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How good is this new big gig venue - the world-wide-web? Millions in the audience, complete control over the stage set-up and camera angles (this is my best side and I like the lights low these days), no worries about the weather, management, tour schedules, and 2 star hotels, worse - non-waterproof tents and mud backstage up to your ankles. The audio delivery on the web could be better but I believe some iPod techno giants are working on that too.
So welcome to a Goodnight (or Day) with Ray Burton.
Since I've recently stuck my head up again on the big music business stage people have been asking "so where have you been for the last however long" My reply: "Around, I've been around." We die-hard seasoned muso's never give up we just keep pulling strings. When I was a kid I joined a tough club where few survive their first decade. It's the exclusive SINGER/SONGWRITERS club. It came with a lifelong membership with no 'unsubscribe' permitted. Four decades on I've managed to win a few trophies in varying events, Gold, Platinum for No1 position in the US and Oz, and I think the UK, top 10 charts. A number of hits in the top 20. Silver screen credits in movies and on the tele (nice to see your name on the same billing as Julia Roberts "Best Friends Wedding" but no I have never met the lady), a stage show written by Sam Shepherd, writing, composing and arranging the score. Plus the real bonus, doing what I love, working with and becoming lifelong friends to many of the best musicians, producers, and engineers on the planet. As my teenage kids say "awesome dude". Give it up? Not likely! Songwriting remains my first love, she is my mistress and when I neglect her she is punishing - bad moods, sleepless nights, crabby attitude so I've learnt to give her what she wants - songs, lots of songs. Insatiable wench that she is.New, original material ready to go. What do you do with a NOW library of over 100 songs, many of which have never been recorded? And that's not counting the stuff I've yet to finish or revisit. My copyright catalogue at BMI lists over 65 songs, many begging to be re-released and re-recorded by hot, young, hungry musicians. Check out the demo's on my music page and let's talk.
Advertising jingles, music, theme songs and promos keep our engine churning between larger projects.
Want to know more? Contact who's been a creative director in Sydney Advertising for over 27 years with a heap of coveted awards in her bag too. Lorraine cut out of the advertising fast lane a few years ago to study full time for her Diploma in silversmithing, jewellery and object making but mainly likes to grow vegies, stay healthy and manage my life (doesn't do a bad job either). A wife for life you might say.
Podcasts.
Some years ago now I cracked the music technology code and our project studio suddenly became a whole lot more expensive and cluttered, but FUN. From our promotions, advertising and web developer clients a new day has dawned and we're now working with a travel organization, and others, developing pod cast concepts. Nothing compares to human voice contact, especially when it's underpinned by original music written to inform and heighten the emotive experience. If you want to know what we offer in Podcasting email us and we'll fill in the blanks - concept if you need it, scripts, narrators, voice, music, or simply recording your own material and voice. You can stop and start the rewind button where ever you want on that order sheet. Our web developer will help you integrate it into existing web sites, or build a web site around it, or convert it to stand alone audio. Current Projects
My daughter Cheray, a singer/songwriter (yep another Burton bud yet to blossom),is assisting with vocals.Right now he's studying a Bachelor of FITV at Bond University, he's also an intern on Big Brother, and filming a short film already selected to be entered into two short film festivals. I'm writing the musical score for the movie. AYERS ROCK No2 Download in Sunbury 73-74 re-release.
That about wraps it up. Lots happening.
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 NEW COUNTRY ROCK originals.
On it you'll hear a couple of my favourites including the hit song 'Too Hard To Handle' from my album 'Dreamers And Nightflyers' released in the late 70's by Warner Bros.
I AM MAN. Look I know I'll never shake the "I Am Woman" notoriety but I had a great chuckle watching the Burger King new US advertising with a bunch of guys, in fact it looks like a cast of thousands, all singing passionately "I AM MAN". Check it out. And "no" I did not approve the song to be used by BK, Helen Reddy did, sorry ladies not my call so no more emails. Have to admit though that when I was working on the original song I danced around my apartment strutting my stuff like these guys are doing, punching my fist into the air singing loudly "I AM woMAN", my girlfriend, at the time, was a bit worried about where our relationship was heading!
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Ray and Lorraine have worked for a host of blue-chip clients including Coca-Cola and P&O, Commonwealth Bank to Amex, Time-Life to Omega Smeg, Ferrari to Maserati, Milk Marketing to even our local roller-door garage retailer. 
Too many to babble about however two that I'm thoroughly enjoying is working with Casey Summerville who's shaping up to be a gifted young film director.
What is interesting is the first song I wrote for the original pre Ayers Rock trio (Burton, Maguire, Kennedy) was "Morning Magic". Months later, our band by then known as Ayers Rock played it at Sunbury '74. Mushroom never recorded it in a studio, who knows why now? As it turns out it's the No.1 Ayers Rock download on iTunes, and No2 on the Highlights of Sunbury 73-74 re-release album on the Liberation Music label. Scratchy as all hell, someone's grabbed it off an old vinyl album from some recording of the day and they haven't bothered to clean it up with restoration software, but still an all time favourite. If you want to hear the original rehearsals tape drop into my [
When you love a country you can't help but write songs for it. Over the years living on the country fringe and watching what drought does; not just to the landscape but to the people, the hard times that hit at the heart of relationships just begs to have a song written about it. Today Ray has over a dozen original songs in demo form ready to go. Lend a listen to the heartfelt country single demo '
For all the fans of the renowned Australian fusion band CROSSFIRE have a listen to my re-release EP 
On to guitar man Kirk Lorange, if you don't know who he is then you've never picked up a guitar and wanted to 'really' play it and never heard the best of talent right here on our home shores. The reason I'm mentioning him here is that I don't give guitar lessons but people never stop asking. If you really want to listen, and 
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