Some musicians are fortunate enough to find their sympathetic counterparts early in life. Many more gradually let go of the notion that there are other souls destined to cross their path, join forces and leave a lasting musical mark. Prior to meeting through myspace (!), Blue Halo Effect’s David Biglin and Michael D’Agostino had both carved out comfortable niches in their respective musical careers, collaborating with an impressive variety of artists, each enjoying a reasonable amount of success. A short list of the artists they’ve worked with over the years: Herbie Hancock, Art Garfunkel, Kiss, Laura Branigan, Yoko Ono, Renaissance, Steve Howe, Trey Gunn, Quarterflash, Mark Egan, Jessie Baylin, George Clinton, Stanley Jordan, Ben E. King, Ruffin & Kendrick (Temptations), Fernando Saunders, Francesca Beghe and many more.
Their shared sensibilities brought these two musicians together with the intent of simply trying to make some music. Perhaps the purity of such an idea has contributed in some way to the development of so much more. Music began to flow at their first meeting. In the nine months that followed, Michael and David began writing and recording original material for their debut album, which includes an epic version of Pink Floyd’s “Goodbye Blue Sky”.
It seems as though the stars have aligned perfectly for this one. Michael is an accomplished drummer/percussionist and has been developing his songwriting, singing and keyboard skills in recent years. Two of his compositions recently received Billboard Special Recognition Awards. David is a respected keyboardist, guitarist and bass player. He’s also been concentrating on songwriting, arrangement and production since taking a well-deserved break from the road in 2001. The kicker? After chatting through myspace for a while and deciding to get together in person, Michael and David were thrilled to learn that they live within fifteen minutes of one another, making their collaboration just that much more serendipitous. Sympathetic musical counterparts have united. The world is on notice!
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