JaFoCo! A delicious fusion of folk, jazz and country. - Melinda DiMaio - Journal

Appriciation for "See Through"

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Thanks to Crispin Kott for the nice review in Roll Magazine. Check out the link !

http://www.rollmagazine.com/jul10/articles/cdreview.php

Melinda DiMaio with Big Joe Fitz Band

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Had a great time with the Big Joe Fitz band at the High Falls Cafe. The best part? The dancing! Folks up and swinging to the tunes. Check it out in the "videos" section!

Praise for See Through!

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Check out the sweet review in the Kingston Freeman!

Here's a link to the article...

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/05/14/entertainment/doc4bec7690be3ef910002693.txt

It's Here

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New CD is out and available!

Design Finalized

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

OK, folks....finally - the design is finalized and disk is being manufactured. Busy now writing for the next project, as is the MellyD way! Thanks for all the support from those who cheered me on from the sidelines throughout this process. Love you all
love you all ;-)

Master is Done!

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

So, for those of you who are unfamiliar with mastering, it's the process that pulls together the collection of songs that have been recorded separately, attempts to bring out/enhance each song and ensure there is consistency between tracks. It's the time to focus on the album as a whole and make sure the CD is ready to press. I worked with Maria Triana at Sony music; she listened carefully and tweaked and detweaked - a process akin to a dental teeth cleaning!
Now, I'm knee deep in photos and artwork - getting all ready for the production people. Writing songs is so much easier than this part! Nevertheless, pushing forward!

The Manufacturing!

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Happy New Year folks! Now that the recording process is done, I'm knee deep in dealing with the manufacturing of the new disc! Looking through photos, considering layout design and bringing the finished recording in for mastering, the process that puts the finishing touches on the collection of mixes at a whole. I'm on the schedule at Sony music in two weeks for this.....looking forward to it! I'm keeping the schedule clear of gigs so that I can focus on this...will be out again in another month or two...Looking forward to it, and to seeing all of you!

OK, for real....

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Well, all of the songs are recorded! Robert and I are in the final mixing phase. It's been a great year from a compositional standpoint. I began recording in December, starting with a list of 10 songs. All but two of the songs were tossed off of the list in favor of new songs, written after the recording process had begun. It's been a very fertile year; this is good! I hope to be ready for mastering in early December so the project can be sent out for design and duplication. Stay tuned, friends! Oh, and thanks for coming out to the gigs, it's always great to see friendly faces out there; I'm into your love!

I see the end!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Alright, I see ALMOST the end. 7 tracks done, 3 almost there - then off to the mastering place before duplicatioin. Oh, it's been a mighty long road it's been. Made better by all of your company at recent gigs! It's been a great summer, lots of new songs and new friends!

More Progress

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Thanks all who have been turning out for the recent gigs. I so appreciate your appreciation and support! Many of you have asked for updates on the recording, so here is the progress report!

The rhythm tracks for the cd are now done thanks to some fine work on the part of Robert Bard and Mike Ralff on bass, Eric Parker on drums and Brian Mellick on percussion. It's been great fun to work with these talented and delightful guys! This week, we started layering on some colors and brought in Michael Snow to lay down violin tracks on several of the tunes: Stay, Keep the Light On and Forgot to Remember. Oh, how I love the violin!