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Veteran Music Industry Tech Mark Reis Releases “We Are All The Love” Video Two Weeks Before Election

Veteran Music Industry Tech Mark Reis Releases “We Are All The Love” Video Two Weeks Before Election

Posted October 21, 2020 at 11:50 am | No comments

Mark Reis, a veteran of the music industry who has spent most of his career working for The Eagles and Joe Walsh, among other chart-topping artists is adding a new title to his long list of achievements – songwriter. 

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William Shatner and Ritchie Blackmore Collaborate On New Single “The Thrill Is Gone”

William Shatner and Ritchie Blackmore Collaborate On New Single “The Thrill Is Gone”

Posted August 27, 2020 at 1:47 pm | No comments

Hot on the heels of the superb joint effort from William Shatner and Canned Heat comes a brand-new alliance that is sure to have music fans cheering. Former Rainbow and Deep Purple axeman, Ritchie Blackmore.

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PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

PRS Guitars Floating Guitar Stand

Posted August 20, 2020 at 2:18 pm | No comments

Paul Reed Smith Guitars is a leading manufacturer of high-quality instruments in Stevensville, Maryland and has provided some of the world’s most renowned musicians with instruments since 1985. The PRS team of highly skilled craftspeople design and build a wide variety of musical instruments and gear

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PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

PRS Guitars Continues 35th Anniversary Celebration with Additional SE Custom 24 Limited-Edition Color Off

Posted August 18, 2020 at 5:17 pm | No comments

The 35th Anniversary PRS SE Custom 24 was introduced back in October 2019. Only 3,500 of this limited edition guitar, offered in Black Gold Wrap Burst, were made. Now, PRS has a second color offering – Faded Blue Burst

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Rare 1960s Guitar That Helped Define Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic Career Sells for $216,000 at GWS Auctions

Rare 1960s Guitar That Helped Define Jimi Hendrix’s Iconic Career Sells for $216,000 at GWS Auctions

Posted August 9, 2020 at 9:16 am | No comments

GWS Auctions, the world recording breaking royal auction house specializing in entertainment and music memorabilia sold a rare, historical guitar played by Jimi Hendrix for $216,000 at the Artifacts of Hollywood & Music Auction.

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PRS Guitars Announces Experience PRS 2020 Modern Eagle V Limited Edition

PRS Guitars Announces Experience PRS 2020 Modern Eagle V Limited Edition

Posted July 28, 2020 at 1:46 pm | No comments

“While Experience PRS 2020 was unable to happen at the PRS Factory this year, it is important to us to still release the products we had planned to the guitar community. These Modern Eagle guitars are very sophisticated pieces of gear both electronically and mechanically. They are highly musical instruments.” Paul Reed Smith

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Montreux Jazz Festival to Launch Summer of Music (July 3 – July 18)

Montreux Jazz Festival to Launch Summer of Music (July 3 – July 18)

Posted July 1, 2020 at 12:38 pm | No comments

Montreux Jazz Festival have today announced the launch of “Summer Of Music”:, to mark the 54th edition of the annual festival in Montreux, Switzerland. From Friday July 3 to Sunday July 18, when the Montreux Jazz Festival was due to take place, Montreux will be bringing the magic of the festival alive to viewers at home with rare and never before seen performances

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The Immediate Family to Return to Live Performance with Live-Streamed Gigs on June 26 and 27

The Immediate Family to Return to Live Performance with Live-Streamed Gigs on June 26 and 27

Posted June 22, 2020 at 8:54 pm | No comments

Quarto Valley Records recording artists The Immediate Family, a rock & roll band composed of longtime friends and legendary musicians Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) and Steve Postell (guitar and vocals), are making their return to live performance for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis

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Anthem Names Frank J. Tanki General Manager AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES

Anthem Names Frank J. Tanki General Manager AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES

Posted June 18, 2020 at 2:30 pm | No comments

As General Manager of AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES, Frank J. Tanki will oversee all business strategy and day-to-day operations, including programming, sales, operations, creative, marketing, communications, research and human resources.  He will also play an integral role in working with AXS TV’s key MVPD partners and developing additional content distribution opportunities.

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Liz Barak’s Project Collaborates with Women Artists From Around the World on “Layla”

Liz Barak’s Project Collaborates with Women Artists From Around the World on “Layla”

Posted May 30, 2020 at 9:38 am | No comments

The Liz Barak’s Project is a project meant to empower women in music worldwide. It was created by music producer Liz Barak alongside the book ‘Ballad to the North Wind’ with covers of songs mentioned in the book, however, fairly quickly it had received an independent life of its own.

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