Tony Levin has diverse published albums. From some years ago to this time, he has been recording and editing a series of works that, year after year, have been seeing the light. His last work is "Pieces of the sun", with Jerry Marotta on drums (and vocals, percussion, some sax, and a little Omnichord), Jesse Gress on electric and acoustic guitars (and some vocals), Larry Fast on synthesizer, The California Guitar Trio on acoustic guitars, and Tony Levin on basses and Stick.
Levin has created a "small record company", like he likes to call to his Papabear Records. (This name arose of its daughter. She calls in this way to her father...). From there, he dedicates time to bringing up to date his web site, always renovating his newspaper of tours (The Road Diary).

G.C.: The musicians are fighting immersed in a difficult system of production. Which is your advice for those that try to survive in this environment without sacrificing its own music?
T. L.: I don't have any advice about how to deal with the music industry - it's a hard time for that and I have no particular insight into what works.
I do think, though, that sticking to ones own ideas about what music you want to play is usually better, in the long run, than trying to change your music to suit the business or audience.
I've often seen it happen that a singer changes course when making an album, to try to sell more records - then if they don't sell many records, they've got nothing - not even having made the music of their heart.
Better to try to keep to what makes you unique, and if it fails commercially at least you'll always have that special music that you made.

G.C.: Thank you Toni.