Bruised Pear Records

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Rainbow Grass

Rainbow Grass Recorded December 2005 and March through July 2006
Released on July 10th, 2006
Producer: Joe Kopsick
Engineer: Joe Kopsick
Performers: Joe Kopsick on acoustic guitars, electric guitars, slide guitars, banjos, mandolins, electric basses, violins, keyboards, percussion, and sound effects; David Whaley on acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolins, and violins; Ashish Pradhan on acoustic guitars, violins, pizzicato violins, and percussion; Tom Johannsen on electric basses; Rucha Mehta on harmonium; Rohan Mehta on tabla; and Katen Kapadia on sitar

Tracks:
1. This One Sounds Good (Joseph Kopsick) 3:13
2. An Apple (Joseph Kopsick) 1:37
3. For Callie (Joseph Kopsick) 2:15
4. Indian / Bluegrass One Way (Joseph Kopsick) 1:59
5. Indian / Bluegrass the Other (Joseph Kopsick and Ashish Pradhan) 8:00
6. Another I-iv-IV-V (Joseph Kopsick) 2:36
7. Out in the Sticks (Joseph Kopsick) 5:38
8. Flange '73 1/4 (Joseph Kopsick) 5:14
9. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg) 2:26

Send requests to Joko24@aol.com or post under this subject to have either mp3s or a hard copy of this album sent to you. Include your name and address. Visit http://www.myspace.com/joekopsickmusic for my the official Joe Kopsick music website.

Sunday, July 31, 2005

The Life and Times of Zwonk Goldstein

The Life and Times of Zwonk Goldstein

This is an instrumental interpretation of the events of a person's life from birth to death.

Recorded from July 1st to July 27th, 2005
Released on July 29th, 2005
Producers: Joe Kopsick and Kurt Werner
Recording Engineer: Kurt Werner
Stereo Engineers: Joe Kopsick and Kurt Werner
Performers:
Joe Kopsick on Vocals, 'Ukulele, Guitars, Banjo, Keyboards, and Bass
Kurt Werner on 'Ukulele; Guitars; Saxophone; Keyboards; Marimba; Recorders; Bass; Synthesizer, Organ, and Drum Programming
John Swisher on Keyboards and 'Ukulele

Tracks:
1. Birth (Kurt Werner) 1:56
2. Infancy (Joseph Kopsick and Kurt Werner) 3:12
3. Childhood (Kurt Werner and Joseph Kopsick) 2:05
4. Adolescence (Kurt Werner and John Swisher) 1:33
5. Teen Years (Joseph Kopsick) 2:27
6. College (Kurt Werner and John Swisher; "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, arranged by Kurt Werner) 3:40
7. Love (Kurt Werner; "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Kurt Werner) 2:29
8. Wedding (Canon in D) (Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Kurt Werner and Joseph Kopsick) 6:50
9. Honeymoon (Joseph Kopsick) 3:47
10. Birth of a Child (Kurt Werner) 4:04
11. Work (Kurt Werner) 4:26
12. Mid-Life Crisis (Joseph Kopsick and Kurt Werner) 3:00
13. Old Age (Joseph Kopsick and Kurt Werner) 2:50
14. Sickness (Kurt Werner, John Swisher, and Mark Miller) 6:40
15. Death (Kurt Werner) 3:17

Send requests to Joko24@aol.com or post under this subject to have either mp3s or a hard copy of this album sent to you. Include your name and address. Visit http://www.myspace.com/zdrawbury to see ZdraWburY's official website and for free downloads.

Saturday, July 09, 2005

For You Bluegrass: A Tribute to George Harrison

For You Bluegrass: A Tribute to George Harrison

Recorded from February 25th to May 7th, 2005
Released on May 18th, 2005
Producer: Joe Kopsick
Engineer: Joe Kopsick
Performers: Joe Kopsick on Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, and Stand-Up Double Bass
Bethie Karno on Fiddle

Tracks:
1. For You Blue (George Harrison) 2:31
2. What is Life (George Harrison) 3:55
3. Art of Dying (George Harrison) 3:10
4. My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) 3:58
5. You Took My Breath Away (George Harrison) 2:48
6. Something (George Harrison) 2:29
7. The Inner Light (George Harrison) 2:16
8. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (George Harrison) 4:25
9. Run of the Mill (George Harrison) 2:10
10. Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) 2:44

Send requests to Joko24@aol.com or post under this subject to have either mp3s or a hard copy of this album sent to you. Include your name and address. Visit http://www.myspace.com/joekopsickmusic for my the official Joe Kopsick music website.

Joe Kopsick Demo CD

Joe Kopsick Demo CD
Recorded on May 27th, 2004
Released on May 31st, 2004
Engineer: Joe Kopsick
Producer: Joe Kopsick
Performer: Joe Kopsick

Tracks:
1. Blackbird (Paul McCartney) 2:11
2. Hello in There (John Prine) 4:06
3. Mother Nature's Son (Paul McCartney) 2:29
4. Illegal Smile (John Prine) 2:40
5. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll) (George Harrison) 3:14
6. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone (John Prine) 2:31

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Links

Here are the web addresses of some companies I bought software and instruments from.

Except this first one, my friend's website. Download the tracks from For You Bluegrass: A Tribute to George Harrison at the address below.
http://www.m4j1kn1nj4.net/4ubluegrass/
JoeK638 - match.com - contact at Joko24@aol.com
http://www.apple.com/
http://www.cakewalk.com/
http://www.casio.com/
http://www.fender.com/
http://www.gibson.com/
http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/
http://www.ibanez.com/
http://www.m-audio.com/
http://www.oscarschmidt.com/
http://www.pignose.com/gorilla/gorilla.htm/
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/
http://www.shure.com/
http://www.steveclayton.com/
http://www.takamine.com/
http://www.washburn.com/

Bruised Pear Records

My name is Joe Kopsick. I am 19 years old and I am an amateur musician. I have been doing home recordings on my computer with the help of Cakewalk HomeStudio XL 2004 since November 2003.
Bruised Pear Records is my illegitimate record label, and this website will feature track listings of all of Bruised Pear Records' releases.
I started this website on July 9th, 2005. I put out a demo CD on May 31st, 2004, a bluegrass tribute CD on May 18th, 2005, a psychedelic rock concept album on July 29th, 2005, and I am planning to release an original bluegrass album soon. The purpose of this website is to spread my music around for free to people interested in it who are too far away to have me give them hard copies of the CDs.
All of the following posts will be about the BPR releases. If you want the album, e-mail me and I will send the mp3s to you.
Send all requests to Joko24@aol.com