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Mondo Magneto
"He's a great guy with a big talent - a cool professional with a wonderful spirit. Don't get too big-headed now, Brian!"
Paul McCartney
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It's a rock record that pops
When Brian Ray decided to record his first solo CD, he didn't have to look far for a supporting cast. The award winning songwriter for Smokey Robinson, guitarist and musical director for Etta James, now on tour as guitarist and bassist with Paul McCartney simply asked some of his mentors and friends to help him out.
A who's who of musical artists
When he asked the legendary blues singer Etta James if she would sing with him on the CD 
her answer was simple - and immediate - “I'll do anything for Brian.” Not surprising considering the bond the two had developed over the years Brian had spent as her musical director and guitarist. “She's family to me, really,” he explains. The rest of the players were a few more of his best friends - Scott Shriner from Weezer, Davey Faragher from Elvis Costello's band, Abe Laboriel, Jr., Wix Wickens and Rusty Anderson from Paul McCartney's band all appear on the album with Brian. The collaborators? Oliver Lieber, Adam Cohen, Tonio K.
Fresh, stylish songs
The resulting album, Mondo Magneto, is filled with fresh, stylish songs whose lyrics and catchy melodies stay with you long after your first listening. It's a pop record that rocks and a rock record with pop radio sensibility. “What was really fun for me about making this album,” Brian explains, “was that every person involved came into the studio and brought their own personality to the sessions. And that shows on the CD.”
Mondo Magneto is available now on Whooray Records.
The Buzz on Mondo Magneto
"He's a great guy with a big talent - a cool professional with a wonderful spirit. Don't get too big-headed now, Brian!"
Paul McCartney
"Mondo Magneto is a celebration of tough, raging guitars that stab and dance around dazzling melodies and pop clever lyrics."
Guitar Player Magazine
"A pop rock masterpiece with brilliant production that shows off an ability to find the hooks that mainstream radio is looking for right now."
Smother.net
"'Mondo Magneto' is real fresh and a little bit nasty. It sounds like he's leaning my way on 'Soft Machine', like he did onstage with me."
Etta James
"...a riotous solo debut with 10 high-octane tunes that rev like a bluesier Cars..."
Des Moines Register Guard
"It's as fine a guitar-based pop-rock record as you're likely to hear for some time."
Vintage Guitar Magazine
"The whole thing goes down as easy as cotton candy and is just as much fun."
San Jose Mercury News
"Brian Ray is as bad as any MoFo I've ever played with. His songs touch my heart and for that, along with many other things, I will always be grateful."
Scott Shriner (Weezer)
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