Jackie Gore, formerly of the Embers Band , now with the Legends of Beach, performed this song, "Cuddle Up" which was the last song written by Allen Ball. Allen Ball was an extremely talented musician, writer, singer and friend. Allen traveled with the Shadows back in the late 60's when we were playing from Louisiana [...]
CD cover design, photography, artwork, type style… Just add the phrase "How do I get quality ______" and fill in the blank. These questions don't get asked enough. If you've invested hours in the studio on a project that you are really proud of, why would you have the cover just thrown together? We'll cover [...]
Contemporary Christian music may have its newest rising star… Maria Cox. Her initial offering is "Lord I Need You" and was written and performed by Maria as well as produced with her doing her own engineering at the college she is attending. When you listen to this song, I think you will hear the same [...]
When this group takes the stage, brace yourselves! Sistaz N Christ recently recorded this CD with Palm Radio Productions. The CD was recorded at the historic Flatiron Building in Williamston as a live recording. Group leader, Angela Cherry wrote and produced all the songs in this CD. The remote tracks were recorded by Barney Conway [...]
Music Licensing and Royalties… Confusing? Jumping through the hoops to get the necessary license or permission to record someone else's song can be a daunting task, especially if you've never done it. One option is to go to The Harry Fox Agency, probably the largest publisher representatives in the business. They have an excellent video [...]
Ted Etheridge at the console of Music Box Studios Having worked in some of the finest studios in the US, I had serious reservations about the quality of recording facilities I would find when I moved back to eastern North Carolina. When I first spoke to Ted Etheridge by phone a couple of years ago, [...]
Calvin wrote and recorded this song back in 1968 on Venture Records right after he left Motown Records. After Calvin had a hit with it, Rufus Thomas and Ray Johnson also did a cover version. Calvin had a string of hits while in Atlanta with the team of Barney Conway, producer/engineer and Tommy Stewart, producer/arranger. [...]
Barbara Coston has just released her new CD, Bible 101 This CD was recorded at Music Box Studio in Hamilton, NC, and features Barbara teaching the books of the Bible using a light hip hop rhythm. The CD has been well received by the public and Barbara has plans for more releases including a proposed [...]
TIME MACHINE CD NOW AVAILABLE This CD has been a long time coming. It consists of nine original songs from the pen of Barney Conway. The songs range from a easy beach-shag song, "Part-Time Lover," to a hard drivin' rocker, "Pink Motor-sycle". Several line dance classes and clubs have adopted "Pink Motor-sycle" as a specific [...]
