NOVELLO
NEWS
Here's what's been shaking:
 You can now take private piano and keyboard lessons directly from me, one-on-one, online.
What you will learn is not necessarily new but its organization, application and instruction are. All the lesson material is based on what is actually needed to be professional and competitive in the music industry, not on inapplicable theoretical concepts that usually result only in diplomas, certificates, grades, and guess what... no work because you can't play! And that's the bottom line.
If you're not ready for online jazz keyboard lessons yet, you can purchase my books and instructional DVDs and/or general lessons and pursue a course of self study and at a later date upgrade to custom online lessons with me personally which is highly recommended! (Note: those students who study directly with me will have unlimited access to me through email for lesson support and/or career advice!)
"Register now for your FREE evaluation!"
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 Check out John's new jazz single release Apologize from his B3 Soul Project at MySpace.com/NovelloB3Soul. B3 Soul, the first single release, is currently #25 on the Jazz Indy charts and has created quite a response. B3 Soul and Apologize are available for download at Itunes and or CDBaby.
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 John's new B3 Project B3 Soul, co-produced by veteran producer and multiplatinum songwriter Andy Goldmark, is absolutely EXPLODING on Myspace and will be released to terrestrial and Internet Radio on January 3rd, 2008. B3 Soul is flavored with Jazz and Hip Hop giving a cool, contemporary edge to a genre previously pioneered by 60‚s soulsters and rock titans. Novello takes you to a new Universe where beats and playing extraordinaire simmer, smolder,and smoke their way into your soul and onto the dance floor all at the same time. B3 Soul will be available here at John's Online Store, CDBaby, ITunes, Napster, Rhapsody and also at MySpace.com/NovelloB3Soul.
Videos of The Message 2008 and B3 Soul can be seen at YouTube.com/user/keysnovello, MySpace.com/NovelloB3Soul and right here on the Video Page. Preorder your CD now and be one of the first!
Your "Salt & Pepper" and "The Message" video SMOKE! Really cool creations - great grooves and a fun video and great keyboard playing - B3, piano, synth - Congratulations John! - Chick Corea
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 John's new B3 Project - B3 Soul - is up and running and posted on My Space. Check out www.myspace.com/novellob3soul to hear some music and watch a couple of new videos. This project is not yet released but will be sometime in the near future so get your early preview now!
You may also watch the new videos right here on the Video Page.
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Have been in my studio working on my new solo B3 project
called "B3 Soul." I'm going back to my blues/soul
roots on this project as that what I grew up playing way
before I got deep into jazz and fusion and prog rock.
I'm very excited about this experiment as I teamed up
with veteran producer and hit songwriter Andy Goldmark.
I call it B3 soul as we're again as with Niacin focusing
on the B3 Sound but instead of prog rock, this will be
a blues and hip hop and will be all about the groove!
Stay tune for its imminent release. Please visit the
B3 Soul MySpace page for more information.
2. Have just been contracted to score
the new film The Pardon directed by Tom Anton featuring
Jaime King and Jason Lewis.
Summary:
Toni Jo Henry played by Jaime King (Sin City) is arrested
and accused of murdering a man on Valentines Day 1940,
following an ill-conceived plan to rob a bank to help
pay for an appeal of her husband's murder conviction.
With the help of two inexperienced tax attorneys, Toni
Jo fights for her life in a system stacked against her.
Because of her beauty, Toni Jo instantly becomes a notorious
celebrity, drawing unparalleled media attention. 'The
Pardon' is the incredible true story of Toni Jo Henry,
a story of love and despair, of hope and redemption, found
in the only woman ever to be electrocuted by the State
of Louisiana.
3. I will be featured on Keyboard Magazine's
new streaming video site www.keyboardmag.tv I will be
discussing behind the scenes info on writing and playing
with my band Niacin, B3 playing, improvisation, synth
soloing and general tips for success. This should be up
and running by August 2007 so check it out. |
 The
Contemporary Keyboardist for Beginners
John's latest keyboard book The Contemporary Keyboardist
for Beginners is now officially released and available
at our on line store. It covers the basics of playing
what you hear, technique, basic harmony and jazz voicings,
jazz and blues improvisation, playing in the pocket and
comes with an audio CD. There is even a bonus lesson on
lead synth playing. This is a complete in sequence self
study course consisting of 13 lessons designed to move
you rapidly towards professional standards.
Order
now! |
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Niacin is based on the jaw-dropping instrumental interplay
of three virtuosos: John Novello (Hammond B-3, piano,
synths), Billy Sheehan (bass), and Dennis Chambers (drums).
While many instrumental bands display impressive playing,
what brings Niacin into the fusion stratosphere are their
organic Hammond organ based sound, soulful funk grooves,
strong sense of dynamics, and knack for memorable hooks
among the shifting polyrhythms. |
With the recent release of their 7th album, "Organik"
(on Magna Carta), Niacin has cemented its reputation as
one of the premier instrumental bands in the world. They
just got back from a short East Coast US Tour and playing
NEARfest 2006 which stands for North East Art Rock Festival.
The prestigious festival was held in Bethlehem, Pa at
the Zoellner Arts Center. Niacin will be headed to Japan
and other countries in October. For more, go to Niacinb3.com
View more photos of Niacin at Nearfest in the Photo
Gallery. |
 John
was recently interviewed by ProgSheet.
Read the article here as
this is quite an interview where John really tells it
like he sees it! |
 The
Contemporary Keyboardist - The Basics is now
available on DVD.
Designed for the beginning to intermediate musician, this
DVD will start the viewer on the way to becoming a serious
player. The DVD covers: basic keyboard technique and exercises
• basic musical terms, music notation and symbols
• practice disciplines • ear training exercises
• harmony.
You may purchase the DVD in my Online
Store.
Vol II Rhythm, Improvisation & The Blues will
also be released on DVD shortly. |
 The
Sea Of Tranguility website recently included Niacin's
Organik CD in "Elias Granillo's Best of
2005":
Niacin Organik ...what a bunch of freaks. They somehow keep topping their previous release with one even more balls-to-the-wall, more over-the-top. Who the hell needs an ELP reunion when you've got John Novello shreddin' on a B3, with no less than Billy Sheehan and Dennis Chambers pulling the kinds of moves Greg Lake and Carl Palmer would never have even pondered, let alone attempted. Organik is SICK! |
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John
Novello and Barb Simpson, John's first local sweetheart,
tied the knot on Dec 17, 2005 in Los Angeles at Shudders
on the Beach. John's partner Alan Howarth and his wife
Melody acted as witnesses. |
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Carmel, the soulful rock artist produced by Lunatek Music
(John Novello & Alan Howarth), just recently tore
up the Viper Room on March 16th Thursday Night.
Read the review
here.
For more on Carmel, go to www.carmelhelene.com |
Latest
Touring News:
For all of you Niacin fans: Niacin's new Organik
CD is creating quite a buzz with fans and critics everywhere.
Niacin will be touring this summer in June to support
this incredible release. Tentative dates so far will be:
June
18 |
Sunday |
Los
Angeles |
Baked
Potato |
June
19 |
Monday |
Los
Angeles |
Baked
Potato |
June
21 |
Wednesday |
New
York City |
The
Iridium |
June
22 |
Thursday |
New
York City |
The
Iridium |
June
23 |
Friday |
New
York City |
The
Iridium |
June
24 |
Saturday |
New
York City |
The
Iridium |
June
25 |
Sunday |
Bethlehem,
PA |
NEAREFest |
June
26 |
Monday |
Virgina/DC
area |
Birchmeyer |
More touring news:
John will be appearing at the St Lucia Jazz Festival on
May 14th playing music from his Threshold
his latest solo release on Holographic Records. This festival
will be broadcast on BET. Stay tune to the site for coming
details. |
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John was recently interviewed by Todd Whitesel of Goldmine
Magazine:
It seems that the meeting of the musicians who would form
rock/jazz/fusion band Niacin — keyboardist John
Novello, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Dennis Chambers
— was as inevitable as the connection they made
with the number three: vitamin B3 (Niacin), the Hammond
B-3, which figures large in Niacin’s sound and playing
in a trio format. read more...
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 John's
Threshold release has received several rave reviews on
CDBaby.com.
Check it out on the Reviews page.
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 The
new Niacin release, Organik was recently reviewed at the
Quintessence web site - read the full review on the Reviews
page. |
Niacin's
Organik at #56 will be featured Saturday at 11:00PM EST
as part of the 10th Annual Global Progressive Rock Top
100 Discs of 2005 Listener poll. Below is our forthcoming
press release on our program. Join the GAGLIARCHIVES Saturday
Night 12/03/05, 10pm Eastern Time, for program 929...
PART 2 of the 3 part Global progressive Rock Network's
Top 100 CDs Of 2005! Numbers 65-33 will be Featured tonight.
The program begins Saturday at 10pm Eastern Time. Like
2004's Top 100, voter turn out was strong. There were
over 1000 plus progressive rock related discs this year,
some of which cover different sides of progressive rock
and it's genres.
To tune in live Saturday Night: click the links below
to Listen Saturday night @ 10pm-2am and Tuesdays 11am
to 3pm Eastern through Aural Moon Radio:
live.str3am.com:2010/
(Broadbanders)
live.str3am.com:2020/
(Dial Uppers)
www.auralmoon.com
Also, Niacin will be the feature act at Nearfest this
year in Bethlehem, Pa. Visit Nearfest: nearfest.com
for more info.
Click below to listen Saturday night @ 10pm-2am Eastern
at WBZC.org:
rtsp://wbzc.bcc.edu:554/encoder/wbzc889.rm
Website: gagliarchives.com |
Niacin's
newest CD Organik was officially released today,
Oct 25 in Europe and the US (Japanese version was released
earlier in 2005). Jazziz has picked it as the best fusion
CD of 2005 and it will be featured in the January Jazziz
issue released in December. |
Niacin's
Organik album was recently reviewed on the Sea Of Tranguility
website. Reviewer Pete Pardo gave Organik a score of four
& 1/2 stars.
Check it out on the Reviews page. |
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Good news! The Contemporary Keyboardist for
Beginners is finally finished and in production.
Say tuned to this website for the actual release date
by Hal Leonard. My guess is probably Jan 2006.
2. The new Niacin CD Organik which was released
in Japan in March 2005 will be released on Magnacarta
Records sometime in October 2005. It will have one different
track previously not released on the Japanese Import version. |
Check
out the new area just added to my site - Ask
John!
This is the section where you can ask me anything you
want... music theory, performance, equipment, personal,
philosophical, political, whatever! I promise... I will
answer! |
| How
is your Japanese? I was recently featured in the Japanese
magazine "Keyboard". Click the pages below for
a larger view: |
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 The
Song That Never Ended is available at my publisher's
secure site at a 20% discount www.newpara.com
Autographed copies are available at my online
store. |
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My
book, The Song That Never Ended was recently featured
in an article by Paula M. Patton-Ross on the Simply 40
website. You may read the article here. |
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Hi
all! Currently back and recovered from the John Novello
Project Tour and working feverishly on finishing my new
instructional manual "The Contemporary Keyboardist
for Beginners." My agent is also working on a West
Coast US John Novello Project Tour sometime in July or
August, so please stay posted to my calendar section.
Niacin's new CD Organik
has been released in Asia for now and is doing well and
so shortly we'll be touring over there. Not sure when
the US/Europe version will be released, but until then,
it is available as an import. |
 John's
Threshold album was recently reviewed on the Sea Of Tranguility
website. Reviewer Michael Popke gave Threshold a score
of four stars.
Check it out on the Reviews page. |
 The
new Niacin CD Organik is
officially being released in Japan on March 25 and will
be available as an import. It is already available at
my on
line store. It is definitely a scorcher and not something
you should try unsupervised in your own home studio. BTW...
It will eventually have a US Release but we're still in
label negotiations currently - music business... what
a necessary evil!) It of course features the incredible
Dennis Chambers on drums (who else), Billy Sheehan (why
not) and John Novello (yours truly) and was recorded at
Studio 2B3 my new recording studio.
On my recent John Novello Project Tour, Dennis, who lives
in Baltimore came down to my gig in Virginia and sat in
as I played an old Niacin jam called One Less
Worry. He of course tore it up! So get your copy
soon and please let me know what you think as we write
and play this stuff only for you ... well.... okay, for
ourselves too! |
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Whew!
Just got back from a short but grueling back east US Tour
with my solo project called The John Novello Project featuring
Del Atkins on bass, Randy Drake on drums and Jeff Nathanson
on sax. Man it was f... cold back east but we managed
to warm everybody up wherever we went. By the time the
band got back to LA it was definitely on fire... so much
so that I shot a DVD live at The Baked Potato on March
17 so stay tuned to a new DVD release in the near future.
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Randy
Drake, Jeff Nathanson, John Novello, Del Atkins |
Join
John on tour in March with his quartet promoting his latest
CD Threshold. If you're near any of these areas, you won't
want to miss this!
Here's the tour dates so far: |
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| Date |
City,
State |
Venue |
Time |
Adv. |
Door |
| Feb
27 |
Los
Angeles, CA |
The
Baked Potato |
9:00
& 11:00PM |
$15 |
$15 |
| March
2 |
Milwaukee,
WI |
Shank
Hall |
9:00
PM |
$15 |
$15 |
| March
3 |
Westland,
MI |
The
Token Lounge |
6:30
PM |
$12 |
$15 |
| March
4 |
Cleveland,
OH |
Wilbert's |
9:00
PM |
$10 |
$12 |
| March
5 |
Edinboro,
PA |
Louis
C. Cole Auditorium |
8:00
PM |
$10 |
$10 |
| March
6 |
Buffalo,
NY |
Broadway
Joe'S Bar |
7:00
PM |
$10 |
$10 |
| March
8 |
Chicago,
IL |
Martyrs' |
9:00
PM |
$10 |
$10 |
| March
10 |
New
York, NY |
The
Lion's Den |
8:00
PM |
$15 |
$20 |
| March
11 |
Cambridge,
MA |
Ryles
Jazz Club |
8:30
PM |
$12 |
$12 |
| March
12 |
Schenectady,
NY |
The
Van Dyck |
9:00
PM |
$10 |
$12 |
| March
13 |
Vienna,
VA |
Jammin'
Java |
8:00
PM |
$15 |
$20 |
| March
16 & 17 |
Los
Angeles, CA |
The
Baked Potato |
9:30
& 11:30PM |
$15 |
$15 |
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(Be
part of the live CD recording audience) |
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The
latest Niacin CD is finally finished and it is a scorcher!
It of course features Dennis Chambers on drums and Billy
Sheehan on bass and will be released sometime in March
in Japan and the US a couple of months later. The name
of the new CD is ORGANIK.
Also, I'm about to embark on a US Tour with my solo project
to promote Threshold
my latest CD on Holographic Records. See calendar for
more details. |
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Progression Magazine recently featured a review on John's
solo release: Threshold. You may read it on the
Reviews page or purchase Threshold
over at John's Online
Store. |
Recently...
John and Stevie Wonder had a late night hang at CC INT in Hollywood
after seeing The Chick Corea Electric Band at Catalina Bar &
Grill. News has it that John might be playing some B3 on one of
the songs on Stevie's long awaited new CD. Stevie played some
tracks for Chick and John after the show and it's pure magic!
Hopefully some time next year, the world will be able to hear
some more Stevie!
Hi
all. Getting ready to go back into Studio 2B3 with Billy Sheehan
to finish up the new Niacin CD. I can tell you this... it is in
your face rock high energy non elevator fusion... it's burning
and we are taking no prisoners! Should be mixed and mastered by
mid November with an early 2005 release followed by some live
gigs! Stay tuned to this website for more.
later...
John
Novello will be the featured guest on the new hit Internet Radio
Show - The "X" Zone - Friday night October 8th between
10PM and 11PM Pacific Coast Time which is (EST 1AM-2AM Oct 9).
John will be discussing all aspects of his new critically acclaimed
book The Song That Never Ended.
Here is the show's info:
Rob McConnell - Host & Executive Producer
The 'X' Zone Radio Show
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada, L9C 2E4
The 'X' Zone Studio Tel: (905) 575-5916
MSN Messenger - xmediagroup@hotmail.com
AOL IM - xzonestudio
ICQ - 6272860
xzone@xzone-radio.com
www.xzone-radio.com
The 'X' Zone Radio Show is a proud member of the TalkStar Radio
Network and their family of International Affiliates.
Don Leslie, the inventor of the Leslie Rotating Speaker recently
departed this world. My hats off to this incredible inventor because
the marriage of his speaker invention to Laurens Hammond's organ
created the Hammond Organ/Leslie Speaker combination that literally
rocked the music world from 1935.
I'm currently
in Studio 2B3 with Billy Sheehan and Dennis Chambers working on
the next Niacin CD. My new solo CD Threshold has just been released
on Holographic Records. You can listen to some tracks and order
at my online store.
Also, visit the Reviews
page to read the critic's opinions on several of my releases.
Most
of you know by now that Gloria, my lovely mate, moved on to
her new existence. And thank you for all of your help and support
during those difficult times. I won't lie to you... it wasn't
easy and of course I still miss her deeply! But for all of you
who have been concerned, I'm back and the pedal is to the metal!
(See Gloria's Tribute)
Niacin, my trio project with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan
and amazing drummer Dennis Chambers has since 2000 released
three CD's. Deep in 2000, Time Crunch in 2002 and a live CD
Blood, Sweat & Beers just released in 2003. Go to magnacarta.net
for more information, reviews and ordering. Billy and I are
currently working on our next Niacin CD to be released in Oct
2004. Billy is currently touring with Steve Vai and Dennis is
out with Santana. Niacin to date has released 6 CD's which are
all available on Amazon.com or on this site for autographed
copies.
My new book The Song That Never Ended was released this year
by New Paradigm Books and is getting great reviews. I just did
an hour radio special with Shirley MacLaine which was recently
broadcast on her personal Internet Radio Station. You can listen
by going to shirleymaclaine.com.
For those of you who have lost a loved one or close friend,
I highly recommend this book as it deals not only with this
topic but with my personal revelations about the important things
in life. Go to newpara.com/survival_after_death.htm
for more info, reviews and ordering or you can go to my on-line
store and order an autographed copy.
Well I finally did it! I built my new dream digital recording
studio... called Studio 2B3. It was designed from the ground
up by myself and famed studio designer/engineer Grant Headley.
It's fully equipped with the latest Logic and ProTools digital
sequencing and recording formats and loaded with state of the
art equipment and all of my keyboards. I named it Studio 2B3
because it boasts two custom Hammond B3 Organs in the main control
room. It's first two clients(artists) are Niacin and vocalist
Carmel Helene. For more on Niacin and Carmel go to the following
sites:
Niacin: niacinB3.com
Carmel: carmelhelene.com
Also working on a new keyboard instructional manual called The
Contemporary Keyboardist for Beginners. It will be released
by Hal Leonard sometime in 2004 provided of course I find time
to write it!
Another projected slated to be recorded at Studio 2B3 in late
2004 is Lunatek. Lunatek is a partnership between myself and
famed sound designer/composer Alan Howarth. For more info go
to: lunatek.tv.
This is going to be a fun project! Lunatek Music Productions
has also started an artist DVD promotional service. For a very
reasonable fee, we take a finished song by an artist and story
board it and shoot a high quality DVD that the artist can use
to help promote his or her vision. Contact me by e-mail or phone
and we'll set up the initial consultation.
My new solo CD Threshold (link to store) featuring Eric Marienthal
on sax, Melvin Davis and Del Atkins on bass, Randy Drake on
drums, Eric McKaine on percussion and yours truly on keys was
just released by Holographic Records in May 2004. I'm very excited
about this band and its material so stay tuned for its release
and touring dates. It was recorded live during two nights at
the legendary Baked Potato in Universal City, Ca.
Of course for those of you who are interested, I am still teaching
piano lessons. I love teaching so no matter how busy I get,
I'll still make time to teach. So whether you're a complete
beginner or a professional who needs some fine tuning on your
ivories, just give me a holler. Or if you want to do it yourself,
go to my publisher's site musicdispatch.com
and order my instructional products. Just type my name in their
search engine and my book's and videos will appear. You can
of course order autographed copies at my on-line store as well.
For you vocalists, don't forget about Gloria's book "The Professional
Singer's Handbook" also available at the above website and also
her Cesari Vocalise Volumes available at my on-line store. They
are a must for an aspiring vocalist.
Last but definitely not least, Gloria's Debut CD, Tightrope,
has been released and is available at cdbaby.com
or at my on line store. For direct ordering and info go directly
to cdbaby.com/cd/rusch.
Gloria was feverishly trying to complete this CD before she
became ill and so I promised her I'd get it done and out there
no matter what! I am very proud of her and I know she wanted
to share her special gift of voice and lyric with you. This
is truly a one of a kind performance you don't want to miss!
Lot's more happening that I can't talk about yet so do stay
tuned. That's it for now! You can e-mail me anytime for whatever
reason and I guarantee I will return your communication ASAP.
I love to communicate!
Yours,
John Novello
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