(Pop) Click to play an mp3 sample. Hailing from Liverpool, and based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, John Reilly emerges from his former role as the frontman for Atlantic Records recording artists Boy On A Dolphin to release his solo album, ‘Zebulon’ on October 10th 2011.

In between American tours with Boy On A Dolphin, Reilly travelled north to Vancouver to spend time co-writing with some of the greatest songwriters in the business, including Jim Vallance (Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Tina Turner) and Robbie Buchanan (Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross). Having already forged a reputation as a great songwriter in his own right, (American Billboard Magazine said “Reilly unearths one precious pop gem after another”) Reilly took considerable inspiration from working with such acclaimed writers and focused on further developing his own writing style. Meanwhile his songs were being places in movies such as „Tokyo Cowboy? and TV shows True North, Dawson Creek and X Files.

When John returned to England with just a handful of solo gigs under his belt he was offered a slot opening for Ray Davies, who was so impressed with John’s performance he offered him the support slot for the whole tour, which culminated in John fulfilling a life-long ambition – playing a sold-out show at The Royal Albert Hall.

Having performed to over 100,000 people during performances at festivals, The Royal Albert Hall and several sold-out hometown headline shows at Sheffield’s prestigious City Hall, John Reilly is looking forward to continued radio support and breaking out of the recording studio once again to perform “Zebulon”across the UK in late 2011 with a full tour in February 2012.

“What Reilly offers is actually something of a masterclass in its genre.”– Is This Music magazine

“John is the kind of man who I?d love to see live!” – Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2

(Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Chemia is a new and absolutely unique phenomenon on the Polish rock scene. The band members had waited very long to eventually meet in one time and one place. They also
waited very long for one secret coincidence that allowed them to form the band "Chemia"...

It all started in 2007, when Wojtek Balczun who had "few" musical ideas influenced by his friends - well known Polish musicians - decided to blow life into his ideas. Through Andrzej "Emol" Kowalczyk, and Marek Raduli he hooked up with the Polish guitar hero - Zbigniew
Krebs. Balczun - a well known manager dynamically evolving in the world of business, and Krebs - a renowned professional musician with great technique and imagination... They both felt that THIS IS IT!

Wojtek worked on his first ideas with Piotr Cezar Okrasa - a vocalist who lives in Los Angeles. Three of them started to think about an album. Right after that they teamed up with the drummer Adam Kram and the outstanding keyboard player Rafa? St?pie?. Micha? Grott recorded bass tracks in guest appearance and left room for his former teacher - Krzysztof Jaworski; both of them don't need to be introduced, they are well known from popular bands and TV shows. Summer of 2009 brings Marcin Koczot to the band, and eventually "Chemia" finished their debut album called "Dobra Chemia" in this lineup. A guest appearance on this album featured another great Polish icon, the vocalist - and the band's friend - known best from his band TSA - Marek Piekarczyk. "Chemia" played thier first gig in February 2010, getting many fans right from the start. In June, as the only truly rock band, "Chemia" played on "TOPTrendy" festival, winning the 5th place in SMS voting. In October "Dobra Chemia" showed up in stores and right from the start it was one of best-selling albums in "Empik". Album was issued by specially formed label called "Dobra Chemia Management". "Dobra Chemia" was promoted by 2 videoclips - "Mantra" (pl & eng version) and "Jeden ?wiat". Right after the premiere, "Chemia" went on tour with a legend of the Polish punk music - Kobranocka, starting the tour by playing a show in Palladium with the guest appearance of Marek Piekarczyk and Kasia Wilk. "Chemia" also showed up in many TV/radio programs, as a part of "to do list" in the World Domination Program. Important happening was the appearance in "Imperium Gwiazd" concert during the New Year's Eve, which was televised live by "TVP2" and "Program 1 Polskiego Radia". The band also played as a special guest on the Polish "Eurowizja" selection and was asked to play a live concert which was broadcast by "Program 3 Polskiego Radia" in "Studio im. Agnieszki Osieckiej".

Shortly after that, the band split up with Marcin, and announced that the new voice of the group is ?ukasz Drapa?a, who seems to be lost ingredient in this chemical formula...With the new vocalist band went on tour as support act for TSA, and then played as star-turn on May-Rock festival in Neuss near Dusseldorf. The show was highly rated by the German press, and as result of it the band was asked to play at Kaarst Total festival as the support act for 90's rock-star band "H-Blockx". Also promoters from the United States are interested in the band, tour details are still a part of debate.

In May 2011, the band re-recorded  "Dobra Chemia" with ?ukasz, and also recorded an English version of the album, scheduled to be available in stores in fall 2011.

(Latin Funk & Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Santa Lucia Like a multi-ethnic gathering of friends, this seven member band has created a sound that evokes the early days of Latin Funk (Santana, War, etc.), while adding their own blend of Rock and Funk grooves. This
addictive combination of Nuyorican Boogaloo, West Coast Funk and the ever present Cuban grooves engulfs the stage with monstrous horns and bass, funky breaks, polyrhythmic beats and furious lyrics in English and Spanish.

In 2001, Santa Lucia recorded their first 5 song EP with producer Darryl Nuedorf (Sarah McLachlan, Neko
Case). Officially making the band with the first Rock en Español album produced in Vancouver. 2005 brought a Western Canada Music Awards nomination for Best Children’s Recording, for the song “The Hero Inside” (2004) penned for the TV cartoon series Cackleberries.

In 2006, Santa Lucia released their second full length album, “The Streets / Las Calles” with legendary producer Larry Anschell (Nickelback, Pearl Jam) from Turtle Recording Studios in White Rock, BC Canada. Santa Lucia successfully supported “The Streets / Las Calles” in 2007-2008 with countless west coast dates and major open air festivals including; Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival, as well as many out of town festivals including The Ness Creek Music Festival in Saskatchewan,
Folk on the Rocks Festival in Yellowknife NWT, Victoria Ska Festival and many more.

CBC Radio gave the first single “Lupita” heavy rotation, with the band performing a live show across Canada hosted by one of Canada’s best known news personalities Gloria Makarenko and “On the Coast” radio host Prya Ramu.

Recently, Santa Lucia LFR has refined its stage skills opening for many USA and International touring acts such as Ozomatli, Yerba Buena, Los Mococos, The Skatalites and Maxi Priest. 2010 Santa Lucia released their third full length album “Suppressed Anthems” a blend of horn driven music anthems with a social conscience, bringing with it countless tour dates with bigger audiences and greater following of loyal fans.

www.santaluciamusic.com

(Album-Oriented Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Tunnel™
It used to be the case that you listened to an album by your favorite artist from front to back because every song was great. Everything from the sequence of the songs to the cover art gave you an insight into the artists' vision. In these days of cherry-picking singles from artists not focused on a cohesive, thematic collection of songs, Tunnel™ brings back the musical style that made rock great.

If you liked the classic albums of Led Zeppelin, Montrose, AC/DC and Van Halen, you'll probably like the direction Tunnel™ is headed - strong hooks, great melodies, song-oriented and well-played. C'mon along, we're just getting started...

Dave Henzerling (King Kobra, Keel, Big Cock, Lizzy Borden) met vocalist Scott Hammons in late 2008 while they were both playing shows with the band Icon. In early 2009, they got together to work on new material for an as-yet-unnamed project and the chemistry just clicked. Dave had already laid down basic tracks with Los Angeles drummer Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) and together with Scott on lead vocals, they completed a collection of eight songs by the end of the hot Arizona summer.

Produced by Dave Henzerling, Tunnel™ also enlisted world-renown background singer Marc LaFrance (Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Bryan Adams) as well as "Guitar Hero" Steve Ouimette (Guitar Hero III, Rock Revolution) for help with one of the song's orchestral arrangements. The CD was mixed by Chuck Alkazian (Pop Evil, Saving Abel) at Pearl Sound Studios in Canton, MI and mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound in New York.

(Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Prism. They’ve sold millions of albums, with songs that have become standards - Spaceship Superstar, Armageddon, Take Me Away, Young & Restless, Flying, Take Me to the Kaptin, Night to Remember among them.  Prism itself is classic rock.  

With new album “Big Black Sky” and knock-out live show, the band reinvents itself.Winning every award along the way, including Junos for Album and Group of the Year, Prism’s ongoing draw as a live attraction is the stuff of legend. The band rocks with an energy matched only by their exciting showmanship. Founding member Al Harlow’s explosive stage presence and songwriting keeps guiding the evolution that is Prism. 

This year is proving to be Prism’s best yet, with stellar new album release “Big Black Sky”.  The best may be yet to come.

What the critics are saying:

“Solar-powered laser-beam guitar! …Prism worked up the crowd of 1,000 Friday night at the CN Centre with some classic Canadian rock.

These guys are worthy Canadian rock pioneers and deserve to still be on stage bashing out tunes like Armageddon and Spaceship Superstar… Natural leader Al Harlow …did the group proud. He also lit up a slide blues solo that brought down the house. They are a professional band with a list of hits and a history of success that should not be underestimated.”   (Prince George Citizen)

“Prism first unloaded ten chestnuts spanning Spaceship Superstar, Flying, Night to Remember, Take Me Away, Young & Restless, Take Me to the Kaptin to Armageddon. Highlights included Gary Grace’s drum solo and duo guitar work between hambone Harlow and axeman Steve-O… In all the evening was a well-orchestrated rock down memory lane…rating: 8.5 earplugs out of ten.”
(News Leader, Vancouver Island)

What the audience is saying:

WOW & WOW again...the shows were awesome this last weekend. Rock on PRiSM, you rule!!! (Roger, Williston ND, USA)
 
You were Fantastic. Thanks for the Great Show, and the memories.
(Wayne, Long Beach, CA)

Every time I see you perform it's like I'm seeing you for the first time. Your performance at the Stampede was definitely a "Night to Remember". (Rick, Calgary, AB)

Influenced by such legendary acts as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young, as well as current artists like Pete Yorn, David Gray and Beck, Andy has developed his own voice in the world of the singer/songwriter.

Andy and his band have toured Western Canada several times and have been playing shows around Vancouver at the Railway Club, the Media Club, the Backstage Lounge, the Plaza Club and Richards on Richards among others. They've been warmly received, sharing the stage with such acts as Wil -EMI recording artist, Gordie Sampson -Maple recording artist, Bocephus King, and Kevin Kane of Grapes of Wrath fame. Andy has released a 7 song EP, produced by Drew Arnott (Strange Advance, EMI) with help from Lenny DeRose (Nelly Furtado) in 2008 and is currently preparing for further touring.