The Making of “Dawning” - Photobook

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    Vic Grady - Founder/Producer of 40 Years To Freedom

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    Frank Josephs - Sound Engineer and Owner of Munchkin Studios

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    Eric Valentine - drums

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    Ken Freeman - engineer (drum tracks)

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    Elinor Sitrish - vocals on "Hunger"

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    Vic Grady - vocals on "Hunger"

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    Joe LoPiccolo - nylon-string guitar on "Hunger"

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    Vic Grady - keyboard 'strings' on "Hunger"

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    Brooke Van Grinsven and Kris Feldman - vocals on "Wounded" and "The Darkest Moments"

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    Brooke Van Grinsven and Kris Feldman - vocals on "Wounded" and "The Darkest Moments"

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    Vic Grady and Elinor Sitrish - vocals on "Hunger"

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    Joe LoPiccolo - nylon-string guitar on "Hunger"

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    Elinor Sitrish - vocals on "Hunger"

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    Frank 'The Wizard' Josephs - sound engineer extraordinaire

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    Finny and Millie, the Studio Dogs

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    Finny and Millie, the Studio Dogs

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    world-class violinist Leah Zeger - violins on "Prologue: Before The Dawn" and "Comes The Dawn"

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    Joe LoPiccolo - nylon-string guitar on "Hunger"

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    the beautiful Elinor Sitrish - vocals on "Hunger"

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    Joe LoPiccolo (nylon-string guitar) and Vic Grady (producer) - during the recording of "Hunger"

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    Leah Zeger - violins on "Prologue: Before The Dawn" and "Comes The Dawn"

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    Brooke Van Grinsven and Kris Feldman - vocals on "Wounded" and "The Darkest Moments"

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    Frank 'The Wizard' Josephs - engineer

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    Leah Zeger - violins on "Prologue: Before The Dawn" and "Comes The Dawn"

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    Ken Freeman - engineer (drum tracks)

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    Ken Freeman - engineer (drum tracks)

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    photo shoot for CD back cover - with friend and assistant Caleb Jensen

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    photo shoot for CD back cover - completed 'debris field'

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    CD back cover - completed processed image

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    CD front cover - completed artwork

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    Vic Grady - composer/songwriter/recording artist

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    Frank Josephs - recording, mixing, and mastering engineer

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    Ken Freeman - engineer (drum tracks)

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    Eric Valentine - drums on "Wounded", "Hunger", "The Darkest Moments", "The Angel", "Dawning", "40 Years To Freedom", and "Epilogue: Visions Of Forever"

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    Finny, Chief Canine Consultant

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    Millie, Senior Canine Consultant

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    Munchkin Studios' 'Wall of Fame'

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    The '40 Years To Freedom Chorale' - vocals on "(Afterglow)" and "40 Years To Freedom"

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    The '40 Years To Freedom Chorale' - vocals on "(Afterglow)" and "40 Years To Freedom"

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    Ken Freeman (drum tracks engineer) and Eric Valentine (drums)

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    Ken Freeman (drum tracks engineer) and Eric Valentine (drums)

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    Frank 'The Wizard' Josephs - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    drum kit setup - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Tom Walsh - drums on "Freedom"

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    Jim Lum - electric guitar on "Freedom"

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    Randy Landas - electric bass on "Freedom"

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    Robert Kyle - tenor sax on "Freedom" (Robert also played tenor sax on "Wounded" and flute on "Dawning")

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    Jon Gilutin (organ, piano) and Randy Landas (electric bass) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Kevin Winard (congas, hand percussion), Vic Grady (producer), and Frank Josephs (engineer) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Ronnie Gutierrez - timbales on "Freedom"

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    Robert Kyle - tenor sax on "Freedom"

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    Jim Lum (electric guitar) and Frank Josephs (engineer) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Vi Jordan - vocals on "Freedom"

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    Frank Josephs (engineer) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Ronnie Gutierrez - timbales on "Freedom"

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    Jon Gilutin (organ, piano) and Randy Landas (electric bass) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Jim Lum - electric guitar on "Freedom"

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    Tom Walsh - drums on "Freedom"

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    Robert Kyle - tenor sax on "Freedom"

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    during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Brooke Van Grinsven, Kris Feldman, and Domonique Paton - backing vocals on "Freedom"

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    Neelamjit Dhillon - bansuri on "Sands" and "Freedom" (Neelamjit also played tabla on "Prologue: Before The Dawn")

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    Finny ('stink face') and Millie, the Studio Dogs

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    Frank Josephs (engineer) and Kevin Winard (congas, hand percussion) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Jon Gilutin (organ, piano) and Randy Landas (electric bass) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Robert Kyle - tenor sax on "Freedom"

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    Jim Lum (electric guitar) and Frank Josephs (engineer) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    Ronnie Gutierrez - timbales on "Freedom"

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    Tom Walsh - drums on "Freedom"

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    Neelamjit Dhillon - bansuri on "Sands" and "Freedom"

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    Kris Feldman - backing vocals on "Freedom"

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    Brooke Van Grinsven and Domonique Paton - backing vocals on "Freedom"

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    Neelamjit Dhillon - bansuri on "Sands" and "Freedom"

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    Frank Josephs (engineer) - during the recording of "Freedom"

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    The '40 Years To Freedom Chorale' - vocals on "(Afterglow)" and "40 Years To Freedom"

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    Vic Grady - conceptualist, founder, financier, executive producer, producer, recording artist, composer, songwriter/lyricist, musical director, arranger, orchestrator, contractor, vocalist, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, manager, publicist, art director, website supervisor, marketing and advertising representative, copyright/publishing/trademark specialist...

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    Finny and Millie, the Studio Dogs - exhausted at the end of a grueling two-and-a-half-year recording project!

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    40 Years To Freedom - project logo

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    AngelCrest Music - record label logo

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    CD front cover

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    CD back cover

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    CD label face

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    'Dawning' CD release day (Friday, May 20, 2022) - driving to the FedEx depot in Sylmar, CA to pickup 5,450 copies of 'Dawning'!

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    'Dawning' CD release day - friend and student Bill Jarman provided transportation and extra smiles!

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    'Dawning' CD release day - bringing the shipment!

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    'Dawning' CD release day - bringing the shipment!

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    'Dawning' CD release day (Friday, May 20, 2022) - proud moment!

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