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Hey Funkers,

Very glad to announce my latest live project: MSTV. We are playing one Sunday a month at Armando’s in Martinez. August 18th will be the next one. The band consists of players who have actively been a part of the Bay Area Funk scene for 30+ yrs, both live and on recordings. The band consists of ‘T’ (Tom) Moran on drums, whom I’ve played off and on with since 1973 when “So Very Hard To Go” was on the radio; Bobby Vega whom I’ve toured with in several different settings and done countless recordings with. Rounding out the line-up is keyboard extraordinaire Tony Stead, whom I really enjoy playing with, and we’ll be having a different singer each time to keep things fresh. Fred Ross will be singing on the 18th.

Sly, Tower, Otis for days. Works for me. We’ll be re-visiting a lot of soul instrumentals, as well, like early Santana, Booker T, The Meters, etc. Hope to see you on our FONKY (with an O) Sundays.

JT

 

I am happy to announce I will be working again with Eddie Money on a new project called “Green Money”, a tribute to Fleetwood mac original guitarist Peter Green.

September 30, 2009 – Rancho Cordova, Calif. – Watch Eddie Money, Jeff Tamelier, Johnny Gunn, and Donny Baldwin, backstage while they woodshed this AC/DC classic, then perform it live.

Eddie just came out of the studio (i.e. The Track Shack Studios) where he recorded two volumes of cover tunes. The recorded version was produced in the studio by long-time friend and guitarist, Jeff Tamelier, and released by Mitch Koulouris and his Gigatone Entertainment LLC label.

Click on iTunes or amazon.com links to purchase “It’s A Long Way To The Top”

January 7, 2010 – Sacramento, Calif. – Devon Baldwin, with help from Executive Producer, Mitch Koulouris, from Gigatone Entertainment, and Producer, Jeff Tamelier, from The Track Shack, bring new life to the classic song ‘I’ll Melt With You.’ Devon auditioned at age 17 for Fox’s American Idol 8 in San Francisco, and was one of the Top 54 contestants who was cut at the Judge’s mansion. Recorded at Sacramento’s The Track Shack, 19-year old Devon Baldwin is joined by Jeff on guitar, the legendary Bobby Vega on Bass, and long-time rock drummer, Donny Baldwin (no relation) recording I’ll Melt With You.

Click on iTunes or amazon.com link to purchase Devon Baldwin Songs

April 29, 2010 – Sacramento, Calif. – The legendary Emilio Castillo, founder of funk, soul, rhythm & blues band, Tower of Power, records vocals for a song he co-wrote with guitarist & producer Jeff Tamelier, for an upcoming CD to be released later this year from Italy-based Bononia Sound Machine (BSM). “Emilio’s voice spreads so easily on this tune,” stated Jeff Tamelier, Executive Producer of the BSM project. “Nobody knows blues and soul like Mimi.”

The Bononia Sound Machine features:

Raffaele Bafunno – Keyboards, Lawrence – Baritone Sax and Band Leader, Alessandro Bussolari – Trumpet, Sandro Caliumi – Trombone, Alessandro Daltri – Guitar, Vic Johnson – Vocals and Harmonica, Alessandro Morini – Trumpet and Flugelhorn, Alberto Pietropoli – Tenor, Alto, Soprano Saxes and Flute, Renato ‘Rene’ Ranieri – Drums and Percussion, Maurizio Rubiu – Bass, Elena Villani – Vocals, Producer: Jeff Tamelier, Videographer: Brandon Wiliams, Engineer: Peter DeLeon, Recorded: The Track Shack Studios, Sacramento, California

Click iTunes or amazon.com link to purchase Bononia Sound Machine songs