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The musicians, who were
taken to the studio by native-born Swiss JAY MILES for his
production ”9 Hours“, fortify the album’s pretensions and
quality: Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson, Neil Stubenhaus,
Robbie Buchanan, C. J. Vanston.
Born as Jürg Eichmann to a traditional academic family from
Bern, Switzerland, Jay has been taught the piano by the
Hungarian concert pianist Feodora Charpie since he was 4
years old. Within 12 years, Jay learned the art of playing
great melodies with ease.
He collected rock group experiences with his first band
GIRLFRIEND. At the age of 16, Jay fronted the stage as a
lead singer for the first time. Heavy Metal was his predilection
then and three distorted guitars were struggling for the
audience’s favour.
Jay believes this time strengthened his vocal cords. At
the age of 20, he was able to complete a 12-hour studio
session without having to take any breaks.
His then-team of producers fiddled about an album for two
years, which may remind of DJ Bobo’s present style due to
numerous remixes. But Jay didn’t want to leave rock music
behind. He guested on various international album productions
and realized that his only designation is an own career
with own songs.
Together with his band STEAMTRAIN (released by EPIC), the
28-year-old entered the European charts.
In 1994, Jay decided to find his luck in the United States
and re-orientate to the American music market. Pop-oriented
Westcoast rock has always been his very special predilection.
“This way of music is able to arouse a longing in its listeners
like no other musical style can“, the American of choice
explains.
The current album represents a collection of wonderful songs,
which couldn’t be more empathetic and more emotional – well-rehearsed
at the highest level by musical legends, who Jay Miles calls
his friends these days. That’s what he was dreaming of,
when he left his homeland to conquer the “promised land”.
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