The Line Up
Sugar & Sand features performances by mandolin master and piper Radim Zenkl, violinist Autumn Hancock,  pianist Walter Bankovitch (Sharp 9, Full Spectrum Jazz, the Mike Cohen Sextet, Oakland Jazz Choir), rhythmatist Rick Walker, bassists Jack Marshall and Mimi Hills, Trumpet player George Demarest, Dobro® player Carol McComb, National Steel Guitar player Jeff "Felonius Smith," Harmonica man Mark "Fenny" Fenichel, Bay Area shred guitar legend Dave Meniketti(Y&T), and a cameo appearance by George W. Bush.

Sugar & Sand was recorded, mixed and mastered by Justin Mayer at Bear Creek Recording Studio in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The CD was recorded digitally with Digital Performer. Jayme's lead vocals were recorded live with no edits using a Neuman U87 microphone. Walter Bankovitch's piano tracks, Dave Meniketti's shred guitar on Earthquake, and some of Radim Zenkl's tracks were recorded at the Space Station in Santa Clara, California. Mimi Hills' bass track and Carol McComb's Dobro® track were recorded at Carol's Casa Con Corazon Studio in Woodside, California.

Produced
By Jayme Kelly Curtis

Gear
Jayme plays a Larrivee OM-09 acoustic guitar with Elixir Light Guage Strings. In concert, Jayme uses a Baggs Ribbon Pickup.

Recorded and Mixed At the Space Station , Santa Clara, California by Dave Meniketti

Dave Says:
• All tracks recorded direct to ADAT XT-20's (at 20 bit resolution) through Millenia Media HV-3 preamps

• Mixed through a 32 channel Soundcraft Ghost console
• Acoustic Guitars & percussion recorded with a combo of Neumann 184's & B&K 4006 mics
• Vocals recorded with either a Neumann TLM-103 or CAD VX-2 tube mic & compressed with a Distressor EL-8 and/or RNC compressors
• Digital reverbs, effects, etc, using various Lexicon, Roland & Alesis fx units.  Monster Cable & Mogami mic cables & interconnects used throughout
• Mixed to a Panasonic SV-3700 DAT & pre-mastered at 24bit/96KHz resolution through Samplitude 24/96 Digital Audio Workstation

In A Rushing Stream

The Line Up
In A Rushing Stream features performances by guitarist Bruce Argyle, pianist Walter Bankovitch (Sharp 9, Full Spectrum Jazz, the Mike Cohen Sextet, Oakland Jazz Choir), Global Accordion Ambassador Barbara Ann Barnett (Sagebrush Swing, Belle Beaucoup), percussionist Jimmy Biala, Winfield Fingerpicking Champion Rolly Brown, bassists Lisa Burns (Sidesaddle & Co.), Preston Carter (Sharp 9, Vocal Flight, Ellen Silva & Friends), and Myron Dove (Santana, and many more), guitarist Bill Horvitz, violinist Tony Marcus (Cats & Jammers, Cheap Suit Serenaders, Arkansas Sheiks, Frank Wakefield Band), Bay Area rock legend Dave Meniketti(Y&T), and Celtic harpist Midyne Spear. Click here to see pix of these wonderful musicians in the studio.

Produced
By Jayme Kelly Curtis and Dave Meniketti

Photography
By Dave Lepori, San Jose, California 408/279-0394

Gear
Jayme plays a Larrivee OM-09 acoustic guitar with Elixir Light Guage Strings. In concert, Jayme uses a Baggs Ribbon Pickup.

All songs © 1999 Jayme Kelly Curtis/PurrGirl® Music (ASCAP)