NEW YORK (Dondido Music/ www.darryltookes.net) - Congratulations to the Darryl Tookes Band on receiving 9 Grammy nominations for their new CD,
Journey to the Hieros Gamos. Along with being nominated for Album of the Year, they are also nominated for Record of the Year for Where Did I Go Wrong?; Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best R&B Song for Baby Don't Stop.
My experiences working with so many wonderful people through the years has brought me to this place. I am deeply grateful for these many beautiful memories, all of which have been an important part of my development. Now that I have my own band, I am having the best time. I really love playing with these guys! ADE31.jpg
Rounding out the Band Categories is DTB's Elephant in the Room - nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Individually, Darryl Tookes is nominated for Song of the Year - as the writer of Measure My Life; for which Joseph Joubert received the nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). In the Jazz Field, Band member Rolando Grooscors is nominated for Best Instrumental Solo for his guitar solo on One Summer Day.
In the Production, Non-Classical category, Eric Schilling and Felipe Tichauer are nominated for Best Engineered Album.
William Heaton Records congratulates the Darryl Tookes Band and all who worked on this, our first recording project. We wish them the very best of luck, and anticipate a great working relationship for many years to come.
For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for a sample, copy or demo), contact Roland Moriarty or visit www.darryltookes.com. Darryl Tookes Band CD is Available now on CD Baby https://cdbaby.com/cd/darryltookes3
William Heaton Records - an independent label. Art house production for the connoisseur of great music. At William Heaton Records our mission is to bring to a global audience the best new original creative music. Our label was formed upon this idea. Our founders, Bill and Bev Heaton, believe in talent. They recognize the need for independent labels to provide opportunity for deserving artists. The Heatons realize that in today's business world, this can best be achieved by a small boutique company. The release of the Darryl Tookes Band's Journey to the Hieros Gamos is a bold step. A statement of the Heaton's commitment to bridge the divide between great art and commerciality.
Nine Grammy nominations! William Heaton Records is very proud of this honor, and grateful to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for their recognition.
Darryl Tookes has worked with a long list of great artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Quincy Jones, Sting and Diana Ross. Tookes says, "My experiences working with so many wonderful people through the years has brought me to this place. I am deeply grateful for these many beautiful memories, all of which have been an important part of my development. Now that I have my own band, I am having the best time. I really love playing with these guys!"
In the words of 14-time Grammy winner Eric Schilling when he mixed the Journey to the Hieros Gamos, "These guys are natural. They really swing!"
