Myk Gordon

There are moments in the making of certain albums where everyone in the room knows they have just experienced something transcendent. For singer-songwriter Myk Gordon and veteran producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Jackie Greene) the magic in their recent musical collaboration is the result of a winning combination of stellar songwriting, unbeatable supporting talent, and irrepressible vision. The resulting work is a contemporary and complex alchemy of rhythm and blues, soul, and country elements, delivered in a thoughtful package of introspective storytelling.

For singer-songwriter Myk Gordon and veteran producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Jackie Greene) the magic in their recent musical collaboration is the result of a winning combination of stellar songwriting, unbeatable supporting talent, and irrepressible vision. The resulting work is a contemporary and complex alchemy of rhythm and blues, soul, and country elements, delivered in a thoughtful package of introspective storytelling.

In an abandoned Masonic temple in North Portland, Gordon, Berlin, engineer/bassist Jim Brunberg (Box Set), guitarist Paul Rigby and pedal steel player Jon Rauhouse (Neko Case, Calexico, New Pornographers), and drummer Drew Shoals (Pat Monahan of Train) put their considerable creative prowess to work on 10 tracks for Gordon's upcoming album. What emerged is a modern album imbued with the ethereal, timeless and haunting beauty of the aging and mysterious building itself.

Berlin, the multiple Grammy-winning producer and sax/keyboard player in Los Lobos, chose from 40 of Gordon's original songs to help shape an album whose strong appeal lies in its lyrical vulnerability, moody sensuality and groove-laden sounds.

It is no small feat attracting an in-demand producer of Berlin's caliber, the credit for which goes to Gordon's tightly crafted song structures and hypnotic melodies. The band?and ensuing performances and recording?came and went from the historic building like a pack of hungry ghosts, leaving echoes of love, loss and inner reflection like a soulful cry in the darkness.

Gordon, from Vancouver, BC has built a respected following over a span of four independent albums for having ?a steady hand when mixing pop, folk, emotion and intelligence,? (Toronto Star). He is an ?accomplished performer? (TimeOut, London) who has shared stages with artists including Emmylou Harris, Ron Sexsmith and Joan Osborne.