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Submitted by Douglas Newsom on 19 April 2021

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Guest Occupation: psychotherapist, professional astrologer, psychic counselor, writing coach
Guest Biography:

"I am passionate about sharing the gifts generously bestowed by astrology. I also am eager to teach you about how you can benefit from the sacred insights into your soul and Spirit revealed by the ancient science of astrology."   Read more about How I Discovered Astrology

LAURIE A. BAUM, MSW, is a psychotherapist, professional astrologer, and psychic counselor in private practice in Encinitas, California.

Laurie has more than 20 years of counseling experience. She blends the ancient wisdom of astrology with traditional psychotherapeutic techniques to help you see the patterns at work in your life. An astrological consultation with Laurie will show you the most positive direction to take. It will guide you to your next step.

Laurie will talk to you about your personal identity, marriage, health, finances, real estate, relationships, career, children, family, and more! Laurie also will answer your questions about your life purpose and the reason your soul has incarnated. She can help you find the best place to live to bring the most fortunate experiences to your life!

Laurie also has extensive experience making global and personal predictions in light of astrological alignments.

Guest Category: Entertainment, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Emotional Health and Freedom, Self Help, Spiritual, Access Consciousness, Astrology, Psychic & Intuitive
Guest Occupation: Director of Product and Innovation Superfeet Worldwide Inc.
Guest Biography:

For more than 40 years, Pacific Northwest-based Superfeet has been creating innovative products featuring the highly-regarded Superfeet® shape, helping millions of people worldwide experience unparalleled comfort, pain relief and performance. First introducing the supportive Superfeet shape in their wide variety of over-the-counter insoles, the company now makes full line of comfort-focused footwear with Superfeet shape inside. Today, through the latest advancements in 3D-printing technology, Superfeet is taking insoles and footwear from mass-produced products to personalized, made-for-you solutions. A 100% employee-owned company, Superfeet gives 1% of sales and countless volunteer hours to help others shape a strong foundation for a healthy future.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Society and Culture, Variety
Guest Occupation: Principal Educator at Acupuncture in Podiatry
Guest Biography:

Principal Educator at Acupuncture in Podiatry

I have been a practicing podiatrist for 37 years and a certified acupuncturist for 27 years.  Since including acupuncture into my private practice late in 1991 I have  been combining my podiatric and acupuncture skills. During most of that time I have also lectured part-time in undergraduate podiatry courses in orthotic therapy. For all of that time I have also been Managing Director of Artisan Orthotic Laboratory. Very recently, we have incorporated digital scanning and digital modeling in the design of our devices on a foot by foot basis to create a model suitable for 3D printing.More recently I have also presented lectures and workshops in acupuncture for podiatry students at UWA, Galway University, Huddersfield University, QUT, UniSA  and Metropolitan in Birmingham. For five years, I was team podiatrist for the Australian A League Football team, the Perth Glory. For the next 5 years I have been the sports therapist for a top rate under-age AFL football team and was WA State Minor Gaelic Football sole therapist for two Australasian Carnivals. Since then I have have providing my skills to my local amateur AFL club. My association with sporting teams always involves providing hands on treatment at training sessions and games. I have been conducting practical Podiatry workshops nationally and internationally for over 15 years.

It has been my mission to unravel the most effective acupuncture treatments for conditions commonly being presented to Podiatrists and pass this on to my profession. These were never self evident from the training I received. They have the capacity to make a profound difference to clinical outcomes and they do.

In 2013 I was awarded the Australian Podiatry Council Hall of Fame recognition. However, I am not about to retire!

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Vedic Astrologer
Guest Biography:

John R. Fyfe was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

He is a Vedic Astrologer who studied in India, the Systems Approach and later Krishnamurti Stellar astrology.

John is also a palmist and has written an introduction to Palmistry book. He has also published The Meaning of Fyfe, a novel about his life in the 70’s when he worked in an insane asylum. He’s also the author of two children’s books: Molly’s Missing, and Avebury Magic and has recently released a controversial book titled The World Full of Lies

http://www.facebook.com/johnrfyfe

Guest Category: Spiritual, Astrology
Guest Occupation: Singer and Songrwriter
Guest Biography:

BILLY KENT

Billy is a singer-songwriter born in and raised in Northeast Los Angeles (Highland Park), his songs encapsulate the many cultures and sounds of L.A. and California.

In his own words:

Music truly has saved my life; from an early age of 5, I danced in rhythm by eight singing in the school choir. After my parents’ divorce around age 10, life became a lot harder falling into poverty, age 12 getting arrested. At 13, my mom and sister got me my first guitar, and that put me on the path; it gave me an interest that turned to a passion for music more powerful than I knew.

My music education was the songs and artists that moved me. On the radio, I heard Ottis Redding sing “Try A Little Tenderness.” Artists like Marvin Gaye; I gravitated to prolific singer-songwriters besides Marvin, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Jackson Brown, so many to mention; inspiration. I put my feeling to paper and strummed my guitar for the next ten years.

Around age 26, the light clicked on and realized I was a Singer-Songwriter. Almost 40 years of song crafting, I have the same energy to create that melody, that groove, bringing joy to the listeners, sometimes even a tear to those connecting with the lyric.

Yes, music saves lives; it saved mine.

Previous records

2019 Pieces of a Lifetime

“Vol One” Produced by Billy Kent & Marshall Thompson.

2008 Soul Soft

Produced by Gregory “Gee Mack” Lawrence.

Collaborations

2015 ¡Oye Frank! SOnata Latina Tribute Orchestra

Billy was the lead singer on “Oye Frank”, the 100th Birthday Anniversary tribute CD featuring ten classic songs Frank Sinatra recorded.

Songwriting Credits

Tower of Power

Billy wrote “Baby’s Got the Power” with Greg Adams, Tower of Power’s long-time horn arranger. He later wrote the lyrics for three more Tower of Power songs: “Someone New,” “It All Comes Back,” and “Quiet Scream.”

In more recent years recorded “Hope,” Music Greg Adams- Lyrics Billy Kent. Greg has a more recent CD released in 2018 called “Conversation” with a re-recorded version of “Quiet Scream.”

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Astrologer
Guest Biography:

TISCH AITKENS

Tisch Aitken is a New York City based astrologer, who translates the language of the cosmos into every day wisdom that is both practical and accessible.

As an intuitive astrologer, Tisch studies the cycles of the planets and how they impact us in the individual and collective level. Tisch guides her clients by helping them to seize opportune time periods during lucky cycles in their charts. She also helps them to glean the lessons from the challenging transits and how to work best with them.

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Science, Society and Culture, Spiritual, Astrology, Psychic & Intuitive, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: Drummer
Guest Biography:

JASON LEE BRUNS

Originally from a small farming village in Southwest, Ohio, Bruns’ passion for drumming took him from delivering newspapers for music lesson money, to Miami University on a music scholarship, to USC’s Jazz Studies program. 

Today, Bruns travels the globe in search of new rhythms and draws on these musical experiences  over the  past 16 years as the founder and director of the World Music Program at Campbell Hall (a private k-12 school in Southern California).  

He’s produced nine World-Jazz albums, including two that charted in the top-10. He holds a Bachelors of Music degree in Classical Percussion (Miami U.), a Master’s of Music degree in Jazz Studies (USC) and a Master’s Certificate in  Music Production (Berklee). Notable projects include Beck’s Sound & Vision, Game of Thrones, Louis Price (Temptations), and Liane Carroll (2x BBC jazz Award recipient). 

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Speaker, Writer, Seminar Leader, Management Program Creator, Consultant
Guest Biography:

PAUL KARASIK

Paul Karasik is one of America’s leading sales and management consultants. He is the President of The Business Institute, a sales and management training and consulting organization. Paul has devoted 18 years helping America’s business professionals achieve their goals. He is the creator of eight sales and management programs. Paul’s client list reads like a Who’s Who of American business.

His client list includes Prudential, Mercedes Benz, AT&T, IBM, New York Life, and Shell Oil. Paul is the author of four all-time business classics: Sweet Persuasion and Sweet Persuasion for Managers, published by Simon and Schuster, and How To Make It Big in the Seminar Business and Seminar Selling for Financial Services, published by McGraw-Hill.

His most recent books are Brilliant Thoughts and How to Market to High-Net-Worth Households. He is a frequent speaker and seminar leader at management conferences and advanced sales and marketing programs both nationally and internationally.

Paul is the founder and President of the American Seminar Leaders Association.

Guest Category: Business, Careers, Marketing, Management, Psychology, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Singing Artist
Guest Biography:

TONY WALK

A multifaceted artist is an artist that has many aspects and abilities by definition. Tony Walk is not only multifaceted, but a well rounded artist in the truest sense. 

Born Anthony Walker, Tony Walk has been singing since the age of five years old and his love for music was evident in his ability to approach any genre of music vocally and master it in a signature style showcasing his smooth and fluid tenor voice.

He is an experienced performance professional who always leaves his audience entertained and wanting more. A gifted singer, songwriter and producer, Tony Walk has worked with music industry greats including Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston, Cher, Celine Dion, Little Richard, Andrae Crouch, Etta James, Miki Howard, and Vesta Williams.

His newest project  is highly anticipated in the music community by fans and friends, and is slated for release. A collection of classic material, this CD crosses international boundaries and showcases Tony’s masterful approach vocally to Pop, Rock, R&B, Gospel and Soul influences, all wrapped in a project that appeals to any music lover, while staying true to his message of love, social consciousness, spiritual awareness, and equality.  

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Performing Artist, guitarist, vocalist
Guest Biography:

PHILL FEST

Phill Fest is a natural born talent, making his performances a fun and exciting experience. With 35 years of professional stage experience, being onstage is like being at home. Phill Fest is one of Florida’s (including Tampa Bay & South Florida) most in-demand guitarist/vocalists.

Whether performing as a solo, duo, trio or full ensemble, the audience is always captivated and left wanting more. Often asked to emcee an event, in English and Portuguese, speaking to a crowd/audience always flows with comfort and ease.

Phill Fest’s background and training give his musicality a unique twist uncommon for his generation.Phill was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Brazilian parents, and currently resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. Phill grew up in a musical family. His father was a recording artist and his mother a composer and music instructor. Phill was exposed to Brazilian and American Jazz right from the start. “I remember hangin’ with Sergio Mendes backstage many times as a kid.” His father, Manfredo Fest, was the Keyboardist and Music Director for Bossa Rio, the opening act for Brasil ’66 for three years.

Phill started guitar at age 16. Having already studied clarinet and violin, the ‘six string’ came easy. Phill studied at Music Tech of Minneapolis in ’89. “My training is a combination of school and self-taught techniques.”Phill performed for five years with Deeforce, an all original eclectic rock-n-roll band that won best original band of Florida ’93-’94 at the Florida Jammy Awards. During this period, the band also moonlighted as The Starliters as in ‘Joey Dee and The Starliters’, known for the hit singles Peppermint Twist and Shout. “I’ve played with the who’s-who of oldies; Bo Didley, Spencer Davis, Coasters, Drifters, to name a few.

“Phill recorded four compact discs with his father Manfredo Fest for Concord Jazz. Each of these recordings feature a composition by Phill.2009 saw the release of his CD “Smooth Edges” which garnished critical acclaim. Returning to his Brazilian Jazz roots, 2013 saw the release of “Projeto B.F.C.”, which reached 18 on the Jazz Charts,Followed by 2015’s “That’s What She Says” reaching 23

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Entrepreneur and accomplished space industry enabler, advocate, and investor
Guest Biography:

ROBERT C. JACOBSON

Robert C. Jacobson is a multi-faceted entrepreneur and accomplished space industry enabler, advocate, and investor. Jacobson is the founder of Space Advisors, a strategic and financial consulting firm for space startups.

His decade-plus of professional experience in NewSpace includes roles at Arch Mission Foundation, where he notably worked to initiate the first Solar Library (the payload famously launched in Elon Musk’s Tesla in 2018), and Space Angels (formerly Space Angels Network), the world’s first space-focused angel investment group. Jacobson is a graduate of University of Southern California and California Institute of the Arts. 

Guest Category: Arts, Business, Investing and Finance, Earth & Space, Politics & Government, Science, Society and Culture, Technology
Guest Occupation: Entertainer, actor, writer
Guest Biography:

CLETE KEITH

Clete Keith began his entertainment career at age 17 acting in Repertory Theater.  While in the theatre, Clete sharpened his skills not only as an actor, but also began writing and directing. His career continued with numerous television roles.

Clete’s first film, which he wrote, starred in and co-directed, was DEAD SILENCE, a.k.a. STARDUMB which was a finalist in the 1990 Santa Barbara Film Festival. 

In 1999, Clete wrote and starred in THE FOOL. This 35mm film was a finalist at both the Palm Springs Short Film Festival and the Hollywood Film Festival. Later that year, THE FOOL was rated one of the top 5 most watched short films on the Sci-Fi channel. 

In 2003, Clete wrote, starred in and directed the film INSTANT TRAUMA. That year, TRAUMA won “Best Mockumentary” at the New York International Film and Video Festival and was highlighted at the Nashville Film Festival with a panel discussion about the film.

INSTANT TRAUMA also landed Clete a seat on the writers’ panel at the 2003 Sedona Film Festival which included Ron Bass, Bo Goldman, and writer/director, Daniel Petrie Jr. In addition, INSTANT TRAUMA was the highlighted film of this sold out symposium.

In 2008, Clete wrote and directed the feature 3 DAYS BLIND which won the 2009 Best Comedy Feature in the Toronto World of Comedy International Film Festival.

In late 2010, Clete finished the screenplay GINORMOUS, a script about two characters who are completely different in height, background and age but have a common bond in their hearts.

In 2011, Clete completed THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF HUGH, a play that centers around a painter who must face the question of choosing between his love for a woman or his love for art.

In 2014, THE DIFFERENT SHADES OF HUGH was mounted at The Road Theater in North Hollywood, California and had a successful 9 week run. Clete then wrote his latest screenplay ROYAL, and in 2017, he set his sights on writing a book about he paranormal activity at Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills, California. A total of 3 years in the making, Clete compiled 237 dramatic eyewitness accounts from 86 interviewees detailing supernatural activity associated with this extraordinary location.

Ghosts of Greystone – Beverly Hills is Clete’s first non-fiction book. With 22 years of research, this collection of 237 stories from 86 people is a landmark exposé. These eyewitness accounts detail supernatural activities and historical narratives connected to the Doheny Estate. Or, what most people like to call, “Greystone Mansion.”

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Literature, Entertainment, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Director of Tennis - Cress Creek Country Club
Guest Biography:

Carey is from Springfield, Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology at Missouri State University where he played the number one position on the varsity tennis team.

Carey has over 25 years experience in the tennis industry. He is currently the Adult Director of Tennis at MIDTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB / WESTON. He was selected as the 2006 Missouri Valley USPTA Pro of the Year and 2005 Missouri Pro of the year. He received the 2003 USTA Missouri Valley Outstanding Contributor USA Team Tennis, 2002 USPTA Missouri Valley Division Community Service, the Gerald Perry Lifetime Achievement Award and numerous awards for his dedication to the game of tennis. As a player he has competed on the USTA Futures Circuit as will as professional tournaments in Sweden and Germany. As Tennis Director at Sandpiper Bay Resort and Palm Beach Polo in Florida he received Tennis Magazine’s Top 50 Tennis Resorts in America award for 18 consecutive years.

Carey has worked with novice to nationally ranked players as well as having had the privilege of coaching professional players on the WTA circuit. He wrote and produced the video, Instant Tennis, a simplified teaching system to make learning tennis easy and fun. He directed the Carey Powell Junior Tournament Camp and was the Tournament Director for the USTA National 35’s Clay Court Championship.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Jefferson County Republicans
Guest Biography:

Jefferson County Republicans seek to inspire, educate, activate, and recruit citizens of Jefferson County to elect Republican candidates that support our core values.

Denise Mund worked for the Colorado Department of Education for almost 13 years. During that time the charter school unit grew to become the Schools of Choice Unit and the number of charter schools grew from less than 50 to more than 170. Denise served as the Director of the Schools of Choice Unit and as Interim Director of Online Learning. In that capacity, Denise managed the federal Charter School Program startup and implementation grant; facilitated meetings for charter school authorizers, provided extensive training for charter school leaders and served as the primary contact for the State Board of Education on charter school issues. Denise has attended more than 85 charter school appeal hearings and brought in more than 112 million dollars in charter school grants.

Denise is a co-founder of the three Jefferson Academy Charter Schools and Lincoln Academy Charter School. She served as the governing board president at Jefferson Academy for seven years and has also served on the boards at Colorado Virtual Academy and Woodrow Wilson Academy.

While working for the state department, Denise helped write several state level resources, including the Standard Application, Checklist for Completeness and Review Rubric, the sample Contract Language and the accompanying narrative document, the Governing Board Handbook, and many of the technical assistance resources on the CDE website.

Denise also served on the House Bill 10-1412 committee which was established by statute to recommend charter school and charter school authorizer standards for State Board of Education rule and was a primary contributor to the committee’s final report.

Guest Category: Business, History, News, Politics & Government, Society and Culture, Theory & Conspiracy
Guest Occupation: author, speaker, expert on Ashtar Command, energy worker, Akashic reader, Shaman, Angelic Healer
Guest Biography:

Joy Elaine is an author, speaker and one of the foremost experts in the world on the Ashtar Command, as well as “mythical” creatures that are real. 

Joy has her fingers on the pulse of the evolving Earth and has a profound understanding of the nature of the 47 universes, and many of the races that inhabit them.  

Joy’s three decades of study in different forms of energy work—past life regression, Akashic record reading, shamanism, angelic healing and SVH (Serenity Vibration Healing)—have given her the background as well as the tools and techniques to be able to bring forth the information in The Joy Chronicles.

You can find out more about her books and services, at https://joyelaine.com/.

And go to https://joyelaine.com/commander-ashtar-on-coronavirus/ for a recent channeling from Captain Ashtar!

Guest Category: Earth & Space, Energy Healing, Paranormal, UFOs, Spiritual, Access Consciousness, Akashic Records, Angel Communication, Shamanism
Guest Occupation: Hip Hop artist
Guest Biography:

Dee is an American hip hop artist  who hails from los Angeles California. She started her career as the 3rd member of an rnb/pop/hiphop group. Dee started her solo career in the late 2000's and is working on a new album set to be released in 2021.

Guest Category: Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Comedy, Entertainment, Music, Society and Culture, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: CEO @ VKTRY Performance Carbon Insoles
Guest Biography:

Steve Wasik, CEO @ VKTRY Performance Carbon Insoles got his BS in marketing at the University of Connecticut and his MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.  He says VKTRY is looking into marketing other types of athletic equipment in the future and plans to introduce a "Silver Series" version of VKs that will be less expensive that the original "Gold Series".

Backed by 10 years of research, VKTRY is the world's first high performance insole, scientifically proven to help athletes run faster, jump higher and train smarter. The unique, patented design is made from aerospace-grade carbon fiber and was originally developed for the USA Olympic Bobsled team to help with explosive starts. Now, the product is being used across virtually all sports and by all levels of athletes ... from Olympic gold medalists to weekend warriors.

 

Guest Category: Games & Hobbies, Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Self Help, Sports & Recreation, Variety
Guest Occupation: Multi-instrumentalist with Dokken/Dio and currently with Classic Rock Legends Foreigner
Guest Biography:

J E F F    P I L S O N 

 BASS PLAYER FOR

CLASSIC ROCK LEGENDS

FOREIGNER

The band is raising money for the crew and their families by selling some cool limited-edition vintage and current Foreigner merchandise items, along with various items donated by some of the band’s sponsors and vendors, via the Foreigner website. 

JEFF ALSO HAS A NEW ALBUM

with FORMER DOKKEN BANDMATE GEORGE LYNCH

ENTITLED 'HEAVY HITTERS'

 

Jeff Pilson is currently the bassist for Foreigner. He joined the band in 2004. He produced Foreigner’s 2005 CD, “Live in ’05,” as well as tracks off of their “No End in Sight” CD in 2008.

Pilson was a member of heavy metal bands Dokken, Dio and MSG. He also formed his own progressive metal group called War and Peace in 1989, releasing three albums: 1993’s “Time Capsule,” 2000’s “Light at the End of the Tunnel” and 2004’s “The Walls Have Eyes.” He also worked with his ex-Dokken band mate, guitarist George Lynch in a two-member group called Lynch/Pilson, which in 2003 released the critically acclaimed “Wicked Underground” in 2003 where Pilson also handled lead vocal duties.

Although he is known primarily for his work as a bass guitarist, Pilson also plays guitar and keyboards.

Jeff Pilson is also an actor, having appeared in the movie Rock Star, 2001. Pilson played bassist Jorgen, of the fictional band Steel Dragon. The film also featured performances by musicians such as Zakk Wylde, Jason Bonham, Myles Kennedy, Brian Vander Ark, Blas Elias and Nick Catanese. He also played in the film’s soundtrack and served as Musical Director for the film.

Guitar-shredding virtuoso George Lynch has reteamed with former Dokken bandmate Jeff Pilson for a set of new studio recordings that turn pop music classics into powerful metal anthems! The two have previously made metal magic together as a duo on the 2003 album Wicked Underground, which was recently reissued on vinyl, as well as with other projects such as T&N and The End Machine. But this new batch of recordings, entitled appropriately enough Heavy Hitters, stands apart not only for its outstanding roster of players and vocalists including head Bulletboy Marq Torien, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, Kansas native Wil Martin (Earshot) and drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake/Ozzy) but for the jaw-dropping song selection. If you’ve ever wondered what an amped-up, full-throttle version of Carole King’s “I Feel The Earth Move” or Prince’s “Kiss” or Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova” or Madonna’s “Music,” then this is the album for you!

As a special treat, the band has released the first single from the album – a powerful rendition of Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World” – featuring Martin on vocals, offering just a small taste of what’s in store.

Stream the single: https://orcd.co/george_lynch_jeff_pilson_ordinary_world

HEAVY HITTERS will be available on both CD in a deluxe digipak and on limited edition colored vinyl starting December 18, courtesy of Deadline Music, a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records, Inc.!

Order the album: https://orcd.co/george_lynch_jeff_pilson_heavy_hitters

The band Foreigner is raising money for the crew and their families by selling some cool limited-edition vintage and current Foreigner merchandise items, along with various items donated by some of the band’s sponsors and vendors, via the Foreigner website.  They are also accepting donations on the site.

You can use the link below to the band’s site to find out more about the fundraiser in addition to being able to access Foreigner audio and visual materials including approved hi res photos, bio, video, logos and Foreigner live tracks.

http://www.foreigneronline.com

Official site of Foreigner

For more information about

JEFF PILSON

Visit

https://jeffpilson.wordpress.com/

Official Jeff Pilson Blog

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffPilson

Facebook

https://georgelynch.com/

George Lynch Official website

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music, News, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Heavy Metal Guitarist/Songwriter/Founder and lead Guitarist of W.A.S.P.
Guest Biography:

Cleopatra Entertainment Secures North American and UK Distribution Rights 

for

Chris Holmes Documentary Film

MEAN MAN:

The Story of Legendary Heavy Metal Guitarist

Chris Holmes

 

Chris Holmes is an American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. Holmes started his musical career in the Pasadena, California area in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Together with Blackie Lawless and Randy Piper he was one of the founding members of the band. Holmes was a member of W.A.S.P. first from 1983 to 1990, and again from 1996 to 2001.

Written and Directed by French filmmakers Antoine de Montremy and Laurent Hart …MEAN MAN: The Story of Chris Holmes was a project that was born in 2014 after they had an opportunity to meet and direct Holmes in a music video for the Holmes-penned song “Let It Roar” in Cannes, France. At that time, the former W.A.S.P. guitarist had more or less disappeared from the music scene, leaving his home in the U.S. to seek a new beginning with his wife Sarah in France. Not content with merely directing a music video for the re-born Holmes, de Montremy pursued his bigger dream of writing and directing a documentary film about this iconic metal guitar legend and for the next several years shadowed him throughout Europe while filming everything from band rehearsals, to recording sessions to live performances.

By creatively combining archival footage, interviews with past and present band members and musical peers, family members and childhood friends – interspersed with beautifully filmed concert performances of Holmes’ current solo band – Director de Montremy skillfully portrays the story of an iconic guitar player who has lived a life of extreme highs and lows. After losing the publishing rights of his own songs and combatting dangerous addictions, the legendary W.A.S.P. guitarist is shown starting over from scratch while living at his mother-in-law’s in Cannes, France as he puts together with his wife a brand new band and a brand new musical role as not only the main guitarist, but now as the actual lead singer of this newly-born musical project aptly named MEAN MAN.  

Cleopatra Entertainment’s plans for release include a stand-alone DVD Home Entertainment version and a Blu Ray version chock full of bonus goodies not available on the Digital VOD version which will follow the DVD and Blu Ray Release this November, just in time for the Holidays. A U.S. west coast Theatrical premier is being discussed as well, pending the revision and/or relaxation of the current local State Government’s restrictions on movie theaters operating during the Covid pandemic. 

 

For more information

 about

C H R I S

H O L M E S

visit

Website

https://chrisholmes1.bandcamp.com

Website

https://www.facebook.com/ChrisHolmesOfficial

Facebook

Watch the Mean Man trailer: https://youtu.be/4uYbqCtLZok

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, History, Music, News, TV & Film
Guest Occupation: Legendary Producer/Composer/Performer/Recently Produced Jon Anderson's '1000 Hands Chapter One'
Guest Biography:

Producer

Michael Franklin

Shares New Tribute To John Lennon

A Few Words About “John Lennon: A Day In His Life”

by Gregory Paul Martin

- Son of The Beatles Producer Sir George Martin

Exclusive Interview

People from all walks of life have been affected by the music of The Beatles. They gave the world inspiration and happiness in almost everything they did. On October 9, the 80th anniversary of his birth, a new music video will be released honoring John Lennon – “John Lennon: A Day In His Life”, Grammy- nominated American producer, Michael Franklin, and Beatles animator, Alvaro Ortega teaming up to create it.

The spark of Lennon’s tribute began when Franklin awoke from a dream in which he dreamt of the Lennon song, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” while hearing John’s voice singing “A Day In The Life”. Amazed by the similarity between the two songs’ chord sequences and lyrics, Franklin hurriedly put this combination to the piano, the next night, another similar dream awakening him again – this time the baroque piano solo bridge sped up to sound like a harpsichord dashed off by my father, Sir George Martin, for John’s song, “In My Life” from Rubber Soul while The Beatles were on a lunch break.

“John Lennon: A Day In His Life” is Franklin’s montage of some of the most memorable moments we love from The Beatles songs, John’s vocals superimposed over a cleverly stitched together visual collage, the tribute based on an original score from the “Sergeant Pepper” album.

Franklin said, “I realized the same chord progressions are in ‘Eleanor Rigby’, as well as other Beatles songs. It was quite a surprise, and I couldn’t stop thinking about what The Beatles did. I dove right in, exploring other Beatles song bites. The music production took about three weeks to research, edit, and arrange.”

After completion of the tribute track, it was time to synchronize the video. Franklin had been aware of Ortega’s unique animations of The Beatles for several years, skillfully editing on his laptop previous bit and pieces of Ortega’s work, demonstrating to him what could be done, reaching out to Ortega in Spain, Ortega happily agreeing, the rest now history.

A tribute to John Lennon. A new music video. “A Day In His Life”. This unique musical and visual tribute has been created with deep, heartfelt loving care for one of the greatest musicians of all time.
Gregory Paul Martin - 10/06/2020

Michael Franklin, a Grammy Nominated musician and producer has worked performing producing for myriad of legendary musicians. As a musician with Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby, Members of The Rolling Stones, Yes, Toto, The Moody Blues and many others. As a music director for television, Hard Rock Live, Wolfman Jack TV Show, NBC, CBS Comcast and concert specials. As a record producer Reggae Tribute, Larry Coryell, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Pat Travers, Blues Image, Patrick Moraz and many others.   

His most recent production, the highly acclaimed album with Jon Anderson of Yes, “1000 Hands Chapter One”, released worldwide, on Blue Elan Records,(https://www.blueelan.com/artists/jon-anderson/

He is currently in production on a new album for Robby Steinhardt, the original vocalist, and violinist for the band Kansas.

Alvaro Ortega, recognized worldwide for his popular BEATOONS, an animated series, has parodied the Fab Four in cartoons have been enjoyed my millions for many years in video and in print worldwide.

 

For more information about

Michael Franklin

Visit

www.conventionmusic.com

www.michaelfranklin.com

Alvaro Ortega

https://alvarortega.com/

https://mubi.com/films/the-beatoons-the-studio-gags-cowbell

Purchase Yes Legend Jon Anderson’s release

‘1000 Hands’

chapter one

produced

by

Michael Franklin

at amazon.com

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