Search - Matt Dusk :: Back in Town

Along with big-band material drawn from the American Songbook, Back in Town features such contemporary pop numbers as the inspirational "All About Me" and the forceful title track, both given the chart-topping treatment from Chris Lord-Alge, one of the best mix engineers in the world, with credits ranging from Madonna to Green Day. The big band material truly breaks new ground amongst the young crooners on the scene today. Much of the album was recorded in Los Angeles at the fabled Capitol Studios in Studio A--where the walls have resonated with the voices of such iconic singers as Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Dean Martin. As if that magical setting wasn't enough, several renowned arrangers including Patrick Williams, Vince Mendoza and Sammy Nestico were brought in to provide new, original charts for classic numbers. On top of that, the legendary Al Schmitt, winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards, recorded and mixed all of the album's big band orchestral tracks.