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Jeff Madewell Benefit - The Brig, at 118 W. Main St. Troy, Ohio, on January 23, 2010.

Watch the video of the sights and sounds of the Madewell Benefit at The Brig in Troy!  Listen to Erin Higgins' (Higgins-Madewell) live performance of "Bobby McGee" while you view pictures from the event. The full CD of the band performances is in the final stages of mastering and will be sent out for production this week.  The CD will be available from this site as well as CD Baby.

The event was a tremendous success!  1500+ people packed into the The Brig in Troy to celebrate Jeff Madewell; his contribution to music; and his never-ending effort to selfishly help people enjoy a better life.  

The bands featured on this CD are (in order of appearance):

• The Paul David Bach Band with Miss H
• Bad Neighborz
• Brothers In Arms
• The Drive
• Buff Francis
• See Alice Jones

You can pre-order the CD today for just $12 plus $3 shipping via the following Pay Pal link:

North & South Bluegrass and Country Music Band

The Paul David Bach Band finished their recording sessions on October 25th.  Paul David added a new track to the compilation, "Masterpiece".  Now the fine-tuning and mixing process begins!  Listen to local singer-song writer, Erin Higgins of Higgins-Madewell, sing Paul David Bach's "I'll Never Want to Go", featuring Kristen McNabb on violin and Wayne Hobbs on steel guitar.  Hot!!  DigitalDean Photography traveled to The Brigg in Troy, Ohio to shoot the promo shots for Paul David Bach's new CD release.

DigitalDean Photography traveled to Clifton Mills, Ohio and shot the promo photos for North & South's debut CD.  Take a look!  Just one part of the recording experience provided at Studio D.  Schedule your band's promotion shot with DigitalDean Photography!

'North & South' released their debut CD which grew from just being a couple of demo songs to a 12 song production.  North and South is a very talented local four piece Blue Grass band.  Listen to the "Where Do The Good Times Go" medley of songs.  For bookings, call Joe at 937-974-1753 or Patty at 937-726-2280.

Rick Bashore and Junior Smith finished two of the movements of Rick's ballet.  That project is moving along very well!  We're hoping to finish up that one-hour, 100+ track piece later this year.

Studio D welcomes Dave Hanley who performed commercial voice over work.

Other News

Phil Bennington continues work on his tribute to the BRD House.  Gary Brooks did a remote live recording at the Northern Hill Church in Clayton, Ohio.  Paul David Bach is enjoying continued success with his commercial release of his CD, "Off Into The Sunset" while he finishes work on his latest CD, "Ole' Number 7". The "Off Into The Sunset" CD is receiving great reviews!!  Congratulations, Paul David!!  The CD is available for just $10 via PayPal from Studio D (just send us an e-mail); also available from CDBaby or at any live performance.  John DeBoer is enjoying his commercial release of "Shadowland Flute Songs". 

Jimmy Kays - 1946-2009
We lost a great musician, story teller and friend in April, 2009, Jimmy Kays.  Jimmy always performed at Mountain Days each year.  We produced a slide show of our pictures of Jimmy presented to the audio of his live performance of "Mr. Music".  From 'Cat Fishin' to "Chuckie Beans Summer", Jimmy will always be remembered as "Mr. Music".