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2010 GRAMMY® Nomination for Best Surround Sound Album
TM 2010 GRAMMY® NOMINATION FOR BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUMSAN FRANCISCO: Reference Recordings is proud to report that our own“Prof.” KEITH O. JOHNSONhas received his eighth Grammy nomination! This is our first release in Surround Sound. Category 94Best Surround Sound AlbumFor vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRAMichael Stern & Kansas City SymphonyKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineerDavid Frost, surround producer[Reference Recordings] We wish to extend our congratulations to…
Celebrations for José Serebrier
We recently came across a fantastic video of violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing a fantastic new work from composer José Serebrier. But you might know José Serebrier better as a conductor! José Serebrier has conducted multiple RR recordings, so we just had to share this video of one of his compositions!You can experience some of his great conducting work with both the London Philharmonic, and the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno on the following albums: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV:…
Britten’s Orchestra SACD & the Grammys!
Prof. Keith Johnson was just nominated for a Grammy award in the Surround Sound category, for recent release RR-120 SACD Britten’s Orchestra! The producer, David Frost, was also nominated for Classical Producer of the Year and Britten’s Orchestra is the top one on his roster of the albums he produced in the last year.
The Curios – Cherries on the Ground
Enjoy a sample from The Curios’ song Cherries on the Ground from their Fresh! From Reference Recordings release, “Pillow Book.” Get your copy of Pillow Book today!
Pied Piper – Video
We just put this up on YouTube, but thought you might enjoy it here as well!
Happy Thanksgiving from Reference Recordings
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Reference Recordings!
The Curios – “Back in Spades” Live
The Curios perform “Back in Spades” from their new FRESH! From Reference Recordings release “Pillow Book.”
Happy Birthday Britten!
Today is Benjamin Britten’s birthday, and we have just the album to celebrate! Britten’s Orchestra Michael Stern Kansas City Symphony The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a symphonic tour-de-force and audio spectacular, featuring all sections of the symphony, separately and together. Based on a famous theme by Henry Purcell, Britten writes in essence his “Concerto for Orchestra,” taking the ensemble apart, then reassembling it in a grand and jubilant finale. Dynamic range is…
The Curios perform “Hollow” Live
Check out The Curios performing “Hollow” from “Pillow Book” live at The Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA: Get the track today by purchasing the album from RR!
Jim Walker – Movie Star!
We’ve been talking a lot about what Mike Garson does away from Jazz, but he’s not the only performer on the Pied Piper release with versatility. Jim Walker might not be performing with hard rock bands (though he did play with Paul McCartney), but he’s also not only performing with orchestras. Jim walker has performed on over 600 movie soundtracks during his career. In fact, he might be the most widely-recorded flautist of all time!…
Proof from the Mike Garson Trivia Question
A couple of weeks ago we hosted a Reference Recordings Trivia Contest. One of the questions was “Which RR artist has played with Nine Inch Nails, Alicia Keys, Nnenna Freelon, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Smashing Pumpkins?” The answer, of course, is pianist Mike Garson. Mike Garson as you know is the featured pianist on our recent release “Pied Piper” along with flautist Jim Walker. Make sure to check out the Audiophile Audition review of that…
The Curios – an old review
This is an old review from 2007 from the Pacifica Tribune about The Curios, but it’s still a great read that we wanted to share. From The Pacifica TribuneThe Curios Freak-Folk the House Review of The Curios Winter Concert, 2007By Laura Valentine Political rabble rouser and bandleader of The Curios, Nancy Hall, was born and raised in Pacifica, California and came out of the womb dancing. When asked she says her first favorite song was…
Michael Gandolfi talks about “Line Drawings”
One of the next big recording projects that Reference Recordings will be working on will feature the Concord Chamber Players. The album will feature a world-premeire recording of Grammy-nominated composer Michael Gandolfi’s piece “Line Drawings.” In an article in the Concord Journal, Michael Gandolfi speaks with area high school students about the piece. Here are some excerpts from the presentation: From the Concord JournalCCHS students treated to chamber music lecture, performanceBy Patrick Ball “… Using…
The Absolute Sound 2011 High End Audio Buyer’s Guide
The Absolute Sound’s new issue (207) is highlighted by the 2011 High End Audio Buyer’s Guide. In it they chose several of our albums for demo use, and we can’t help but share their reactions with you! From The Absolute Sound: RR-120 — Britten’s Orchestra“For me, the ideal demonstration disc combines both great music and great sound, be it something obscure from a major label or relatively mainstream music from an ‘audiophile’ label such as…