Rocky Fretz

9th Annual New Age Album Winner

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Genre: New Age

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HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

ALBUM NOMINATED: The Path Ahead…and Steps Then Taken.

WHERE WAS ALBUM RECORDED? Imaginary Road Studios, in Windham County Vermont, by Will Ackerman; mixed and mastered by Corin Nelsen.

WHICH GENRES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? New Acoustic or New Age.

IS THERE A THEME TO THE ALBUM? All acoustic music with no sequences, or loops etc…

WHAT/ IF ANY UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS, SONG STRUCTURE/WRITING TECHNIQUE, RECORDING METHOD DID YOU USE? Aside from a couple of percussion instruments, the instrumentation is pretty straight-forward. The only electric instruments on the record are the bass guitars (which, btw, are played by Michael Manring, T-Bone Wolk, Dan Greenspan and Patrick O’Leary).

One interesting technique I used in two of the pieces is to put my thumb between my first finger and middle finger in my right hand and play a typical 1,2,3,4,5 fingering. By doing so, the notes played are reversed, which makes for an interesting pattern. See “Kim’s Song.”

WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? Via email (), Amazon.com, iTunes and CDBaby.

DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? In a way, yes. It was funded through the sale of performance tickets and CD sales.

DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: Ages 25 and up with an emphasis on 35-65 year-old piano and meditative music lovers.

WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? It’s mostly an older crowd who still buy CDs more than downloads, and who love live music.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? Community theaters, venues with 300-800 seats, outdoor concerts in beautiful places, and Europe.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? The 2009 Grammy Nomination submission, this finalist position in the IMAs, and more than 5,000 performances in 25 years.

WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR 2010? A new CD, a Christmas 2010 tour, another Grammy nom try, a radio promotion for the new CD and as many live gigs as I can book.

FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… changing so very fast. As a gigging composer, I look forward to the challenge of growing my network, coordinating and bringing together other musicians of like mind, and taking advantage of the changes as they continue to manifest.

WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? To be gigging and selling CDs at 75 years-old.

WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? “Green Grass and High Tides” by the Outlaws.

NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU ARE CHAMPIONING: Will Ackerman, Kori Linae Carothers, Lawrence Blatt, Frank Smith, Adam Werner, Jeff Oster, Michael Manring, and Eugene Freisen.