To submit a recording for consideration in DEMO,
send disc and press release to:
DEMO magazine, Columbia College Chicago,
600 S. Michigan Ave., suite 400, Chicago, IL 60605.
Priority will be given to recent recordings on a label.
CDs will not be returned.

Law / Cougar
[Layered Records, 2005. www.cougarsound.com]
Columbia connection: Horn player/ composer Joseph Hulbert (’07), graduate student in AEMM, development assistant in the Center for Community Arts Partnerships
The sound: Experimental/Rock/Electronica
The word: First released to critical acclaim in Europe and the U.K., this album had its American release in October 2006. The group describes the sound as “epic emergency rock.” Cougar posts a performance schedule
and blogs about their tours on www.myspace.com/cougarsound.

Raw Yang / Fake Fictions
[FP Records, 2006. www.thefakefictions.com]
Columbia connection: Drummer Ben Bilow is a graphic designer on staff at Columbia. Engineer Gerard Julian Barreto (’03) is a graduate of the Audio Arts and Acoustics program.
The sound: Pop
The word: Punk Planet’s Chris Burkhalter says Raw Yang is “Unpretentious and thoroughly listenable, it sounds like the Fake Fictions had fun recording these songs. More important, it’s fun to listen to.” Hear samples at
www.thefakefictions.com.

Rick Goldschmidt Sings / Rick Goldschmidt
[Miser Bros. Records, 2006. www.rankinbass.com]
Columbia connection: Rick Goldschmidt (’87) earned a B.A. in Illustration.
The sound: Rock
The word: Goldschmidt’s debut release features story-centered songs with Goldschmidt and Robin Wilson, the album’s producer on vocals. Guest musicians include Scott Johnson of the Gin Blossoms.

Over the Waterfall / Trillium
[Little Miracles Productions, 2006. www.trilliumtheband.com]
Columbia connection: Bass and keyboard player Doug Lofstrom is the
student assessment coordinator in the Music department.
The sound: Folk/Dixieland/Bluegrass
The word: Mainly instrumental, the group samples a wide range of genres. Traditional songs and jazz standards are reworked in Trillium’s eclectic style. The group says their songs “represent the synthesis of a lot of creative energy.” More at www.trilliumtheband.com

American A Cappella / Bella Voce, directed by Anne Heider
[Bella Voce, 2005. www.bellavoce.org]
Columbia connection: Gustavo Leone, composition studies director and associate professor in the Music department, composed “Art of Birds.”
The sound: Chamber choir
The word: A collection of music recorded in concert during the ensemble’s 2004-2005 tour season, conducted by Artistic Director Emerita Anne Heider. The group was founded in the Chicago area in 1982 under the name His Majestie’s Clerkes, and performs songs from a variety of American a cappella traditions.