Welcome, RON APREA!

One-Stop Productions will package all aspects of your musical production under one roof at a price guaranteed to make you smile. Ron Aprea will package arrangements, studio time, musicians' salaries, back-up singers, piano tuning, and mixing...and play solos if needed. A one-stop concept. Your music will be recorded in his state-of-the-art studio built in 2003. A reasonable fee is determined in advance, so that the artist can spend time being creative, instead of watching the clock and rushing through takes. The final cost depends on band size and composition. In addition to recording the tunes, the artist will also have new arrangements for live performances based on the recorded material. Ron Aprea, president and founder of One-Stop Productions, is a composer, arranger, producer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist who has performed with Woody Herman, Les Elgart, Tito Puente, Frank Foster, Buddy Morrow, Billy May, Charlie Persip, Nat Adderley, Lionel Hampton, John Lennon, and more. Ron has been producing records since 1982. Over 100 of Ron's arrangements and jingles, both vocal & instrumental, have been recorded with well-known artists, and he has received two Grammy nominations.

You can listen to sample arrangements by clicking {HERE}.

Contact Ron at raprea@live.com or (631) 662-9266

While with Hamp's band, some highlights were a Ramsey Lewis television special, and a recorded concert at the Smithsonian Institute, where Ron's solos were taped and put into their Archives. Ron was the featured soloist and arranger for performances with Nat Adderley at the world-famous Apollo Theatre, and he also performed at the Paramount Theatre with King Curtis' Big Band. Ron has played shows for literally hundreds of stars, including Clint Holmes, Rita Moreno, Chita Rivera, Billy Eckstine, etc. In 1974, Ron recorded with John Lennon and Elton John on the album entitled Walls and Bridges. The all-star horn section included Howard Johnson, Frank Vicari, and Steve Madeo. Ron was a featured soloist on the jazz-gospel album Free to Be Free. He also wrote, arranged, and produced his own album, Ronnie April's Positive Energy Volume 1. Ron had his own TV special on WNYC, and was a featured soloist on Broadway's Song of Singapore. Ron's compositions, arrangements, and productions skills can be heard on Angela DeNiro's first CD, Just For the Fun Of It, as well as her second release, Angela DeNiro...Swingin' With Legends, featuring Lionel Hampton, Frank Foster, and Lew Tabackin. Ron was featured with the Kenny Barron Trio at the 1998 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, and was part of the All-Star cast, which included Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Bill Watrous, Jon Faddis, Al Grey,Ray Brown, Marion McPartland, Abbey Lincoln, and Diana Krall. Ron has three 1998 GRAMMY nomination entries: Producer of the Year,(Swingin' With Legends), and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for Angela DeNiro's Avalon & The Song Is You. Ron completed an arranging assignment for vocalist Alex Donner, featuring nine of Ron's arrangements. Alex released the first of a 2-CD set in the spring of 2001. Ron co-hosted a weekly jazz radio show on WSHR, 91.9 FM, New York, with his wife, vocalist Angela DeNiro. Their show, Rush-Hour Rendezvous ran successfully for two years, and featured great jazz and musical conversation. In January 2001, Ron's band, with Angela DeNiro, was featured on "BET-TV". The national program, called "Jazz Discovery", showcased jazz artists in competition, and was judged by a panel of three, which included jazz legend Chick Corea. Angela, with Ron's band, won the competition. Ron and Angela DeNiro made a cameo appearance on legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy's CD entitled "Links," released in September of 2001 on the High Note Label. In August 2001, Ron performed in an All-Star band for a Charlie Parker Birthday tribute in Harlem, New York. The band featured four alto saxophonists. Playing alongside Ron were Jimmy Zaff, Gerald Hayes, and James Spaulding.The rhythm section featured Danny Mixon on piano, Bob Cunningham on bass, and Andre Strobaer on drums. Ron wrote the arrangements for Angela DeNiro's third CD, My Shining Hour. One of Ron's compositions, For Phil, is dedicated to Phil Woods, who has been a major source of inspiration to Ron since the mid 60's. Ron's tribute to Phil, performed by Ms. DeNiro, exudes the warmth and love Ron has for the legendary alto saxophonist. This CD was released in August 2005. In 2006 Ron, arranged, performed on, and produced an album for jazz vocalist Meegan Coleman entitled "I hear Music." In 2007 Ron arranged, performed on, and produced an album for vocalist Damian entitled "Follow Your Dreams." Ron just finished producing a new album with Damian (his second.) This album has Damian sharing the stage with Brian Lynch, Ron Aprea, and other jazz artists. Will be released in the Spring of 2009. Ron and Angela headlined the Les Nuits du Jazz Festival in Nantes, France on Nov. 9 & 10, 2007. Ron's son Matt Aprea made his European debut on violin at same festival. Currently, Ron, when not performing, spends much of his time in his recording studio, doing seminars, teaches privately on woodwinds, composition, arranging, and improvisation. For video clips, please go to website. www.angeladeniro.com ...Contact Ron at deniro@optonline.net