Producer/songwriter Doug Dixon of Mind Ear Music and producer/artistMatthew Clay are putting final mixing touches on the new Matthew Clay projectpic Twist? The 9 song modern pop opera is scheduled for release thissummer. Penned by Clay, his wife Tara, and Dixon, it features a unique mix ofmusical styles that collectively tell the tale of a star struck boy trying tomake a name for himself amid the pitfalls of fame. Ranging from modern rockto Broadway, spirituals, and pop, pic Twist?weaves a diverse tale takingthe listener on a sonic adventure they won't soon forget. Banjos, brasssections, juice harps, melodicas, virtual synthesizers, and operatic singers,share the sonic palette with electric guitar, bass, drums, and piano. Dixonelaborates this project has been creatively fulfilling, challenging andbuckets of fun. Once we began writing the story, the details and arrangementsbegan filling in themselves, often with new and unusual results.