Pin Stripe Brain - 6208

Review "Bard for the Downsized Generation..." -- CNN-fn, Just In Time [interview]"Binkley has become something of a troubabor for the middle-aged, downsized generation..." -- Los Angeles Times"Commendable performance... enjoyable album with a real sense of purpose... gifted songwriter." -- Orange County Register"Like Jim Croce with an edge..." -- Reuters"Refreshing singer-songwriter music - sounds of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Harry Chapin." -- KCDI-FM, Tucson, AZ Product Description Nick Binkley's debut recording combines his folk and country roots with a pop sensitivity. Binkley's songs reflect the duality of his corporate life as an investment banker and his lifelong involvement in music as guitarist, writer, singer and producer. The recording is co-produced by Nick and veteran music industry producer, Denny Bruce, who in the last 25 years has produced albums by John Hiatt, T-Bone Burnett, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Fahey and Leo Kottke, as well as managing the San Diego-based Beat Farmers during the 1980s. From the Label "Nick Binkley has a rock-'n-roll heart... Some who have listened to Pin Stripe Brain say it is imbued with a lilting, folkish groove, a la The Grateful Dead." About the Artist With the release of his debut CD, Pin Stripe Brain, Nick Binkley is poised and ready to unleash upon the world his authentic brand of Southern California rock and roll. Nick combines melodic, pop music with hook-laden lyrics to produce a sound that is distinctly unique. Born on Halloween in Pasadena, CA, his first memories are of chasing chickens in the backyard of his home in San Gabriel. On his seventh birthday he received his first guitar, a Martin 00-17. His first performance was in his second grade class and then in talent shows with his younger brother on accordion. From then, it was on to the classical guitar lessons in Flamenco and classical. On a steady diet of Fernando Sor, Bach, Elvis and the Everly Brothers, Nick was well on his way musically. In 1960, a family vacation in Italy was marked by the death of Nick's father. Shortly after, his mother was seriously ill with hepatitis. The guitar became a best friend and a quiet refuge for the young teenager. His first professional gig was at age 17. Nick frequented the Southern California music club scene with his high school folk trio. The Ice House in Pasadena, The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, and Prisoner of Socrates in Newport Beach. After attending high school at The Webb Schools in Claremont, CA, Nick went on to college at Colorado College, where as a freshman he formed the "Beggarmen". They filled their itinerary with local bookings at sororities, fraternities, the Rotary club, and with local radio exposure. During his junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, Nick formed a folk-rock band and they made their debut on France-Inter T.V. (an Ed Sullivan type variety show out of Marseilles). He also organized and played in an American rock and roll revue there. After graduation, with a B.A. in political science, he was off on a Peace Corps tour in Tunisia. Malouf bands on summer evenings introduced Nick to new sounds and instruments: the oud and darbouka. This was a time of inital songwriting. After Tunisia, he enrolled in graduate school in Washington D.C. while teaching guitar to pay the rent. After graduating with an M.A. in international studies, it was back to Paris for more music and songwriting, singing and playing in a nightclub on the Left Bank in Montparnasse. A couple of years later and he would be working for the Chase Bank in New York, London and Beirut. Outbreak of civil war in Beirut meant a return to the U.S. and a parting of company with Chase Bank. Back in New York, Nick was songwriting full time at Guitar Study Center with Eddie Simon, brother of Paul Simon, and music veteran Barry Kornfeld. Out of money and no hits yet, "You can make more money as a singing banker than as a singing songwriter," says Barry,
ASIN: B0000017JL
VSKU: GGV.B0000017JL.N
Condition: New
Author/Artist:Nick Binkley
Binding: Audio CD