Novocain

Novocain was a group formed in 2006  at work to celebrate the retirement of Ken Lebow, now former actuary and VP of group dental at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. 

It was fun.  We wrote silly, but relevant lyrics to a few well known songs and got a group of half-talented wanna-bes (including myself) to perform it live.  We decided to  record it all after the fact, which was my first project as a producer and engineer.  I didn’t do a great job, but was limited to a two channel m-box, so we couldn’t record “as a band.”  In fact, every part was done as an entirely separate recording session.  It took a long time.   If it were recording/editing 101, I’d have earned a B+.

Since, it’s just been more nonsense we dreamt up here and there.  Nonsense.

Lead Guitar / Producer:        Adam Feltes

Bass Guitar:                          Karen Adams

Percussion:                           Ken Levin

Vocalists:                              Valeria Giannini, Kathy Markulic, Jim Middendorf, Wayne Slocum

*Lyrics to “Don’t Leave Us Lebow” and “An Actuary” by Steve Toby

Program & Lyrics -

Don’t Leave Us Lebow

An Actuary

Good Moon Risin’

Sunshine

Time of Your Life

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C.I. Is For the Living -

To the tune of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Steve Toby wrote lyrics for the 2008 release of a new Crticial Illness and Hopsital Admissions employee benefits product.  My job - boring content, but fun working with creative dorks like myself.

Produced and Sung by Adam Feltes

Music by The Beatles, Lyrics by Steve Toby

Studio D, October 2008

Ken Lebow’s Retirement (2006)-

Critical Illness Product Release (2008)-