The Unity album is here! It’s the second album in the ‘American Dreams’ trilogy (Power to the People comes out in 2024) The album features a live string quartet, as well as some of San Diego’s finest talent as guest artists.
Hemisphere performs the album concert titled ‘ART+DANCE’ at Humphrey’s Backstage for two nights, October 21st and 22nd. Tickets are at Ticketmaster (search events for ‘Hemisphere Humphrey’ to find it. see button at bottom). Come and see the show, we are going to blow the roof off the place!
Hemisphere is:
Rob Shinno - Lyrics, Guitar, Vocorder, Vocals
Don Bowman – Vocals, Lyrics, Sax, Arrangements
Michael McQuilken – Drums
Max Zape – Keys, Soundscapes
Nathan Brown – Bass and Groove

Produced by Rob Shinno
Arrangements, Engineering and Mix by Peter Sprague
Mastered by Bernie Grundmann
Special thanks to our guest artists:
Rebecca Jade - Backing vocals and solos
Leonard Patton - Backing vocals
Janet Hammer – Backing vocals
Janice Edwards – Backing vocals
Donna Larsen - Backing vocals
Allison Adams Tucker – Backing Vocals
Peter Sprague – Guitar solo on ‘The One’and string arrangements
Tommy Aros - Percussion
Chris Klich - Sax
Paul Seaforth - Trumpet
Jason Tipp - Keys
Artwork - Corey Johnston
Video - Sam Sprague
More info: hemisphereband.com

"Promoting the spirit of unity, diversity, and equality, Hemisphere features openly gay members Rob Shinno (guitar, vocoder) and Don Bowman (vocals, sax), as well as Mike McQuilken (drums), Nathan Brown (bass), and Max Zape (keys). The band draws on rock, pop, jazz, fusion, and metal for inspiration and has played at prestigious events such as the Newport Beach Jazz Festival. Tracks from their new album American Dreams, nominated Best World Music Album at the San Diego Music Awards, have scored over 400,000 YouTube views and streams since the October 2020 release date. It includes guest players such as Grammy winning drummer and percussionist Tommy Aros (Fattburger), singers Rebecca Jade (2020 SDMA Artist of the Year) and Leonard Patton, trumpeter Derek Cannon, and a guitar solo from Patrick Yandall. Local jazz star Peter Sprague served as engineer and mixer, and the album was mastered by Bernie Grundman (Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, Prince). A video is streaming online for the album track “America,” shot during the pandemic lockdown using social distance precautions, and an American Dreams collector’s CD edition is available with a 16 page pamphlet of liner notes, images, and lyrics. The band recently booked three nights at the 2022 South By Southwest music festival. Their album release party happens at Humphreys Backstage on October 2nd, for a bill that includes the Grant Clarkston Trio and Wolftrane."

The band features Don Bowman on Vocals and Sax, Mike McQuilken on Drums, Nathan Brown  on Bass and Max Zape on Keys and Rob Shinno on Guitar and Vocorder. 

Guest artists for the American Dreams album include: Tommy Aros (percussion), Rebecca Jade (backing vocals), Leonard Patton (backing vocals), Derek Cannon (trumpet) and Patrick Yandall (Guitar).

Lyrics by Rob Shinno | Don Bowman