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Mackie Muscle Car Takes Randy Bigness To Audiences Everywhere
Woodinville, Wash. – January 6, 2006: Randy Bigness, singer/songwriter and certified auto technician, has combined his two passions to create a unique union, the very first “Mackie Muscle Car.”
As a solo artist, Randy was looking for a new way to reach out to his audiences. He had recently purchased a Mackie DFX12 channel mixer and a pair of Mackie SRM 450 Active Loudspeakers and was looking for an easy plug-in play solution for the traveling musician. After a performance at a festival in upstate New York in late spring 2004, Randy had left feeling unsettled. “I had my Mackie system set up with the speakers standing in the trunk of my Dodge. It worked but was time consuming to set up and breakdown.”
Full of ideas on his drive home that night, Randy came up with the perfect solution to integrate his Mackie system into a fully portable PA system; customize the trunk of his 66’ Dodge Monaco to permanently house the Mackie DFX12 and two SRM 450. “I really needed a system that I could just open the trunk, turn on, plug in and play,” explained Bigness.
After a month’s trial and error, Randy had successfully transformed his 66’ Dodge Monaco into the “Mackie Muscle Car.” Twin deep cycle marine batteries and a power inverter, as well as an AC hook-up option, make it ready to go at a moments notice. “Now I can plug-in and play anywhere anytime,” commented Bigness.
Continued Bigness, “The sound I get from the Mackie system is truly like no other, nice and big and crystal clear. It’s all around incredible and really makes a difference in one's confidence, especially as a soloist.”
The “Mackie Muscle Car” is turning heads for Randy’s shows. “People are always in disbelief when I pull up and pop the trunk,” observed Bigness. “They are blown away by the sound and simplicity of the system, not to mention it's in the back of a 66’ Dodge Monaco.”
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Randy Bigness has an amazing love of music. All music. All aspects of music; composing, singing, playing his guitar, listening to other people's music, live music, and producing music in the recording studio. He can play a five hour-non stop set , with the kind child-like freshness of joy and interest in both his audience & fellow musicians, as well as his own very fine singing and playing that can only be described as “LOVE”.
Randy displays a kind of gentleness and hospitality for people & music. Some might call it, “HEART”
Melba Moore (Tony Award Winning Actress/Entertainer)
- Bigness Productions
Randy is a very talented performer. When he plays his guitar and sings, he sets his own irresistible groove, and tempo. This applies also to whether he is performing his many original songs, or songs written by others. When he fronts his band, that same quality that he displays, guides his back-up musicians to do their best.
Clem Moorman (World Class Actor/Entertainer)
- Bigness Productions
Randy captivates the audience right from the start. He is one of these artists that “belong” on the stage. The stage is his home, where he feels comfortable and delivers the best of his heart and soul. This is what “real” is about. This is the power of true good music, true good entertainment!
Franco Sattamini (Performing Arts Director – Mayfair Festival of The Arts)
- Bigness Productions
Discography
"Blue Tornado" LP Copyright 2002
"McClapton" Single Copyright 2004
Airplay on WNTI Hackettstown, NJ
Airplay on WSBG Stroudsburg, Pa.
"Love's Got A Hold On Me" Single Copyright 2005
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About Randy
Instrumentation:
Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Randy Bigness, singer/songwriter/producer, born in Staten Island NY in 1959.
A late bloomer in the recording industry, he won 3 Billboard Song Contest awards in 2004 and an award in the USA Songwriting Competition 2004 out of Nashville.
Currently working on his second CD, yet untitled, his debut CD, "Blue Tornado” has been well received with over 3000 copies distributed throughout the North East.
Family roots; the Snow Belt, off the shores of Lake Ontario, Watertown and Sackets Harbor NY. Still a favorite place to visit and perform.
Raised in North Jersey, then in 1988 relocated to the Pocono Mts.
Earliest musical influence was when the Beatles came to America in 1964. He was living in West Nyack NY at the age of 5. The older kids in the neighborhood were spray painting graffiti on the streets about the Beatles. Then he watched them on the Ed Sullivan show. Thats when he got the bug. The family moved to Parsippany NJ in 1965, it was all farmland then. He got his first guitar at the age of ten, learned some basics, hooked up with some friends in the area and started learning songs, writing songs, and playing as much as possible. His muscial interest was fed by after dinner sing-a-longs, at the dining room table, with cakes and pies and coffee, and his uncles from Sackets Harbor NY singing Beatle harmonies.
Other influences were, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jim Croce, Moody Blues, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan, to name a few. His uncle Jim taught him some fingerpicking techniques, so he focused on learning that side of the guitar. By 14 he was performing at the school “Canteens”. Also at 14 he was fascinated with all things mechanical, and started repairing cars for the older guys in the neighborhood. They were driving Cuda's, GTO's, and Camaro's. As a result, Pocono Muscle Car is fueling Bigness Productions. He was given the opportunity to play in a band led by Tom Barth, who was a Luthier/Musician well known in the industry. Tom put a bass guitar in his hand and said" Play this". Next stop, NYC and North Jersey clubs.
Randy is the creator of the very first "Mackie Muscle Car".
His 66 Dodge Monaco is a combination of his careers from the last 30 years. His performances from the trunk of the "Mackie Muscle Car", are creating a buzz wherever he goes.
His goal as a singer/songwriter, is to deliver messages about real people and real life experiences through his songs.
570-421-2617
email: randy@randybigness.com
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