06/09/2024
Stu Heydon
Carmel Recording/Music Studio Founder Stu Heydon
Written by Monterey Bay TV Host/ Celebrity Rama P Jama
Stu Heydon has given more to this community, than I can tell you. He has taught and mentored countless youths and adults. Created a state of the art recording studio and taught audio recording to the "Youth of Carmel" through the city & with the blessing of Clint Eastwood.
Stu's "Carmel Recording Studio" has the largest collection of pro digital equipment on the central coast of California and attracts recording artists from all genres.
All the time, teaching the language of music and nurturing "up and coming" artists to the professional world of being a musician. And I would like to make the point that he imparts the fact that music is a profession, with integrity and responsibility. As if all this wasn't enough Stu has continued to play out locally and tour internationally.
Stu Heydon has played and taught the blues all of his life, earning him the Motor Cities Blues Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Detroit-Windsor Freedom Festival. He has shared the stage with Bobo Jenkins, Sam Lay, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, James Brown, Little Sonny, John Lee Ho**er, Chicago Pete, Jon Popper, Prakash John, Alberta Adams, Wild Child Butler, Rick Gratton, Joe Konas, Buddy Guy, John Campbell, Sugar Blue, Dutch Mason, Michael Fonfara, Hubert Sumlin, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Jordan John, Michael Keys, Lowell Fulsom, Butler Twins, Big John Dominas, Tony Wachnuvik, Rick Derringer, Taj Mahal, Denis Keldie, Ross Garren, Aron Forbes, Stacy Heydon, Michael Branton, Michael Greco, Lester Smith, Frank Mareno, George Young, and on and on.
The Montreal Jazz Fest. Monterey Blues Fest. Chicago Blues Fest. Alabama Blues Fest. Mississippi Blues Fest. Windsor Blues Fest. House of Blues Boston. Buddy Guys Chicago. The Yale Vancouver. Jewish Mothers North Carolina. Ruth Brown's Blues Stage NY. These are a few places that Stu has performed. There are not many blues styles Stu hasn't played. Late night jams at Bobo's studio every Saturday night with Detroit's finest bluesmen proved to be an invaluable education. Bobo was the Pres. and Founder of the Detroit Blues Club and personally taught Stu the finer points of BLUES GUITAR! Stu was awarded BEST WINDSOR BLUES GUITAR in 1998.
After working with Bobo Jenkins and Wild Child Butler for twenty years, Stu moved to Carmel California, from Windsor, Ontario. This is when Stu did his most important work and was awarded a Paul Harris Award from the Carmel Rotary Club, for teaching the blues. He has recorded Aron Forbes, Clint Eastwood, Weber Iago, Bob Phillips, The Blue Tones, The Infra reds, Bruce Forman, George Young, Ali Ryerson, Buddy Lowe, Eddie Erikson, Mike Branton, etc. Stu is responsible for teaching a slew of new blues and jazz artists, touring throughout North America. Teaching has been his passion, because now more than ever, live music is in danger!
Of course Stu was a featured artist at our own "Monterey International Blues Festival" and created the "Rock, Jazz and Blues Festival" bringing in artists from all over the world, with workshops and clinics from leading professionals.
