Jason Gerardo 108 Beads featuring Stev Skye
Nov 25, 2010 Stëv Skye
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I know, I know. It has been a while. My eye has been on the Skye all this time, I swear, but Stev has switched hats a few times over the past several months, from working on his own music to helping others with theirs (and lots of other stuff). One person he has been working with is Jason Gerardo.
Who is this Jason Gerardo guy? Well, Jason Gerardo–we’ll call him Jason for short–is a local (Phoenix area) singer and songwriter. He’s got a voice that could easily front a rock band. Or he could bring it down a few notches and do more acoustic/laid back songs. I know Jason’s a fan of Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam, so I’ll throw that name out there as a frame of reference, just so you get an idea.
In fact, if Jason were to load up on flannel shirts and grow his hair out a bit, he could almost look like Eddie Vedder if he wanted to. But that’s neither here nor there.
108 Beads
Jason and Stev collaborated on Jason’s first album, called 108 Beads. Stev helped Jason to re-arrange the songs that Jason had written, but he also played the instruments and did all the recording and sound engineering in the EPS-Skye Studios as well.
The album features Jason on vocals backed by Stev’s acoustic guitar. There is one song, “Until Right Now”, which features a whole band full of instruments, all played by Stev, all at the same time. OK, not 100% true, but Stev did play all the instruments, including his trusty Strat, and wove them all together seamlessly with his magical software and editing equipment.
I dig “Until Right Now” a lot, but I think “Wake Up” is the one that gets stuck in my head most often, which subconsciously makes it my favorite song off the album whether I like it or not. All-in-all, it’s a great listen. It’s raw music with a lot of heart and soul and you can hear all the tracks, plus the latest single from the dynamic duo of Gerardo/Skye called “More Than Fine,” if you click on over to Jason Gerardo’s official Internet headquarters (www.jasongerardo.com).
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