![]() V a l e r i a n S t u d i o N e w s l e t t e r s 11-1-05- 12-31-05 In
this issue: November in
Tokyo. 2 concerts at the Ikspiari Club and one in Yokohama’s Motion
Blue Club. Back in NY for shows at The Kitano Hotel. Appearances on
"The Apprentice". December brought The Kennedy Center Honors 2005 with
Robert Redford, Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Julie Harris and Suzanne
Farrell. Performances with Beyonce, Melissa Etheridge, Vanessa
Williams, Al Green and Queen Latifah. 2005 went out with more sessions
for Goh Hotoda commercials (V8, Herbal Essence with Tony V.) and a new
Podcast for 441 Records. Body & Soul is in heavy rotation on smooth
Jazz stations but there is no product available outside Japan.
8-30-05
- 9-30-05 In
this issue: More
gigs with Golub and Warren Hill at Sculler’s in Boston
More sessions for Naomi Striemer and Narada Michael Walden. TV
commercials for my friend Tony
Verderosa: Clairol, V8. Vacation…Nice France. More “Trojan”
commercial…with Kelli Sae on
vocals, September: sessions for a Chase Bank commercial. I arranged the
theme for “I Dream of Genie, One last session for Rod Stewart, the day BEFORE J
Records ship the album.
7-30-05 In this issue: Narada Michael Walden calls me to arrange a few songs for a new singer: Naomi Streimer. Album cover shoot for the Trio in Brooklyn. Writing the music for an equestrian cable channel in France, Equidia, rehearsing with guitarist Jeff Golub and Warren Hill 6-30-05 In this issue: sessions for Atsushi Kosugi, Phil Ramone puts together the music for the Song Writer Hall of Fame, reunite with 2 of the greatest singers in the world, Peabo Bryson & Lalah Hathaway, finished my first piano solo Christmas album. It is called “Dorian’s First Christmas” and more 6-10-05 In this issue: Welcome to the Valerian Studio Newsletter. 6-10-05. In this issue January, we started recording the new trio record with David Finck, Scooter Warner and Goh Hotoda co-producing and mixing. I worked on a record with Japanese artist Nokko called “Inventions & Sinfonias”In February, I played on my dear friend Marc Antoine’s album I played on a couple of gigs with Jeff Golub’s band at the Metropolitan Café and the Berke Jazz Festival. I did a stint on the new Rod Stewart album (Great American Songbook IV!) In April, the trio was back again at the New York Kitano Hotel. more www.PhilippeSaisse.com Contact: +1 917 400 0124 (fax) 1-914-725-1792 email info@philippesaisse.com |