Morning Phase is the twelfth studio album by American musician Beck. According to a press release, Morning Phase is a "companion piece" to his 2002 album Sea Change, and "harkens back to the stunning harmonies, song craft and staggering emotional impact of that record, while surging forward with infectious optimism." Several of the musicians who recorded parts for Sea Change returned to record for Morning Phase.

Dirk Felsenheimer - better known under his stage name Bela B., is a German musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the drummer and one of the singers in the German band Die Ärzte. In 2006, he released his first solo album entitled Bingo. Bela B. is also an actor and has done several voice-overs for television and film.

Contemporary jazz-R&B funkster Brian Culbertson has had love on his mind essentially since last Valentine's Day. Inspired by the occasion of his twentieth wedding anniversary last fall, the keyboardist began writing thirteen new songs about a year ago dedicated to his wife, Michelle, which make up his "Colors of Love" album that was released on Wednesday, Valentine's Day, by BCM Entertainment.

Work with other Kompoz artists to create variations, spin-offs, and re-mixes of Brian Culbertson's Beautiful Liar, track #5 on his latest studio album titled Another Long Night Out. Another Long Night Out recently spent 4 straight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.

Many people's favorite record by Brian, Secrets was released in 1997 on Atlantic Records and was the first sonic switch that started Brian's iconic 'sound' that has continued throughout all his albums from then on. Starting to utilize top LA session musicians including Lenny Castro on percussion, Dwight Sills and Paul Jackson, Jr. on guitar in addition to top Chicago musicians including Richard Patterson on bass, Oscar Seaton, Jr. on drums plus Ricky Peterson on Hammond B3 organ, this record includes two smooth jazz hits, "So Good" and "On My Mind" that are still core songs in the format. Brian also worked with famed producer Paul Brown on two songs including a cover of David Sanborn's "Straight To The Heart." Gerald Albright and Jeff Golub are also featured.

There is a strange but beautiful irony that occurs when an artist writes a great song upon the death of a loved one. Doubtful that Brian Culbertson was aiming for one of Somethin' Bout Love's (Atlantic) most emotionally rich tunes when he wrote the powerful gospel of "I'm Gonna Miss You" for his late manager Howard Lowe II, but he and co-writer/vocalist Lori Perry achieve just that. Unlike similar tunes in American culture that come across as generic, the poignant lyrics are specific to the artist-manager relationship, adding to the tune's uniqueness.