[LFSH] Tyagaraja & Wild Moccasins Live! 1.21.10

LIVE FROM SUGARHILL GETS SPIRITUAL!......... and CUTE?
Episode XIV features Tyagaraja and Wild Moccasins

(HOUSTON, TX) 1.18.10 - Live From SugarHill Episode XIV proves a continuum of eclectic music pairings featuring songwriter Tyagaraja and indie popsters Wild Moccasins. The program includes short sets and candid interviews with Rosa Guerrero and award-winning record producer, Dan Workman. Community guest and 'audience of one' is photographer Mark C. Austin. A self-proclaimed music fanatic, Mark has covered nearly every major music festival from Bonnaroo, Voodoo Music Fest to Coachella and Jazz Fest and his work has been featured in publications like SPIN, Paste, Rolling Stone and Village Voice Media. His images are currently on display in 5 different permanent exhibits at the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas. Live from SugarHill, Episode XIV airs on January 21, 2009 at 7pm and is a collaborative effort between Zenfilm, OutboundMusic.com and SugarHill Recording Studios. Tyagaraja is a singer/songwriter from the Houston and Austin areas. His voice, songwriting and lyrical content display the teachings he has absorbed from pilgrimages to India and his travels across the United States. While those spiritual experiences are his inspiration, the sultry folk/rock music that he writes is accessible, personal and universally enjoyable. Tyagaraja's first band, Million Year Dance, won Album of the Year in the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards. His first full-length solo album, An Open Book, is due late March 2010. Wild Moccasins are a quintet of 20-somethings with a sound that balances a musical guile beyond the band's years with a vibrant energy that flaunts its youth. Winners of Best EP in the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards, the band just returned from an East Coast/Midwest Tour which found them recording sessions with the likes of Daytrotter, My Old Kentucky Blog, WOXY, BreakThru Radio and If You Make It. The band is finishing up recording their first full-length release and getting ready to represent Houston at SXSW 2010. Zenfilm is an EMMY award winning film production company and HD post boutique based in Houston, TX. The creation of producer/director team Merideth Melville and W. Ross Wells, Zen has experienced exponential growth and gained national recognition since founding in 2005. Zen works with agencies and record labels to create national TV commercials, music videos and viral media. They also develop and maintain sustainable social marketing initiatives. Founded in 2001, OutboundMusic.com is an Internet radio and music retailer whose goal is to promote music produced by independent recording artists. They currently promote nearly 700 artists, both Texas based acts and many international talents. The show is free. Listeners can login for a live stream at http://www.outboundmusic.com/lfsh. All episodes are available at http://www.livefromsugarhill.tv or on iTunes. WHAT: Live From SugarHill Episode XIV featuring Tyagaraja & Wild Moccasins WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2010 7 - 8p.m. CST at http://www.outboundmusic.com/lfsh MORE: For more information contact Gina Miller at 713.926.4431 ext. 1102 For more on Live From SugarHill visit: http://www.livefromsugarhill.tv For more on Tyagaraja visit: http://www.tyagaraja.com For more on Wild Moccasins visit: http://www.myspace.com/thewildmoccasins For more on Mark C. Austin vistit: http://www.mcaphoto.com For more on Zenfilm visit: http://www.zenfilm.com For more on Outbound Music visit: http://www.outboundmusic.com About SugarHill Recording Studios The oldest recording studio in Texas is nestled in a southeast Houston neighborhood that over time has been home to legendary producers, record labels, and artists who've produced some of the most historically important and widely recognized musical recordings. Beginning in 1946, musician Harry Choates, with producer Bill Quinn, laid tracks for the Cajun classic "Jole Blon" for Gold Star Records. Blues icon Lightnin' Hopkins recorded soon thereafter. In the 1950's the studio hosted Pappy Dailey's D label, George Jones cut "Why Baby Why?" and the Big Bopper recorded "Chantilly Lace." Willie Nelson, Bobby Bland and Arnett Cobb recorded sessions. In 1960s, the Sir Douglas Quintet tracked "She's About a Mover." The mid-1970s introduced Crazy Cajun producer Huey P. Meaux and his work with Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier. Since the 1980s, SugarHill has hosted Tejano artist Little Joe, country great Johnny Bush, and urban powerhouse Beyoncé.

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[LFSH] Paul English & Peekaboo Theory Live! 1.14.10

IT'S A NEW DECADE OF ROCK ON LIVE FROM SUGARHILL JANUARY 14, 2010

Lucky Episode XIII features pianist Paul English and experimental rock band Peekaboo Theory

(HOUSTON, TX) 1.4.10 - Live From SugarHill begins the decade on a high note, featuring jazz duo Paul English & Dennis Dotson and experimental indie rock band Peekaboo Theory. The program includes short sets and candid interviews with Rosa Guerrero and award-winning record producer, Dan Workman. Community guest and 'audience of one' - a 17 year veteran of creative direction and design whose work covers print, web design, video, photography and writing is Henry "von Wolffe" Davis, who also acts as the Live Music Examiner for Examiner.com. Live from SugarHill, Episode XIII airs on January 14, 2009 at 7pm and is a collaborative effort between Zenfilm, OutboundMusic.com and SugarHill Recording Studios. Paul English is an established composer, producer and educator, is known to Texas audiences as a jazz pianist who has performed and recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Arnett Cobb, David Liebman, Mark O'Connor and Kirk Whalum. As a studio musician, he has appeared on over 350 recordings of various genres and has produced a number of mostly jazz and classical recordings including arrangements and orchestrations for country music legends, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush and Ray Price. Houston based Peekaboo Theory has been serving refreshing audible treats, slaughtering boundaries and stereotypes linked to their sound. The band has gained loyalty, respect and critical acclaim of fans and media alike with raw talent in the national music scene, boasting a resume of live shows everywhere from Albuquerque to Los Angeles to New York City. Zenfilm is an EMMY award winning film production company and HD post boutique based in Houston, TX. The creation of producer/director team Merideth Melville and W. Ross Wells, Zen has experienced exponential growth and gained national recognition since founding in 2005. Zen works with agencies and record labels to create national TV commercials, music videos and viral media. They also develop and maintain sustainable social marketing initiatives. Founded in 2001, OutboundMusic.com is an Internet radio and music retailer whose goal is to promote music produced by independent recording artists. They currently promote nearly 700 artists, both Texas based acts and many international talents. The show is free. Listeners can login for a live stream at http://www.outboundmusic.com/lfsh. All episodes are available at http://www.livefromsugarhill.tv or on iTunes. WHAT: Live From SugarHill Episode XIII featuring Paul English & Peekaboo Theory WHEN: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7 - 8p.m. CST at http://www.outboundmusic.com/lfsh MORE: For more information contact Gina Miller at 713.926.4431 ext. 1102 For more on Live From SugarHill visit: http://www.livefromsugarhill.tv For more on Paul English visit: http://www.paulenglishmusic.com For more on Peekaboo Theory visit: http://www.peekabootheory.com For more on Zenfilm visit: http://www.zenfilm.com For more on Outbound Music visit: http://www.outboundmusic.com About SugarHill Recording Studios The oldest continually operating recording studio in Texas is nestled in a southeast Houston neighborhood that over time has been home to legendary producers, record labels, and artists who've produced some of the most historically important and widely recognized musical recordings. Beginning the legacy in 1946, musician Harry Choates, with producer Bill Quinn, laid tracks for the Cajun classic "Jole Blon" for Gold Star Records. Blues icon Lightnin' Hopkins recorded soon thereafter. In the 1950's the studio hosted Pappy Dailey's D label, George Jones cut "Why Baby Why?" and the Big Bopper recorded "Chantilly Lace." Willie Nelson, Bobby Bland and Arnett Cobb recorded sessions. In 1960s, the Sir Douglas Quintet tracked "She's About a Mover." The mid-1970s introduced Crazy Cajun producer Huey P. Meaux and his work with Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier. Since the 1980s, SugarHill has hosted Tejano artist Little Joe, country great Johnny Bush, and urban powerhouse Beyoncé.

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[PR] SUGARHILL MOURNS LOSS OF LOSS OF FORMER ENGINEER MICKEY MOODY

SUGARHILL SAYS GOODBYE TO ENGINEER MICKEY MOODY

(HOUSTON, TX) January 4, 2010 - Former SugarHill Recording Studios' producer-engineer, "Uncle" Mickey Moody passed away over the holiday weekend. He was 69 years of age and suffered from kidney failure, just a week and half shy of his 70th birthday. Moody's employment at SugarHill under "Crazy Cajun" producer Huey Meaux began in the mid-70s. He immediately began working on Freddy Fenders' project, a re-release of his classics, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and others for major label ABC/Dot Records. Those recordings earned Fender both aGRAMMY nomination and Country Music Awards' Male Singer of the Year award in 1975. With an extensive body of work during his years at SugarHill Recording Studios, Moody engineered a vast number of important Texas artists. Past recording credits include: Asleep At The Wheel's Wheelin' & Dealin' (1975), Kinky Friedman Lasso from El Paso (1976), a few cuts including a cover of the Beach Boys' hit "Good Vibrations" for the Todd Rundgren Faithful album (1976), Lucinda Williams Happy Woman Blues (1980), Augie Meyers Through the Years (2008) and unreleased tracks for Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes. Personal accounts of Mickey's work at the studios can be found in the upcoming book entitled House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios, a recorded biography chronicling the past 65 years of music making history. The book, co-authored by SugarHill chief engineer, Andy Bradley and noted music historian Roger Wood, is due out from University of Texas Press in Spring 2010. Funeral arrangements are pending. More: Read the Houston Chronicle story by Andrew Dansby here. About SugarHill Recording Studios The oldest continually operating recording studio in Texas is nestled in a southeast Houston neighborhood that over time has been home to legendary producers, record labels, and artists who've produced some of the most historically important and widely recognized musical recordings. Beginning the legacy in 1946, musician Harry Choates, with producer Bill Quinn, laid tracks for the Cajun classic "Jole Blon" for Gold Star Records. Blues icon Lightnin' Hopkins recorded soon thereafter. In the 1950's the studio hosted Pappy Dailey's Starday & D labels, George Jones cut "Why Baby Why?" and the Big Bopper recorded "Chantilly Lace." Willie Nelson, Bobby Bland and Arnett Cobb recorded sessions. In 1960s, the Sir Douglas Quintet tracked "She's About a Mover." The mid-1970s introduced Crazy Cajun producer Huey P. Meaux and his work with Freddy Fender and Clifton Chenier. Since the 1980s, SugarHill has hosted Tejano artist Little Joe, country great Johnny Bush, and urban powerhouse Beyoncé. ###

Huey Meaux, Leo O'Neil & Mickey Moody. Photo property of SugarHill archive