2010:
Shaolin Music Website Unfolding |
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Started in 1999, Richard Del Connor.... |
2010:
LEVEL 4 = Kung Fu Cowboy PART 1 |
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Originally begun with 36 songs... |
2009:
YouTube Video:
"Peace Of Mind 2" |
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Directed by Scott Karahadian and shot in Jarrod's garage... |
2009:
poetry book:
Kung Fu Cowboy ORIGINAL DRAFT |
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Handwritten poetry book is the ROUGH DRAFT of the KUNG FU COWBOY book associated with the American Zen album, LEVEL 4 = KUNG FU COWBOY.
See the Coyote mind at work. |
2009:
YouTube Video:
"Great Salt Lake" LIVE |
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At the end of the Christmas videotaping sessions.. |
2009:
Buddha Zhen's album: TAI CHI MAGIC 1 |
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Songs for Tai Chi practice, meditation, and performing Kung Fu.
From the solo flute of, "Boundless Space," to the Kung Fu drums of, "Inner Will," this album was composed by Buddha Zhen who performed most of the instruments.
Several members of American Zen are credited with bass, and drums on this album of songs that have been played on many stages since 1994. |
2008:
"Dharma And A Song" at The Coyote Poetry Podcast |
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One lesson and one song... |
2008:
Sid's Place Novel Needed New Lyrics |
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The original drafts of SID'S PLACE included lyrics of songs that Coyote listened to in the late sixties, as they played in the background of his life and subsequently into the background of the his novel, SID'S PLACE, about a drug runner in 1969 Southern California. |
2007:
American Zen Buddhist Rock Podcast at CoyoteRADIO.net |
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America's first Buddhist rock band, American Zen, ... |
2007:
LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer is 23 Rracks by The Hippy Coyote |
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In a bold move, Coyote has taken the poetry of LEVEL 2 and interspersed it within the songs of the LEVEL 2 album... |
2006:
Folk Rock Podcast of Shaolin Records |
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The FOLK ROCK PODCAST of SHAOLIN RECORDS features the "Best and brightest of today's folk rock artists."
Many shows feature The Hippy Coyote and his band, American Zen.
Other shows include: Dennis Logan, David Courtenay, Stacy K, JoAnna, Michelle Mangione...
All shows are hosted by The Hippy Coyote. |
2006:
Utah Phase 1 Poetry Book by Coyote |
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The lyric sheets used by Coyote to record the LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2 albums of American Zen are included in these scanned pages of Coyote's notebook of lyrics and poetry... |
2005:
LEVEL 1 = PEACE OF MIND
is 22 Tracks by The Coyote |
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Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Utah... |
2004:
Autumn Flavours Poetry Book |
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This is the first of four books of poetry comprising the SEASON OF FOURS, poetry book compilation. |
1992:
Shaolin Music Relocates to Salt Lake City, Utah |
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In an effort to capitalize on the movie industry in Utah, and the promised club bookings of Michelle McCarty, the O'Connor family, Coyote, and Shaolin Records pack up for the Rocky Mountains.
Michelle McCarty has been booking Coyote in nightclubs around Los Angeles. Former booking agent, Greg Berutto, became the agent of Coyote after seeing a performance of the Coyote in A Graveyard rock opera at Madame Wong's West in 1985. |
1991:
English Composer Andrew Stevens Signed to Shaolin Music |
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Andrew Stevens, a talented songwriter of the group ANK... |
1990:
Composer Coyote Receives ASCAP Pop Award |
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Coyote's many concerts and performances during the 1990s earned him many Pop Music Awards from ASCAP. |
1989:
"Backseat Love" and "Show Girls"
Songs Licensed to Movie: FOR SALE |
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Coyote's neighbor was starring in a low budget movie, FOR SALE, about a teenage drug abuser with a drinking problem...
I think it was financed by Christian coalitions as an anti-drug movie.
I went to the screening and realized it wouldn't make it as a theatrical release. I hope it did well for them. The producers were marketing it through their worldwide Christian organizations as a video release. |
1988:
New World Pictures Transforms Rock Opera to Screenplay |
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When personnel from some record companies were hired by New World Pictures, one of them recommended the rock opera being performed by The Coyote. |
1987:
Shaolin Records Produces Soundtrack to Rock Opera:
Coyote In A Graveyard |
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Using studio "down time" at Cherokee Studios, the rock opera, Coyote In A Graveyard, was recorded in one 14 hour recording session by The Coyote on acoustic guitar, Bruce Candelaria on drums, and Scott Hitchings on keyboards. Coyote then cut the electric bass on many of the songs of the 24-track 2" tape record album. |
1986:
Michael J. Fox Joins Rock Opera, Coyote Graveyard |
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Borrowing the Fender Telecaster guitar of the Coyote In A Graveyard rock opera lead guitarist, Michael J. Fox, joined with Richard Del Connor, The Hippy Coyote, Scott Hitchings, and Bruce Candelaria, onstage at Madame Wong's West to perform the song, "Johnny B. Goode." |
1985:
Songs Licensed to Rock Opera,
Coyote In A Graveyard and UCLA |
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In 1983, Richard O'Connor lived out of his van for the entire year, saving enough money to release his first 12" Vinyl Album, "Temptation," in 1984. |
In 1983, Richard O'Connor lived out of his van for the entire year, saving enough money to release his first 12" Vinyl Album, Temptation, in 1984.
I had recently finished designing and building FUTURE DISC MASTERING LABS in Hollywood, California. From 1975 to 1985 I specialized in customized cabinetry and remodeling for recording studios in southern Caliornia. I built speaker cabinets, consoles, rack mounts...My engineer "lost" one of our 1/2" mix masters at Capitol Records, so we had to scramble and EQ another master of the song, "We're Not Working Out," at Future Disc.
During the 1980s and 1990s Shaolin Records mostly manufactured cassettes. We promoted and sold to college audiences. 
Our record distributor went out-of-business and we lost money and product. We still have a few of those first vinyl record pressings from 1984. I'm saving them for auctions now.
Then Coyote left for Utah.
LEVEL 2 = Christ Killer
