I am thrilled to offer these tracks to celebrate the Holiday season. I espesially want to thank: Bernard Bodin, Don Bodin (Sr.), Regina Bodin, T-Bob Bodin, Linda Abbott, Cuca Esteves, Wade Gasque, Gregory Jenkins, Mark Strano, Zabeth Russell and Clem Jeffreys for their talent and contribution to these tracks.
Who doesn't love the Holidays and classic Holiday music?
As a young music student, making holiday albums for my friends and family was a yearly tradition. The albums gave me a chance to experiment and really challenge my musical skills.
Some of my friends may still have cassette copies of "The Vienna Sausage Boys Choir" album from my days at university. That holiday project was recorded at 2am on a Sunday morning after recruiting everyone attending a fraternity party to come sing with me in the studio. A fight broke out in the middle of an arrangement of "What Child Is This". It was, of course, kept in the final mix.
CREDITS: I Want A Pony (Happy Holiday)
Lead Vocal: Linda Abbott
Chorus:
Bernard Bodin, Don Bodin (Sr.), Regina Bodin, T-Bob Bodin, Cuca Esteves, Wade Gasque, Gregory Jenkins, Mark Strano, Zabeth Russell
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Clem Jeffreys
I Just Wanted To Say Happy Holiday
Backing Vocal:
Linda Abbott
Guitar, Backing Vocal: Bernard Bodin
Trumpet: Clem Jeffreys
David Heaton of Pop Matters called Greed, Lust and Cloning “fresher sounding than some of what Hollywood’s composers are coming up; Zimmer could learn something from Bodin’s spunk.”
“Bodin’s superb music sense, coupled with his arsenal of amazing musicians, has resulted in an album that is nothing short of extraordinary.” - Vish Iyer, Daily Vault
“. . . crunchy guitars, strings, operatic flourishes and synthesized mayhem create an ominous backdrop. Roll over, John Williams.” - La Briola, The Westword
About Don Bodin
Bodin studied music at Millikin University before attending film scoring classes at UCLA. His former electronic rock band, File Underwater, took the #27 position on Amazon.com's Emerging Artists sales charts in 2000. In 2005, Bodin refocused his efforts on creating music for media and has since contributed music to several independent features including Fuego (starring David Carradine), promotional spots for Toyota Motors and Greys' Anatomy Scrubs, as well as National Geographic's documentry Ship Sinkers and most recently collaberating with composer Lance Hayes on the XBOX video game Forza Motorsport 3.
