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JOHN BELAND / MUSIC PRODUCTION.

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10 City Run - Somethin' Else10 City Run - Somethin' Else

TEXAS MUSIC TIMES
10 City Run’s newest CD, Somethin' Else, was the result of a contest of Texas bands promoted by the “Texas Country Reporter” television show. The winner of the competition in 2005 was Hans Frank and the band known as 10 City Run. 'Somethin' Else', recorded at the superb facilities of Keith Harter studios in San Antonio, Texas, and produced by John Beland is a great alt-country record. The twelve tracks on the CD include a mix of songs written by Hans Frank and others, including the Warren Zevon classic “Carmelita" and Tommy Duncan’s “Stay all Night.” “Stay all Night” grooves in a Pulp Fiction sort of way that flashes visions of Uma Thurman and John Travolta in a nouveau riche Los Angeles bar. The track “City of Angles” with the hook “Just a dumb ol’ country boy” earned wide airplay in Texas and other markets, including XM’s alt-country channel. Another notable track is Doug Sahm’s “Juan Mendoza.” The tune is a contrast of global issues confronted with the problems of everyday life presented in a fun way. In all Somethin' Else is a crafty record with excellent production. It is not a homogenized record of average songwriting to sell lots of copies. Any country or alt-country fan will be very pleased with Somethin' Else. Give it a listen. (Review by Keith Howerton)

 


 

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS FROM THE SWEDISH MUSIC MAGAZINE "LIRA", Dec 2009.

"PG & Frank    Chasing The Wind

Norwegian Americana.

 
PG & Frank means P G Stølen and Frank R B Fjellvang. They're from southern Norway, but their hearts can be found in the country-rock of the American West Coast. That's where Fjellvang's fine songwriting with an unerring instinct for melodies, the fluent part singing, and the elegant, smooth accompaniment - where John Beland's smashing guitar heavily breaks through, an important contrast - belong. Beland has a background full of well-known names, but mostly he's associated with Flying Burritos. That also makes an approximation of the music's character, even though its uniqueness first of all derives from the meeting between the American West Coast and the Norwegian south. Fjellvang's lyrics root the music in the Norwegian settings. Also the saxophone, nicely played by Larry Klima, the West Coast veteran, turns into a digression clearly moving beyond the music's nature, which was so distinctly marked from the start. It's Americana, but of the Norwegian kind.
 
Magnus Eriksson / Lira Musikmagasin"

 

 

 

JOHN PRODUCING ARNY EGELAND.

By the end of February 2009 John  starts a new production in Kristiansand, Norway.

This time it is the talented singer Arny Egeland who gets her single produced.


 
JOHN LAYS DOWN SOME HOT GUITAR ON PG & FRANK CD !
 
(Oct 7th 2008 Kristiansand, Norway)
 
 John started production on the new PG & Frank CD " Chasing The Wind" on Tuesday. Sessions have been fabulous, featuring some great playing between JB and top session ace drummer Bruce Rasmussen.
 
Recording has been going on at Number1 Studios in Kristiansand, with Per Kjetil Farstad at the board engineering.
The remainder of the CD will be recorded in Texas at John's studio Tyler Trax 5, and mastered at Frontier Studios, in Copemish, Michigan.
 
Says JB, " Well, this has been a total treat! I wish all projects could be like this, with not only total pro's all around me, but some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure to have worked alongside of. The music is shaping up better than we could have hoped for, and I'm expecting this CD to really turn some heads, not only here in Norway, but worldwide. It's going to be THAT good!"
 

 


In October 2008, John will produce a CD for the Norwegian duo PG&Frank. (Per Gunnar Stølen og Frank Fjellvang). This is a new and exciting project. Recording will take place in Kristiansand, Norway

PG&Frank currently perform as a duo, but go far back in Norwegian music life and have released several albums with other artists. 

John is looking forward to starting this project. 
These guys are dynamic songwriters !!


 

John in the studio producing the
late, "great" Waylon Jennings.
 

 

   John in the studio producing Merle Haggard.

 

 



JB "at home" behind the board.
 

   

For 4 decades John Beland's talent as a session guitarist, vocalist, arranger, songwriter and producer has graced the recordings of some of the biggest names in contemporary pop / country music both in America and international. 

As a top "A" team session guitarist in both Los Angeles and Nashville, he has logged up an amazing resume which includes hit records, top selling albums, motion picture soundtrack work, national advertising  jingles and award winning songwriting.

 
 
 

Some of the more notable artists John has recorded with include, The Flying Burrito Brothers,  Linda Ronstadt, Alison Krauss, Kim Carnes, Garth Brooks, The Bellamy Brothers, Rick Nelson, Don Everly, Sonny Curtis,  Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Buck Owens, WaylonJennings, The Oakridge Boys, Merle Haggard, Johnny Tillotson, Thom Bresh, Brian Cadd, Glenn Shorrock,  Kate Taylor, Carol King, Bernie Leadon (Eagles), John David Souther,  Joan Baez, Peter Yarrow, Arlo Guthrie, TG Sheppard and many more.


 

 
 

From Los Angeles to Nashville, from Melbourne to
John has recorded in studios throughout the world,
Guanjo, China. He has worked in such high profile
studios as Muscle Shoals Sound, Paisley Park, The
Record Plant, Sunset Sound, Wally Heider, RCA
(Hollywood), CBS (Nashville), The Record Plant,
Hollywood Sound and countless others worldwide.


       John in the studio with
           delbert McClinton.

 



 

 


John has worked under such notable producers as Jimmy Bowen, Phil Gernhardt, Randy Scruggs, Billy Sherrill, Peter Asher, John Boylan, Lalo Shiffrin, Quincy Jones, Fred Foster, Mark Wirtz, Rick Hall, Michael Lloyd, Jimmy Haskell, Al Kooper and many more.
 

 
 


JB recording in Melbourne, Australia
with rock legend Brian Cadd.

 

As a producer, engineer,  arranger, studio guitarist and vocalist, John brings a wealth of artillery to any project he undertakes. His vast experience and talent  assures any project the highest caliber of professionalism.  

 
 

Says John;

 '"As much as I have toured the world as a performer, recording has always been at the fore front of my life. Ever since my first session when I was 15 years old, I have felt most at home in the confines of microphones, baffles  and control boards. I treat the recording process with extreme seriousness  while at the same time making the process fun and memorable for any artist  I produce. I strive for one thing, and that is to use the best of my ability and experience to record the best project I can with the goal of achieving commercial success for my acts.

I've been blessed to have worked with some of the greatest talent in pop / country music, as well as the cream of the crop studio players, engineers and producers. All of that experience helped make me the producer / player I am today.

The business of music will always be changing, but the process of recording music will remain a constant. As long as it does, I'm happy to continue working on great songs, alongside great artists. Recording is a like a sip from the fountain of youth....It never gets old for me."

 


jb recording with buck owens.

 
 

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