Mari Hill

Mari Hill, a superb vocalist, was from Steelton PA. I don't remember how we met, but she eventually recorded a few songs at my studio (including one of my songs) and also some jingles.

The first two tracks below were recorded in the Summer of 1986 at my home studio on South Market Street in Mechanicsburg PA.

I arranged, produced, and played all the instruments on these songs.

I wrote the first song "Blue Skies."

Joe Russo, a friend from Harrisburg PA wrote the second song "The Only Heart."

In 1987, Mari was singing in a local band called "Split Ticket" which was featured in a river-front concert at the Kipona Festival in Harrisburg. To promote the event, the track we recorded was played on the FM radio station WHIT-FM. A big deal in those days.

All instruments were recorded via MIDI, using music sequencing software on a Commodore 64 computer. A sub-mix of instruments was transferred to an 8-track Fostex reel-to-reel tape recorder. Mari's vocals were also recorded on the 8-track.