Artist description Singer Songwriter of real life, middle aged, inspirational and message oriented pop and rock.

Music Style Inspirational/Pop/Christian/Rock

Musical Influences Fogelberg/Springsteen/CSN/Moody Blues/U2/Manheim Steamroller/Aaron Copland/Beethoven/John Lennon

Similar Artists Hopefully I sound like me... But a recent review mentioned Manheim Steamroller, a choir of monks, James Brown, and Dan Fogelberg. Quite an eclectic bunch, don't you think?

Artist History Ray has been singing and playing for 30 years. His compositions have been heard at the Olympics in Lake Placid, on radio and TV jingles, and on the soundtracks for corporate and non-profit video productions. His first CD release came in 1989 on an eponymous EP. 1999 saw the release of two new works, "15" released in the summer and "The Wonder In The Story," a collection of original and traditional Christmas music released in November. Ray has been a member of ASCAP since 1984.

Group Members Solo Act

Instruments Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Keys, acoustic and programmed percussion.

Albums "Ray Agnew" 1989; "15" 1999; "The Wonder In The Story" 1999; "What It's All About" 2000

Press Reviews “In a word, brilliant. I love it when the art and science of music come together like this.” Keith Peterson, mp3.com thread review. “Did I mention energy! Wow. Electrify yourself, brother!” Bob Sima, of Chance Gardener – one of the most popular indie bands on mp3.com. “The production breathes very nicely, indeed. I picked “Come and Gone” after reading the lyrics. I hear late Floyd, Simple Minds…all in all many admirable qualities.” Nycran, Mp3 Reviewer. “…He is The Word is engaging and funky with certain Hall and Oats overtones. The rhythm will have more than one listener taping along. What makes this effort all the more the remarkable is that Agnew produced, performed, and engineered all the tracks himself.” The Post Star. “Rating a 4 for excellent !!!” Raymond’s Music Land (an mp3.com station).

Additional Info If you live in the Capital District of New York and are interested in home recording, contact me at composer57@aol.com. My studio is for hire for singer songwriters at a very reasonable rate (no bands, sorry!)

Location Glens Falls, NY - USA

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