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CELEBRATING 26 YEARS IN THE RECORDING BUSINESS
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Sand Creek Music is a high end recording, mixing, and stereo mastering studio located in the capital district area (Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Saratoga, Colonie, Delmar). The studio uses a professional digital recording format along with some of the very best analog equipment in the world. This allows us to work on a wide variety of projects both large and small. For more information about recording, click on the recording studio link. |
LOCAL ARTISTS
The following are some local performers that have recorded at Sand Creek Studios. The first performer, Tomika, came in the studio to record "A Song For Lily." It was written for one of her co-workers who found out that her 6-month old daughter was very sick. Click to hear Tomika's A Song For Lily
Tomika
| Tomika R. McDougald grew up in Albany, New York with parents Robert and Zonetta, seven brothers and sisters, and a mentor Rhodes J. Ferguson. Since the age of 11, Tomika has been inspired to be a writer of music, poetry, and song. Music has always been the key to Tomika's success since her father was labeled "the song man". Tomika said that her father embedded the importance of patience, stating that it is something needed and required.
To hear more of Tomika's music samples, click here. |
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Ryan Jordan
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Ryan began learning to play the piano at the age of 6 and the guitar at 11. He has also been singing since a young age. He blends professional instruction with many self-taught improvisational styles. His acoustic influences are Joshua Radin and Dave Matthews. His earlier influences were more rock-like when he was in a recording rock band for several years. He currently performs primarily solo or duo acoustic.
His duo, One Heart Less, performs at local coffee houses playing a mix of covers and originals. Ryan lives in the Capital District of New York and expects to be composing and performing music the rest of his life.
To hear some of Ryan's music, click here. |
Tony Bisbano and Elizabeth Urbanczyk
| Tony Bisbano graduated from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY with a degree in music education. Most recently he has orchestrated music for the Buffalo Philharmnonic, National Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Pittsburgh Symphony. He has also worked with legendary composer Marvin Hamlisch (a Chorus Line, The Way We Were).
Elizabeth Urbanczyk is a BFA graduate of the University of Buffalo Musical Theatre program, and is currently pursuing a career as a performer in New York City where she now resides. She has worked professionally in and around the Buffalo area at Artpark and Musical Fare Theatre. The following song, "Every Moment" was composed and orchestrated by Tony Bisbano, and sung by Elizabeth Urbanczyk. This is Tony and Elizabeth's seventh collaboration. Words to this song by Sean Lukasik. Click to hear Every Moment | 
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Chickpeas For Earl
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Chickpeas For Earl is new to the Albany music scene. Their sound is heavily influenced by the raw, driven, yet textured, power of Neil Young and Pearl Jam. Formed in 2004, the band has amassed a sizeable cache of original music while injecting their style into an electric repertoire of covers.
To hear some music samples and to see more photos of the band, click here. |
Tony Teflon
| Born in the getto streets of Queens, Tony Teflon perfected his skills battling through the city. As Tony says, "We were trying to crush everybody, we weren't trying to be down, just wipe cats out". (Is that another way of saying, "We Bad Dudes?")
Tony first joined up with his best friend Reka, now one cult of the black brothers. After numerous run-ins with the cops, Tony relocated to upstate New York. Another quote from Tony- "I had to get out the game and focus on something more positive. I knew that the hardest thing in life is realizin' that your not a kid anymore. Nahmean?" (slang for- Do you know what I mean?) Now with his feet placed firmly on the ground, Tony Teflon sets his sites on getting recognized in the music industry. To hears some of Tony Teflon's music samples, click here | 
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Jon Lewyckyj
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Jon Lewyckyj was born in Albany, New York and began playing music at the age of 3 with his father. He started guitar lessons at the early age of 6. At 15, Jon joined up with the Monroe Street Band, who were previously featured on this site.
In the near future Jon will start playing his accoustic material at local venues. Currently Jon attends Siena College as a Bio major. To hear some music samples of Jon, click here. |
Tiffany Robison
| At 21 years old, Tiffany has written approximately 150 songs, and recently have had the opportunity to record about 15 of them. "I still remember the first song I ever wrote, about 14 years ago", says Tiffany. We were sitting around the breakfast table at my grandma's house and I was trying to convince my siblings that I had learned a new song in Sunday school (I hadn't really, I just liked to trick them as often as I could). They thought they had me cornered when they asked, "Oh yeah, then what was the song?" No sweat. I just made one up on the spot so they would believe me (which they did). I called it "Strawberry Patch." Her mom figured out an accompaniment for it on the guitar, and Tiffany recorded it at the public access station's studio, along with a dance she choreographed. She then submitted it to a competition, and although she didn't win, it was a great memory. That was the first of many songs to come.
Tiffany graduated with a degree in music and a certificate in piano pedagogy from Roberts Wesleyan College in December 2007, after spending her last semester abroad in Australia. She is currently working as a music therapist. The things in life she is most passionate about are writing, music (obviously), photo shoots, reading and learning, getting to know lots of different people, traveling, and public speaking. Tiffany says, "her greatest desire and goal in life is to know my Lord Jesus more and more every day that I live". Tiffany loves vanilla flavors (not chocolate), her favorite color is pink, favorite flower is a rose, and the author she most respect is C.S.Lewis. To hear some music samples of Tiffany's music, click here. |
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SpitShine
| SpitShine is a group of high school sophomores at Shenendehowa that love jazz and funk. The band came together in October 2004 playing at school events and parties. All the members of the band had been taking private lessons before the group formed. Now SpitShine is a popular band around the area playing at many weddings, shows, and events.
To hear some music samples of the band, click here. | 
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AIE
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Providing a unique experience in music, AIE is a power trio poised to rock the house. Specializing in classic rock, AIE has a unique mixture of originals and cover songs sure to please any crowd.
To hear some music samples and to see more photos of the band, click here. |
Concert At The Troy Music Hall
| Sand Creek Music went live on location to the Troy Music Hall and recorded a Christmas concert performed by cadets from La Salle Institute. This Catholic school was formed in 1850 and serves boys from grades 6 through 12.
Three bands performed at the Christmas concert: The Symphonic Band- comprised of 9th through 12th graders, The Middle School Band- comprised of 6th through 8th graders, and The Cadet Blues Jazz Band. John Russell is the Conductor. To hears some music samples of these 3 bands, click here | 
Pictured here is the Symphonic Band |
Rebecca Angel
Rebecca with her daughter Lilli |
While writing a fantasy novel, Rebecca Angel decided to put in a band made up of mythical creatures called 'Camelot's Destruction'. Wondering what kind of music this band would write, she started composing songs, realized she was on a gold mine of inspiration, and hasn't stopped on the strange and fantasical journey of covering a band that only exists within the fantasy realms of her mind. Though that only explains a portion of the vast catalogue of songs written by Rebecca Angel in the past ten years.
Rebecca Angel studied piano from an early age and sang in classical choirs for many years. But it wasn't until she picked up the guitar as an adult that the songs started flowing. Growing up with classical music, but finding grunge and alternative rock as a teenager, Rebecca Angel's music blends both melodic quality and raw emotion. Her lyrics roam freely from evil wizards to sappy love songs. She'll never stop writing, and with performances throughout the Capital Region of New York, extending into Vermont and Connecticut, Rebecca Angel is quickly becoming part of the musical scene. To hear some of Rebecca's music, click here. |
Michael Landrio
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Here is an act a little different from the other performers that appear on this site.
Michael Landrio is a thirty year old writer from New York state. He has written songs (four independent album projects, as well being a lyricist for others). His spoken word piece "Many Angels" was influenced by such works as Jack Kerouac's "Mexico City Blues" and Allen Ginsberg's "Howl." "Many Angels" has a rhyming quality that sucks you in. It is also part satire. There are pieces of it that are based on works such as "Inferno" (Dante), Paradise Lost" (Milton) and "A Season In Hell" (Rimbaud). To hear Michael Landrio's spoken word piece, "Many Angels", click here. |
Detective Blue
| Detective Blue is a band with a long history and a promising future. Bryan, Gabe and John have performed in numerous bands together over the years, writing countless songs and establishing their musical cohesiveness in the process. Their most recent band, The Lovely Insane, played acoustic shows all over the Capital Region. With the band’s transition from an acoustic trio to a full-blown rock band via the addition of Rich on drums, many of the songs that have been performed for years have taken on a new feel. Look out for Detective Blue this year-with a new recording, new songs and plenty of shows in the works, they are poised to take the local music scene by storm.
To hears some music samples of Detective Blue, click here | 
left to right: Bryan, Rich, Gabe, and John |
Flux Axiom
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Flux Axiom is a 26 year old Taoist Mensa member, and lifelong lover of all styles of music. Far from what is considered the norm, he is not a character that can be explained in a few sentances. Progressive, original, and highly versatile, he says of himself, "I am a humble dude with big ambitions."
To hear one of Flux Axiom's songs, called "Sad Song", click here |
Prolonged Exposure
| Prolonged Exposure is one of the Capital Regions hottest dance bands. With
their high energy performances and their soulful powerhouse vocals this group stands out from most ordinary bands. The members of Prolonged Exposure have plenty of experience since most of the members have toured the country for many years- playing places like the Taj Mahal and Showboat Casinos in Atlantic City. Lead singer Debbie says, "If you're not ready to come out on the dance floor to shake your groove thing then I will more than likely come out and get you!" Prolonged Exposure keeps you coming back for more every single time. This is one phenomenal act you do not want to miss.
To hear some of Prolonged Exposure's music samples, click here. |
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Sand Creek Music is proud to welcome 2001 Grammy Award winner Kevin Brandow back to the upstate New York area. Read about his latest band, "The Schmooze".
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