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Icarus on iTunes
January 2010
While details for an
Australian CD release are being discussed, the new album from Jac Dalton,
Icarus has gone online at iTunes for those who want to be
among the first to hear the results of the collaboration of Dalton,
Mullan and Greene. Advance promo copies of the CD are going out to radio and
other media, and while the members of the Jac Dalton Band prepare for
rehearsals, the man himself will be flying back to the US for meetings with
interested parties. More details in GG Newsletter #24.
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GG On GTN's Thunda Hits
January 2010
Graham's track Impressive Hair
is included on the first compilation release from Global Thunda Network - a
2CD set called Thunda Hits Vol.1. Other artist on the CDs include
Gerard Maunick, Horizon, Gambirra, Jac Dalton, Doobie Whitehorn and a host
of other Australian independent artists.
Tracks from the compilation are already being included on internet radio
playlists, and are streaming on the Global Thunda Network.
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New Leap Of Face Review
December 2009
A Bruno de Paiva review
of Graham's album Leap Of Face (featuring the award winning track
Impressive Hair) is now online on the Global Thunda Network
website. To read what Bruno had to say, click
here or go to Press/Reviews for the link to this and other
reviews.
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Icarus Mixed & Mastered
December 2009
Icarus was mastered in Nashville by Richard Dodd, who has won a
Grammy Award for his work on the Tom Petty album, Wildflowers. The mastered
recording will be reproduced courtesy of ProCopy Australia, with album art
from Greenehouse Productions.
Samples from Icarus will be online shortly, and the latest Jac Dalton
newsletter can be read online by clicking
here.
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Icarus Mixing Complete November 2009
Mixing of the
Jac Dalton album Icarus has wrapped up at
Ardent Studios in Memphis, with mastering now underway in
Nashville. After an almost year-long journey of writing,
arranging, recording and mixing, the album will be finished off in Perth,
with ProCopy arranging replication and Greenehouse
Productions handling artwork and layout. Icarus is slated to be
released internationally early in 2010.
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Mixing At Ardent
September 2009
Jac Dalton and producer Darren Mullan are at Ardent Studios
in Memphis, Tennessee to oversee the mixing and mastering of Jac's new
album, Icarus. Producing the Ardent sessions is Nashville maverick
hit maker Gregg Brown
and a recent addition to the mixing team, triple Grammy-winning engineer and
Ardent mainstay John Hampton (left). Ardent has produced hits for
legendary artists and acts such as Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan
and Lynryd Skynyrd - inspirational surroundings to mix an album in, to say
the very least!
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Recording Finished on
Dalton
Album August 2009
Graham and Donna
recently returned from Adelaide, where they finished recording their parts
for the upcoming Jac Dalton album with producer, keyboard
player/vocalist and co-writer Darren Mullan at the helm. The sessions
went like clockwork from all reports, and a full rundown on events can be
found on Graham's
MySpace blog. Jac and Darren head off to Nashville and Memphis
with the tracks in early September, where the album will be mixed and
mastered.
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Music Industry Reunion
Concert
May 2009
On the 6th of May at Metro
Concert Club in Perth, the week-long WA Music Festival got underway in
fine style with the inaugural WA Music Industry Reunion Club concert.
Special guest performers included Brian Cadd, Dave Warner,
The Stems, Saracen and other WA music luminaries. Guitar Gods
Behaving Badly played a raging set to a rocking crowd, with Graham,
Jamie Page and John Meyer providing the guitar assault while
James Morley (also on bass) and Donna G. blew the roof off
with their blistering vocal renditions of Rose Tattoo's "Bad Boy For Love"
and Led Zep's "Rock And Roll", respectively. Rounding out a killer band was
Damien Petrilli on drums.
See the Video page for
YouTube footage.
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Guitar Gods Triumphant
March 2009
The Charles Hotel resonated to
the sound of WA rock history being made as Graham Greene, John
Meyer and Jamie Page took the stage with their bands to put on a
guitar show unparalleled in recent memory. Each of the guitarists showcased
both their extensive musical output and awesome talents in a concert packed
full of highlights, from a special guest appearance by SA songwriter Jac
Dalton to the incredible all-star jam on Black Sabbath's Neon Knights
and Led Zeppelin's Rock And Roll that closed the show to rapturous
applause from all those lucky enough to be present at The Charles for GGBBIII.
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GGBB III - The 3 Kings
February 2009
March 14th has been announced
as the date for the third show in the Guitar Gods Behaving Badly
series, this time featuring John Meyer, Graham Greene and Jamie Page with
their bands in a historic concert as the three appear together on the same
bill for the first time. Once again, the venue is the Charles Hotel in North
Perth.
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GG Co-writing For CD
January 2009
Graham is currently
working on demos for a collaboration with Adelaide-based US expat Jac
Dalton for Jac's upcoming album. Contributing artists on the last Jac
Dalton CD included members of AC/DC, The Angels and Rose
Tattoo, as well as members of Robert Plant and Brian Cadd's
bands, so Graham is considering himself in exalted company as he works on
the new JD album.
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US Action After
SMA's December 2008
After his success at the 2008 Star Music Awards, where he was named
Best Rock Instrumental Artist, Graham has appeared on US internet
radio station Hard Rock Radio Live, being interviewed on the Wake
Up Dead Morning Show with DJ SpeedKing. More media has been
scheduled for the New Year. Graham's new higher profile in the US and the buzz
surrounding the success of the Star Music Awards bodes well for an
interesting 2009 for the Greenehouse camp!
Listen to a podcast
of the interview
here
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A Busy November for GG November 2008
Guitar Gods Behaving
Badly II kicked off the month with Graham, Gerard Maunick and
Gerry Quigley rocking the house at the Charles Hotel on the 15th. An
extended blues jam to end the show featuring Graham and Gerry was one of the
memorable highlights. On the 22nd was the WA Custom Guitar Show at
Mojo's Bar in North Fremantle. Graham conducted an afternoon clinic and
performed a live set in the evening part of the show. Taking centre stage on
the day, of course, were the stunning electric and acoustic guitars produced
by Perry Ormsby and Andrew Ellis. On the 29th, Resonance
Project appeared headlining the bill for the multi-band Powerfest
at the Charles Hotel. Also playing on the night was Lacrymae,
Diamond Eye and Allostene.
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GG Wins US Music Award
October 2008
In a coup for Australian music, Graham won the award for Best Rock
Instrumental Artist at the inaugural Star Music Awards held at the
Music Box Theater in Hollywood on October 26th. As a result, Graham will
be featured in US press and radio, and has attracted the attention of media
and promo companies in and around Los Angeles. Graham's words on the award
win can be found in his
MySpace blog.
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Boogie Nights A First
August 2008
Music Park and
Mesa/Boogie took over Manhattan's Bar & Cafe on Tuesday August
18th to present the first ever Australian Mesa/Boogie clinic and product
presentation night, Boogie Nights in Manhattan. With performances by
Graham Greene, Karina Cass and Gerry Quigley, the show
was a huge success, drawing a larger than expected crowd and featuring and
all-star jam with Gerry's band The Shinkickers.
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New GG Signature Guitar
July 2008
The GGBB gig saw the
debut of the new Graham Greene Signature Series guitar from Ormsby
Guitars - the GG6FG. The guitar was sprung on Graham by Perry
Ormsby as a surprise just before the gig, and he wasted no time in putting
his new axe through its paces in Impressive Hair and Fire In Your
Liberty. Details and specs on this beautiful new instrument are on the
Equipment page.
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Guitar Gods Success
July 2008
The inaugural Guitar Gods
Behaving Badly concert was a resounding success, with a loud and
appreciative audience being treated to a first in the annals of WA guitar.
Graham, Gerard Maunick, Jamie Page and their respective bands
put on a show that will not soon forgotten. A report on the gig will soon be
on the Guitar Gods Behaving Badly
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A3 Lineup Confirmed
June 2008
The lineup for the
inaugural A3 - Guitar Gods Behaving Badly (GGBB) concert has been confirmed,
with blues, roots and soul legend Gérard Maunick and metal icon
Jamie Page joining Graham to perform at the West Coast guitar event of
the year, being held at the popular and musically historic Charles Hotel.
The trio will be presenting the best from their respective careers while
letting their hair down for a night of pure guitar fun and indulgence,
inspiration and mutual respect.
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The Guitars of Leap Of Face
April 2008
Whilst writing and
recording the 2006 album Leap Of Face, Graham used eight guitars, all
hand made by Perry Ormsby. These guitars are now together in a new
image gallery which can be found on the Equipment page. These guitars
were an integral part of the creation of the album, their unique
characteristics being a large part of the inspiration for the creative
process for the tracks they were used on.
Go to the Ormsby
website for more images and even more great guitars!
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