CREDITS
Todd Mosby - composer/arranger, electric guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Dapo Torimiro - electric piano
Timothy Bailey. - bass
David Leach - percussion
Laura Vall - vocals
Producer: Jeffrey Weber
Assistant Producer: Todd Mosby
Engineer: Clark Germain
Mastering: Tom Eaton
Recorded December 2022, East West Studios, Los Angeles, CA

MOONRISE SAMBA [4:56] - Todd Mosby (Mosby Music Group, LLC - BMI)

The track fades beautifully into Moonrise Samba. I especially enjoy the jazzy, guitar driven melody. The Rhodes keyboard too shines brightly in the moonlight. Vinnie Colaiuta is, as usual, brilliant. We are in the company of world-class performers, no doubt about that. The warm and upscale piece makes it impossible to sit still. - BT Fasmer, New Age Music Guide

*****
Completed in a 1960’s vinatge Air Stream, under a starlit New Mexico night sky, this tune’s unique architchture is derived from Latin Soul, Samba and Sergio Mendes / Steely Dan influences. - TM

"Moonrise Samba by Todd Mosby is that jazz track you have been waiting all year long for, that heavenly delight of a symbiotic partnership of keyboards and fluent guitar, it is nothing less than mesmeric and totally unstoppable, here is a sure fire hit on the charts if I have ever heard one." - Steve Sheppard, One World Music

Land of Enchantment

Moonrise Samba

We've all been there.  

It's about leaving the bad stuff behind...sadness...abuse...unhappiness... loneliness...loss...and taking that next big and difficult step towards happiness, and to where you truly belong.

"Home" written by Eric Alexandrakis.

Produced by Eric Alexandrakis and Mark Scandariato.

Mixed by Paul David Hager [Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Devo]

Performed by:

Eric Alexandrakis
Ryan Hoyle [Collective Soul, The Pet Shop Boys, Anna Vissi]
Akis Amprazis [Pyx Lax]
Mike Surratt
Mark Scandariato [Maypo Deluxe]

Mastered by Zach Ziskin.

Inspired by Melanie Safka, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen, John Taylor, and Noel Gallagher.

Available only on Apple Music.

©℗ 2024 Minoan Music

ERIC ALEXANDRAKIS BIO:  

http://tiny.cc/EABIOPRESSPHOTOS

www.ItsABeautifulDayToday.com

"2 x Grammy® Nominated, discovered by Duran Duran's John Taylor, collabs with Dolores O'Riordan, Ric Ocasek, John Malkovich, David Lynch, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon…he can't be ignored, and clearly won't be..." - Madame X

"HOME"

I've had enough, of all this stuff,			
That brings me down, I'm all but drowned.	
I don't need much, for my life's clutch.
I have no crutch as such, no loving touch.	

I'll call my bluff, and pretend to be oh so tough.
Pack a bag and take a drag, pacing in a restless zig zag.
Too many sunsets wasted on this scene.
Too many pockets emptied over burning kerosene.

I see the train passing every day from my front porch.
Burn down this house of pain with a blazing torch.

I'm leaving this town.  I'm leaving this frown.  I'm coming home. 

Sleeping with snakes and fakes, the venom, it's all high stakes.
Those razor blades of lies, hidden in freshly baked pies.
Stuck in the mud and always, swallowing blood.
No voice to talk or lamp to rub.  No path to walk, or heart to flash flood.

Gotta leave this place fast, I always knew it would never last.
I'm still alive, my time's not at all passed.
My hands are tied and my, love has lied,
To them, to you, and to me myself and I.

I hear the train's whistle calling my name to hike,
Beyond the prickly thistle, just itching to strike.

I'm leaving this town.  I'm leaving this frown.  I'm coming home. 
I've lost and I've found.  I won't turn around.  I'm coming home.

Life is like the gift that keeps on taking,
Not the gift that keeps on giving, or forgiving.

Life is like the gift that keeps on aching,
And the gift that you keep on making. 

I've packed my bags, and left behind my rags.
I've shaved face, and combed my hair, neatly in place.
I took a breath that's deep, behind the door that I used to weep,
Suitcase firmly in hand, flying away to land. 

Day after day the door's shadow shapes, a wedge upon the floor,
As I open slowly it gets bigger, from the sunset's roar.
I take my steps a new, into the sunset's orange hue.
Across the field the train, has on their list my last and first name

It's not so easy using decision's sharp knife.
Better to slowly breathe than risk cutting the cord to life.
I hear the train's whistle calling my nerves to strike,
Like a call to action for a suffocating pike.

I'm leaving this town.  I'm leaving this frown.  I'm coming home. 
I've lost and I've found.  I won't turn around.  I'm coming home.

I'm leaving this town.  I'm leaving this frown.  I'm coming home. 
I've lost and I've found.  I won't turn around.  I'm coming home.

I'm coming home.

Home

Todd Mosby stopped by the 88.1 KDHX studio in St. Louis on July 8, 2008 for a live performance. Discover more great media at http://kdhx.org

Todd Mosby "Country Song" Live at KDHX 7/8/08

A musical exploration into the many moods depicted by the beauty and variety of the mountains. Acoustic guitar based surrounded by a variety of instruments. 

Acoustic guitarist and composer Todd Mosby is joined by a stellar cast of guest artists on his newest release, "On Eagle Mountain". Besides standard acoustic guitar, Todd also plays the unique imrat guitar, a hybrid 20 stringed sitar guitar.

Recorded and produced at the acclaimed Imaginary Road Studios by the Ackerman/Eaton team (one of the most popular in instrumental music) "On Eagle Mountain" spans multiple genres (world, jazz, folk) and many moods (vibrant, serene, contemplative) and does so with fluid grace and artistic depth.

Joining Todd on the album are the following musicians:

Tony Levin: ns bass, electric basses
Charlie Bisharat: violin
Eugene Friesen: cello
Michael Manring: fretless bass
Jill Haley: english horn
Jeff Haynes: percussion
Premik R. Tubbs: soprano, wind synth
Noah Wilding: vocals
Tom Eaton: synth pads, singing bowls

What People are Saying:

"Todd Mosby incorporates more influences into his composition and performance on guitar than anyone I have ever worked with and he doesn't just dabble in those influences; he masters them. His knowledge of Indian music is quickly apparent, but his virtuosity in and love of jazz is equally present; along with with a graceful ease in bluegrass and folk music tradition.

Somehow he manages to synthesize these disparate elements into a singular musical voice that is unique in my experience... and 'unique ' is not a word I throw out easily or frequently. Sometimes, however, it's apt; as it is with Todd Mosby."
WILL ACKERMAN, GRAMMY WINNER, PRODUCER, FOUNDER WINDHAM HILL RECORDS

Eagle Mountain

Spirit Of The Mountain

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Imrat Guitarist, Todd Mosby, and his interview on Monsoon Mike's Melodies on KUR Radio (Kutztown University Radio).

Todd Mosby Interview on KUR Radio (Monsoon Mike's Melodies)

"One of the most unique guitarist I have ever worked with..." - Will Ackerman, Founder Windham Hill Records

Acclaimed Indian Jazz Guitarist Todd Mosby has created a new musical syntax integrating Indian classical music and Western music, encompassing elements from classical, folk, bluegrass and jazz. 

The result opens new frontiers with exciting new sounds and structures that transcend known genres of music.

An innovative guitarist, composer & improvisor who creates an intriguing combination of Indian Jazz, New Age, jazz, folk and world music, Mosby's music is genre-defying.

Spirit Of The Mountain

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