What's Happenin'...

 

I am of course still teaching and chairing the Studio Production Dept @ S.U.N.Y. Purchase as well as producing sessions for CMH Records, Vitamin Records, Mighty Tiger Records, CMG Records and Larchmont Recordings, the label that I co-own with my friend & business partner, Charlie Dahan. Check out our website:


Larchmont Recording Inc.

We now have a number of CDs released or soon-to-be released on LRI, including:

  • Future Blues (various artists including Rhonda Vincent, Sue Foley, Michael Hill, The Hellhounds, Langhorne Slim)
  • Sunshine On Your Back Porch (various artists including Rhonda Vincent, Stacey Earle, Melissa Ferrick, Randy Brecker)
  • Bootleg (Joe Ferry)
  • Music To Watch Birds By (The Kestrels)

We are also currently in-production on Celebrating The Music of Okeh Records, featuring legendary guitarist John Abercrombie, Chris Barron (of The Spin Doctors), blues guitarist Michael Hill and many others.

My new ska CD, entitled "55:22" has been released on Shantytown Records. The CD features a number of my very cool and talented friends Stu Stahr, Phil Wartell, Jerry Mack, Matt Simons, and of course, the one and only Cyrille. I am played bass, wrote a number of the songs, arranged and produced the album. Big Ska will be hitting the road in 2008. 

I played bass on the new album by virtuoso guitarist Gil Parris, Live @ The Next Door. I also played guitar on a series of Smooth Jazz recordings for CMH including Commonication (jazz takes on the music of rapper Common), and Much Obliged  (jazz takes on the music of Mary J. Blige). The records were co-produced and co-arranged by myself and Eric Helmuth.

Since completing my Doctoral studies in April 2005 (I have achieved my Ph.D), I have begun writing a book of inspirational truisms that I hope to have ready for publication in early 2007. And I have finally made my paintings available on coffee mugs, T-Shirts, mouse pads, note paper and tote bags via Café Press (check out: http://www.cafepress.com/joeferry ).

I am playing the role of The Narrator (a/k/a The Criminologist) in The Rocky Horror Show @ Purchase College Performing Arts Center on November 3rd, 2007. We will be (hopefully) taking the show on the road in 2008.

To my wife Alison, who beat the odds... I Love You and I Thank God For You.

Bless Each Day.

Dr. Joe

 


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