Fusionext

FUSIONEXT is the completion of, Chicago local band, FUSION’s musical legacy.
This project breathed recorded life into 3 compositions that had not gotten their due in the studio. Yes, they were performed live many, many times throughout FUSION’s illustrious life yet the band never got back in the studio to record them.
Thanks (or not) to vocalist and harmonica player, Gino Calantoni’s, unwavering desire to make these songs available to the world at large, he finally got the original members’ blessings to make it happen himself. Of course, this music is not something someone could or ever should attempt to do alone. Knowing this he gathered up a few of his talented friends to help commit these to digital media. This included Brian Raab, Josh Steck, Danita Clark, David Green, and Idris Hester. They gathered at Sound Studios in Van Nuys to jam them out and find their own flavor.
After collectively putting their own spin on these songs they enlisted Tom Weir of Studio City Sound to man the board. Tom got to add his flavor, too. That came in the shape of Raphael Padilla, Jeff Babko, and Matt Laug. Together they pounded out, sweated out, strummed, picked, sung, and screamed out the 3 songs of the one and only ep aptly entitled “WHAT?!”
Gino wants to make sure you at least have access to these wonderful melodies when you’re feeling the need for some Chicago and LA mix of authentic, visceral, and gritty-beautiful bluesy, funky, jazzy, rockin’ rhythms. Enjoy!