Breadness Buzz - Music Milestone, Nature's Health Plan, Bilberry's Secret...

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Music Milestone: 48 Years...

Long before Random Acts of Breadness was even a concept, I started Theta Sound Studio in August 1977 in my apartment in Downey, California (photo, left side). That was 48 years ago and I'm happy to report that the studio is still operating to this very day in Burbank, California (photo, right side)!

Actually, my studio started a few years before that, but I got my first paying client in August, 1977, so that's when the anniversary is traditionally celebrated.

We used to hold an annual barbeque and fest to celebrate the occasion, 40 or so over the years. But once I became a chef and started hosting dinner concerts at our place, the annual barbeques went on hiatus.

This year, I decided we should celebrate the studio again so I sent a few invitations to our studio alumni in the hopes a couple dozen might show up and we could enjoy some food and music like before.

Only problem was, 50 people showed up over the course of the evening! It was great to see friends and fellow artists, some of whom I hadn't seen in years.

After food and lively conversation, I gave an impromptu speech, served a special dessert (sugar-free ice cream with sugar-free sourdough shortbread cookie) and introduced Gino Renzulli, publisher of The Tolucan Times, who did a feature on our studio anniversary for their August issue (page 8)! I brought some extra copies from the bakery to give to our guests.

Click/tap to read the article!

Next, I invited our guests into the studio for some special live performances and music videos.

First up was awesome classical guitarist, Mark Achuff, who played a traditional Brazilian piece followed by an original arrangement of George Harrison's "While My guitar Gently Weeps." Mark also talked about The American Guitar Society of which he's been a member for many years. You can visit the website for more information about this group, started by Vahdah Olcott Bickford over 100 years ago!

Next, I played a video of Amy performing Vocalessence, a song I wrote and produced for her debut album of the same name. It was quite a project and took me over 100 hours to create and edit the video! Click/tap the photo to watch it (stereo headphones recommended).

Next up was studio session singer Scottie Haskell, who knocked it out of the park performing a few songs from her latest album, with husband/bassist/producer Colin Mitchell (top, left) cuing the backing tracks (or TV Mix as we call it in the biz). Our studio is equipped with a JBL/Electro-Voice/Crown hybrid sound system for pristine sound in our main room. I mixed Scottie's performance from the studio control room.

I then told the story of how Mel Carter's classic hit, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me," had an emotional impact on me as a kid, and how years later I would get to work with Mel at my studio, mixing and recording albums for this amazing writer/performer. In this video, you'll see Mel and Lenny Welch singing a duet that comes from an original show they performed in Las Vegas. Mel recorded this piece at Theta Sound with an all-star big band for his latest album Mel Carter Continues.... (Click/tap above to watch; be sure to turn up the sound and wear phones for maximum impact.)

The in-studio performances were capped off by TV/Film composer, arranger, pianist, Dennis McCarthy. Dennis told us stories of how he met his wife and played spirited arrangements of classic tunes on our Yamaha C5 grand piano. It was a fitting conclusion to the entertainment portion of our anniversary celebration!

Nature's Health Plan...

When I saw this quote on the side of a Lassen's shopping bag, I just had to share it with our readers! It's brilliant in its accuracy and simplicity.

"Good nutrition is nature's health plan."

One of our purposes here at Random Acts of Breadness is to help people live longer by providing nutritious, artisan baked goods and complementary products from small-batch crafters. Even our jams are generally lower in sugar than most. Or in the case of Bionaturae from Italy, these organic fruit spreads are sweetened with apple juice.

This Bionaturae Bilberry Fruit Spread is particularly interesting as Bilberry is a supplement that helps with vision. British pilots during WW II were given Bilberry extract to improve their night vision. And you can find Bilberry supplements at most health-food stores. Buy there's Bilberry, the fruit, which tastes like a cross between a blueberry and a tart cherry. You've got to taste it to believe it!

And you can do that when you come to Random Acts of Breadness!

Here's what we have for you this week...

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Country Loaf (Batard, Boule, Petite, Rolls)

— Organic Artisan Cinnamon Raisin Maple Pecan Sourdough Loaf (Boule, Petite, Rolls)

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Flatbread Crisps (Naked, Tuscan Herb,
Smoked, Cinnamon Raisin)

— Organic/non-GMO Breadness Brûlée Muffins (Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Breadness Blueberry Muffins (Grain-free, Sugar-free)

— Organic Sourdough Shortbread Cookies (Sugar-free)

— Organic Sourdough Choco-Chip Chookies (Grain-free, Sugar-free)

— Amazing Fresh Coffee, Holland Process (Cup or Demitasse)

— Chocolate Chill (Gluten-free, Sugar-free, Keto, Vegan)

— Balsamic Breeze (Gluten-free, Keto, Vegan)

— Organic Strawberry-Coconut Popsicles (Gluten-free, Sugar-free, Keto, Vegan)

And our awesome NEW lineup of Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars, along with our Butters, Cheese, Tapenades, Nut Butters, Fruit Spreads/Jams and Sourdough Pasta and Tomato Products from Italy!

Random Acts of Breadness is located at 2214 West Magnolia Blvd in Burbank, 2-1/2 blocks east of Buena Vista on the south side of the street. Order at breadness.com/#shop, or via DoorDash. We also ship locally and nationwide.

We're open Thursday Friday & Saturday 12 to 6pm, and Sunday 11am to 4pm.

CYNDIE and CHEF RANDALL

From our hands to yours...

Randall Michael Tobin
Artisan Baker/Chef
Breadness.com

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