Work should be completed by the end of the next week on the 3rd CD.  After working on this one off and on for almost a year, it will be one worth waiting for.

Jennie DeVoe has added some incredible vocals on a couple of tracks which really is something to hear!

I am posting an article which will give you another insight as to the incredible talent being added to this effort.  Thanks to Lisa VanHorn for making us aware of this article.

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3/19/2008 12:13:00 PM

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..tr valign="top"> ..tr valign="top"> ..table> ..table>Marrowstone Records cuts Moby Grape guitarist’s tracks By Kathie Meyer, Leader Staff Writer It was quick. Maybe even a little dirty too, since the setting was a cabin on the Olympic Peninsula near Port Angeles instead of a slick Seattle studio. But, more than that, it was one of those rejuvenating experiences that affect a person for days afterward. Almost a month ago, Dan Powell, 37, of Marrowstone Records emerged from that cabin-cum-studio with intensified vigor after a two-day recording session with Dane Clark, John Mellencamp’s drummer. The session also included guitarist Jerry Miller of Moby Grape fame, number 68 on the Rolling Stone list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. The session sprang from a network that stretches like string art displayed on tiny nails - from Sequim to Southern California, northward to Tacoma, over to Port Angeles and back again to the east on Marrowstone Island. It began when Clark decided to do a solo album. His representative, Charlie "Chuck" Lewis, a Sequim native now living in Newport Beach, Calif., as president of High End Celebrity Entertainment, helped him fulfill a lifelong dream of working with Miller, who now lives in Tacoma. Lewis also contacted Jeff Kuss of Port Angeles for audio-engineer recommendations. Kuss then called Powell, a friend with whom he’d play in a band almost 20 years ago, to see if he was up for a recording date with this unique duo. Powell readily accepted, packed his equipment and headed up to Clallam County. Originally, a Seattle recording studio seemed to make the most sense, but "this environment seemed much more inviting to them," says Powell. Powell, a Renton firefighter who also teaches an audio-engineering course at Olympic College in Bremerton, feels the most important thing for musicians is that they have a safe environment without pressure while recording. That’s why the cabin atmosphere worked so well. His is no treadmill studio, he says. "It’s more of an organic process." Part of his expertise, says Powell, is his teaching background, which he believes is helpful in getting bands organized. Plus, recording music with Powell can be done at a fraction of the price charged by big-city studios. Music has been a part of his life for decades. When he was younger he played in a band called Buzz the Tower that played at the Back Alley Tavern (now The Upstage) in Port Townsend. As a teacher in Saudi Arabia, he taught a class called "Rock Band." Since he’s come back home, he’s dabbled in recording here and there, but three years ago, when his father passed away, it was "a wakeup call" to take the venture more seriously. What he’s doing now was not possible 10 years ago, says Powell. With digital electronics readily available to anyone who’s interested these days, the recording business has gone back to the musicians on the local level. "That’s my model for the business." Technically, "the most important thing is a collection of microphones and your ears," he says. For software, Powell uses Pro Tools by Digidesign, the same program used to produce Amy Winehouse’s Grammy-Award-winning album Back to Black. Party like a rock star Powell’s business partner is his wife, Carla. It was she who ended up with backstage passes to the John Mellencamp concert Feb. 19 in Victoria, B.C. Since Dan had to teach that evening, Carla took her sister, and the two of them "partied like rock stars," she says. After the concert, the two of them accompanied Clark along with members of the Mellencamp band and Jerry Miller to the post-concert bar-hopping party. "What was most interesting was seeing the younger musicians’ reactions to the legendary Jerry Miller. I can see why he is referred to as a ’musicians’ musician.’ It was fascinating to see the players who had just finished being screamed at by thousands of fans humbled by an old guy in a beard and bandana. Though soft spoken and unassuming, Jerry made friends everywhere he went." recalls Carla. With a Moby Grape reunion album being considered, Powell hopes to remain in contact with Miller and, of course, would like more sessions with the famed guitarist who had a hand in pioneering the San Francisco sound of the ’60s. But he’s interested in helping out local musicians too. Currently, Powell is working with local jazz vocalist Jenny Davis on her next solo album that includes all-around musician Chuck Easton. I see bands at The Boiler Room and would like to help them too, he says. "It’s important to have their music recorded and set it free." For more information about Marrowstone Records, call 385-4475. Kathie Meyer can be reached at arts@ptleader.com. ..table> 3:10 AM 3 Comments 6 Kudos  Translate Dan Powell of Marrowstone Records recently recorded tracks for John Mellencamp’s drummer, Dane Clark, and the legendary guitarist for Moby Grape, Jerry Miller. The session fulfilled Clark’s lifelong dream to work with Miller. – Submitted photo Powered by English Albanian Arabic Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Print