Belita Woods, Soulful Detroit Songstress 1948-2012

Detroit Soul & Funk icon Belita Karen Woods has passed away yesterday (May 14, 2012) of heart failure during an operation. Belita was best known as the lead vocalist for Detroit disco band Brainstorm during the 1970s and 80s. During the 90s and beyond, Belita also gained recognition as the lead singer with George Clinton

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Digital Recording Magic

When I decided to record my own album, I wanted do a lot of experimental stuff and really try to push the envelope. But I really didn’t know where to start — even though I tried everything, before I was through. After producing four albums on my own, and now having mastered and mixed countless

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Brand New Day

All right I’m back after quite some time without updating the website — I’ve just updated everything to a whole fresh new look and I think this website will provide a whole new user experience to people interested in what’s going on with me and my world. Yeah Baby! Main thing going on with me

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Guitar god Steve Kimock meets keyboard king Bernie Worrell

I'd like to meet him. Bernie played on all my favorite Funkadelic hits, like Flashlight, Mothership Connection, Give Up the Funk, etc. Guitar god Steve Kimock meets keyboard king Bernie Worrell Boston Globe "But Steve wasn't the first Kimock whom Worrell joined in musical pursuits. “My eldest son, John Morgan, is a drummer and a

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End of Year Round-Up

Wow it’s been such an amazing year, I haven’t even had time to update this blog for many months. In my new company Groove-Phonic Mastering and MIxing, I’ve had the opportunity to work for so many wonderful artists, and continue to do so. Just this weekend I’m finished up work on an album release for

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new projects and other stuff

Update for 7/11/2011 — I just finished co-producing, mixing and mastering a new CD for EMI recording artist Jade check out Jade’s website and hear one of the tracks. I’m just finishing up an album for an unsigned artist named Sam Robinson Thalluri. Sam is an incredibly talented singer-songwriter who has sold thousands of records in

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Mike Gould and the Gene Pool Band

Rotating Records Presents: Mike Gould and the Gene Pool Band Recorded February 14, 1982 Mike Gould: telecaster and vocals Doug Koernke: lead guitar Jeff Michael: guitar Andy Boller: keyboards Hugh J. Hitchcock: bass guitar Rob King: drums Recorded Live at the University of Michigan Student Union for the 3rd Annual WCBN Ann Arbor BASH event

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live with ike & val 4.2.2011

Live at the Van Dyke Cafe in South Beach, Miami April 2, 2011 this was a great party night! the band was kickin! Personnel: Ike Woods: guitar and vocal Val Woods: vocal and percussion Stevie Jackson: drums and vocals Willie Seay: bass and vocals Hugh J. Hitchcock: keyboards and vocals

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update 2011-3-16

I’d like to say Hello to Carlos Mantilla in Bucaramanga Columbia — he’s the latest DJ to add my record FUNKMEISTER to the playlist over at Radio 96.9 Bucaramanga! Thanks Carlos. My second release “Mixed Messages” off the record has also been doing well in the international charts this year, so thanks everyone. Be sure

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live with ike & val 3.5.2011

Here is a live performance with Ike and Val Woods at the Van Dyke Cafe in Miami Beach March 5, 2011 with myself on keyboards. You can’t see me very well (I’m off to the left off-screen) but you can hear everything pretty well. Great night, great gig, great group. Guitar and Vocals: Ike Woods

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