Recordings from
Persona Digital Studio
Pieces by Bands and Musicians
we have arranged, performed
and recorded

Beatles
Bob Marely
Bread
Chicago
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Dave Sanborn
Dizzie Gillespie
Eagles Erasure
Herbie Hancock  
Huey Lewis
Jennifer Rush
Joe Zawinul
John Denver
Joni Mitchell
JS Bach
Linda Ronstadt
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Mozart
Pat Metheny
Queen
Rippingtons
Steely Dan
Stephen Gislason
Stevie Nicks
Tom Jobim and João Gilberto
Wayne Shorter
 

Recordings from Persona Digital
Recording Arts and Science
P2500 Band
Persona Classical Consort
Em4U
Stephen Gislason

The Sound of Music

All About Sound

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny created a jazz band in 1977 with pianist Lyle Mays, and bassist, Mark Egan. Their second album, American Garage (1980) became #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart. Metheny is considered to be one of the most successful jazz musicians and composer who incorporated different jazz styles, Latin Rhythms and ethnic music. He has displayed remarkable stamina as a performing musician, touring  for more than 30 years.

He is one the great creators of eclectic musical styles. His principle instrument is the guitar which he used as a controller of synthesizers to expand his repertoire of sounds and musical expression.  Metheny used the the Roland GR 300 guitar synthesizer and the Synclavier guitar system.  His constant companion, Lyle Mays also used electronic keyboards with great skill and creativity. The first keyboards were Oberheim and Sequential Circuits Prophet V synthesizers. Mays expanded his setup with the Synclavier keyboard and later with many other synthesizers.

Three albums released in the 90s: We Live Here (1995), Quartet (1996), and Imaginary Day (1997) were interesting, experimental and of great interest to me. The latest release in 2005, The Way Up, is a symphony length 68 minute piece in four sections, played at 90 concerts during their world tour 2005.

Recordings edited and arranged by Stephen Gislason and recorded at Persona Digital Studio

Always and Forever
Going with Me

Music arranged and performed by Stephen Gislason and the Trinity P2500 Band.

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Persona Digital Studio is located on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. www.personadigitalstudio.com  email  music@personadigitalstudio.com. Our Music catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are available from iTunes, Napster, AmazonMP3 and from our companion website: Persona Digital.  We have enjoyed association with Reverb Nation who provides an online service for musicians to present and market their music.