THE RAY SHASHO SHOW WELCOMES 'GENESIS' LEGENDARY GUITARIST
STEVE HACKETT
STEVE HACKETT is widely renowned
for his intricate progressive and classical rock guitar stylings and
composition with Genesis. But over the years, Steve Hackett has affectionately
embraced numerous musical genres while brilliantly composing, arranging, and
recording track after track of pristine musical enchantment.
In 1971, Steve Hackett made his
studio debut with Genesis on the album Nursery Cryme. The classic lineup became
Peter Gabriel (Lead singer), Steve Hackett (Guitarist), Tony Banks
(Keyboardist), Mike Rutherford (Bass guitar), and Phil Collins (Drums). Genesis
became touted for their intricate musical arrangements and instrumentation
along with frontman Peter Gabriel’s raconteur theatrical stage antics. During
this time Hackett became an early pioneer for an electric guitar technique
called “tapping” which is more commonly used on instruments like the Chapman
Stick.
In 1985, Steve Hackett and Steve
Howe (Yes, Asia) united to form GTR. The band released their self-titled debut
album in 1986 produced by Geoff Downes. The release spawned the hit “When the
Heart Rules the Mind” reaching #14 on Billboards’ Hot 100 Singles Chart. GTR
disbanded in 1987.
On March 15th of 2010 Steve
Hackett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of
Genesis.
In 2012, Steve Hackett joined
forces with YES legend Chris Squire and formed Squackett. Their debut release
entitled … A Life Within a Day received rave reviews.
Earlier this year Hackett
released his latest solo album entitled Wolflight. The album debuted at number
31 on the UK album charts. Since 1975, Steve Hackett has expeditiously released
more than (25) inspired solo studio albums.
Most recently Esoteric Recordings
announced the official release of a 2 disc deluxe edition of GTR, the
self-titled 1986 album by Steve Hackett and Steve Howe’s band GTR. This edition
has been newly re-mastered and is presented here with the addition of a bonus
14-track CD of GTR live in Los Angeles in July 1986. There are also three bonus
tracks taken from promotional 12-inch singles of ‘When the Heart Rules the
Mind’ & ‘The Hunter,’ two of which appear on the CD for the first time.
It is my great pleasure to
introduce British guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter, a musician’s musician …
STEVE HACKETT!
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Intelligent
Music Project III Releases New Single & Video MIND PROJECTION feat. John
Payne & Drum Legend Simon Phillips From Forthcoming “Touching the Divine”
Album
Sofia, Bulgaria – A year
after releasing the all-star project “My Kind O’ Lovin’” producer and composer
Milen Vrabevski returns to fulfill, as earlier claimed, his promise and
ambition with Intelligent Music Project III – “Touching the Divine”. The new
album features session legends Simon Phillips and Tim Pierce, and Nathan East
courtesy of YEG. Тhe production concept relies again on two project launchers –
guest stars John Payne (ex-Asia) and Toto’s Joseph Williams. Says Joseph, “It’s
wonderful to explore working with Milen. The project has a wonderful message,
accompanied with some beautiful music and some great rock ‘n’ roll – the
musicians in this project are top-noch.”
Musically “Touching the Divine”
delivers a thrilling example of straightforward songwriting combined with rich
and layered sound and gently executed dynamic spins. The first single MIND
PROJECTION is a melodic and energetic slice of AOR, scored with John Payne’s
powerful vocal arrangement and virtuoso instrumental charge, that lets you in
deeper to the magic ingredient of this sophisticated project. Bass great Nathan
East and fabulous Simon Phillips stamp their own authority in this piece, as
well on the record throughout.
Full creative input by all guest
stars in the project. Recording sessions took place at Simon Phillips’ Phantom
recordings (Williams, Pierce, Phillips and East) and at Intelligent Music
Studios in Sofia (Payne, Pierce and vocals from Carl Sentance, recently
appointed as Nazareth’s lead singer). Says Simon, “Music is an universal
language. It’s really a blessing to have the opportunity to work with musicians
from around the world.”
MIND PROJECTION brings together
once again the positive idea of the producer and composer Milen Vrabevski, that
following the true excitement of our hearts and souls will give us the key to
living a conscious live and to spiritual satisfaction, we often call happiness.
Says Nathan, “This project is very special to me, because of the nature of the
message of the project. I was very inspired and happy with the idea, because
the message has value and meaning and I am about that. The word ‘inspirational’
is what I use to describe this project.”
John Payne, who continues his 14
year legacy as “ASIA Featuring John Payne” says, “Doing this project with Milen
– it has been great, really – these songs have a lot of structure and melody.
It’s a very mature project, it’s a very intelligent project for the
mind.”
Says Milen Vrabevski, “I believe
we managed to deliver an astonishing sound once again and it will delight the
ears and sound systems of hardcore rockers all around the world. Bearing in
mind the top-noch level of our guest stars, I allowed myself mainly to record
the acoustic guitar of the first single MIND PROJECTION. The video was shot in
Bulgaria by Vasil Stefanov, a very prolific and talented video director. The
explicit idea was to show the level of collaboration and collective effort of
all featuring musicians, which I believe, would be one of the most intriguing
aspects for the music fans.”
Says Tim Pierce, “My DNA is ‘a
rock player’. Musically, this project is fun, because it travels a lot of
different places.”
“I really enjoyed working with
Milen in his studio. There is a great sense of depth in his songs. We tried to
get the best of my voice.” (Carl Sentance)
Intelligent Music Project III
– “Touching the Divine” is coming out in late September 2015.
“The coming album is to bring us
to the subject of the essence of life. It directs to searching for this special
place within our souls that brings the spiritual satisfaction we often call
happiness. It is our source of love and creation, balance and harmony. This
place is the Divine in us all…” (Milen Vrabevski, MD)
Intelligent Music Project III
– “Touching the Divine”
Author and producer – Milen
Vrabevski, MD
Featuring:
Simon Phillips – drums and
percussion
Nathan East (appears courtesy of
Yamaha Entertainment Group) – bass
John Payne – lead & backing
vocals
Joseph Williams – lead &
backing vocals
Carl Sentance – backing vocals
& ad-lib, lead vocal part on 7
Tim Pierce – guitars
All: Invaluable full creative
input!
Previous albums by the same
author, featuring Simon Phillips, Joseph Williams & John Lawton are IMP I
& II, respectively titled “The Power of Mind ” & “ My
Kind O’Lovin’ ”
Prog Icon Billy Sherwood To Release Solo Album and
Career Retrospective – Now Available as a Direct Sales Offer Only!
On November 6th Frontiers Music Srl will Release
Sherwood's Brilliant New concept album
entitled 'CITIZEN'
Prog icon BILLY SHERWOOD, best known for his work
with YES and CIRCA:, has made available his studio album DIVIDED BY ONE and a
compilation called COLLECTION with a hand autographed postcard!
These two CDs and the signed postcard are ONLY
available directly fromwww.billysherwoodcollection.com ahead
of a mainstream release in October 2015! Orders through this website are
being sent out NOW!
Says Billy, “I’m very excited to finally have
‘Divided By One’, my 7th solo release come out on CD. I’m proud of the record
and look forward to getting it out there, I had many requests to release it on
CD as it was only for download till now.”
BILLY SHERWOOD is the current bass player in the
band YES and will be touring with the band throughout 2015. Billy Sherwood was
a key part of the line-ups which created the YES albums OPEN YOUR EYES, THE
LADDER and was also part of the TALK tour. He recently mixed the band’s HEAVEN
AND EARTH album and 2 subsequent DVDs.
DIVIDED BY ONE is Sherwood’s seventh solo album and
this edition through Cherry Red is its first release on CD. This CD release
will be eagerly greeted by YES fans especially in light on Sherwood’s recent
return to the band in mid-2015.
Tracks include:
1. On Impact
2. The Scene Comes Alive
3. No Stone Unturned
4. Between Us
5. Divided By One
6. Sequence Of Events
7. Sphere Of Influence
8. Here For You
9. Constellation Codex
10. End Of An Era
COLLECTION is the ideal introduction to Billy
Sherwood’s solo career and includes TWO EXCLUSIVE TRACKS. This edition through
Cherry Red is its first release on CD.
Says Billy, “I’m happy to announce the release of
‘Collection’, it’s made up of tracks from each of my previous solo records. In
addition to that there are 2 bonus tracks, one is a new yet unreleased solo
track and the other is a cover I did of Sting’s song ‘I Hung My Head’”
Tracks include:
1. Drone Decipher
2. Seeing Through The Walls
3. Call
4. On Impact
5. Dying Breed
6. The Recurring Dream
7. What Was The Question?
8. I Hung My Head*
9. Dark To Light*
(* Previously unreleased)
The albums will be available through third party
distributors and retailers on Backyard Levitation Records, via Cherry Red
Records from October 30, 2015
On November 6, 2015, Frontiers Music
Srl will release Billy Sherwood's latest concept album
entitled CITIZEN.
Billy Sherwood created this concept album based on
a lost soul that is reincarnated into various periods of history. "I
was inspired by the notion that General Patton believed he was reincarnated on
various battlefields through time; I wanted to take that concept even
further." As the songwriter/producer, Billy placed the citizen character into
significant moments of history.
The lead off track is called “The Citizen"
which sets the stage for what's to come on the recording. “The Citizen”
features Billy's longtime friends and members of the legendary Progressive Rock
band Yes: bassist Chris Squire and former Yes
keyboardist Tony Kaye.
Billy has written all the music and production is
now in full swing. Guest artists joining Billy in this journey through music,
time and space include:
1 John Wetton (Asia [Original Asia])
2 Rick Wakeman Music (Yes)
3 Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
4 Tony Kaye (Yes)
5 Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia)
6 Chris Squire (Yes)
7 Steve Hackett (Genesis)
8 Jerry Goodman (The Mahavishnu Orchestra)
9 Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs)
10 Steve Hillage (Gong)
11 Patrick Moraz (Yes)
12 John Wesley (Porcupine Tree)
Billy Sherwood was born in Las Vegas Nevada and
into a showbiz family of talented musicians. His father was big band
leader/musician/actor Bobby Sherwood -his mother Phyllis was a singer and a
drummer and his brother Michael a singer and keyboardist. Now if that
hadn’t convinced anyone that they were indeed a showbiz family how about
the fact that his Godfather was legendary comedian Milton Berle.
10cc/Godley and Creme Legend Kevin Godley Releases New Book
SPACECAKE on iBooks
Ireland – SPACECAKE chronicles the misadventures of
a debauched and dangerous masochist as he tantrums his way through the sleazy
worlds of Rock & Roll, music video and technology, each squalid escapade
dragging him ever deeper into a repugnant maelstrom of sordid excess…well sort
of. A wee bit, actually…not remotely. It’s all about the work really.
If you don’t recognize the name, Kevin Godley was a
founder member of ground breaking UK band 10cc. (Their single, “I’m Not In
Love” continues to be one of the best selling records of all time). As one half
of Godley & Creme he went on to pioneer the notion of music video as an art
form and was responsible for iconic clips by artists such as Herbie Hancock,
The Police, Duran Duran, Lou Reed & Frankie Goes to Hollywood etc,
continuing to up his game in solo mode with U2, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney,
The Beatles & Blur amongst others. KG thrives on re-inventing himself and
SPACECAKE, his first book, takes you on an interactive tour of his life via
pictures, music, film clips and 27 chapters of abstract insight into how
everything from the first hits to WholeWorldBand, his music/video collaboration
app, got made. It’s dark in some of the corners though…so make sure you bring a
torch.
Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945,
Prestwich, Lancashire, England) is a British musician, writer and music video
director.
He was born in a family with Jewish ancestry, and
went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham. His first band was Group
17 which had its origins in the Jewish Lads Brigade (The JLB). The members were
Henri Shalam, Bernard Suffrin, Sydney Kaye and Jeffrey Baker, whose father may
have inspired the “Sergeant Baker” character in the 10cc song, “Rubber
Bullets”.
While attending art college in Manchester, Godley
met Lol Creme and formed several bands, most notably Hotlegs and 10cc. After
leaving 10cc, the two became known as Godley & Creme, both as musicians and
music video / TV commercials directors. They won many MTV awards for their
unique films and were jointly nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music
Video, Long Form for: The Police: Synchronicity Concert in 1986.
Godley writes, sings, and plays drums and
percussion and in 1990 conceived and directed the TV music special “One World
One Voice” that featured a global piece of music focussing on environmental and
ecological issues. Godley also became a vegetarian during this period.
Both Godley and Lol Creme briefly “reunited” with
their former 10cc bandmates Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman on the 1992 album,
“Meanwhile”. However, Godley claims that their involvement with the project was
very limited, as the album was dominated by studio musicians. He performed the
lead vocal on “The Stars Didn’t Show”, the band’s tribute to the late Roy
Orbison. It was the only song on the album not sung by Stewart. Following
“Meanwhile”, Godley and Creme went their separate ways.
He reunited with another former 10cc member, Graham
Gouldman, to record new music in 2006 as GG/06, and together they have recorded
six new songs which are available via their website www.gg06.co.uk
Recently, Godley has moved into developing a music
platform that combines audio and video to create a global recording studio in
the cloud called “WholeWorldBand” (www.wholeworldband.com).The company was nominated for the “SXSW Music Accelerator Award” in 2013 and
was one of eight finalists selected from a pool of over 500.
SPACECAKE, the book, is available for download from
iBooks and can be read on any Mac iOS device.
Keyboard Legend Extraordinaire Patrick
Moraz, Former Member of YES and the Moody Blues, To Release New Album
“MAP” (Moraz Alban Project) With Outstanding Drummer Greg Alban!
Los Angeles CA- Patrick
Moraz and Greg Alban proudly announce the release of their new CD “MAP”.
Says Patrick, “The
concept and the meaning of “MAP” is first and foremost the 'MORAZ ALBAN
PROJECT'! Some time ago, Greg Alban, a very good friend of mine and a great
drummer whom I have known now for more than 30 years asked me if I would like
to start composing and arranging some music that he could play the drums on,
with me. He wanted to record a whole album together and eventually of course,
release it.”
So Moraz began
composing and arranging the music for “MAP” in his studio in Florida, the
project then moved to California, where it was further developed and
recorded. This new music is a collection of instrumental pieces that range
in style and spirit of World-Fusion, Rock and Jazz.
Greg Alban, originally
from Columbus, Ohio, attended Ohio University and moved to Los Angeles in 1974
to pursue a career in music. Greg has studied with some of the great drummers
and teachers such as Richard Wilson, Joe Morello and Joe Porcaro. Patrick Moraz
first heard Greg Alban play drums when he was head of his own band ICE. They
were performing at the famous and since shuttered Red Onion in Marina Del Rey,
CA. Impressed with the playing skills of Alban and fellow band member John
Avila, Moraz asked them to perform on his album, “Timecode”. Greg Alban who has
worked with such artists such as “The Miracles”, Denny Laine (Wings) and
Mike Pinera (Blues Image and Iron Butterfly) explains: “Patrick and I have been
very good friends for a long time and I’m still always being surprised by the
depth of his knowledge, not just about music but everything! He’s a creative
genius and I’m honored to be working with him.”
Swiss born Patrick
Moraz, is best known as an official member and keyboardist for the progressive rock
bands “Yes” from 1974 to the end of 1976 and “The Moody Blues” from 1978 to
1991. He was classically trained at the Conservatory of Lausanne, but having a
keen interest in jazz and world rhythms he decided early on to pursue composing
and playing in these genres of music as well. This led to Patrick and his own
trio and quartet, opening for major jazz artists and famous rock bands
throughout Europe in the mid-sixties. He then formed the group “Mainhorse” with
Jean Ristori in 1968 and released a self-titled album on Polydor. Then, after a
long tour of Japan and the Far-East as musical director of a Brazilian Ballet
Company, he came back and moved to England in the early Seventies to form
“Refugee” with Lee Jackson and Brian Davison, both previously of “The
Nice”. They produced one album titled “Refugee” which to date is still revered
as one of Prog-Rock’s monumental works known for Moraz’s highly inspired
compositions and keyboard virtuosity.
Moraz rose to
prominence in 1974 as a new member and keyboardist of “Yes”. He co-composed
along with Yes’s” band members and played on the album “Relayer”, which led to
what was to be “Yes’s” most successful ever world tour, playing to crowds which
numbered from 25,000 to 120,00 at JFK stadium during the bi-centennial year of
1976. In 1975-1976 all the then- members of “Yes” released solo albums.
In the interim Moraz had moved to Brazil and composed the music for the “I” aka
“The Story of I” which incorporated 16 Brazilian percussionists, making it an
important staple of “world music”. “I” was Moraz’s first solo album and in 1976
it was voted the #1 Album of the Year by “Keyboard Magazine”. After his
departure from “Yes” Patrick recorded his second album “Out In The Sun” on the
“famous” Charisma Record Label, and moved officially to Brazil.
In the last part of
1977 and the first part of 1978, time was devoted exclusively for composing and
recording for the production of his 3rd solo Album, simply titled “Patrick
Moraz”, in the company of the percussionists of Rio-de-Janeiro and Djalma
Correa, who, several years later, was referred by Patrick to Peter Gabriel for
his Album “SO”.
Moving back to Europe
via an appearance at the famous “Montreux Jazz Festival” in Switzerland, and
upon their request, Patrick began touring with ”The Moody Blues” on their
“Octave” tour in 1978, replacing their former keyboardist Mike Pinder. The two
world Tours, ending in 1979 proved extremely successful!
In 1980, having played
and recorded on the new album “Long Distance Voyager” he was asked to become a
member of the band. Subsequently, in 1981, “Long Distance Voyager” reached #1
on the US charts and proved to be one of their highest grossing albums to
date. He continued touring and recording with “The Moody Blues” until 1991
and played on the four subsequent albums : “The Present”, “The Other Side of
Life”, “Sur la Mer” and partially on “Keys of the Kingdom”. Moraz is also
credited as composer and co-writer of the song “The Spirit”, which appeared on
the 1986 album “The Other Side of Life”.
During recording and
touring breaks with the “Moodies”, Patrick had continued to compose, play and
record his solo albums “Future Memories 1” “Future Memories II”, (both “Live on
TV”), “Human Interface”, and “Timecode”. He also collaborated, (in 1979),
with the renowned Romanian panpipe flutist, Simeon Stanciu, (a.k.a. Syrinx),
for their album “Coexistence”. From 1983 to 1985, Patrick Moraz and Bill
Bruford, former member and drummer for Yes, decide to form a duet and tour
under the name “Moraz-Bruford”. They recorded two albums, “Music For Piano and
Drums” and “Flags” and managed to do three very successful worldwide Tours.
In 1991 having been
with “The Moody Blues” for thirteen years, Moraz embarked on a solo career. To
date he has composed and played acoustic piano on three solo CD’s, “Windows of
Time”, “Resonance” and “ESP” all of which have been critically acclaimed and
extremely well received.
In 1995, exactly 20
years ago, Patrick Moraz performed throughout the USA on his C.H.A.T. tour
(Coming Home America Tour). The tour was unique in that it was one of the
first, if not the very first to be booked entirely over the
Internet. Moraz played solo on acoustic Grand Pianos to audiences that
numbered as small as two people to hundreds of people, taking place in eclectic
venues which ranged from single homes, to large estates, corporate
headquarters, churches, theaters, concert halls and museums. One of the
concerts was filmed and recorded for a DVD and CD in Princeton N.J. and is
titled “P.M. in Princeton”. The C.H.A.T. tour proved to be a huge success and
an experience that Moraz says, “He will always hold very dear to his heart”.
In 2009 he released
“Change of Space”, and in 2011 Moraz released the electronic keyboard CD “Moraz
Live/Abbey Road” which features Patrick playing live electronic
keyboards as well as a live acoustic piano improvisation. There was also
a piano-compilation CD titled “Pianissimoraz”, featuring a new and unreleased
piece : The “one-&-only take” of the instant composition “Pure Love”.
And now much to the
excitement of music fans worldwide, Patrick Moraz and Greg Alban are releasing
their first album “MAP” in June 2015!
The album features
amazing bass player John Avila, former member of “Oingo Bongo”, who also plays
bass on “MAP”. The other great players featured on “MAP” are Lenny Castro on
percussion, who has worked with such artists as “The Rolling Stones”, “Elton
John”, “Eric Clapton” and many others. Renown and awesome bass player, Matt
Malley, founder and former member of “The Counting Crows”, expertly plays
Indian Slide Guitar on “MAP’. Swiss virtuoso bass player Patrick Perrier and
heavyweight multi-instrumentalist on tenor saxophone Dave VanSuch, both perform
on “MAP” as well.
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