Camerado Announces Global Jazz Music Record 'Needle On The Rim' By Crooner-singer Robert Marleigh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Feb. 28, 2026 - PRLog -- Camerado announces the release of crooner Robert Marleigh's new EP, Needle on the Rim, arriving March 27, 2026. Distributed to all platforms and produced in Southeast Asia, the record is a masterclass in borderless collaboration, captured against the backdrop of the fragile 2025-2026 Thailand-Cambodia border detente.

Marleigh, a dual US-UK citizen based in Phnom Penh, utilized an international network of session artists and modern production tools to assemble the project while regional borders remained physically closed. The EP features a diverse ensemble of expatriate talent, including French session players in Cambodia, a Thai session artist in Bangkok, an American émigré' from Los Angeles, and a Thai diaspora musician in New Orleans.

"Jazz has always functioned best when it ignores the map," says Marleigh. "Whether it's a track sent to Bangkok or Saigon, or a session recorded with French players in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap, the goal is finding the right soul for the sound. This isn't a political statement—it's just how music survives in 2026."

THE SOUND: TIMELESS STANDARDS MEET SAIGON AESTHETICS

The EP defines a new aesthetic—fusing a high-tech, international production workflow with the neon-lit gumshoe atmosphere of mid-century Saigon and Southeast Asia. Yet it remains firmly rooted in the jazz tradition. The EP balances classic Great American Songbook standards with bold reinterpretations:

• The Standards: Marleigh delivers velvet-toned renditions of "Pennies from Heaven," "Angel Eyes," and the playful "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?"—grounding the EP's experimental edges in timeless vocal jazz.
• "Black Hole Sun": A 1920s-styled, "speakeasy" transformation of the Soundgarden classic.
• "Bad Guys": An original alt-rock piece reimagined as a swing powerhouse. Marleigh employed AI-augmented conceptual frameworking to map out the complex big-band architecture, which was then brought to life with live players and instrumentation.
• "Needle on the Rim": A closing title track featuring a musical mashup and spoken-word performance inspired by the gritty future noir of William Burroughs and Raymond Chandler.

ABOUT ROBERT MARLEIGH

Robert Marleigh is an NYC Tisch-trained light baritone and a veteran of international remote recording. This unique US-UK vocal artist and producer bridges the "Golden Age" of jazz with a modern, independent voice and practice. Under the Camerado label, Marleigh assembled world-class talent across borders and time zones, proving that great jazz no longer requires a traditional studio—or a single country.

CONTACT & LINKS

• Email: camerado@camerado.com
• Website: https://www.camerado.com/jazz-defies-borders/