“ A wonderful canvas of color! Every music aficionado will love this record!”
– Robyn Flans, Mix Magazine
"Wildly eclectic... Rahn has taken all of the music that he’s assimilated over the decades, mixed it with a healthy dose of jazz … takes the listener on an exhilarating, rewarding road trip.”
– Bill Milkowski, Author and Jazz Journalist
“A joyful collection of upbeat and interesting funky tunes with a refreshingly happy feeling. A party waiting to happen. Congratulations, take a victory lap!”
– Chris Cain, Blues Guitar Master and Alligator Records Recording Artist
“ Greg Rahn’s new album is a joy to listen to. His level of musicianship is so high and effortless. He bounces between different musical languages in a way that’s often surprising, always entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable.”
– Kid Andersen, Guitarist and Record Producer
"Greg Rahn is a superbly talented pianist who enjoys travelling in an endless array of stylistic directions"
-Thomas Hilton, Aldora Britain Records
“Greg is one of the most versatile keyboard players in the Bay Area. He can play jazz, classical, contemporary, and has a flair for upbeat honky-tonk and ragtime compositions.”
-Kevin Frazier, Frazier Trager Productions
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While producing audio for the video game industry over a 25-year period, Bay Area keyboardist-composer Greg Rahn maintained a steady diet of playing live gigs as a side hustle. The lucrative gaming industry allowed him to raise his family, but the side hustle gigs kept him connected to the magic of making music with other musicians, the spontaneity of playing before live audiences and taking his honed keyboard chops out for spin in a dizzying array of styles and genres that are evident on this album.
Having been a fan of ‘70s fusion bands like Return To Forever, Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra while also absorbing the lessons of influential keyboardist-composers like Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul and Jan Hammer, Rahn played “anything with a keyboard” in his formative years. Following a move to the Bay Area in 1981, he began freelancing and worked across many different genres from soul (singer Rosie Gaines who later went on to play with Prince) to Latin jazz (with guitarist Ray Obiedo and percussionist-bandleader Pete Escovedo) to rock (Ronnie Montrose) and blues (Chris Cain). Rahn also recently appeared as musical director for the Big Blues Bash! celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Concord Pavilion, where he backed such artists as Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Ana Popovic and DK Harrell.
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As an in-demand musician, he has performed and/or recorded with a diverse range of artists including blues legends Chris Cain, Elvin Bishop and Tommy Castro; latin jazz artists Pete Escovedo and Ray Obiedo; rock guitar legend Ronnie Montrose and Gamma with Davey Pattison.
A passionate composer Greg’s work can be heard on over 200 video game titles such as Marvel: Contest of Champions, Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle Earth, and Star Wars: Uprising. His soundtracks have been honored with various industry awards.