Mike Tiano is known for his bringing Yes into the Internet age. After helming one of the first online fanzines Notes From the Edge Mike created their official web site YesWorld, and for well over a decade was their web site manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike is also a musician and songwriter in his own right, now releasing \u201cCre\u00e9tisvan\u201d which he characterizes as his life\u2019s work and is informally calling the album his \u201caudiobiography\u201d. As he explains, \u201cThis album is culled from many of my best compositions, written throughout my adulthood. I\u2019ve rarely performed these, and had only recently produced them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is evident is Mike\u2019s being inspired by the likes of the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rush, and of course Yes. \u201cThe tunes are in the vein of early progressive rock: lots of heart along with catchy melodies, recurring themes, sonic instrumental flights, shifting dynamics, and the kind of tuneful content which is sorely missing in today\u2019s popular musical scene. Many who miss \u2018classic\u2019 rock in general will find much to enjoy here.\u201d Mike\u2019s influences are apparent throughout the album, including the Zeppelin-esque \u201cAutomaton\u201d; the Yes-like \u201cTriad\u201d; the Beatles-inspired \u201c(Because) You Win\u201d; the surprising Buffalo Springfield vibe of \u201cA Natural\u201d; and Mike\u2019s prog influences in general on the epic \u201cEmerge Triumphant\u201d, which features a live orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every track was written and arranged by Mike, who is lead vocalist and handles the lion\u2019s share of the guitar work. While he also produced ten of the twelve tracks the remaining two were handled by Yes member Billy Sherwood on \u201cDifferent Drummer\u201d while the instrumental \u201cDance of the Little Guys\u201d is the work of Randy George, bassist for the Neal Morse Band. Both musicians perform on those respective songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other\u00a0accomplished\u00a0musicians gracing \u201cCre\u00e9tisvan\u201d include David Sancious (Bruce Springsteen\u2019s E Street Band, Jon Anderson\u2019s album \u201cAnimation\u201d); keyboard wizard and orchestrator Jonathan Sindelman (Keith Emerson Band, The Magic Band\/Captain Beefheart); guitarist Steve McKnight (Cry Wolf, GayC\/DC); keyboardist Rick Daugherty (the reformed Flash); vocalist Joanne Perica; and a host of notable Seattle-area talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike attributes the album\u2019s \u201cexquisite mix\u201d to Grammy winner Steve Smith. Steve began his career as assistant engineer on Stevie Wonder\u2019s \u201cSongs in the Key of Life\u201d and was a member of legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick\u2019s production team for Supertramp\u2019s \u201cEven in the Quietest Moments\u201d, where Steve participated on the hit \u201cGive a Little Bit\u201d. Steve would go on to apply his talents\u00a0on projects for Heart, Cheap Trick, Donna Summer, Garth Brooks, and video game orchestrations for Michael Giacchino to name a very few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what the heck is Cre\u00e9tisvan? When he was young Mike aspired to be a cartoonist; in his late teens and early 20s he created spacey cartoon collages. To title this style of art he used a word unique to his own history\u2014one that you won\u2019t find in a dictionary (yet). Mike would use \u201cCreetisvan\u201d (no accent over the second \u2018e\u2019) for that art and later for his musical performances, and when he decided to retain it for the title of the album he added that accent to include the word \u201ccreate\u201d\u2014denoting his devotion to artistry and creativity. Bringing his artistic journey full circle some of the original artwork he created as a young adult will be found on the inside cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Mike Tiano:<\/strong> After living in L.A. for most of his life Mike moved to the Seattle area in the late 1980s to pursue a career in technology, and to begin recording his songs in earnest. Mike would join Microsoft where he remained for nearly twenty years in various roles, including primary Test Engineer for two brand-new features in Windows 95: the Taskbar and the Start Menu. In 1993 Mike became editor for Notes From the Edge, publishing innumerous interviews with Yes members. After convincing Yes to launch their official site Mike created its original schema, and as Site Manager oversaw the official band and various member sites. Mike provided the liner notes for four of the Yes remasters from Rhino, and is currently a contributor to the online media journal Something Else! Reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To order:<\/strong> Mike Tiano is known for his bringing Yes into the Internet age. After helming one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[1528],"class_list":["post-14830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-mike-tiano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14832,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14830\/revisions\/14832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
https:\/\/amazon.com\/s?k=Cre%C3%A9tisvan&ref=nb_sb_noss_2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information:<\/strong>
Official site:\u00a0
http:\/\/miketiano.com<\/a>
Facebook:\u00a0
https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miketianomusic\/<\/a>
Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/musictiano<\/a>
About Steve Smith:
\u00a0http:\/\/www.stevesmithrecording.com\/live-studio-recordings<\/a>
Mike Tiano\u2019s Writing Portfolio:\u00a0http:\/\/miketiano.com\/portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"