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In his 40 years of playing the instrument Carl Verheyen has created a wildly successful multi-faceted career. He is a critically acclaimed musician with nine CDs released worldwide and is
commonly regarded as a guitar virtuoso capable of playing any style of music with remarkable mastery and conviction. A member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of
enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide. As the creative force behind The Carl Verheyen Band, he has released an impressive and eclectic discography that showcases his endless talents across a wide array of
musical genres. He has been one of LA's elite "first call" session players for the last 25 years, playing on hundreds of records, movie soundtracks and television shows. In February he was a featured soloist on the
Academy Awards Show, playing solo acoustic guitar on stage in front of a LIVE TELEVISION audience of 68 million people. Carl has graced the pages of countless industry publications and has been the subject of numerous
articles chronicling his rise to the forefront of the modern day guitar scene. In 1996 Carl won the LA Music Awards "Best Guitarist" award and Guitar Player Magazine's reader's poll for "Best Studio Guitarist," and
he has won similar honors in Germany, France and the UK.
Carl Verheyen: "One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World" - Guitar Magazine
A much sought after studio musician, Carl plays on other artists' CDs whenever his busy schedule permits. He has recorded and played with a virtual who's who of the music industry, everyone from Little Richard,
Dolly Parton and BB King to the Bee Gees, Cher and Christina Aguilera.
His movie soundtrack credits include The Crow, The Usual Suspects and the Oscar winning soundtrack for The Milagro Beanfield Wars. Carl can be heard as a featured soloist in the Pixar film Ratatouille and he
also played on the soundtrack for Speed Racer. In fact, Carl can also be heard on all three of this summer's blockbuster movies: Star Trek, UP and Land of the Lost.
On the educational front, Carl has produced an instructional video called Intervallic Rock Guitar and various on-line lessons. He also has a book/CD detailing his unique "intervallic" style called Improvising
without Scales. Another book entitled Studio City is a compilation of all the columns Carl wrote for Guitar Magazine between 1996 and 1999. Currently he is writing a monthly column for Chitarre, Italy's #1
guitar publication as well as Guitar Jam Daily, a website devoted to serious guitarists.
Carl's new CD entitled "Trading 8s" is at once a tribute to the amazing guitarists he's enlisted for this project and a personal expression of the sheer joy of playing guitar. On this recording Carl enlists
some of the greatest legends of the electric guitar to actually 'trade' solos with him. You'll hear Joe Bonamassa on an up-tempo instrumental, Robben Ford on a slow blues, Albert Lee on a hot country tune,
Scott Henderson on a fast rocker, Steve Morse on a soaring ballad and Rick Vito playing some beautiful slide guitar. For lovers of the state of the art of modern guitar playing, this record is a must-have!
Also, Check out the new long awaited instructional DVD entitled Forward Motion. This is a direct follow-up to the hugely popular 1993 release Intervallic Rock Guitar and eagerly awaited by fans of the Verheyen style.
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Afterquake
On May 12th, 2008 a devastating earthquake shook Sichuan province in China.
Over 88,000 were killed and more than 5 million left homeless or relocated.
One year later the rebuilding continues while many children remain separated from their parents. AFTERQUAKE is an album dedicated to the families affected by the Sichuan earthquakes. Produced by American folk artist
Abigail Washburn and electronic artist The Shanghai Restoration Project in cooperation with Sichuan Quake Relief, the project remixes voices and sounds from the China earthquake zone to raise awareness for victims still in need.
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Scott H. Biram
Scott H. Biram is a self-proclaimed 'Dirty Old One Man Band' who successfully, and sometimes violently, lashes together blues, hillbilly and country precariously to raucous punk and godless metal. His new CD - Something's Wrong/Lost Forever - has just released on Bloodshot Records: order your CD, download, or vinyl here today!
-eXciting news!-Michael Heaton
Michael Heaton is literate Americana with a rock-n-roll heart. His new CD - I Know What I Know - features 13 tracks of music for night driving, drinking, hook-ups, family gatherings, breakups, AND weddings. It also makes you prettier, smarter, a whole lot richer, clears up acne, cooks dinner and tells actual funny jokes. In other words, you need this CD!
-eXciting news!-Moonhouse Records
MoonHouse Records' founders Christine Albert and Chris Gage have been performing together since 1995, and were dubbed by one Austin writer "The Royal couple of Austin's folk music scene". The duo returns with Dakota Lullaby: The Songs of Tom Peterson.
-eXciting news!-Sara Hickman
If you are a fan of Sara Hickman, we have a special treat for you...collectible vinyl now available in the official online store! Titles include How Can It Be single and Equal Scary People. These are VERY RARE as some are original pressings, autographed by Sara. Quantities are limited, so order today!
Nels Andrews recently recorded a show for the XM Radio series From the Living Room to the Loft. A broadcast
date has not yet been set, but new shows air every Saturday nite at 7:00pm EST.
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AM rocks the small and big screens! AM's song "Troubled Times" will be featured on ABC Family's show Greek airing
June 1, and "Mainstay" will be featured in Ashton Kutcher's new movie "Spread" in theatres August 14.
Apple recently approved an OHN app for iPhone and iTouch. Head over to
the iTunes store
and download it for free! The app
allows you to listen to OHN tracks (including exclusive live recordings), view photos, get show updates, watch OHN videos, send messages, and more.
Buy all 3 TexaFrance CDs from Christine Albert for one low price in the Moonhouse Records online store! Get
TexaFrance, TexaFrance Encore, and Paris, TexaFrance for only $37!
We raise a glass to Dash Rip Rock on 25 years of legendary rock and roll mayhem! Congrats!
Spoken-word artist Suheir Hammad (Cypher Books) stars in a new movie titled Salt of this Sea which debuted at the
Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Soraya (Hammad) travels to Palestine to retrieve
her grandfather's savings, frozen in a Jaffa bank account after his 1948 exile. Struggling to feel at home in the land
of her ancestors, she meets Emad, a young Palestinian whose ambition, contrary to hers, is to leave forever.
When confronted with unwieldy official policies that deny her access to the fruit of her grandfather's life's
work, she must take things into their own hands, even if it's illegal. Stubborn, passionate, and determined to
reclaim what's theirs, she and Emad set out on a road trip for poetic justice across a lush Palestinian (now Israeli)
landscape—after which there is no return.
Eric Powell of 16Volt was recently interviewed by the legendary Fangoria Magazine! Read it here.
Guy Forsyth played harmonica on Danny Schmidt's album
Parables & Primes.
1. What or who inspires you?
Kindness, courage, great music in any genre, great art, creative thought, the design of the universe....little things like that.
2. What would be the three main rules if you ran your own country?
We are all equal, for real, no wiggle room there, unkindness and intolerance will not be tolerated and we are all required to develop a symbiotic and loving relationship with the planet we walk on. Not to mention each other. Is that four?
3. If you could swap places with anyone for one day, whom would you
choose and why?
My cat Bubba, who has mastered the art of beingness and abandon. I
realize that's not a person but no one comes close.
4. Tell us one thing that your fans would be surprised to know about
you.
Singing was a secret dream I had, that I couldn't tell anyone, because I was too shy to ever sing in public. As in ever.
5. If you could name a planet, what would you name it and why?
Peace, because it would be a newly discovered planet that was, despite all of our technological advances, out of our sightlines, but always there.
6. What is one of your favorite books?
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
7. Pretend you're 15. Name three songs you'd put on a mix tape for your
girlfriend/boyfriend.
Shelter by Ray LaMontagne, The Times You've Come by Jackson Browne, almost any song by Gillian Welsh.
8. Are you a myspacer, facebooker, or twitterer?
Is there another option? MYspace for music friends, Facebook to learn about my friends, I have yet to tweet.
9. What was your favorite cartoon as a child?
101 Dalmations.
10. What is the theme song for the movie that is being made about your
life?
The Road to Paradise.
