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DownTown Mystic
"Rock'n'Roll 4 The
Soul"
The sound of
DownTown Mystic
is vintage yet modern. An industry trade publication
put it this way: "DownTown
Mystic’s music is inspired by ‘60s pop
icons, ‘70s rockers, yet it’s
planted firmly in the here and now".
DownTown Mystic
started
as the alter ego
of Sha-La Music President,
Robert Allen and morphed
into a group project with
Bruce Engler, an artist that Robert had once
managed.
Their 1st effort would be the "Rock'n'Roll 4 The Soul" cd,
which caught lightning in a bottle when a
track they co-wrote, "One More Chance" was heard by
WBCG PD, G. Michael Keating,
who immediately added it to his playlist...quite rare by today's
standards! This
led to radio airplay at commercial & non commercial AAA, as well as at College
& Internet
Radio.
The
"Rock'n'Roll 4 The Soul" cd brought together a host of many talented musicians, including
one of the great rhythm sections in the history of American Rock'n'Roll--Garry Tallent &
Max Weinberg of
the E Street Band.
Having had
success with their 1st CD, Robert & Bruce decided to head back into the studio
to record a follow-up. The result would be "Read The
Signs", with
Robert & Bruce being ably aided and abetted by Steve
Holley (Paul McCartney/Wings/Ian Hunter)
on Drums and Paul Page
(Dion/Ian Hunter/Smithereens)
on Bass, with a bit of extra help again from Garry & Max.
The genesis of
DownTown Mystic
had its beginnings as an experiment when Robert was working in the studio with
one of his artists,
The Discontent. Robert became
intrigued with the idea of playing his more classic rock
sounding songs with modern rock musicians. So he
recorded some tracks with the band and liked the results from the sessions. He
would continue to work on the tracks in his spare time, and included some of his
other artists.
Robert thought some of the
tracks came out so good that he decided to test out a song to see what the reaction, if any,
would
be. He found out in a rather dramatic way when he got a call with the news that veteran tastemaker Jed The Fish
played the track
"Lost
& Found" off of an Industry
compilation
cd as his
"Catch of The Day" on "World Famous" KROQ
in LA,
one of the
most influential modern rock stations. This
would lead to
some national airplay.
When the "Mayor of The Sunset
Strip", legendary KROQ DJ Rodney
Bingenheimer, played another track, "Brian
Jones", to honor the anniversary of the fallen Stone,
Robert knew it
was time to go back into the studio and finish recording enough
tracks for a
full-length album.
It was at this point that Robert would hook up again with Bruce.
They had a karmic connection and they also
had very similar tastes & styles.
The timing seemed right to try something together and they felt like they had
nothing to lose. It was in that spirit that they released "Rock'n'Roll 4 The Soul"
and the results took them totally by surprise...and more than a few other people.
Now having recorded their next cd, "Read The
Signs",
DownTown Mystic
has come
full circle...from an experiment evolving into a fully realized group project.
DownTown Mystic has been featured on
Music Industry
compilation cds for Alternative Rock Radio & with such artists as:
Matchbox
20, The Wallflowers,
Santana,
Linkin Park, Foo Fighters,
Everclear, Vertical
Horizon, Beck, David Gray,
Pete Yorn, System Of A Down,
Korn, A
Perfect Circle, Lifehouse,
Patti Smith, Dandy
Warhols, Blur,
Travis, Fiona
Apple, Eels, Supergrass,
to name a few.
“Although
clearly a modern rock band, D.M.’s record is several singles deep and worthy
of hitting multiple formats”…
DownTown Mystic has
also been featured on Industry compilation cds for
Triple A Radio with Grammy winners Steely Dan...also...Bare
Naked Ladies,
John Mellencamp, Ryan Adams,
Five For
Fighting, Shawn Colvin,
Lucinda Williams,
Shelby
Lynne, Bjork, Jonatha Brooke,
Cowboy Junkies,
The Max Weinberg 7,
Keb' Mo', Steve
Forbert, The String Cheese Incident,
among
others...
“With
harmonies reminiscent of Poco and early Eagles, it’s hard not to sing
along with DownTown Mystic”…


 




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