JIMI HENDRIX PRODUCER EDDIE KRAMER TO ATTEND OPENING NIGHT OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 25 IN SF
Plus preview of unreleased “West Coast Seattle Boy – The Jimi Hendrix Anthology”
WHO
Eddie Kramer is the audio engineer and producer who worked closely with Jimi Hendrix on every album the guitarist issued during his lifetime, including such signature works as “Are You Experienced,” “Axis: Bold As Love” and “Electric Ladyland.” Kramer recorded Hendrix’s legendary Woodstock performance in 1969 and played an instrumental role in the development of Electric Lady Studios, a state of the art recording facility the guitarist commissioned. After Hendrix’s passing on September 18, 1970, Kramer continued to produce albums featuring previously recorded, unheard Hendrix tracks. Since 1997, Kramer, together with Janie Hendrix and John McDermott, has supervised the release of every Jimi Hendrix album on behalf of Experience Hendrix, the production company formed by Jimi's late father Al Hendrix. The most recent Jimi Hendrix release "Valleys of Neptune” has enjoyed enormous critical and commercial success, reaching #4 in the US and top ten chart positions throughout the world. Kramer said there is much more material that has not been released, until now.
WHAT
Kramer will be at the San Francisco Art Exchange to talk to press about an unreleased box set featuring 45 unreleased Hendrix tracks. The box set titled “West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology” will not be released until November 16. The Hendrix family and Kramer are giving the guests of San Francisco Art Exchange special insight into these unreleased tracks, through Mr. Kramer’s sophisticated knowledge and experience of his friend and colleague, Jimi Hendrix, during his attendance at the opening night reception of “Can You See Me? – A Life Through the Lens,” a Hendrix photography exhibition. Intimate studio shots of Hendrix, taken by Kramer are part of the exhibition.
The unreleased box set contains five discs total: four audio CD’s and a 90 minute documentary on DVD. San Francisco Art Exchange will play the DVD during the reception, as well as the four disc audio set. The discs chart Hendrix’s career, starting with songs he played as a side-man or session guitarist on the first disc. The next three discs consist of unreleased demos and alternate takes, totaling 45 unreleased tracks.
WHERE AND WHEN
The opening night reception for “Can You See Me – A Life Through the Lens” is on Saturday, September 25 from 7-10pm at the San Francisco Art Exchange (458 Geary St). One must R.S.V.P. to the reception by e-mailing info@sfae.com or calling (800)344-9633 ahead of time.
More information on Eddie Kramer’s work with Hendrix and other artists can be read here.
Press Inquiries and interview requests contact Nikki Sulon, nsulon@sfae.com
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