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Richard Del Connor
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Richard Del Connor is the 1984 founder of Shaolin Records. As a record producer he has produced albums of classic rock, folk music, blues and surf music for release on cassettes, vinyl records, CDs and digital formats. Richard began as a recording engineer in 1974 and was a studio designer for A&M Records, RCA, Capitol Records, and a dozen Los Angeles studios where he worked with Frank Zappa, Fleetwood Mac, and Supertramp in the early eighties. Richard produced all the American Zen albums using his old-school analog recording techniques and the mobile Tacoma Studios.

Episodes

  1. JAN 30

    013 Shaolin Records Podcast: MUSIC MOVIE: “The Rich: Live In Venice 1979” ENTIRE ALBUM

    LIVE IN VENICE is a LIVE CONCERT of THE RICH in 1979. Richard Del Connor songs, vocal, bass Bill Stewart drums, backing vocals, LEAD VOCAL “All The Time” Vinnie Lauria guitar I put several weeks into this podcast.  More video editing than ever before.  I’m getting better at it. I’m VERY PROUD of this MUSIC MOVIE:  The Rich — Live In Venice 1979   OUTRO SONG is ENTIRE ALBUM = MUSIC MOVIE: “The Rich: Live In Venice 1979”.   =========   Shaolin Records ONLINE RECORD STORE      (BUY songs, poems, albums, books and music videos for DOWNLOADING): ARTIST:  American Zen (8 LEVEL Spiritual Journey to Nirvana) https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore/8levelsR.html      https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore/americanZen8LEVELS-R.html  American Zen:  LEVEL 1 = Peace Of Mind  https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore/americanZenLevel1-R.html ARTIST:  The Rich https://www.shaolinRECORDS.com/RecordStore/the_rich-R.html  The Rich:  Live In Venice https://www.shaolinRECORDS.com/RecordStore/the_rich-VENICE-R.html                             APPLE MUSIC STORE                (BUY songs and albums for downloading): ARTIST:  American Zen https://music.apple.com/us/artist/american-zen/7403290 ALBUM: LEVEL 1 = Peace Of Mind https://music.apple.com/us/album/level-1-peace-of-mind/7403335 ALBUM by THE RICH:  Live In Venice https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-in-venice/563441366 ===== CoyoteRadio.TV BLOG: https://coyoteradio.tv/blog MUSIC VIDEOS: https://coyoteradio.tv/music-videos-of-shaolin-pictures/ STORE of PRODUCTS: https://coyoteradio.tv/store/ VIDEO PODCASTS of Shaolin Pictures: https://coyoteradio.tv/video-podcasts-of-shaolin-pictures/ ====== NFT Galleries of ShaolinDigital.com/nft American Zen LEVEL 1 https://opensea.io/collection/kfc1 Kung Fu Outlaws https://opensea.io/collection/kung-fu-outlaws Shaolin Records https://opensea.io/shaolinrecords

    1h 6m

  2. JAN 9

    010 Shaolin Records Podcast: MusicVideo: “The Pound” by Buddha Z

    GET THE ALBUM! Which album? Get the MUSIC MOVIE! !!! Sheesh.  What kind of music do you like? I like and LOVE ALL MY MUSIC.  I make my music so that I LIKE IT.   Then I expect other people, some other people, someone… to like it also. Here’s a new song.  BRAND NEW.  Just wrote it.  Then decided to INSTANTLY — kinda — FINISH IT. Since I’m the Record Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter Studio Owner Record Label Music Publisher and Song Arranger:  I just have to be a: guitarist drummer singer bassist percussionist and trombonist / cellist… and of course:  flutist  (sometimes) I liked the ORIGINAL RECORDING of the song.  And built from there. Oboy Music Movie DIRECT FROM DISTRIBUTOR Payloadz https://store.payloadz.com/details/2697935-movies-and-videos-music-video-oboy-music-movie-by-richard-del-connor.html  American Zen LEVEL 1 https://opensea.io/collection/kfc1  Shaolin Records https://opensea.io/shaolinrecords

    34 min

  3. JAN 2

    009-Shaolin Records Podcast: “Love Peace and Republicans” by Kung Fu Cowboy

    Richard Del Connor talks about his hair: SPOILER ALERT: I’ve cut my hair.  No more Jesus Coyote.  It’s still longer than my parents would allow.   https://RichardDelConnor.com I am pumping out SO MANY PODCASTS!  My goal is to have one podcast released every day of the week with two podcast show releases on Saturday:  8AM and 8PM.  All podcasts air at 9:00AM Los Angeles time. Official BUDDHA Z website: https://BuddhaZ.com  Kung Fu Cowboy ALBUM WAS RELEASED Secretly… this year in 2025.  No one noticed. SCORPION RESURRECTION is the debut album of Kung Fu Cowboy.   Official Kung Fu Cowboy webpage: https://www.KungFuCowboy.com  The album was preceded by releasing almost the entire album in SINGLES.  So there are the PRE-RELEASE SINGLES and the SONGS FROM THE ALBUM: Scorpion Resurrection.  I like to use the SINGLE SONGS to gather some interest and GET SOME FEEDBACK from listeners.  I want to know more than which songs are selling more.  I’d like some comments.  I prefer compliments, BUT I APPRECIATE constructive suggestions. Shaolin Records website for Kung Fu Cowboy Scorpion Resurrection albums: https://www.ScorpionResurrection.com   Shaolin Records is located in Lancaster, California atop a 3,000 foot high mountain.  This is ‘The High Desert’ of Joshua trees, sand, road runners, and unfortunately SIDEWINDER SNAKES.  I’ve been lucky so far.  I spend most of my time traveling in the desert chaparral during the colder months of the year when the snakes stay dormant in the Kangaroo Rat tunnels. Produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. https://www.ShaolinRecords.com I’m looking for partners to run my various entertainment companies.  I need:      Book Publisher for Shaolin Communications      Music Publisher for Shaolin Music      Record Sales Manager for Shaolin Records      Library Archivist for my files and boxes of photography, art and copyrights      Kung Fu School SHIFU “Master” for Shaolin Chi Mantis, Buddha Kung Fu and Tai Chi Youth      Nonprofit CEO Director for Tai Chi Youth nonprofit. 501(c)(3)      Filmmaker/Producer for managing and completing projects started by Richard Del Connor Copyright 1984-2026 Shaolin Communications https://www.ShaolinCOM.com Want to work for Shaolin Records?  FREE KUNG FU classes and PUBLISHER ROYALTIES based on the deals administrated. Music used by permission of Shaolin Records and licensed by Shaolin Music. ASCAP https://www.ShaolinMusic.com

    19 min
  4. 008-Shaolin Records Podcast: First TROMBONE Songs Arranged and Recorded by Richard Del Connor in Logic Pro and Kontakt

    05/05/2021

    008-Shaolin Records Podcast: First TROMBONE Songs Arranged and Recorded by Richard Del Connor in Logic Pro and Kontakt

    Opening song: “Use Me” by Kung Fu Cowboy from upcoming album, SCORPION RESURRECTION album produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. This is just some basic tracks PLUS TROMBONES. This is the first trombone arrangement ever created by Richard Del Connor. Outro song:  “Scorpion Resurrection” song written and performed by Kung Fu Cowboy is the title song of the soon to be completed SCORPION RESURRECTION album produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. This song is unmixed, unedited… just the tracks playing without any automation. Richard Del Connor tells of his recording career beginning as a recording engineer for Bonita Studios in 1974 where he recorded radio station jingles, mariachi albums and a country western album. ____ Rions… was a guitarist in the FIRST EDITION band of Kenny Rogers in 1974 when he coincidentally stopped into Bonita Studio to record an album demo for the band. …what was his name? But he taught Richard Del Connor a couple of his first guitar chords on his Stella acoustic guitar. Richard Del Connor tells the story of his parents trading in his trombone for their own cash, but refused to buy him an electric guitar. So Richard “Little Richie” had to get a paper route at age 12 for a down payment on his red Fender Mustang guitar from Ozzie’s Music store in San Diego in 1966. Since 2012 Richard Del Connor has been saying, “I’ve played and performed every instrument I wanted to. My next instrument is going to be THE ORCHESTRA. I’m going to learn how to play an orchestra.” Official Kung Fu Cowboy webpage: http://www.KungFuCowboy.com Shaolin Records website for Kung Fu Cowboy Scorpion Resurrection albums: http://www.ScorpionResurrection.com Produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. https://www.ShaolinRecords.com Copyright 1984-2021 Shaolin Communications https://www.ShaolinCOM.com Music used by permission of Shaolin Records and licensed by Shaolin Music. ASCAP https://www.ShaolinMusic.com

    40 min

  5. 04/25/2021

    007-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1974-84 "Wishwood Bridge" and "Go Blame It On Somebody Else"

    "Wishwood Bridge" is the FIRST studio recording by Richard Del Connor in 1974. Sorry about the cassette tape dub of lower quality. “Go Blame It On Somebody Else” is from LIVE at The Music Machine album by THE RICH. This is the band I performed with in 1982 and 1983. The drummer is John Merritt who was also on the TEMPTATION album which is the first vinyl album release by Richard O’Connor & The Rich on Shaolin Records in 1984. I think the guitarist is Bob… Richard Del Connor talks about his years as a recording engineer from 1974 to 1976. After that he recorded at 8-track Dr. Sound, 16-track Studio West, then 24-track Village Recorder and the Beachboys Studio, Cherokee, Soundcastle, A&M, Capitol Records and a dozen more in Los Angeles. "Wishwood Bridge" is on the BONITA album by Lotus only released online at: https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/AmZen_Lotus-R.html   “Go Blame It On Somebody Else” is on the “Live at the Music Machine” album by Shaolin Records: https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/the_rich-MUSICMACHINE-R.html   The Rich ARTIST PAGE at Shaolin Records: https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/the_rich-R.html   Produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. https://www.ShaolinRecords.com   Copyright 1984-2021 Shaolin Communications https://www.ShaolinCOM.comMusic used by permission of Shaolin Records and licensed by Shaolin Music. ASCAP https://www.ShaolinMusic.com

    16 min
  6. 006-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1984 "Oboy" by THE RICH at the Music Machine night club

    03/10/2021

    006-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1984 "Oboy" by THE RICH at the Music Machine night club

    “Oboy” is from “LIVE at The Music Machine” album by THE RICH. This is the band I performed with in 1982 and 1983. I can’t even remember the guitarist’s name. The drummer is John Merritt who was also on the TEMPTATION album which is the first vinyl album release by Richard O’Connor & The Rich on Shaolin Records in 1984. I think the guitarist is Bob… Guitar players should alway put their guitar chord through their guitar strap to prevent it from coming unplugged when they play or perform. Bob’s guitar chord came unplugged right as his guitar solo started. This album is a LIVE concert at The Music Machine in Santa Monica. Around this same time I was hired as a photographer for a local newspaper to shoot the Keith Richards concert there. I got a lot of good closeups standing at the front of the stage. Keith stood where I stood when I performed and recorded this “OBOY” song on my cassette player at the base of my microphone stand. “Oboy” is a song about childhood memories starting in 1958 peddling around in my little fire engine. “OBOY” is on the “Live at the Music Machine” album by Shaolin Records: https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/the_rich-MUSICMACHINE-R.html The Rich ARTIST PAGE at Shaolin Records: https://www.shaolinrecords.com/RecordStore-R/the_rich-R.html Produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. https://www.ShaolinRecords.com Copyright 1984-2021 Shaolin Communications https://www.ShaolinCOM.com Music used by permission of Shaolin Records and licensed by Shaolin Music. ASCAP https://www.ShaolinMusic.com

    14 min
  7. 005-Shaolin Records Podcast: Starting with Logic Pro X and Kontakt Trombones

    03/01/2021

    005-Shaolin Records Podcast: Starting with Logic Pro X and Kontakt Trombones

    Richard Del Connor here.  As the founder and record producer of Shaolin Records I've evolved from 4-track recording to 8-track to 16-track and eventually 24-track recording in 1979.   This year, 2021, I've acquired Logic Pro X music software as my DAW Digital Audio Workstation.  After a decade using ProTools I've only started using Logic Pro and have not mastered it yet.  Frustrating...  But hopefully by the time I finish my next Shaolin Records album project I will have mastered this music software.   I've also acquired Kontakt digital music software program which enables me to use samples of orchestra instruments and record them onto my songs.  I am "learning to play the orchestra."  As a trombonist who sadly had to sell all his trombones to remain a flutist... (I explain this in the podcast).  I am excited to have purchased two different trombone sample programs that are far more than the trombone samples you get when purchasing an "ensemble" or "orchestra" package of music samples.   My first album using Logic Pro and Kontakt will be "Scorpion Resurrection" by Kung Fu Cowboy.  I recorded most of these instruments in Tacoma Studios, my home on wheels for 6 years.  So now I am assembling them into the Logic Pro app and preparing to learn how to orchestrate with digital samples.  This album will be perfect for learning how to play these digital trombones.  I was imagining the guitar parts as horn sections when I performed and recorded them.     "TRUST ME" was recorded in the studio where Frank Zappa was recording "Sheik Your Bootee."  That's what they told me the album was titled.  I never owned. it.  My band, THE RICH, recorded in that same Village Recorder studio at night when Frank's band was out of the studio.   I was interviewed on a radio station a couple years ago and they asked me about Frank Zappa.  I ran from the topic and didn't want to say anything bad about him.  I LOVE the albums "Freak Out" and "Absolutely Free," so Zappa fans may someday hear my stories of working with Frank Zappa.  Ironically, I told some stories on this very podcast but my new USB microphone was causing horrible sound problems that I discovered after recording this show.  So those stories are going to remain a secret since I just threw those recordings in the trash.

    13 min
  8. 004-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    02/18/2021

    004-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    "From Within" is a folk rock song from the American Zen album, LEVEL 4 = Kung Fu Cowboy Part 1: King Solomon's Temple. American Zen completed their 8-album spiritual journey of Zen Buddhism in 2015.   When LEVEL 4 was being recorded there were 36 songs so the album was split into two albums.  The PART 2 album is titled, "3rd Degree Master Mason." I was a Freemason from 2007 to 2015.   You can get the Kung Fu Cowboy Part 1 album at Shaolin Records.com Most of the distributors don't include the entire LONG title on their websites.  But it should by "King Solomon's Temple." Kung Fu Cowboy was fun to record and has some awesome record production on it.  The rock opera transformed from MY story to the story of Hiram Abif.  "From Within" was written to my ex-wife, who left me behind to raise our kids as a Mr. Mom.  When she came back a decade later, we tried to reconnect... but she couldn't keep up with me... "From Within" by American Zen. Produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. Get the American Zen album:  LEVEL 4 = Kung Fu Cowboy Part 1: King Solomon's Temple at ShaolinRecords.com

    6 min
  9. 003-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    08/14/2019

    003-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    The Shaolin Records Podcast contains more stories of founder Richard Del CONNOR‘s teenage years in St. John’s, Newfoundland where he played a Fender Jazz bass for Lukey’s Boat (classical rock), and Dogmeat (blues rock) in which Richard began we performing his original songs. The story becomes very emotional as he remembers the fear and violence of an actual high school riot in some town probably close to the Jimmy Kimmel sister-city of Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada. Today’s basement tape is “No Hope in Surrender.” The end song is “Peace Of Mind #1” from the LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer album by American Zen.

    32 min
  10. 002-Shaolin Records Podcast: "Welcome to L.A." was recorded in 1979 or 1980.

    07/26/2019

    002-Shaolin Records Podcast: "Welcome to L.A." was recorded in 1979 or 1980.

    Richard Del CONNOR talks some more about his teenage years in Newfoundland and his band Lukey’s Boat. The song, “In The Darkness” by American Zen, is explained. Today’s basement tape is a song from the early 80s “No Hope In Surrender.” This acoustic guitar plus vocal song has never been performed until now. Richard sings along in his new baritone voice. Using his baritone voice Richard Del Connor is considering performing under the name, RICH CONNOR.   I've just listened to the tape.  I still like being or now trying to be a tenor vocalist.  A couple of my friends have been pushing me to sing lower... but some songs are more expressive in my high voice.  So I've been practicing singing to some female vocalists and straining my voice... but the voice is like a muscle, you have to work it to strengthen it. I tell a little about working with Frank Zappa in 1980.  I told the stories about Frank Zappa on another podcast and the brand new microphone I was using totally crapped out on me and had static in the middle of the show.  I didn't notice the defect until the next day when I listened to the entire podcast.  But by that time iTunes had also noticed and took my "Richard Del Connor Philosopher Poet" podcast down.  They took down the entire podcast series.  I can appreciate their quality control.  So I erased that podcast with a bunch of Frank Zappa stories on it, then recorded a new podcast with a better microphone. Tomorrow I will walk to UPS and return the new microphone from Neewer for a new one.  It's a USB microphone I could plug directly into my iMac.  I'll let you know how the replacement works.   Hopefully iTunes will repost my "Richard Del Connor Philosopher Poet" podcast.  See if you can find it.

    34 min
  11. 001-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    07/17/2019

    001-Shaolin Records Podcast: Richard Del Connor 1966-72

    Richard Del Connor continues his “Classic Rock Origins” story. The hippie blues guitarist has been hired to play bass for the Lukey’s Boat classical rock band. The song “Peace Of Mind #2” by American Zen is the first song of the soundtrack because it is the first song of the Kung Fu Cowboy Rock & Roll Movie 1. Scott Karahadian has assembled the songs of the preproduction feature film Kung Fu Cowboy: Rock & Roll Movie 1. This Shaolin Records Podcast includes a song sample of “Peace of Mind #2” by American Zen from the record album, LEVEL 1 = Peace Of Mind, produced by Richard Del Connor for Shaolin Records. Richard then tells the story about a snowy night in Hollywood with an actress... Magically... The Hippy Coyote shows up to sing along to the cassette tape song being played through his iPod.

    18 min
  12. 1970 to 1972 Richard Del Connor is at MUNR Memorial University Radio.

    07/06/2019

    1970 to 1972 Richard Del Connor is at MUNR Memorial University Radio.

    Richard Del Connor started with a cassette recorder, moved up to quarter inch analog tape, then became a DJ at MUNR at Memorial University Radio when he was 17 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. In 1974 became a professional recording engineer and began recording commercials, radio ads and several albums.

    6 min
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Richard Del Connor is the 1984 founder of Shaolin Records. As a record producer he has produced albums of classic rock, folk music, blues and surf music for release on cassettes, vinyl records, CDs and digital formats. Richard began as a recording engineer in 1974 and was a studio designer for A&M Records, RCA, Capitol Records, and a dozen Los Angeles studios where he worked with Frank Zappa, Fleetwood Mac, and Supertramp in the early eighties. Richard produced all the American Zen albums using his old-school analog recording techniques and the mobile Tacoma Studios.

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  • Creator
    Richard Del Connor
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Richard Del Connor
  • Show Website
    Shaolin Records Podcast