Tesla's Christmas...a chance to give back

It's been a tough year. My wife and I are very thankful to still have a roof over our heads and food on the table. Many are not as blessed. You see them on the streets, their homes have been foreclosed on. They barely have enough to get by... and some don't. Then, there are also the "other" family members, dogs, cats, etc. Some are abandoned on a highway, others killed at the end of their stay at the local animal shelter. Why?... because people don't have money to take care of them, let alone themselves.

About a month ago, I decided to use my music to give back. An eclectic project, "Tesla's Christmas", was born. The songs are comprised of Christmas Carols... some familiar and others not. Combining electronica with ancient sounding instruments, "these carols will remind you of something you've never heard before".
My wife and I will give all the profits we receive to a couple of charities that are close to our hearts:
The Rescue Mission of Salt Lake City and No More Homeless Pets in Utah
This is the very least we can do to help... Christmas should last 365 days a year.
Blessings, Richard & Cyndi Souther

Click HERE to buy "Tesla's Christmas"

MICHAEL BEHM "It's My Time"

MICHAEL BEHM
“It’s My Time”

With “It’s My Time,” prolific Canadian songsmith Michael Behm has crafted another winner. Rich in melody and possessing lyrics filled with universal resonance, it’s a song that belongs on CHR / Hot AC radio and in the hearts of its listeners.

Behm has earned a rapidly growing international following with his eloquent solo compositions, but “It’s My Time” marks a new foray into co-writing. The song is the shining outcome of a highly creative collaboration with legendary Canadian songwriter Ron Irving.

The track will be features on the 2009 season of American Idol exposing Behm to millions of listener’s worldwide.

“It’s My Time” takes the listener on a voyage of emotional discovery when the singer finds he is now on the “big stage” and as Behm says, “The crowd is going wild!” The track features Behm’s expressive and honest vocals and guitar work. This is complemented by the superb accompaniment of A-list player’s drummer Randall Stoll (Tom Cochrane), bassist Scott Macleod (Platters) Steve Morris (Ian Gillan Band). Recording of the track took place at both Bryan Adam’s Warehouse Studios and Behm’s Vancouver Island studio. The track was mixed by Behm’s long time partner Delwyn Brooks, (INXS, Coverdale / Jimmy Page) with mastering by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman, Katy Perry, Linkin Park.

The result is another Behm classic, one that belongs on your AAA play list.
For more information, contact michaelbehmmusic.com

"Modern Day Tragedy" New sonic high water mark!

"Modern Day Tragedy" New sonic high water mark!
As I was into the last hours of a mix that started last Friday I did not know if this track was crap or not. I finished it last night at midnight I was all alone. I thought about all the many people who have made this track what it has become and was grateful.
The song has come a long way from writing it with Ralph Murphy at my dinner table with an acoustic guitar. To tracking the drums with Randal Stoll and my production team at the Warehouse with my long-time friend and partner Delwyn Brooks, an amazing talent! The song took me back to my studio, recording bass and keyboards with John Dryden and Andrew Lorimer. Finally the string arrangement by Christian Howes was done at Berklee.
We removed, edited and revised the arrangement to stay on point. “It’s all about the little girl”
Delwyn returned to mix the track with me for a few two days sessions.
Here I am sending it to you all I have to say is “I can stand behind it and now own it”
M

MICHAEL BEHM New Single "It's My Time"

MICHAEL BEHM
“It’s My Time”

With “It’s My Time,” prolific Canadian songsmith Michael Behm has crafted another winner. Rich in melody and possessing lyrics filled with universal resonance, it’s a song that belongs on Hot AC radio and in the hearts of its listeners.

Behm has earned a rapidly growing international following with his eloquent solo compositions, but “It’s My Time” marks a new foray into co-writing. The song is the shining outcome of a highly creative collaboration with legendary Canadian songwriter Ron Irving.

Behm had been working on an earlier version of the track, but Irving’s subsequent input in terms of the lyrics and arrangement proved invaluable. “The song went through a positive change, and I’m thrilled with the results,” says Behm. “I put the track out to my network of people around the world and the response has been overwhelming.”

The track will be features on the 2009 season of American Idol exposing Behm to millions of listener’s worldwide.

“It’s My Time” takes the listener on a voyage of emotional discovery when the singer finds he is now on the big stage and as Behm says, “The crowd is going wild!” The track features Behm’s expressive and honest vocals and guitar work. This is complemented by the superb accompaniment of A-list player’s drummer Randall Stoll (Tom Cochrane), bassist Scott Macleod (Platters) Steve Morris (Ian Gillan Band). Recording of the track took place at both Bryan Adam’s Warehouse Studios and Behm’s Vancouver Island studio. The track was mixed by Behm’s long time partner Delwyn Brooks, (INXS, Coverdale / Jimmy Page) with mastering by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman, Katy Perry, Linkin Park.

The result is another pop gem, one that belongs on your AAA play list.

For more information, contact michaelbehmmusic.com

Win one of 5 new autographed Fender Guitars by Michael Behm

Win one of 5 new autographed Fender Guitars by Michael Behm
Help me pick the new Michael Behm single!!!
You guys are way smarter than any record company.
Email your choice to me at the below link and you can win one of 5 Fender guitars.
A winner will be picked each week starting Sept 10/09

The three songs choices are
Where I Belong
APPLE In Her Hand
Don’t Throw Our Love Away
http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom

“Rock Impressions” Review Of Alessandro Bottura's Popular New “Morning Grooves” CD Out Now On Itunes

“Times are changed compared to 70s, 80s and 90s, music tries to derive benefits from the net. This modern weapon, indissolubly tied to computer, allows to been known and self-product oneself in the eyes of the whole world. Recording studios and producing companies are less and less useful, but that isn’t totally a negative side for music’s future. Thousands of musical talents all around the world, without internet, would have been remained anonymous. That’s the case of Alessandro Bottura, a local and valid multi-instrumentalist. Bottura loves to play mainly the bass and the way of playing recalls inexorably to the mind the name of Jaco Pastorius. So, we’re talking’ about a Rock Jazz with flashes of Fusion. Surely to the more attentive of you, Bottura’s name doesn’t sound new, and in fact Last.fm surely made it work.
The track “May Day Mayhem”, then, is topping the RadioIndy’s chart in America and the Reverbnation’s one here in Italy. This is why we can find “Morning Grooves” on Amazon.com, I-Tunes, CdBaby, Napster and much more websites of that kind. Internet is a stab in the back of the musical business because of wild downloading, but at the same time is an inexhaustible forge of brand new artists. “Out Of Sight” is a track that immediately displays the artist’s gifts and opens more than worthily the CD. Personally, I love very much the warm sound of the bass and this heats me inside, making me immediately endear this music. I don’t hide that I’ve been a big fan of the Canadian band Uzeb and those of you that knows them can understand what I mean for warm sound, even Bottura himself, I think. Jazz improvisation, good guitar solos and some nice drum roll, accompany the listening. And it’s not by chance that the second track has named “Mind, Passion & Instinct”, the real summary of “Morning Grooves”, valid more than a thousand words…But pay attention, we’re not listening to a self-celebratory record, although all the ingredients leads to that, there’s also heart and really melodic piano moments. There’s joy in “Quetzalcoatl”, so much that the foot starts to beat track rhythm by itself. Delightful is also the dynamism of the guitar in the final of “Deaf Kids’ Disco”, but, as I told before, the record star is “May Day Mayhem”. Dragging rhythm and explosive bass, it represents Alessandro Bottura’s present sound at his best.


All the record is very pleasant to be listened and flows away quickly in his nine tracks and fifty minutes. Surely, it isn’t all a bed of roses, let’s come to the faults (even if little), I think that sometimes there’s a need to dare more, for what concern the writing side. That’s giving a stylistic paw, too often (but that’s also a genre's fault) some deja-vus come to the mind. The second mole is a little critic, personally I’m still tied to certain canons, so that, for me, the artwork is still important, a completion of the whole work..and here things don’t go well at all. For everything else, boys, let’s give a listen to this new Italian artist, you won’t regret. Meanwhile, welcome and good luck to Alessandro Bottura”

- Massimo Salari for “Rock Impressions”

Extra Music Magazine Reviews New Morning Grooves CD By Alessandro Bottura

Extra Music Magazine Reviews New Morning Grooves CD By Alessandro Bottura

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PAS present "Bitten By a Spider" new video

PAS present "Bitten By a Spider" new video

"Bitten By a Spider" by PAS (Post Abortion Stress)

Steve Morris touches down with Michael Behm

Steve Morris Guitar Legend

Touches down in Vancouver July 25th to work with Michael Behm on new tracks for up and coming movie about legendary ACDC singer Bon Scott.
Behm will be recording 5 cuts for Dead Famous International to be used in the movie.

“Steve I will be writing together and he will be playing slide on other tracks I am working on for release late in the year. Steve will be signing a Fender Strat to be given away in a contest to be announced.”

Thanks to all who have enjoyed the daily downloads I will be doing a weekly song feature each week starting soon. The track will be free for the week it is featured.

Steve Morris Link
http://www.getreadytorock.com/10questions/steve_morris.htm

In a time where noise prevails over silence, Orange Democracy emphasizes the art of listening. Orange Democracy is a New York based band consisting of some of the most prominent and talented young musicians in today’s jazz and classical music field. The project was brought to life by pianist Cyrus von Hochstetter, guitarist Ted Boasso and singer Carla Jablonski. Together they created songs where heartfelt expression and diversity is of foremost importance. Their unique style blends elements of jazz, traditional and experimental songwriting, folk, soul and classical music. The band is dedicated to pushing the envelope and create live shows that pull listeners into the music. Using a not too common combination of acoustic instruments the resulting songs are smart, engaging, experimental yet always simple, melodic and extremely catchy.

Orange Democracy won a Downbeat Student Award for 'Outstanding Performance' in June 09 issue of Downbeat Magazine.

Please check out the new video clip:

Our music can be downloaded for free on www.orangedemocracy.bandcamp.com

CDs are availabe on CD Baby .

Michael Behm News

New Tracks Michael Behm is finishing up new tracks to be mixed at the Warehouse with world class mixer Mike Fraser mid July. The tracks will be on Behm’s up and coming release.
“If I Could learn To Fly” has been picked by Astral Records as the first single to go mainstream radio in Australia slated for Aug. Release.
Michael Behm Speaks and performs at the VIMBC

The Vanouver Island Music Business Conference brought out some great musical minds to share ideas and perform some memorable shows. Hosted by Susie McGregor and Andy Lorimer.
Michael Behm performed with Bill Henderson, Steve McClintock, Ron Irving, Larry Wayne Clarke and Sue Medley in a lively acoustic show at the Sid Williams Theatre.
“I did panels on publishing, internet marketing, song writing and music production. I took some time to write a new track with Ralph Murphy (writer relations ASCAP).”
Friday night brought some memorable laughs at the Voodoo Lounge with Behm reuniting with old friend Brian Howes who hit the stage for a jam session.

Thanks to all that came out!

PAS Presents "Bliss on the Tarmac" New Video

PAS Presents "Bliss on the Tarmac"

PAS Live at The Wreck Room on LastFM

Hey folks, 

For those of you that missed the last show here is a video feed on LastFM. Enjoy and please leave comments. 

http://www.last.fm/music/Post+Abortion+Stress/+videos/29949615

Thanks

Robert and PAS

New Alessandro Bottura - "Morning Grooves" Review

Multifaceted and colorful, Morning Grooves is a continual delight on the staff, a carefree sound that comes from the best influences fusion, funk and electro.
The technique comes out perfect from the first listen but the rest Bottura after five years of piano, guitar joined, on drums and finally to the electric bass on the disc that is practically the prince, in 2007 obtained the degree in music at the DAMS Bologna.
Sounds far, summer and tropical converge in a single melody with "Out of Sight" and endless frenetic pace, a stroke on the keys of the bass, dancing on the strings and then for a moment, the notes of a piano show an immense calm that once again welcomes the ecstatic frenzy, is "Mind, Passion & Instinct" the second track, a highway along which the various sounds are chasing interweaving.
The dances are not finished yet, not until the shock of "Quetzalcoatl" has slipped in the legs making you move your pelvis and shoulders around the clock, the sounds permeate the listening nullifying the effect of size simply by scrolling over anything that is about as a colorful stream. "Deaf Kids' Disco" bounces with her hyperactive performance funk, putting well highlighted the harmony of different instruments as they rotate, but the real substance is known to pause in that Bottura introduces several songs calm down for a moment the tumultuous rage of the piece with a mirror of melodies. "Sweet Tears" is reflection, memories, known simply blown in the slow drip of rhythm, the low legal guardian of a trumpet ragged in a carousel of sounds just barely whispered.
"Stern Memories" tends his hand to jazz joking about sudden changes, a chamber piece, from taste to the end, recovering the wake of the funk that pierces the entire album, "Mayday Mayhem" flows directly from the seventies, low blows known as boils, cut the battery is alternate with furious attacks of the instruments, perhaps this is the track that encloses most of all the immense versatility and versatility of the artist, sin will end too soon.
"Black Lady", a cocktail of funk and jazz very successful, especially the choice of sounds simple, minimal parts makes even more appreciable, the disc is perfect for a relaxing evening in the company of friends, but in the long term appears in some passages "static", linked to a well-defined line. However Bottura can enter every trace elements in surprising and totally subversive shares than the main structure, such as time of Arab "Black Lady".
"Tropical Night" starts winding up and promises to notice what the title means, get lost on this final track is almost like dreaming, and the closure is good, the beautiful and very hard to discover, we hope to see Bottura live soon. Alessio Scicolone- Extra Music Magazine

Michael Behm"The Remaining Go" The song’s lyrics bring the situation to vivid life: “1,000 summers to make just one…

MICHAEL BEHM

The Remaining Go

Michael Behm is a multi-talented singer/songwriter with a rapidly expanding international reputation as an artist to watch. He is also a concerned citizen of Planet Earth. These two roles intersect in compelling fashion on his new track, “The Remaining Go.”

The song was written for Earth Day, and Behm is donating all the proceeds from sales of the track to the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) for their work in educating people on the steps we can take to make living on earth sustainable. The song has also been donated to the WCWC for use in their publicity campaigns. "I created the song as a reminder for us to be a little easier on the planet,” explains Behm. “I recognised the need for all of us to honour the agreement we have with nature and to walk with a little softer footprint.”

The catalyst for The Remaining Go was Behm’s witnessing of environmental destruction in his own British Columbia backyard. He lives close to Qualicum and Cathedral Grove, a beautiful old growth forest now under serious threat from logging. Heli-logging close to protected areas of forest creates serious damage to the entire forest, says Behm. “When you cut down the primary trees around an old growth forest, the wind affects the remaining trees and they fall as well, hence the title ‘The Remaining Go.’”

The song’s lyrics bring the situation to vivid life: “1,000 summers to make just one…when the cold winds blow, the remaining go.” The message is delivered in the form of a strongly melodic and accessible pop-rock song. “I wanted something singable so the audience could sing along if they wanted to. I was looking for something with a pop sensibility and a pleading kind of performance to it,” says Behm.

This mandate is fulfilled in strikingly effective fashion on “The Remaining Go.” The song features the high-end production that has become a Michael Behm trademark, while his vocal and instrumental work is of an equally high calibre. This creative talent was vividly showcased on his 2008 album Saving America, which earned notable airplay and media attention in the U.S., while his recent single “If I Could Learn To Fly” topped online charts in Australia (mp3.au.com) and Canada (Reverb Nation). His carefully-crafted compositions are also in increasing demand for film and television, and Behm recently completed a track for a new Disney prodution.

An impressive new addition to Behm’s body of work, ”The Remaining Go” reflects a wider purpose. ”I’m not preachy, but there’s a point when mainstream people like myself feel motivated to do something about what is going on.”

For more information, contact michaelbehmmusic.com

http://www.rhapsody.com/michael-behm/the-remaining-go-vocal

PAS Live Brooklyn NY 6-18 and 6-19, 2009

Please come and show your support!

06/19/2009 08:00 PM - Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway  Brooklyn, New York  US  Cost: Free  Description:PAS 10 PM The Invisible Hand 11 PM Others TB 06/18/2009 10:00 PM - The Wreck Room-Bushwick, Brooklyn   940 Flushing Ave, (between Central Ave & Evergreen Ave)  Brooklyn, New York 11206  US  Cost:$5  Description:line-up: THURS JUNE 18: (10:30) PAS (Post Abortion Stress), Womb Rippers, Calves, Ghoul Poon

Michael Behm "Free Daily Download"

“The Daily Download” is a new in incentive I have created to give back to the fans that have supported me. Each day I offer a new track that is a free download. It’s cool because the track is not just streamed (listen only) it can be put on your ipod or added to your music for free. This has already been highly successful with fans / friend’s. Par Weinberg wrote about it in Melodic.net Sweden and singled ”Michael Behm The Daily Download as a cool idea” Here is the link where the tracks come from. Just press the downward arrow to download. I will post it on FB,Twitter and send the Reverb Nation Email. If you have not signed up for the RN email you can opt in on the link as well. I’m pumped, lots of new song in the days to come……………..
Cheers
Michael
http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom

Michael Behm and Astral Records Australia Do Deal

Michael Behm and Astral Records Australia CEO Mike Puskas enter into a production agreement where Michael Behm will produce artist’s / songs for movie projects for Astral and Dead Famous Records. The productions will be recorded in both Canada and Australia. The deal was kicked off with the first song “Living In The Moment” Michael Behm is currently putting the finishing touches on the track for an up and coming Disney production.

Astral and Dead Famous Publishing are representing the “Michael Behm” music catalogue in Australia New Zealand and Asia. http://www.astralrecordsandmusic.com
See link for Free Downloads http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom

PAS (Post Abortion Stress) RE-RELEASES FOUR CD's

Hey experimental music goers, 

PAS (Post Abortion Stress) has rereleased four CD's. Please check them out. We could use your support for our August European Tour. 

Thanks

PAS

PAS : WE HAVE DISCOVERED YOUR MOTHER'S BODY FULL LENGTH ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW!

PAS : THE LYRE SPEAKETH FULL LENGTH ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW!

PAS : INTRO TO JESUS FULL LENGTH ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW!

PAS : ANTARCTIC TRIBE FULL LENGTH ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW!

PAS Live at Monkeytown, Brooklyn 5-17-2009

05/17/2009 08:00 PM - Monkeytown

58 N 3rd St, (btw. Kent & Wythe) 
Brooklyn, New York 11211 
US 
Cost:$10 

Description: CYNew Music presents: A Night of Experimental Music. with:

Nocci - http://www.myspace.com/ncco1
E-Bow Quartet
PAS http://www.myspace.com/postabortinstress
Nattahnam - http://www.nattahnam.com

RSVP AND DO NOT EAT DINNER! THEY HAVE WONDERFUL FOOD!

http://www.monkeytownhq.com

Michael Behm Powerpopaholic

The good times are rolling for Michael Behm four months after releasing “Saving America,” The third single off his forthcoming album "If I could Learn To Fly" is enjoying top chart positions in Canada, Australia and finding solid ground in the US. "Saving America" is a big pop album full of accessible optimism and cheer, that could even turn your average American Idol fan into a power pop fan. The production work and mixing assisted by Pat Steward (The New Odds, Bryan Adams) and Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Elvis Costello, Metallica) give the album a crisp full sound. "If I Could Learn To Fly" is a huge highlight, with ELO-like echo effects and smart time signature changes. Next is the hook-laden "The Art of Letting Go" which has a great leading bass line and Michael's winning vocals. Other highlights include "Ticket to Heaven" and the danceable "Honesty" resemble a Jellyfish single with a high falsetto driving the chorus. Even the ballads are done right with "Lincoln" pulls all the right heartstrings. Also of note "Underground Epic" features some amazing guitar work in the intro similar to Sloan or Cheap Trick. Behm has an extensive back catalog, and I look forward to exploring it now. This is an excellent example of modern power pop that shouldn't be missed.

"Love's Like Numbers" #1 in Canada

"Love's Like Numbers" by Michael Behm reaches #1 in Canada on Reverb Nation Pop

Michael Behm Ink19 Review

Michael Behm
Saving America
Singer/songwriter Michael Behm may write about saving America, but his musical instincts were carved overseas, from the buoyant harmonies and crisp guitar jangle of The Beatles. Being blatantly inspired by The Beatles is nothing new; in fact, Oasis rocketed to stardom from it. What separates Behm from his fellow Fab Four disciples is that the influence can only be heard on the surface level; beneath it, there's a distinct personality breathing and exhaling its own air. Lyrically, Behm is far from copping John Lennon or Paul McCartney. The title track originates from a unique perspective, a foreigner (Behm is Canadian) lamenting the tarnished image of the United States. Of course, this is due to the wrecking crew of George W. Bush and his cronies. Behm isn't bashing the country; rather, he's saddened by how its ideals were corrupted ("You bought the allusion/ By kissing the ring of your redneck king"). It is powerful songwriting but Behm flavors the tune with sweet, power-pop hooks that, even if the message is lost, it'll still ring in the ears hours after the CD has stopped playing.
"The Art of Letting Go" and "Ticket to Heaven" is some of this year's best Britpop, albeit made in Canada. It's easy to get swept up into the momentum of Behm's infectiously melodic pop/rock. One could easily envision him opening up for Crowded House, another act with a serious crush on The Beatles and, like Behm, were able to inject their own flavors into the mix. There are times, especially on "Don't Believe," wherein Behm recalls fellow Canadian Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace; however, the music definitely isn't grunge despite the flashes of fuzz here and there. The finale, "Take Me Down to the River," is Behm at his most aggressive but it is classic, fist-pumping rock and roll, the kind with which Bruce Springsteen can stir up a stadium.
Michael Behn: www.michaelbehmmusic.com
Robert M. Sutton

Michael Behm New Songs

Michael Behm

Michael Behm returns to historic Mushroom Studios in Vancouver this week to record news tracks.
“I will be teaming up with Randall Stoll on drums; (KD Lang, Kaos, Tom Cochrane) Randall drums played on Accidental Magic my 2001 release.” Jim Dorin will play Pedal Steel on the tracks and engineer Delwyn Brooks world famous for getting Hugh drum sounds will be over see tracking.
“We will be recording six songs, two very new ones written with Pete Luboff from Nashville over the last few weeks. Also rerecording a few older ones.”
Behm signs new deal with LA based IFMP. The deal is for two Behm songs for sync use.

Michael Behm releases new radio single "Love's Like Numbers"

Michael Behm, Canadian producer songwriter releases his 4th single to radio this week. The track "Love's Like Numbers" will be on Behm's next release out later this year.

The track is a FREE download for all of Michael's fan's just sign up at this link.
http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom


"1:42 seconds of complete joy" says Dave Reynolds of 99.7 The River

MICHAEL BEHM Love’s Like Numbers With “Love’s Like Numbers,” Michael Behm delivers again. He has earned an international reputation as a pure pop singer/songwriter par excellence, and this dazzling new single ups the ante. A slice of pop nirvana, it features a melody you just can’t or won’t want to shake, and a clear and compelling message. To Behm, the language of love is “very basic. Be clear in your mind about the type of experience you want to have with a person, and all your actions line up with that intention. ‘Love’s Like Numbers’ is about the simplicity of love.” With the perfect precision of a Japanese haiku, Behm makes his point in just 1 minute and 42 seconds. “The optimum length is the one the song needs in order to convey the necessary energy,” he explains. To drive his musical point home, Behm fully utilizes his multi-faceted skills as a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He records all his material at a state of the art home studio on Vancouver Island, and makes no apologies for the classic ‘60s and ‘70s feel of his production. “That’s when the best ever music was created,” he says. “My brain has retained many different approaches to music over the years, and this is where I end up. I’m grateful for that, as I love that style of music and those techniques.” It may have retro roots, but Michael Behm’s music possesses a contemporary relevance that has earned it a welcoming response from radio in North America, Europe and Australia. His previous single, “If I Could Learn To Fly,” recently topped both the Pop and Power Pop charts in Australia on mp3.au.com alongside No. 1 (Vancouver) and No. 2 (Canada) positions on the Reverb Nation chart. The title track of Behm’s 2008 album Saving America scored notable airplay and media attention in the U.S., with its pointedly political subject matter confirming the breadth of his lyrical vision. His U.S. publishers, Rumblefish and Scorekeeper, are earning significant success in placements from his deep catalogue of song titles south of the border. Closer to home, B.C. adult contemporary radio station 99.7 The River is using Behm’s “Take Me Down To The River” as its theme, while Vancouver’s Rock 101 selected another Behm original as the theme for its popular Bro Jake Show. Michael terms “Love’s Like Numbers” “the first of a new generation of songs of mine. I’ve been refining a simpler approach to songwriting, coming up with strong themes and focusing on them.” Here’s a song and an artist that really count.

For more information, contact michaelbehm25@gmail.com

"Morning Grooves" by Alessandro Bottura

A New Classic Jazz Fusion CD “Morning Grooves” Featuring The Hit Instrumental Song “MayDay Mayhem"


The multi-talented Italian Bass Player Alessandro Bottura has released his brand new CD entitled “Morning Grooves,” which features his RadioIndy chart-topping single “MayDay Mayhem.” The album contains nine smooth fusion songs of rock, jazz, and pop instrumentals, including another radio favorite “Stern Memories” that has listeners mesmerized when they hear the hard hitting bass playing reminiscent of the Jaco Pastorius masterpieces of early 70's.

“The musical artist from Modena proposes a new hot and sophisticated work. Maybe just too much for the barbaric and rough tastes of Supporto Italiano, but in a way, advisable for those whom have the luck of possessing a delicate and attentive ear. Alessandro Bottura is an awesome bass player, just as many others on the earth after all. But only a few of them has the strength to challenge the marketplace alone.

Alessandro studies at PercentoMusica in Roma with the Masters Massimo Moriconi, Pierpaolo Ranieri, Mario Guarini, Luca Pirozzi, Alessandro Patti (electric bass), Massimo Fedeli (playing ensembles and improvisation), Aldo Fedele, Franco Ventura (playing ensembles), Andrea Avena, Stefano Scatozza (music theory), Fabrizio Aiello (rythmical awareness), and continues the studies also at the “Accademia di Musica” in Modena, following the improvement class instructed by M° Giuseppe La Monica.

The new album is the synthesis of the bassist’s enterprising research and is released under the supervision of Maftrust Inter Vivos of Las Vegas, NV. A curriculum rich and full-bodied is displayed from the composition exposed on this “Morning Grooves” CD. Alessandro Bottura, between straight funk and fusion virtuosity, gives wonderful hyper-technical attacks attended by research along with bright and expressive solutions. It won’t be the album of the century, but our brave bass player knows his stuff and this will certainly cause more talk about him in future.
Vote: 8,5/10″

- Fabrizio Maulu -

Alessandro Bottura's new CD “Morning Grooves” is currently available through iTunes, CD Baby, Rhapsody, Amazon.com, 7Digital, and Napster.

Michael Behm #1 in Vancouver

Michael Behm "If I Could Learn To Fly" reaches #1 in Vancouver Canada on Reverb Nation Pop

http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom

Michaael Behm Mixing New Music

Michael Behm
Behm is mixing new material with engineer Delwyn Books in Behm’s Oceanside studio on Vancouver Island Canada. The songs are for an up and coming release out later in 2009. “There will a new single from these sessions to radio next month.”

Michael Behm Open New Live Venue

Michael Behm
Dropped by to launch his new live venue on Vancouver Island this week Voodoo Live will be playing host to local and national touring bands. Behm says, “It’s great to have a live room for touring and up and coming bands to play in.”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41939182338#/group.php?gid=80102408781&ref=ts

Michael Behm “Saving America is winning over hearts in the US”

I LOVE when a full developed artist arrives out the blue, flying totally under my radar until suddenly - BAM! - they land in my CD player and I fall in love with music that suprises, challenges, emotionally moves me and brings me out on the other side of joy. Michael Behm is one such artist and his two albums, the 2009 release "Saving America" and the 2004 "Love Songs For The Emotionally Impaired" are ones that I will pushing for many years to come. I review them here together, bundled in the hopes you just trust me and pick them both up as they are *that* pleasurable.
The signposts of the sounds here will be familiar to many Not Lamers - Jason Falkner, Owsley, The Grays, The Rembrandts, Mike Viola and The Candy Butchers, Bleu and Jim Boggia. LISTEN to the soundbites of both albums and the quality to should be self-evident. The production quality, the arrangements reach skyward and do not stint on low-ambition. Behm is not interested in writing cookie-cutter pop music but works of kaleidoscopic tapestries lasting value. Bless the man, he delivers.
"My partner in crime Par Winberg raved about Vancouver son Michael Behm earlier here on melodic.net but this is the first time I hear an album with Behm. It`s his 2005 album "Love songs for the emotionally impaired" but I`m glad I did because it`s such a classy piece of work for powerpop freaks like myself. Soundwise Behm stand somewhere between Owsley, Todd Rundgren and Jellyfish. I`m impressed by the production where the guitars are crystal clear and every other instrument lies perfect in the mix, Behm has a real nice voice that fits this sunny pop rock like a glove. " Melodic.net. This guy has been flying totally unknown by fans at places like Not Lame and I see very little written about him on Google, which is insanely perplexing, folks. Let us change that! This material not only merits investment on your shelves, but a bit of extra typing of letting the blogosphere and `net know that Michael Behm is an artist to savor.

Bruce Brodeen