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  • Affinity Release: Sugarhouse

    Track List

    Air Ways – 7:40
    Light in the Sky – 5:13
    Easy Balance – 6:08
    Boxed In – 7:02
    Coins in the Air – 5:25
    More to Come – 4:41
    Fire Side – 4:44

    Michael Morera – Saxes
    Mohammed Nazam – Guitars
    Craig Pallett – Trumpets, Keyboards, Drum & Bass Programming, Compositions, Engineered, Mix and Master.
    Andy West – Bass (‘Boxed In’ only)

  • Affinity Release: Buddha – Craig Pallett

    December 6th 2020

    New Album Buddha released.

    Buddha – Craig Pallett

    Meditations and reflections on images from ‘Celestial Gallery’ by Romio Shrestha.

    Cosmic Fire: Vision of Rahula 5:25

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    Chakras: Vortices of Energy 8:13

    Cosmos of Healing 4:50

    Amitayus: Buddha of Boundless Life 4:51

    Healing Buddha 10:23

    Chakrasamvara: Wheel of Bliss 3:36

    Paradise of the Medicine Buddha 7:02

    Wheel of Deluded Existence 5:43

    All music composed, performed and recorded by Craig Pallett.

    Starting on August 28th 2020 for 14 days, I composed and recorded 14 works based on the images found in the book, ‘Celestial Gallery’ by Romio Shrestha. Eight of those works are in this release.

  • Affinity Release: Walt Whitman Songbook – Album

    August 6th 2020
    Released new Walt Whitman Songbook.

    The Earth’s Words (feat. Tiffany Pfeiffer)
    Amelioration (feat. Philip W. Riegle)
    Never Fail (feat. Kei Slaughter)
    Three Hundred and Sixty–Five (feat. Stephanie Meyers)
    Whoever You Are! (feat. Dawn Clement)
    I Swear (feat. Mario Inchausti)
    Tones of Souls (feat. Jo-Hannah Reynolds)
    Laws for Creations (feat. Marjorie Halloran & Michael Garrett Steele)
    On the Beach at Night Alone (feat. Peter Spencer)
    France, The 18th Year of these States. (feat. Sarah LeMieux)

    Walt Whitman Songbook – A Song of the Rolling Earth
    by Craig Pallett

    Composed by Craig Pallett
    Text by Walt Whitman
    Copyright 2020 Affinity Systems (BMI)
    Based on the 2019 Songbook of the same title available on Amazon.

    Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Mastered – Craig Pallett

    Vocals – Tiffany Pfeiffer, Philip W. Riegle, Kei Slaughter, Stephanie Meyers, Dawn Clement, Mario Inchausti, Jo-Hannah Reynolds, Marjorie Halloran, Michael Garrett Steele, Peter Spencer and Sarah LeMieux

    All Programming, Orchestrations, Arrangements, Digital Manipulation – Craig Pallett
    Percussion Arrangements and performances by David Crigger, Jessica Collado and Craig Pallett
    Additional performance by Steve Bartek and Leon Gaer on ‘I Swear’

  • Affinity Release: Meditations for Violin

    New album featuring Mary Rowell on Violin and Craig Pallett – Keyboards/Composer

    Two Vermonters struggle to express the clear reality of the world we now appear to be living in. Sounds like a plot that can only thicken but I am not going to try. One of the worlds great violinist, stopped by the studio in October 2019 one day, and she recorded these four compositions I created for her. Just her violin and my Mac. Enjoy.

    Available on all streaming services.

    Visit MaryRowell.com for videos and other media

  • A Walt Whitman Songbook – Song of the Rolling Earth for Voice and Piano

    A Walt Whitman Songbook

    A Song of the Rolling Earth for Voice and Piano
    Music by Craig Pallett based on the Walt Whitman Text

    A Whitman Songbook Cover

    Now Available: at International retailers such as
    Amazon
    Barnes and Noble

    A Walt Whitman Songbook contains 10 new musical works by Vermont based composer Craig Pallett. This songbook was created for Voice and Piano. It primarily explores Whitman’s work called A Song of the Rolling Earth, from the 1891-92 edition of Leaves of Grass. The composer has not altered the natural flow of the text. Due to the length of A Song of the Rolling Earth he has broken the text into 7 different songs. The composer has named these, The Earths’s Words, Amelioration, Never Fail, Three Hundred and Sixty-Five, Whoever You Are!, I Swear and Tones of Souls primarily to help the public and musicians reference each song. Though it can be presented as a full suite, performance time is 35 minutes, each song can stand on it’s own as an individual work.

    Besides A Song of the Rolling Earth, the songbook includes 3 other Whitman works from Leaves of GrassLaws for Creations, On the Beach at Night Alone and France, The 18th Year of these States.

    From the Composers Notes.

    “I chose not to alter Whitman’s text in any way. This includes not repeating material or changing the structure of the actual text, both of which might make the works more “song–like”. I wanted to have a sense of churning piano rhythms and patterns with a folk–like melody. Whitman’s works that I chose are very rhythmically segmented verses many of them flow from one rhythmic structure to another. Sometimes only 2 verses flow in the same fashion, and then proceed into different ideas and forms. At times, there is a singular verse that has no rhythmic relationship to any other verse in his text.”

  • Affinity and Zentiment Release: Zen Walk

    Zen Walk Now Available on BandCamp for only $4

    Andy West Craig Pallett
    Zen Walk

    Release dates
    April 4th 2019 BandCamp
    April 12th 2019 Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon

    Tracks:
    1. Zen Walk (7:10)
    2. Beyond Words (6:16)
    3. Heart Essence (5:57)
    4. Echo (4:47)
    5. The Point on the Wall (5:11)

    All compositions by Andy West and Craig Pallett
    Published by Affinity Systems (BMI) and KWBL, LLC(BMI)

    Written, arranged, engineered, and produced by Andy West and Craig Pallett
    Mixed by Craig Pallett at Affinity Studios Vermont
    Cover photo by Tom Ranier

    Andy West – Bass, Guitar, and Synth/Percussion/Midi Programming
    Craig Pallett – Keyboards, Drums, Drum Programming, Electronics, Engineer, and Midi Programming.

    Steve Kaplan – 1987 – Keyboards.
    David Crigger – 1987 – Engineer

    This music is dedicated to Steve Kaplan (1958-2003), who played many of the original keyboard parts which were recorded as midi files for ‘Heart Essence’, ‘Zen Walk’, ‘Beyond Words’, and ‘The Point on the Wall’. Hearing those recorded performances brought back the memory and joy of working with Steve so long ago, and we were inspired to use the original Midi data recordings to create new orchestrations and arrangements for those songs.

  • Affinity Release: Tantra – Craig Pallett

    Digital Streaming and Downloads currently available online at:
    Tidal
    Spotify
    Apple Music
    Amazon

    Featuring:
    Craig Pallett – Trumpets, Flugelhorns, EVI Controllers, Electronics, Keyboards, Synths.
    Steve Bartek – Guitars
    Leon Gaer – Bass, Bass Dobro, Piccolo Bass
    Andy West – Bass
    David Crigger – Drums, Percussion
    Steve Kaplan – Acoustic Piano, Synths.
    Shelby Daniel – Vocals
    Susan Ottzen – Harp (EU2)

    All compositions by Craig Pallett
    Produced and Mixed by Craig Pallett
    Original tracks produced by David Crigger and Craig Pallett

    Engineered by – David Crigger, Craig Pallett, Steve Kaplan, Steve Bartek, and Leon Gaer. Recorded at – Kaplan Studios Malibu and Thousand Oaks CA, Bartek Garage Santa Monica, CA, Crigger Recording in North Hollywood, CA, and Affinity Studios in Santa Barbara, CA, and South Royalton, VT

  • Affinity Release – Ensembles – Craig Pallett

    Ensembles
    Eclectic collection of 12 new works from alternative composer Craig Pallett. Featuring 27 musicians from New York City, Los Angeles, Vermont and Sydney Australia. A soulful celebration of the wheel of life.

    Credits
    All music composed by Craig Pallett
    Wide Awake composed by Craig Pallett and David Crigger
    All music published by Affinity Systems, Inc. (BMI)
    Executive Producer – Craig Pallett
    Producers – Don DiNicola, David Crigger, Steve Addabbo, Andy West.
    Mastered by Don DiNicola

    Steve Bartek – Guitars
    David Crigger – Drums, Percussion, Electronics
    Andy West – Bass
    Jennifer Choi – Violin
    Jay Anderson – Acoustic Bass
    Fung Chern Hwei – Violin
    Leon Gaer – Bass
    Mary Rowell – Violin
    Stephen Gosling – Acoustic Piano
    David Cossin – Marimba, Drums, Shakers

    Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin – Viola
    Wendy Law – Cello
    Ken Thomson – Soprano Sax
    Alan Kaplan – Trombone
    Yves Dharamraj – Cello
    Peter Hess – Alto Sax
    Katie Kresek – Viola
    Steve Kaplan – Acoustic Piano
    Alex Hamlin – Baritone Sax
    Ronnie Gutierrez – Hand Drums, Percussion
    Ed RosenBerg III – Tenor Sax
    Craig Pallett – Trumpet, Keyboards, Electronics

    Don DiNicola – Production / Mixing
    Steve Addabbo – Engineering / Mixing
    David Crigger – Engineering / Mixing
    Andy West – Mixing
    Reed Robins – Engineering
    Colin J. McCaffrey – Engineering
    Keith Rigling – Engineering
    Carlos Flood – Engineering
    Christopher Bartek – Engineering
    Robert Cooper – Engineering associate
    Craig Pallett – Cover Image Calligraphy
    Chris Demers – Design and Packaging

    Studios
    Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY
    Dubway Studios, New York, NY
    Henry Rutgers Studios, New York, NY
    MacIntyre Music Recording, New York, NY
    Affinity Studios, Vermont
    Carousel – Recorded live February 11, 2015 at Vermont College of Fine Arts

    Track Credits

    Animal Spirits

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Mary Rowell–Violin
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin–Viola
    Wendy Law–Cello
    David Cossin–Marimba
    Keith Rigling–Engineer
    Robert Cooper–Engineer
    Recorded at Dubway Studios, New York, NY
    Henry Rutgers Studios, New York, NY

    Deer Dance

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Mary Rowell–Violin
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin–Viola
    Wendy Law–Cello
    David Cossin–Marimba
    David Crigger–Field Drum, Electronics, Engineer
    Jay Anderson–Acoustic Bass, Engineer
    Keith Rigling–Engineer
    Robert Cooper–Engineer
    Recorded at Dubway Studios, New York, NY
    Henry Rutgers Studios, New York, NY

    True Freedom

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Andy West
    Mixed by Andy West
    Craig Pallett–Keyboards, Programming
    Alan Kaplan–Trombone
    Steve Bartek–Acoustic, Ebow & Electric Guitars
    Andy West–Bass
    David Cossin–Drum Set, Shakers
    Ronnie Gutierrez–Hand Drums, Percussion
    Carlos Flood–Engineer
    Christopher Bartek–Engineer

    Heart Strings

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Steve Addabbo
    Mixed by Steve Addabbo
    Mary Rowell–Violin
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Katie Kresek–Viola
    Wendy Law–Cello
    Steve Addabbo–Engineer
    Recorded at Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY

    Wide Awake

    Produced by David Crigger and Craig Pallett
    Mixed by David Crigger
    Fung Chern Hwei–Violins
    Steve Bartek–Guitars
    Leon Gaer–Bass, Piccolo Bass
    Steve Kaplan–Acoustic Piano
    Craig Pallett–Keyboards, Tibetan Bowls, String and Horn Programming/Arrangement
    David Crigger–Live Drums, Electronic Drums, Programming, Arrangement, Engineer
    Violin Recorded at MacIntyre Music Recording, NYC
    Reed Robins–Engineer

    Fado Portugal

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Yves Dharamraj–Cello
    Stephen Gosling–Piano
    Reed Robins–Engineer
    Recorded at MacIntyre Music Recording, NYC

    Carousel – Wheel of Life / Wheel of Fortune

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola & Craig Pallett
    Ken Thomson–Soprano Sax
    Peter Hess–Alto Sax
    Ed RosenBerg III–Tenor Sax
    Alex Hamlin–Baritone Sax
    Colin McCaffrey–Live Recording Engineer
    John Mallia–Sound Advice
    Recorded live February 11, 2015 at Vermont College of Fine Arts

    Grace of Your Love

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Steve Addabbo
    Mixed by Steve Addabbo
    Mary Rowell–Violin
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Katie Kresek–Viola
    Wendy Law–Cello
    Steve Addabbo–Engineer
    Recorded at Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY

    March Absurdo

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Yves Dharamraj–Cello
    Stephen Gosling–Piano
    Reed Robins–Engineer
    Recorded at MacIntyre Music Recording, NYC

    Signals 0 1

    Produced by Craig Pallett
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Craig Pallett–Electronics, Programming, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Engineering
    Recorded at Affinity Studios Vermont

    Finale Grande

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Don DiNicola
    Mixed by Don DiNicola
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Yves Dharamraj–Cello
    Stephen Gosling–Piano
    Reed Robins–Engineer
    Recorded at MacIntyre Music Recording, NYC

    Mi corazón añora

    Produced by Craig Pallett and Steve Addabbo
    Mixed by Steve Addabbo
    Mary Rowell–Violin
    Jennifer Choi–Violin
    Katie Kresek–Viola
    Wendy Law–Cello
    Steve Addabbo–Engineer
    Recorded at Shelter Island Sound, New York, NY

  • Four new Kindle Editions formatted for author Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi

    Recently formatted and released four Kindle books by Author Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi for Kabbalah Society Books.

    A Kabbalistic Universe
    Revised edition
    A Kabbalistic View of Existence
    Author: Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi
    A Kabbalistic Universe describes the origin and purpose of Existence in the scheme of the four Worlds of Emanation, Creation, Formation and Action, and with their various inhabitants. Drawing upon ancient, medieval and modern material, this book brings the kabbalistic tradition into the present. This revised edition, with its additional graphics, makes the Divine principles involved more comprehensible. Once the metaphysics are understood, then new perceptions will come regarding the structure and dynamics of Existence and the functions of the angelics and demonics, as well as organic life and human evolution.

    Contains 84 figures & diagrams.

    This book is a resonating imprint of truth and should be read by all students interested in this ancient wisdom. –The Theosophist

    Introduction to the World of Kabbalah
    An Overview
    Author: Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi
    This new book by Halevi is an introduction to the Tradition, enhanced by many illustrations and diagrams. It outlines the origins of Kabbalah in biblical, mythological and metaphysical terms that explain the origins of Existence according to Jewish mysticism. Kabbalistic cosmology and psychology are discussed, as are schools of the soul, true and false teachers and working methods, in order to reveal the process of evolution and its aim ‘to aid God to behold God.’ This book is a synthesis of Halevi’s works.

    Contains 147 figures & illustrations.

    ‘This book appeals to the imagination and is a thought-provoking introduction to Kabbalah. Its illustrations are a stimulating boost to reading and clarifies the text wonderfully.’ –Freda Edis – Author of The God Between

    The Way of Kabbalah
    Revised Edition
    A Primer
    Author: Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi

    The Way of Kabbalah, with its enriched diagrams, opens up the inner teaching of Kabbalah. Using the Bible, metaphysics and esoteric psychology, it sets out a way for the aspirant to approach the path of development and Self-realisation. The relationship between the body, psyche and spirit to the Divine is shown in the context of the kabbalistic tradition and contemporary working methods. Various interior processes are observed as consciousness rises through the seven levels of the mind into the Halls of Heaven. From here a wider and deeper view of Existence, and our place in it, can be seen.

    Contains 57 figures and diagrams.

    Contains 49 figures and illustrations.

    ‘It is impossible to imagine a more masterly modern textbook on its subject.’ –William G. Gray, writer of esoteric books.

    The Kabbalist At Work:
    previously published as The Work of the Kabbalist
    Revised Edition
    Theory and Practice
    Author: Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi

    This book is about kabbalistic working methods and the background to such effort. Here, theory and practice are set out against everyday life and history, as well as inner and outer processes related to individual and group work. The themes include specific exercises, the ways of Action, Devotion and Contemplation, past lives, and how a school of the soul operates. As a revised edition, it contains many new illustrations and diagrams which open up other dimensions to the text.

    ‘From the outset, the reader will recognise that this book is rooted in many years of personal experience.’ –Martin A. Shell

  • Published 2nd Edition of Another Bad Dog Book by Joni B. Cole
    We recently published the 2nd edition of Another Bad Dog Book by Joni B. Cole. Now available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Formats.