Artists

Bruce Guynn

About the Making of (INTROSPECTIVE) Album written and performed by (Bruce Guynn)

The songs on the new album (INTROSPECTIVE) is my eighth full length album. It’s a journey through life experiences with the power of music, and poetry to guide us. The creative and recording process was a time of growth musically on all levels. Every instrument I played was an opportunity to grow as a musician improvising, creating the parts that were best for the song in prosody and harmony with the lyrical message emanating from my heart, mind, and memories.

It is also about living in today's divisive times, and the struggle for power with the hope that people can put their differences aside, and appreciate the humanity in all of us. As one listener recently shared with me about the song Too Many Moons. "Too Many Moons" is an intriguing song, very spiritual. It’s speaking in ancient terms to the world today."

On a more personal level these songs and the album (INTROSPECTIVE) were written and created because I had to share it. I want music to bring people together, but also take us further in the search for common ground.

Bruce started his professional songwriting, and recording career in 1994. In 1996 he released his first full length album "Sound of Freedom". For the next seven years, Bruce, and his band were relentless playing at least 100 dates a year performing at various Festivals, Fairs, and Venues. By now Bruce had released three Indy Albums, set up his own distribution through stores with his label Umbrella Records. They were selling hundreds of albums. Then Bruce got a phone call from Ray Ruff who was a well known producer, and promoter. One of the most successful producers, and promoters in the last forty years. Bruce signed a recording agreement with Oak Records and produced an album that spawned two number one's, and seven top thirty charting songs. Since then Bruce has gone on to write, and produce several top charting songs, and four full length albums on his own Indie Label New Coast Records. They are "The Big Rain Cafe", "Ocean of Souls", "Private Collection", and the latest Album (INTROSPECTIVE).

A Love For Music That Became A Life

Starting out professionally as an Indy Artist on his own label Umbrella Records, Bruce released his first full length album "Sound of Freedom" in 1996. It gained regional appeal. Bruce and company began to perform throughout the Northern, and Central Coast of California. With local air play they became an established artist. Big Rain put out two more albums that were noticed by the industry and signed with the label Oak Records. That fourth album went National, and International.

Forever A Free Spirit

Bruce's Music is on Radio Worldwide.

From 2004 - 2019 he has landed three number one songs, seven top ten, and top thirty songs on the the radio and music charts in USA, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Since then Bruce has gone back to his Independent ways releasing a fifth album, "The Big Rain Cafe", and is rolling out the sixth full length CD "Ocean of Souls"'. One of the songs "Recipe For A Broken Heart" has charted in the # 5 on the USA Roots Music Radio Charts, and # 23 on the Pan-European CMA Radio Charts.