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Radio Nowhere is a rock/pop band from Oakland, California, in the United States. A friend told me that we sound like the missing link between Lyle Lovett and Led Zeppelin, and that sums it up pretty well. 

The band was started by Mike Baker, who writes all the songs and does the singing and guitar playing, as well as anything else that needs doing (like, um, writing the band bio). 

I’m supposed to tell you about all the great clubs we’ve played, the records we’ve sold, and the rock stars we’ve partied with, but I think that gets boring really fast – don’t you? Here’s what you should know about Radio Nowhere:

1) When I was growing up, my family would drive from the Bay Area to Idaho every summer, and my mom would make up stories to go along with what we were seeing along the highways. So I got imprinted with the whole combination of music, empty roads and stories early on - hopefully it shows up in our songs.

2) When I was six, I trawled through my dad's record collection looking for the shiniest, most colorful album cover and played the lp inside, which turned out to be Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Psychedelicized at six--it's hard to recover. 

3) I write most of my songs while I'm driving, on an ancient Casio keyboard bungee-corded to the passenger seat. This is not safe. 

4) I have rocked crowds of several hundred people with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and a well-timed Britney Spears cover (were they sober? No).

On his new album Of The Sun Jay Trainer combines thick, prolific guitar riffs and stark lyricism, while drawing on the traditions of funk, rock, blues, and psychedelia to craft a modern classic. The singer/songwriter possesses a unique ability to effortlessly negotiate tone and volume, moving from a quiet, almost jazzy tone to a booming thunder at any given moment. The effect calls to mind the masters of several genres of rock music. More

To achieve this, Trainer pulls from his roots: blues revivalists, folksy protest songs, classic songwriters and classic rockers like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers Band. But the aspect that grabs both music lovers and critics is the additional elements ranging from the likes of Jeff Buckley to Ben Harper. His unique combination of genre-defying compositions and free-form jams have been causing a stir in the local Bay Area scene.

  Having recently shared the stage with national acts including North Mississippi All Stars, legendary guitarist Dickey Betts, Robert Walter's 20th Congress (founding member of The Greyboy Allstars), Eric McFadden (former touring member of George Clinton's P-Funk All Stars), Cowboy Mouth and Vinyl, Jay Trainer has created a new foothold in the West Coast music scene with a rare combination of infectious backbeats and guitar driven grooves.

Of course,the live show is what Trainer is known for. His performances are raw, personal and uninhibited. It is clear from his latest release, Of The Sun, that he has brought this same energy to the studio. Tracks like "By Cover Of A Great Lie" and "Of The Sun" capture the emotion and expression of his live performance. Tracks like "Better To Breathe" and "Ever more" show Trainer's ability to use the studio like an additional member of the band. A veteran of countless recording sessions, his "get it in the first take" approach has paid off and is bringing back a great sense of honesty to Rock 'n' Roll.

Additional Info:
Jay Trainer is a founder and active member of Artfulchange.org, a social action network that uses the power of art and music to help raise awareness for environmental causes. www.Artfulchange.org is run by Trainer and several local Bay Area artists from San Francisco who are working closely with Greenpeace and several local organizations on issues such as sustainable living, global warming and wildlife conservation.

9.11.22

A friend forced me into a studio to perform live to capture a few song ideas.  Hope you enjoy Naked and Electric.  

For those new to Revboy, here is the start of the story:

In 1978, as an 18-year-old army-brat kid out of high school, I moved to NYC's Lower East Side.  It really was Alphabet City, Punk Rock and Fritz the Cat.  A wild, dangerous and stimulating environment to become a man.  Remarkably I was accepted into the inaugural NYU music business program.  Krank was formed with a couple of outlier classmates.  As a power trio we performed live at storied venues (CBGBs, Trax, Ritz, Cat Club) and were part of a community of musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers and knuckleheads.  It was an analog world and pre-AIDS.

In 1982, after interning at Artist House and Right Track Studio, I took a position at CBS Records in the video department.  MTV just went on air.  Behind the scenes, digital was starting to bubble.  I went on to found the Legacy Recordings division of Sony Music and earn my VP stripes.  I produced a few cool records along the way (The Clash, Johnny Cash. Mott the Hoople, et al) all while working with some of the greatest musicians, producers, writers, photographers and legendary industry personalities during the pinnacle of the music business.  Oh, we still had tethered phones and I did scoop one of the first PC desktops in the building.

I’m lucky I survived.

1.6.22

“True United” -  Recorded with Krank in 1982.  This studio track has never been released before.  I guess I was just waiting for the right time.  Wow 40-years later...

“Long Night Long” - Written about the bar 1 U.  We were the only kids allowed in.  Somehow I still have my scotch glass.  Recorded at Chung King with a band of brothers and special guests.  

9.13.21
"Daylight" - Twenty-years ago, we realized we lost a best friend, a brother, in Tower 2.  A few of us gathered the next day and recorded Daylight. Written and recorded 9.12.01.

8.7.19
"Kill U" - Written in 1994 and released as "Republican Fight Song" in 2004.    If you didn't see it then, you were blind or stupid.  Recorded live at Power Station.  Mixed by RIP Jason Corsaro (Madonna, Bowie, Soundgarden, et al) so it's loud.

Sing this to the face of your favorite racist today.

7.26.19
Luv Ur Self - Chris took the raw live mono track from the Shop sessions and added a few instruments to it.  It's like I was visited by Mick Ronson, Geezer Butler and Tommy Aldridge.  What a great hook. 

6.23.19
Banging around in the Shop...never know what's going to come out...here are two of my favorites from the session...one electric/one acoustic...both are new songs... its raw...WIP...(as are all of them I guess):

'Luv Urself' - written and vocalized on the fly...unedited...it just popped out...what an inspirational hook...great vamp...gotta love it...

'Healin' - originally written during the NYE sessions, first acoustic version...the verse is tightening up nice.

4.13.19
Revboy Dinner Sessions
A tight knit group of us had a bunch of kids in a short period of time.  A decision had to be made, be a musician or get a job.  I was lucky to have options.

We were good parents but needed adult time. This is when we started the multi-family dinner jam parties.  Yea, we invented them.  We traded houses every weekend, mostly for cleanup purposes.  Our kids grew up together.  They learned about independence and diversity.  It was a mixed crew.  We discovered wine and drank the good stuff.  We feasted.  Then we played.

While the kids ran around, crazy and free, indoors and outdoors, a few of us retired to the remote studio and turned it up.  It was a free for all.  Here are a few snippets:

“Dream About Me”- There are few words I wish I could change, but these were made up on the spot that night, and now they live on.  No way I can ever hit these highs again.  This would be a great Broadway song...

“Family (One of You and One of Me)” - A fun track and good example of the mumbles at the beginning, than it locks, everyone joins in...A rare background vocal performance by Mini.

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