Some In-Flight Entertainment

New Eldebrock Single Release Me is a Featured National and International In-Flight Song on Thomas Cook Airlines

More than 1,000,000 people will listen this holiday season

[Release Me] is impossible to expunge from your brain; it’s that catchy. – AOL Music/Noisecreep

 

This band’s arena-sized sound and hard-rock influences have given birth to anthem-like choruses and power

ballads that will have your horns in the air one moment and singing along the next. – Lithium Magazine

(VANCOUVER, BC) October 12, 2010 – Release Me, the first single from the new self-titled album by Western Canadian rockers Eldebrock (www.Eldebrock.net) is not only skyrocketing with buzz, but now it’s rocking the skies too.   Their new hit song will now be featured nationally and internationally on the Canadian Pop music-only channel on Thomas Cook Airlines in November, December and January.

“In addition to hit makers like Katy Perry, Usher, Sara Bareilles, Good Charlotte, Rihanna and Kings of Leon, we’re always looking for new, breakout artists to feature on our channels,” says Kevin Bolt, Senior Audio Producer with In-Flight Productions, the world’s largest producer of in-flight entertainment.  “Eldebrock has a strong, unmistakable sound and we’re excited to introduce the band to our passengers who want to discover new music first.”

Between 1,000,000 and 1,800,000 passengers are predicted to fly nationally and internationally on Thomas Cook airlines during the upcoming three-month period.

While Release Me flies the friendly skies, the self-titled Eldebrock album remains grounded and is continuing to build momentum throughout Canada and The United States.

The album was mixed by industry heavyweight Michael Wagener and produced by Ryan Andersen.

Wagener, whose works have sold more than 93 million albums worldwide, has worked on some of rock’s most respected albums including Metallica’s Master of Puppets, Skid Row’s self-titled debut and Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tears.  Credits for Andersen include Nickelback’s The Long Road and All the Right Reasons.

Earlier this year, the band decided to give back in a big way and reached out globally by partnering with the UICC – Union for International Cancer Control (www.uicc.org), the leading, non-governmental organization in Geneva that is dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer.  The band created the campaign, World War on Cancer, and has committed $1 per album (.10 cents per song sold) to support the fight against cancer.

Eldebrock is Jay Wegenast (Lead vocals/guitar), Barrett Moore (Lead guitar/vocals), Del Bannerman (Rhythm guitar), Richard Lalonde (Bass) and Shawn Bannerman (Drums).

Eldebrock also won the 2010 IMA Best in Class Award for website design in the ‘Music’ category and recently signed an endorsement deal with Steve Clayton Guitar Picks.

Visit Eldebrock’s award-winning website at www.Eldebrock.net and sign up for the Eldebrock Chronicle newsletter to get the latest news from the band.

Eldebrock, the album, is available at www.EldebrockShop.com or on iTunes.  The physical copy of the album also includes a 24-page booklet.

LCO: Opening Doors at Epicentre 2010

At LCO, the opportunities for success and results are endless, Levine Communications carries a legacy of passion and achievement which allows our staff and clients to have amazing experiences. This past weekend LCO client, the rock band KISS performed at the Epicentre 2010 concert in Fontana, California. Amongst the LCO team present to support KISS, was publicist Gia Ghadimian. As the LCO team was backstage enjoying the KISS concert they spotted Door’s guitarist Robby Krieger. Gia, who happens to be a huge Doors fan was able to meet and chat with Krieger, an experience she will always remember.

Check out LCO publicist Gia with legendary Doors guitarist Robby Krieger:

KISS Is Always Pushing The Boundaries

BOOYAH’S SMASH HIT SOCIAL APP ‘NIGHTCLUB CITY’ AND ICONIC ROCK BAND KISS JOIN FORCES TO BRING FANS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND LIVE CONCERT

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Sept. 22, 2010 – In a music event that will mark the first time a band of historic magnitude has streamed a free concert to millions through a social game, KISS (www.KISSonline.com) will broadcast their final North American date of their hugely-successful 2010 Hottest Show on Earth concert tour live in Booyah’s Nightclub City (http://apps.facebook.com/nightclubcity), a wildly-popular, music-centric social game and marketing platform for musicians on Facebook.  The live concert will bring new and traditional media together by simultaneously airing on sites KROQ.com in Los Angeles and CBS Radio rock station websites nationwide via Ustream on Saturday, September 25, where KISS is headlining the Epicenter Twenty Ten Festival in Fontana, California.

Fans of KISS will be able to watch the iconic band play for FREE by simply logging on to the Nightclub City application in Facebook or by going to the KISS Ustream site. Those who view the concert in Nightclub City will be given exclusive KISS branded virtual goods to use in the game. In addition, Nightclub City players will have access to a dedicated KISS playlist in the game, featuring the top KISS songs of all-time.

Nightclub City is a digital game based around real-world music, and the landmark KISS event represents Booyah’s platform as a real-world gaming leader blending interactive entertainment with social apps while blurring the lines between the real and digital worlds.

“We’re celebrating the end of a monster tour by giving everyone a chance to relive some of what they heard and saw at the show. Unfortunately, we will not be responsible for computers melting,” said KISS co-founder Paul Stanley.

“We have always believed in pushing the boundaries…in giving the fans bang for the buck…in going where no band has gone before,” added KISS co-founder Gene Simmons.  “This one’s gonna rock big time!”

The dynamic world of Nightclub City is powered by Booyah’s vision of fusing elements from the real and digital worlds to create new forms of interactive entertainment.  Since opening its club doors in April 2010, more than 8.6 million active players have joined the party per month, and experienced new music within the social game setting and created special experiences that go beyond the realm of the digital world.

Those who watch the KISS concert through Nightclub City will be rewarded with special KISS- branded virtual goods. The broadcast starts with a pre-show at 8:30 PM on Saturday, September 25 at http://apps.facebook.com/nightclubcity.

Eldebrock Releases Highly-Anticipated New Album

(VANCOUVER, BC) September 14, 2010 – Western Canadian rockers Eldebrock (www.Eldebrock.net) have released Eldebrock, their new, self-titled album that features the single Release Me. The album is mixed by industry heavyweight Michael Wagener and produced by Ryan Andersen.

Wagener, whose works have sold more than 92 million albums worldwide, has worked on some of rock’s most respected albums including Metallica’s Master of Puppets, Skid Row’s self-titled debut and Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tears.  Credits for Andersen include Nickelback’s The Long Road and All the Right Reasons.

Eldebrock is clearing a path alongside other current top Canadian rock bands Nickelback, Three Days Grace and Theory of a Deadman.

“This album is very much looking forward in time, creating its own niche, very solid musicianship, great songs, great performance and great sound,” Wagener says.

“Eldebrock’s sound is a combination of layered guitars and vocal harmonies in the style of Alice in Chains, driving rhythm a’ la Godsmack and lead guitar influenced by Slash and Zakk Wylde,” says rhythm guitarist and founding member Del Bannerman.

For Del, it took some devastating events to trigger a complete life change.  His beloved mother was killed in a car crash, his only sibling went missing and was added to the Canada-wide Missing Persons List, and shortly after a great night jamming with actor Brad Renfro, the actor unexpectedly passed.  That’s when Del decided life was too short to spend doing something he didn’t love doing and he started pursuing his passion for music.

“Major events can shape your life and I knew I wasn’t leading the life I wanted,” Del explains.  “Yeah, I’ve been through some crazy times, who hasn’t, and actually my time here has been pretty damn good, but it was enough for me to re-evaluate what I was doing with my life.  It’s all about choices.  I decided I was going to start a rock band, put out a solid album with some great musicians and try to make a positive impact.”

Earlier this year, the band decided to give back in a big way and reach out globally by partnering with the UICC – International Union Against Cancer (www.uicc.org), the leading, non-governmental organization in Geneva that is dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer.  The band created the campaign, World War on Cancer, and has committed $1 per album (.10 cents per song sold) to support the fight against cancer.

Eldebrock also just signed an endorsement deal with Steve Clayton Guitar Picks.

Eldebrock is Jay Wegenast (Lead vocals/guitar), Barrett Moore (Lead guitar/vocals), Del Bannerman (Rhythm guitar), Richard Lalonde (Bass) and Shawn Bannerman (Drums).

Visit Eldebrock’s award-winning website at www.eldebrock.net and sign up to the Eldebrock Chronicle newsletter get the latest news from the band.  Eldebrock, the album, is available at www.eldebrockshop.com or on iTunes.  The physical copy of the album also includes a 24-page booklet with images from their award-winning website.

A Match Made in Music Heaven

LCO Client and legendary rock band, KISS, was pictured backstage with Lady Gaga in the September 16, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone. The KISS Hottest Show on Earth Tour continues to make its way through the United States, with only 12 more shows to go.

With equally outrageous styles, it looks like Gaga fits right in! Stanley said to Gaga, “I was made for groping you!”

Lady Gaga got cozy with Kiss backstage before a New Jersey Show. “I felt an immediate kinship,” says guitarist Paul Stanley, who lent the pop star a pair of his boots. “We were the two with the least clothes on, though I don’t have to wear nipple tape. I view her as the queen bee in a nest of musical wanna-be’s.”

What do you think of this new companionship between KISS and Gaga??

For more info and updates on the KISS tour please visit www.kissonline.com

Are You A “CarrGOer” Yet??

LCO Client and recording artist Colette Carr has just released her highly anticipated mix-tape “Sex Sells…Stay Tooned” this past Friday, August 13th. Carr has shot on to the music scene with her truly unique and vivacious musical style, with smash hits such as “Back it Up”. The mix-tape included 17 tracks and features 5 bonus pieces as a gift from Colette Carr to her many “CarrGOers” (aka her fans) and can be downloaded for free at www.ColetteCarr.com.

The  music industry has been abuzz ever since Colette Car burst on to the scene back in November 2009 with the music video to her hit “Back it Up” which went on to be an international sensation.

Entertainment industry insiders cite Carr as one of the most exciting and talented recording artists to emerge on the contemporary music scene in quite some time. The Malibu, California recording artist has been described as “crazy”, “unique”, and “original”, and as “an artist who works successfully in all genres”. With feature motion picture projects in the works, Colette is a multi-faceted performer, actress, and force to be reckoned with.

Colette Carr, recently describing her destiny in the entertainment industry said, “If you know who you are, you can set your path for yourself. You can figure out what your dream is and you can figure out hot to go get it. Everything has been happening because I’m letting it happen. I’m on this huge ride, this wave. and if I get scared…If I jump off…Then there it went. I just gotta keep movin’ forward”.

Check out another  Colette Carr music video “Bitch Like Me” by clicking HERE.

For more information about Colette Carr and/or to download “Sex Sells…Stay Tooned” visit www.ColetteCarr.com

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You Can’t Spell ELDEBROCK Without “Rock”

Jay + Barrett + Del + Richard + Shawn = ELDEBROCK (And don’t forget to add in some instruments and talent into the equation)

If you haven’t heard of this band yet, start listening now because you are sure to be hearing about them a lot more in the upcoming year. LCO Client, Eldebrock,  is a group of Western Canadian rockers who have recently collaborated with industry heavyweight Michael Wagener and producer Ryan Andersen to compose their self-titled debut album and deliver their first single, Release Me. The album and first single is proving to be highly anticipated but don’t fret all of you super fans out there…drumroll please…the album is scheduled for release on September 14!

An interesting dynamic to this up and coming band, is their sense of charity and community. They have a simple goal in creating a solid album with some great musicians and trying to make a positive impact. Earlier this year,  Eldebrock has reached out globally by partnering with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), an organization dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer. The band will commit $1 per album sold (or $.10 per song sold) to support the UICC’s fight through their “World War on Cancer” campaign. Not only are they talented, but they have good purpose and warm hearts as well.

“Eldebrock is clearing a path alongside other current top Canadian rock bands Nickelback, Three Days Grace, and Theory of a Deadman.”

“This album is very much looking forward in time, creating its own niche, very solid musicianship, great songs, great performance and great sound.” — Michael Wagener

“Eldebrock’s sound is a combination of layered guitars and vocal harmonies in the style of Alice in Chains, driving rhythm a’ la Godsmack and lead guitar influenced by Slash and Zakk Wylde.” –Del

Visit Eldebrock’s website at www.eldebrock.net and sign up to the Eldebrock Chronicle newsletter to be among the first to receive a FREE download of Eldebrock’s debut single Release Me and the latest news from the band.

KISS Rocked!

What happened last night?? We will tell you…  KISS provided a pretty solid performance live on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno“. The crowd was cheering and the band was rockin’ which means it was definitely a successful performance!

Here is a little taste of the positive feedback that is already circulating:

“You guys rock..love ya!!”

“Defying the odds and still going strong!!!”

“Kiss is the greatest band ever”

“I saw this and it was good!!! i was kinda falling asleep already but i had to be up…..to revive my kiss days …….”

“AWESOME…been a KISS fan from way back and always will be. KISS ROCKS.”

“Great performance!”

“It was worth staying up late to watch!! Kiss rocks!!”

Needless to say, we are so proud of this KISS performance and are glad that they keep on rockin’ and rollin’!

If you missed the performance or just loved it so much that you want to watch it again, here’s the clip from the show!

For any other updates, feel free to visit http://www.kissonline.com/

If you enjoyed this post, we would be very grateful if you leave a quick comment below or subscribe via email. –Levine Communications Office

Don’t Forget About KISS Tonight

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight!

Just in case some of you missed our blog post last week, LCO client and rock legend, KISS is going to be performing live on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” tonight!! The performance will air on NBC at 11:35/10:35c… So if you will already be sleeping, record it! If you’re at home, change the channel! And if your going out for a late night on the town, record it too!

If you are a fan of rock and roll, you won’t want to miss this rockin’ performance! So again, don’t forget… KISS performance. Tonight. NBC. 11:35/10:35c

KISS is ready to rock!

LCO Client and iconic rock group KISS is set to perform live on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” next Monday, July 19. The Tonight Show airs on NBC TV at 11:35/10:35c each weeknight.

Be sure to check out this lively performance, as it will surely be an awesome preview of what is to be expected in their upcoming 2010 Hottest Show on Earth Tour.