Literally translated, it means "Voice with Attitude"!  

'tude vox is a state of mind.  'tude vox is also the name of the band bringing you the music on this site.  The people in the band include Ro and the guys at the studio.   But 'tude vox is bigger than that.  'tude vox is more than the sum total of the influences and people involved in creating the 'tude.  If you want to be part of a performing and recording band that creates original music with the wholeness of humanity in mind, let us know.   Aren't musically inclined but want to join?   Consider sponsorship donation. 

The band meets in southeastern Michigan for rehearsals. We create original music. Gen-Ray Records is producing a CD and DVD called "From Primal to Divine:  a life-choice continuum". We record at Audio Magic in Eastpointe, MI. Listen to the songs on this website to get a feel for how it goes.

Basically, we feel that human beings are designed to be whole. Some of us get stuck in the animalistic side of life. Other's get stuck in the . . . spiritual/religious mumbo jumbo. Others are somewhere in the middle. But life is about more than that. Life in the wholeness of emotion is to be explored, appreciated and lived.

There are several basic emotions that are natural and healthy. For the purposes of this CD, we've broken them down into 9 emotions: passion, fear, grief, peace, love, happiness, joy, bliss, oneness. As humans, we have evolved into little emotion machines; to the point of our own destruction.

Anger, jealousy and hatred are examples of the harmful emotions. These are some examples of unnatural emotions. Anger can be a combination of fear and grief with a little pride kicked in for effect. Fear is natural. But how often can you honestly say that your fears are about some immediate threat? We've developed so many neuroses that we are afraid of something that we think may happen if . . . Grief is natural too. Loosing something or someone we love is painful. But many of us feel grief about something that was never meant to be that we never had. So, when we combine natural emotions together and add some human pride, righteousness, vindictiveness etc., we get unhealthy emotions that destroy our lives and the lives of those around us.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Being human is about experiencing all of life's up's and downs rather than stuffing it in (often resulting in illness) or acting it out (often resulting in abuse and imprisonment). All of the natural emotions are healthy. The unnatural emotions kill us and our planet. We can't really get away from feeling these unhealthy emotions once in a while (at least) but we can decide to acknowledged, recognize and release the unhealthy emotions. There's so much more to discuss on this subject that we're putting together the CD called "From Primal to Divine:  a life-choice continuum".

So how do you fit in?

Do you play an instrument? Sing? If so and you are interested in hearing more, email me @ ro@sassyalternativemusic.com.

But what if you are not musically inclined and still want to contribute?

What can you contribute to this group? Money is good. You can find a donation button @ Contact Us. Do you have other skills that bands will need? Costume design? Make up? Publicity? Web expertise? Do you have resources we might need? Access to a stage to perform? Equipment?

Tell us how you want to be involved.

This is Scott Sumner.  To call him my "engineer" isn't sufficient.  Sure,  he is awesome at the controls but he is so much more.  I get rave reviews on all of his work.  He writes the music for some of my most popular songs, does most of the producing and is a trusted associate in this business.  Thank you Scott.  If anyone deserves to get rich in this industry, it is you.   I intend to be the artist that helps you get famous (and wealthy).  Scott owns Audio Magic Studios and can be reached at (586) 776-7777.  




I "met" Rich (Iod!ne) Ramsey on MP3Unsigned.com through James Oakwood, above producing "Bridge to Ever After".  He's from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada and is absolutely fabulous on the guitar, not to mention his song-writing skills.  Since then, Rich & I have written & recorded "Sleepless Night", "Incite Social Evolution", "Fiat Greed" and "Into the Dream". 



Randy Lynch has been gratious enough to lend me his awesome talent on the guitar.  He is featured on "Heaven On Earth", "Until the Bliss" and "Choose Now".  He is awesome but hasn't sent in his picture yet.  Randy can be reached at (586) 776-7777.



Steve Feinberg stopped by the studio one day and laid the bass tracks for "Until the Bliss".   No picture yet because he has just been too busy with his own band rehearsals and the rest of his very active life to make it out for a photo shoot.  He looses his mobile phone regularly so if you want to get in touch with him, let me know.  I'll track him down for you.



This is my mom, Vita Marie Buccellato Schwarz Goins - but you can call her Vita.  She is the single most important factor in my pursuit of music this life.  When I was in 9th grade and blew off the initial and make-up auditions for the high school "Corale", she picked me up from the junior high school at lunch to bring me in for a special audition.  I passed the audition.  It was the beginning of my high school and college music career.  When I quit recording last year, she bought me 3 hours of studio time for Christmas.  She is my biggest fan and support. 

Shane Capone is the King of Hip-Hop.  He is the guy with the nasty lyrics on "Do Me", which won best male vocals of the week at Garageband.com.  Although I can hardly say Shane has encouraged my musical career (quite the opposite), it was Shane that inspired me to actually go out and pursue my dreams.   He has been a good friend and most importantly, introduced me to Scott.  Well . . . I was a bit persistant.  It was Shane's friendship with Scott that got me in the door of the studio.   You can reach Shane through his website:  http://www.rockcityrec.com/.