NASHVILLE |
DT: SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/LIBBY COFFEY
MSO
LEGENDARY ROCKER
***MICHAEL MONROE***
ENTERS STUDIO TO RECORD NEW ALBUM
WITH ICONIC RECORD PRODUCER JACK DOUGLAS
AT SWING HOUSE STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD, CA
Joining MONROE in the studio is bassist SAMI YAFFA, (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts), guitarists GINGER (The Wildhearts) and STEVE CONTE (New York Dolls, Willy DeVille, The Crazy Truth, Crown Jewels, Company of Wolves), along with drummer KARL “ROCKFIST” ROSQVIST (Danzig, Chelsea Smiles). The outfit have been writing music and playing together for the last year including tours of the U.S. and Europe as well as major music festivals such as Summer Sonic in Japan, U.K.’s Download Festival and SXSW, to name a few.
From Aerosmith’s Toys In The Attic and Draw The Line to John Lennon’s Imagine and Cheap Trick’s Live At Budokan, Douglas was the obvious choice to work with MONROE on the new material written over the last few months. Says MONROE, “Working with Jack Douglas is totally fantastic. He has produced a great amount of all of our favorite albums and is the perfect producer for this band. Our new record is coming along great and we're all quite excited about it. MICHAEL MONROE—tapped by East Bay Express as “The living and breathing embodiment of hard rock…” (3/10/10)–has long been at the forefront of breaking music barriers. The Finnish musician and multi-instrumentalist rose to fame as the singer for HANOI ROCKS and has took part in many all-star collaborations with GUNS N’ ROSES and DEMOLITION 23 with Little Steven, just to name a few. MONROE’s past albums include Life Gets You Dirty, Whatcha Want, Night’s Are So Long, Peace Of Mind and his 1989 solo breakthrough Not Faking It.
After wrapping studio time in Los Angeles, MONROE will travel back across the Atlantic to go out with Motorhead on their 35th Anniversary tour. Fans can keep up with all the action via the Michael Monroe Mobile Backstage
mobile application available now for free through Apple’s iPhone/iPod application store and at www.michaelmonroe.com
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AVAILABLE FOR IPHONE FREE OF CHARGE AT THE APP STORE AND AS JAVA VERSION FROM WWW.MICHAELMONROE.COM. FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.MOBILEBACKSTAGE.COM
About Swing House Studios:
Swing House Studios a full service music production company that provides rehearsal space, recording facilities, equipment rentals and cartage for bands and musicians of all calibers. Located in the heart of Hollywood, it consists of two in-house sound stages, three rehearsal rooms, two recording studios and is the west coast home of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Broadcasting. From the famous to the infamous, everyone from Marilyn Manson to Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers to Shakira, The Fray to Band of Horses, Maroon 5 to Augustana and hundreds more have all rehearsed and recorded here since 1995. Swing House also specializes in producing offsite musical events, taking that same nurturing aspect of the studio and bringing it to the artist for the stage and the road. Event clients are the top in the industry including: The Sunset Strip Music Festival, South by Southwest, Monster Energy, Red Bull, Verizon, American Apparel, The Canadian Consulate, Louisiana Arts and more. www.swinghouse.com
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LEGENDARY ROCKER MICHAEL MONROE ENTERS STUDIO TO RECORD NEW ALBUM WITH ICONIC RECORD PRODUCER JACK DOUGLAS AT SWING HOUSE STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD, CA
