Linwood Realeases Debut Album
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Cleveland, Mississippi - Waxsaw Records, Inc., a rock and alternative music record label based in Cleveland, Mississippi, announces the label’s first cd release by the band, Linwood. The new album by Linwood, entitled, Burn Effect, is also the band’s debut. Principals are Bo Lindsey and Scott Coopwood, with musical support from Barry Bays (bass), and Rick Shelton (drums).

“We are very excited about the establishment of Waxsaw Records and our first release,” says Joe Meek, Director of A&R for Waxsaw Records. “We look for big things to come from this debut.”

Linwood’s, debut album, Burn Effect, will simultaneously be released on April 1, 2008 in the U.S., Canada, England, and Ireland.

“From the writing of all of the songs to the release of this album took almost two years,” says Linwood lead singer, Bo Lindsey. “We wrote 22 songs and ended up choosing 11 of the 22 to put on the album.”

The album was produced by Scott Coopwood, Waxsaw Records label owner, who is also a member of Linwood. The album was recorded at Studio 125 in Cleveland, Mississippi by Willie
Pevear, Sean Macke, and Coopwood. The cd was mixed at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis by Jason Latshaw, Coopwood, and second engineer, Mike Wilson. It was mastered by Larry and Kevin Nix at L. Nix Mastering in Memphis.

Music is what brought Lindsey and Coopwood together - almost 15 years ago while both were taking the medical school entrance exam.

"Between sections of the exam, Scott and I would visit and somehow we started talking about music and that was the day when all of this started", says Lindsey.

Lindsey's band during that time period at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, was the alternative rock band in that region of the state. Coopwood, who had played in bands throughout the eighties and released several records with his bands Perfect Strangers and Yazoo Beach to critical acclaim, had grown tired of the music business by 1992 when he met Lindsey. However, before he completely exited the music industry, Coopwood invited Lindsey to bring his band into
the studio to record a few tracks.

"My band recorded with Scott, then not long after that when we all grad uated from college, my band broke-up and we went our separate ways," says Lindsey. "I lost touch with Scott for a few years after I moved out to Kansas City. When I returned to Mississippi years later, I ran into Scott and we started talking about how we both missed music and then we started talking about writing some songs together."

After talking with Lindsey, Coopwood started thinking about picking up his guitar again.

"It's funny how that works, " says Coopwood. "If you really have the music bug in you, it's with you for life, regardless of how long it can be dormant. Three years ago, I would have told you that I'd never play a guitar again, and that the creativity I once had for writing songs was also gone. That has turned out not to be true. If music is really in you, it will always be hidden deep down. It may be sleeping, but it hasn't gone anywhere."

The two began writing songs together in 2006 and after 22 songs had been recorded at Coopwood's studio, demo cds were sent out to 25 friends along with a form in which Lindsey and Coopwood asked their friends to rank each song. When the forms were returned, the two re-cut 12 of the best rated songs at Coopwood's studio with Coopwood producing. They mixed the project at the famed Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis with Jason Latshaw.

"So much has taken place at Ardent, just so many great records have been made there, " says Lindsey. "The whole experience of spending time in those great rooms made us better in so many ways."

Burn Effect is available for purchase through iTunes, CD Baby, and other electronic means including the band’s website www.linwoodmusic.net and www.waxsawrecords.com. Cds are also available also in music stores around the U.S. A listing of the stores that will carry the cd can be found on Linwood’s website.

“Our plans are to push the album in the larger cities around the U.S., Canada, and in Europe first,” says Meek. “Then we’ll look at other markets.”

This summer, Linwood will be making a short tour of the larger cities in the south. In June, Linwood will make a media tour in New York City.

For more information and interviews, contact Joe Meek at Waxsaw Records

Contact:
Joe Meek
Director of A & R
Waxsaw Records
info@waxsawrecords.com
662-843-3432

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