“YOU GOT ME WAITIN'”

“YOU GOT ME WAITIN'”

Studio Background:
Rob Grenoble founded Water Music in 1980, which is home to the Dave Matthews Band, Taking Back Sunday, Allman Brothers Band, Social Distortion, Ween, Lamb Of God, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Eat World, Joey Ramone, Lenny White, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds Five, and many others.

Engineer/Mixer:
James Frazee – James brings both musical and technical skill to sessions, thanks to years of playing drums, bass, guitar and singing in bands. He worked for Atlantic Records Studios, recording Buckcherry, Mercy Fall and Kill Hanna. Since joining Water Music, his credits include Gym Class Heroes, Katy Mae (Maggadee), Esme Montgomery & Dark, Sweet Cheeries (INFIDEL), Scarecrow Collection and the Rydells.

Assistant Engineer:
Scott Altizio

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals/acoustic guitar), Michael Aguirre (guitar), Jeremy Chatzky (bass), Eddy Zweiback (drums), Alicia Rau (trumpet), and Americo (organ).

Words and Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Scott Altizio & James Frazee:
Scott Altizio & James Frazee

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“SOUL TRIGGER”

“SOUL TRIGGER”

Studio Background:
Rob Grenoble founded Water Music in 1980, which is home to the Dave Matthews Band, Taking Back Sunday, Allman Brothers Band, Social Distortion, Ween, Lamb Of God, Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Eat World, Joey Ramone, Lenny White, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds Five, and many others.

Engineer/Mixer:
James Frazee – James brings both musical and technical skill to sessions, thanks to years of playing drums, bass, guitar and singing in bands. He worked for Atlantic Records Studios, recording Buckcherry, Mercy Fall and Kill Hanna. Since joining Water Music, his credits include Gym Class Heroes, Katy Mae (Maggadee), Esme Montgomery & Dark, Sweet Cheeries (INFIDEL), Scarecrow Collection and the Rydells.

Assistant Engineer:
Scott Altizio

Performers:
Greg Ribot (sax & horn arrangement), Alicia Rau (trumpet & horn arrangement), George Inhulsen (drums), Billy Atwell (bass & co-production), Laura Fay (backing vocals), Michael Aguirre (guitar), Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar).

Words and Music:
Kevin Bertotti

James Frazee & Kevin Bertotti:
James Frazee & Kevin Bertotti

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“Waste My Breath”

“WASTE MY BREATH”

Studio Background:
Rockgarden Studio is owned and operated by Dean Bohana and located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Producer/Engineer:
Dean Bohana

SONG 8: “WASTE MY BREATH”

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & acoustic guitar)
Dean Bohana (multi-instrumentalist, absolute genius, perfect gentleman, handsome as the devil, etc…)

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Dean Bohana:
Dean Bohana

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“SAY WHAT YOU SAY”

“SAY WHAT YOU SAY”

Studio: Terrence “Mercury” Harris Studio

Performers:
Terrence “Mercury” Harris (rapping/spoken word)

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

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“ONCE”

“ONCE”

Studio Background:
At Tribeca Recording we believe that making great recordings takes more than great equipment. Sure we’ve got the great gear, but we offer so much more. Not only do we know how to use that great gear we’ve got, we also have years of experience making music and know every aspect of the music making process intimately – playing & singing, composing & arranging, producing, engineering and mixing.

Producer/Engineer:
Jon Margulies

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar) and Hector O’Farrill (drums).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Kevin in the booth:
Kevin Bertotti

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“BABY WANTS”

“BABY WANTS” (audio is on its way)

Studio Background:
Monsterland Studio – Dan Goddard, with over ten years experience producing and engineering, opened Monsterland studio to meet the growing demand for affordable high quality recording in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Producer/Engineer:
Oliver Palamares

Performers:
Ekayani (vocals), Brian Lawlor (piano), and George Inhulsen (drums).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Studio owner Dan Goddard:
Dan Goddard

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“SILENT WITNESS”

“SILENT WITNESS” (audio is on its way)

Studio Background:
Mixed Meteor Studio (Hoboken, NJ) – Mike Toscarelli has assembled his studio with the most ecclectic collection of hand picked analog synthesis gear – interwoven and uniquely interworking with classic audio technology and computer midi recording. Mike has been composing & producing volumes of sounds and soundscapes and is a very talented live performance artist.

Producer/Engineer:
Mike Toscarelli

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar), Carlos Morales (guitar), Kurt Ritta (bass), Hector O’Farrill (drums).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Kevin Bertotti and Mike Toscarelli:
Kevin

Kurt Ritta
Kurt Ritta

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“SO SAD YOU’RE GONE”

I’m so happy to be working with Andre Fratto;
His depth of knowledge of music, his sensitivity and perception as an artist – he is a genuine talent and I’m proud to be associated with such a fine producer. Give a listen to the songs he produced on days 2 & 3.

“SO SAD YOU’RE GONE”

Studio Background:
Great Waters Music – Located in studio B of New York City’s Skyline Studios, Great Waters is a professional recording studio, production house, and publishing company. As a provider of high quality products at an affordable budget, we bridge the gap between a home studio environment and a state of the art facility, while maintaining the highest standard in musical performance and audio production. Studio B consists of a 32 channel automated langley BIG by amek, with Protools, Logic Pro, midi station and much more, making it the perfect setting for inexpensive tracking/mixing, compositon/arrangement and pre/post production.

Producer/Engineer:
Andre Fratto

Performers:
Nick Fowler (vocals), Greg Ribot (sax), Andy Lala (lead guitar), Kevin Bertotti (rhythm guitar), and Andre Fratto (bass).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Kevin Bertotti, taking the A train to Andre:
Kevin Bertotti - Day 2

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“LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON”

SONG 2: “LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON”

“LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON”

Studio Background:
Great Waters Music – Located in studio B of New York City’s Skyline Studios, Great Waters is a professional recording studio, production house, and publishing company. As a provider of high quality products at an affordable budget, we bridge the gap between a home studio environment and a state of the art facility, while maintaining the highest standard in musical performance and audio production. Studio B consists of a 32 channel automated langley BIG by amek, with Protools, Logic Pro, midi station and much more, making it the perfect setting for inexpensive tracking/mixing, compositon/arrangement and pre/post production.

Producer/Engineer:
Andre Fratto

Performers:
Kevin Bertotti (vocals & guitar), Brian Lawlor (piano), and Andre Fratto (bass).

Words & Music:
Kevin Bertotti

Kevin Bertotti, Brian Lawlor, Andre Fratto:
Kevin Bertotti, Brian Lawlor, Andre Fratto
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We have begun !

Today I recorded a song with BILLY ATWELL at AmpAudio.net studio in Hoboken, NJ – about 2 blocks from the house I grew up in. It seems fitting to have started “100 Songs In 100 Days” here in my home town with someone of such generous and adventurous spirit as Billy.

In about 8 hours – despite a major power outage that took down the whole block – the song was completed. After I laid down a rough of the song & did guitar/vocals – Billy tracked and performed all the other instruments; bass, lap-steel, sitar, guitar, drum programming, percussion instruments… everything.

“LET’S PLAY”

Kevin Bertotti - Day 1

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