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Tony MacAlpine: Master of Paradise

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On November 2, 1999, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Master of Paradise”, the eighth Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Clear Lake Audio” in Los Angeles, “Allen Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – vocals, guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Larry Dennison – bass
  • Atma Anur – drums
  • Brian Levi – engineer, mixing
  • Albert Law – editing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.

  1. Maker Is King
  2. Tears of Darkness
  3. Live to Die
  4. Circus
  5. Still
  6. Master of Paradise
  7. Time
  8. Imagination
  9. Final Hour
  10. All bord d’une source – Franz List

Planet X: Universe

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On June 6, 2000, “Inside Out Music” label released “Universe”, the first Planet X studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Leopard Room” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine, Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar
  • Derek Sherinian – keyboard
  • Virgil Donati – drums
  • Tom Kennedy – bass
  • Dick Smothers Jr. – spoken vocals
  • Albert Law – engineer
  • T. J. Helmerich – engineer
  • Greg D’Angelo – engineer
  • Tom Fletcher – mixing
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Virgil Donati, Tony MacAlpine and Derek Sherinian, except where noted.

  1. Clonus
  2. Her Animal
  3. Dog Boots – Virgil Donati
  4. Bitch – Virgil Donati
  5. King of the Universe – lyrics by Dick Smothers Jr.
  6. Inside Black
  7. Europa
  8. Warfinger
  9. Chocolate
  10. Pods of Trance
  11. 2116

Tony MacAlpine: Edge of Insanity

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In January 1986, “Shrapnel Records” label released “Edge of Insanity”, the debut Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Billy Sheehan – bass
  • Steve Smith – drums
  • Mike Mani – keyboards programming
  • Steve Fontano – engineer
  • George Horn – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpinem except where noted.

  1. Wheel of Fortune
  2. The Stranger
  3. Quarter to Midnight
  4. Agrionia
  5. Empire in the Sky
  6. The Witch and the Priest
  7. The Taker
  8. Prelude 16, Opus 28 – Frédéric Chopin
  9. Edge of Insanity
  10. The Raven
  11. No place in Time

CAB: CAB 2

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On February 20, 2001, “Tone Center” label released “CAB 2”, the second CAB studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Warp Studio” and “B&B Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bunny Brunel.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard
  • Brian Auger – keyboard, Hammond organ
  • Bunny Brunel – keyboard, bass, engineer
  • Dennis Chambers – drums
  • Joe Yaoub – engineer
  • Emmy Moreau – engineer
  • Christopher S. Lathan – engineer
  • Bernard Torelli – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Brunel, except where noted.

  1. Decisions
  2. Madeline – Tony MacAlpine
  3. Dennis
  4. For Joe
  5. South Side – Tony MacAlpine
  6. Song for My Friend
  7. Temperamental
  8. Top Spin
  9. Wah Wah
  10. Sunday – Tony MacAlpine

Tony MacAlpine: Evolution

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On October 10, 1995, “Shrapnel” label released “Evolution”, the sixth Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in July 1995, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine and Steve Fontano.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, mixing
  • Tony Franklin – bass
  • Mike Terrana – drums
  • Steve Fontano – engineer, mixing
  • Kenneth K. Lee, Jr. – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.

  1. The Sage
  2. Oversea Evolution
  3. Eccentrist
  4. Time Table
  5. Seville
  6. Futurism
  7. Etude H5/Opus №10 – Frédéric Chopin
  8. Powerfield
  9. Plastic People
  10. Sinfonia
  11. Astarias KV467№21 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Tony MacAlpine: Concrete Gardens

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On April 21, 2015, “Sun Dog Records” label released “Concrete Gardens”, the eleventh Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at Tony MacAlpine home studio in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine, and Michael Mesker.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine– guitar, keyboard, bass
  • Jeff Loomis– guitar solo
  • Aquiles Priester– drums
  • Pete Griffin – bass
  • Lucky Islam – bass
  • Sean Delson – bass
  • Adair Daufembach – mixing
  • Seva David Ball – mastering
  • Michael Mesker – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Exhibitionist Blvd
  2. The King’s Rhapsody
  3. Man in a Metal Cage
  4. Poison Cookies
  5. Epic Napoleon’s Puppet
  6. Sierra Morena
  7. Square Circles
  8. Red Giant
  9. Confession of a Medieval Monument
  10. Concrete Gardens
  11. Maiden’s Wish

CAB: Theatre de Marionnettes

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October 20, 2009, “Brunel Music” label released “Theatre de Marionnettes”, the fourth CAB studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at 2008 at “Gigi Studios” in Laguna Niguel, California, “North Allen Studio” and “Gildon Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bunny Brunel and Tony MacAlpine.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine– guitar, keyboard, mixing
  • Freddie Fox – guitar
  • Bernard Torelli – guitar, mixing, mastering
  • Patrice Rushen– clavinet, keyboard, piano
  • Bunny Brunel– keyboard, bass, mixing
  • Sandeep Chowta – keyboard
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Michel Polnareff– piano
  • Brian Auger– Hammond organ
  • Virgil Donati– drums
  • Jeff Elliott – trumpet
  • Doug Webb– saxophone
  • Tyrone Fernandes – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Prankster – Bunny Brunel, Sandeep Chowta
  2. Katputli – Bunny Brunel
  3. The Sultan of Brunel – Sandeep Chowta
  4. Purple Mars – Tony MacAlpine
  5. The Ventriloquist – Tony MacAlpine
  6. Just Do It – Bunny Brunel
  7. Rain – Bunny Brunel
  8. The Pub – Tony MacAlpine
  9. Another Day – Bunny Brunel
  10. Jaco Rocco Circus – Bunny Brunel
  11. Theatre de Marionnettes – Bunny Brunel

High Cloud – Bunny Brunel

CAB: 4

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On September 23, 2003, “Favored Nations” label released “CAB 4”, the third CAB studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Gigi Studios” in Laguna Hills, California; “T-Mac Studios” in Pasadena,“623 Sound Studios” in Venice; “Track Star Studios” in San Diego, and was produced by Bunny Brunel and Tony MacAlpine.

Personnel:

  • Bunny Brunel – keyboard,  percussion programming,  bass,  engineer, mixing
  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard
  • Patrice Rushen – clavinet, Rhodes piano, piano
  • Brian Auger– keyboard, Hammond organ
  • Dennis Chambers – drums
  • Bernard Torelli – percussion programming, engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Karma Auger – engineer
  • Lance Jacobson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Brunel, except where noted.

  1. Hold On
  2. One for the Road – Tony MacAlpine
  3. Shizuka – Tony MacAlpine
  4. Tony Mac
  5. Raymond
  6. BB’s Rhumba
  7. Bass Ackward
  8. Cloud 10 – Tony MacAlpine
  9. Alphonse
  10. Jam & Toast
  11. Dede

Derek Sherinian: Oceana

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On September 5, 2011, “Music Theories” label released “Oceana”, the seventh Derek Sherinian studio album. It was recorded January – May 2011, at “Beachwood Manor Studios” in Burbank, California; “Phantom Recordings” in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, and was produced by Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips.

Personnel:

  • Derek Sherinian– keyboard, engineering,  executive production
  • Tony MacAlpine– guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Steve Stevens– guitar
  • Doug Aldrich– guitar
  • Joe Bonamassa– guitar
  • Simon Phillips– drums, engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Johnson– bass
  • Tony Franklin– bass
  • Alex Todorov – engineer
  • Brad Vance – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips, except where noted.

  1. Five Elements
  2. Mercury 7
  3. Mulholland
  4. Euphoria
  5. Ghost Runner
  6. El Camino Diablo – Derek Sherinian, Steve Stevens
  7. I Heard That – Derek Sherinian, Joe Bonamassa
  8. Seven Sins
  9. Oceana – Derek Sherinian, Steve Stevens, Simon Phillips

CAB: Same

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On March 7, 2000, “Tone Center” label released the self-titled, debut CAB album. It was recorded in 1999, at “B&W Studios” in Woodland Hills” and “MI Studios” in  Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was produced by Bunny Brunel.

Personnel:

  • Bunny Brunel– keyboard, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Tony MacAlpine– guitar, keyboard
  • Dennis Chambers– drums
  • Brian Auger– organ
  • Barry Rudolph – engineer, mixing
  • Dallan Beck – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Brunel, except where noted.

  1. Night Splash
  2. CAB
  3. So There Is Love – Tony MacAlpine
  4. Just Perfect
  5. One for Stern
  6. The Watcher – Tony MacAlpine
  7. Atamanashi – Bunny Brunel, Kazumi Watanabe
  8. Boogie Me
  9. Elastic Man – Tony MacAlpine
  10. Bernard