I recently received a pre-release copy of Shawn Nelson’s new CD entitled San Juan Street. I admit to being a fan of Shawn Nelson since I first booked him into The Hideaway in Houston, Texas… Shawn Nelson is a recent addition to a long list of artist’s contributing to the new “Cosmic Cowboy” movement in Austin, Texas…
In my humble opinion, the music scene in Austin has grown stale over the past decade with far too many DJ driven dance clubs and shot bars replacing live music venues on a once vibrant sixth street, making it ever more difficult for Austin to continue claiming to be “Live Music Capital of the World”… I am hopeful that the magic will return with the emergence of new and exciting artists like Shawn Nelson… Shawn’s style takes the listener back to a simpler time when the likes of Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P Nunn, Michael Murphy and so many more were rebelling against the corporate machine and spawning “The Cosmic Cowboy Movement” of the 70’s…
I recently spoke briefly with Shawn about “San Juan Street” and he told me the CD is due to be released October 2011 and a tour is in the works… Shawn also said the project took longer than he had hoped, due to cash flow fluctuations… Shawn also said “CD’s can be done one of three ways, Fast, Good or Cheap – I chose Good”… All songs on San Juan Street were written by Shawn Nelson and the project was recorded at Guzman Fox Studio in Austin, Texas. Shawn enlisted the help of some well-respected and talented individuals to work with him on this endeavor. San Juan Street was Produced and Engineered by Grammy winner Joel Guzman – Mixed by Bradley Kopp and Mastered by Grammy winner David Glasser at Airshow Mastering.
Shawn Nelson is a very talented songwriter and a great performer. See him Live when he appears in your town, I assure you the admission price will be money well spent…
