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GoodandEvil

About Me

GoodandEvil is Christian Castagno and Danny Blume. We produce records, write songs and develop new artists as well as scoring film and remixing.
The eponymous Chucky Danger record is finished and scheduled for release this summer.
The Klezmatics album "Wonder Wheel" took home the Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
Sex Mob "Sexotica", was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Naty Botero on Sony is a hit record in Latin America. The first single "Te Qiuero Mucho" has been a top ten hit for nearly twenty weeks and continues to chart all over Latin America. The second single "Dinosaurio" is already top ten as well. Naty is also scheduled for summer release in Spain and Europe.
The Specimen recently won the John Lennon Songwriting contest in the electronic catagory with the single "Do U Damage" we co-wrote with him, congrats Mattie!
Miguel Bosé recently released "Papito", a collection of his classic songs performed as duets. We produced five of the tracks with Andres Levin of Yerba Buena: "Morena Mia" ft. Julieta Venegas, "Nada Particular" ft. Juanes," Los Chicos No Lloran" ft. David Summers, "Este Mundo Va" ft. Leonor Watling and "Lo Que Hay Es Lo Que Vas" ft. Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
GoodandEvil is currently producing a new record for The Hungry March Band to be titled "Portable Soundtracks for Temporary Utopias"
We're scoring the short film "Night of the Living Jews" in progess now. You can see the trailer on Youtube here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1POv9TaA-OU 
Current releases by Cazwell and Amanda Lepore, The Specimen, the theme to Comedy Central's "Halfway Home."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: www.goodandevil.net
Band Members:
Chris Castagno and Danny Blume

Influences:
Timmy Thomas, T-Rex, David Bowie, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Henry Mancinni, Ennio Morricone, The Beatles, Dead Prez, Mario Bava, Bossa Nova, Sly and Robbie, Mad Lib, Sly and the Family Stone, King Tubby, Spiritualized, Led Zepplin, Geto Boys, Caetano Veloso, Mazzy Star, Curtis Mayfield, Joan As Policewoman, Alejandro Jodorowski, Marvin Gaye, The Moving Sidewalks, Link Wray, Elvis, Elvis, Ralph Stanley, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Cher, Coldplay, Manu Chao, Tego Calderon, James Blood Ulmer, Jay Z, Madlib, J Dilla, Sade, Joan Jett, Prince, Luna, Super Furry Animals, Timbaland, Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Woody Guthrie, Ralph Stanley, Sex Pistols, Stravinsky, ZZ Top, Robert Johnson, Bob Marley, Marty Robbins, Forro, Samba, Changui, Rhumba, Son, Salsa, Merle Haggard, SK, ChaChaCha, Tango, Fado, Flamenco, NIN, Gary Wright, LCD Soundsytem, XTC, Miso, Kora, The Beach Boys, Ali Farke Toure, Ravi Shankar, Cazwell, Burundi drumming, Kompa, Calypso, Zouk, Telugu, Crime Jazz, Elvin Jones, Pink Floyd, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Os Mutantes, Miles Davis, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Joni Mitchell, Tribe Called Quest, James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Meters, NWA, Public Enemy, Bill Monroe, Lauren Hill, De La Soul, KRS 1, Sugarhill Gang, Chic, Digital Underground, Sir Mix-a-lot, 2 Live Crew, Outkast, Christina Aguilara, and of course Jimi Hendrix... So tune in next time, kids...

Sounds Like:GoodandEvil is a production team. We make music. Produce records. Write with and develop new artists. Film scoring and licensing. Artistic remixes.
Grammy Award Winners, The KlezmaticsGrammy-nominated Sex MobNaty BoteroCazwell
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Klezmatics Grammy Page

http://www.klezmatics.com/grammy.html The Klezmatics are up for the Best Contemporary World Music Album Grammy!!!This link includes music and info on the acclaimed Grammy nominated album "Wonder Wheel...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:25:00 GMT