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The Auburn Journal, Gary's hometown newspaper in Auburn, California, ran a feature by Gus Thomson. Gus and Gary talked about sudden turns on the freeway of life, crunching numbers, day jobs, and music, too. Read the full piece HERE. Visit the Coast Is Clear Page for more info. |
Interview with Gary... January 2006
New York writer Michelle Delio held a one-on-one interview with Gary to talk about his music, his ISC win, online distribution and Uncle Don. Read the full interview here.
The Coast Is Clear, Debut CD, released...
Gary Henson's debut album, The Coast Is Clear, was released in mid-December 2005 and is now shipping through CD Baby. The Album contains 13 original songs, including (When You Turn Back The Time) The Sun Always Shines, second-place winner in the 2004 International Songwriting Competition.
Recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, the project was produced and engineered by Grammy Award Winner Steve Pouliot and Lonnie Pedersen.
Session artists on the album include Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello), David Ravin (Jewel, Amy Grant), Zeke Zirngeibel (Warren Zevon, Doobie Brothers), Billy Watts (Jennifer Warnes, Jackson Browne) and Glenn Sherba (Badfinger, Commander Cody). The CD was mixed at Capitol Records Studios and Mastered by Keith Blake at Pacific Mastering.
Lyrics and free MP3s from selected tracks are available on the Music page. Visit the Press Page for photos, full size cover art and a CD onesheet.
Gary places Second in the 2004 International Songwriting Competition...
Gary Henson placed second in the 2004 International Songwriting Competition for his musical composition, (When You Turn Back The Time) The Sun Always Shines.
"It's exhilarating!," says the Northern California songwriter, "to create something and have it stand out in the minds of so many talented musicians and music industry executives." Henson's song - about looking back on life and remembering the good times - was selected from over 11,000 entries.
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is "THE songwriting competition to take note of," says the New York Times. It is one of the largest and most prestigious songwriting competitions in the world, judged by some of the most influential members of the music industry.
Judges for the 2004 competition included:
- Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records)
- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
- Aaron Lewis (Staind)
- John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting)
- Bo Diddley
- Clint Black
- David Hidalgo (Los Lobos)
- Branford Marsalis
- Darryl McDaniels (Run D.M.C.)
- Peter Furler (Newsboys)
- Taj Mahal
- Sully Erna (Godsmack)
- Macy Gray
- Stacey Earle
- Scott Kirkland (The Crystal Method)
- Michael Gudinski (Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies)
- Alan Meltzer (CEO, Wind-Up Records)
- Tara Griggs-Magee (Executive VP Gospel/Urban Music, Sony Records);
- Michael McDonald (President, ATO Records)
- Tracy Gershon (Sr. Dir A&R/Artist Dev, Sony Records Nashville)
- Chris Parr (VP of Music Programming & Talent Relations, CMT)
- Peter Asher (Co-President, Sanctuary Artist Management)
- Kim Stephens (VP A&R, Lava Records)
- Barbara Sedun (VP Creative, EMI Music Publishing Canada) and Leib Ostrow (CEO, Music For Little People).
For more information about ISC, visit their website.
Music Connection Magazine...
Gary Henson appeared in the 26th Anniversary Special Edition of Music Connection Magazine (issue #25, December 8, 2003) in anticipation of his new album.
This photo shows Gary working at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California, with Grammy Award winning producer, Steve Pouliot and several session artists who contributed to the album. They were laying down rhythm tracks for Henson's The Coast Is Clear.
Fans may order a back issue online by visiting the magazine's archives area.
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