Music - Aug. 15, 2007
Buffett broadens his horizons on new CD
Composer Peter Buffett has maintained that the studio is his instrument. On his new CD "Staring at the Sun," the former Milwaukee resident sprinkles some pop elements alongside his usual atmospheric arrangements.
Tags: peter buffett, beside records, staring at the sun, narada, comet 9, vig

Festival Guide - July 16, 2007
Milwaukee Talks: State Fair's Bruce Sullivan, 2007
Bruce Sullivan, a life-long Milwaukee guy with an impressive music business resume, is the man behind many of the stages at State Fair. With another Big Gig behind us, we decided to ask Sullivan about the Fair and his plans for it.
Tags: State Fair, Bruce Sullivan, Narada, Back Porch, Giant Slide

Music - April 27, 2005
Local engineers agree: mastering gives CDs pro sound
Everyone who looks at the credits on a CD will have seen a line for "mastering." But like the "best boy" and "gaffer" credits at the end of a film, few people know what it really means. Oddly enough, many musicians don't even quite get it.
Tags: Tanin, mastering, Holter, Burst, Trevor Sadler, narada, MultiMusica, Mastermind

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 10, 2004
ARJ's nightclub shines on north side
Arlis R. Jones, owner of ARJ's Jazz and Blues Club on Milwaukee's north side, has hosted scores of local and national acts. Narada's Alex Bugnon, a Swiss keyboardist, will take the stage on Fri., Feb. 13.
Tags: ARJ's, jazz, Arlis. Bugnon, Narada, nightclub, north

Music - Aug. 15, 2002
Buffett shows pop side on latest disc
Milwaukee-based musician, composer and producer Peter Buffett's latest project is a collection of 14 tracks recorded at his East Side studio with guests like Robyn Pluer, The Gufs' Goran Kralj, Citizen King's Malcolm Micheles, The Great Outdoors, Narada artist Kim Robertson and others. Many of the tracks are featured in the film, "Full Ride."
Tags: Buffett, gufs, goran, kralj, pluer, cebar, narada

Music - July 29, 2002
Starr soars to new heights
The Mississippi born and bred rocker Garrison Starr is coming back to Milwaukee. This time 'round, though, Starr, whose latest disc is "Songs From Take-off to Landing," released on a subsidiary of the Milwaukee-based Narada Records, is sharing the stage with Melissa Etheridge at the Marcus Amphitheatre. We're also giving away copies of her disc. Read on.
Tags: Garrison Starr, Narada, Etheridge

Music - July 22, 2002
Jazz in the Park boasts Brazilian veteran Purim
Thanks to Narada, Milwaukee now has a connection with one of Brazil's greatest living performers. Flora Purim, who appears at Jazz in the Park, Thurs., July 25 for a free concert, recently released a new disc on NaradaJazz, an imprint of the Milwaukee-based record label.
Tags: Jazz in the Park, Brazil, Flora Purim, Narada, jazz

Music - Jan. 15, 2002
One thing leads to another for successful Buffett
The underlying story line of "one thing led to another" runs through the events that took Peter Buffett from Omaha boy to musician/composer/recording artist to Milwaukeean.
Tags: Peter Buffett, Narada, Costner, Dances with Wolves

Music - Oct. 28, 2001
Narada-distributed disc raises funds for AIDS battle
Peter Gabriel's Real World Records -- distributed in the U.S. by Milwaukee-based Narada Records -- has teamed up with the Mercury Phoenix Trust to release "Spirit of Africa" and raise awareness in the fight against AIDS. The music comes from 11 African nations and features songs of resilience and optimism.
Tags: Narada, Real World, AIDS, Africa