The Blues Company has always been open-minded to new techniques. They were among the audiophile pioneers, who in the late 1980s brought out the first blues CDs, and later the first SACDs and 5.1 Surround Sound SACDs. So we were the second Blues band in the world.

But one thing was still missing in our releases: a live in the studio recording with an audience.  And now that has been reached with the album Ain’t Nothin’ But.

The trick with a Silent Concert is that visitors, unlike at normal concerts, do not appreciate the music through a PA, but through headphones. Thus, they are able to receive perfect stereo sound anywhere in the room and can even adjust the volume themselves. However, only a relatively small circle of people can experience this concert enjoyment. For technical reasons, the number of listeners is limited to a maximum of 100.

The auditorium was equipped with sofas, chairs, beanbag chairs and floor lamps, and the band did not play on a stage, but rather dispersed in the audience. The sound engineer was able to create an individual in-ear monitor mix at the highest tonal level for each of the musicians involved as well as for the stereo mix for the audience.

This culminated in the Blues Company presenting itself at its very best: with crisp Chicago blues and gentle ballads, with crackling guitar solos and a blasting brass section, with many rock and soul additions, and with highlights from concerts past.

The recording literally vibrates with vivacity. For the band, as well as for the audience, this was a great, exciting, unforgettable experiment.

Blues Company
Todor “Tosho” Todorovic – Guitar, Lead Vocals
Mike Titze – Guitar, Slide Guitar, Harp & Bass (on tracks 4, 5 & 13), Lead Vocals (on tracks 4, 8 & 12)
Adrian “AdMan” Müller – Bass & Keyboards (on tracks 4, 5 & 13)
Florian Schaube – Drums & Percussion

The Fab. BC Horns
Uwe Nolopp – Trumpet & Euphonium (on track 5)
Volker Winck – Saxophone

The Soul Sistaz
Seda Devran
Klara Preu