My new CD coming next month! (samples on website)

mikerood · #1 03-23-2011, 08:52 PM

Hey everyone -- Mike Rood here

My new CD, The Desert and the City, is being released in April 2011! It features all original music of mine. You can hear exclusive samples from each song at my newly redesigned website, www.mikerood.com. Here is a very cool promo video for the CD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j40svNlExgU

I recorded the album with my quartet in early February at Avatar Studios in NYC, and I spent the rest of the month and the beginning of March mixing and mastering. It was an incredibly fun and intense time, and I am thrilled with the result. Bassist John Patitucci is writing the liner notes, and the album will be ready to be sent out for printing very soon!

The CD will be available for purchase at my website, and also at CDbaby, Amazon, iTunes, Napster, etc.

I hope you enjoy the samples on the website, and I look forward to the CD's official release!

I'd love to know what you all think!
Mike

oneworld · #2 03-24-2011, 07:12 AM

mike, i listened to the samples... enjoyed your very nice playing and recording.
did you record live to 2-track ? who were your musicians ?
did bruce dunlap turn you on to playing with a thumbpick ?

best, paul

paynow · #3 03-24-2011, 08:16 AM

Mike,

I really enjoyed the samples. I definitely want to pick up a copy of your CD when it comes out. Great playing. Original work and so much skill.

In going through your website one thing that jumped out at me was that you won the Nicolas Flagello piano competition. Nick's brother Ezio, who was a bass with the Metropolitan Opera, was a close friend of my family. Two brothers who were so immensely talented. I only had one oppurtunity to meet Nick; my Dad brought me by his studio when I was a teen and I remember being overwhelmed. Such a great composer. I'm sure that was no easy contest to win!

Welcome to the forum and keep up the good work.

mikerood · #4 03-24-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by oneworld

mike, i listened to the samples... enjoyed your very nice playing and recording.
did you record live to 2-track ? who were your musicians ?
did bruce dunlap turn you on to playing with a thumbpick ?

best, paul

Thanks Paul! We recorded live but all isolated (no overdubs). The band is Mike Bjella on sax, Alex Spradling on bass, and Goh Izawa on drums.

Bruce plays with a thumbpick and 3 fingerpicks, and I learned that technique from him (but I added a pick to my pinky, too!)

mikerood · #5 03-24-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by paynow

Mike,

I really enjoyed the samples. I definitely want to pick up a copy of your CD when it comes out. Great playing. Original work and so much skill.

In going through your website one thing that jumped out at me was that you won the Nicolas Flagello piano competition. Nick's brother Ezio, who was a bass with the Metropolitan Opera, was a close friend of my family. Two brothers who were so immensely talented. I only had one oppurtunity to meet Nick; my Dad brought me by his studio when I was a teen and I remember being overwhelmed. Such a great composer. I'm sure that was no easy contest to win!

Welcome to the forum and keep up the good work.

Thanks so much! I'll definitely announce when it is released.

That's wild that you know the Flagellos -- the engineer who mixed this album (Doug Epstein) actually knew them as Nicolas' wife was his music teacher in elementary school. Small world for sure!

jerrykemic99 · #6 04-04-2011, 10:31 PM

Hi mike,Just I listened your sample songs and they are really good.I like all of your song.I hope I will be collect your new CD.

mikerood · #7 04-05-2011, 12:05 AM

UPDATE: new promo video just released: YouTube - Guitarist Mike Rood talks about his new CD "The Desert and the City"

basile865 · #8 04-05-2011, 04:59 PM

Hey mike the clips sound great man. Really pure tones. Congrats.

jzucker · #9 04-05-2011, 05:15 PM

sounds great Mike. Very innovative and hip.

mikerood · #10 04-05-2011, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jzucker

sounds great Mike. Very innovative and hip.

Thanks Jack! means a lot from you man

jzucker · #11 04-05-2011, 06:18 PM

mike, will you be selling through emusic or amazon's mp3 store?

mikerood · #12 04-05-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jzucker

mike, will you be selling through emusic or amazon's mp3 store?

it will be for sale on CDbaby for physical and digital purchase, and on amazon, napster, maybe emusic (not sure) and some other places. also on my website

oneworld · #13 04-05-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mikerood

it will be for sale on CDbaby for physical and digital purchase, and on amazon, napster, maybe emusic (not sure) and some other places. also on my website

iTunes ?

mikerood · #14 04-05-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by oneworld

iTunes ?

Yes iTunes too! forgot that one