Enjoy a diverse approach toward mellow music as multi-instrumentalist Jerome Ball arranges soulful grooves to put you at ease, touching upon 80's R&B, TV Themes and Jazz Fusion sound. This cover of Quincy Jones' group The Brothers Johnson shows Jerome's talent for arranging tunes to take your blues away as he presents a pleasant combination guitar, keys and percussion.

The good vibes don't end there, listen below for more good music as Jerome does his thing in a variety of rhythm and moods, original tunes which are all reminiscent of an 80's vibe of R&B music.

Words from Jerome:

Basic track of The Brothers Johnson "So Won't You Stay", all instruments played by me. This song has been a favorite of mine for many years. Written by Harvey Mason and David Foster, this is a tribute to the fine musicians who played on the original basic track - Harvey Mason (drums), Louis "Thunder Thumbs" Johnson (bass), Larry "Mr. 335" Carlton (guitar), and David Foster (keyboards). Recorded using Addictive Drums with a tediously written midi track and custom drum set, bass (Music Man Stingray Classic 4 string), Fender American Standard Telecaster, and a 1979 Rhodes Suitcase with a Boss phase shifter pedal. I used a Line 6 POD HD on all the instruments except for the drums. More tweaking will be done soon. Audacity compressor was used to bring up the volume and "even out" the sound. Now that the basic track is done, vocals are up next. Eventually I'd like to add the synth overdubs, but for now I'll stay with the basic track.





"An updated version I am recording of Donald Fagen's "The Goodbye Look" from his debut solo album, "The Nightly", 1982. I recently added my Suitcase Rhodes piano to the track, and I'm very pleased with the results; it was recorded only from the stereo outputs in the Suitcase speaker amplifier (without the vibrato), so there are actually two identical stereo Rhodes tracks with slightly different EQ, panning, effects, etc. This recording technique gives the Rhodes a much richer, broader sound, and adds some very nice texture."

Here is an incomplete song I am working on with my twin brother (who lives 7 hours away from me). We are recording long distance. Thank goodness for technology! We have 2 different mixes - his version and mine. This is mine, and it is still a bit scarce with me playing drums (Addictive Drums with a Linn snare) and bass and my brother playing Rhodes and guitar. I did the mixing (unfortunately in headphones). Enjoy!