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----------------------- July 2007, new Peter Janson solo guitar recordingPeter Janson recently travelled to Nashville Tennessee to record his new acoustic guitar CD titled Winter Gifts: seven songs for the season for the Eastern Woods Music label. This winter theme album of mostly solo guitar works is scheduled for release in late September 2007 and features original music as well as Peter's unique compelling arrangements of classic titles Angels We Have Heard, Christe Redemptor, and Greensleeves. June 2007, another great Beautiful Day reviewBeautiful Day received a great review from industry trade magazine NA Retailer in their May 2007 Expo edition. Randy Alberts writes, "soulful, meditative, and virtuosic... the superb musicianship and songwriting of Beautiful Day feature Janson's warm, clear fingerpicked guitar melodies and leads alongside soulful vocals, earthy drums, acoustic stand-up bass, and subtle lush keyboards and pianos... simply beautiful." See our "about" page for the full review. Or go to our "explore the music" page to listen to excerpts from the album. March 2007, Thanks, welcome to my parlor, and awardsPeter Janson received "A special note of thanks" for editing work done on the Centaur Records release titled Gustav Holst: Composer as Arranger. Philharmonia Bulgarica, Jon Ceander Mitchell, conductor. John Diliberto from Echoes stopped by recently to interview Peter Janson and record him live for Echoes' intimate "Living Room Concert" series. Echoes is syndicated on NPR/PRI and the concert/interview is scheduled to air on Tuesday March 6th and Sunday March 11th. Artist owned Eastern Woods Music is delighted to announce it's newest CD Peter Janson & Friends: Beautiful Day has WON the 2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Award for: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. "On behalf of all of the musicians," said Peter, "and on behalf of all the participants that it took to make the Beautiful Day album I say thank you so very much to everyone at NAR and to all the radio hosts who voted for us to win the award. We truly appreciate your support and the recognition that winning 'Best Contemporary Instrumental Album' brings." Other notable winners this year include Paul Schwartz: State of Grace III for Album of the Year, Loreena McKennitt: An Ancient Muse for Best Celtic Album and Karunesh: Joy of Life for Best World Album. Read about all the winning albums for all categories at 2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards page. January 2007, Thanks, new review, coffee anyonePeter Janson received "A special note of thanks" on the Expanding Sky Music release titled Heart of Matter by Michael O'Connell. Thank you, Michael! And congratulations on such a wonderful album of music! You can find out more about this fantastic CD by going to Expanding Sky web-site Beautiful Day received a great review from The Minor 7th. Alan Fark writes, "Beautiful Day is beautifully captivating in a way that a state of nirvana must willingly claim an ascetic practitioner." See our "about" page for the full review. Fall 2006, Beautiful Radio charts and reviews!Artist owned Eastern Woods Music announced it's newest CD Peter Janson & Friends - Beautiful Day ranked #3 on the NAR National Top 100 Radio charts for September, #4 for October, #13 for November, and #23 for December 2006. (Two months in the top 10 and 4 months in the top 25!) It has been added to over 250 station shows world-wide and has received regular broadcast on the syndicated "Echoes" program, the syndicated "Galaxie" program (Canada), and on Cable TVs "Music Choice - Soundscapes" channel. Beautiful Day received great reviews from NARs "Both Sides Now". Bill Binkelman writes, "Beautiful Day is a stunning album, to say the least. ...easily one of the best releases of recent years." RJ Lannan says, "...brilliant album that will add just the right musical ambience for just about any positive occasion. The music is that good." See our "about" page for the full review. August 2006, Eastern Woods Music releases new CD, Peter Janson & Friends - Beautiful DayArtist owned Eastern Woods Music announced the release of it's newest CD Peter Janson & Friends - Beautiful Day, on August 1, 2006. This stunningly beautiful album features Peter Janson (fingerstyle acoustic guitar) and a variety of world-class musicians from a variety of musical genres – Jamie Bonk (Smooth Jazz Canada “Guitarist of the Year” nominee); Steve Hunt (keyboardist with Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Clarke, Allan Holdsworth); John Lockwood (bassist with Pat Metheny, Dizzy Gillespie, Boston Pops); Raymond Gonzalez (performed with John Renbourn, Peter Lang, Ellis Paul); Bertram Lehmann (performed with Joe Zawinul, Rebecca Paris, Natraj); Chris Lopes (bassist with Nina Ott, Jeff Parker); Henrik Bridger (bassist with Makoto Takenaka); Julie Woods (performed with Roberta Flack, Livingston Taylor, Jeffrey Osborne). Retailers can order Peter Janson CDs from New Sound Distribution, New Leaf Distributing, Super D, and directly from Eastern Woods Music. See our shopping page for retailer info. ----------------------- June 2006, Peter Janson announces endorsement agreement with Tippin GuitarsPeter Janson, artist and owner of Eastern Woods Music, announced his newly agreed endorsement partnership with Tippin Guitars of Marblehead Massachusetts. "I'm really into the guitars that Bill Tippin makes," says Janson. "They are very inspiring instruments and have become an important part of my artistic expression. Owner and builder Bill Tippin has a wonderful operation that is small yet totally world class, I highly recommend them to any guitarist or guitar dealer looking for a great guitar." ----------------------- September 2005, Eastern Woods Music signs distribution agreement with New Sound DistributionArtist owned Eastern Woods Music announced its newly agreed distribution partnership with New Sound Distribution, a division of Allegro Corporation, of Portland Oregon. Under the agreement, New Sound Distribution will handle the distribution of the Peter Janson Firelight Moonlight album to its customers. It will be available starting in November 2005. Eastern Woods Music administers and produces the work of its premier solo artist, Peter Janson. "All of us at Eastern Woods Music are excited about this new relationship with New Sound Distribution," says Janson. "In August, accounts manager Dot Rust treated me to a tour of the NewSound/Allegro facility and treated me with great respect and consideration. Their operation is totally world class, their employees gracious and excellent at their jobs, and Dot is completely professional. I highly recommend them to any retailers looking for a great music distribution company to work with." ----------------------- May 2005, Peter Janson Firelight Moonlight album to be aired on WMNR Fine Arts RadioLate night music listeners in most of Connecticut and parts of New York will get to hear much of the Peter Janson Firelight Moonlight album broadcast over four radio stations, WMNR WGRS WGSK and WRXC, on Thursday May 26th on the "New Music Gallery" program starting at 11 pm. Although Peter's music is played frequently on the air, and on digital stations, it is rare that there will be seven of the ten tracks featured. Yes, you read correctly, seven tracks featured! So, please tune in to WMNR 88.1 FM and 91.5 FM for some late night listening. And a very special Thank You to the host, Dick Hageman. Also, You can now view a Peter Janson video at the Peter Janson on-line Press Kit. Click on this, and when the window opens, click on the video tab at the top and then select your player and connection speed. The video is a live studio version of "Welcome Guests" with bassist Henrik Bridger and percussionist Bertram Lehmann. ----------------------- March 2005, Eastern Woods Music signs licensing agreement with Orange MusicArtist owned Eastern Woods Music announced its newly agreed licensing partnership with Orange Music of Singapore. Under the agreement, Orange Music will handle the release of Peter Janson Firelight Moonlight in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for three years. The Orange Music release of the entire Firelight Moonlight album will include two bonus tracks. Additionally, Orange Music has licensed to include said music in various compilation CDs released in the same territories. Eastern Woods Music administers and produces the work of its premier solo artist, Peter Janson. Established in 1999, Orange Music is one of the leading record labels in Singapore for a variety of music genres. "All of us here at Eastern Woods Music are excited about this new relationship with Orange Music," says Janson. "Orange Music is an outstanding company that will help introduce our music to an even wider audience. We look forward to a long term relationship with them." Also, Peter's Firelight Moonlight album ranked #5 on the February airplay charts from WWSP-FM, Stevens Point, WI ~ Steve Berndt, hosts the New Age Sampler radio show. ----------------------- January 2005, Thanks, Canada play, My World, Swedish distributionPeter Janson received "A special note of thanks" for editing work done on the Centaur Records release titled The Youthful Beethoven. Grigorios Zamparas, piano; Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Ceander Mitchell, conductor. Also, Canada's Galaxie CBC Digital Radio host and producer Renee Gelpi has added Firelight Moonlight to her regular rotation. In a recent email Renee exclaimed "I love this music!" Thanks Renee! Readers can find out more about Galaxie at www.galaxie.ca And KTEP-FM 88.5, El Paso Texas' "Audiosyncracy" host and producer Jamey Osborne has named Peter's Firelight Moonlight one of the "Best of 2004," and named Jamie Bonk's My World, which has a collaboration with Jamie Bonk and Peter Janson, THE "Best CD of 2004." Thanks Jamey! Eastern Woods Music signs licensing and publishing deal with THETA MusicArtist owned Eastern Woods Music announced its newly agreed licensing and sub-publishing partnership with THETA Music of Sweden. Under the agreement, THETA Music will handle the release of Peter Janson's acoustic guitar recordings from Eastern Woods Music in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. Eastern Woods Music administers and produces the work of its premier solo artist, Peter Janson. THETA Music is Sweden’s leading record label for relaxation music. “All of us at Eastern Woods Music are excited about this new relationship with THETA Music,” says Janson. “THETA Music is a unique company that will help introduce our music to an even wider audience.” With a half-million in annual unit sales in Sweden alone, THETA Music has become a successful recording company in both Europe and Asia with sales in Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway and Finland along with sales in Japan and Taiwan and recent work in the United States. --------- November 2004, Thanks, and nominationsPeter Janson received special thanks on the new release by singer/songwriter Raymond Gonzalez titled Moonlight & Sage. Thank you, Raymond! And congratulations on such a great album of music! You can find out more about this wonderful CD by going to Raymond's web-site Peter Janson's Firelight Moonlight album has been nominated for Best New Age Album and Best Engineered Album (non-classical) in the first round of the 2004 Grammy Awards by Independent Mastering of Nashville Tennessee. On hearing the news Peter was actually speechless, which, believe us, is a rareity. --------- |
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