LATEST
NEWS - May 2013 - An Edwardian Family Album...
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John was asked to write a piece for 'An Edwardian Family Album' video on Youtube - watch it here.
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LATEST
NEWS - September 2011 - Rita B wins award...
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Country singer RITA B
has won the UKCountryRadio.com Listeners’ Club Award for 2011 in
recognition of her song “Got Caught When Your Guard Was Down” - read
all about it here.
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LATEST
NEWS - July 2011 - Album and Award News...
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New song 'Running Through My Veins' with Rita
Bridgman - video now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nJKfQ7h5gc Rita B's second album is now fully
composed and recorded and awaiting mastering for
release in the Autumn.
As with album 1, Rita has composed some excellent
lyrics for me to write melodies around. One song
"Skin-to-Skin" I have produced myself
and I'm really pleased with the way Rita and
Annie have harmonised on this hypnotic track - in
which Rita wrote the melody for the middle
section.
Our song "Then Love Was Young" reached
the semi-final of a songcontest. More details
here:
http://www.rita-b-country-singer.com/?section=press
"Got caught when your guard was down"
has made the UK Country Radio finals in
September. Five finalists were chosen from 15
nominated songs and Rita will sing live (with
Annie) at the contest. http://www.ukcountryradio.com/partyx4.html
I'm back on my own album now. Just had a song
called "You changed your hair" mastered
and I have two more tracks to go.
John H.
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LATEST
NEWS - November 2010 - £270 raised for MacMillan
Cancer Support...
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£270 has now been raised from sales for
MacMillan Cancer Support - thank you to everyone
who has helped us reach this great total!
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October
2010 - Honourable Mention in 2010 Song of the
Year Songwriting Contest...
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'Wasted Tears' - a collaboration with Rita Bridgman - awarded 'Honorable Mention' at the 2010 Song
of the Year Songwriting Contest. Click here to take a look!
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August
2010 - New Album from Rita Bridgman
now available...
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Rita Bridgman's latest album -
'In My Own Wor(l)ds' is now available for £6.99
(+£1.50 P&P) from Rita's website or download from CD Baby. The album is a
collaboration with Zhonray.
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February
2010 - New Rita Bridgman videos...
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Rita Bridgman has recorded a
video for 'Wasted Tears'- click here to see it. You
can also watch her new video for 'Then Love Was
Young' here.
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November
2009 - New York Situation...
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Update: New York Situation now on CD Baby!
Our latest CD "New York Situation"
started life as a simple riff, then the line 'New
York falls into the night' appeared between my
ears for some mysterious reason! The backing
track was provided by Iain Bradshaw and I could
hear an instrumental version in my mind. For 'a
few dollars more' Iain played clarinet and added
bongos and strings. We're getting 25 CDs made and
digitally distributed and sending the bulk to DJs
in New York.Update: Just
signed-up for duplication of the CD with Crazy
Daisy Productions to make a short run and link to
CD Baby for digital distribution too.
Also working with Rita Bridgman (http://www.rita-b-country-singer.com/) ... British Country singer ... on
her first solo albums, writing melodies to her
lyrics.
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July 2009
- New CD & single...
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Our next CD "The Way I Feel Inside" is
making steady progress and we're on track 8 of a
10 track album. Also working on a duet with
Sue Bargh - "Distant Lights
Duet". Still working the vocal, but
it's sounding promising.
zhonray video now on YouTube
zhonray are in the studio working on a single
release called "New York Situation" and
have decided to do an instrumental version as
well.The vocal track has been mastered - still
refining the instrumental.
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February 2009 - 'Ultimate
I&B' album...
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The
"Ultimate I&B" CD available now on CD Baby
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October
2008 - Award for zhonray... & CD on
sale in Aberystwyth...
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"...miles
and miles..." CD is on sale at Aberystwyth
University's Arts Centre, by the Christmas Craft
Fair, next to the Cafe area.
zhonray have been awarded a 'Grindie' for the 'Miles
and Miles' album by Radio Indy.
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August
2008 - First 'Miles and Miles' download...
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First 'Miles
and Miles' download was the 15 minute
"musical medley" to a US communications
organisation.
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July
2008 - 'DIGG' zhonray's Press Release...
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A press release about zhonray's latest CD's
review has been published to DIGG.com! Please
help increase the popularity and exposure of our
CD by visiting DIGG.com and clicking
'DIGG' to digg our press release!
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June
2008 - 'Funny how love ends' on Radio
Ceredigion
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"Funny how love ends" from the CD
"miles and miles" will be played on
Radio Ceredigion this Sunday on the Driving
Country show with Alun Jones. Listen Live at http://www.radioceredigion.net/player.php
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June
2008 - the zhonray 'Top of the Pops'!!!
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The zhonray 'Top 10' as at 8 June 2008:(cue Alan Freeman
music !)
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Golden
Sands |
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A class song, no real
surprises there. |
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If you're leaving |
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Eat your heart out Barry
Manilow. |
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Lost Love Song |
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My Mother's favourite and
our first studio song. |
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The Ballad of Billy
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A surprise entry. |
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Glass of wine |
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Another surprise entry, a
dark liquor slipped into the middle of
the Golden Sands CD. |
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I guess I never will |
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A Country Rock song, but
probably not the best Country song we've
done. |
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Lover of the night |
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Building the website music
around this song. Great atmosphere. Great
riffs. Tops. |
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No more I can do |
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Moody straight to the
heart rock number. Pleased it's in there. |
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Shine your smile on me |
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Top Country linedance
song. |
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Music and Make-up |
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Surprising again. This is
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May 2008
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"Miles and miles" now available on CDBaby!Doing a bit of
backing for Lucia Cordaro - working with
another producer over the air waves.
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April 2008
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zhonray's new album "miles and miles"
has now been mastered at "Crazy Daisy Productions" in the USA
and is signed up with CD Baby! Available for
download soon...
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January
2008
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zhonray's new album "miles and miles"
is being mastered at "Crazy Daisy Productions" in the USA!Another HUGE
'Thank You' to everyone! In 2007 zhonray raised
for MacMillan Cancer Support!
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June 2007
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zhonray downloads are now available on CD Baby's
sister site, PayPlay.fm - take a look at http://payplay.fm/zhonray (Grey Velvet
Skies) and http://payplay.fm/zhonray2 (Golden Sands).
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