Quote from Barry Louis Polisar: Juno Movie Soundtrack: Featured Artist:
Providence put Ray Tilkens in my path. I picked his studio from a listing in the phone book --Ambient Recording-- because I liked the name. I have been working with him since my Juggling Babies CD in 1988. Ray has not only recorded all my current albums at his studio, but co-produced all of my newer CDs and played an amazing array of instruments on each album. With each recording, Ray has allowed me to stretch and grow musically and he is really responsible for the textured sound on each of my current CDs. I am forever indebted to him.
Ray Tilkens is an amazing musician. Just as David Clark has brought my books to life with his wonderful drawings, Ray has brought my songs to life with his music. He is equally adept on the guitar, bass or mandolin and a quick look at the instruments he has played on my recordings will give you some indication of his talents: rhythm and lead guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, slide mandolin, electric lead, electric slide, recorder, bass guitar, fretless bass, baritone guitar, percussion. Most of the parts he plays were improvised on the spot as we recorded. And at times when I heard a sound I wanted, I described it and he just sat down and played it.
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