Frontiers Records (Zink Music/Bonnier Amigo) is proud to present the new chapter in the legendary career of multi-Platinum US rockers Journey - Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and Arnel Pineda (vocals) – entitled “Revelation”.

The brand new record will come in a beautifully packaged two cd set which will include 11 new songs and 11 re-recorded classics and will be released in Europe on Frontiers Records on June 6^th 2008.
 

“Revelation” is the first Journey album to feature the angelic voice of Philipino singer Arnel Pineda. Guitarist Neal Schon says about him “We feel reborn. I think there’s a lot of chemistry between the five of us. The new stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone’s so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel”. “Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to Journey”, continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. “His personality is very well-suited to our music. He’s a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. I think fans are really going to love him. With Arnel’s soaring tenor, Journey returns to our heritage sound.”

The first album with lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, “Revelation” is Journey running on no less than twelve cylinders, a fine-tuned offering that sounds every bit like a band hitting their stride. Schon and Cain penned all 11 of the new tracks on “Revelation”. There is no lack of chemistry in Journey, beginning with the songwriting core of Schon and Cain. “I felt strongly about moving forward and writing new material. It was time,” Schon states. Schon then put the call into Cain and started the song writing process which has now become the album, “Revelation”. “There’s an innate trust and respect for what we each do as we weave our way through this music,” says Cain. Schon adds, “In the alphabet, I might be a Z and Jonathan the A, that’s just how opposite we are musically sometimes. I write mostly rock and Jonathan writes most of the ballads, but when you combine the chemistry of us together, you’ll find that it is the nucleus and sound of what is and has been Journey. And now, with the right voice in place, we have all the right ingredients.”
 

“Never Walk Away” kicks “Revelation” off with the resilient air and upbeat optimism fans have come to expect from Journey, a melody-soaked and guitar-driven anthem sure to ignite the live circuit just as it lights up the new release. The heartwarming sentiment offered by “Like a Sunshower” gives a more poetic and reflective look at relation-ships. It’s an uncharacteristic ballad from the more hard rock-inclined Schon.

There’s even an instrumental, “The Journey (Revelation)”, at the request of producer Kevin Shirley, who returns to the fold after working with the band on “Trial By Fire” (1996) and “Arrival” (2000), the band’s first instrumental since “Departure” (1980) and “Evolution” (1979). “This is a special song for me”, Schon says of the sprawling track, “it was extremely gratifying to express myself on my instrument in this way”. This is a great performance from everyone in the band and truly a majestic track.
 

But every member of Journey shines on the whole of “Revelation”. Lead singer Arnel Pineda does plenty of head turning of his own throughout the new recordings, as well as the 11 classic hits that the band re-recorded. Jonathan Cain’s keyboards elevate “After All These Years” to new emotional heights. “What I Needed” is a power ballad, driven by heavy guitars, reminiscent of the early Journey that so many bands have modeled themselves after. Deen Castronovo drums up a frenzy during the hard-driving rock song, “Wildest Dream.” The talented Castronovo also sings most of the high harmonies heard throughout the album, proving that not only is he an amazing drummer, but he’s a dynamic vocalist as well. Schon’s smoking guitars rip through this track with a cool, eastern flavor. Bassist Ross Valory is steady throughout, a stabilizing force through the albums more driven highs and heartfelt lows.

Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino comments: “Working again with Journey is more than an honour for us. I wish to thank all the parties that worked hard to make this release happen, including Gabe Reed Esq, Azoff Management and the band for the continued trust in our job”.

“Revelation” tracklisting will include the following songs:

CD1: Never Walk Away; Like A Sunshower; Change For The Better; Wildest Dream; Faith In The Heartland; After All These Years; Where Did I Lose Your Love; What I Needed; What It Takes To Win; Turn Down The World Tonight; The Journey (Revelation).

CD2: Only The Young; Don't Stop Believin'; Wheel In The Sky; Faithfully; Any Way You Want It; Who's Crying Now; Separate Ways (Worlds Apart); Lights; Open Arms; Be Good To Yourself; Stone In Love.

“Revelation” is the album to look for. The future looks bright once again.

Links:
www.frontiers.it
www.zinkmusic.com
www.journeymusic.com

GGM Studios, the Official TOTO Italian Website, is proud to announce the birth of a new music project, something really innovative and never seen before. We’re talking about IV TOTO (for TOTO), the ambitious project created by Giorgio Onorato Aquilani in collaboration with Domenico Turiano from GGM Studios and Alessandro Travi.

Everything started with the idea of creating a gift to celebrate one of the most loved and sensational rock bands ever: TOTO, involving, in first person, fans from all over the world.

Every fan took part in IV TOTO by sending over a little dedication text to TOTO and among the 2000 e-mails received, the lyrics of a fantastic song took off… a song whose destiny is to quickly become the Worldwide TOTO Fans Anthem.

Music was written by Giorgio Onorato Aquilani and played by some of the greatest musicians among TOTO fans! Special guest is the original singer from TOTO, Bobby Kimball, whose generosity and friendship have helped so much to reach the level of the passion and love that fills the track!

The song is available both in a precious deluxe hard digipack including a 48 page booklet full of stories and pictures, and through iTunes digital download.

For more info please visit the official websites www.ivtoto.com, www.ggmstudios.com, www.totonetwork.com (official TOTO forum).

More info...>>>
 

Peter Friestedt - LA PROJECT II available for PRE ORDER in Sweden!

For all of you Swedes out there!

The LA PROJECT II album is now available for PRE ORDER at www.ginza.se! The record will be released on March 14 but why not rush over to Ginza and pre order your copy already today!!

Click Here!!

2008-03-10 - Pressrelease Peter Friestedt - L.A. Project II:
It has been a couple of long years in the making, but now the wait is all over, and believe us when we say that the wait has been more than worthwhile!

Zink Music and Peter Friestedt presents “LA Project II”, an album that features lead vocal performances by Joseph Williams (Toto), Bill Champlin (Chicago), Randy Goodrum, Lou Pardini (Koinonia), Bill Cantos, Michael Ruff and Stefan Gunnarsson. The latter is the voice behind the bonus track “Always On My Mind”, a song that only is featured on the Zink Music release of the album. And if the just mentioned isn’t enough, mastermind Peter has brought on an impressive list of friends and musicians to play on the album and on here we find Abraham Laboriel, John JR Robinson, Tris Imboden (Chicago), Tommy Denander, Ingemar Åberg and some of the above mentioned singers that also lend their instrumental talents to the album.

When it comes to mixing and mastering such a high-quality that “LA Project II” is, there is no other way than to go to with the best, so mixing was done by Ronny Lahti at Khabang & Location Studios while mastering was done in HDCD quality by well renowned Björn Engelman at Cutting Room in Stockholm - so expect nothing else than the best sound available!

The album consists of ten songs and Peter has amongst others co-written with Bill Champlin, Randy Goodrum, Brian Hobbs, Bill Cantos and Lou Pardini. Regarding the song-writing Peter says: “I have written some of my strongest material ever, I have been surrounded by great co-writers and I am very proud of the way the tracks turned out”. Peter’s extraordinary guitar work shines throughout the record, going from sensitive acoustic guitar and slick rhythm lines to blistering solos.

What makes this record irresistible is the combination of outstanding musical performances, state of the art song-writing and high quality production!

The album is available from the Zink Music website and from all retailers with a good sense for quality….

www.zinkmusic.com
www.peterfriestedt.com

Finally – Zink Music's new website is online!
Yes it is true, it is finally here! Browse around and reed about their artists, sign up for newsletter to be sure to get all news concerning Zink Music quick. You can order and pre-order albums or just stay around and listen to some great songs.
www.zinkmusic.com

Now you can pre-order this great production, Work Of Art - Artwork, at www.missingpiece.net, and I highly reccommend you to do that. Release date: 22 february. This is one of the best Westcoast/AOR production I heard for a long time.

Zink Music is excited to announce the release of the brand new studio album from Westcoast legend Robbie Dupree and band, the album is entitled “Time and Tide” and will have its European release on the Zink Music label on April 23.
 

Robbie: “Time and Tide is my first studio recording of all original songs in many years. I am grateful for the opportunity to work together with Stefan Polzer on this project. As a record company executive in Sweden, Stefan has always been a supporter of Westcoast music. Now with his own company, Zink Music, Westcoast Music has found a good home.”

Robbie Dupree began his music career in the clubs of Greenwich Village in New York City during the late 1960’s. After years of performing in R&B bands (including New World Rising with renowned producer/guitarist Nile Rodgers), he moved to Los Angeles in 1978.

A musical partnership with Rick Chudacoff and Peter Bunetta led to Robbie’s first recording contract on Elektra Records. His debut album produced two major hit singles, “Steal Away” and “Hot Rod Hearts”. In 1981, Robbie was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of best new artist. His upcoming release, “Time and Tide” marks his ninth studio record.
 

Robbie has also produced recordings for prominent artists John Hall, Bill LaBounty, Artie Traum. Robbie continues to perform live around the world with his band, all of which have recorded and performed with Robbie over the past 25 years.
 

Its been 7 years since the latest vocal album from the artist Ole Boskov. After two instrumental albums he has released "Ride My Limousine", so take a ride with this gentleman.

Ole Boskov is a singer/songwriter from Denmark, who has written songs since he wa a kid. He released his debut album "Listen to the Wind" in 1996 and was followed up 2 years later with the album "Mr Romance".

Some of his greatest influences have been artists like: Bruce Hornsby, John Hiatt, Van Morisson, The Band, Eagles, Don Henley, Little Feat, Billy Joel and Elton John. These are the ones that have influenced me the most, but of course there are so many great artists that I have listened to through the years. I have also been very much into listening to Jazz and I am a great fan of players like: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner.

Boskov is very pop influenced person and love good pop songs, so his big ambition is to make quality pop that has a broad appeal but which can also be enjoyed by the more esoteric listener.

Ole has played for a numerous number of people both live and in the recording studio. Some of his credits are: Backseat, Mark Janicello, David Pomerantz, Svenne & Lotta, Ester Brohus, Maxine Nightingale and Jeannie Deva.

www.boskov.dk
www.bluedesert.dk