Originally released 2008 (independent) and re-released 2009 on MDM/Acronym (distributed in Canada by Universal Music/Conveyor). Singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Straker joined forces with producer Justin Gray (Los Angeles & Toronto) for this studio album. Bringing the cabaret influence to life in Straker's songs, this album holds the piano-vocal core of the music at its heart, and adds in a band of traditional and non traditional sounds including strings, horns, guitar, bass, choir, a tap dancer (Slippery Slope) to breathe a signature sound into the songs. Genre: chamber-pop, cabaret-pop The recording features Randy Cooke on drums (Five For Fighting, Chantal Kreviazuk, Kelly Clarkson), and Justin Abedin on guitar (Amanda Marshall, Jacksoul). Hypnotized received Canadian radio airplay, and the accompanying video reached #6 in the Much More Music top 10 charts across Canada. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.