Tony Gabriel Recording Project
 

The Tony Gabriel recording project is the most deeply personal of all my musical endeavors. 

The "Walking Distance" project is the most deeply personal of all my musical endeavors.  This is a CD of all original compositions that I recorded with my good friend, superb drummer and co-producer Bill Jaile - to whom I am eternally grateful for turning my dream into a reality.  The recordings came out sounding just the way I heard them in my head when they were being created.  The atmosphere in the studio has been one of complete comfort and fun, two key elements conducive to good work.  

 I have been writing songs since I was eleven years old.  It’s just something that I’ve always done, mostly for my own amusement.  There’s a certain kind of pleasure that I get from writing that I haven’t been able to find in any other activity.  This is probably because the reason for a song’s existence in the first place is usually an emotionally charged incident or thought, so it stands to reason that I would always find it interesting and be passionate about it.  We’ve heard it many times before but I can attest that it truly can be therapeutic.  If the song came from a painful or negative experience the act of writing it down somehow seems to help me move beyond it. 

 Bill and I are currently working on new material.  Even though we have over a dozen original songs that are ready to record we’re working on the ones that are being created right now.  We are having a great time!