The album, produced by Stephen Ruggere, also includes such prestigious artists as
Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish

Raquel Iglesias. Massachusetts, December 2005

Juan Diego visited his "older brother", Music Director & Conductor, Stephen Ruggere on his farm in North Brookfield, Massachusetts for ten days this month, to work on the next phase of development of his next CD. Working with producers Ian Hatton and Fran Flannery, senior recording engineer Steve Drown and engineer Ian Neil, Juan Diego re-recorded all the guitar parts for seven new songs at the world-reknown Long View Recording Studio.

Juan Diego recording
(Photo: Long View Recording Studio)

Juan Diego and Stephen experimented with new "ingredients" and sounds...and made plans for two more phases of production. The first will take place in various locations in Spain during the coming Winter and Spring, where cante will be recorded, along with palmas and others.

The second and final phase of recording will take place next June at Long View, where also recorded groups such as Aerosmith, Mos Def o Six by Seven. Old friend Will Calhoun -who has collaborated with Living Colour and B.B. King among others- will record udu (clay drum) and percussion parts; along with bassist Doug Wimbish -who has collaborated with The Rolling Stones and Madonna among others-, jazz trombonist Lennie Peterson, jazz violinist Matt Maneri, Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist, Raphael Popperkaiser, vocalist Katrina Chester and other American musicians to be selected as the compositions mature.

The album will immediately go into post-production at a private mixing & mastering facility and be ready for release by the end of 2006. Acting as Executive Producers, Stephen Ruggere and Nubar Alexanian will work with Juan Diego to secure the best possible worldwide distribution for the album, that will be released three years after debut album ‘Luminaria’.

Juan Diego tn Long View Recording Studio
(Photo: Long View Recording Studio)

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