Sonic past music
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Sonic Past Music is a record label
in Southern California
that specializes in releasing previously unpublished music from main-stream artists. Most of the music from the label is from artists from the 1960s and 1970s Sunshine Pop
, Psychedelic Pop
era.
Artists include names like The Millennium
, Curt Boettcher
, Lee Mallory
, Joey Stec
, Sandy Salisbury, and Randy Meisner
from The Eagles, Richie Sambora
from Bon Jovi
,
Huey Lewis
from his early days in Clover
, Jawk-Dog (members of The Doobie Brothers
and Creedence Clearwater Revival
) and Rick Springfield
.
The company was formed in 1998
by Joey Stec
of The Millennium.About Us at Sonic Past Music web site
Sonic Past Music is a record label in Southern California that specializes in releasing previously unpublished music from main-stream artists. Most of the music from the label is from artists from the 1960s and 1970s Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop era.
Artists include names like The Millennium, Curt Boettcher, Lee Mallory, Joey Stec, Sandy Salisbury, and Randy Meisner[2] from The Eagles, Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis from his early days in Clover, Jackdawg(John McFee John McFee
and Keith Knudsen Keith Knudsen
of The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers
and Creedence Clearwater Revival)[3] and Rick Springfield[4].
The company was formed in 1998 by Joey Stec of The Millennium.[1]About Us at Sonic Past Music web site
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
that specializes in releasing previously unpublished music from main-stream artists. Most of the music from the label is from artists from the 1960s and 1970s Sunshine Pop
Sunshine pop
Sunshine pop is a subgenre of pop music originating in the United States, mainly the state of California, in the mid-1960s. Sunshine pop, by nature, is cheerful and upbeat music which is characterised by warm sounds, prominent vocal harmonies, as well as sophisticated productions...
, Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting...
era.
Artists include names like The Millennium
The Millennium
The Millennium was an American super group based in California, who were conceived by Curt Boettcher. The group consisted of psychedelic rock musicians, and they incorporated sunshine pop harmonies....
, Curt Boettcher
Curt Boettcher
Curt Boettcher was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer from Wisconsin. His career spanned 1964 to 1983...
, Lee Mallory
Lee Mallory
Lee Mallory was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who was part of such projects as The Millennium and Sagittarius. His most successful single was a cover of the Phil Ochs/Bob Gibson song "That's The Way It's Going To Be". The song, produced by Curt Boettcher, reached #86 on the charts and was a...
, Joey Stec
Joey Stec
Joey Stec is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist, producer and president of Sonic Past Music.- Biography :In 1967, he became a member of progressive rock band The Millennium. In 1969 he joined the The Blues Magoos, and formed the The Dependables...
, Sandy Salisbury, and Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner
Randy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
from The Eagles, Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora
Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
from Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
,
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor.Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs...
from his early days in Clover
Clover (band)
Clover was an American country rock band formed in Mill Valley, California in 1967. They are best known as the backup band for Elvis Costello's 1977 debut album My Aim Is True , and for members later forming or joining more successful acts, including Huey Lewis and the News, The Doobie Brothers,...
, Jawk-Dog (members of The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:...
and Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums....
) and Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield is an Australian-born singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States...
.
The company was formed in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
by Joey Stec
Joey Stec
Joey Stec is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist, producer and president of Sonic Past Music.- Biography :In 1967, he became a member of progressive rock band The Millennium. In 1969 he joined the The Blues Magoos, and formed the The Dependables...
of The Millennium.About Us at Sonic Past Music web site
Sonic Past Music is a record label in Southern California that specializes in releasing previously unpublished music from main-stream artists. Most of the music from the label is from artists from the 1960s and 1970s Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop era.
Artists include names like The Millennium, Curt Boettcher, Lee Mallory, Joey Stec, Sandy Salisbury, and Randy Meisner[2] from The Eagles, Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis from his early days in Clover, Jackdawg(John McFee John McFee
John McFee
John McFee is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, and long time member of the Doobie Brothers.-Biography:...
and Keith Knudsen Keith Knudsen
Keith Knudsen
Keith Knudsen was an American rock drummer, vocalist and songwriter.-Career:Knudsen was born in Le Mars, Iowa. He began drumming while attending Princeton High School in Princeton, Illinois, where he graduated from in 1966...
of The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:...
and Creedence Clearwater Revival)[3] and Rick Springfield[4].
The company was formed in 1998 by Joey Stec of The Millennium.[1]About Us at Sonic Past Music web site