- Edo Castro - News http://edocastro.com/news.html Edo Castro: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:02:35 -0700 David Amram on Edo Castro... http://edocastro.com/news.html#48 "Wonderful SOUND quality on all of the recordings and the warmth and intimacy of the bass solos was very refreshing to hear, with the subtle phrasing and details all there on a first hearing (EDO, Phoenix, Sacred Graffiti CDs)...There is room today for gifted people with something original to say.  Edo Castro is one of those people " - David Amram, Composer, Conductor & Multi-Instrumentalist

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#48 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 - Edo Castro - News Sacred Graffiti Available Now! http://edocastro.com/news.html#47 Greetings!  Sacred Graffiti is available now on http://www.passionstarmusic.com.


There are pop-out players available for listening to this beautiful project while you browse the site or the internet- both the complete CD with sound design as well as the "singles" versions. 


You can also purchase the mp3/AIFF singles tracks, buy the CD and/or purchase & download the full CD (RAR) from the Passion Star Music site.


Sacred Graffiti "The Singles" is also available on iTunes!  Edo's amazing compositions feature such artists as Grammy award winning Mark Isham, Michael Manring, Percy Jones, Al Caldwell and many more.


We hope you love this project as much as we do! 

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Sacred Graffiti

An impressionistic, tech-urban jazz landscape; a story within a story; a tale of tension and grace.

The multi-faceted artistry of Bay Area bassist sensation and composer, Edo Castro, elevates the sounds that come from his unique, multi-stringed basses, both fretted and fretless, into a palate from which intricate compositions flow.   Castro describes his newest release, Sacred Graffiti, as a tapestry of emotive impressions.  "A musical Journal if you will," he explains, "In my day-to-day travels I’ve noticed what may be our modern day cave paintings – signs; scribbles on walls; imprints in the sidewalk; bumper stickers, etc. - all immersed within a cacophony of audible textures.”  These dynamic visuals have been given auditory life as Castro delivers intricate urban jazz arrangements interspersed with immersive soundscapes where the tangible tension between inner and outer worlds is encompassed by grace.   Special guests – Mark Isham, David Friesen, Michael Manring, Dan Zinn, and Percy Jones, among others, join Castro on this endeavor.  He offers this CD as his “Sacred Graffiti”.

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#46 Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 - Edo Castro - News Sacred Graffiti - Coming Soon! http://edocastro.com/news.html#45 You probably noticed the awesome CD artwork on the home page.  The release of Sacred Graffiti grows nearer.  More news about this amazing product coming soon!

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Edo Castro at Skywalker Sound - in mix with new project  Sacred Graffiti, to be released on Passion Star Records soon.  Edo is in sessions this week with engineer Leslie Ann Jones and producer Ray Cooper.  More news soon!

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#44 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 - Edo Castro - News Happy Holidays from Edo! http://edocastro.com/news.html#43  Hello my Friends,

This time of year is my favorite time of year but it's not because of the holidays. I love the changes of the seasons, the leaves turning brilliant hues of red and orange, the rain, the dark clouds, the cold brisk air and yes the snow.

It's a time of introspection and contemplative ideals to germinate, with intentions to take seed and blossom in the spring. I can feel the winter solstice blanket darken the fabric of my spirit, the fabric of my existence. It is a time to hibernate a life that has weathered the past year.

We've all gone through a lot this year and it's not all so promising with the economic world downturn, The H1N1 Flu, constant threats of violence close and far from our homes, people losing their home, their jobs and their dignity. Indeed it is a very dark time, I would be a fool not to say that I'm scared or nervous.

If there's any real comfort in all this, I'm not alone in my fear and that in its self is comforting. Here we share a common thread that goes back since our awareness of self and our existence: we're still afraid of the unknown. The ultimate boogey man.

Perhaps that's why we have holidays in the darkest part of the year. To give us a sense of hope and that no matter what it is we're struggling with now, it will be better the next day, the next week, the next month or the next year.

In this time of darkness,whatever we came into this economic turmoil with, looming health issues, or whatever it is this year you are struggling with, I wish for all of us to emerge with strength, dignity and hope, so that we can turn around our personal struggles and be fearless in uncertain times.

To all of you Whatever it is you celebrate this time of year
Sharon, Dillon (our dog) and I wish you all the best for this holiday season and A Happy New Year.

With Gratitude

Edo

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#43 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 - Edo Castro - News Editing and preparing for final Mix! http://edocastro.com/news.html#42 We're hunkered in our editing suites - preparing for an early spring mix session for Sacred Graffiti.


Happy Thanksgiving all!

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#42 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 - Edo Castro - News Join The Edo Castro Quartet - This Saturday, Oct 24th! http://edocastro.com/news.html#41 Art_Walk.jpg


 The Edo Castro Quartet


Edo Castro- bass, Erik Lindquist- guitar, Alex Aspinall-drums, Dan Zinn- sax



SATURDAY | OCTOBER 24th | 3pm-4:30pm | FREE 


 


Live Performance by Edo Castro w/Quartet:margin:.5in;


111 Minna Street  S.F. CA.  Bet. Howard and Mission St.



 


“Accomplished composer and innovative bassist, Castro has a gift that transforms the sound of unique multi-stringed basses into a palate from which intricate compositions are drawn. Castro lures the listener to embark on an amazing and stirring journey”



Fourteen art galleries in the Yerba Buena Neighborhood, San Francisco’s most dynamic arts community, are joining forces to host the Fall 2009 Yerba Buena Gallery Walk. The Gallery Walk will feature free admission and refreshments, along with ample opportunities to experience art. The 14 participating galleries offer a diverse look at contemporary, emerging, and established artists working in a variety  of mediums.  They are: 111 Minna Gallery, 871 Fine Arts, Baer Ridgway, Catharine Clark Gallery, Chandler Fine Art, Crown Point Press, Fivepoints Arthouse, Modernism, Rayko Photo, Sculpturesite, SF Camerawork, Varnish Fine Art, Visual Aid and the UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design Center Gallery.



 

]]> http://edocastro.com/news.html#41 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 - Edo Castro - News Sacred Graffiti News Update! http://edocastro.com/news.html#40 Grammy Award Winner Mark Isham is playing a beautiful trumpet part on the title track of Castro's upcoming release, Sacred Graffiti!

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