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BOOK II BY RAUSCH

BOOK II BY RAUSCH

After devoting the better part of his early years to the piano, namesake frontman Doug Rausch earned his Ithaca College music degree & plunged straight into self-imposed exile. Disillusioned by how mainstream music had all but completely plateaued by the early 2000’s – culminating in an eye-opening stint at Sony Music Studios – he found […]

RCA/Legacy Recordings Set to Release Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack)

RCA/Legacy Recordings Set to Release Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack)

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and RCA Records will release Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) on Friday, April 6. The musical companion to the two-part documentary directed by Emmy® and Grammy® award winner Thom Zimny, Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) will be available in digital and physical configurations including an 18-track definitive soundtrack, […]

Legacy Recordings to Release Johnny Cash: Forever Words

Legacy Recordings to Release Johnny Cash: Forever Words

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Johnny Cash: Forever Words–a collaborative album consisting of songs created from Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists–on Friday, April 6. Johnny Cash: Forever Words will be available on CD, 2LP Vinyl and Digital formats. Pre-order the album […]

Casio’s February Artist Spotlight: Anthony Patterson

Casio’s February Artist Spotlight: Anthony Patterson

This month, Casio America, Inc., a leading innovator of electronic musical instruments, is excited to spotlight Anthony Patterson, a solo/collaborative pianist, composer/arranger and educator, as part of its Artist Program. Casio’s Artist Program supports both aspiring and established musicians by providing them with the most innovative tools and technology to compose and perform their music, whether they […]

SiriusXM and the CCMA launch Top of the Country music competition in search of Canada’s next big country star

SiriusXM and the CCMA launch Top of the Country music competition in search of Canada’s next big country star

  SiriusXM Canada, the country’s leading audio entertainment company, today announced the launch of SiriusXM’s Top of the Country in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA),offering a national platform exclusively for emerging Canadian country artists. The cross-Canada search will give participating acts a chance to play at Canada’s biggest country music festivals, industry mentorship programs, a SOCAN […]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra sold out two shows of their arena-rock opera, “Ghosts of Christmas Eve” in Dallas, Texas on December 22nd, 2017 and I was lucky enough to witness the show with some of my family.  The tour is dedicated to the memory of Paul O’Neill, the founder of TSO, who recently died from an unexpected reaction […]

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES to Release “It’s Alive!” Live Album

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES to Release “It’s Alive!” Live Album

JOHN 5 and The Creatures (bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix) are set to release a brand new live album, It’s Alive!, in January. Becoming available on Thursday, January 25, 2018, It’s Alive! is the first album released by the world-renowned guitarist to be featured on vinyl. A stunning 24-page, full color tour book covering the JOHN 5 and The […]