Emi Meyer -"Room Blue"  Produced by Evan Stone
This is one of Emi Meyers earliest recordings. We never finished the album as she decided to move to Japan to go to school. This is such a great song from a very talented artist who I hope to work with again in the future.

Emi Meyer -"Room Blue" Produced by Evan Stone  (Demo)

Seven Steps to Heaven performed by:
Nick Mancini-Vibes
Roger Shew-Bass
Evan Stone-Drums

July 28th, 2014
Laguna Beach, Ca.
Festival of the Arts


Nick Mancini, Roger Shew, Evan Stone - Seven Steps to Heaven (Live) July 28th 2014 Laguna Beach, Ca.

Danny Freyer debut album "Must Be Love" reached #21 on the CMJ charts in July 2014. This was the only independent record by a male vocalist to reach that number this year.

Produced by Evan Stone

Danny Freyer- Vocals
Matt Politano- Piano
Jeff Elwood-Sax
Roger Shew-Bass
Evan Stone-Drums

with: Dannielle DeAndrea, Tony Guererro, Phil Parlapiano, Mark Visher,Ben Devitt,Alira Strings

Promise Me You'll Remember-Produced by Evan Stone (Featuring Jeff Ellwood-Sax)

This is an homage to Stevie Wonder. It just came out that way with no intention or predetermination of what it would become. I laid out the piano part and what I started humming over it sounded like Stevie to me so I went with it. The song is about the cycle of life and the seasons of birth to rebirth.

Music and Lyrics-Evan Stone
Bass & Guitar- Chris Halo 
Sax-Jeff Ellwood
Vocals, Drums, Keys- Evan Stone

Mixed by Mark Abrams


Opened my eyes
Life arrives and everything’s so new
I set my gaze on you
Nothing’s old
Everything’s like shiny gold
A smile on my soul

I hear the sounds of music playing
I take on the day
Which never seems to fade away

If you were to call
Then I’d ask to stay
If you called my name

Longer days
Summer breeze
The sound of your voice echos through the silence of the trees
I’m so pleased
I spend the time
but I don’t mind 
Knowing you would call
And I’d ask to stay
If you called my name

Falling leaves at my door
I find myself grieving more and more
Friends that we know
Some stay a while,
while others need to go away
Don’t waste your time
I tried with all my might to make it slow
And yes I know
But I’ll still ask to stay
If you call my name

Night time comes and the bitter cold.
Years go by,
winter winds growing old
I’m older now
I think of how
you want me by your side
So I won’t hide
I know you’ll call
But I won’t ask to stay
When you call my name

The Wonder (E. Stone)

PISCES RISING

You stroll the lightless road down from the gallery,
A mile past the old Wood of the Holly tree,
Seclusion and the place You call your home,
You’re deep within, no better place to roam,
And when You’re down and feeling all alone,—I’ll be Your company. 
You can always take a longer walk with me. 

A star lit path with strangers souls in harmony, 
The music of the night has set Your spirit free, 
The image of Your face in moon lit glow,
A beauty You possess but rarely show, 
Your mind, for me to guess, and You to know,—another mystery. 
You can always take a longer walk with me,

Pisces rising
Shiny diamond
Pisces rising
The face I hide, I hide again 

I’m following the Stars, You know my heart is true,
I’d travel all of space and time to get to You,
And though I see Your eyes are filled with pain,
I’m pouring out my soul like endless rain

Pisces rising
Shiny diamond
Pisces rising
The face I hide, I hide again

Written by Evan Stone
Produced by Evan Stone
Mixed by Mark Abrams

Evan Stone- Vocals/Drums
Mike Vitale- Acoustic Guitar
Tom Bremer- Electric Guitar
Chris Halo- Bass

2025 Bigger Bang Music
All Rights Reserved

Pisces Rising (E. Stone)

Marcus Omari joins Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band to spin his improvisational spoken word magic on the funkified offering, Lime in the Coconut. 

Lime in the Coconut (edited version) THSB Featuring Marcus Omari

Artist: Gregory Page
Album: Once Long Ago

My True Love (Evan Stone-Drums)

'Tom Waits' 

I called on you over an hour ago,
you told me you'd meet me at the place that we know,
remember you'd always smile at my face,
I just never noticed, I stared into space

and oh what a waste of time not replaced,
and everything's pointless

and I-- I'm feeling afraid of the dark
I wanted to spark, but I--
I'm feeling afraid of my heart
I wanted to start to say that i'm ok
i'm just afraid of love.

You called on me over an hour ago,
nobody noticed and I'm all alone
thinking about Elvis and the clothes that he'd wear,
the stains on the table and no silverware

and oh what a waste, the years they have changed,
and everything's pointless
and I'm --I'm feeling afraid of the dark,
I wanted to spark but I'm--
I'm feeling afraid of my heart,
I wanted to start to say that I'm ok,
I'm just afraid of love.

Music and lyrics- Evan Stone
Piano, Keys, Drums, Vocals- Evan Stone
Bass- Chris Halopoff
Pedal Steel- Jordan Bush

Produced by Evan Stone
Mixed by Mark Abrams 

2025 Bigger Bang Music 
All Rights Reserved

This song is about my loose interpretation of the mind of Tom Waits in his early years of reminiscing.

Tom Waits (E. Stone)

Marcus Omari joins Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band for this song about Black Moses Mistress

Black Moses Mistress -Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

Marcus Omari joins THSB for a trip into the future....

Music From the Future- Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

I Can't Breathe- Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

We're gonna be the first band on the moon

Band On The Moon-Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

It's time to change... it's time to rearrange....

Change-Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

Alien Scat-Status Of Significance-Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

We Know You're In There-Translucent Ham Sandwich Band

This track is a lost track from THSB album that I decided to revive for 2025. Here we have the amazing musicians: Dan Lutz-Bass, Matt Politano-Rhodes, Jon Sosin-Guitar, Dave Wood-Guitar

Original recording by David J. Holman @ Cactus Studio in Los Angeles 

Rest in peace, David... this is for you. 
Thank you for all your help and encouragement and for giving your all on mixing the THSB album. It is the one thing in my life I am actually proud of. 
I will miss you deeply my friend....
Evan

'DO WHAT' (E. STONE)
2025 Bigger Bang Music 
all rights reserved

I want to tell that all evil will cease, and that a Superman will carry the weight of the world,
I want to tell you what you want to believe, but my reality is telling me my hero’s a girl,
She’s a demon suckin, lips-a-puckin lover and her magic body motion potion’s makin a noise,
She’d love to rid the world of all of its deeds, but in reality she’d rather just be kissing the boys...

I believe in the world that once was and I believe we will get back there someday.

To all the scientists who promise to deliver us from pain,
And all creationists who make the suffering from which they gain,

And you do what, you do what? 
And you do what, you do what.

DO WHAT

This is a cold blue steel groove about a group of folks you are dying to get to know.

Evan Stone- Drums, Keyboards
Matt Politano- Keys
Dan Lutz-Bass
Dave Wood-Guitar
Jon Sosin-Guitar
Larry Salzman-Percussion

Blah Coal

Salty The Pocketknife (self titled) 
2003 Sonance Records

Evan Stone-Drums
Scott Ireland-Guitar/Vocals
Rosebud- Vocals/Guitar
Dustin Diamond/Bass

Produced by Salty The Pocketknife and Ron Goudie

All Rights Reserved


Salty The Pocketknife 'Red Panties 145'

Artist: Emi Meyer
Song: Pisces (Emi Meyer)
Recorded at Blackjack studios (Fullerton, Ca.)
Produced by Evan Stone
Mixed by Doug Trantow and Evan Stone

Emi Meyer- Vocals/ Rhodes
Evan Stone- Drums/Keyboards
Shaunte Palmer- Trombone/horns

Emi Meyer 'Pisces'  (Produced by Evan Stone)

 Artist: Emi Meyer
Song: Arrivederci
Produced by Evan Stone
Mixed and Mastered by Doug Trantow
Additional mixing and editing by Evan Stone

Emi Meyer -Vocals/Keys
Bass- Roger Shew
Drums and additional keyboards -Evan Stone
Sax- Tom Catenzaro
Trumpet- Jason Hunter



Emi Meyer- "Arrivederci" -Produced by Evan Stone

All Songs Written by Jason Feddy and Will Shakespeare

Jason Feddy- Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Phil Parlapiano-Keyboards/Accordion/Mandolin
Alan Deremo-Electric/Acoustic Bass
Evan Stone-Drums

Recorded & Mixed by Ed Stasium
Produced by Jason Feddy and Ed Stasium
Executive Producer- Mark O'Connor

Songs From The Plays

Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun (Jason Feddy) Evan Stone-Drums

Here is a great singer songwriter Emi Meyer that I produced.
Matt Otto plays the sax solo on this version. 
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Emi Meyer is a celebrated enigma. Multicultural, genre-defying and always on the move, she is accustomed to a lot of hyphens when others describe her multifaceted life and music. Born in Kyoto Japan and raised in Seattle, her bi-cultural heritage has clearly shaped the unique jazz-inspired pop sound heard on her three albums – one of which is entirely in Japanese. Her latest English language album, Suitcase of Stones, will be released digitally on iTunes and Amazon on May 24th.

Meyer began her musical career early in life, starting with classical piano at the age of six and eventually expanding to jazz for the spontaneity it offered. It was her jazz background that paved the way for her win at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition – a contest between the sister cities of Seattle Washington and Kobe Japan – in 2007. The result of this win was the first of many performances in Japan, where Emi has enjoyed a great deal of success, and she credits the competition with giving her the courage to ultimately pursue her musical ambitions.

With the release of her first album, Curious Creature, Emi was invited to perform at the legendary Sundance Film Festival and shot to #1 on the Japanese jazz charts after her single – Room Blue – was chosen "Single of the Week" on iTunes. She continued to evolve as an artist and broaden her concept of songwriting with her second album, Passport, written solely in Japanese. The record established Meyer as a musical force in Japan and landed her as the opening act for the Japanese tour of French-Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naem – known in America for her song New Soul, which was used in Apple's MacBook Air commercials and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Emi Meyer's sound is a refreshingly unique blend of jazz, pop, soul and so much more that is not often found in today's world of filters and autotune. Powerful lyrics are carried effortlessly along by her signature melodies with the confidence of a modern female vocalist. Her latest work, the aptly named Suitcase of Stones, brings her full circle with her return to the English language and unites the light-heartedness of traveling with the solemnity of memory in a way that only she can convey.

Fresh from a string of charity concerts to support the country that has given her so much, the lyrics from Emi's song Yesterday's Rain ring truer than ever before - "And so we move on to today, trees grow from yesterday's rain." An artist in every sense of the word, Emi Meyer is poised to win the hearts of America and continue blazing new trails on her musical journey with the release of Suitcase of Stones.

Emi Meyer "Crafted Tone" Unreleased Demo (full version) Produced by Evan Stone

Here is a great singer songwriter Emi Meyer that I produced over 6 years ago. This was one of the first projects I did when I first got into the program "Logic". These are raw files that were never mixed or mastered. This is her song "Room Blue".
Emi was accepted into a school in Japan at the time of these recordings and unfortunately we never finished them. 
Players: Emi Meyer keys and vocals; Evan Stone-drums and clav keys; Roger Shew -bass;
Tom Catenzaro -sax; Jason Hunter-trumpet. 
This was my first horn arrangement probably inspired from my 5 year tenure with Tower of Power trumpeter, Greg Adams.
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Emi Meyer is a celebrated enigma. Multicultural, genre-defying and always on the move, she is accustomed to a lot of hyphens when others describe her multifaceted life and music. Born in Kyoto Japan and raised in Seattle, her bi-cultural heritage has clearly shaped the unique jazz-inspired pop sound heard on her three albums – one of which is entirely in Japanese. Her latest English language album, Suitcase of Stones, will be released digitally on iTunes and Amazon on May 24th.

Meyer began her musical career early in life, starting with classical piano at the age of six and eventually expanding to jazz for the spontaneity it offered. It was her jazz background that paved the way for her win at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition – a contest between the sister cities of Seattle Washington and Kobe Japan – in 2007. The result of this win was the first of many performances in Japan, where Emi has enjoyed a great deal of success, and she credits the competition with giving her the courage to ultimately pursue her musical ambitions.

With the release of her first album, Curious Creature, Emi was invited to perform at the legendary Sundance Film Festival and shot to #1 on the Japanese jazz charts after her single – Room Blue – was chosen "Single of the Week" on iTunes. She continued to evolve as an artist and broaden her concept of songwriting with her second album, Passport, written solely in Japanese. The record established Meyer as a musical force in Japan and landed her as the opening act for the Japanese tour of French-Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naem – known in America for her song New Soul, which was used in Apple's MacBook Air commercials and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Emi Meyer's sound is a refreshingly unique blend of jazz, pop, soul and so much more that is not often found in today's world of filters and autotune. Powerful lyrics are carried effortlessly along by her signature melodies with the confidence of a modern female vocalist. Her latest work, the aptly named Suitcase of Stones, brings her full circle with her return to the English language and unites the light-heartedness of traveling with the solemnity of memory in a way that only she can convey.

Fresh from a string of charity concerts to support the country that has given her so much, the lyrics from Emi's song Yesterday's Rain ring truer than ever before - "And so we move on to today, trees grow from yesterday's rain." An artist in every sense of the word, Emi Meyer is poised to win the hearts of America and continue blazing new trails on her musical journey with the release of Suitcase of Stones.

Emi Meyer "Room Blue" Demo Produced by Evan Stone (early recording)

Debut Jazz album for Nancy Sanchez, this self titled release features two original compositions by Sanchez with "Stardust 2010" showing off her ability to cross platforms, while the song "Alas" pays tribute to her love of Brazilian music.
Nancy Sanchez-Vocals/Guitar
Andy Waddell-Guitar
Matt Politano-Piano
Jeff Littleton-Bass
Evan Stone-Drums

Produced by Evan Stone

Nancy Sanchez "Alas" Produced by Evan Stone

Here is a great singer songwriter Emi Meyer that I produced over 6 years ago. This was one of the first projects I did when I first got into the program "Logic". These are raw files that were never mixed or mastered.

 This is the complete uncut version

Emi was accepted into a school in Japan at the time of these recordings and we never finished them. Matt Otto plays the sax solo on this version. 
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Emi Meyer is a celebrated enigma. Multicultural, genre-defying and always on the move, she is accustomed to a lot of hyphens when others describe her multifaceted life and music. Born in Kyoto Japan and raised in Seattle, her bi-cultural heritage has clearly shaped the unique jazz-inspired pop sound heard on her three albums – one of which is entirely in Japanese. Her latest English language album, Suitcase of Stones, will be released digitally on iTunes and Amazon on May 24th.

Meyer began her musical career early in life, starting with classical piano at the age of six and eventually expanding to jazz for the spontaneity it offered. It was her jazz background that paved the way for her win at the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition – a contest between the sister cities of Seattle Washington and Kobe Japan – in 2007. The result of this win was the first of many performances in Japan, where Emi has enjoyed a great deal of success, and she credits the competition with giving her the courage to ultimately pursue her musical ambitions.

With the release of her first album, Curious Creature, Emi was invited to perform at the legendary Sundance Film Festival and shot to #1 on the Japanese jazz charts after her single – Room Blue – was chosen "Single of the Week" on iTunes. She continued to evolve as an artist and broaden her concept of songwriting with her second album, Passport, written solely in Japanese. The record established Meyer as a musical force in Japan and landed her as the opening act for the Japanese tour of French-Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naem – known in America for her song New Soul, which was used in Apple's MacBook Air commercials and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Emi Meyer's sound is a refreshingly unique blend of jazz, pop, soul and so much more that is not often found in today's world of filters and autotune. Powerful lyrics are carried effortlessly along by her signature melodies with the confidence of a modern female vocalist. Her latest work, the aptly named Suitcase of Stones, brings her full circle with her return to the English language and unites the light-heartedness of traveling with the solemnity of memory in a way that only she can convey.

Fresh from a string of charity concerts to support the country that has given her so much, the lyrics from Emi's song Yesterday's Rain ring truer than ever before - "And so we move on to today, trees grow from yesterday's rain." An artist in every sense of the word, Emi Meyer is poised to win the hearts of America and continue blazing new trails on her musical journey with the release of Suitcase of Stones.

Emi Meyer  "Crafted Tone" -Complete Version- Produced by Evan Stone

Tell the world a little bit about yourself. The shorter the better.

OK then, I was born on L.I. and now I am...

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