Be sure to check out the new Gross Means LP on Potions Records. The new record features a slew of guests, including Steve Kortyka, Dan Bailey, Chris Geddes, Brad Wagner, David Agee, Kyle Hodges and Jake Vinsel. Liner Notes: Gerald Bailey, is a trumpeter cast in the Miles Davis cool bop mold. Exercising the limitations... Continue Reading →
New Song: Drowned In Down
Listen to the new single by Gerald Bailey featuring LA session drummer Dan Bailey. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kBI6KcZfKHUpkJyIrFEa6?si=2d5c75f0e62e4ecc
Music Placement for Lays Potato Chips
Recently a piece of music written by Gerald Bailey was featured in a Lays Potato Chips television commercial. https://youtu.be/PYs_YHmVPbY?feature=share
New Song: Oofed
Oofed just dropped on all platforms. The song features David Agee on Drums, Brad Wagner Flute and Gerald Bailey on Trumpet. In video games, being oofed is to temporarily die, while in life one can often feel "oofed". Links: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/oofed?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Migration Climate: Favorite Albums of 2023
Migration Climate was one of Endless Crate's favorite albums of 2023. The record was included alongside a list of great artists including El Michels Affair, Black Thought, Kassa Overall, Heliocentrics, Gaslamp Killer, The Circling Sun, Pachyman and fellow Potions Records collaborator Harry James Brenner. Here's what they had to say: "With Migration Climate, Gerald Bailey masterfully... Continue Reading →
Single Release: Ghost Mall
Presave Link to the latest single "Ghost Mall" Ghost Mall is an oblique song intended to be a commentary on overpopulation, consumerism and overproduction.
Gerald Bailey Duo with Harry James Brenner at Dark Matter Coffee Sweet 16 Anniversary Festival
Festival Lineup Features Laura Jane Grace, Martin Atkins, Black Bear Combo, Environmental Encroachment, Good Hive, Maker, Meghavahana, Skyway Stereo, Wild Jesus & the Devils Lettuce, Chuck Wren, Gerald Bailey, Kyle Hodges, Los Black Dogs, Sears Tower of Folk, Steve Redell and Will Wisniewski.
New Track, Migration Climate Extended
SONG LINK https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/raised-by-conservatives-feat-kyle-hodges?utm_source=SendGrid&utm_medium=Email+&utm_campaign=website Raised by Conservatives is the first new mix from his debut record Migration Climate, released on Potions Music New York. The song is a collaboration with Kyle Hodges featuring Trumpet, Synth and chopped up drums. Kyle named this one in response to the original title "Raised by Frogs".
Migration Climate “Highly Recommended” Endless Crate
"Gerald Bailey’s 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 is a jazz album, but not in the traditional sense. Centered around dusty drums, recycled instruments and brassy horns, it’s rooted in a grimy kind of jazz that creates a bluesy, careworn sound. Highly recommended." Album Link
“Rain Party” Release on May 10
Rain Party is a follow up single to the sold out vinyl LP, Migration Climate. Thumb piano lines create polyrhythmic counterpoint that sounds like falling rain. The heavy drums are a nod to rainmaking rituals from Africa and North America. Link to Stream Pre-Save