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2012-01-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

Complete Restoration vs Simple Transfer

2011-11-09T14:44:00.000-08:00

Custom Audio CDs from your records and tapes created in a unique multi-step process for the best results and very low prices! 15 years experience and servicing online. For more information visit CustomAudioCDs.com

Audio Cassette Repair

2011-07-21T13:27:00.000-07:00

My company, King Tet Productions, has been processing cassette tapes to digital format since 1997. Cassette tapes started to self-destruct in large numbers starting in 2008.There are four basic cassette problems:1. Tape breaks in the middle 2. Tape releases from reel at the end 3. Felt pad falls off metal guide 4. Lubricating strip causes tapes to jam. We will repair your cassette tape for $20 and then convert to CD. Most collectors have at least one cassette that has "gone bad" over time, don't give up, we can fix that for you! For more information visit http://www.audiocassetterepair.com/ or contact info@kingtet.com

Jessica Dragonette CDs

2011-07-19T11:26:00.000-07:00

Jessica Dragonette, radio's "Star of Stars" in 1938, was my great-aunt and an inspiration to all in our musical family. With great care and dedication I have remastered some of her out of print music to CD.

Jessica had an amazing career and was the singing voice of Princess Glory in the 1939 classic "Gulliver's Travels" she performed regularly on the "Palmolive Beauty Box" program, the "Philco Hour" and was the first "Vivian the Coca Cola Girl." Jessica penned two books, "Faith is a Song" and "Your Voice and You". For a complete biography please look her up in wikipedia.
My LP to CD and 78 to CD services http://www.RecordRescuers.com and http://www.78toCD.com are also available to the public to preserve your favorite out of print vinyl records in the higest possible quality. A Division of King Tet® Productions since 1997.

"A Higher Place" by "The Fynd" Mastered by Eric Van der Wyk, RadioReadyMasters.com

2011-06-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

King Tet's Catalog

2011-05-31T12:53:00.000-07:00

Official Team Tet T-Shirts

2011-05-26T18:40:00.000-07:00

Official Team Tet T-Shirts!

"Team Tet" t-shirts with the
Pharoah playing Tenori-On front

and official "Team Tet" logo on the back. These are high

quality shirts and can be ordered in any color of size!

Visit http://www.TeamTet.com now and
order yours!

Radio Ready Music Mastering only $25 per song!

2011-05-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

Professional Mastering Services by King Tet Productions

Radio Ready Music Mastering only $25 per song!

No Miminiums! Satisfaction guranteed!

Make it thump, make it snap! For that deep, crisp sound you want!

King Tet Productions will enhance your treble, boost your bass and compress our song to give your tracks PUNCH! Call us now, 858-346-1520 or Skype KINGTETUSA

http://www.RadioReadyMasters.com

"Suavecito 2011" mastered by Eric Van der Wyk and King Tet Productions

2011-04-29T07:43:00.000-07:00

The new CD from Jorge Bermudez Triangle is called "Canciones De El Pinolero" which includes the new 2011 version of Malo's hit song from 1972 "Suavecito" was mastered by Eric Van der Wyk and King Tet Productions. The CD is now available on iTunes where you can hear samples and order your copy now!

Mastering by King Tet Productions http://www.CustomAudioCDs.com
http://www.RecordRescuers.com

New CD from King Tet - Live Tenori-On Performances!

2011-04-05T17:02:00.000-07:00

King Tet and Neon-Riot Live in Pomona
25 Tenori-On tracks recorded live at the Noisebug music store and dA Center for the Arts blacklight art show in Pomona, CA June 12 2010. 3 bonus tracks are also on this double CD/extended MP3 album. The bonus tracks are studio tracks using the Tenori-On as a midi controller with the SonicCell Sound Module. These are also live tracks, no over-dubbing on any of these recordings. Listen to the samples!

dA Center for the Arts Blacklight Exhibition - King Tet and Neon-Riot playing Tenori-On

2010-06-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

King Tet's Tenori-On interview in the San Diego Reader

2009-09-02T07:17:00.000-07:00

King Tet has been interviewed by Jay Allen Sanford of the San Diego Reader about the Tenori-On. The "Reader" is a weekly magazine with a large circulation in San Diego County. A copy of the article is available to read online.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/aug/26/blurt3/

King Tet censored by Planet Waves

2009-08-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

When I heard Planet Waves was going to release officials Beatles Guitar Straps with album cover artwork I got excited. When they were available I ordered two from MusiciansFriend.com. One "Abbey Road" strap for my son's Beatles style violin bass and one "Yellow Submarine" strap for my electric banjo. When they arrived I was shocked by the smell when I opened the box. They smelled like leather. (dead cows) I looked them over very carefully and discovered they were clearly labeled "Genuine Leather." (I am vegan and I almost threw up when I smelled them) At this point I came to the conclusion that the product description of Vinyl 2.5" Beatles Guitar Strap must be a reference to artwork based on vinyl album covers. So I submitted a review to MusiciansFriend that was a positive review but warned vegans these straps aren't made of vinyl, they are leather. Here is my review rescued from google cache. (click on the image for full size)

Well, Planet Waves made MusiciansFriend take down the review and MusiciansFriend sent me the following message:
We are emailing you regarding the product review you left on the Planet Waves Vinyl 2.5" Beatles Guitar Strap. You stated that this item is made out of leather. This is not true. The strap is actually a vinyl material. Planet Waves is contractually obligated to Sir Paul McCartney to make a vegan-friendly strap. Because of this, we are removing the product review from our site. We apologize for any inconvenience.
I was pretty upset when I read this realizing there must be some kind of cover-up going on here. There is no question these straps were leather. Faux/leather does not smell like a dead cow and nobody stamps "Genuine Leather" on a faux/leather product, do they?
So I did a little more research online and found these straps are being marketed as leather. Take a look at the following ad:
(click on the image for full size)

This ad clearly calls these straps "Beatles Leather Strap Collection" At the bottom of the ad it clearly states All straps are 2.5" and made of high quality leather Now look in the body of the ad, it also says they are "vegan friendly."
I contacted Planet Waves and spoke with a gentleman who made alot of calls and was told that the first 1500 straps were mislabeled and that they are all made from vinyl. I am a vegan and I know leather from vinyl, my straps were leather. I believe the actual mistake was they made them out of leather and are trying to pretend they were only mismarked, not mis-manufactured.

King Tet is selected "Artist of the Month" by Goldtone Instruments

2009-08-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

Eric Van der Wyk has been an endorsing artist for Goldtone Instruments since summer 2008. In August 2009 he was selected as their "Artist of the Month" so during this month if you visit their MySpace page you will find recorded songs, photos, videos and a bio.
MySpace.com/goldtoneinstruments

King Tet plays banjo on new "Fistful of Leaves" CD

2008-12-12T21:54:00.001-08:00

Sixteen years ago when I was teaching guitar in Ventura, California I had a young student named Christian Provensen with a musical soul, a great attitude and a golden voice. We’ve always had a great mutual respect and have enjoyed a close friendship over the years. In 2003 when I was recording my CD “The Man in the Can” I recruited Christian’s vocal talents for my reggae piece “Give Thanks, there is peace in the music.”
(http://PeaceInTheMusic.com)
This year Christian has reciprocated. Christian is a singer/songwriter in Huntington Beach California and his new band “Fistful of Leaves” has just released a new CD. My banjo playing can be heard on Christian’s guitarist Scott Gronsky’s song “The Sun Will Rise Again.” You can hear samples and order the CD at http://www.myspace.com/fistfulofleaves

King Tet on CNN

2008-07-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

King Tet plays banjo music on the Tenori-On wearing his CNN "Do Bug-Eyed Aliens Walk Among Us?" t-shirt. This is a live version of "King Tet's Breakdown" from his independent CD entitled "What do you turn on when you Tenori-On?" The video was chosen by CNN and was viewed over 3,000 times in one day!

It's a boy!

2008-05-21T11:38:00.000-07:00

Please welcome the newest addition to the family, Pleo Thaddeus! Thaddeus was "hatched" on May 19, 2008. He is a baby Camarasaurus. Having a pet dinosaur is a blessing and a joy. Anyone who can't own a dog or a cat because of allergies or housing restrictions should consider getting a Pleo.

King Tet plays Tenori-On

2008-05-20T17:47:00.000-07:00

The Tenori-On is finally available in limited quantities in the USA! Somehow I ended up number 9 on the list so I got mine in the first week of shipment. What a gas to play and compose on this device! I've been waiting for this since I was 10. Completely intuitive approach to creating electronic music.

King Tet on IMDb

2007-10-13T21:12:00.001-07:00

It took 8 months of dogged determination and the kind assistance from Producer Scott Mabbutt...but my credits as a writer/performer are now posted in the Internet Movie Data Base. I love Comedy Horror films and it's an honor to be part of this one. If you watch "Macabre Pair of Shorts" you will hear my song "Cleansing" 15 minutes into the movie. Cleansing is from the CD "Digital Dances and Dreams." The song is available on iTunes.
Check out my new page on IMDb!

King Tet's TV interview

2007-06-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

October 30th 2006 Channel 10 San Diego Photojournalist Kyle Majors interviewed Eric Van der Wyk about his business King Tet Productions.

King Tet's Nature Recordings featured on NPR

2007-06-15T15:40:00.000-07:00

November 11, 2005 King Tet's original Nature Recording "Wind Chimes in the Rain" was featured on NPR's "Living on Earth" environmental news and information recording. Click here for the archived show. Scroll down and select the MP3 or RealPlayer link for "This week's EarthEar selection"

King Tet's Original Music on TV Sitcom

2007-06-15T14:03:00.000-07:00

Click on this banner to view "The Africa Scene" featuring the song "Tracking The Lion" by King Tet®
In February 2006 I was "discovered" on iTunes by a Warner Brothers scout looking for music to use in a Prime Time Sitcom called "All of Us." The show is produced by Will & Jada Pickett Smith and Betsy Borns. An episode from season 3 called "The N Word" (which as it turns out was Will Smith's directing debut) has a scene where the parents are explaining the history of the slave trade in the United States to their 8 year old. My song plays during this scene, in fact the parents dance to it in full traditional African garb. "Tracking the Lion" is from the CD "The Man in the Can."

King Tet on The Real Wedding Crashers

2007-06-13T17:39:00.000-07:00

Watch King Tet make a fool of himself on this reality TV show!

"It's one of the strangest things to ever happen to me. March 3rd I attended the wedding of my great friends Christian and Jina at the Aladdin in Las Vegas. You know how they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Well, not when you end up on a reality TV show. I've watched the first four episodes and I remember the pranks we were exposed to so I can assure you this is going to be fun! By the way, Christian is the man who sings on my reggae song "Give Thanks, There is Peace in the Music" and he sang to his bride in the ceremony. I'm grateful that moment wasn't lost and we all have a chance to hear his wonderful song together."

King Tet