Album Notes

Hello? is aimed at engaging, rhythmic, and approachable musical art, infused with R&B and jam-band vibes, while keeping the integrity of progressive-rock and jazz-fusion influences. Passionate and dramatic, the music breaks new ground and serves to connect people’s hearts to the movement of energy and beauty.

Guitarist and singer Perry Mills is a veteran of the Los Angeles session and touring scene who first appeared on the Northern California music landscape with Objects in the Mirror. His music has stemmed from the influences of soul, R&B, and favorites like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, and Steely Dan. The band features a marvelous lineup of artists in their own right, including composer and saxophonist Grant Reeves, bassist Mike Kelly, vocalist Tanya Scarlett, and fellow Objects alumni Mark McCartney on drums and Bob Villwock on keyboards.

"We want to touch hearts with this music, to unlock some emotional response for people that they maybe haven't yet found,” said Mills. “At a live show, to connect in that way with the art and the audience is uplifting for everyone. That's what the art is really all about. We want the audience to leave the show feeling better, inspired and energized."

Perry Mills – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
Mark McCartney – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Bob Villwock – keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Manring – bass
Grant Reeves – alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet
Mark Maxwell – tenor saxophone
Maurice Montgomery – trumpet, flugelhorn
Tanya Scarlett – backing vocals

Producers: Bob Villwock, Michael Logue, Perry Mills, Mark McCartney
Executive producer: Perry Mills
Recorded and mixed at SunSound Studios, Grass Valley, CA • Recording and mixing engineer: Michael Logue
Mastered at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA • Mastering engineer: Evren Göknar

Horn arrangements by Grant Reeves
Vocal arrangements by Tanya Scarlett, Perry Mills, and Bob Villwock
Voice-over by Jane Barbe, courtesy of the Barbe Family (track 2)
Some vocalizations by Michael Logue (track 5)
Photos by Tony Finnerty and Jim Beckett

Special thanks to Pat Jacobsen, Kit Bailey, and Alan Kuehne.

www.perrymillsproject.com

© 2008 VerySomething Records