TRANSCENDENCE guitarist Fernando Perdomo is producing the new album by 70′s rock legend Andy Pratt – tentatively titled The Snake Charmer. Pratt was a FM rock radio mainstay throughout the 70s and 80s — most famous for his 1973 hit “Avenging Annie” which was also recorded by the Who’s Roger Daultrey. Pratt is currently in Perdomo’s studio recording 12 tracks for the new album. Fellow TRANSCENDENCE members Ed Hale and Allan Gabay are also participating by adding background vocals and keyboards. For Perdomo the job has been an absolute dream come true. Says Ed Hale, “There is an excitement here in the air 24 hours a day. Us being younger and less experienced and watching someone of Andy’s talent work is awe-inspiring. His songs are freaking brilliant. We’re just along for the ride, trying to do our best to make the album sound as good as it can, and learning a lot along the way. The guy is a freaking brilliant songwriter. I’m learning a lot from him. We all are.”
TRANSCENDENCE guitarist producing new album by 70′s rock icon Andy Pratt
TRANSCENDENCE IN STUDIO TO BEGIN RECORDING NEW ALBUM(S)
With the flurry of anticipation over their soon to be released new CD, Nothing is Cohesive, and performances at two of the country’s largest indie music festivals, the band found time to sneak into the studio in September to begin recording last week at the infamous Hit Factory/Criteria Studios in Miami for not one but two new Cds to be released next year. Fred Freeman is on board once again in the producer’s seat. Songs tracked included We are Columbine, Jasmine, Messed it up again, Waiting for godot, Solaris, and more.
New Ed Hale and the Transcendence album wraps up
The new CD the band has been working on this year has finally started wrapping up the recording process and will begin mixing on Tuesday January 28th. The new album will be titled Sleep With You and features the songs Minnie Driver, Beautiful one, and I’m not the only one, which are already staples of the band’s live shows, as well as the title cut. Expected street date is mid-March, a far cry from the three years it took for the group’s last CD release Rise and Shine. Check the site soon for some downloads of the rough mixes as they come out.
Ed Hale and the Transcendence release Sept. 11th tribute song titled “Rebuild America”
Ed Hale and the Transcendence spent the last three days in the studio recording a song in honor of the one year anniversary of last years September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City. The song is entitled Rebuild America and was written by Ed last year on September 11th.
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I saw the planes crash into us
I saw the people cry
I saw the buildings come crumbling
I saw the rescuers sigh
I saw the president weep
On national TV
I saw the volunteers sweeping
To clean the new York city streets
As we try
Yes we try
To rebuild America
The land of our fathers
The land of our mothers
America
We are not alone
“This is a very personal song for me. I never played it for the guys and had no intention of putting it on an album or anything. I just wrote to get it out. I would play it a lot around the house during those first few days after the attacks as a way to deal with my emotions. Last week I thought about the song when I realized the anniversary was coming up and I played the song for the guys and said maybe it’s not us, you know, but hey do you guys want to record it? Everyone jumped in and really gave their all, sang and played more passionately and openly than I think we ever have before. I wish it never happened. I hope we really can rebuild.†Ed
Recorded at Dungeon Recording Studios, September 8th to 10th
Engineered by Fred Freeman and Joe Williams
Produced by Ed Hale and Fred Freeman
Mixed and Mastered by Fred Freeman
Jon Rose: keyboards, string arrangements, and samples
Ricardo Mazzi: drums
Fernando Perdomo: guitars
Roger Houdaille: bass guitar
Ed Hale: vocals and guitar
Ed Hale and the Transcendence working at Dungeon Studios to record new album
The band is now working in Dungeon Studios on their follow up to Rise and Shine due out this fall. Songs the band is laying down are already staples of their live shows: Sleep with you, Minnie Driver, Keep moving on, and others. Fred Freeman will be recording and co-producing the album.
Dungeon Recording Studios is a long standing Miami recording studio that caters to big and small acts from many different types of genres. Visit their website here.
