REDLIST is a project I started in 2001. I had been laying low for a few
years, playing in a cover band called the BOOGIE KNIGHTS, when I got the
sudden urge to break out with some original music again. When I saw what
was going on in the scene around me, I felt like it was the perfect time to
start laying the foundation for this sound.
Originally, these new songs were going to be a solo endeavor. A way for me
to reinvent myself and get new legs as an artist. As I was looking for a
co-writer/producer, I put some feelers out to my good friend and longtime
personal engineer John Ellis.
He said I had to check out a couple studio titans he had gone to Berklee
College of Music with named Dave Fraser and Neil Goldberg. They were
songwriters and sound designers in New York City that cranked out audio for
TV shows, commercials, video games, films and records. I was already
familiar with their playing, since Neil had been in the Canadian speed metal
band ANNIHILATOR (Roadrunner) and Dave had played with GARY RICHRATH (GRP
Crescendo) from REO SPEEDWAGON.
I loved their stuff and once we got rolling there was no stopping us. We
forged on for 2 years, honing and shaping our sound until we finally took a
break to knock out a couple other projects we had on hold. When we came back
to the songs with fresh ears, we loved what we heard and we knew it was time
to get them out to you.
So rather than deal with manufacturing CD copies and inserts and everything,
we decided to go directly to iTunes and include the album artwork as a PDF
that you can download and insert into a jewel case if you decide to burn the
tracks to CD.
We got the name Redlist because it’s another name for the endangered
species list. But even though we started these songs 6 years ago, we feel
they’ve stood the test of time. So whether you download them, burn them to
a disc or who knows what – make sure you crank them way up. I bring you
Redlist!
-JSS
Redlist has once again helped to rockify the video realm. Luke Perry and Haylie Duff star in "Dish Dogz". And Redlist stars in the music for the trailer.
