Doug Kistner proveo je desetljeća za klavijaturama za velike izvođače poput Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Johna Waitea, Blood, Sweat & Tears i The Lords of 52nd Street - ali sa STUDIO D'LUX konačno se ističe s vlastitom glazbom. Pred nama se nalazi, u ekskluzivnom obliku, debitantski album benda "The Allstar Project", izdanje koje zaista opravdava svoje ime.
Ovaj album okuplja izvanrednu postavu glazbenika svjetske klase čiji životopisi obuhvaćaju neke od najutjecajnijih bendova u povijesti klasičnog rocka - Chicago, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Styx, Whitesnake i druge.

Popis gostiju izgleda kao popis članova Kuće slavnih:
• Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestar)
• Glen Burtnik (Styx)
• Bill Champlin (Chicago)
• Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel, Paul McCartney)
• Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Phil Collins)
• Keith Howland (Chicago)
• Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
• Elliot Randall (Steely Dan)
• Jon Herington (Steely Dan)
• Curtis King Jr. (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) Svaki glazbenik donosi svoj nepogrešivi potpis na album, ali ono što The Allstar Project čini posebnim jest to što se ne čini kao mozaik gostujućih nastupa. Umjesto toga, on djeluje kao kohezivna umjetnička izjava - most između era, stilova i generacija glazbeništva.
Album, koji je kreirao, napisao i producirao Doug Kistner, spaja najbolje elemente klasičnog rocka, zapadne obale i moderne produkcije. Nekoliko pjesama miksao je producent Ron Nevison (Led Zeppelin, The Who, Ozzy Osbourne), dobitnik Grammyja, što projektu daje još više pedigrea.

Kistnerov produkcijski pristup naglašava suradnju i glazbeno pripovijedanje. Svaki suradnik ima prostor da zablista, no album zadržava jedinstveni zvučni identitet - uglađen, topao i nepogrešivo izrađen s pažnjom. Nevisonovi miksevi dodatno podižu materijal na višu razinu, naglašavajući predanost projekta vrhunskoj kvaliteti.
"The Allstar Project" je prekrasno izrađen debi - bogat, muzikalan i izveden od strane nekih od najboljih glazbenika na svijetu.

Tracklist:
01 - Turn the Page
Doug Kistner - Vocals / keyboards
Keith Howland - Guitars
Lee Sklar - Bass
Liberty Devitto - Drums
Curtis King - Vocals
Steve Jankowski - Trumpet
Dan Hendrix - Trombone
Tom Timko - Sax

02 - Ain't Good Enough
Doug Kistner - Vocals / Keys / Guitar
Bill Champlin - Vocals
Liberty Devitto - Drums
Elliott 'still reelin' Randall - Guitar Solo
Mike Todd - Bass
Dave Anthony - Percussion

03 - Slow Burn
Doug Kistner - Vocals / Keys / Guitar
Bill Champlin - Vocals
Jon Herington - Guitar
Malcolm Gold - Bass
Dave Anthony - Percussion
Liberty Devitto - Drums

04 - Not in a Million Years
Reagan Richards - vocals
Liberty Devitto - drums
Lee Loughnane - trumpet/brass arr.
Jon Herington - guitar solo
Doug Kistner - vocals, keyboards, guitar
Malcolm Gold - bass
Tom Timko - tenor sax
Dan Hendrix - trombone
Marc Battaglia - engineer/ acoustic guitar

05 - Nothing
Liberty Devitto - drums
Leland Sklar - bass
Keith Howland - guitar
Curtis King Jr - backing vocals
Doug Kistner - lead vocals, keys

06 - Easier Said Than Done
Liberty Devitto - drums
Bill Champlin - vocals
Keith Howland - guitar
Malcolm Gold - bass
Doug Kistner - vocal, keys

07 - Old School
Glen Burtnik - vocals
Liberty Devitto - drums
Malcolm Gold - bass
Doug Kistner - vocal, keys, guitar
Jon Herington - lead and slide guitars
Doug Woolverton - trumpet
Tom Timko - saxes
Kevin Osborne - trombone

08 - Light Still Shines
Liberty Devitto - drums
Malcolm Gold - bass
Bill Champlin - vocals
Doug Kistner - vocals, keyboards, guitar
Joel Hoekstra - guitar solos

09 - Silence is Louder (Bonus Track)
Doug Kistner - Vocals and keyboards
Glen Burtnik - Vocals
Reagan Richards - Vocals
Jon Herington - Guitars
Tom Timko - Woodwinds
Malcolm Gold - Bass
Liberty Devitto - Drums

10 - There's The Door (Bonus Track)
Bill Champlin - Vocals
Liberty Devitto - Drums
Mike Todd - Bass
Marc Battaglia - Acoustic Guitar
Doug Kistner - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars

m.p. // 07/03/2026