Win one of 5 new autographed Fender Guitars by Michael Behm

Win one of 5 new autographed Fender Guitars by Michael Behm
Help me pick the new Michael Behm single!!!
You guys are way smarter than any record company.
Email your choice to me at the below link and you can win one of 5 Fender guitars.
A winner will be picked each week starting Sept 10/09

The three songs choices are
Where I Belong
APPLE In Her Hand
Don’t Throw Our Love Away
http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom

“Rock Impressions” Review Of Alessandro Bottura's Popular New “Morning Grooves” CD Out Now On Itunes

“Times are changed compared to 70s, 80s and 90s, music tries to derive benefits from the net. This modern weapon, indissolubly tied to computer, allows to been known and self-product oneself in the eyes of the whole world. Recording studios and producing companies are less and less useful, but that isn’t totally a negative side for music’s future. Thousands of musical talents all around the world, without internet, would have been remained anonymous. That’s the case of Alessandro Bottura, a local and valid multi-instrumentalist. Bottura loves to play mainly the bass and the way of playing recalls inexorably to the mind the name of Jaco Pastorius. So, we’re talking’ about a Rock Jazz with flashes of Fusion. Surely to the more attentive of you, Bottura’s name doesn’t sound new, and in fact Last.fm surely made it work.
The track “May Day Mayhem”, then, is topping the RadioIndy’s chart in America and the Reverbnation’s one here in Italy. This is why we can find “Morning Grooves” on Amazon.com, I-Tunes, CdBaby, Napster and much more websites of that kind. Internet is a stab in the back of the musical business because of wild downloading, but at the same time is an inexhaustible forge of brand new artists. “Out Of Sight” is a track that immediately displays the artist’s gifts and opens more than worthily the CD. Personally, I love very much the warm sound of the bass and this heats me inside, making me immediately endear this music. I don’t hide that I’ve been a big fan of the Canadian band Uzeb and those of you that knows them can understand what I mean for warm sound, even Bottura himself, I think. Jazz improvisation, good guitar solos and some nice drum roll, accompany the listening. And it’s not by chance that the second track has named “Mind, Passion & Instinct”, the real summary of “Morning Grooves”, valid more than a thousand words…But pay attention, we’re not listening to a self-celebratory record, although all the ingredients leads to that, there’s also heart and really melodic piano moments. There’s joy in “Quetzalcoatl”, so much that the foot starts to beat track rhythm by itself. Delightful is also the dynamism of the guitar in the final of “Deaf Kids’ Disco”, but, as I told before, the record star is “May Day Mayhem”. Dragging rhythm and explosive bass, it represents Alessandro Bottura’s present sound at his best.


All the record is very pleasant to be listened and flows away quickly in his nine tracks and fifty minutes. Surely, it isn’t all a bed of roses, let’s come to the faults (even if little), I think that sometimes there’s a need to dare more, for what concern the writing side. That’s giving a stylistic paw, too often (but that’s also a genre's fault) some deja-vus come to the mind. The second mole is a little critic, personally I’m still tied to certain canons, so that, for me, the artwork is still important, a completion of the whole work..and here things don’t go well at all. For everything else, boys, let’s give a listen to this new Italian artist, you won’t regret. Meanwhile, welcome and good luck to Alessandro Bottura”

- Massimo Salari for “Rock Impressions”

Extra Music Magazine Reviews New Morning Grooves CD By Alessandro Bottura

Extra Music Magazine Reviews New Morning Grooves CD By Alessandro Bottura

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PAS present "Bitten By a Spider" new video

PAS present "Bitten By a Spider" new video

"Bitten By a Spider" by PAS (Post Abortion Stress)

Steve Morris touches down with Michael Behm

Steve Morris Guitar Legend

Touches down in Vancouver July 25th to work with Michael Behm on new tracks for up and coming movie about legendary ACDC singer Bon Scott.
Behm will be recording 5 cuts for Dead Famous International to be used in the movie.

“Steve I will be writing together and he will be playing slide on other tracks I am working on for release late in the year. Steve will be signing a Fender Strat to be given away in a contest to be announced.”

Thanks to all who have enjoyed the daily downloads I will be doing a weekly song feature each week starting soon. The track will be free for the week it is featured.

Steve Morris Link
http://www.getreadytorock.com/10questions/steve_morris.htm

In a time where noise prevails over silence, Orange Democracy emphasizes the art of listening. Orange Democracy is a New York based band consisting of some of the most prominent and talented young musicians in today’s jazz and classical music field. The project was brought to life by pianist Cyrus von Hochstetter, guitarist Ted Boasso and singer Carla Jablonski. Together they created songs where heartfelt expression and diversity is of foremost importance. Their unique style blends elements of jazz, traditional and experimental songwriting, folk, soul and classical music. The band is dedicated to pushing the envelope and create live shows that pull listeners into the music. Using a not too common combination of acoustic instruments the resulting songs are smart, engaging, experimental yet always simple, melodic and extremely catchy.

Orange Democracy won a Downbeat Student Award for 'Outstanding Performance' in June 09 issue of Downbeat Magazine.

Please check out the new video clip:

Our music can be downloaded for free on www.orangedemocracy.bandcamp.com

CDs are availabe on CD Baby .

Michael Behm News

New Tracks Michael Behm is finishing up new tracks to be mixed at the Warehouse with world class mixer Mike Fraser mid July. The tracks will be on Behm’s up and coming release.
“If I Could learn To Fly” has been picked by Astral Records as the first single to go mainstream radio in Australia slated for Aug. Release.
Michael Behm Speaks and performs at the VIMBC

The Vanouver Island Music Business Conference brought out some great musical minds to share ideas and perform some memorable shows. Hosted by Susie McGregor and Andy Lorimer.
Michael Behm performed with Bill Henderson, Steve McClintock, Ron Irving, Larry Wayne Clarke and Sue Medley in a lively acoustic show at the Sid Williams Theatre.
“I did panels on publishing, internet marketing, song writing and music production. I took some time to write a new track with Ralph Murphy (writer relations ASCAP).”
Friday night brought some memorable laughs at the Voodoo Lounge with Behm reuniting with old friend Brian Howes who hit the stage for a jam session.

Thanks to all that came out!