Vanity Crash Fans, You are receiving this because you requested information or attended one of our Vanity Crash concerts or David Bowie presentations. As we prepare for our upcoming shows at BOP STOP onFri 1/12&Sat 1/13, we're learning formerly obscured details behind the making of one of the all-time classic albums, David Bowie's Low, released in January of 1977. * Fri 1/12: David Bowie: The Berlin Era (1976-80) * Sat 1/13: An Evening With(out) David Bowie (entire life) *http://www.BowieShows.com For example, many people assume that Brian Eno produced Bowie's Berlin trilogy (Low, "Heroes" and Lodger). As it turns out, Tony Visconti produced all three, while Eno contributed ambient electronic tracks and co-wrote some of the songs with Bowie. He also brought along his Oblique Strategies cards to help with the creative process, offering suggestions like: "Use unqualified people." And, in fact, only the album "Heroes" was produced entirely in Berlin: Low was tracked at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris with only one song (Weeping Wall) created at Hansa Tonstudio (Hansa By The Wall) in Berlin. Bowie wrote all songs on Low, with Eno credited as co-writer on Warszawa (he created the ambient soundbed when Bowie left town to meet with lawyers defending a lawsuit from his former manager), while George Murray (bass) and Dennis Davis (drums) were credited as co-writers on Breaking Glass. The post-rock electronic sound of Low was created by Bowie, Eno and Visconti wielding their current favorite obsessions: Bowie had one of only a couple hundred Chamberlin tape-loop keyboards: a mellotron prototype. Eno brought along his favorite synthesizer, the EMS Synthi AKS, which was built into a suitcase and was triggered by a joystick. And Visconti was experimenting with the Eventide Harmonizer, that he claimed, "f**ks with the fabric of time." On Friday, January 12, 2018 at Cleveland's BOP STOP at 7:30PM, I'll be presenting "David Bowie: The Berlin Era" at 7:30PM, uncovering more behind-the-scenes revelations about Bowie's Berlin era, plus an exciting live music set from Cleveland glam heroes Vanity Crash. On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the same location, I'll present "An Evening With(out) David Bowie" telling the story of Bowie's entire life from birth to his final album Blackstar and his New York stage musical Lazarus. Part 1 begins at 7:30PM and runs through Young Americans, and Part 2 starts at 9:30PM with the Berlin Era and runs to the very end of his life and beyond. Both sets are followed by live music showcases by Vanity Crash. Join us for rare video, needle drops, trivia contests, Q&A, and some visual arts exhibitions on David Bowie. The live music segments by Vanity Crash feature Bowie favorites, period classics and originals from our 2017 release Phantasmagoria, which includes a track with piano contributed by Mike Garson, Bowie's longtime pianist. I hope you can join us at one or more of these shows, which have been selling out. More information can be found below and at: http://www.BowieShows.com Download PDF of extensive details here. http://www.yurichcreative.com/images/email-newsletter-images/180112-Bowie-Be... We hope to see you at BOP STOP next week! ~ Thomas Mulready and Vanity Crash