John Mars co-producing new Lucas Stagg album

John Mars (left) and Lucas Stagg (right) enjoying lunch in a sidewalk cafe at the corner of Bleecker and MacDougal in New York City. Bob Dylan used to sit in this same cafe and write lyrics. Photo by Vanessa Stankiewicz AUGUST 11, 2005

Recording sessions for a new  CD of solo, acoustic material by singer/songwriter Lucas Stagg began in mid-July at High-Fi Way in Cambridge, Ontario.  With studio owner Irv Russell at the helm on the mixing desk as engineer, the album is being co-produced by the 25 year old artist and, John Mars.   Sessions will continue through October and, a spring release is anticipated.   This will be Lucas Stagg’s second solo effort.  Stagg was formerly lead singer and main songwriter for Rock ‘n’ Roll outfit  Room 101, a group which had a 5+ year history.

this article was submitted by Zipporah Stephenson / September 2005