, outer space, and make believe. Out December 14, 2021. </p>
<p>Album preview track "Pig & Pony" out now exclusively on Bandcamp: </p>
<p><a contents="https://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/track/pig-pony&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/track/pig-pony">dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/track/pig-pony</a></p>
<p>Performed by Dreadnaught: <br>Rick Habib (drums) <br>Bob Lord (bass guitar) <br>Mac Ritchey (electric oud) <br>Justin Walton (electric guitar) <br>Duncan Watt (keyboards) <br>Jon Wyman (programming) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Recorded at The Halo in Windham ME <br>Engineered and mastered by Jon Wyman <br>Artwork by Brett Picknell <br>Produced by Bob Lord </p>
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<p>NORTHERN BURNER <br>Out December 14, 2021 </p>
<p>1) Pink Light (1:51) <br>2) Pig & Pony (4:34) <br>3) Rum Cake (1:24) <br>4) Monsignor Bananas (8:16) <br>5) Fantasy In Pink Light (2:10) <br>6) Sundown At The Barnyard (5:20) <br>7) Parlor Tricks (3:01) <br>8) Pony & Pig (5:21) <br>9) Throwing In The Towel (2:23)</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/66865022021-07-13T10:49:49-04:002021-07-13T10:55:11-04:00The Music Hall's new Chair of the Board<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/b448b5557975437fe5f8b0c66733d20b9992d1e9/original/stage.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />It has been 21 years since I first played on the historic stage at <a contents="The Music Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.themusichall.org/" target="_blank">The Music Hall</a> in Portsmouth NH, 16 since I became Music Director for the Hall / <a contents="New Hampshire Public Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nhpr.org" target="_blank">New Hampshire Public Radio</a> series "<a contents="Writers On A New England Stage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nhpr.org/term/writers-new-england-stage#stream/0" target="_blank">Writers On A New England Stage</a>" featuring my band <a contents="Dreadnaught" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dreadnaughtrock.com" target="_blank">Dreadnaught</a>, 8 since I joined the Board of Trustees of this wonderful nonprofit - and now I’m proud and honored to have been <a contents="elected Chair" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-hampshire/article/The-Music-Hall-Welcomes-New-Board-Members-To-The-Team-20210630" target="_blank">elected Chair</a>. Read about our new slate of officers and please consider becoming a part of this wonderful artistic community! </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-hampshire/article/The-Music-Hall-Welcomes-New-Board-Members-To-The-Team-20210630" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-hampshire/article/The-Music-Hall-Welcomes-New-Board-Members-To-The-Team-20210630" target="_blank">www.broadwayworld.com/new-hampshire/article/The-Music-Hall-Welcomes-New-Board-Members-To-The-Team-20210630</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://seacoastcurrent.com/the-music-hall-in-portsmouth-nh-welcomes-new-board-members/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://seacoastcurrent.com/the-music-hall-in-portsmouth-nh-welcomes-new-board-members/" target="_blank">www.seacoastcurrent.com/the-music-hall-in-portsmouth-nh-welcomes-new-board-members</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://www.themusichall.org/about/board-of-trustees" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.themusichall.org/about/board-of-trustees" target="_blank">www.themusichall.org/about/board-of-trustees</a></p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/66148882021-04-27T05:45:35-04:002021-04-28T04:46:18-04:00"The best kind of sensory overload." PLAYLAND ARCADE out now!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/51180950406295e3488e7e2b4fefdc0533ad016c/original/playland-arcade-cover.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Very happy to announce that my new album PLAYLAND ARCADE is officially out now and available from major digital platforms, including:</p>
<p><a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3TZggGneWK9FmzUd7JTIie?si=cak1Yu6xQHKdbLEnuWgBaA" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a contents="Apple Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/playland-arcade/1563021778" target="_blank">Apple Music</a> | <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/Playland-Arcade-Bob-Lord/dp/B092JRBK67/" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUCY7NVaYMI&list=OLAK5uy_n0oivzMbR1osBV1amRc76HcR1qM5mRYtU" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a></p>
<p>Thanks to all my friends and colleagues who helped bring this project to life, including Jon Wyman, Duncan Watt, Jamie Perkins, Edward Fleming, and many more.</p>
<p>Liner notes and track credits can be found at <a contents="www.boblordmusic.com/playland_arcade" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.boblordmusic.com/playland_arcade" target="_blank">www.boblordmusic.com/playland_arcade</a>.</p>
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<p>"The best kind of sensory overload." - Glide Magazine </p>
<p>"PLAYLAND ARCADE is a fun and exhilarating listen, dynamic and very well put together, brimming with unexpected diversions... It’s slick, skillful and compelling." - The Progressive Aspect </p>
<p>“Bob is kind of like a musical Picasso... Lord’s vision and execution are masterful.” - Geoff Wilbur Music Blog </p>
<p>“I love your version of ‘The Backward Swan.’ I listened to the tracks on your album and found them to be very creative and extremely good... I would describe your approach as music for the intellectual, with broad hints of classical and jazz as well as pop and rock. I loved being taken on a musical journey with surprises like you have in the songs as these tracks unfold." - Guitar legend Duane Eddy</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/65594162021-02-26T09:48:50-05:002021-04-27T05:50:33-04:00PLAYLAND ARCADE to be released on April 27, 2021<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/78841244e6289f7e5d3d1f301972625d3c36dde0/original/4077-boblord-color-lowres-6.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />My new album PLAYLAND ARCADE is set for release on April 27, 2021! Featuring Jamie Perkins of the <a contents="Billboard chart-topping" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9530105/death-by-rock-roll-no-1-top-album-sales-chart/" target="_blank">Billboard chart-topping</a> band <a contents="The Pretty Reckless" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deathbyrockandroll.com/" target="_blank">The Pretty Reckless</a> on drums, "League of Legends" composer and keyboardist extraordinaire <a contents="Duncan Watt" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.fastestmanintheworld.com/" target="_blank">Duncan Watt</a>, engineer/producer <a contents="Jon Wyman" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thissoundsgood.com/" target="_blank">Jon Wyman</a>, and guest appearances by Ed Jurdi of the <a contents="Band of Heathens" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bandofheathens.com" target="_blank">Band of Heathens</a>, Shaun Michaud of <a contents="Event" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/eventbandofficial/" target="_blank">Event</a>, Andy Happel of <a contents="Thanks to Gravity" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.andyhappel.com/" target="_blank">Thanks to Gravity</a>, and the <a contents="Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parmarecordings.com/event/mfo-live-stream-08-13-20/" target="_blank">Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra</a>, this is a producer's record through and through, combining all they disparate styles and sound which I love so much.</p>
<p>Hear a preview of the album at <a contents="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade" target="_blank">https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade</a> and make plans to get down to the boardwalk for some of that Fry Doe.</p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/65009252020-12-16T14:24:24-05:002021-04-27T05:50:56-04:00Preview of PLAYLAND ARCADE<p><a contents="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/b694e4d8c097dbe018f262e3732b4c73c5febf4b/original/hampton.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/preview-of-playland-arcade</a></p>
<p>For as long as I can remember, I’ve been visiting Hampton Beach on the New Hampshire seacoast. When I was a boy we would drive up and stroll along on the shore, eat fried dough, play table hockey at the arcade, and take in the sights and sounds of what was always to my young mind a satisfyingly strange, surreal, and sensational experience. </p>
<p>It’s a place with a real history, in an area that has seen (or possibly seen?) everything from spaceships to witches, centuries-old massacres to mid-60s beach riots, vagrants to vacationers, and I always try to remember that I’m only witnessing it, like everything else, for a brief moment along a massive continuum. And I always wonder what will happen next. </p>
<p>Now I live here in Hampton not too far from that beach, one of the biggest and most spectacular in our region, and this past Summer has been the first in my memory when I wasn't able to visit Playland Arcade – my favorite place on the strip – to play Galaga and Centipede and complain about how I *again* got stuck with the crooked skee ball machine. </p>
<p>So while I await a return to the boardwalk I’m sharing with you this preview from my upcoming album PLAYLAND ARCADE, to be released in 2021. Bring a stack of quarters, grab this 6-pack, and enjoy the ride in the meantime.</p>
<p>- Bob </p>
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<p>Preview of PLAYLAND ARCADE<br>Released December 16, 2020<br>Full album out in 2021<br>All tracks composed and produced by Bob Lord <br> </p>
<p>1) HEY <br>Bob Lord (bass, vocals, Hammond organ, percussion) <br>Jamie Perkins (drums, percussion) <br>Josh Corringham (hand claps) </p>
<p>2) YO SOY MIGUEL <br>Bob Lord (bass, vocals, keyboards, programming) <br>Jamie Perkins (drums, percussion) <br>Duncan Watt (Hammond organ) <br>Recorded by Jon Wyman and Bob Lord <br>Mixed and mastered by Jon Wyman </p>
<p>3) IN FOR THE KILL <br>Performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra <br>Arranged by Bob Lord <br>Orchestrated by Mark Saliba <br>Conducted by Pavel Šnajdr <br>Recording produced by Vít Mužík <br>Recorded and engineered by Jan Košulič <br>Mastered by Jon Wyman </p>
<p>4) NIGHT SWEATS <br>Bob Lord (bass, keyboards, piano, percussion, programming) <br>Jamie Perkins (drums, percussion) <br>Duncan Watt (synthesizer solo) <br>Recorded by Jon Wyman and Bob Lord <br>Mixed and mastered by Jon Wyman </p>
<p>5) LOBSTER ROLL <br>Performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra <br>Arranged and orchestrated by Mark Saliba <br>Conducted by Pavel Šnajdr <br>Recording produced by Vít Mužík <br>Recorded and engineered by Jan Košulič <br>Mastered by Jon Wyman </p>
<p>6) SIEGE <br>Bob Lord (bass, keyboards, programming) <br>Jamie Perkins (drums, percussion) <br>Duncan Watt (Hammond organ) <br>Eduardo Silveira (percussion) <br>Percussion arranged and recorded by Dayron Ortega <br>Recorded by Jon Wyman and Bob Lord <br>Mixed and mastered by Jon Wyman </p>
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<p>Artwork by Edward Fleming </p>
<p>Full album to be released in 2021</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/64883342020-11-30T06:39:06-05:002020-11-30T06:39:50-05:00Fall News: GRAMMY nomination, a world premiere, and more<p>Back to back! Fall brings good news again this year - I am incredibly honored to have another <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a> / <a contents="Navona Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com" target="_blank">Navona Records</a> release nominated for a GRAMMY:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/107" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/107" target="_blank">www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/107</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://twitter.com/PARMARecordings/status/1331350040636514308" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/PARMARecordings/status/1331350040636514308" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/PARMARecordings/status/1331350040636514308</a></p>
<p>Congrats to The Crossing, composer James Primosch, conductor Donald Nally and the entire team for this outstanding achievement.</p>
<p>This past October saw the world premiere of #1 NY Times bestselling author <a contents="Dan Brown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.danbrown.com" target="_blank">Dan Brown</a>'s WILD SYMPHONY in Zagreb Croatia with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, live in concert and broadcast online. Red carpet, WILD SYMPHONY masks, distance, temperature checks, the works - we did it, and we did it safely. </p>
<p>Here is some national news coverage of the event:</p>
<p><a contents="https://magazin.hrt.hr/664213/dan-brown-u-zagrebu-dogaaj-koji-ce-ostati-upisan-u-povijest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://magazin.hrt.hr/664213/dan-brown-u-zagrebu-dogaaj-koji-ce-ostati-upisan-u-povijest" target="_blank">magazin.hrt.hr/664213/dan-brown-u-zagrebu-dogaaj-koji-ce-ostati-upisan-u-povijest</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://www.tportal.hr/kultura/clanak/dan-brown-volim-zagreb-i-zagrebacku-filharmoniju-ljudi-su-ovdje-zivotni-i-zabavni-to-se-osjeti-foto-20201011" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tportal.hr/kultura/clanak/dan-brown-volim-zagreb-i-zagrebacku-filharmoniju-ljudi-su-ovdje-zivotni-i-zabavni-to-se-osjeti-foto-20201011" target="_blank">www.tportal.hr/kultura/clanak/dan-brown-volim-zagreb-i-zagrebacku-filharmoniju-ljudi-su-ovdje-zivotni-i-zabavni-to-se-osjeti-foto-20201011</a></p>
<p><a contents="www.24sata.hr/lifestyle/koncert-za-slikovnicu-zagrebacke-filharmonije-i-dan-browna-divlja-simfonija-u-hnk-721282" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.24sata.hr/lifestyle/koncert-za-slikovnicu-zagrebacke-filharmonije-i-dan-browna-divlja-simfonija-u-hnk-721282">www.24sata.hr/lifestyle/koncert-za-slikovnicu-zagrebacke-filharmonije-i-dan-browna-divlja-simfonija-u-hnk-721282</a></p>
<p><a contents="https://www.dopmagazin.com/dop/2020/10/08/an-brown-dolazi-u-zagreb-promovirati-divlju-simfoniju-svjetska-premijera-knjige-i-glazbe-multimilijunskog-autora/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dopmagazin.com/dop/2020/10/08/an-brown-dolazi-u-zagreb-promovirati-divlju-simfoniju-svjetska-premijera-knjige-i-glazbe-multimilijunskog-autora/" target="_blank">www.dopmagazin.com/dop/2020/10/08/an-brown-dolazi-u-zagreb-promovirati-divlju-simfoniju-svjetska-premijera-knjige-i-glazbe-multimilijunskog-autor</a></p>
<p>The concert, with Dan narrating and even performing on the piano, at this link:</p>
<p><a contents="https://wildsymphony.com/world-premiere-concert" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wildsymphony.com/world-premiere-concert/" target="_blank">wildsymphony.com/world-premiere-concert</a></p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/64192322020-08-28T07:19:04-04:002020-08-28T08:45:43-04:00Dan Brown's WILD SYMPHONY roars to life today<p>Years in the making - a multi-media, multi-sensory experience - an illustrated children's book with an accompanying symphony connected via an augmented reality app - a project unlike any other - <strong>WILD SYMPHONY </strong>roars to life today.<br><br><a contents="https://lnk.to/WildSymphonyEL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://lnk.to/WildSymphonyEL">https://lnk.to/WildSymphonyEL</a></p>
<p>It could only come from the mind of <strong>Dan Brown</strong>, the man behind the #1 NY Times best-selling phenomenon <strong>THE DA VINCI CODE</strong>. I'm very proud and deeply honored to collaborate with Dan on this, and to have been entrusted with the monumental task of producing the music from such fun, sweet, family-focused, forward-looking project.</p>
<p>The music is out now on all major digital music platforms and the book will be released on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Don't forget to download the app on Tuesday as well!</p>
<p>Visit <a contents="www.wildsymphony.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wildsymphony.com" target="_blank">www.wildsymphony.com</a> for more information. Project details and links for listening/ordering below.<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="nJ6DK6gECDU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/nJ6DK6gECDU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nJ6DK6gECDU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<p><strong>WILD SYMPHONY</strong><br><br><strong>Music:</strong><br>Composed by <a contents="Dan Brown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.danbrown.com" target="_blank">Dan Brown</a><br>Produced by <a contents="Bob Lord" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.boblordmusic.com" target="_blank">Bob Lord</a><br>Orchestrated by Karl Blench<br>Performed by the <a contents="Zagreb Festival Orchestra" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.zagrebfestivalorchestra.com" target="_blank">Zagreb Festival Orchestra</a> (<a contents="Miran Vaupotić" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.miranvaupotic.com" target="_blank">Miran Vaupotić</a>, conductor)<br>Production team: <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a><br>Music publisher: <a contents="Boosey &amp; Hawkes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Dan-Brown-Wild-Symphony/104796" target="_blank">Boosey & Hawkes</a><br>Session producer: Krešimir Seletković <br>Session engineer: <a contents="Jan Košulič" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jankosulic.eu" target="_blank">Jan Košulič</a><br>Mastered by <a contents="Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gatewaymastering.com/adam-ayan/" target="_blank">Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering</a></p>
<p><strong>Book:</strong><br>Written by Dan Brown<br>Illustrated by <a contents="Susan Batori" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://susanbatori.myportfolio.com/" target="_blank">Susan Batori</a><br>Editor: Dani Valladares<br>Produced & published by <a contents="Penguin&nbsp;Random House / Rodale Books" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612065/wild-symphony-by-dan-brown-illustrated-by-susan-batori/" target="_blank">Penguin Random House / Rodale Books</a> (U.S.)<br>Full list of international publishers available at <a contents="www.wildsymphony.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wildsymphony.com" target="_blank">www.wildsymphony.com</a><br><br><strong>App:</strong><br>Produced by Dan Brown<br>Designed and created by <a contents="10up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://10up.com/" target="_blank">10up</a><br>Project Manager: Alex Cannon<br><br>-----------------------------</p>
<p><strong>Buy the book at Amazon:</strong><br><a contents="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593123840?tag=randohouseinc19911-20" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593123840?tag=randohouseinc19911-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593123840?tag=randohouseinc19911-20</a></p>
<p><strong>Spotify</strong><br><a contents="https://open.spotify.com/album/5w0b7ENhoyczQIs90ROdQo?si=FmVjqvhKSr2C4517g1wF8g" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5w0b7ENhoyczQIs90ROdQo?si=FmVjqvhKSr2C4517g1wF8g" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/5w0b7ENhoyczQIs90ROdQo?si=FmVjqvhKSr2C4517g1wF8g</a></p>
<p><strong>Primephonic</strong><br><a contents="https://play.primephonic.com/album/860004023920?q=dan%20brown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.primephonic.com/album/860004023920?q=dan%20brown" target="_blank">https://play.primephonic.com/album/860004023920?q=dan%20brown</a></p>
<p><strong>YouTube Music</strong><br><a contents="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGcGKge23w-5IuMkUCZ2gkXe3_HCeMevk" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGcGKge23w-5IuMkUCZ2gkXe3_HCeMevk" target="_blank">https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nGcGKge23w-5IuMkUCZ2gkXe3_HCeMevk</a><br><br><strong>Apple Music</strong><br><a contents="https://music.apple.com/us/album/1521911487" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/1521911487" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/1521911487</a></p>
<p><strong>Pandora</strong><br><a contents="https://www.pandora.com/artist/zagreb-festival-orchestra-and-miran-vaupotic/dan-brown-wild-symphony/ALJ9ddgndcdgd3K" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pandora.com/artist/zagreb-festival-orchestra-and-miran-vaupotic/dan-brown-wild-symphony/ALJ9ddgndcdgd3K" target="_blank">https://www.pandora.com/artist/zagreb-festival-orchestra-and-miran-vaupotic/dan-brown-wild-symphony/ALJ9ddgndcdgd3K</a></p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/63938512020-07-26T15:33:30-04:002020-07-26T16:22:07-04:00Press Roundup: NY Times, Newsweek, Forbes, and more<p>All kinds of news from all over the world to report:</p>
<p><a contents="NY Times article on Dan Brown's Wild Symphony" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/books/dan-brown-childrens-book-da-vinci-code.html" target="_blank">NY Times article on Dan Brown's WILD SYMPHONY</a></p>
<p><a contents="Newsweek preview feature on WILD SYMPHONY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.newsweek.com/dan-brown-author-robert-langdon-novels-announces-new-childrens-book-wild-symphony-1488451" target="_blank">Newsweek preview feature on WILD SYMPHONY</a></p>
<p><a contents="Vecernji List announcement of WILD SYMPHONY premieres" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/slavni-dan-brown-je-i-vrstan-skladatelj-a-u-zagreb-dolazi-na-svjetsku-premijeru-svoje-simfonije-1412436" target="_blank">Vecernji List announcement of WILD SYMPHONY premieres</a></p>
<p><a contents="Portsmouth Herald interview with Dan Brown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200624/dan-brown-pens-poetry-and-music-in-rsquowild-symphonyrsquo" target="_blank">Portsmouth Herald interview with Dan Brown</a></p>
<p><a contents="Forbes.com article about business management&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2020/07/23/difficult-employee-situation-turn-it-into-a-positive-breakthrough-conversation/#b19210831e87" target="_blank">Forbes.com article about business management </a></p>
<p><a contents="The Vivant article on the future of live entertainment" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thevivant.com/what-will-live-entertainment-look-like-now" target="_blank">The Vivant article on the future of live entertainment</a></p>
<p><a contents="Violin Channel announcement of 2020 Khachaturian Competition winner" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theviolinchannel.com/violinist-diana-adamyan-1st-prize-2020-khachaturian-international-violin-competition/" target="_blank">Violin Channel announcement of 2020 Khachaturian Competition winner</a></p>
<p><a contents="The Hindu feature on PARMA release of Ganesh Kumar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-journey-dedicated-to-all-that-is-human/article31801535.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu feature on PARMA release of Ganesh Kumar</a></p>
<p><a contents="GRAMMY certificate for PARMA's nominations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCTy4eH9GH/" target="_blank">GRAMMY certificate for PARMA's nominations</a></p>
<p><a contents="Dreadnaught takes the stage again" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dreadnaughtrock.com/home/blog/back-on-stage-at-the-music-hall-on-august-15" target="_blank">Dreadnaught takes the stage again</a></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/63207182020-05-18T08:30:02-04:002020-05-18T08:38:16-04:002020 Kachaturian International Competition<p>I am honored to serve on the jury of the 2020 Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Khachaturian International Competition for violin taking place from 6 to 15 June 2020. Normally held in Armenia's capital city of Yerevan, the competition will be a virtual one for this 16th annual event. For more details please visit:</p>
<p><a contents="khachaturian-competition.com/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://khachaturian-competition.com/" target="_blank">khachaturian-competition.com/</a></p>
<p><a contents="www.facebook.com/KhachaturianInternationalCompetition/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/KhachaturianInternationalCompetition/" target="_blank">facebook.com/KhachaturianInternationalCompetition/</a></p>
<p><a contents="www.armsymphony.am/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.armsymphony.am/" target="_blank">armsymphony.am/</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/24c990fd98fa21b61951f749650a3dceec96c24e/original/kachcomp3.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/62213332020-02-20T11:43:28-05:002020-07-26T13:36:03-04:00#1 Bestselling Author Dan Brown Unleashes WILD SYMPHONY<p>It is a pleasure to announce <em>Wild Symphony</em>, the wonderful new project I produced with my friend <a contents="Dan Brown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.danbrown.com" target="_blank">Dan Brown</a>, author of the worldwide publishing phenomenon <em>The DaVinci Code</em> and other bestselling mega-hits, and my company <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a>. There will be more news about <em>Wild Symphony</em> coming in the near future, and there's a story for the ages behind it all, but for now I'll let the press releases speak for themselves. Enjoy!</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.parmarecordings.com/dan-brown-unleashes-wild-symphony/&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parmarecordings.com/dan-brown-unleashes-wild-symphony/" target="_blank">https://www.parmarecordings.com/dan-brown-unleashes-wild-symphony/ </a></p>
<p><em>"Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer." - Dan Brown</em></p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/9ca43b2ec16e8dd0bfec76c37be254c5c0d8f865/original/wsbookcover.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>#1 NY Times Bestselling Author Dan Brown Unleashes WILD SYMPHONY</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Wild Symphony</strong><em><strong>, featuring music produced by Bob Lord and PARMA Recordings, will be released globally in September 2020 </strong></em></p>
<p>For immediate release</p>
<p>February 20, 2020</p>
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<p>(Portsmouth NH) - Dan Brown, <em>#1 New York Times</em> bestselling author of worldwide publishing phenomenon <em>The Da Vinci Code</em>, has unleashed his latest surprise. </p>
<p><em>Wild Symphony</em>, the new illustrated children’s book and orchestral music recording by Brown, reveals the author as a lifelong musician and composer who counts himself among those inspired at a young age by <em>Peter and the Wolf</em>, <em>The Carnival of the Animals</em>, and <em>The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra</em>. The project will be released on September 1, 2020. </p>
<p>Featuring music produced by Bob Lord and PARMA Recordings and performed by the Zagreb Festival Orchestra, <em>Wild Symphony</em> fuses family-friendly sounds, pithy poetry with a positive message, and delightfully playful illustrations in a refreshingly real experience for our digital age. </p>
<p>“I love storytelling, and my novels always attempt to weave together varied themes,” Brown explains. “With <em>Wild Symphony</em> I was excited to build on this idea and create a truly layered experience by using three different languages simultaneously—art, music, and words. In the same way that an opera captivates its audience by presenting beautiful sets, dramatic music, and lyrical drama, W<em>ild Symphony</em> strives to be an immersive feast for eyes, ears, and mind, all at the same time.” </p>
<p>From the joyous rhythms of “Bouncing Kangaroo” to the mysterious melodies of “Wondrous Whale” to the hair-raising harmonies of “Brilliant Bat,” Wild Symphony tells the story of Maestro Mouse and his animal friends embarking on a journey of discovery and friendship. The book will be enhanced with a smartphone app that uses augmented reality to play music from <em>Wild Symphony</em> which corresponds to each animal when the camera of a mobile device is held over its page. </p>
<p>“<em>Wild Symphony</em> combines tradition and tech in signature Dan Brown fashion,” says Lord, CEO of PARMA. “The concert hall needs a new classic, and <em>Wild Symphony</em> is a fresh, vivacious journey for children and parents alike.” </p>
<p>Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, will release the book and classical music publisher Boosey & Hawkes will distribute the printed music. Artist Susan Batori created the illustrations. </p>
<p>The recording of <em>Wild Symphony</em>, conducted by Miran Vaupotić, orchestrated by Karl Blench, and mastered by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering, will be released alongside the book on all major digital distribution platforms. </p>
<p>Live performances of <em>Wild Symphony</em> will be presented by orchestras in dozens of countries worldwide. Details regarding concert premieres, dates, venues, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. </p>
<p>Discover more and pre-order at <a contents="www.wildsymphony.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wildsymphony.com">www.wildsymphony.com</a>.</p>
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<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/61642652020-01-24T06:11:18-05:002020-06-14T18:04:18-04:00New single SIEGE out now<p>New year, new decade, new music. Mount the castle, eat the ghost, stab the cross! 8-bit dreams from the 21st century. My new single SIEGE is out now:</p>
<p><a contents="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/track/siege" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/track/siege">https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/track/siege</a></p>
<p>Featuring Jamie Perkins (drums), Duncan Watt (organ), Eduardo Silveira (percussion), and Dayron Ortega (percussion producer) </p>
<p>Composed, performed, and produced by Bob Lord </p>
<p>Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jon Wyman at The Halo in Windham ME </p>
<p>Percussion recorded at Abdala Studios in Havana Cuba </p>
<p>Artwork by Edward Fleming</p>
<p><a contents="https://open.spotify.com/album/3JgWLEwjZQXieceBgSGW62&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3JgWLEwjZQXieceBgSGW62" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/3JgWLEwjZQXieceBgSGW62 </a></p>
<p><a contents="https://music.apple.com/us/album/siege-single/1496131221" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/siege-single/1496131221" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/siege-single/1496131221</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/a1822a3db17bb8b78f0aeb3f9213e9b2571fbd89/original/siege-web.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/60979342020-01-14T05:35:23-05:002020-01-14T05:45:34-05:00In The Press<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/b8b15f1eca39a0341254f1c3e11f35158c65caa5/original/bl-zag.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Getting the feeling that the 2020s are going to be a fun decade. Some major announcements are queued up for the coming weeks, but let's wrap up 2019 first.</p>
<p>Croatia's leading national newspaper Vecernji List ran a nice profile of me at the end of last year, check it out:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/amerikanac-koji-je-zagrebcane-odveo-po-grammy-i-ispunjava-tude-glazbene-snove-1363209" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/amerikanac-koji-je-zagrebcane-odveo-po-grammy-i-ispunjava-tude-glazbene-snove-1363209" target="_blank">https://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/amerikanac-koji-je-zagrebcane-odveo-po-grammy-i-ispunjava-tude-glazbene-snove-1363209</a></p>
<p>The Chicago Tribune named one of our releases, A BISSEL RHYTHM by Paul Green on my Big Round Records label, to its year-end "Best Jazz Albums" of 2019:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-best-jazz-1208-20191203-kfufl5pjerf6fjqezku2el2bky-story.html" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-best-jazz-1208-20191203-kfufl5pjerf6fjqezku2el2bky-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-best-jazz-1208-20191203-kfufl5pjerf6fjqezku2el2bky-story.html</a></p>
<p>Sonograma had some very nice things to say about the new release on my Navona Records label, HOMMAGE TO WOMEN COMPOSERS:</p>
<p><a contents="http://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/hommage-to-women-composers/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/hommage-to-women-composers/" target="_blank">http://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/hommage-to-women-composers/</a></p>
<p><em>"Bob Lord, CEO of PARMA Recordings, continues to amaze us with the successful recordings that have a brand that distinguishes them: plurality and musical quality."</em></p>
<p>And the Portsmouth Herald here in seacoast New Hampshire ran an interview with me about our recent GRAMMY nominations:</p>
<p><a contents="https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191212/2-grammy-nominations-recognize-parmas-work" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191212/2-grammy-nominations-recognize-parmas-work" target="_blank">https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191212/2-grammy-nominations-recognize-parmas-work</a></p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/59737532019-11-25T15:33:37-05:002019-11-25T15:42:17-05:00GRAMMY Nominations<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/f5cd2085563c3d862e60c090b4119f6817142ba9/original/cece-christmas-album.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>All right all right! I'm very proud to announce that my work is featured on two albums nominated in the 62nd GRAMMY Awards, to be held on January 26, 2020. The albums are:<br><br><strong>Category 38: Best Gospel Album</strong><br>SOMETHING'S HAPPENING! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM<br>CeCe Winans<br><br><strong>Category 77: Best Choral Recording</strong><br>THE ARC IN THE SKY<br>The Crossing (Donald Nally, conductor)<br><br>My company <a contents="PARMA Recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com" target="_blank">PARMA Recordings</a> recorded, engineered, and executive produced the orchestral music on <a contents="SOMETHING'S HAPPENING!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3jZFERyW3PsqoWlEEITGxX" target="_blank">SOMETHING'S HAPPENING!</a>, which was performed by my friends at the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Winans is a 12-time GRAMMY winner with more than 12 millions albums sold.<br><br><a contents="Navona Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.navonarecords.com" target="_blank">Navona Records</a>, one of PARMA's imprints and a label I founded nearly 12 years ago, released <a contents="THE ARC IN THE SKY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5Jqehk35fXxIhnUhuVNahk" target="_blank">THE ARC IN THE SKY</a>, composed by <a contents="Kile Smith" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kilesmith.com" target="_blank">Kile Smith</a> and featuring the GRAMMY-winning choir <a contents="The Crossing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.crossingchoir.org/" target="_blank">The Crossing</a> and conductor Donald Nally. We first released music from Smith and The Crossing in 2009 with the critically-acclaimed <a contents="VESPERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/19etw8edHk4wPPNBtQkbPu" target="_blank">VESPERS</a>, also on Navona.<br><br>The full list of nominees can be found at <a contents="www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list" target="_blank">www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list</a>.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/f3a3691f309ed9dfc016e5c231e222966515de79/original/arc.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/58111632019-07-02T09:11:44-04:002019-07-02T09:11:44-04:00Dreadnaught, She Wrote<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/d413a1043993bac325947f4a2c6d3b4d33b44377/original/dsw-190817-pressroom-final-web2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />Yearning to hear a sing-a-long worth "Perfect Strangers" played live? Salivating to experience "Night Court" whilst reading a vintage copy of Pro Wrestling Illustrated? Can't help but dream of having one hand on the Atari and the other around a creme de menthe as "Magnum PI" rages in the background? </p>
<p>Well, us too. Join us on Saturday August 17 at <a contents="The Press Room" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pressroomnh.com" target="_blank">The Press Room</a> in Portsmouth NH for DREADNAUGHT SHE WROTE, a 1980s party featuring vintage TV theme songs, canapes, and a couple of drinks on us, why the hell not. You're invited, you're all invited... to join. </p>
<p>With special guest Powermoneycake performing THE NIGHTFLY by Donald Fagen in its entirety and a cameo appearance by our old pal, comedian <a contents="Juston McKinney" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.justonmckinney.com" target="_blank">Juston McKinney</a>. </p>
<p>Ticket purchase information to be announced soon.</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/57967592019-06-19T11:08:56-04:002019-07-02T09:12:42-04:00Seven Seven Second Songs<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/580d822a9edad70043fcc8c037742daae0bc60eb/original/sevensevensecondsongs.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />I've been meaning to do this for some time now, and the first June in over a decade at home and *not* on the road gave me a few minutes to spare. For those who enjoy their music brief, odd, and a little disconcerting, this is for you - a free download to use as an alarm sound or a ringtone or simply to annoy your significant others through repeated plays. Life is short and so is this music. </p>
<p><a contents="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/seven-seven-second-songs" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/seven-seven-second-songs" target="_blank">https://boblordmusic.bandcamp.com/album/seven-seven-second-songs</a></p>
<p>Track list: </p>
<p>1. Irksome Acts (0:07) <br>2. Everything Is Purr (0:07) <br>3. Dusty Finish (0:07) <br>4. Knuckle Sandwich (0:07) <br>5. House Guest (0:07) <br>6. Loser Takes A Pill (0:07) <br>7. Rising To The Occasion (0:07)</p>
<p>Released June 19, 2019 </p>
<p>All tracks composed, performed, recorded, and produced by Bob Lord in Hampton NH USA. </p>
<p>Percussion on "Loser Takes A Pill" performed by Eduardo Silveira and produced by Dayron Ortega in Havana Cuba. </p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/57005432019-03-30T08:03:18-04:002019-03-30T08:03:19-04:00"Sleepwalk" out April 1, 2019<p>As with so many good Italian-American boys of a certain vintage, Santo & Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” has been a favorite of Dreadnaught's since we were all a very young age. A fantastical, dreamy, romantic recording with one of loveliest melodies of mid-century American pop music, the tune stayed atop the Billboard charts for 2 weeks in 1959 and has been a live staple of Dreadnaught's for many years. </p>
<p>As we finish up work on our wild new concerto for violin, we thought we’d get back to basics for a spell. Santo & Johnny’s single “Sleepwalk” performed by Dreadnaught, out April 1, 2019 on Red Fez.</p>
<p><a contents="www.dreadnaughtrock.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dreadnaughtrock.com" target="_blank">www.dreadnaughtrock.com</a><br><a contents="www.redfezrecords.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.redfezrecords.com" target="_blank">www.redfezrecords.com</a></p>
<p>Personnel:<br>Rick Habib (drums)<br>Bob Lord (bass)<br>Justin Walton (guitar)<br><br>Produced by Bob Lord<br><br>Recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jon Wyman<br><br>Artwork by Brett Picknell </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/55541732018-12-14T12:38:58-05:002018-12-14T12:53:10-05:00Daily Records<p>Well, that one went fast. Stuff I've done and stuff to come:</p>
<p><strong>January 2019 New Releases from PARMA and our labels</strong><br><a contents="www.parmarecordings.com/promo/jan2019" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.parmarecordings.com/promo/jan2019" target="_blank">www.parmarecordings.com/promo/jan2019</a><br>We make music - and it really does sound terrific. A big month of releases featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, Stas Namin, Hakan Ali Toker, Jan Jirasek, Tower Duo, and many more.</p>
<p><strong>The (Re)launch of the Zagreb Festival Orchestra</strong><br><a contents="www.zagrebfestivalorchestra.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.zagrebfestivalorchestra.com" target="_blank">www.zagrebfestivalorchestra.com</a><br>30 years ago, under the leadership of some of the city's very best musicians, the Zagreb Festival Orchestra formed to record a single album of music before war intervened. Now the ZFO is back, operated by PARMA with a handpicked international ensemble and production team. We wrapped our first batch of recording sessions November/December 2018, which included this excellent production by the Kennedy Center and composer Zak Engel: https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/index/A99995.</p>
<p><strong>Have a concerto with Dreadnaught</strong><br><a contents="https://twitter.com/dnaughtmusic/status/1068037854637551616" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/dnaughtmusic/status/1068037854637551616" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/dnaughtmusic/status/1068037854637551616</a><br>We're still chargin' hard.</p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/49551002017-11-29T18:23:23-05:002018-12-14T12:53:19-05:00Writers On A New England Stage with Dan Brown<p>Pictures from Writers On A New England Stage with Dan Brown on November 9, 2017 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH. Interview by Virginia Prescott, music by Dreadnaught, broadcast on NHPR.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/d14a304acc07e26a8a5eba1378a26df73f5cc3ee/original/img-5053.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/d8ac0e764bf34e9ab9c7d139a663d13a333a86f4/original/img-5063.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/1fae57bed143ae697ecfec21f7a27d2d8ba7f463/original/img-5060.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/abad2a9abd86cb996e78fee13a68e2c6e3743327/original/img-5054.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/04faea9691255cc3aaf152a5d5d477581fe36254/original/img-5061.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/9e130312a6d8e17057cce1d7bbb5f42eb9b9f16d/original/img-5064.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/49548622017-11-29T17:57:45-05:002019-03-26T12:45:04-04:00Recording in Croatia, Cuba, and Czech Republic<p>Fortunately, I love making music, because this was an End-Boss level Fall for my company PARMA. In addition to all the domestic recordings we did in the U.S., including the latest in our MOTO series with our pal/cellist extraordinaire Ovidiu Marinescu, we also recorded in Croatia, Cuba, and the Czech Republic with everything from symphony orchestras to women's choir to mixed jazz ensemble.</p>
<p>Here are some pictures from the trips. It was tough to sort through all the shots of food and cats, but I made it.</p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Czech Republic:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/f3fa30253f0274de645f3985f0b03d9c9eb77904/original/img-3812.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/44d4bc6100731f64386850d53b45fad19430b61d/original/img-3477.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/8c61a6cf2c5cafc1aa7fb59b6a28ddecad917fad/original/img-3810.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/46c81bd05cfe27cd6a3bea3ac682754cd33f4828/original/img-3712.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">Croatia:</span></strong></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/1a27d626d854574e247e7c24195691602ba64dd1/original/img-4331.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/e998d2eba06b6c8be77b6de9b38f77517eae3cdb/original/img-4420.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/886b93c1a20642bacf8094234103b2045399e18d/original/img-4554.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/a5a808ece69fa22527eac57c07167d78280bda60/original/img-4395.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/38a8cc0f9a7b891ae9a6e10cd7463af9d928974b/original/img-4563.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Cuba:</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/7a9833103b3320666b59dd070bc64b742872c4fb/original/img-5227.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/a27364437a0352c6cb47fd6208c9edfb574dbc1c/original/img-5208.jpg/!!/b:W1sidCIsOTBdXQ==.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/3ca33d447bd1d8678d91cd845d3ba600f958bcda/original/img-5272.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/f0867358aa8fea993827439c2ebb71ac63a37ed4/original/img-5517.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/fd2c3f3a88069b49aacfc9239388f1ac8196de8c/original/img-5258.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/248680/47ab7e5758a946d4b8796573cb9ab27825a76166/original/img-5503.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/47467342017-06-16T07:21:41-04:002018-12-14T12:54:21-05:00It's Alive! Dreadnaught's HARD CHARGIN' out now<p>It's not normal music, but when really was it ever? Been nearly 2 decades since that was the case, and it appears Dreadnaught's course is set. HARD CHARGIN' is here. To purchase/access physical/digital direct, please visit the <a contents="Red Fez e-store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.redfezrecords.com/catalog" target="_blank">Red Fez e-store</a>. Digital is also available via major retailers including <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5G1aennRGkoYWjFZJny3Ms" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a contents="iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hard-chargin/id1235425742" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071HPFG3P" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a contents="Google Play" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Dreadnaught_Hard_Chargin?id=Bd7eflrcdin2azmg7ioqd7blv6i" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, and more.</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/47454892017-06-15T06:14:29-04:002019-11-14T01:16:16-05:00New reviews of HARD CHARGIN' as release day approaches<p>HARD CHARGIN' puts the pedal to the metal with its official release on June 16 and new reviews are hitting the 'net in advance. Pick up your physical copy and/or download at the <a contents="Red Fez estore" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://redfezrecords.com/purchase" target="_blank">Red Fez estore</a> and <a contents="major online retailers" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.com/#q=dreadnaught+hard+chargin">major online retailers</a>. </p>
<p>New reviews include: </p>
<p><strong>MLWZ </strong><br><a contents="www.mlwz.pl/recenzje/plyty/18699-dreadnaught-hard-chargin&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mlwz.pl/recenzje/plyty/18699-dreadnaught-hard-chargin" target="_blank">www.mlwz.pl/recenzje/plyty/18699-dreadnaught-hard-chargin </a><br><em>"Simply astounding." </em></p>
<p><strong>Progressive Music Planet </strong><br><a contents="www.progressivemusicplanet.com/2017/06/06/dreadnaught-hard-chargin&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.progressivemusicplanet.com/2017/06/06/dreadnaught-hard-chargin" target="_blank">www.progressivemusicplanet.com/2017/06/06/dreadnaught-hard-chargin </a><br><em>"Quintessential American prog, like Frank Zappa, Kansas and echolyn all rolled into one very bizarre package." </em></p>
<p><strong>The Bollard </strong><br><a contents="www.thebollard.com/2017/06/07/dreadnaught&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thebollard.com/2017/06/07/dreadnaught">www.thebollard.com/2017/06/07/dreadnaught </a><br><em>"Time signatures constantly shapeshift. Choruses devolve into babytalk. There are three songs with the title “That’s the Way That You Do It,” and they could not be more disconnected. The first sounds like Marilyn Manson fronting Steely Dan, the second like a drunk Hank Williams impersonator, the third like a sugar-rush TV theme from the 1992 TGIF block."</em></p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/46910172017-04-30T11:11:47-04:002018-12-14T12:54:55-05:00Cuba article for the Portsmouth HeraldI contributed an article to the Portsmouth Herald about my recent trip to Cuba to produce recording sessions. Published on April 20, 2017 with photos by Michael Labrie.<br><br>"It is a seaside city with a vibrant arts community, a deep and profound commitment to education, steeped in culture and time. It is as much port as place, a stopover that turned into a destination, replete with historical buildings and structures adorning each corner ... and, of course, parking problems galore."<p>Full article at:<br>www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170430/visit-to-cuba-makes-music-and-memories</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/46910162017-04-30T11:06:59-04:002018-12-14T12:55:05-05:00Press Release: Dreadnaught’s Epic Experimental Prog-Americana <p>Publicity Contact: Ron Kadish <br>ron@rockpaperscissors.biz <br>812-339-1195 X 202 </p>
<p><em>For immediate release </em></p>
<p>When you own a company that records and releases contemporary orchestral and chamber music, composes and produces audio for international television commercials, and collaborates with the likes of Pete Townshend, your own work can be expected to run the gamut. </p>
<p>“Prog-rock listeners freak out when they hear a chicken-pickin’ guitar, pop listeners turn it off when the meter changes every other bar, classical and jazz listeners generally find it too heavy and bombastic. But there’s a little bit of all that in here, so how exactly do you decode this thing?” asks Bob Lord of Dreadnaught, who in his capacity as CEO of PARMA Recordings was named one of Musical America’s top 30 national ‘Influencers’ in 2015. “I honestly have no idea. It made sense at the time.” </p>
<p>For over two decades Rick Habib (drums), Justin Walton (guitar), and Lord (bass) have defied being decoded and refused any easy categorization, producing numerous eclectic releases, touring the country, and appearing with artists as wide-ranging as legendary Who bassist John Entwistle, author Dan Brown, NRBQ, and even Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. It is an unusual mix. </p>
<p>A high-energy power trio reveling in quirky twists and turns, fast changes, and extended forms, Dreadnaught has a recorded sound built around deep-focus detail. “As a group, we’re not writing songs in the traditional sense, not trying to get the world to sing along,” explains Habib. “We like to make people want to dial in and pay attention, to make them laugh.” </p>
<p>The band’s new album HARD CHARGIN’ is destined to do both. The album’s tracks recall Rush or a sillier Fugazi (the first “That’s the Way You Do It”) one moment, and Willie Nelson or a wonderfully befuddled George Jones (the second “That’s the Way You Do It”) the next. Some tracks come out screaming in full Fred Frith-style madness (“Express Delight”), while some coo and groove their beautiful bassy, brassy way into your ear with the playfulness of Frank Zappa or Steely Dan (“Bo-Leg-Ba”). </p>
<p>On HARD CHARGIN’, Dreadnaught’s studio experience and arrangement expertise busts out left and right, each cut an ornate mosaic of timbre and time. Yet the music works differently in a live setting, where it is pared down by condensing the studio arrangements to better suit the trio format. </p>
<p>“We create a lot of sound together on stage, always have,” says Walton. “But we consider live performance to be a completely different artform than the crafting of a musical recording like this album, and while the tunes are the tunes, we like to approach each in its own way.” </p>
<p>Lord is clear that the band is indeed something unto itself in a business capacity as well as a musical one, which is partly why the album is being released on their own Red Fez label. “I have a policy of complete separation of church and state at PARMA,” he says. “The focus is entirely on the artists and projects we produce as a company, not the personal projects of the staff, myself included, no co-mingling allowed. Dreadnaught is its own thing, for its own purposes, and definitely apart from our day jobs even if they are in the music business.” </p>
<p>The prolonged experimentation of Dreadnaught does appear to have a clear purpose and goal however: Pure enjoyment and amusement for fans of oddball, far out, intellectually acute music and it seems for the band itself. </p>
<p>Going far out isn’t a grim, grave venture for this group, and there are no furrowed avant brows or self-aggrandising composerly ways here. HARD CHARGIN’ has adventurous musical fun at its heart, a feeling the band members trace back to their 1970s childhoods. </p>
<p>“We all watched The Electric Company growing up, Warner Brothers cartoons, Saturday morning television, all these musical experiments shown to kids as part of their regular viewing,” reflects Habib. </p>
<p>“We heard ‘Peg’ as kids while shopping at Marshall’s with our mothers too, that did something,” says Walton. </p>
<p>“And Juicy Fruit. The fact is, when you play with the same people for this long you develop a clearly defined, streamlined shared artistic language. We usually communicate with a short series of grunts and eyelash flicks, or possibly some clicking sounds,” jokes Lord. “We’ve been doing this for a while now, let’s put it that way.”</p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/46888182017-04-28T06:54:46-04:002017-04-28T07:03:29-04:00New single "Bo-Leg-Ba" out now<p>"Bo-Leg-Ba," from Dreadnaught's upcoming HARD CHARGIN' album, is streaming now at <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dreadnaughtmusic.bandcamp.com/track/bo-leg-ba" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>. Full album will be released in June. Here are the lyrics and credits: <br><br>Lyrics:<br>Bo-Leg-Ba <br>Bo-Leg-Ba <br>Bo-Leg-Ba <br>Bo-Leg-Ba <br>(Etc.)<br><br>Credits:<br><br>Released April 23, 2017 <br><br>Produced by Dreadnaught<br>Rick Habib (drums, xylophone, percussion, vocals) <br>Bob Lord (bass guitars, keyboards, vocals) <br>Justin Walton (guitars, saxophones, rhodes piano, vocals) </p>
<p>Red Fez Records <br>www.redfezrecords.com </p>
<p>Publicity: <br>Ron Kadish <br>ron@rockpaperscissors.biz <br>812-339-1195 X 202 </p>Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/46849472017-04-25T18:47:27-04:002017-04-25T19:33:37-04:00Sonograma Magazine article on PARMA's work in CubaThe nice folks at Sonograma Magazine asked me to write about my experiences recording in Cuba, and I decided to focus on our most recent trip there during January 2017. You can check it out at <a contents="www.sonograma.org/2017/04/fast-forward-making-music-in-cuba" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sonograma.org/2017/04/fast-forward-making-music-in-cuba" target="_blank">www.sonograma.org/2017/04/fast-forward-making-music-in-cuba</a>.<br><br>"As CEO of PARMA Recordings it is my job to produce music. Our company works regularly in venues throughout the U.S. and Europe and beyond, and much of our collective time as a company has been spent in the studio. It’s a comforting place. Yet comfort is not in great abundance in Cuba. Anyone who has been there knows it defies easy description, an illogical place, a place not yet in sync with time, a place which appears to be on the edge of evolution instead of revolution."Bob Lordtag:boblordmusic.com,2005:Post/46847172017-04-25T16:34:10-04:002017-06-12T10:09:21-04:00Dreadnaught's HARD CHARGIN' out in June 2017<p>Rev your engine and prime the pump - HARD CHARGIN' will be released in June 2017 by Red Fez. Took forever, but it's worth it. I mean, look at that polar bear! Complete track list: </p>
<p><span class="font_regular">1) Have A Drink With Dreadnaught (3:07) <br>2) Gaudy Baubles (3:17) <br>3) That's The Way That You Do It (My Way) (0:58) <br>4) Takin' A Ride With The Fat Man (Fatta Fatta Puck Puck) (8:39) <br>5) Bo-Leg-Ba (1:40) <br>6) Express Delight (7:51) <br>7) That's The Way That You Do It (Your Way) (2:09) <br>8) Gets The Grease (1:21) <br>9) Slave Girls (5:44) <br>10) Mummies Of The Cobbosseecontee (10:41) <br>11) That's The Way That You Do It (Our Way) (1.41) </span></p>
<p>Dreadnaught is: <br>Rick Habib (drums, percussion, vocals) <br>Bob Lord (bass guitars, keyboards, vocals) <br>Justin Walton (guitars, piano, organ, keyboards, saxophone, vocals) </p>
<p>With guests: <br>Chris Dow (flute on track 2, 6) <br>Andy Happel (violin on track 9) <br>Jonathan Wyman (“solo” on track 7) </p>
<p>And special appearance by: <br>A veritable shitload of analog effects pedals (all tracks) </p>
<p>Produced by Dreadnaught </p>
<p>All music and lyrics composed and arranged by Dreadnaught, except track 1 (lyrics composed by Dreadnaught, Jay Taylor, and Geoff Logsdon) </p>
<p>All tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jonathan Wyman at The Halo, except track 4 (recorded and mixed by Chris Chase at 1130ft) </p>
<p>Product design and graphics by Brett Picknell</p>Bob Lord