Posts by ron

Summer Jobs

Posted By Ron Sunshine on Aug 30, 2015

I don’t know what got me thinking about summer jobs. When I was in my early 20s I had a pretty memorable one in the lake region of northern Michigan, near Traverse City. I was pretty much staying with my girlfriend in New York at the time, had a cheap apartment in Philly where my stuff resided at the whopping rate of $150 a month, and was supposed to have been commuting to New York on weekends to a shitty job selling oriental...

The New HBO Series “Vinyl” Featuring Yours Truly

Posted By Ron Sunshine on Aug 7, 2015

So I guess it’s official now. A new HBO series called VINYL is coming in 2016, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, and starring the great Bobby Cannavale. I played harmonica on the soundtrack, and did a little consulting work on the set. Can’t wait to see it. Looks pretty freaking cool. Here’s the first tease.

When Music Is Like Great Sex

Posted By Ron Sunshine on Aug 3, 2015

First of all, nothing is like great sex. Let’s just get that out of the way right now. But sometimes, for me at least, music can come close. It can also feel like bad, awkward sex. That’s another story for another day. Let’s concentrate on the good experiences. I know my perspective as a musician is different from that of the non-musician listener. But I think we all share a sort of elemental, primitive relationship...

The Time I Spent The Fourth of July in a Swiss Jail

Posted By Ron Sunshine on Jul 4, 2015

I woke up today to various Happy Fourth of July greetings on social media, from all over the world, and it starting me thinking. 2015! How did we get here? My mind started scrolling back through previous July 4 holidays. It was by far my favorite holiday as a kid, due to my extreme pyromania and obsession with fireworks. Later in life my band worked just about every 4th of July. Especially memorable were the couple of times we were...

New Ron Sunshine Record to be Released on Rondette Jazz Label!

Posted By Ron Sunshine on Jun 29, 2015

Ron Sunshine and Golden Bug Entertainment are excited to announce the inking of a new deal between recording artist Ron Sunshine and Rondette Jazz, a boutique record label based in New York City, run by ace musicians, Ian Hendrickson-Smith and Adam Scone. The new Ron Sunshine recording that is currently in post-production will be released on the Rondette Jazz label in the Fall. The new record will be mixed by Ian Hendrickson-Smith,...