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WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE (2011)<\/h1>\n

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A raw, powerful, intimate live document of the Bryan Beller Band 2010 touring lineup playing a 45-minute set at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, plus two bonus tracks from other shows. Featuring: Rick Musallam (guitar), Griff Peters (guitar), Mike Keneally (keyboards & guitar), Bryan Beller (bass), Joe Travers (drums).
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Bassist\/composer and sideman extraordinaire (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally) Bryan Beller’s first live album, Wednesday Night Live<\/i>, is a raw, in-your-face, up-close-and-personal recording of Beller\u2019s 2010 live band at the world famous Baked Potato in Los Angeles, and a serious statement from an artist who\u2019s quickly establishing himself as one of the elite bass playing and compositional voices in the rock\/jazz fusion scene today.<\/p>\n

It started modestly, with Beller\u2019s band opening for longtime compatriot Mike Keneally\u2019s band using the same five musicians (including themselves) for five shows in the Northeast. The plan was for the Keneally\/Beller \u201cThey\u2019re Both The Same Band\u201d tour to then hit the west coast, but scheduling got sticky. \u201cWe were able to confirm one date that worked for everyone: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at The Baked Potato,\u201d says Beller, who turns 40 this May. \u201cAnd I said, screw it, let\u2019s record it and see what happens. This is what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album is Beller\u2019s 6-song, 45-minute live set from the tour, plus bonus material consisting of a performance of View<\/i> from the WesFest 2 benefit concert, and a rowdy, live-to-two-track rendition of \u201cCave Dweller\u201d from the Thanks In Advance<\/i> record release gig.<\/p>\n

Beller already has two critically acclaimed studio releases under his belt: 2003\u2019s View<\/i> (\u201cA solo album so good it makes you wonder why he bothered doing anything else.\u201d \u2013 Bill Leigh, Bass Player ) and 2008\u2019s Thanks in Advance<\/i> (\u201cA bonafide entry for bass album of the year.\u201d \u2013 Chris Jisi, Bass Player). With a collection of intricately composed, multi-track layered tunes in his repertoire, and a true touring band for the first time in his career, Beller saw the issue of live vs. studio arrangements as a balancing act.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see myself as a rock\/jazz fusion artist, with the rock part coming first. And I remember going to see Pink Floyd shows and wanting to see them honor the songs and individual parts I loved so much, while at the same time digging it when they stretched out in certain spots. That\u2019s the balance I wanted the band to strike. So you\u2019ll hear little parts and even some solos of mine that stay close to the record version, because I consider them a part of the song to some extent, and I want to honor that. But there\u2019s also a lot of room to push the boundaries when we want to, and having such great players and friends in the band \u2013 guys I know and trust deeply, like Rick, Griff, Joe and Mike \u2013 just makes those moments extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though there\u2019s plenty of intensity in the funk\/fusion workouts \u201cGreasy Wheel\u201d and \u201cSeven Percent Grade\u201d (to say nothing of the emotional low-to-high rollercoaster segue of \u201cLife Story\u201d and \u201cGet Things Done\u201d), Beller\u2019s landmark ten-minute composition \u201cLove Terror Adrenaline\/Break Through\u201d stands out as the set\u2019s high point. \u201cWe\u2019re talking about a studio cut with tons of tracks and layers and overdubs, and an impossibly complex melody played by Mike Keneally, and we condensed it into a five-piece arrangement that I\u2019m quite proud of. The band played their asses off on that. They played their asses off all night. That\u2019s why I wanted to put this out \u2013 because I think the way they played this material really deserves to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Bryan Beller Band:<\/p>\n

Rick Musallam \u2013 guitar (left channel)
\nGriff Peters \u2013 guitar (right channel)
\nMike Keneally \u2013 keys (lead guitar on “Love Terror Adrenaline” only)
\nBryan Beller \u2013 bass
\nJoe Travers \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

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Produced by Bryan Beller<\/p>\n

Recorded by Tim Pinch on 9\/15\/10 at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, CA
\nexcept \u201cCave Dweller\u201d \u2013 recorded live to two-track by Dave Foster at the
\nThanks in Advance CD release party on 1\/22\/09 at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles, CA
\nand \u201cView\u201d \u2013 recorded by Tim Pinch at the WesFest 2 benefit concert on 3\/6\/07
\nat The Gig in Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n

Mixed and edited by Mark Niemiec at Muggytone Studio, Nashville, TN
\n* except \u201cCave Dweller\u201d \u2013 post-production by Dave Foster (CA) and Mark Niemiec (TN)
\nMastered by Dan Shike at Tone And Volume Mastering, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

All songs written by Bryan Beller
\n\u00a9 2003 (tracks 3, 6, 7), \u00a9 2008 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8) Panorama Ataraxia Music BMI
\n* except “Thanks In Advance” by Bryan Beller \u00a9 2008 Panorama Ataraxia Music BMI\/Mike Keneally \u00a9 2008 Spen Music BMI\/Griff Peters \u00a9 2008 Pointy Peak Music BMI\/Joe Travers \u00a9 2008 Traversisms Music BMI.<\/p>\n

CD booklet design and layout by Mike Mesker<\/p>\n

Photography by Matt Urban\/Mobius New Media, Frank Teger, and Michael Mesker<\/p>\n

** Band line up for “View” only:<\/p>\n

Griff Peters \u2013 lead guitar
\nRick Musallam \u2013 rhythm guitar
\nKira Small \u2013 Rhodes
\nBryan Beller \u2013 piano
\nPete Griffin \u2013 bass
\nJoe Travers \u2013 drums<\/p>\n

(c) 2011 Onion Boy Records, All Rights Reserved
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\n\t\n\t\tTHE HOUSE OF SYN: As in the home studio of L.A. session ace guitarist Andrew Synowiec, with whom I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon collecting tracks for my solo album in progress. He has one of the most amazing guitar studio setups I\u2019ve ever seen, and his stylistic capabilities are limitless. What an amazing talent. Looking forward to sharing the results of this when the time is right!\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t... See More<\/span>See Less<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n\t\n\t\tGRATITUDE FOR THE KENEALLY FAITHFUL: A Very Special Mike Keneally<\/a> September run of shows (and studio sessions!) with the OG lineup of MK, Joe Travers (dr), Rick Musallam (gtr) and your humble narrator (with Travis Larson<\/a> supporting) is now complete. It was an absolute blast, as always, but it\u2019s more than that. Because while I\u2019ve had a wild career with plenty of highs and lows and everything in between, one thing has remained constant: this exquisitely unique music, the man who created it, and the base of loyal fans who have been supporting it for over **thirty years** now. This month I saw faces I\u2019ve seen so many times over the decades of playing Mike\u2019s music. It\u2019s difficult to grasp how long this journey has been sometimes. But when we\u2019re in a room together, and we\u2019re all bouncing to a groove, or taking in an esoteric passage, or just having a wild improvisational moment, and I feel the combined energy\u2026it\u2019s a reminder of how deep the roots go. So I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who came out to these shows, and especially the hardest of the hardcore fans who have been with us for all this time. It\u2019s a special bond and I treasure it. Now it\u2019s time to bear down on the solo album once again - something that quite a few of the Keneally show attendees asked me about. That\u2019s fuel for the fire, and I\u2019m grateful for that as well. The final push to the end starts today.\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t... See More<\/span>See Less<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n\t\n\t\tLAST GIGS OF THIS RUN: It's been a wild and wacky and superfun run of gigs with Mike Keneally<\/a> this month, and we're closing it out at our home away from home, The Baked Potato<\/a>. TONIGHT and TOMORROW NIGHT! Yes I'm shouting! So you can hear me! See you there! \ud83d\udcf8 Dan Chusid\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t... See More<\/span>See Less<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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