The “Sedona Sessions” could not have happened without John David Balla at the controls, and Jim DeGeorge organizing this extremely complex project and herding all the elements through to completion. Mike Jung handled most of the mixing chores in San Diego. (Photo at right: Producer John David Balla playing keyboard.)

I want to thank the musicians who decided to do something different and succeeded, even though everyone we knew said it could not be done. Specifically, I want to thank Dylan Jung and Lou Moretti for their work anchoring the rhythm section in Sedona. I would like to thank the individual artists: Barry Keenan; Alex Ogburn; Nathan Saith; Lori-Ann Rella; Nathan Trujillo and Jason Kevin of the band, Redlands; Keith Kavisic; Amy Winter; Jason Vargo; Tim Jessup; Linh Renken and Ceta Singley of the Band, DEEPA; and Courtney Yeates.

Special thanks to Uncle Marc Wolin for helping with equipment, as well as moral and technical support, and to Mike Lattanzi for his support and top-of-the-learning-curve input.

Finally, thanks to Joan Sedita for being such a gracious host in Sedona, and for supporting John through the challenges we overcame to accomplish something worthwhile.

This project was one of the most challenging and exhilarating experiences of my life and I will always remember it fondly.

(Photo above: Singer Jason Vargo, who sang “World Is Broken,” compares notes with drummer Lou Moretti.)

For more photos and videos, and to hear the songs, go to www.TheSedonaSessions.com.

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