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Gene Leone Mix - Gene Leone Music - Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Production!

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Gene Leone Mix - Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Production!
(Philly, Detroit, New York, San Diego, Montreal) ---
Gene's Recent Music Projects of 2007 Include:
"Soulful Tale Of Two Cities" - The Masters Of Funk, Soul and Blues - PhilaTroit Project (Philly's MFSB & Motown's Funk Brothers together with Original Philly & Motown Artists, Musicians, Writers & Producers for the first Double CD - 2007) -- Project Chief Engineer/Mixer for Phil Hurtt's - Soul Renaissance Records.
For Detailed Info, Pics, News Links, Free Music Samples, Info & Fun Stuff:
Soulful Tale Of Two Cities - The Masters Of Funk, Soul and Blues
~(((Yup, See my blogs.))) Our Double CD Is Also Easily Available WorldWide Right Here at CD BABY!...
((((We made the 50th Grammy List... 10 times!
(Grammy List details here)
...alas, on Dec 6th, we did not make the Final 5 Nomination Selections chosen in any of those 10 categories/fields.
Here's wishing best of luck to the final Nominees that were selected. ~Smiles~ Geno !))))
MASTERS OF FUNK, SOUL AND BLUES
"A Soulful Tale of Two Cities"
CD BABY!
...and WOW It's been a busy year(s)!!!... 2008/07/06 ...also Recording & Mixing... David Sancious Live "In The Now" CD/DVD ... and... Got to work with Mixey on The SoulfulPlanet Project - "Hominid" etc., ... Got to work with Jeff Knapp again... Got to work with Bobby Cutchins again after 30 years!...
Massive Gene_Leone_12"ReMixes 2008 for Soron Records... and Vocals with Bobby... for the Crew at Cool Million in Denmark... for Rob Hardt in Germany... for Tony Massera & SexyRexy & Diva Radio in France/UK, etc., Yes, It's a GREAT WORLD!
Got to write lots of new music Gene_Leone_Mix and re-mix and re-master some old...Magic Dragon for Soron... Got to score some new commercials... and do lots of sound design for fashion runway shows and kick ass dance programs... etc., etc,.
and... I Got to lose a lot of sleep being creative and busy!
it's all good! (((Love it Love it Love it!))) ...also...
FAQ: "Gene, what other great Producers, Artists, Musicians, DJ's, Talent, etc., have you had the pleasure of working with in the ba-zillions of recording sessions over the years?"... Well, some of these great people are listed right here in my MySpace "Friends" Pages...
(Tom, I need a Top 1400 *lol*) and also Artists in these lists: ...
for Gene Leone's Partial Discography & Credits...
GENE LEONE...
AllMusic Guide Partial Discography (about)
(and more credits & stuff before 2004) can be found here at:
GENE LEONE...
Partial Discography before 2004 (about)
or ( http://www.jahsonic.com/GeneLeone.html )
and
GENE LEONE... DiscoMusic.com (about)
and...
GENE LEONE... 50 Popular Albums Engineered/Mixed by Gene Leone - In Print -Yahoo Discography - (about)
Wishing Peace to You, To MySpace & To The World
And Friendship Through Great Music & Great Performance,
Keep Kicking It!
Smiles, Gene
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My Interests

"Capture Great Performance - Real Music by Real Artists for Real People!"

H A P P Y 2 0 0 8 E V E R Y B O D Y !!!

Playing Right Now on my MySpace Player AND In My Blog:

"Ain't No Stopping Us Now featuring Ali "Ollie" Woodson" - from our
"A Soulful Tale Of Two Cities" -
Masters Of Funk Soul and Blues - Double CD 2007

See http://www.soulfultale.com ... and... http://www.myspace.com/soulfultale
with lots of MUSIC discussion, comments and threads listed at http://www.sixtiesdetroit.com

&

The Brand Spanking New, not even officially opened yet, but seriously kickin' already...

Soulful Planet Music & Creative Arts Village Community at SoulFulPlanet.com

Well, as YOU might know, the Search Engines Have Found Us! *LOL* Yup!...
(Lookie Here at Google! Wow!)
PhotoShop Craziness, Spanish Inquisition Videos, Crop Circles, MySpace Links, Music Discussions & Balls and All, etc., with lots of laughter in Geek Bucket, Spam & Eggs, Gizornimplatz!, etc,,, Yes, WE EXIST!

~BigSmiles & BigPARTY! It's freedom based fun there... ~
(Come Join Us... "Tell us a little about about YOU, promote Your MySpace Page & Your Creative Endeavors... and then jump right in and enjoy!") - SoulfulPlanet.com

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In Memory Of Our Dear Friend - Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilkie -

Crocket, You Will Be So Greatly Missed... Play On, Crocket, Play On...
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A Tribute To Crocket

... This video contains various shots from "A Soulful Tale of Two Cities" Sessions in Philly,
shot by Sierra & Annette for Phil Hurtt's - Soul Renaissance Records put to a piece of an unreleased/unfinished still in progress track,
featuring some of Crocket's fine keyboard work -

"Superstition" -

Nathaniel "Crocket" Wilkie... all Keyboards
Kathy Sledge ... all Vocals
Gene Leone... Drums & Mix

— Crocket, We Will All Never Forget You,
Geno —

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A Soulful Tale Of Two Cities
~~~MuchLove & Continued Thanks WorldWide To All!!!~~~
Geno

I'd like to meet:


For Some Great, Intelligent Discussions and Info about GREAT MUSIC and Music Forums, Freedom of Speech, Freedom Of Thought, Freedom Of Expression. Freedom Of Creativity & Fun...
Please Check Out My Dear Friend... M I X E Y
...(((always interesting fun on MIXEY's "Planet"! *lol*)))

and also...

JaGoFF's Great Music Blogs here... JaGoFF
...(((not to mention Some Serious Indie JaGoFF FUNK!)))

also ... for some GREAT DANCE MUSIC look at
these MySpace sites from each year...
DM 1980 ...totally fun!

Also back in the late 70’s, one of my first Gold Records, still hanging on my wall was a result of cutting tracks with T. Life and crew at Quad Recording Studios & Alpha International Recording Studios and recording this Talented, Wonderful “16 Year Old” Lady...
Evelyn Champagne King ...Visit Evelyn Champagne King and her also very talented husband, Freddie Fox here on MySpace and show some love!
...and of course, this Classic - also recorded, edited to death & mixed by yours truly at Alpha International Recording Studios back in the day,
“Double Dutch Bus” - Frankie Smith Sessions
(Certified Gold 12” Mix, LP & Single)
Frankie Smith "Double Dutch Bus"
D2 / Double Dutch Bus
..

and plenty more Great Sessions...

(((But wait, Tom! Help! I need a MySpaceTop1500 Friends Space! *lol*)))

Music:

Gene Leone: Music, ummmmm... Yes, my interview is here...
GENE LEONE - Philly Creative Guide Personality Interview 2006 (about)

..... and click to enlarge any of these Slideshow Pics below for some recent Studio Sessions Shots of 2007/2008 ..... (and some classics!) ... Enjoy!, Gene

Movies:

Wow!!!
This is so cool... our Magic Dragon "Fantasy Suite" LP is alive once again... (I'm re-mastering it now) after nearly 30 years... This LP was sound designed and recorded back in the '70's as a "Progressive Rock Opera/ Concept LP/ Audio Movie"... from back in the Quad Recording & Sound Stage studio days!!! The limited release LP was long since out of print... Who ever knew that it might someday re-live again... and here it is on My Space!
Magic Dragon "Fantasy Suite LP" from the late 70's, here on MySpace
9/27/07 - I have officially started the "Re-Mastering" Process of our beloved Magic Dragon - Fantasy Suite LP and Bill just posted the first cut that I just got done at 5:00am this morning ... See "Prelude" on the Magic Dragon MySpace player!
Magic Dragon MySpace
Enjoy, ~ (i'm Happy but Half awake, and needing more Cawfee!) ~As Co-Producer - Drummer for Magic Dragon, I was also Chief Engineer Mixer and Co-Writer with... My long time Good Friend & Fellow Co-Producer - Keyboardist,
Bob Sworaski.
Bob, myself and friends from our old bands "Magic Dragon" & "Great Pride" (MGM Records) have been arming our buddy Bill Holland (Exec_Producer of Magic Dragon's "Fantasy Suite LP") with studio sessions shots and archives from back in the day at Quad Studios, and they are being scanned and added as we find more, but what a great start.
Considering that much of this information including the original 2" master tapes and mixes were lost in a terrible studio fire many years ago... this is all pretty... Amazing!
We had a ball back then... take a look, listen and enjoy!
Magic Dragon "Fantasy Suite LP" on MySpace

Television:

Wishing You Peace, Love,
Frendship, Reflection & Warmth...
and Thoughts of Great Things Still To Come in 2008

Books:

"Standing In The Shadows Of Motown - The Life and Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson" - Written by Dr. Licks; Audio Engineering and Mix by Gene Leone - (Awarded the Rolling Stone Magazine/BMI/NYU/Ralph J. Gleason Award for Audio Book of The Year 1990)...

Visit The Official James Jamerson MySpacePage (here)

and plenty more ...

Heroes:

"Heroes - those individuals that are honest, fair, and positive in all that they do, and do what they do, for the good of us all, passionately from the core of their heart." - Gene Leone -
(In fact, many heroes are listed right here on my MySpace friend pages and pics.)
Gene Leone's Worldwide Friends In Music!
Profile Hit Counter  
Wishing Each & Every One Of You A Fantastic, Successful 2008
filled with GREAT MUSIC!!!
~~~~~ Dj & Radio & Press Shout Outs & Thanks ___ See My BLOGS!!! ~~~~
The Right Track Soul Radio Show ... on WFM 97.2 fm Live From the UK and over the internet at...
The Right Track Soul Radio Show... WFM 97.2 fm MANCHESTER!
that started 1/09/07 featuring "Soulful Tale Of Two Cities" and Interview with Phil Hurtt was FANTASTIC!!! (((Wow, what a great, fun show.)))(Hear The Show - Listen Here!)
Thanks to everybody that tuned in, sent emails and called Harry & Diana at the station from all over the world during the show!
Harry & Diana, Fantastic Job!!!
&
Phil ... We're all so Proud of You!!!
"Are Ya Ready To Party"
*lol* Keep Kickin' It!
Gene
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Thank You HoneySoul ...playing some "Soulful Tale" on her
"Soul 2 Soul Show" on ProjectVibe Radio
(Thursdays-4:00pmEST/3pm CST) and PodCast... (Listen Here!)
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Also Thank You DJ Jay Mirabile & DJ Delmar Browne! Listen Live from 2-4PM EST. EACH AND EVERY SATURDAY for the Best Classic Dance (Disco, Freestyle Dance, 80's/90's Club Tracks, Slow Jams and MORE!) to THE DISCO & FUNK KING SHOW. Here's The Link To Listen "Live!" WCWP Long Island
WCWP Disco & Funk King Show from LONG ISLAND, NY!
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THIS WAS TOO MUCH FUN!!! Soulful Tale of Two Cities - Tuesday (6:00pm ET) on WGLS-FM once again!!!
DJ Dave Goodman dedicated most of his WGLS-FM R&B MiroGroove Show- premiering multiple cuts from our double CD listed below.
WGLS-FM 89.7 Live Broadcast and Internet Stream..

AND...
The Live Comments and A Posting in Real Time Listening Parties are a BLAST!!!... and the Party Continues!
Sixties Detroit - "Soulful Tale - Tuesday" Thread...(Click Here)
... (((for those of us that just love MultiTasking!)))
I'll keep Ya posted on more to come!
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Also Huge Shout Outs to Members of the Press... Great People Like Larry Cotton, Ruth Weisberg - Philly Creative Guide, Chris Rizik - SoulTracks, etc...etc...
and especially... Susan Whitall - Detroit News
Sue's been following our musical PhilaTroit craziness since the very beginning...Smiles & MuchLove!
Gene
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The Masters Of Funk Soul and Blues - ..A Soulful Tale of Two Cities...
featuring the killer artists listed here, all backed up by The Funk Brothers & MFSB - The Masters Of Funk Soul and Blues! aka PhilaTroit!!!
Disk One - Philly does "Motown"
1. Higher Ground/ feat. Jean Carne
2. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/ feat. Bunny Sigler
3. Ain't That Peculiar/ feat. The Philly Degrees
4. Dancing in the Street/ feat. Kathy Sledge
5. Knocks Me Off My Feet/ feat. Russell Thompkins Jr.
6. Fire and Desire/ feat. Bunny Sigler& Jean Carne
7. The Girl's Alright/ feat. Phil Hurtt
8. Just My Imagination/ feat. Ted Mills
9. Isn't She Lovely/ feat. Jimmy Ellis
10. Ooh Baby, Baby/ feat. Bunny Sigler
11. My Cherie Amour/ feat. Major Harris
12. My Baby Loves Me/ feat. Barbara Mason
13. Baby, Baby, I Need You/ feat. Phil Hurtt, Carl Helm & Bunny Sigler
14. Just Ask the Lonely/ feat. William (Poogie ) Hart
15. Got To Give It Up/ feat. Bunny Sigler
Disc Two - "Motown" does Philly
1. Ain't No Stopping Us Now/ feat. Ali "Ollie" Woodson
2. Betcha by Golly Wow/ feat. Freda Payne
3. Me & Mrs. Jones/ feat. Lamont Dozier
4. One of a Kind Love Affair/ feat. The Velvelettes
5. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time/ feat. Carolyn Crawford
6. Love Won't Let Me Wait/ feat. George Clinton
7. Love Train/ feat. Bobby Taylor
8. When Will I See You Again/ feat. Freda Payne
9. Close the Door/ feat. Lamont Dozier
10. For the Love of Money/ feat. Ali "Ollie" Woodson
11. Expressway to Your Heart/ feat. George Clinton
12. Sunshine/ feat. Bobby Taylor
13. TSOP(& D)/ Masters of Funk. Soul & Blues (MFSB) .
14. Sadie/ feat. Bobby Taylor
15. When the World is at Peace/ feat. George Clinton, Bobby Taylor, Kathy Sledge, Ali "Ollie" Woodson & Kim Weston
Chief Engineer: Gene Leone (Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering)
Executive Producer: Phil Hurtt - Soul Renaissance Records
Produced By: Phil Hurtt, Bobby Eli, Bunny Sigler, Lamont Dozier & Clay McMurray... in the Great Studios of Philadelphia & Detroit - PhilaTroit!
-- (Please See Double CD Booklet for Full Credit Listings) --
If Ya caught a part of these shows & interviews & tracks & cuts, or bought the CD already, post me a comment here or at
Masters Of Funk Soul & Blues - Soulful Tale of Two Cities on MySpace
and let us know what Ya think!
(((Musically, this is what we've ALL been doing since last January! *lol* ...and we're really proud of this baby!)))
Thanks, Enjoy,
Peace &
Keep Kickin' It!
Gene Leone
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. Remember..if You've heard us on these special shows, or in the clubs, or on the radio send an email or post a comment. We'd love to hear from YA!
Enjoy!!! Gene
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Ok, I LOVE IT when a Great Performance Gets Captured!!!
(Also see my Video Favorites)
And so... Here's a Video worth watching...
Jeff Berlin... a fantastic performance!
and... by Imogen Heap (formerly of Frou Frou)... Immi, Great Performance!!! ..
Also:
Ok, those of You who have worked with me and know me well
KNOW that I am passionate about GREAT MUSIC in ALL forms and genres.
To ALL of us in studios creating great music,
To ALL of our Dj's spinning great music,
To ALL of us partying to the music...
Capturing that great feeling that GREAT MUSIC gives...
Ok, here's a perfect example of why I LOVE HOUSE MUSIC!!!
Enjoy, Gene

..
Video by Nick Navaro - Defected - For The Love of House, Canvas, London
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...And here's to the hard work of the Great Performance of the Dance ...
from the Moscow Ballet, to Body Waves, to Delilah’s Shows, to Vegas Shows to Fashion Design Runway Shows and to all of the Great Choreographers, Models & Beautifully Wonderful, Crazy Dancers that I’ve had the pleasure of working with
for many years... here’s a Michael Sembello Classic for Ya...
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...and here's some Classic Club Funk! from Tom Browne featuring Toni Smith...
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Ok, back in the ‘80’s as part of the Sigma Sound Engineering Crew in Philly,
I had a lot of fun working on these great tracks with
Carl, Jane, & Steve of “Loose Ends” and long time Dj/Producer/Friend,
Nicky Martinelli ... here’s “Slow Down”...
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And also, here's a very cool rehearsal video of
one of my favorite Artists from right here on MySpace!
The Great Voice of Leighton Jones with Richard Dunn ...

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and THIS is a Classic from Philadelphia's Bianca Ryan...
There is so much GREAT TALENT in this WORLD OF MUSIC,
and ALL of it NEEDS to be heard!
Let's ALL work to make this happen.
Peace & Keep Kickin' It!
Geno
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June 2007 UPDATE:
WOW!
Here’s (2) short video snippet sneak previews from Executive Producers Jeff Knapp
and Rob Nagy directly from the documentary "edit in progress" on the Avid ...
David Sancious - “Live In The Now” - CD & DVD!
(If You've heard Sting, Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Seal, or Santana...etc., - then You've heard David's killer keyboards!)
I had a ball recording & mixing this live concert 'on the fly' in the “Indre Digital Remote Truck”, with David Sancious and Joe Bonadio live on stage, and Jeff Knapp, Rob Nagy, Marty Lindley, Joe Graeff & Brian Cloud on cameras with a incredible crew of talented people with us, behind us... and in the audience. What a GREAT NIGHT!
Here's the "World Premier Snippet" from The DVD... (Thank You, Jeff & Rob!)
David Sancious & Joe Bonadio - “Live In The Now” “The Bridge”...
And Yup, I am simply honored to be a part of this one...
(((also see my Pics for lots of back stage shots from this concert!)))
and... "Sleight Of Hand"
David Sancious
and...
www.SoulfulPlanet.com - David Sancious Thread
So Much Great Talent In This World,
And We Are All One Through Music... WorldWide!
Peace & MuchLove,
Gene Leone
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— Go Victor Bailey! —
Save Internet Radio!
Silencing YOUR MySpace Music Could Be Next!
((( ~ MUSIC INDIES UNITE! ~ Save Indie Internet Radio! ~ )))
....... See My "Save Indie Radio..." Blog for Todays Updates!
— Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow —
Eva refused to let her Music ever be pigeon holed by the labels...
— Eva, Rest In Peace —
More about this (here)
as I have said...
There is so much GREAT TALENT in this WORLD OF MUSIC,
and ALL of it NEEDS to be heard!
Let's ALL work to make this happen.
...So Much Great Talent In This World,
And We Are All One Through Music... WorldWide!
Peace & MuchLove,
Geno
Gene Leone
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