Pocket Groove Studios

In June of 2022, one of my best buddies and former bandmates, Chris Brown, came into town for work. He let me know he was in town and asked if I wanted to grab dinner. I told him to come over and meet my son for the first time and see my newly finished recording studio. He came over at 5:00 and we ended up recording an idea he had for a song. About 11 hours and 11 drinks later, we called it a night. The next morning (afternoon) we woke up and decided to record one more song he had written. That song was called “Blue,” and is the song I am sharing. Chris came into town 2 days/week for the next six months and we ended up recording a full album. We got Ryan Hammer to play bass and guitar and mandolin, Julia Jenkins to play violin and Jay Olaszek to play bass on a few tracks and lay down some background vocals. The funny thing is, nobody was ever in the same room together other than me and whoever was recording. It was pieced together by 5 friends just coming to my house to add their parts. The best part was hanging out and being creative with all of my favorite people. A year and a few months later and we are just finishing up the first few songs off the album. ”Blue” is the first single and I am really excited to share the rest of the album when it is finished. Please enjoy “Blue” by Chris Brown.

https://chrisbrownmusic.bandcamp.com/track/blue

https://open.spotify.com/album/3nm4JXICYhAe6g7CXkrrzP?si=s3GPhc-XSlqYcrzP1nlD6w

https://youtu.be/7Jrz3zt4sXs?si=g6oiCSIZR0ACWGKM

Blue, by Chris Brown track by Chris Brown

A month ago I had the chance to make some noise with my buddies from my first band that we started back in 1994. This was our first band practice in about 25 years. We also re-recorded some old original tunes. This was the result. Check it out!

D***y Single, by Militant Minds 2 track album

My dad Ed (Zeppelin) Bitautas just finished a 6-month project where he performed, edited and recorded audio and video of himself playing some jazz standards he learned 45 years ago while studying with some jazz greats in Chicago. He started a YouTube channel dedicated to his jazz instructors. Check it out!!

Chord Melodies From Two Master Guitarists - YouTube 45 yeas ago I studied guitar with well known Chicago guitarists Joe Rumoro and Fred Rundquist. Fred was born in 1916 and Joe was probably born within a few ...