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featured from 1 february 2011
Did you know that when on tour in August of 2010, South Australian musician Jay Hoad supported Bob Marley’s “The Wailers” in North America? We are pleased to welcome Jay home after his relentless international touring schedule as he and his entourage of musicians launch their second independent album "Stories for the Soul" at this year's Fringe Festival.
Fusing diverse forms of funk, rock, reggae, tribal, jazz, latin and celtic music, "Stories for the Soul" is a deeply personal reflection taking us with Jay as he relives the last six years spent on the road and across the seas. With inspiration from his time in the USA, the Caribbean, South- East Asia, Canada and his birth country Fiji, the song’s tales reveal stories of love, learning, possibility and heartbreak; rich with history and central to the soul-building journey that is this release.
Stories for the Soul is produced by Jay Hoad and was recorded at Deep Blue Studios in Adelaide with Reid Jones with additional tracks recorded at AMI Studios in Maryland, USA. CD mastering is by Tim Starnes in New York City. Tim is best known for his sound engineering on movies such as "Lord of the Rings" and "Aviator" and the CDs of many well known USA bands.
Since his 2009 recording Jay’s musicianship has continued to develop pushing new boundaries. Jay now combines unique instrumentation comprising more than eleven instruments for his live solo performances. Joining him on this album is 2011 WOMADELAIDE artist Adam Page and together with Chris Finnen, Jim Miller, Steve Brown and Ria Loof, just to name a few, they create a recording ranging from groove-driven, funky tropical melodies to rock-influenced lap steel tracks. The new material has already caught the eyes and ears of festivals in Vancouver, Bangkok and along the east coast of the USA earlier this year, snapping Jay up to appear at their line-ups.
"Stories for the Soul" will see Jay emerge onto the Australian touring scene with a rock solid release, driven by so much passion it will be quite difficult for audiences to avoid the infectiousmelodies, downright dirty beats, heart-racing horns and heavy lap steel blues.
Celebrate the launch of the LP with three special shows at the Adelaide Fringe Festival:
Saturday 26 February @ Crown & Sceptre (10pm)
Friday 4 March and Saturday 5 March @ Cafe Komodo (7pm)
CONTEST!!
To win a copy of the new CD, go to the Music SA Contest Corner. Winners drawn 17 February.
