Dragondeer’s “Stay High” is an upbeat track with retro vibes that presents pliable duality at its finest. Guitarist/lap steel player Cole Rudy recalls the words and framework flowing effortlessly through his pen starting with an initial guitar riff and lyrics that were filled out with Casey Sidwell’s funky, thumping bass line; Carl Sorensen’s head bobbing boom-bap beats; and Eric Halborg’s Bowie-like vocals. The song presents a dual meaning—through the lyric “sacraments for you and me,” Rudy reflects on using cannabis as a “sacrament,” especially for engaging in musical activities and connecting with the audience. Fast forward to present times where the song fits hand-in-hand with raising spirits during an international pandemic. Whether it’s increasing output in productivity or creativity or needing a tune to help weather the storm, “Stay High” is positioned to be timeless and uplifting—whatever you want it to be to you, it is. Artist Quote: "Since writing the song, for me, the meaning has shifted from less talking about the aforementioned "sacrament" to more talking about utilizing the tools and opportunities that life sends our way (when we're lucky enough to see them) and about fostering positive growth and unity within myself and my community by working every day to be a good human and to give back where and when I can. Through that philosophy and ushered by tenets of love and gratitude, I hope to raise my own spiritual vibration to a higher level and to encourage and contribute to that of others. ‘Stay High—the choice is yours. I prefer both,” - Cole Rudy Produced by Eric Halborg, Casey Sidwell, Cole Rudy & Carl Sorensen Credits: Eric Halborg - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica Casey Sidwell - Bass Guitar Cole Rudy - Guitar Carl Sorensen - Drums Tracking Engineer - Jesse O'Brien Colorado Sound Studios Mixing Engineer - Jesse O'Brien Colorado Sound Studios Mastering Engineer - Jason Livermore The Blasting Room Studios ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfhyjwKLHFI

“Stange Times” is a reflection of initial conversations Omar Coleman had with Eddie Roberts during Coleman’s 2020 sessions at Color Red Studios (Denver, CO) testifying the bizarre state of America amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The exchange kept running back to the strange times that they were living in and Coleman took the stanza and ran with it. He immediately compiled lyrics he scribbled out on pieces of paper and knocked out lyrics from start to finish. Roberts approached the album combining classic blues with funkier blues and captured the rawness and immediacy of the music by recording through tape on Color Red Studios’ Tascam 388. “I hear Omar’s voice as a cross between Muddy Waters and Charles Bradley,” he states, “I tried to reflect those qualities in music approach and songwriting as well as the way we recorded the album and built the instrumentation of the tracks.” Joining Coleman and Roberts on “Strange Times” are Dan Africano (Ghost Light) on bass, Chris Spies (Matador! Soul Sounds) on keyboards and organ, Carl Sorenson (Dragondeer) on drums, Eric Bloom (Lettuce) on trumpet, Nick Gerlach (Michal Menert) on saxophone, Adrienne Short on viola and Kari Clifton on violin. ‘Eddie Roberts presents Omar Coleman: Strange Times’ comes out in summer 2021. Producer - Eddie Roberts Credits: Omar Coleman - Vocals, Harmonica Eddie Roberts - Guitar Dan Africano - Bass Chris Spies - Electric Organ, Keyboards Carl Sorensen - Drums Eric Bloom - Trumpet Nick Gerlach - Saxophone Adrienne Short - Viola Kari Clifton - Violin Tracking Engineer - Eddie Roberts, William Umphrey Color Red Studios - Denver Mixing Engineer - Eddie Roberts Color Red Studios - Denver Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs Doug Krebs Mastering ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UvSYvVX-Iw

Lee Turley teams up with his fellow Berklee College of Music alum and Color Red collaborator, Marcus Rezak, in a powerful electronic rock anthem “Triumph.” Turley originally framed the song as a high-octane electro-dance spirit and adding Rezak’s guitars morphed it into a rock heater that could be blasted through stadium speakers. Based in Asheville, NC with over 10 years of working extensively with the likes of Papadosio, Tauk, Aqueous, and more, Turley has helped pioneer the style and influence of bringing remixing into the live touring and music scene. When mixed with Rezak’s virtuosity on the guitar and pedigree for composition, this collaboration epitomizes two musical lightning bolts striking in the same place. Produced by Lee Turley Credits: Lee Turley - Musical Arrangement, Keyboards, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, Marcus Rezak - Guitar (Electric) Tracking Engineer - Lee Turley Turley Music Studios Mixing Engineer - Lee Turley Turley Music Studios Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs Doug Krebs Mastering ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LW5BHop-8M

"Breath One" is a track off the upcoming album produced by Seattle Bass player Bobby Heinemann in collaboration with the reverend Olli Klomp of Magik Carpet records. The Low Stimuli Affect series includes tribal rhythms and synthesized soundscapes produced by Heinemann during the 2020 pandemic shutdowns cause by COVID 19. Credits: Bobby Heinemann - Synthesizer, Bass Produced by Bobby Heinemann Mixed by Bobby Heinemann Mastered by Evan Schiller ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYvNgNvKe8k