I know I have blogged somewhere, sometime, about the genesis of this project. For the record though, in 1991 (it does seem like yesterday:) the 3 of us were in parallel limbo with our respective bands. The BB’s were litigating each other, Mike Love running the show, with the least mount of musical skill. Gerry was grimly holding America together, doing everything (and I mean everything), and I couldn’t catch a break, creatively, in my own C-band.
Phil Ramone, producing what would become my second solo album (“Life is Good …”) brought in Gerry’s “Watching the Time Go By” and suggested getting Carl to join in the vocals. I loved the song, was unsure about working with ANY other artists, this being my ‘solo statement’. But the moment we sang together around the mic, I knew we had to do this. “Let’s start a band!”
It became a very quick friendship, very funny, very musical, very generous. We composed and recorded for a couple of years. Phil Galston, Steve Levine and John Van Eps adding their producer touches, were closely involved. Galdston in particular invested the most energy and emotion, but we couldn’t find a home for the project until after Carl’s sudden passing.

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BLUE INFINITY MUSIC: OUR CREATIVE CONCEPT

#1 Provide an innovative, comfortable environment where songwriters, musicians, producers and publishers rethink how to best cooperate with each other….actually doing so in “real time”.

#2 Explore and implement emerging web technologies that engage music fans DURING the songwriting process, thereby creating motivation for ourselves and increased connections (and opportunities) with those fans. A win-win.

#3 Facilitate productions of new multi-media releases and business models related to such activity. Complete freedom and autonomy are afforded to each BIM artist. We believe such an environment will foster deeper creativity and collaboration.

Think of BIM as a “safe harbor and staging area” for new music. It is not about BIM owning copyrights, publishing, royalties, etc Original writers ALWAYS retain ownership of their work. They decide how, when (and if) a song ever gets completed for “commercial enterprise”. There is ZERO fear an artists original vision will ever be lost in the revision process, as all intellectual property rights are automatically secured by the author/composer.

This environment, what we like to call an “Artist’s Alchemy”, happens live, in front of an ever growing fan base. This means that free downloads and open communication are vital…an open window into the full creative process. This allows strong forward motion without traditional concerns about “the music business.” This is ALL about evolving a unique platform that supports “creative flow”. There will always be time to sell things. Cart must follow the horse friends!

Naturally, the BIM project will evolve as the music industry (and world) changes around us.
Thank you for being here. We welcome your energy!