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Royal Coda: Compassion

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On November 7, 2019, “Blue Swan Records” label released “Compassion”, the second Royal Coda studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “VuDu Recording Studios” in Port Jefferson, New York, “Interlace Audio” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Kris Crummett, Mike Watts and Dominic Nastasi.

Personnel:

  • Sergio Medina – guitar, programming
  • Kurt Travis – lead vocals
  • Will Swan – guitar, bass guitar
  • Joseph Arrington – drums, percussion
  • Kris Crummett – mixing, mastering
  • Donovan Melero – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kayla Connick – vocals
  • Lewes Herriot – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Ruby Leaf
  2. All in Question – Carlo Marquez
  3. Numbering Agent
  4. The Innocence Of
  5. Becoming the Memory
  6. Arms Race for God’s Grace
  7. Don’t Stay Long
  8. The Innocence Of (reprise)

The Dear Hunter: Act III: Life and Death

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On June 23, 2009, “Triple Crown Records” label released “Act III: Life and Death”, the third Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2009, in band’s studio in Providence, Rhode Island, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Andy Wildrick.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, banjo, engineer
  • Andy Wildrick – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, engineer
  • Erick Serna – vocals, guitars
  • Nick Crescenzo – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Nate Patterson – bass
  • Austin Hatch – clarinet, saxophone
  • Pasquale Lanelli – saxophone
  • Dave Calzone – trombone
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Samantha Conway – French horn
  • Charles Lidell – cello
  • Angela Preston – violin, viola
  • Mark Adelle – violin
  • Lynn Mira – harp
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Mike Watts – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Writing on a Wall
  2. In Cauda Venenum
  3. What It Means to be Alone
  4. The Tank
  5. The Poison Woman
  6. The Thief
  7. Mustard Gas
  8. Saved
  9. He Said He Had a Story
  10. This Beautiful Life
  11. Go Get Your Gun
  12. Son
  13. Father
  14. Life and Death

The Dear Hunter: The Color Spectrum

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On June 14, 2011, “Triple Crown Records” label released “The Color Spectrum” the fourth Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Casey Crescenzo – bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing, programming
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Brendan Brown – bass
  • Kyle Garcia – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Rachel Jorgensen – vocals
  • Tanner Merritt – vocals
  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Ballero – pedal steel
  • Chris Capaldi – banjo
  • Jessy Ribordy – mandolin
  • Chris Rosenquest – vocals, harmonica
  • Levi Audette – drums
  • Pasquale Lannelli – saxophone
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Morgan Santos – cello
  • Manchester Orchestra
  • Jaron Eldon – vocals, keyboards, music box, drums
  • Cameron Thorne – vocals, ukulele, bass, percussion, artwork, design
  • Robert McDowell – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Chris Freeman – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Mike Poorman – drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Mike Watts – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Haigler, Scott Justynowicz, Max Tousseau – engineer
  • Theo Dehart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Filth and Squalor
  2. Deny It All
  3. But There’s Wolves
  4. She’s Always Singing
  5. Things That Hide Away
  6. The Canopy
  7. Trapdoor
  8. What Time Taught Us
  9. Lillian
  10. Home
  11. Fall and Flee

The Dear Hunter: Migrant

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On April 2, 2013, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Migrant”, the fifth Dear Hunter (The) studio album .It was recorded 2012 -2103, at “Vudu Studios” in Port Jefferson, NY, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo and Mike Watts.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo, Rob Parr – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, glockenspiel, synth, engineer
  • Connor Doyle, Rob Parr – guitar
  • Nick Sollecito – bass, organ, piano
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Pasquale T. Lannelli – alto, soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Andrew Mericle – trumpet
  • Chris Baum, Sue Buzzard – violin
  • Anna Stromer – viola
  • Kim Lonetree – cello
  • Azia Crescenzo, Judy Crescenzo – vocals
  • Levi Audette, Mike Watts, Phil Crescenzo, Steve Haigler, Tom Flynn, Tom Happel – engineer
  • Anthony Augusta – engineer assistant
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Cameron Thorne – design, typography
  • Lissy Elle Laricchia – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Bring You Down
  2. Whisper
  3. Shame
  4. An Escape
  5. Shouting at the Rain
  6. The Kiss of Life
  7. Girl
  8. Cycles
  9. Sweet Naiveté
  10. Let Go
  11. This Vicious Place
  12. Don’t Look Back

The Dear Hunter: Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise

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On September 4, 2015, “Equal Vision Records” label released “Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise”, the sixth Dear Hunter (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Casey Crescenzo- lead vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitars, Rhodes, organ, synth, aux. percussion, engineer
  • Rob Parr – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ
  • Max Tousseau – guitar, synth
  • Nick Sollecito – bass guitar
  • Nick Crescenzo – drums, percussion
  • Lily Sevier – timpani, percussion
  • Judy Crescenzo, Tivoli Breckenridge – additional vocals
  • Jon Betts, Heidi Trefethen, Phil Hobson, Nick Carnes – horn
  • Harlow Carpenter, Michael Cox, Justin Smith – trumpet
  • Allison Gomer, Bruce Colman – trombone
  • Jeremy Carrillo – bass trombone
  • Robinson Love – tuba
  • Ashley Ertz, Sue Crum – oboe
  • James Pytko, Carolyn Walter – clarinet
  • Scott Alexander – bassoon
  • Kris King – contrabassoon
  • Jenny Hanson – flute
  • Arturo Rodriguez – piccolo
  • Awesöme Orchestra
  • Ishtar Hernandez,, Laura Shifley, Ann Eastman, Shaina Evoniuk , Lucy Giraldo, Moses Lei – violin
  • Christina Owens , Christina Lesicko, Alice Eastman – viola
  • Sam Leachman,, Karen Hsu, Kane Suga, Cindy Hickox – cello
  • Travis Kindred, Amanda Wu, Alex Van Gils – double bass
  • Liza Wallace – harp
  • David Möschler – conductor, music director
  • Casey Crescenzo – orchestrations
  • Brian Adam McCune – additional orchestrations
  • Fesse Nichols – recording
  • Jason Butler – assistant engineer
  • Nick Crescenzo, Max Tousseau, Phil Crescenzo – additional engineering
  • Mike Watts – mixing
  • Brian Adam McCune – music preparation
  • Nicky Barkla – cover art
  • Joel Kanitz – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Casey Crescenzo.

  1. Rebirth
  2. The Old Haunt
  3. Waves
  4. At the End of the Earth
  5. Remembered
  6. A Night on the Town
  7. Is There Anybody Here?
  8. The Squeaky Wheel
  9. The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt
  10. The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon
  11. King of Swords (Reversed)
  12. If All Goes Well
  13. The Line
  14. Wait
  15. Ouroboros