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About Me

Oh I just don't know where to begin...So I guess I'll start somewhere in the middle.A couple of years ago I had released my last CD, Rockstar. As I traveled across the country promoting it, I started throwing in a few covers here and there to keep things interesting night after night. Occasionally people would ask me about certain cover songs. Had I ever recorded them? And so on.In between tours I kicked around the idea of documenting said songs for posterity. But how? The traditional route of finding a record company to subsidize the project didn't feel right. Too many committees, too many expectations. Yet all the money I was making on the road went back into more touring. How would this lark get off the ground?As luck would have it, fate intervened. I got a call to play on a record for a friend. The day of the session, the gods of technology conspired against him. Every time we tried to record his music, the studio computer crashed. After several attempts he finally threw his hands in the air and decided to call it quits. He walked out of the building, taking the other musicians with him. So there I was, all alone in a big beautiful recording studio with a whole day in front of me. As I sat in the lounge watching T.V, Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" came on. I thought about my cover of "Lithium". I said to myself, if the next video that comes on is "Lithium" (and I can get the studio computer to work), I'll take that as a sign to record my covers CD right here, right now.I guess nothing happens by accident. Lithium came on, the computer cooperated and here for your listening pleasure is Undercovers, a collection of other artist's amazing songs that I've enjoyed playing over the years.While my primary intention is to share my original music with you, surely nothing bad can come from a little cover party along the way. It's truly been my pleasure to record these songs. Every one of them has special meaning to me. In fact, it was quite hard to narrow it down to just eleven, (but if it's good enough for Nigel, it's good enough for me). Let it be known I could've easily doubled that number. Maybe Undercovers volume two will rear it's happy little head some day.So, until my next album of original material materializes, please enjoy this little musical pit stop (as have I) along the way!http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/juliancoryell2

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Member Since: 11/16/2004
Band Website: juliancoryell.net
Band Members: Julian Coryell
Influences: Leonard, Joni, Dylan, Beatles, Stevie (Wonder that is), Elvis (Costello, but Presley ain't bad either ), Todd Rundgren, Frank (the chairman), Brian Wilson, XTC, E.L.O, Lou Reed, Jeff and Tim Buckley, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Queen, Nick Drake, John Prine, Harry Nilsson, Freedy Johnston, Elliot Smith, David Bowie, The Carpenters, Badfinger, Michael Penn, Richard Thompson, The Everly Brothers, Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, Coltrane, Miles, Scott Henderson, Alan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, My brother's old record collection, My father's guitar playing, My mother's good taste in music, and so many more. Seriously, it's ridiculous. I gotta stop...
Record Label: None
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ask a Musician October 2007

Dear Musician,What's life like on a big tour?Timmy Harmon,Norwalk, CTFunny you should ask Timmy. I just happen to be on a big tour at the moment.I'm currently in Japan playing guitar for a Japanese si...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:48:00 PST

Ask a Musician September 2007

Dear musician,Last Saturday I was rifling through my parents old record collection in the attic and I found crazy looking albums by groups with mystical names. Some one told me this music is called Pr...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:52:00 PST

Ask a Musician August 2007

Dear musician,I'm an undiscovered musical genius who's been at it his whole life but still can't get arrested. I give up! Before I throw myself off the Hollywood sign, I wanted to know if you could gi...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:15:00 PST

Ask a Musician July 2007

Dear Musician,What's the difference between a leader and a side man?Tom Grubbs,Dayton, OhioWell Tom,On a recording date, the leader is in charge of the band. They'll often work with the producer (if t...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:23:00 PST

Ask a Musician June 2007

Dear musician,I really enjoyed your last blog about pre-production. Now I'm ready to hire a producer and engineer to record my CD. So what's the difference between producing and engineering, and what ...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:29:00 PST

Ask a Musician May 2007

Dear musician,I was all ready to go into a studio and record my songs for my CD. Then a friend asked me if I'd done pre-production.What the hell is that???Sincerely,Hysterical, Ogden, UTDear Hysterica...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:23:00 PST

Ask a Musician April 2007

Dear Musician,I'm a drummer just starting out in the biz. Should Ijoin the Musician's union?Chase PatersonAtlanta, GeorgiaDear Chase,Many years ago, the Musician's union was instrumentalin assuring mu...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:27:00 PST

Ask a Musician March 2007

Dear Musician,I'm graduating high school this year. My goal is to be a professional musician.My parents want me to go to college in the fall and study music. Some of my older musician friends tell me ...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:24:00 PST

Ask a Musician Feb. 2007

Dear Musician, what do you think of this whole Myspace phenomenon?Curious Cat,Springfield, MODear Curious,I'd be lying if I said Myspace had no inherent value, especially as a promotional tool. But th...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:25:00 PST

Ask a Musician Jan. 2007

Dear Musician,I've spent so many years trying to be a successful singer/songwriter. I haven't achieved my goals and dreams. I feel ambivalent about the whole thing. Can you give me one good reason why...
Posted by Julian Coryell on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:58:00 PST