McLoone

News Release

For Immediate Release

mcloone Releases 2 New CDs on ULTIMASONGS™ RECORDS

ULTIMASONGS RECORDS is proud to announce the release of two new CDs by mcloone:

“bossa-cha-nova-salsa DANCE” 6-song CD for Latin America

and

“bossa-cha-nova-salsa” 12-song CD

The collaborative efforts by singer-songwriter Steve McLoone, guitarist-songwriter Tom Williams, and producer Dik Shopteau were recorded and mixed at GoDikGo Studios in Minneapolis, and with Tom Tatman at Catamount Recording in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

“bossa-cha-nova-salsa DANCE” was released in Mexico on March 17th.

“mcloone is the group name for what essentially was The Judd Group from Rochester, Minnesota. We were a popular band touring the US, Canada, and The Bahamas who always played Latin music grooves with myself on congas and bongos, Dave "Elwood" Williams on drums and Scott “Scooter” Nelson on congas and timbales. We are very fortunate to be working with Bryan Rossi, since he is one of the top Latin piano players around” Steve McLoone said.

Tom Williams added: “We thought it was a great time to focus on our type of latin for this project since the style is so popular now for dance and pop music.”


More Information Call: ULTIMASONGS RECORDS at 612-636-6981

or e-mail: info@ultimasongs.com



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- UltimaSongs Records

WASECA -- Steve McLoone was born and raised in Waseca. The youngest of eight children, Steve was influenced by a musical family from an early age. His father had sung professionally as a young man and then continued to sing with Barber Shop quartets. Steve's sister, Annie, had a solo album on RCA Records and received a gold record for singing with Walter Egan ("Magnet and Steel"). His other sister, Patty, sang and played a variety of instruments in various rock and country bands.
Steve started singing professionally at age 11, playing throughout the Midwest. His first studio releases were with The Judd Group who recorded at Electric Ladyland (NY) and numerous other recording studios throughout the U.S. and Canada, and released 2 albums on ASI Records. Tours with REO Speedwagon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Average White Band, The Beach Boys, John Denver, Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, and many others, brought them success as national act openers and regional headliners while living in Pennsylvania, Florida, and later in Minnesota.

While taking a break from road-touring, Steve started singing network television and radio jingles for Toyota, Bridgestone Tires, Nature Valley, General Mills cereals, Minnesota Twins theme song, and many others.

Following his first release, Ultimasongs, Steve McLoone's second solo release Par-Doo! is a triumph of musical colors, covering a wide range of styles and emotions. Steve unleashed his extraordinary writing and performance capabilities by recording all the vocals and the majority of the instrumental tracks. His equally talented record company partner and guitarist, Tom Williams, and bassist/producer, Dik Shopteau, provided the finishing touch.

The CD is available at Waseca Music.
- Waseca County News