I was walking around the lake, heard a guy singing. It was a nice day, so I answered back.

You Make Me Real-Peter Mayer

This is a song that Peter Mayer wrote called "Lil' School Girl" off of Big Pictures self title CD which was released in 1994. Recorded on a 16 trk MCI and Allen & Heath mixing board at Reel Pro Studios. I mixed and produced the CD. Cover art by Jeanne (Rodgers) Clephane. Also, it made the top 20 of WOXY/97x's "Exposure" contest. It is available on my "Collection" CD. Go to www.petermayermusic.net
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitars, maracas 
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Greg Schramm-Drums, Vocals, tambourine 

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures-"Lil' School Girl"

This song, "Candine" is from a cassette, which is from a cassette etc., so excuse the hiss! This was a board mix from our group The Shadows in 1983 at Bogart's here in Cincinnati. We opened for the Raisins the Wed. before T-day. It's a song co-written by me and Jay Noel.
Peter Mayer-Guitar, vocals
Jay Noel-Guitar, Lead vocals
Rick Stacy- Bass, Vocals
Jeff Monroe-Drums
Ricky Nye-Keys

Peter Mayer/The Shadows-Live at Bogart's,1983-"Candine"

"Tina Called Today" is Performed by Big Pictures from their unofficial second CD. It is written by Greg Renzenbrink. Produced and engineered by Peter Mayer.
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitar, percussion
Mark Lucas-Drums

"Tina Called Today"-Peter Mayer/Big Pictures

This was recorded somewhere in '82 I believe. 
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitars, percussion 
Ricky Nye-synths
Jeff Monroe-Drums
Rod Rutherford-Bass

Peter Mayer-"Anytime"

"Sprit Of The Times" is Performed by Big Pictures from their unofficial second CD. It is written by Greg Renzenbrink and Peter Mayer. Produced and engineered by Peter Mayer.
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitars, tambourine
Mark Lucas-Drums

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures-"Spirit Of The Times"

This was recorded somewhere in '82 I believe. 
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitars
Jay Noel-Guitars
Jeff Monroe-Drums
Rod Rutherford-Bass

Peter Mayer-"Red Dazzle"

I play all the instruments on -"Song For Ry", a song dedicated to the Tex Mex style of Ry Cooder. I play all Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Drums , Organ. I also produced and mixed it. This is on my CD, "Collection" which is available on my website: www.petermayermusic.net

Peter Mayer-"Song For Ry"

"Kill 'Em With Kindness" is off of Big Pictures self titled debut CD. Written by Peter Mayer. It is also available on my "Collection" CD. Go to www.petermayermusic.net
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitars, tambourine
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Greg Schramm-Drums
Jay Noel-Organ Synth

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures-"Kill 'Em With Kindness"

The song was released on Big Pictures self titled cassette release, 1990. Unfortunately, this was mastered on Cassette, not even DAT tape! And who knows where the multi track is. The vocals are a bit buried, but listen real hard to the relevance of the lyrics.
Peter Mayer-vocals, guitar
Tony Moore-vocals, bass
Eric Mikich-Drums

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures1-"Everybody Needs A Sleeping Dog To Kick Around"

Another of my early songs, recorded around 82, maybe 83.
Peter Mayer-Guitars, vocals, keys
Bob Blackwood-Drums
Rod Rutherford-Bass
Robert Kishore-Backing vocals

Peter Mayer-"Suburban Guerilla"

"When The Sweet Turns To Sour" is written by Peter Mayer and performed by The Drumbones, 1987.
Peter Mayer-Lead vocal, synth sequencing, drum machine
Jay Noel-Vocal, synth
Rick Stacy-Bass synth, vocal
Eric Mikich-Drum fills, high hat, cymbals

Peter Mayer/The Drumbones-"When The Sweet Turns To Sour"

This is Big Pictures 1- doing a song called "Living With Rockets". This was a cassette recording from the mixing board, Live at Daniels' Pub, Cincinnati, OH,1987.Written by Peter Mayer. The song was released on Big Pictures self titled cassette release, 1990.
Peter Mayer-vocals, guitar, synth
Rick Stacy-vocals, bass
Eric Mikich-Drums

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures I LIve!-"Living With Rockets"

This is a song of mine recorded in 1990 at Reel Pro studios here in Cincinnati. I did the mixing, producing. I play the guitars, keys, drum machine and vocals. Rick Stacy on bass.

Peter Mayer-"Old Times Sake"

This is the first song from my "Collection" CD that was recorded a little over a year ago down in my little studio. I play all the intruements. If you're interested in my material, go to www.petermayermusic.net . It's the only song that does not have a corresponding video on Youtube!

Peter Mayer-"Long, Long Way To Go"

"Luck Is Running Out" is from the self titled release from January, 1986 of "The Drumbones" This and all the other songs off the cassette were recorded between late 1984 to mid-1985. Written by Peter Mayer and Rick Stacy. Musicians on this were:
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar, synth, drum machine
Rick Stacy-Bass, vocals
Jay Noel-Guitar, vocals

Luck Is Running Out-The Drumbones/Peter Mayer

"We Are Magic" is from the self title release from January, 1986 of "The Drumbones" This and all the other songs off the cassette were recorded between late 1984 to mid-1985. Written by Jay Noel. Musicians on this were:
Jay Noel-Vocals, Guitar, synth, drum machine
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar

We Are Magic-The Drumbones/Peter Mayer

"Talk About Someone" is from The Drumbones self titled release from January, 1986. This and all the other songs off the cassette were recorded between late 1984 to mid-1985. Written by Peter Mayer and Rick Stacy. Musicians on this were:
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar
Rick Stacy-Bass, vocals
Jeff Monroe-Drums

Talk About Someone-The Drumbones/Peter Mayer

"I'm The One" is from The Drumbones self titled release from January, 1986. This and all the other songs off the cassette were recorded between late 1984 to mid-1985. Written by Jay Noel. Musicians on this were:
Jay Noel-Vocal, guitar
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar, drum machine, animal noises
Rick Stacy-Bass, vocals


I'm The One-The Drumbones/Peter Mayer

"Growing Pains" is from The Drumbones self titled release from January, 1986. This and all the other songs off the cassette were recorded between late 1984 to mid-1985. Written by Peter Mayer & Rick Stacy. Musicians on this were:
Jay Noel-Vocal, guitar
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar, drum machine
Rick Stacy-Bass, vocals
Robert Kishore-synth

Growing Pains-The Drumbones/Peter Mayer

"The Downwinders" is the title cut from the second in carnation of  Big Pictures CD. You can see the video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbwyjinYijs . It is available on my "Collection" CD. Go to www.petermayermusic.net
Writen by Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer- Vocals, Guitar, tuned wine glasses
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Mark Lucas-Drums

The Downwinders-Peter Mayer/ Big Pictures

"Message To A Friend" is from Big Pictures 2nd CD. Written by Greg Renzenbrink & Peter Mayer
Greg Renzenbrink-Vocals, Bass
Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitars, shaker & tamborine
Mark Lucas-Drums

Message To A Friend-Big Pictures/Peter Mayer

This track "U Lie" was one of the first tracks I did post Drumbones in a studio called "Reel Pro" in Carthage (Cincinnati) around 1987. I had just finished a recording workshop and had free run of the studio. I do the vocals, guitars, synth, bass synth, drum machine and mixed the whole thing as well. Big Pictures (part 1) played this out many times. That line up was- Peter Mayer-Vocals, guitar, synth, Rick Stacy-Vocals, bass and Eric Mikich-Drums. This was released on a cassette in 1990 simply called "Big Pictures".

Peter Mayer/Big Pictures-"U Lie"

"You Walked Away" was recorded in 1987 at Refraze Studios in Dayton, OH. It was eventually released in 1990 on cassette for the first incarnation of Big Pictures, 1987-1990. Engineered by Gary King. Written & Produced by Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer-Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Eric Mikich-Drums
Tony Moore-Bass

You Walked Away-Peter Mayer/Big Pictures

Peter Mayer is a song writer/musician/producer based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has performed with a number of bands over the years such as The Drumbones and Big Pictures. And with these two groups, Peter has opened for numerous National acts such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Brian Setzer, The Tubes, Spirit, Modern English, The BoDeans, The Rembrandts, among others. His music could be best described as "Big Beat Pop," "Alterna-Pop" or "Progressive Pop." It is best described as having progressive instrumentation and writing within the context of a direct Rock style. He has played most or all the instruments on recent compositions. Now he has released a new cd, "Collection". 14 songs from his library, including 3 new releases!


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