Spotlight on the wonderfully talented musicians who performed on The Jones Thing’s upcoming album “Ephemeral Oddities”

Darrell Nutt – drums and percussion
Fort Myers, Florida – drummer and producer and so much more

After I had assembled enough demos that I wanted to flesh out, I started looking for a drummer who could record his own tracks. I spent about 3 weeks reviewing over 50 drummers – they had to be top-notch, because to me, the drums are the most important part of any song to me. Without the rhythm and the groove you’ve got nothing. The difficulty was finding someone who could play all sorts of styles, while having a keen ear for the songs themselves. Some could swing but not rock, others could jam but anything other than 4/4 time signatures sounded off. I finally found Darrell and just threw him all of the unfinished demos and said have at it, do your thing. Within a week I had tons of drums, expertly tracked. Songs like ‘Theme for a Buddy Detective Show’ really show of his chops while ‘Paper Taken by the Wind’ highlight his originality and creativity. He can do it all and do it perfect while writing parts for the sake of the song.

Learn more about the bad-assness that is Darrell Nut
https://www.defmediagroup.com/bio

and check out his band, The Moots – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymhR_oN0-9E&list=PLdPGBpt3RC_QT0wWCX6TzI3SaD-sA5GH-

Spotlight on the wonderfully talented musicians who performed on The Jones Thing’s upcoming album “Ephemeral Oddities”

Steven Cracknell – trumpet and trombones on “Intro Wankery” and “The Hapless Oaf”
Leicester, England – musician and producer

I recruited and compensated several different brass players but couldn’t get the right bouncy/happy vibe until I found Steven. He suggested adding trumpets on top of trombones to give each tune a little more sparkle.

Hire Steven directly –
https://soundbetter.com/profiles/57073-golden-mile-studio

Spotlight on the wonderfully talented musicians who performed on The Jones Thing’s upcoming album “Ephemeral Oddities”

Max Eider – guitar solo on “The Hapless Oaf”
England – guitarist and songwriter

As mentioned in a previous post, Max was one of my favorite musicians growing up, performing solo and as part of The Jazz Butcher with other notables like David J of Bauhaus. His incredible playing is something to behold, but his songs, humor and personality are what set him apart. I contacted him on a ‘I wonder if it would be at all possible to have one of my heroes play’ whim and yes he agreed – providing a solo that sound like it was intended to be there from the beginning.

View some of his new solo videos –
https://www.youtube.com/user/tundraducks/videos

Visit Max’s website to learn more about him
http://www.maxeider.com/

And go purchase his entire catalog right now!
https://tundraducks.bandcamp.com/