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August 2007
In the Studio
We have had a busy month, as we’ve had some excellent talent in the studio with
us. Here’s a rundown on these amazing performers:
Anjanel Folkens http://www.anjanel.net
Anjanel, winner of the prestigious 2007 CMA Horizon Award for both Entertainer
of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year in New/Contemporary Gospel, asked us
to write some songs for her. These songs will be included on her upcoming CD,
tentatively titled Road Trip, which features a draft version of the title song.
Check it out on her web site (above link)! You will hear her amazing vocal
talents and her excellent songwriting skills.
Anjanel’s upcoming CD has 10 songs on it, including 4 that she wrote, 4 from us,
and 2 that her mom wrote. This CD contains quite a variety of songs, from
country rock to contemporary country to gospel.
Anjanel’s songs on this CD include:
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Road Trip
(contemporary country)
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Tomboy
(contemporary country)
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Crashin’
(contemporary country)
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What Happens
(contemporary country)
Anjanel selected 4
songs from gdp & co, and we are honored. Here is a list of those 4 songs:
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New (contemporary
country)
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Cool (country
rock)
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Somewhere Inside
(contemporary country)
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Superman
(contemporary country)
Anjanel also added 2
gospel songs. The top song below, Lord's Mountain, is one Anjanel's mom wrote,
and the 2nd song below, Be as One, is a collaboration with Anjanel, her mom, and
her dad. It is a real family effort:
Anjanel has been an
absolute charm to work with in the studio, and to just hang out with. She is as
pretty as she is down-to-earth. She’s the artsy girl-next-door, and we predict a
great future for her in country music. Anjanel’s powerful CD, Road Trip, is due
for release in September.
Chris Krause
http://cdbaby.com/cd/chriskrause
Chris Krause is another strong talent who has worked with us in the studio.
Check out his CD (above link). This award winning artist is a singer and
songwriter, who devotes his music to gospel and contemporary country. His voice
has been likened to Randy Travis, Trace Adkins, and others. Some of Chris’
awards include the following recent ones:
Illinois Country Music Association
Earlier this year,
Chris, who is a tremendous songwriter himself, joined us in the studio to
perform 3 songs, which currently can be heard on our web site:
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No Mystery
(contemporary country)(Recently selected for inclusion in a top music
library in LA)
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You & Me
(contemporary country
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Come Dance
(contemporary country)
Recently, Chris came
to Eclipse Studios to record 2 more of our songs, and he performed magnificently.
Here are the titles for these songs, with a September 2007 release date:
We feel constantly
impressed when working with Chris. He is a great singer and a wonderful person.
Like Anjanel, he is a pleasure to work with and a joy to be around. We really
appreciate the time and effort he’s shown, going to great lengths to travel over
100 miles to join us in the studio. He is simply amazing.
We think he is another artist destined for bigger things! Check out his newest
CD, No Pain No Gain.
Brandon Howard
http://www.last.fm/music/Brandon+Howard
Brandon Howard, is a local Missouri singer. He has performed live with Billy
Yates. He released one album entitled, Static. It features 12 tracks, with 10 of
the songs written by Brandon himself.
Brandon kindly agreed to join us in the studio recently, and he’ll be joining us
again for an upcoming session. Brandon, who is another genuine person and an
excellent vocalist, came into Eclipse Studio to sing a new gdp & co song:
This anthem to the
beautiful home state of country music offers a unique, sing-along chorus, and
Brandon’s delivery is superb, if not mesmerizing. His background harmonies are
excellent, only surpassed by his hypnotic lead vocals.
In fact, we were so impressed with his background harmonies, we invited him back
to join Anjanel in one of her new songs, Be as One. Brandon will join her as a
duet for the choruses in this riveting gospel song. Brandon will also come in
and sing Come Dance, with a modified arrangement.
We feel honored and privileged to have him in the studio with us.
Tim Harr
Tim is a very talented musician from Central Illinois. He knows country music,
and he has added steel guitar to a couple of our songs, including Somewhere
Inside and Superman. We plan on having him back to add steel guitar and electric
lead on a couple of our newer songs.
Again, we’re working with another person who has excellent studio presence and
is a great person to be around. Listen for his unique style that he’s adding to
our songs!
For More Information Contact:
GDP & Co.
P.O. Box 333, Towanda, IL 61776
Tel: (309) 533-3330
FAX: (309) 533-3330
Internet:
info@2gdp.com.com
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