Director Craig Leake with engineer Kevin Houston
Set to Air on ABC Friday, Aug. 22
Posted August 15, 2008
Music+Arts studio is pleased to announce the completion of sound mixing for Babyland, the most recent project from filmmakers Craig Leake and David Appleby. Mixed by Leake and engineer/producer Kevin Houston, footage from the documentary will be televised on ABC on Friday, August 22 at 9 p.m., in a segment with anchor Elizabeth Vargas titled "A Special Edition of 20/20: Babyland."
(LtoR)Producer/engineer Hal Sacks with saxophone great Kirk Whalum.
from Archer Records: Posted August 14, 2008
World renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum recently mixed tracks for his new CD/DVD release "The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III" at Music + Arts Studio in Memphis.
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European tour includes October date at London's
Royal Albert Hall
from Archer Records: Posted August 1, 2008
Archer Records is proud to announce that Amy LaVere is now being booked domestically and abroad by two top independent groups: The Billions Corporation and The Helter Skelter Agency. Billions agent Mary Brabec will handle booking for Amy in the U.S. while Nigel Hassler of Helter Skelter will be responsible for bookings in Europe and abroad. Helter Skelter will be responsible for Amy's upcoming October tour that will center around a performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall in London.
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from Archer Records: Posted July 11, 2008
by John Miller
Amy LaVere packed her bags and headed across the pond to the UK this week for a tour in support of the UK release of "Anchors and Anvils." She performed last night at London's Green Note in the Camden district and will be at the Anglesey Arms in Wales tonight before heading north for a show at The Band Room in York tomorrow. She'll then return to London to wrap things up with a 3 night stand at the 12 Bar in Soho. The response thus far has been fantastic, with the papers saying some very nice things indeed. For more information on her tour visit Amy's Myspace page.
from Commercial Appeal: Posted July 10, 2008
by John Beifuss
Local movie-maker Craig Brewer says he has joined with MTV to create a "groundbreaking episodic serial" set in Memphis and cast entirely with Memphis musicians and actors "as they fight for love, inspiration and the money to pay the rent."
Shooting begins July 18 on "$5 Cover," a 15-episode -- or "webisode" -- online program funded by MTV that will be made available to viewers later this year via personal computers, cell phones, iPods and other digital devices that offer an alternative to watching films on TV or in movie theaters.
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from Archer Records: Posted June 30, 2008
World-renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar is visiting Iran for a series of concert performances and master classes. The Persian guitarist has established herself as an important link between eastern and western musical styles. Beginning July 3 and ending August 7, 2008, Lily will give concert performances in Tehran at the Niavaran Cultural Foundation, Barbod Music Institute, Vahdat Hall, and in Shiraz at Hafez Hall. During that time she will also instruct master classes for guitar students, both in Tehran (at the Barbod Music Institute) as well as in Shiraz.
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from Archer Records: Posted June 17, 2008
Archer Records proudly announces its partnership with Proper Distribution for international distribution to the UK and greater Europe. Proper, the largest independent distributor in the UK, is headquartered in London, and recently received a nomination for best UK distributor along with such other notables as Universal, EMI, Pinnacle and Vital. Among the recording artists Proper distributes are: Alison Krauss, The Band, The Avett Brothers, Guy Clark, Patty Griffin, Willie Nelson, Miles Davis, Ollabelle, Ricky Scaggs, Dr. Lonnie Smith and many more.
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Posted April 29, 2008
Amy LaVere continues to break new ground in 2008 as she announces her first international festival appearance. Amy will perform at Down On The Farm, an alternative roots/rock festival in Gribsrød Gård, Halden, close to the Swedish and Norwegian border. Originally founded in 1988, the 2 day event has hosted such acts as Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Son Volt, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Jayhawks, 16 Horsepower, Old 97s, and many others.
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Posted April 23, 2008
Amy LaVere has recorded a series of songs that are set to be released in an internet video format by the world famous Sun Studios. Sun, which recently launched its new online forum with a session by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, recorded Amy and her touring band at the downtown Memphis studio at the beginning of April. The first track, "That Beat," is available now from Sun Studios. Check back soon for the full sessions.
More New Tour Dates Announced
Posted April 9, 2008
Amy LaVere will perform at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival held June 12-15 in Manchester, TN. This year the festival has added a new stage format to create a more intimate experience for concert-goers. The Cafe acts will perform at two locations, the Troo Music Lounge and the Blue Room Café. Festival tickets are still available for purchase here.
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from Mix Magazine: Posted April 1, 2008
by Matt Gallagher
Independent record label Archer Records, based in Memphis, Tenn. and owned by Ward Archer, has moved its studio and label operations into a 100-year-old limestone building in an historic part of Memphis. Archer's new facility, Music+Arts Recording and Mixing, now occupies the space that was formerly home to Sounds Unreel recording studio, following Archer Record's 2007 purchase of Sounds Unreel, which had opened in 1981.
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from Archer Records: Posted March 3, 2008
Memphis, TN - Independent music label Archer Records has opened Music & Arts recording studio, announced studio owner Ward Archer.
Music & Arts is located in the former Sounds Unreel building on Nelson Avenue, which Archer Records acquired in 2007.
"The studio is a little bit of throw-back" says Archer. "The more music and audio become virtual and digitized, the more I prefer the sound of discrete analog circuitry and a recording space designed to accommodate live performances." Music & Arts features a spacious tracking floor with three different sized isolation booths. The facility was designed by David Cherry with consultation from George Augspurger.
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Field Studies: Young Upstarts and Wily Veterans
from Pop Matters Magazine: Posted December 10, 2007
by Andrew Gilstrap
The Jim Dickinson-produced Anchors and Anvils is an eclectic, unassuming record that just works. A little over a half-hour and Lavere's done, leaving a wake of torchy vocals and quirky arrangements that range from rock to funk to classic country. Her violin and reverb-laced cover of Paul Taylor's "Pointless Drinking", mandolin-flecked take on Dylan's "I'll Remember You", and woozy funk interpretation of Carla Thomas's "That Beat" show that she has a solid foundation when it comes to writing her own songs.
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Oxford American includes Amy LaVere on annual sampler
Amy LaVere included on free CD
from The Memphis Flyer: Posted October 10, 2007
by memphisflyer.com
Around here, we always look forward to the Oxford American's annual Music Issue. And this year, as usual, it's worth the wait.
The free CD with tunes from Dwight Yoakam, Thelonious Monk, Percy Mayfield, Iris DeMent, Fred Neil, and Memphis' own Amy LaVere, and 18 others is worth the issue cover price. But as usual with OA, the writing and photography is also stellar.
It's the perfect read for Southern music junkies. Pick it up at your favorite bookstore or newsstand, or check it out online at the
OA website.
Soundtrack features Amy LaVere
from PR Newswire: Posted September 5, 2007
The latest comedy from the Farrelly Brothers ('There's Something About Mary,' 'Dumb and Dumber'), Paramount/Dreamworks' 'The Heartbreak Kid,' will open on more than 2500 screens nationwide on October 5. The film's hilarious plot is propelled by its eclectic soundtrack, which showcases exclusive new music from The Flaming Lips and Buva, as well as tracks by David Bowie, Amy LaVere, Ozomatli, and World Party, among others. On October 2, Plan R Soundtracks will release the film's 14-track soundtrack on CD and digitally.
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