On February 11th, the divine Carole Sylvan brought her soulful voice to Cafe 9 in New Haven. Accompanied by the indomitable Name Droppers, Sylvan performed a ten song set of original songs and first-rate standards. Cafe 9 is the perfect venue to catch Sylvan. The legendary venue has a certain intimate flair. This particular night the house was full and the buzz strong. Opening up the evening was Rocky Lawrence. Lawrence delivered a dynamic set of […]
AMP – MEET THE STAFF AND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
RALPH BEAUCHAMP – EDITOR As editor of AMP, I must say that I work with some of the most talented and dedicated staff and writers around. Even though I started myampmusic.co four years ago as an outlet for my love of music, this is far from a one man show. Scott Steinberg, my I.T. manager and contributing writer has been with me from the very beginning. We have been through many trials and tribulations just […]
VIC STEFFENS – INDUSTRY ICON
With over 40 years experience as an owner, engineer, producer, studio musician and label executive, Vic Steffens‘ entire life has revolved around creativity. He is currently the owner of the Horizon Music Group in West Haven, Ct. Early on, Steffens led several successful New England based groups. This included the incredible Scratch Band which also featured G.E. Smith (Hall and Oats) and his sister Christine Ohlman (SNL). Through the years he amassed numerous session appearances […]