Eric Madis Music News for the New Year

Eric Madis is a professional musician living in Pinehurst.  Last year he organized the music for Pinehurstfest.

From: emadis@juno.com
Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Subject: Eric Madis Music News for the New Year
To: emadis@juno.com

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year to you all ! I thought that you might have interest in some of these musical news items. For more details, or to view my performance and workshop/class schedule, visit www.ericmadis.com and go to the Schedule page.

1. I recently released a new CD (my fifth) on Luna Records entitled The Dues Will Never Be Paid in Full. The title is not meant to be taken too seriously……hence the cover photograph. This is the first record to emphasize my electric, ensemble-based blues in years, and it is the first in which I really paid attention to my vocals. The recording also features Blue Madness (Brad Stoll, Martin Rush, myself) and others, and has two acoustic performances for variety. To check the CD out, go to www.ericmadis.com and then click on “Records”, where there is information and a link to CDBaby. Or you can go directly to CD Baby and listen to 2-minute samples or purchase it at www.cdbaby.com/cd/ericmadis4

2. JamPlay.com has finished posting the electric blues guitar lessons that I recorded with them last year. It has been a great experience for me to get emails from new friends all over the world who have taken the lessons. This is a really useful and inexpensive way to study guitar online with great teachers, including my friends Hawkeye Herman, Orville Johnson and Mary Flower. I am going back to Colorado this year to record more lessons, and am open to suggestions regarding what to cover (bottleneck slide, fingerpicking acoustic, more electric blues, swing?). Go to jamplay.com to check it out, and try out a free lesson.

3. Sweet Blues Northwest has posted some of my solo acoustic performances online from a show that I did for the Washington Blues Society in June, 2009. To see them, go to www.sweetbluesnw.com/eric-madis.htm

4. Tuesday evening guitar classes at Dusty Strings. Starting on January 5, I will be teaching six 3-week guitar classes at Dusty Strings on Tuesdays 7:45-8:45 PM. The first series is Swing Jazz, which will involve three separate 3-week classes at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. The second series is Fingerstyle Blues, which will also involve three separate 3-week classes at progressing levels. There is a two-week break between each of the class levels, and you may sign up for as few or as many classes as you would like. For information, visit: www.dustystrings.com/workshopsandevents/musicschool/classes/guitar/tabid/605/Default.aspx

5. Next show: Vino Bella (99 Front St, Issaquah, 425-391-1424) on Saturday January 9, 7:30-11:30 PM
Vino Bella is a very fine wine and espresso bar in downtown Issaquah. I will be playing with Ron Weinstein (Hammond B-3 organ) and Don Berman (drums), doing a classic funky, bluesy-jazz organ trio. As always, there is no cover charge out at Vino Bella. Come out and make a request! www.vinobella.com