Among the striving guitar
virtuosos on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip emerged Stu Simone, a flashy
musician who has made a career as a keyboard player, most recently joining
Poison on the road for their past two tours and serving as the musical
director of the Journey tribute band, Escape.
After watching
years of guitar dominated rock music that has left keyboard players nameless and
often standing in the shadows, the audience is sure to listen as Simone shreds
his way through many familiar anthems bringing a shocking attack on the often
forgotten ebonies and ivories. Under
the KEYTAR moniker, Simone offers an innovative and impressive guitar-style
approach to the keys that brings him center stage.
KEYTAR’s
debuts on Trek Records, a new independent label whose mission is to
"provide you the listener with fresh new sounds, or 'rock with a
spin'."
The album is
appropriately entitled "No Strings Attached" and features ten tracks
which include a new version of Hendrix’s "Purple Haze," a modern
composition entitled "Ave Maria" in the spirit of the Bach classic,
and tributes to sports arena rock like "Charge!" and "Rock &
Roll, Part II." And as the
title claims, the entire album is lead only by Simone's keyboard, with only a
minor fret board appearance on the improvisation of Gary Glitter's anthem, there
truly are no strings on this album, though one may find that fact hard to
believe after giving it a listen.
KEYTAR's motto is "the Future of
Rock... now" and its aim is to "give rock music fans something fresh,
new and exciting," and this album has certainly accomplished the task.
Check out the KEYTAR Web site at
www.keytarmusic.com
for ordering information and audio clips from the album.
Label Contact Information:
Trek Records
P.O.Box 10743
Canoga Park, CA 91309
Web:
www.keytarmusic.com
e-mail:
trekrecords@keytarmusic.com
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