Gonzo Signs Mimi Page for Distribution

Gonzo MD Rob Ayling today announced the signing of LA based Singer/Songwriter Mimi Page to Gonzo for distribution. You can read more about Mimi below but Rob Ayling said:

"I am excited, she is true artist, stunningly original and breath takingly creative. We are looking forward to a long and creative relatonship with Mimi"



Mimi Page is a singer/songwriter living in Los Angeles, CA. Her unique style blends ethereal, dreamy soundscapes with melodic, thought provoking vocals. Mimi’s songs have been widely received by the electronic music community and has charted #1 on Amazon.com and #11 on iTunes for her single “This Fire.” Both singles “New” and “Gravity” have charted Top 10 on radio stations Sirius/XM Chill and Soma.FM Lush. Mimi has also collaborated and performed with some of the top rising producers of the electronic music community including Goldrush, Gladkill, Elfkowitz, ill-Gates, Phrenik and Shotgun Radio. Mimi is actively scoring independent films along with licensing original songs to film and television.

You can find out more about Mimi Page by checking her website

www.mimipage.com

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman Live Album Available to Buy Now!

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman The Living Tree In Concert Part 1


The Live Anderson Rick Wakeman Album The Living Tree In Concert part One is now available to purchase directly from the Gonbzo Multimedia Website directly NOW!
The album will be available at the website prior to release in the shops and online dealers so if you want to own the album before the official release date please go here now:

http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15405/Anderson_-_Wakeman-Live.html


The album was recorded during the duo's British tour in 2010 and comes housed in a sleeve designed by Mark Wilkinson who was also responsible for the design of the artwork for The Living Tree. The track listing is below and features songs from the duo's debut album The Living Tree alongside some Yes classics.



01. And You & I

02. Living Tree Part 1

03. Morning Star

04. Long Distance

05. The Garden

06. Living Tree Part 2

07. Time and a Word

08. Just One Man

09. 232411

10. Southside

11. House Of Freedom

12. The Meeting

Karnataka New Light Tour 2012

Karnataka have announced a full scale British toiur for early 2012. The tour which heads out under the title New Light Tour begins in january and continues through until March

This will be the first major tour with new vocalist Hayley Griffiths fronting the band. It is hoped to make an announcement concerning a London Concert date Shortly. Concert tickets can be booked by clicking on the links at the bands website here

http://www.karnataka.org.uk/news.html

Dates below

January 20th Norwich Arts Centre Norwich
January 26th High Barn Great Bardsfield
January 28th Montgomery Hall Wath Upon Dearne
February 3rd The Astor Theatre Deal
February 10th The Stables Milton Keynes
February 12th The Wharf Tavistock
February 15th Chequer Mead Theatre East Grinstead
February 17th Colston Hall 2 Bristol
February 19th Robin 2 Bilston
February 23rd The Met Bury
February 25th Lowdham Village Hall Lowdham
February 29th Pontardawe Arts Centre Pontardawe
March 2nd Queens Hall Edinburgh
March 3rd Brewery Arts Centre Kendall

The bands most recent album The Gathering Light along with previous Karnataka albums can be ordered directly from the Gonzo Multimedia website Here:

http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/artists/6065/Karnataka

Dagmar Krause Live Concert in Manchester

The songs of Brecht, Weill and Eisler
Dagmar Krause entertains with her extraordinary vocal talents

A remarkable and distinctive vocalist, Dagmar Krause is recognised as a major interpreter of the German song tradition. With the release of her 80s albums Supply & Demand and Tank Battles she earned the acclaim of critics around the world. She is considered to be a leading exponent of the songs by Bertholt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler.

A magnetic performer, possessing a ferocious intensity and passion, Krause is returning to this repertoire for the first time in several years. This is a one-off performance, by special invitation from the Royal Exchange Theatre Co to coincide with their production of C P Taylor's GOOD.


Tickets available from here:

http://www.royalexchange.org.uk/event.aspx?id=446

Bill Bruford Biography LIMITED EDITION! 500 Copies!!

A special limited edition of Bill Bruford's best-selling autobiography is to be published in a Deluxe edition. Each set is individually hand signed by Bill.
The set includes an exclusive new double vinyl album, From Conception to Birth.

Bill Bruford has entered the bespoke Publishing market with a limited edition package of his Biography

Bill Bruford who over the last forty plus years has led his own bands, Bruford and Earthworks was a founder member of Yes and also worked with King Crimson and for a short period Genesis publishes the limited edition version of his book via Foruli publishing.If you order before mid November you can purchase the package with a 10% discount so hurry and order now while the offer is still "LIVE"

Here are the details

A hand signed and numbered hand bound limited edition book
Hand printed book cover with embossing
An authentication hologram in the book
Extra material not published in the first edition paperback
A limited edition 10" vinyl double album
Die cut record sleeves
Two limited edition art prints suitable for framing
A custom handmade slipcase
A piece of one of Bill's own gig-played Paiste cymbals

Full details on the contents of the limited package including photos etc and details on how to order are available here:
http://www.foruli.co.uk/

IONA Another Realm UK Tour Continues

On Wednesday IONA will be embarking on the latest leg of their 'Another Realm' UK tour, the last in the UK for this year. Tickets are still available for all 4 gigs. There has been some tremendous feedback from the 8 previous 'Another Realm' UK dates and most are agreed that the band are sounding as strong as ever. Please let your friends know about the dates

Supporting IONA on all the dates (apart from Bolton) is the wonderful Scottish singer-songwriter Yvonne Lyon, who is deservedly gaining a formidable reputation:

The dates are below but as ever plese check with the venue before travelling:


Wednesday 12th Oct
The Musician, Clyde Street, Leicester, E1 2DE
Tel: 0116 251 0080 £14 adv £16 door
www.themusicianpub.co.uk/

Thursday 13th Oct Half Moon, Putney, 93 Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 1EU
8pm start, £14 adv £16 door
www.halfmoon.co.uk


Friday 14th Oct
Farncombe Music Club, St. John’s Church, St. John’s Street, Farncombe, Surrey, GU7 3EH
£17.00 adv £20 door - information / ticket reservation tel. 01483 421520
www.wegottickets.com/julianlewrymusic

Saturday 15th Oct
Kings Centre, Boundary Industrial Estate, Millfield Road, BOLTON, BL2 6QW
Venue phone - 01204 895804 £15.00 adv £17.00 door
www.christiantickets.co.uk
NB profit from this gig goes towards the fantastic work of Street Soccer Academy

Paramount Sessions:A double deluxe Album featuring Adam Lambert & Steve Cooke

Paramount Sessions
A double deluxe Album featuring Adam Lambert & Steve Cooke

Gonzo UK will release the exclusive double album of Paramount Sessions on November 7th. 20 high-end recordings of the strong and soulful voices of Adam Lambert and Steve Cooke singing with Seal and Madonna’s backing band, at the infamous Paramount studios in Hollywood, USA.



Easy listening, rock ballads re-mixed and mastered, featuring never released songs, outtakes and long plays from Adam Lambert.

Both albums feature international artists like Monte Pittman, (guitar Madonna/Adam Lambert), Madonna’s/Seal’s rhythm section, Steve Sidelnyk on drums and Marcus Brown on keys and bass. Additional musicians are Ric Fierabraci on bass and Phil X (Bon Jovi) adding some special guitar licks.

Pictured above Steve Cooke and Gono MD Rob Ayling

3 Videos featuring some of the above musicians on the album can be viewed by clicking the links below:

Radio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXZC9caoCTA

Gravity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf4yT_2mQmo

Colder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0I7DrEnSoQ

David Bedford R.I.P

We here at Gonzo were saddened to hear of the death of David Bedford. David had been battling lung cancer for some time when he died on October 1st.

He was involved in the career of many rock artists in addition to composing and releasing his own albums including the Rime of The Ancient Mariner, The Odyssey and Stars End to name just three.

He is probably best remembered by Rock fans for his work with Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells and The Orchestral Tubular Bells. David also worked with Mike in Kevin Ayers band The Whole World at the start of the seventies.

His most recent release was through Gonzo and was a live recording of The Odyssey recorded with an all star cast of musicians at the Royal Albert Hall in January 1977.

Gonzo MD Rob Ayling said this about David Bedford.

"I have been a fan of David's work for many years and he worked with so many artists over the years that formed a great deal of my record collection including Kevin Ayers, Roy Harper and of course Mike Oldfield. I was thrilled to be able to work with David on some of his own releases through Voiceprint and Gonzo including the most recent Live release of The Odyssey concert. I shall miss his music but also miss the man immensely"

David Bedford 4th August 1937-1st October 2011

Eliza Carthy Band October Tour Dates

Eliza Carthy Band October tour dates as follows:

Eliza Carthy and her band are on tour through October . The tour dates are listed below. Eliza who as part of The Gift band recently released the Gift band CD and DVD

Weds 12th October – Ropetackle AC, Shoreham

Thurs 13th October – Colston Hall, Bristol

Fri 14th October – Lighthouse, Poole

Sun 16th October - Cleere's, Kilkenny,

Mon 17th October - Belfast Festival

Tue 18th October - Upstairs @ Whelan's, Dublin ,

Thurs 20th October – Quarterhouse, Folkestone

Fri 21st October – Cathedral, Sheffield

Sat 22nd October – The Met, Bury

Tues 25th October – The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Weds 26th October – KOKO, LONDON – SPECIAL GUESTS WITH TINARIWEN (Eliza Carthy Trio)

Friday 28th October – Womex Showcase, Copenhagen Concert Center

Eliza Carthy Gift Band On Tour Union Chapel November 2010 DVD Released

This is an incredibly intimate experience.

Even though it is shot in the splendour of the Union Chapel, all moody and
churchlike, watching it, you still feel as though you are in the room with the
Carthy family having a private sing song.
Norma and Eliza chat and banter throughout and the music is
spontaneous and sublime.

The set consists of songs from the multi-award winning GIFT album as well
material from Norma Waterson solo albums – virtually all of which they haven’t
played live before.

The tour was abruptly cut short, not as expected by Eliza’s baby arriving
early (she is 8 months pregnant – and magnificent – at the time of the tour!)
but by Norma’s sudden and almost fatal illness, that left her hospitalized
for the next 8 months.

Thankfully Norma is now back home making a slow but sure recovery,
much to everyone’s huge relief.

Featuring a wonderful performance from Norma, sympathetically supported
by Eliza, Martin and the rest of the band – this is a unique experience not to
be missed by Waterson and Carthy fans both old and new.


Track Listing
Chaps Of Cockaigny
Fare Thee Well Cold Winter
Boston Burglar
Ukulele Lady / (If Paradise is) Half as Nice
Dreaming
Brother Can You Spare A Dime - Al Bowlly's in Heaven
Go and Leave me
The Nightingale
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Joseph Locke
Bunch of Thyme
Fred Astaire
Rose and the Lilly
God Loves a Drunk
Grace Darling
Prairie Lullaby
Shallow Brown


The GIFT band are:
Norma Waterson (vocals)
Eliza Carthy (vocals, violin, accordion)
Martin Carthy (guitar, banjo, vocals)
Phil Alexander (piano, accordion, vocals)
Aidan Curran (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
David Donnelly (double bass, vocal

Notes From The Edge For News about Yes and Former members of Yes!

As you may be aware Gonzo Multimedia in all its various guises have released a great many albums and DVDs both from Yes and also various former and current members of Yes. As you can imagine we here at Gonzo love the band in all its various formats and formations and the various ex members have always released some of the most amazing music.
If you want to be kept up with what is happening with the guys in Yes both the current line up of the band or the previous members of Yes. Check out this page and click Like. Notes From The Edge have been the most consistent and highly regarded outlet for all things Yes for may years and do it better than anyone. Check out the page and Please click Like now!

https://www.facebook.com/NotesFromtheEdge

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman The Living Tree In Concert Part One: Released In November

The Live Anderson Rick Wakeman Album The Living Tree In Concert part One will be released through Gonzo Multimedia on November 28th

The album was recorded during the duo's British tour in 2010 and comes housed in a sleeve designed by Mark Wilkinson who was also responsible for the design of the artwork for The Living Tree. The track listing is below and features songs from the duo's debut album The Living Tree alongside some Yes classics.



01. And You & I

02. Living Tree Part 1

03. Morning Star

04. Long Distance

05. The Garden

06. Living Tree Part 2

07. Time and a Word

08. Just One Man

09. 232411

10. Southside

11. House Of Freedom

12. The Meeting

An Evening With Bill Bruford: American Dates!

Bill Bruford who over the last 18 months or so has been giving well received talks on his career and life has decided to "Head West" and is appearing at selected dates in America in October

Bill will be showing footage and discussing his career and issues raised in his recent autobiography. Books will be available on the night. There will be no hands-on drumming.

Mon. Oct. 17th 8:00 PM Columbus Percussion, 5052 North High St, Columbus OH 43214 Call toll free in the US (800) 775-7372

Tue. Oct. 18th 7:00 PM Sweetwater Music, 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W, Fort Wayne IN 46818. Call toll free in the US (800) 222 4700

Wed. Oct. 19th 7:30 PM Drum Center of Lexington, 132 Southland Dr, Lexington KY 40503. Call toll free in the US (800) 341 DRUM

Thu. Oct. 20th 7:00 PM Explorer’s Percussion, 8050 Wornall Road, Kansas City MO 64114. Call (816) 361-1195

Sat. Oct. 22nd 2.45 PM Cascio Interstate Music, 13819 W. National Ave, New Berlin WI 53151. Call toll free in the US (800) 462-2263

Mon. Oct. 24th 6.30PM Daddy's Junky Music, 444 Providence Hwy, Dedham, MA 02026 Call (781) 329-9924

Bill Bruford's Website :

http://www.billbruford.com/

Daedalus Vocalist Davide Merletto In feature on Classic Rock radio

Exclusive interview with Daedalus vocalist Davide Merletto in feature on Classic Rock Radio this coming Friday 30th September at 8pm UK Time. The feature will be repeated on Saturday night 1st October at 8pm UK time Davide is talking to Jon Kirkman about the new Daedalus album Motherland and playing tracks from the album.
Listen live on Friday and Saturday here .

http://www.classicrockradio.eu

You can buy the Daedalus album Motherland directly from the Gonzo Multimedia website here:

http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15276

British Jazz Legend Graham Collier Dies.

James Graham Collier (21 February 1937 – 10 September 2011)
Gonzo MD Rob Ayling was saddened to hear that the British jazz composer Graham Collier has passed away. Rob released some of Graham's albums in the ninties as part of the jazzprint label.
Rob said
"It is a very sad day today having heard of the passing of Graham Collier. I was lucky to be able to release some of Graham's outstanding work as part of Jazzprint which was as the name implies the label specialising in Jazz which was distributed by Voiceprint. He was a lovely guy and one of the true greats of British Jazz and his loss is immense. My condolences and thoughts are with his family and friends at this time"

Harmonic Jazz Festival: Arve/Dreams of Tall Buildings

Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen has a unique voice on his instrument. He is capable of producing everything from ethereal, flute-like tones to guttural rasps in an ever-changing soundscape.

This project with duo Justin Wiggan (Roadside Picnic) and Darren Joyce (Modified Toy Orchestra) was first created for their album Rope/Drowning The Heart Sounds Is Heard Again.

This will be their first live performance together of brand new music created for Harmonic.

“Like Stan Getz stabbing Miles Davis in a floatation tank!”

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman North American and Canadian Concerts

Yes legnds Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman have finalised their North American/Canadian tour. The tour which will take place during October and November and mark the first time the duo have toured together in North America in the duo format.

The pair who released their debut album the Living Tree in late 2010 will also release a live album of highlights from the British tour last year. The album will feature live versions of songs from The Living Tree alongside selected Yes Classics.

The tour dates are listed below and you are advised to check with the venue before travelling

Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman Tour Dates 2011;

October 19 2011 – Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI

October 22 2011 – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead Munhall, PA

October 23 2011 – Lisner Auditorium Washington DC

October 24 2011 – Concert Hall New York, NY

October 26 2011 – Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo, NY

October 27 2011 – The Palace Theatre Albany, NY

October 29 2011 – Tropicana Casino Resort Atlantic City, NJ

October 30 2011 – Temple Performing Arts Center Philadelphia, PA

November 1 2011 – Capitol Center for the Arts Concord, NH

November 2 2011 – The Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT

November 4 2011 – Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ

November 5 2011 – Sherman Theatre Stroudsberg, PA

November 6 2011 – Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY

November 8 2011 – Hanover Theatre Worcester, MA

November 10 2011 – Grande Theatre du Quebec Quebec City, QC Canada

November 12 2011 – St. Denis Theatre Montreal, QC Canada

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman Live Album

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman will release a new live album in late autumn. The live album features highlights from the duo's British tour dates last year. It is hoped that the album will be available when Jon and Rick tour North America and Canada during October and November.





The track listing is below and features songs from the duo's debut album The Living Tree alongside some Yes classics. More details will be released in the next few weeks


01. And You & I

02. Living Tree Part 1

03. Morning Star

04. Long Distance

05. The Garden

06. Living Tree Part 2

07. Time and a Word

08. Just One Man

09. 232411

10. Southside

11. House Of Freedom

12. The Meeting

Bill Bruford London Event!

Bill Bruford, the drumming man's thinker. London, October 5th.

There will be a launch party for the special limited editions sets of 'Bill Bruford: The Autobiography' at The Forge in London on 5th October 2011.

http://www.forgevenue.org/

Bill will introduce the limited edition, deliver a talk on the whys, whats and hows of composing for drummers, and illustrate with tracks from the accompanying album 'From Conception to Birth'.

Questions from the audience will be welcome.

Fans can register interest in free tickets by clicking here:

http://foruli.co.uk/about

And there is more detail about this Foruli limited edition here.

http://foruli.co.uk/books/bill-bruford-the-autobiography/7

Terry Christian projects for Gonzo!

Rob Ayling and renowned Author/Journalist/Brodacaster Terry Chistian were seen huddled conspiritorially in a pub recently discussing various projects recently.
MD Rob Ayling said "Terry was involved in some very high profile and even groundbreaking teleivision and media releases and events and continues to work widely in the industry and we are discussing many potential future projects including the possible release on DVD of some of Terry's Television projects.
Watch this space.

Terry ({Pictured above) continues to work within radio and television and also has written a number of books and articles for magazines and newspapers

Atkins May Project

Gonzo are proud to announce that they have signed Al Atkins and Paul May for distribution under the name The Atkins May Project and will be releasing their new album Serpent's Kiss. The album comes housed in a sleeve designed by famed artist Rodney Matthews.

Al Atkins of course will be familiar to many for having formed Judas Priest and writing key songs that the band recorded on their first two albums.
Paul May also has a varied history having worked with the likes of Roy Wood,Larry Norman and is also a member of A.N.D and Temple Dogs

The album is the first albuym from the duop and Al Atkins has said th recordings on the Serpent's Kiss album "are the best to date"

Essra Mohawk

Gonzo MD Rob Ayling recently caught up with Essra Mohawk. Essra will be releasing a Best of CD later in 2011 and also a live DVD which was filmed and recorded at the recent Zappanale in Germany. Essra previously worked with Frank Zappa amongst many other artists and so the Zappanale was the obvious choice and venue to film the DVD.
Essra recently toured Europe and had hoped to play a concert in London however the date in London had to be cancelled and re scheduled for Spring 2012.
You can find out more details at Essra's website here:

http://www.essramohawk.com/

Wally Live DVD!

Legendary British band Wally will be releasing a live DVD filmed at the bands reunion in Harrogate at the Royal Theatre in 2009.



The DVD entitled "That Was Then" will include the complete performance and also feature an exclusive nterview filmed with three members of the band Roy Webber, Will Jackson and Frank Mizen. The interview was filmed at the end of August 2011 at the bands recording studio in Harrogate and the band discuss their history and also forthcoming plans both as members of Wally and a new band called Jackson Webber.



The band also discuss what it was like playing for an audience for the first time in more than thirty five years.



The DVD will hopefully be released in late 2011 along with further albums from Wally and Jackson Webber. The picture above was taken while the band were being filmed for the interiew and features from left to right Will Jackson, Roy Webber, Frank Mizen and Jon Kirkman



In the meantime you can find out more about Wally by going to the bands website here:



www.wallymusic.co.uk

Gonzo Go West . . . . .

Gonzo Go West . . . . .



British Music Distributors Gonzo Multi Media the company that distributes releases from the likes of Yes and some of the Yes connected artists including Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman alongside other key acts such as, Ant Phillips, Gong, Hawkwind and the films of Tony Palmer have announced their launch into the American market.



Gonzo MD Rob Ayling said:





“Despite being popular and having a wide customer base we sometimes had difficulties when out American customers wanted to buy releases from us. What we originally did was merely convert the order into USD from GBP. Unfortunately over the last couple of years with the current economic climate we have found that some of our releases have been a little too expensive for our American customers.



Now with a dedicated American Gonzo website our American customers can now purchase releases at the equivalent US domestic prices and not have to worry about erratic currency conversions and postage costs. This will be good certainly for those who have in the past been prevented from buying items due to cost and or exchange rate flutuations and UK sales tax.”



The website can be accessed here:



http://www.gonzomultimedia.com/



We have more fantastic releases to take us through the final quarter of 2011 including new releases from British band Wally and many more stretching into the new year of 2012 making us one of the biggest independent music distributors in the world. We have our own Facebook and Blogging pages which can also be subscribed to and a Channel on YouTube and also a channel on Radio 365.com where people can here podcasts featuring music from our artists and also exclusive interviews



2011 has been a year of consolidation fro Gonzo Multimedia and the company is now primed for even greater things into 2012.



We hope you will join us!