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Under the Waves, is Pete Droge's fifth solo effort since 1994 and the follow-up to his critically acclaimed Puzzle Tree Records debut Skywatching.
Droge recorded Under the Waves' 11 original songs at his remote recording facility Puzzle Tree Studio on an island near Seattle along with vocalist, long time collaborator and co-writer/producer Elaine Summers and cellist Eyvind Kang. With the exception of the cello, Droge plays every instrument on the album including acoustic and electric guitars, drums, bass, accordion, piano, Hammond organ, tambourine and glockenspiel among others. The album's rich production is evident in such songs as "Under The Waves," and "Give It All Away" while its elegant simplicity is expressed in "Going Whichever Way The Wind Blows."
Pete Droge is one third of the critically acclaimed band The Thorns with Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins. He co-wrote the opening track, "Blue As You" and the single, "Beautiful Wreck" from Mullins' newly released 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor. Additionally, Droge co-wrote and recorded the title track to the well-received Beautiful Girls and composed scores for movies such as the award winning Tattoo, A Love Story. Furthermore, hes produced several albums including Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard's 2001 solo debut Bayleaf in which Droge and Gossard established a lasting collaborative relationship.
Of Droge's new record Gossard says, "In Under the Waves Pete Droge has transcended his previous work. The wisdom of the songs, words and rhythm feels timeless and at the same time fresh. In both production and arrangement this work feels more universal and urgent. You can sense an awakening to deeper levels of expression and unself-consciousness that feels wonderful. The collaboration of Pete Droge and his long time partner Elaine Summers has really produced something special."
Buy the album HERE or get it at the iTunes MUSIC STORE .
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/21/2006
Band Website: droge.com
Band Members: Here is the Toyota spot featuring my song "Going Whichever Way the Winds Blows".
PICK THE SONG UP ON iTunes HERE.

Below is a clip taken from the Almost Famous DVD's 'special features' , it's just me and singer Elaine Summers. Other times I'm joined by "The Sinners": Peter Stroud, Dave Hull (currently on tour filling in on bass with Aerosmith), Rob Brill & Elaine Summers.

Influences: here are a some artists i hold in high esteem:

bob dylan, al green, t-rex, leonard cohen, ac/dc, bob marley, the stooges, merle haggard, gram parsons, the byrds, muddy waters, the rolling stones, neil young, the velvet underground, marvin gaye, jj cale, tom petty and the heartbreakers, stevie wonder, lightnin hopkins, jim keltner, al jackson jr, booker t, steve cropper, duck dunn, the funk brothers, the wrecking crew, the troggs, john paul george and ringo (solo and with their little band), buddy holly, chuck berry, led zeppelin, black sabbath, jimmy reed, mississippi john hurt, leadbelly, simon and garfunkel, roy hallee, phil spector, daniel lanois, al perkins, clarence white, howlin wolf, hubert sumlin and so on.
Sounds Like:
mellow |mel| adjective
1 (esp. of sound, taste, and color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness : she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor.

2 (of a person's character) softened or matured by age or experience : a more mellow personality. relaxed and good-humored : Jean was feeling mellow. informal relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk : everybody got very mellow and slept well.

3 (of earth) rich and loamy.

another word i have heard a lot in reference to the new record is "vibey," which could mean different things to different people. so, go to my new website and have a listen for yourself. the first five cuts from the album are in the "Jukebox".

Chances are my next record will be more brisk.

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Record Label: Puzzle Tree Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TOYOTA, Stone Gossard, Blair Witch etc

from Droge.com Jan 15, 2008TOYOTA is using my song "Going Whichever Way the Wind Blows" in a TV spot for it's all-new Sequoia. The spot begins airing today.I'm busy working on Stone Gossard music at t...
Posted by Pete Droge on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:28:00 PST

Droge/Summers song on ABCs Men In Trees and other news...

Again, the best I can do with this blog is copy and paste the "News" from my website.NOV 16- Today I begin writing music for another TV ad. Details later.Tonight, my song "Going Whichever Way the Wind...
Posted by Pete Droge on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:38:00 PST

T-Mobile, Morgan Freeman, John Jeffcoat and more

i am a lazy blogging blogger. i am simply cutting and pasting my regular website update for August. here it is:My song "Under The Waves" is included on the soundtrack album for the film "Feast of Lov...
Posted by Pete Droge on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:57:00 PST

New Console at The Puzzle Tree Studio

My new Trident Series 80 5.1 surround console is up and running. I love the sound of this desk people! First up: mixing Gary Yerkins' album. (and some last recording & editing touches here and there.)...
Posted by Pete Droge on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:29:00 PST

"White Balloons" on Television

Look out for the song "White Balloons" on the TV Show, Veronica Mars. I produced this track for Portland singer-songwriter, Stephen Ashbrook. I also co-wrote the song with Stephen & Elaine Summers.T...
Posted by Pete Droge on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:23:00 PST

New Website & Album!

The new Pete Droge Online Presence is up and running at www.droge.com.* I am very fond of the new site, and hope you take time to have a look around. My favorite spot is the Guestbook. (Be sure to mo...
Posted by Pete Droge on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:13:00 PST

Number One with a Bullet!

I co-wrote the Shawn Mullins' single, "Beautiful Wreck", and am happy to report that it is currently at the top of the Radio & Records AAA Radio chart for the second week in a row. It is a cool song ...
Posted by Pete Droge on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:21:00 PST

new (old) song in player

by popular demand, i have added the old song "if you don't love me" to the player. i wrote this song in about three minutes back in 1993. we recorded it in one take in 1994. it's nice to see that p...
Posted by Pete Droge on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:26:00 PST

"under the waves" on GREY'S ANATOMY

fans of the ABC smash GREY'S ANATOMY keep an ear out monday, may 15 during part 2 of the season finale. the title track from my forthcoming album, UNDER THE WAVES will be featured in the soundtrack. ...
Posted by Pete Droge on Sat, 13 May 2006 09:58:00 PST

May 3, 1971

i am not planning on getting into the habit of blogging every detail of my life, but this tidbit seems fit to print. while enjoying a fine vegan dinner i pulled out a cd i have not listened to in age...
Posted by Pete Droge on Thu, 04 May 2006 09:08:00 PST