During the first lockdown and over the summer I was honoured to be asked by an old muso friend, to play piano and keyboards on his latest Jazz-Groove album, ‘Soy Fuego - In a state of funk’.
Only problem - he now lives some 200 miles away!
As an experienced long-standing user of BIAB, I started wondering if I could use it to record my keyboard parts and that led me to Realband, which I’d never used before. After some research, trial and error, I found it to be a perfect solution to work with and record my playing on my Yamaha piano and Motif workstation

The resulting album was recorded socially distanced over several months, with other musicians also located remotely, and we’re all really proud of the final outcome.

You can LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM ON BANDCAMP.COM, an increasingly popular ‘Fairtrade’ music distribution site, and if you like it, you can then purchase a digital or cd copy, should you wish. Here’s the link:
https://stephenbaron1.bandcamp.com/album/soy-fuego-in-a-state-of-funk

Expect funky bass, smooth sax, groovy pianos, soaring synths, and gutsy guitar solos overlaid onto jazzy rhythmic soundscapes.

There’s also a YOUTUBE VIDEO that accompanies the title track at:
https://youtu.be/KK0KveHtbZY

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