Long Island Singer / Songwriter / Producer Teddy Wender Releases “Peace Will Come” Single/Video

During these chaotic and uncertain days, the musicians and artists take to the forefront to deliver messages of hope and optimism. Long Island based singer/songwriter/producer and living legend Teddy Wender released a magnificent new song and video- "Peace Will Come" today! 

The tune offers lyrics about unity and positive vibes to calm and uplift your mood during these troubled times. What we need more of, are songs like this. A promise of a better future, hope that there will be more harmony and togetherness in the world, and the only way to get there is through love. Love always wins in the end.

"Peace Will Come" is now available on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Apple Music and all major streaming services.



In six months, our world has irreversibly changed. An invisible virus has ravaged the globe, devastating families and changing the way that humans have behaved since the dawn of time.

Yet despite these isolating and threatening circumstances, millions have come together to remind us that real change comes when we unite during difficult times. The time for peace, safety and equality for ALL people is right now.

“Peace Will Come” is an anthem of love, peace, equality, and hope. The love child of native New Yorkers, Teddy Wender and Neil Rosengarden, co-produced by Chris “The Fourz” Brown. The result of decades of friendship and brotherhood that can only be sustained by empathy, acceptance, and ultimately love.

The song implores us to stand beside our brothers and help them out when they are down, and warns us that unless we show a little kindness, we’re setting up for our demise. An essential and pertinent message for our quickly evolving world.

"With the nation being at such crossroads, with over 200,000 deaths due to the pandemic, resulting in millions of jobs lost, and a dramatic rise in racial injustice not seen since the 60’s, political polarization is at an all-time high, peace, love and understanding is all we need now. It’s time to work together and this song says just that. Please join us to try to make a better world for our kids.” - Ted Wender



About Teddy Wender

Teddy Wender is a living legend in New York City and a lifelong keyboardist/singer/arranger/producer and songwriter. Teddy, founding member of the New-Wave band 3-D on Polydor Records, who appeared on Saturday Night Live when the cast still included Steve Martin and Bill Murray.

He’s toured alongside U2, The Ramones, The Cars, J. Geil’s Band, Eddie Money and South Side Johnny. Additionally, Teddy’s played keys for the likes of Ric Derringer, Dr. John, Odetta, Johnny Winter, Albert King, Gordon Waller, Ray Draper, Gary Stewart, Michael Powers and Loudon Wainwright III.

Teddy’s seen success as a pop songwriter, writing dance hits like, “What The Funk” and “Get Up And Dance” for The Memphis Horns / Doobie Brothers on RCA. He served as a label executive signing blues legend and guitarist Michael Powers and Pop singer Cyndi Phillips to Smooth Records.

Teddy designed, owned, and operated Data Bank / Big Noise / and Protown Studios, the infamous home to so many hip-hop / R&B and Indie Rock artist for over 30 years. Ted wrote song parodies on Howard Stern’s A&E show, and scored the music for the syndicated TV show Overhaulin’ currently on the Velocity Channel. Ted is currently the keyboardist for Long Island’s Red White & Blues Band.

"Family & Friends" - The Gospel According to Tommy Botz

The art of the songwriter does not come without pain and suffering. A true wordsmith must have a story to tell, whether it be a tale of redemption or the road to recovery. Without falling, one cannot learn how to pick oneself up, and without sharing what he or she learns through hard life lessons, one cannot serve any kind of artistic purpose of any significance.

Tommy Botz comes from the realm of the old school troubadours, the singer songwriters of the road. He has battled with alchohol addiction and come back from the darkness to tell his tale through song form. It's a place of sincerity and brutal honesty that his songs come from, much like the legends of the past- Gene Clark, Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt. He has written over 200 songs and recorded several with a full stacked top notch backing band to boot. Of these songs, you will discover Tommy Botz' authenticity, his voice and passion come through in only the way of legends.

"Maggie" starts up with pedal steel guitars and a heavy back beat with lyrics about sleeping on trains, barflys and the loss of a good woman. It's the way the 12 bar country blues was meant to be, performed with devotion and heartache.

"Train of Glory" rumbles a half-step, up tempo drum beat with Johnny Cash style vocals. It's produced like it's blasting out of a jukebox down south in a vintage concert hall filled with drifters and wanderers. 

"Teddy Bear" is Botz' prettiest ballad, a song featuring female vocals reminiscent of Emmy Lou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. Brings back memories of the early '70s L.A. Troubadour country scene. The song is a conversation with the lord, a spiritual song with beautifully arranged strings and piano. 

Tommy Botz has been around the bend, a hidden gem among singer songwriters of epic folk lore. The music is executed in a masterful way unlike most mainstream country artists who just don't have much wisdom in their music. Botz' music is filled with clever wordplay, painful honesty and the poetry of the influential roadmasters of the 1960's and 70's. Perhaps a renaissance of this musical genre is coming... and Tommy Botz is willing to lead the way. 

AP: What was the first album you ever purchased?

TB: Elvis 

AP: At what age did you first learn an instrument? 

TB: Ten 

AP: Have you ever played in any other projects or has it been a solo trip from the beginning? 

TB: Was lead singer in the Chevells group and the Caesars 5 

AP: What are your thoughts on the modern country music industry? 

TB: I miss old school country and gospel 

AP: How have you evolved creatively through your experiences with addiction and recovery? 

TB: I hold the pen and GOD writes the words please listen to the words in my song Teddy Bear and I’ve never had children of my own 

AP: What should we expect next from you in the wild world of country rock? 

TB: Magic and Miracles

These People are back! LISTEN TO "PAST TENSE" NOW

Today we have been treated to new music from Long Beach, New York indie band, These People.

This is 100% THESE PEOPLE at their best. The verses and choruses are unpredictably unique in rhythm and feel. The song goes in puzzling directions from 80's new wave verses to trippy progressive parts. It's a refreshing new step into the catalogue of the band's material.

'Past Tense' is dreamy and intimate, a pumping rock song with dissonant guitar riffs and haunting melodies. It feels like glooming post-punk, similar to Gang of Four and Wire. This is a new sound for them, a departure from the last single 'A / B Vision', which was more like grandiose Syd Barrett on psychedelic tranquilizers.

The production is flawless and smooth, mixed and produced by T J Penzone, Co-produced by his brother Rick Penzone, the result being a completely transcendent sound with a sonic variety of musical flavor and tone. The band explains:

"Past Tense has been around for a while in many forms. It started with a drum machine loop and busy guitar part, then evolved into something very different. Right before I had to turn my final mix in, my brother had the idea to totally change the bridge. He took out some of the music and added acoustic. At first the thought weirded me out cause we were running out of time, but it quickly became one of my favorite parts. Overall I’m really happy how this one turned out. I wouldn’t change a thing... again"

Ricky Comeaux’s first solo release “If I Ruled the World”

Featuring a wide range of songs hailing from songwriters and performers such as Stephen Sondheim, Roy Orbison, David Gates, and Leonard Cohen, Houston vocalist Ricky Comeaux’s first solo release If I Ruled the World establishes him as one of the leading interpreters of popular song. The eleven songs included on the release represent a natural progression from Comeaux’s work in the 80’s and 90’s with his former creative partner Jerry Atwood, and the dual-production talents of Barry Coffing and Mark Holden frames Comeaux’s talents in an ideal musical light. It’s a timely reminder of his still prodigious singing talents and the choice of material is uniformly superb.

“Theme from Kiss of the Spider Woman” might seem like an improbable choice for a cover, but Comeaux makes it his own with a robust and palpably emotional reading. The musical backing is choice, as well, to my ears; there’s a strong South American texture to the arrangement, but Comeaux and his collaborators never overplay their musical hand. His bold move revisiting Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” pays off with one of the more memorable musical and vocal moments part of this release. So many have covered this classic, unlike other tracks included on the release, there’s a certain amount of boldness present in his attempt to own a piece of the song’s history, but Comeaux has the talent necessary for carrying it off. The arrangement is faithful to Cohen’s original and Comeaux’s vocal hues closely to the original as well, though he is a far more capable singer than Cohen ever was.

His version of Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over”, however, ventures far afield from the original while retaining much of its inherent spirit. The music, while atmospheric, is no match for the stylish simplicity of Orbison’s take on the performance but Comeaux’s voice is up to the challenge, albeit with a much different sonic character. Barbara Streisand’s “Not While I’m Around” gets a similar treatment as other performances on the album – orchestral accompaniment working alongside Comeaux’s voice. His singing hits pyrotechnics heights late in the track without ever striking a shallow note – his voice is rife with emotion throughout the entirety of the performance and blends well with the musical backing.

“If I Ruled the World” has Comeaux tackling a popular Tony Bennett number with memorable results. It has a pleasing and comfortable musical texture, but the selling point is another emotional Comeaux vocal that doesn’t attempt matching or imitating Bennett’s singing, but rather pays it a measure of deference before going its own way. His romping cover of “Don Quixote” from the popular theatrical production Man of La Mancha is one of the more energetic tracks included on If I Ruled the World and it elicits a full-on vocal tour de force from Comeaux brimming with character but never overwrought. It’s one of the album’s rousing moments and sure to be a favorite for many. There’s a great mix of performances fueling If I Ruled the World; Ricky Comeaux is never content following one line of attack but, instead, mixes things up for listeners in an entertaining and satisfying way.