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Beatnik Turtle
BIOGRAPHY
Beatnik Turtle is a busy, horn-powered rock band that has produced 19 albums, written music for TV, film, podcasts, and theater, written two how-to books for musicians (The Indie Band Survival Guide - St. Martin's Press; The DIY Music Manual - Random House), created IndieGuide.com (a free and open resource for musicians), and wrote and released over 365 songs at TheSongOfTheDay.com., where they continue to release a song every week.
Each year we add more tracks to our RPM album and release them as full-fledged albums. All our albums can be found at CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/all/beatnikt), the iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, etc.
BAND MEMBERS
Jason Feehan - Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Casiotone, Accordion Randy Chertkow - Saxophones, Penny Whistle Chip Hinshaw - Bass Trombone John Owens - Lead and Backing Vocals, Casiotone, Omnichord, Drums Tom Roper - Lead and Backing Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Banjo, Sitar, Melodica Ryan Lockhart - Lead and Backing Vocals Tom Susala - Bass Mike Combopiano - Trumpet
YEARS COMPLETED
2009, 2008, 2007
GENRES
Pop
OTHER BAND SITES
http://BeatnikTurtle.com
http://myspace.com/beatnikturtle
http://TheSongOfTheDay.com
Completed Albums
When I Was Your Age (2009)
13 fun and upbeat pop-rock songs about life when we were kids. Topics include everyone's favorite breakfast, going to school, having a crush on your teacher, tattletales, bullies, monsters, mischief, and the ever-memorable family road trip. Included is the title track "When I Was Your Age," a collaboration with George Hrab of the Geologic Podcast (http://www.geologicpodcast.com/).
Sham Rock (2008)
10 updated and rockin' traditional Irish Pub Songs
All in a Day's Work (2007)
13 fun, upbeat, and energetic pop-rock tunes about work and technology. Tackles such topics as not wanting to go to work; being bossed around; I.T. Departments; interns; not "getting the memo"; working retail ("Can I help you please?"); office gossip; the ubiquitous bagged lunch; daydreaming about a more adventurous job; annoying project consultants; and "sleepworking" through life.