Carmine Rojas & Zachary Alford · Confronting Creativity

Carmine Rojas: bass guitarist, musical director, composer, producer. Carmine has recorded and toured with an incredibly diverse list of pioneering and legendary artists including Labelle, Nektar, David Bowie (multi-platinum hits like "Let’s Dance", "China Girl", "Modern Love") . He's been on tour with Rod Stewart for 15 years....with Joe Bonamassa for over a decade now......a touring journeyman.

Carmine is one of the busiest bass players in studios playing rock, funk, R&B, and jazz - fitting in perfectly on sessions and gigs with Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Ian Anderson, Herbie Hancock, Tedeschi andTrucks, Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Todd Rundgren, Mike Patton, Macy Gray, Ian Hunter, and with his own flamenco/rock project with Marcos Nand - Ziroq, and many others.

Zack Alford is the longtime drummer for superstar guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, and is well known for his years touring and recording with David Bowie. His varied drumming and in-demand sessions career includes stints with The B-52’s, Bruce Springsteen & Billy Joel.

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The Gear Spotlight, Livestreams, Interviews Andre' Cholmondeley The Gear Spotlight, Livestreams, Interviews Andre' Cholmondeley

Adam Holzman on The Gear Spotlight

Adam Holzman is simply one of the most innovative musicians alive. A perennial poll-winner in the Fusion category for Pulse! magazine’s year-end Top Ten listings, he has also been named in “Keyboard” magazine as one of the top 10 players in the world.

1980s: Miles Davis first hired Adam for some keyboard work for “Tutu”, Adam actually stayed for almost 5 years. “I must have done something right”, Holzman says today.

For nearly a decade, Adam has been the keyboardist for the STEVE WILSON BAND, touring with the band and playing on all releases since “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”

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Julie Slick & Beth Fleenor · Confronting Creativity

Julie Slick is a virtuoso bassist and composer known for her wide array of unique tones and substantial melodic invention. She is best known for touring with the Adrian Belew Power Trio and her band EchoTest.

Beth Fleenor aka Crystal Beth is a powerhouse vocalist and instrumentalist based in Seattle. She defies all genres with her amplified clarinets, primal screaming, vocal percussion, and looping using her own syllabic language.

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Music, Listen, Livestreams, Interviews Anthony Garone Music, Listen, Livestreams, Interviews Anthony Garone

Buke & Gase’s “A Record Of…”

Buke & Gase are an experimental pop band who improvise & edit down the results until only the grooviest parts remain. They play custom instruments of their own invention (software and hardware). Their new collaboration record with So Percussion is called "A Record Of..." and can be purchased on Bandcamp here: https://bukeandgase.bandcamp.com/album/a-record-of-2

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Interviews, Books, Livestreams Anthony Garone Interviews, Books, Livestreams Anthony Garone

King Crimson Transcription Team Interview

Join us for a live interview with former King Crimson member Trey Gun, and transcription wizard Gabriel Riccio. We're going to talk about the upcoming King Crimson transcriptions book for the classic 80s albums: Discipline, Three of a Perfect Pair, and Beat. Trey and Gabriel will be joined by Matt Tate and Dean Pascarella, proofreaders for the book.

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