Recording Studio for Young Pals Music Productions
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
ADAM SHENK'S NEWSLETTER
Adam Shenk
Suitcases - Vol. 1
Happy fall everyone! I love this season - the cool, crisp, sometimes sunny weather, the beautiful leaves (though I don't see much of that in NYC) and...my birthday! (Oct. 25) Happy birthday all you Libras & Scorpios!
This fall has brought some special projects that I wanted to share with you. I'm working on a full-length album that should be ready by the holidays. I've been working with a great producer (Ayhan Sahin) at his home studio in Brooklyn Heights, and was lucky enough to have some great musicians come in and play. Start getting excited, and spread the word: new music from Adam Shenk coming soon! I'm so excited...
Additionally, I was offered a residency at the well-known NYC music venue, "Piano's." I will be playing in their comfortable upstairs lounge on the first Saturday of every month at 9 pm. First show of the residency is this coming weekend! If you're in NYC, come out and support me and my band! It's always a great show - original music with a cover or two sprinkled in...
Adam Shenk @ Piano's (Upstairs Lounge)
158 Ludlow (corner of Stanton)
FV to 2nd Ave., 6 to Bleecker
Saturday, October 3, 9:00 pm
FREE! (no cover, no drink minimum)
To view the facebook invite and RSVP: Click here
If you haven't already seen my music video, Click here!! It features choreography by Jared Grimes, and dance performances from me and twins Brian & Scott Nicholson. Would love to see your ratings and comments! And pass on the link to a friend.
That's enough out of me. Enjoy every day. Thanks for your support!
Adam
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
In the morning, writing session with Jeffrey James Keyes for our new musical project. In the afternoon, working on orchestrations for Michael Tester's "Most Likely To" show.
Monday, September 28, 2009
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Today, working on musical arrangements for Michael Tester's new show "Most Likely To"
Saturday, September 26, 2009
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
Recording demos with composer Christian Imboden for his new upcoming musical theatre show "It Closed on Opening Night" with Shawn Northrip.
In the afternoon, recording vocals with Adam Shenk for his new upcoming album.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
At noon, recording classical guitars with Emre Yilmaz for Adam Shenk's new album project. In the afternoon, recording vocals with Adam Shenk.
Late afternoon, attending Lina Koutrakos' album release party for her new album "Low Country" at Lincoln Center. I cowrote "Mati'a Mou" with her in the album.
Tonight going to see Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulveaus' English version of their second musical "Kristina" at Carnegie Hall. Years ago, in 1995 Swedish Embassy in Ankara, Turkey sent me to Sweden and arranged a meeting with Benny and Bjorn during previews of "Kristina" in Malmo. Now almost after 15 years, its hitting Broadway. Hoping to say hi to Benny and Bjorn at the afterparty.
With Benny and Bjorn in 1995 during "Kristina's" previews in Malmo, Sweden.
With Benny in summer of 2008 during Mamma Mia-The Movie's New York premiere party
KARINE HANNAH'S TRIUMPH AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
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After the persistent joy of experiencing Karine Hannah in a studio setting for the past eight years, what a rush it was to at last see her in a full-on live setting, along with 100 other established and new fans. Her performance at New York's Metropolitan Room Monday night exceeded all expectations.
Karine's voice held an iron grip throughout the room as she commandeered a set that included songs from her current album "Karine," and such covers as "Color of the Night," "L'amour existe encore," "Into the Night" and "The Way We Were." An absolute triumph. A star was born years ago: Now the rest of the world knows, as well.
With her producer, co-writer and musical director Ayhan Sahin.
Karine has been reviewed in Billboard and appeared in Chuck Taylor's top 10 year-end Critic's Pick list numerous times over the years.
With her band Dennis DelGaudio on guitars, Wade Preston on piano, Malcolm Gold on bass and Mike Sorrentino on drums
(taken from Chuck Taylor's blog "The Smoking Nun")
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
KARINE HANNAH HEADLINES METROPOLITAN ROOM—AND THE TURKISH PRESS
Karine Hannah's Live performance is approaching. The Turkish press is right on it!
Monday September 21, 2009 at the Metropolitan Room
Friday, September 18, 2009
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
In the morning, working with playwright Wallace Willholt for rewriting the musical "Gods"
At noon, recording keyboards with Adam Shenk for his upcoming album
In the afternoon, working with my writing partner Dennis DelGaudio
At noon, recording keyboards with Adam Shenk for his upcoming album
In the afternoon, working with my writing partner Dennis DelGaudio
Thursday, September 17, 2009
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Band Rehearsal for Karine Hannah's show at the Metropolitan Room on Monday September 21 with Dennis DelGaudio (guitars), Wade Preston (keyboard), Malcolm Gold (bass) and Mike Sorrentino (drums)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
In the morning, working on arrangements for Michael Tester's new musical project "Most Likely To."
MOST LIKELY TO
The Senior Superlative Musical
By Michael Tester
It’s the Drama Queens vs. the Jocks, the Class Clown vs. the Goths as an all-teen cast stage a mock senior superlative ceremony that is most likely to make you laugh!
Directed by Abbe Gail Gross
Original Casting by Daryl Eisenberg
Lighting Designer: Debra Dumas
Stage Manager: Laura Jane Collins
Produced by BroadwayClubhouse.com and Shortened Attention Span
Featuring original Dramatist Guild workshop cast members:
Andrew J. Beck, Alex Greif, Katie Hoffmann, Lyle Colby Mackston, Melissa Rapelje, Lauren Renner, Sarah Sixt, Joe Wegmann and Jesse Zeidman.
Joined by Gina Marie Bilardi, Samantha Chastain and Christopher Hlinka.
THE PLAYERS THEATRE
115 MacDougal Street, NYC
August 6, 7, 8, 9 @ 8pm, August 8 & 9 @ 3pm 2009
Tickets: www.theatermania.com (212) 352-3101
$25 Reserved Seating ~ $20 with the code CREATE
$15 at the door with student I.D.
Michael Tester is the creator of The Pirate Musical! (Baker’s Plays) The Mummy Musical (Dramatic Publishing) and Hollywood Exposed! (Actors Playhouse, Miami). He served as an original co-author of the long running Off-Broadway show The Awesome 80s Prom (winner National Interactive Show of the Year). HBO films has praised his “original comic voice,” and The New York Times, his development as a “major humorist.”
For more info about the show:
Tickets - TheaterMania
Producer - Shortened Attention Span
Venue - The Player's Theatre
Press - Press Release 6/30/09 Download
a cool 4"x5"
Most Likely To locker postcard!
For more info, please visit http://www.broadwayclubhouse.com/mostlikelyto.htm
In the afternoon, recording keyboards with Adam Shenk.
MOST LIKELY TO
The Senior Superlative Musical
By Michael Tester
It’s the Drama Queens vs. the Jocks, the Class Clown vs. the Goths as an all-teen cast stage a mock senior superlative ceremony that is most likely to make you laugh!
Directed by Abbe Gail Gross
Original Casting by Daryl Eisenberg
Lighting Designer: Debra Dumas
Stage Manager: Laura Jane Collins
Produced by BroadwayClubhouse.com and Shortened Attention Span
Featuring original Dramatist Guild workshop cast members:
Andrew J. Beck, Alex Greif, Katie Hoffmann, Lyle Colby Mackston, Melissa Rapelje, Lauren Renner, Sarah Sixt, Joe Wegmann and Jesse Zeidman.
Joined by Gina Marie Bilardi, Samantha Chastain and Christopher Hlinka.
THE PLAYERS THEATRE
115 MacDougal Street, NYC
August 6, 7, 8, 9 @ 8pm, August 8 & 9 @ 3pm 2009
Tickets: www.theatermania.com (212) 352-3101
$25 Reserved Seating ~ $20 with the code CREATE
$15 at the door with student I.D.
Michael Tester is the creator of The Pirate Musical! (Baker’s Plays) The Mummy Musical (Dramatic Publishing) and Hollywood Exposed! (Actors Playhouse, Miami). He served as an original co-author of the long running Off-Broadway show The Awesome 80s Prom (winner National Interactive Show of the Year). HBO films has praised his “original comic voice,” and The New York Times, his development as a “major humorist.”
For more info about the show:
Tickets - TheaterMania
Producer - Shortened Attention Span
Venue - The Player's Theatre
Press - Press Release 6/30/09 Download
a cool 4"x5"
Most Likely To locker postcard!
For more info, please visit http://www.broadwayclubhouse.com/mostlikelyto.htm
In the afternoon, recording keyboards with Adam Shenk.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
In the morning, writing session with Jeffrey James Keyes. We are rewriting my show "Swedish Style"
In the afternoon, recording acoustic guitars with Iakov Kremenskiy for Adam Shenk's album project
Monday, September 14, 2009
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Recording electric guitars with Iakov Kremenskiy for Adam Shenk's new album.
DAMIEN CARMELLO aka DAMO
Check out Damien Carmello’s new song “Lying Eyes” written by Sahin and Christian Imboden
www.myspace.com/damiencarmello
www.myspace.com/damiencarmello
Sunday, September 13, 2009
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
Recording flute and sax with Carras Callison Paton for Adam Shenk's new album
Saturday, September 12, 2009
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
Recording demos with composer Christian Imboden for his new upcoming musical theatre show with Shawn Northrip. The name of the show is called "It Closed on Opening Night."
Both Christian and Shawn are classmates, good friends, collaborators from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. We were part of Cycle 11 who graduated in 2002.
dctheatrescene.com says:
Bouncing Ball Theatrical Productions Director Shirley Serotsky and Book writer Shawn Northrip joined forces with composer and lyricist Christian Imbodenn to create a zany love letter to musicals, parodying The Producers, Guys and Dolls, Annie, Gypsy, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s Mirette, and some others I probably forgot.
The creators describe It Closed on Opening Night as “a revival of the 1977 Broadway belly-flop When I Just Can’t Say It Anymore, The Musical!”, in which a showgirl misses her chance to leave the stage and lead a decent life. Plagued by multiple book writers, overzealous producers, and a fading diva, Just Can’t Say It proves “nothing is scarier than a bad musical.” Closed, however, is on a very good start down the road to becoming a really good musical. The music is hummable and tap-able, and the lyrics are funny and silly. At times there may be too many recurring references to male and female body parts, but I must admit I did laugh at this: “Let’s go to my place\You can sit on my face/I don’t bite/I’ll help you through the night”.
Who couldn’t love a musical that had these song titles: “Get Yer Hands Off My Horn”. “Legs”, “Babies Suck”, “Ladies Love The Stocking Man”, “Get Yer Hands Off My Corn”, “It Happens Quickly In New York”, and “Awkwardly Going To Heaven”? What’s there not to like? It doesn’t “hoyt” when you have a great cast having a great time, and what a cast we saw! Michael John Casey played Roger, the inept artistic director. Tim Lynch was the nebbishy Simon the composer, whose claim to fame is being known for writing the musical version of Jaws called Shark Attack. Pistol Lauren Williams made you want to strangle her Netta – the mother who hated being a mother, who loved herself and money more than her kid. Michael Grew played the guy with the big heart ever so sweetly, while Amy Kellett looked properly clueless as Abigale, the talentless daughter, and tap dancer from hell, who likes to “singa, singa, singa and dance, dance, dance!” Katie Molinaro and Toni Rae Brotons – playing a housewife and Gabriella – rounded out the excellent cast.
But, it’s Matthew A. Anderson, this week receiving raves from all the local critics, including DCTS’s Steven McKnight, for his outrageous performance in MetroStage’s The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), who burns up the stage as the pimp-ish bully Paulie. His trumpet playing in “Get Yer Hands Off My Horn” is so outrageous that it sets the mood for the rest of the show. We know then that we are in for a crazy ride.
Where else could you hear a song where “loin of pork” rhymes with “New York”, or a show that ends with, “To heaven!/To heaven!/Together to heaven!/We’re only a day away”? With some workshops, and some more development, this show could run way past opening night!
Both Christian and Shawn are classmates, good friends, collaborators from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. We were part of Cycle 11 who graduated in 2002.
dctheatrescene.com says:
Bouncing Ball Theatrical Productions Director Shirley Serotsky and Book writer Shawn Northrip joined forces with composer and lyricist Christian Imbodenn to create a zany love letter to musicals, parodying The Producers, Guys and Dolls, Annie, Gypsy, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s Mirette, and some others I probably forgot.
The creators describe It Closed on Opening Night as “a revival of the 1977 Broadway belly-flop When I Just Can’t Say It Anymore, The Musical!”, in which a showgirl misses her chance to leave the stage and lead a decent life. Plagued by multiple book writers, overzealous producers, and a fading diva, Just Can’t Say It proves “nothing is scarier than a bad musical.” Closed, however, is on a very good start down the road to becoming a really good musical. The music is hummable and tap-able, and the lyrics are funny and silly. At times there may be too many recurring references to male and female body parts, but I must admit I did laugh at this: “Let’s go to my place\You can sit on my face/I don’t bite/I’ll help you through the night”.
Who couldn’t love a musical that had these song titles: “Get Yer Hands Off My Horn”. “Legs”, “Babies Suck”, “Ladies Love The Stocking Man”, “Get Yer Hands Off My Corn”, “It Happens Quickly In New York”, and “Awkwardly Going To Heaven”? What’s there not to like? It doesn’t “hoyt” when you have a great cast having a great time, and what a cast we saw! Michael John Casey played Roger, the inept artistic director. Tim Lynch was the nebbishy Simon the composer, whose claim to fame is being known for writing the musical version of Jaws called Shark Attack. Pistol Lauren Williams made you want to strangle her Netta – the mother who hated being a mother, who loved herself and money more than her kid. Michael Grew played the guy with the big heart ever so sweetly, while Amy Kellett looked properly clueless as Abigale, the talentless daughter, and tap dancer from hell, who likes to “singa, singa, singa and dance, dance, dance!” Katie Molinaro and Toni Rae Brotons – playing a housewife and Gabriella – rounded out the excellent cast.
But, it’s Matthew A. Anderson, this week receiving raves from all the local critics, including DCTS’s Steven McKnight, for his outrageous performance in MetroStage’s The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), who burns up the stage as the pimp-ish bully Paulie. His trumpet playing in “Get Yer Hands Off My Horn” is so outrageous that it sets the mood for the rest of the show. We know then that we are in for a crazy ride.
Where else could you hear a song where “loin of pork” rhymes with “New York”, or a show that ends with, “To heaven!/To heaven!/Together to heaven!/We’re only a day away”? With some workshops, and some more development, this show could run way past opening night!
Friday, September 11, 2009
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Recording keyboard and additional bass with Brendon McCarron for Adam Shenk's new album
He also recorded additional live bass on to some of the tracks
He also recorded additional live bass on to some of the tracks
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
In the morning, recording background vocals for David Pascucci's "Our Day Will Come"
At noon, meeting with Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan and Shidan Majidi for discussing a possible musical theatre piece together
In the afternoon, programming drums with Adam Shenk and Christopher Heinz for Adam's new album project.
At noon, meeting with Sertab Erener, Demir Demirkan and Shidan Majidi for discussing a possible musical theatre piece together
In the afternoon, programming drums with Adam Shenk and Christopher Heinz for Adam's new album project.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
First day of Adam Shenk's album recordings. Today is devoted to drum programming with his drummer Chris.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
In the morning, meeting with Emre Emirgil to work on remixes of his tracks.
In the afternoon, meeting with Karine Hannah to plan her September 21 gig at Metropolitan Room.
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