RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2021
MAINE CONNECTION: The album was produced by Portland’s Jonathan Wyman who helms This Sounds Good. It was recorded at The Halo studio in Windham. What’s more, the latest single, “And So It Went” features nearly 30 students from the Maine Academy of Modern Music singing towards the end of the song. The Pretty Reckless is a rock HUGE band based technically out of New York City but in fact singer Taylor Momsen has been living in Maine for about seven years.
WHO: Andrew LaVogue
RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2021
NOTES: I owe a debt to Portland-based musician Andrew LaVogue for reminding me how instrumental music speaks its own language and can be just as captivating as music with words. LaVogue gets his message across using two types of guitars brilliantly layered with reverb and delay on his EP Surrounded by the Northern Lights, released on Jan. 15.
Face the Music: Maine, and MAMM, play major roles in new The Pretty Reckless album Death By Rock and Roll was produced by Mainer Jonathan Wyman who enlisted students from the Maine Academy of Modern Music to help out on a track.
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I was still picking my jaw up off the floor after hearing that kids from the Maine Academy of Modern Music appear on the forthcoming album by rock band The Pretty Reckless when another big piece of news revealed itself: The entire album was recorded in Windham and produced by Mainer Jonathan Wyman.
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Michael Jonathan Wyman
John Kenneth Wyman
Michael Jonathan Wyman and his two beloved children, Anna Aviva Wyman and John Kenneth Wyman, tragically passed away on January 3, 2021, while Michael was attempting to save the two children from a rogue wave at the beach in Goat Rock State Park in California. The herculean and ongoing rescue efforts were led by the mother and wife, Sarah Wyman, alongside the brave and self-sacrificing fellow hikers followed by the search-and-rescue teams.
Michael, who was 40, was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1980 at the Grace Hospital to his loving parents, Georgina Steinsky and his late father Kenneth Wyman. He grew up in Ottawa and Toronto, attending Ashbury College, Phillips Andover Academy in Massachusetts, and graduating with an International Baccalaureate degree from Upper Canada College in Toronto. A lov
MAMM students sing on the final choruses of the song and their parts were recorded at The Studio: Portland under the supervision of local engineer and producer Jonathan Wyman. Jonathan has produced The Pretty Reckless s upcoming album Death By Rock And Roll which is due to be released this February. Check out the MAMM kids with The Pretty Reckless and Tom Morello on the new song RIGHT HERE and be listening for it on CYY!!
Listen for the MAMM students at about 3:30 in. Rock and Roll!
The Maine Academy of Modern Music is the biggest and best music school in the state. Think of it as Maine s School of Rock. MAMM has done a tremendous job keeping kids engaged in music during the pandemic. The non-profit organization is statewide and many kids get scholarships to be able to learn their musical craft. MAMM ROCKS!