Making An Independent Record

On this page I'm going to write about how I recorded my songs during the period between 2003 and early 2005 but before I do that, I'd like to thank everyone involved in my recording projects.

Of course a very special thanks has to go out to Henry Falco of

Moon Studios in Staten Island, New York.

Photo by Mike Falco

He is the master of the universe and Musical Producer/Engineer extraordinaire! Henry not only showed me what was possible, but he made the impossible reality.

I'd like to thank all the musicians who helped me through the sessions in the past year. I really appreciate all of your help and superb musicianship. I could not have done any of this without the support and love of my wife Valerie. She is my inspiration and will always be my only love.

I'd like to name all the musicians I was privileged to have perform during some great sessions for my first two independently released CDs:

Tom DiVito -- Drums
Greg Deppe -- Piano/Organ
Tommy Edwards -- Bass/Vocals
Gary Randazzo-- Drums
Bob Wright -- Bango
Henry Falco -- Percussion/Vocals
Mark Farell -- Fiddle
Alex Mahoney -- Saxaphone

I'd like to also thank all the musicians who played on the I'm Coming Home CD back in 2003:

Tom DeVito -- Drums
Nichole Wright -- Vocals
Richard Chodes -- Bass
Gary Randazzo -- Drums
Steve Paskell -- Bass
Joe Cascio --- Piano/Organ

Recording Demos

I record song ideas all the time. Even if they are just fragments of an idea. I used to use an old tape recorder to record demos. There are now so many different devices to record demos that it is quite easy to put down a song idea.

This is a demo of one of my song "On The Steps Of Saint Joseph's, that I wrote back in 2005. A very rough demo, but I like keeping track of the songs I write with an idea of an arrangment.

On The Steps Of Saint Joseph's - Demo