Former Ho producer/friend's fond memories of a musical National Treasure
April 28, 2007 (Press Release) --
Former Ho producer/friend's fond memories of a musical National Treasure
Cevin Soling was devastated to find out he lost a friend and music acquaintance with a true legendary singer, Don Ho. The singer, who is synonymous with the exotic yet relaxed aura of America's 50th State, Hawaii--is spotlighted on Cevin's 2002 anthology album, WHEN PIGS FLY: SONGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D HEAR.
"Don recorded Peter Gabriel's 'Shock the Monkey' for this compilation. My band backed him. He was a very sweet man and really loved by everyone around him."
When Cevin promoted WHEN PIGS FLY, Don Ho received the most interest from the media, "Most of the journalists wanted to interview him," even though the album features other incredible stars: Jackie Chan, Ani DiFranco, Devo, Roy Clark, the late Billy Preston, The Box Tops featuring Alex Chilton, and Lesley Gore.
"Originally I asked Don to sing 'Firestarter' by Prodigy, and as he studied the lyrics, he said, 'No, I can't sing "I'm the b*@#h you hated--filth infatuated." It would upset my fans.'" So they selected Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey," and created an animated video to go with the song.
Cevin flew to Hawaii to record Don's vocals, and he also took in the local scenery courtesy of Don and the rest of the Ho family. They showed him around a number of the island, and gave Cevin a primo seat at a table "practically on stage" at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, in Honolulu, for a Don Ho concert. "Afterwards, he autographed a ukulele for me. It was obvious all the extra effort he and his family made to make me feel very welcome."
"Of all the musicians on the record, I wanted most to work with him again and we were talking about doing a rock covers album with songs like 'Whole Lotta Love' for my label (Xemu Records)."
The video for "Shock the Monkey" can be seen on www.youtube.com. And the music is available for downloads at i-tunes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-pbBYwPHs
Cevin's band, then, was called Neanderthal Spongecake. Now his group is the love kills theory, and their new album, HAPPY SUICIDE JIM is being worked at commercial triple AAA radio.
Cevin's an author and a filmmaker, and his latest, THE WAR ON THE WAR ON DRUGS is now on DVD with Disinformation Ltd. In production is THE WAR ON KIDS and JOHN FRUM: HE WILL COME about his experiences as a cargo cult Messiah for the people on the island of Tanna in the South Pacific. In all, he has made half a dozen films, including executive producing the independent feature, RELAX, IT'S JUST SEX, starring Jennifer Tilly, Lori Petty and Cynda Williams, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was seen on HBO and Showtime.
http://www.cevinsoling.com
http://www.pigsflycd.com
http://www.thelovekillstheory.com
Cevin Soling was devastated to find out he lost a friend and music acquaintance with a true legendary singer, Don Ho. The singer, who is synonymous with the exotic yet relaxed aura of America's 50th State, Hawaii--is spotlighted on Cevin's 2002 anthology album, WHEN PIGS FLY: SONGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D HEAR.
"Don recorded Peter Gabriel's 'Shock the Monkey' for this compilation. My band backed him. He was a very sweet man and really loved by everyone around him."
When Cevin promoted WHEN PIGS FLY, Don Ho received the most interest from the media, "Most of the journalists wanted to interview him," even though the album features other incredible stars: Jackie Chan, Ani DiFranco, Devo, Roy Clark, the late Billy Preston, The Box Tops featuring Alex Chilton, and Lesley Gore.
"Originally I asked Don to sing 'Firestarter' by Prodigy, and as he studied the lyrics, he said, 'No, I can't sing "I'm the b*@#h you hated--filth infatuated." It would upset my fans.'" So they selected Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey," and created an animated video to go with the song.
Cevin flew to Hawaii to record Don's vocals, and he also took in the local scenery courtesy of Don and the rest of the Ho family. They showed him around a number of the island, and gave Cevin a primo seat at a table "practically on stage" at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, in Honolulu, for a Don Ho concert. "Afterwards, he autographed a ukulele for me. It was obvious all the extra effort he and his family made to make me feel very welcome."
"Of all the musicians on the record, I wanted most to work with him again and we were talking about doing a rock covers album with songs like 'Whole Lotta Love' for my label (Xemu Records)."
The video for "Shock the Monkey" can be seen on www.youtube.com. And the music is available for downloads at i-tunes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-pbBYwPHs
Cevin's band, then, was called Neanderthal Spongecake. Now his group is the love kills theory, and their new album, HAPPY SUICIDE JIM is being worked at commercial triple AAA radio.
Cevin's an author and a filmmaker, and his latest, THE WAR ON THE WAR ON DRUGS is now on DVD with Disinformation Ltd. In production is THE WAR ON KIDS and JOHN FRUM: HE WILL COME about his experiences as a cargo cult Messiah for the people on the island of Tanna in the South Pacific. In all, he has made half a dozen films, including executive producing the independent feature, RELAX, IT'S JUST SEX, starring Jennifer Tilly, Lori Petty and Cynda Williams, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was seen on HBO and Showtime.
http://www.cevinsoling.com
http://www.pigsflycd.com
http://www.thelovekillstheory.com
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