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Barry Kuzay
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Over three years in the making, Barry Kuzay's debut album "Neoclassical Glory" contains fifty minutes of brain-trembling music unlike anything else in your library. The album features Barry Kuzay on guitar with metal and orchestral accompaniment. The album also features Ben Kuzay on bass, showcasing his world-renowned attack and articulation, and a special sneak appearance by poly-instrumentalist Daniel Kuzay.
PURCHASE OPTIONS
Available now from Wolf Tower Records, Amazon, and iTunes
No account necessary to purchase from Wolf Tower Records.
No account necessary to purchase from Wolf Tower Records.
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Amazon MP3:
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iTunes:
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Wolf Tower CD:
$12 + Free Shipping (USA)
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Wolf Tower MP3:
$8.00 USD
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Signed & Dedicated CD:
$15 + Free Shipping (USA)
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"This sounds awesome... the kind of stuff I wish I could come close to creating. Just awesome stuff!" - u/ForceOfWill33
"Intense stuff man! Makes me want to shred again." - u/Chronic8888
"The compositions and arrangements are perfect." - Ben Kuzay
"You are truly evil." - Nathaniel Hunt
"Brilliant, wish more people made stuff like this" - u/Soulstealers
"Intense stuff man! Makes me want to shred again." - u/Chronic8888
"The compositions and arrangements are perfect." - Ben Kuzay
"You are truly evil." - Nathaniel Hunt
"Brilliant, wish more people made stuff like this" - u/Soulstealers
BARRY RESPONDS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
Q: What were some of your sources of inspiration for this album?
Quite simply, the love of music and the love of creating things in general.
Q: Why did it take three years to make?
Two reasons. First, I take my compositions very seriously. Most of it is not spontaneous, and it undergoes lots of tweaking and refining before arriving at the final product. Second, there are a multitude of paths I am simultaneously pursuing in life--too many, to be honest. I am a civil engineer, a father, a musician, a DIY home renovator, a real estate investor, and a webmaster, to name a few. More paths are always starting, and I will not set aside any of these to focus on just one path.
Q: When will you be touring?
I currently have no plans to tour. I am interested primarily in creating music, not performing it. Performing would be very fun, but I don't have the time or the fan base for that.
Q: Can you explain your song titles?
I will explain some of them. The rest you can draw your own conclusions. Neoclassical Glory is pretty self-explanatory. It is the magnum opus of the album. Luigi's Revenge is a Nintendo-inspired tune. Campfire Glow is named after the place that the guitar melody in that song was written. A New Power was a difficult song to name. The title refers to the fact that true power, in music and in life, comes from thinking. A blazing-fast-guttural-screaming-7-string-black-metal song is, contrary to its fans' beliefs, relatively weak. High Faces is a term I first encountered in a Stephen King book. I think the context of the title fits the song. The name Allegro Moderato is my antagonist nature in action. It remains unnamed because songs don't have to have names. I actually wrote this along with Luigi's Revenge back in 2007.
Q: Where are the vocals?
Where are the trombones?
Q: Who did the orchestration?
I did, with no assistance whatsoever. With the significant amount of orchestration on the album, I would consider it dishonest to call the music "Barry Kuzay" if all I did was hand some other composer a basic melody, or "riff", and let him do the rest. Although I take this question as a compliment since I am an unknown musician, this practice of outsourcing the orchestration is apparently common, which I find very strange.
Quite simply, the love of music and the love of creating things in general.
Q: Why did it take three years to make?
Two reasons. First, I take my compositions very seriously. Most of it is not spontaneous, and it undergoes lots of tweaking and refining before arriving at the final product. Second, there are a multitude of paths I am simultaneously pursuing in life--too many, to be honest. I am a civil engineer, a father, a musician, a DIY home renovator, a real estate investor, and a webmaster, to name a few. More paths are always starting, and I will not set aside any of these to focus on just one path.
Q: When will you be touring?
I currently have no plans to tour. I am interested primarily in creating music, not performing it. Performing would be very fun, but I don't have the time or the fan base for that.
Q: Can you explain your song titles?
I will explain some of them. The rest you can draw your own conclusions. Neoclassical Glory is pretty self-explanatory. It is the magnum opus of the album. Luigi's Revenge is a Nintendo-inspired tune. Campfire Glow is named after the place that the guitar melody in that song was written. A New Power was a difficult song to name. The title refers to the fact that true power, in music and in life, comes from thinking. A blazing-fast-guttural-screaming-7-string-black-metal song is, contrary to its fans' beliefs, relatively weak. High Faces is a term I first encountered in a Stephen King book. I think the context of the title fits the song. The name Allegro Moderato is my antagonist nature in action. It remains unnamed because songs don't have to have names. I actually wrote this along with Luigi's Revenge back in 2007.
Q: Where are the vocals?
Where are the trombones?
Q: Who did the orchestration?
I did, with no assistance whatsoever. With the significant amount of orchestration on the album, I would consider it dishonest to call the music "Barry Kuzay" if all I did was hand some other composer a basic melody, or "riff", and let him do the rest. Although I take this question as a compliment since I am an unknown musician, this practice of outsourcing the orchestration is apparently common, which I find very strange.
MEDIA (more coming soon)
Listen to four minutes of samples from the title track Neoclassical Glory on Soundcloud.
Listen to samples from every song on Amazon MP3.
Watch Ben in the studio recording his bass lead on High Faces:
Listen to samples from every song on Amazon MP3.
Watch Ben in the studio recording his bass lead on High Faces:
CREDITS
All songs written by Barry Kuzay
Performances by:
Barry Kuzay - Guitars & Keyboards
Ben Kuzay - Bass Guitar
Daniel Kuzay - Keyboard Lead, Guitar Lead 3:44 to 4:04, and schafferfill on "High Faces"
Produced by Barry Kuzay
Recorded at the Wolf Tower in Algoma, Wisconsin
Acoustic Guitar on "A New Power" and "Allegro Moderato" recorded at FMG Recording Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mixed by Joe Wohlitz at FMG Recording Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mastered by Joel Wanasek at JTW Recording Studio in Hubertus, Wisconsin
Cover art and album layout by Barry Kuzay
Portrait by Sevki Kuzay
Full moon art by ChistopheP@deviantART.com
Barry Kuzay logo by Dan McCall, LibertyManiacs.com
Originally released by Wolf Tower Records in 2013
Performances by:
Barry Kuzay - Guitars & Keyboards
Ben Kuzay - Bass Guitar
Daniel Kuzay - Keyboard Lead, Guitar Lead 3:44 to 4:04, and schafferfill on "High Faces"
Produced by Barry Kuzay
Recorded at the Wolf Tower in Algoma, Wisconsin
Acoustic Guitar on "A New Power" and "Allegro Moderato" recorded at FMG Recording Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mixed by Joe Wohlitz at FMG Recording Studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mastered by Joel Wanasek at JTW Recording Studio in Hubertus, Wisconsin
Cover art and album layout by Barry Kuzay
Portrait by Sevki Kuzay
Full moon art by ChistopheP@deviantART.com
Barry Kuzay logo by Dan McCall, LibertyManiacs.com
Originally released by Wolf Tower Records in 2013
More Purchase Options
Digital versions of Neoclassical Glory can also be listened to or purchased at the following locations:
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- Aspiro (WiMP)
- Deezer
- eMusic
- Google Play
- Guvera
- iTunes
- La Curacao (Pasito Tunes)
- Last.fm
- Medianet
- MOG
- Myxer
- Playlist.com
- Rhapsody
- Simfy
- Slacker
- Spotify
- Synacor (Rdio)
- Virgin Mega
- Virgin Mobile Canada
- Zune (Musiwave)
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