Peter Beckles, Jack Renner and I ushered in the era of Digital Panyard Recordings during the 1984 Carnival season. Exodus performed Lucy In The Savannah in the courtyard of the Scarlet Ibis Hotel. The recording was unlike any produced previously. In 1987 Sanch's work attracted the attention of Amelia Haygood of Delos International, which produced our first CD, Steelbands of Trinidad and Tobago. In that year, I also began my association with artist, Kenneth Scott. His initial design, Pan Jazz Conversations, demonstrated that he was in sync with Sanch's ideas and our relationship has continued to develop over the years. 1995 marked the launch of the Sanch label with Voices '« Steel, a concert featuring The Marionettes Chorale and The Neal and Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra.
2000 was another landmark year; a meeting with Martin Grah and his band, Panch from Switzerland, has resulted in their work being included on two of our 15th anniversary commemorative CDs. I also spent one week in California at Meyer Sound Laboratories. This company's equipment will be used to amplify live and recorded steelpan music at fetes and on the road for future Carnivals. 2001 realized the production of our Pan In Art 2002 Calendar with Scotiabank being a major investor in this project. Because of the significance of the Meyer Sound System to the future of Pan, and the importance of the calendar to Sanch's international marketing efforts, I have sought the permission of Ingrid Lashley of the bank and Vaneisa Baksh, a freelance journalist to include their presentations as part of the liner notes of this booklet.
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Fifteen years and my band
Written by Simeon L. Sandiford
Thursday, 21 July 2011 22:14
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