How do you get an emmy award winning composer and violinist extraordinaire to give you a moment of his time for taped interview? You simply walk up to him and ask him! In a big fan girl moment, I was honored to spend a couple of minutes on camera with the famed electric violinist and former […]
BackStage360 took a moment to speak with first time NAMM exhibitor, Daren Pfeifer, of Pfeifer Drum Company, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was debuting his “September Series”, “Imperial Series” and “Generation Series” snare drums. Daren opened his fledgling percussion manufacturing company in 2016. In that short period of time, he has designed, modified, tested […]
On day three of NAMM, team photographer, Bill Towner and I had the joy of sitting down with San Francisco bay area based, professional musician and 3G Guitar designer and manufacturer, Jon Mulvey, to talk about his beautiful instruments and the technology behind them that makes them so unique. Jon’s “Performer” takes design, sound and performance […]
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 […]
Multi-Platinum artist/musician/producer Charlie Puth has announced plans for his biggest North American headline tour to date. Produced by Live Nation, “The Voicenotes Tour” officially gets underway July 11 at Toronto, ON’s Budweiser Stage and travels the continent through the summer (see attached itinerary). Highlights include dates at New York City’s world-famous Radio City Music Hall (July 16) and the renowned Greek Theatre in Los […]
Los Angeles based Rap/Rock band “Hollywood Undead” played San Diego’s House of Blues and gave the crowd a high energy non-stop show to be remembered. Opening the show was another Los Angeles band “Butcher Babies” and their performance drove the crowd’s energy through the roof. I missed the beginning of their show, but from what […]
The San Diego Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center played host the 38th Annual San Diego Jazz & Swing Extravaganza over the 2017 Thanksgiving weekend. Sponsored by the America’s Finest City Dixieland Jazz Society, this five-day event took over the hotel convention center and turned into a mecca of first class music, dancing and entertainment. Kicking […]
It’s a full house at the Belly Up here in Solana Beach California. The crowd is hanging out and enjoying the relaxed atmosphere. Having some drinks everybody is waiting for the Gin Blossoms to make their appearance on stage. The band is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of New Miserable Experience. There is no better place […]
Start with a beautiful night in the town of Orangevale, on the skirts of Sacramento, California…Add a mix of four bands, all brought together from throughout California for a Charity event and an evening of camaraderie in music, to honor and lift our Veterans, on the eve of Veterans Day…and you get an explosion of […]
Music can be the most powerful force in the universe. When you combine music with the love of helping others in need, it can become a healing force. Jon Campos and the Incurables recently joined forces with Anthony Cullins, aka: The Fallbrook Kid to use that power to raise money for Mia Capuano’s Journey (The […]