• Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs

  • By: Rock Raymond
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Interviewing the Legends: Rock Stars & Celebs

By: Rock Raymond
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  • INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS is devoted to promoting musicians worldwide. We spotlight exclusive in-depth interviews with both legendary and up and coming music artists and celebrities. We also feature the movers and shakers of the music and publishing industries.

    WHERE HAVE ALL THE ROCK STARS GONE?

    Rock and Roll, the Blues, and Jazz are America’s contribution to the arts, so why are we not fighting to preserve our own musical legacy and culture?

    With roots from the early blues pioneers, the longevity of rock and roll is second to none. But strangely enough, those legendary rock heroes that we were so accustomed to hearing every time we turned our radios on, had mysteriously vanished from the mainstream. The music of the 1960s, 70s, and even the 80s was an important juncture in all of our lives. So many of us timeline life’s precious moments with the music we remember, when the music was so great, when the music mattered. The baby boomer generation is financially imperative to many, yet many of its entertainment standards have been renounced.

    One day, the plug was pulled on those legendary music artists. Hackers began stealing music across the internet. Online music stores popularized cheap digital singles and neglected to promote full-length albums. Radio stations changed formats to accommodate talk show radio jocks, while rappers and electronic dance music menaced the airwaves. Notorious record companies began folding in droves. Record companies and radio stations that were once owned and operated by visionaries, were now run by accountants and lawyers, and the music world began promoting untalented wannabes. The economy plummeted, and radio stations became more concerned about how many consecutive commercials they could run instead of providing quality radio programming and entertainment value. Radio stations became corporate machines leaving no room for innovation. Throughout the 2000s, recording studios and live performances began using an audio processor called “Auto-Tune” to disguise off-key inaccuracies in vocal tracks. The device allowed virtually anyone without music skills to become a singer and new waves of mainstream radio stars were instantly fabricated. The business of music became stronger and more important than the art of music.

    For more than a decade, I’ve been on a rock and roll pilgrimage to help promote and save the greatest music the world has ever known. Before the internet and Napster, virtuoso musicians traditionally introduced their music by way of mainstream radio stations while anxious music enthusiasts hurried to their favorite record stores and purchased a copy of the artist’s latest release. Talk radio wasn’t popular because there was way too much great music to play over the airwaves. Advertisers didn’t rule the airwaves, the music did. Rock legends toured the world to promote their latest albums and prices of concert tickets were extremely affordable. Proficient musicians, singers, and songwriters are what made the music so great.

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  • Joe Deninzon 'Kansas' Violinist Releases New Album with 'Stratospheerius'

    Joe Deninzon 'Kansas' Violinist Releases New Album with 'Stratospheerius'
    Nov 25 2024
    KANSAS MEMBER AND PROLIFIC VIOLINIST RELEASES NEW ALBUM WITH STRATOSPHEERIUS ENTITLED ‘IMPOSTER!’ SPECIAL EVENT WITH JOE DENINZON & JASON GIANNI ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Joe Deninzon has been hailed by critics as “The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin,” because of his innovative style on the “Viper” seven-string electric violin. Most recently, he became electric violinist/backup vocalist/rhythm guitarist for the legendary rock band, Kansas. Joe is also the lead singer and violinist for the progressive rock band, Stratospheerius, which has just released their 6th album, “Impostor! He can be heard on over a hundred albums and jingles as a violinist and string arranger. The band’s recently released album "Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine (Porcupine Tree), Fernando Perdomo (Jacob Dylan), Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Val Vigoda (Groovelilly), and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers. Produced by Joe Deninzon and mixed and mastered by Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Dream Theater, Tears for Fears), "Impostor!" promises to be a standout release. PLEASE WELCOME ELECTRIC/ACOUSTIC VIOLINIST/GUITARIST/COMPOSER/SINGER/MANDOLINIST JOE DENINZON AND DRUMMER JASON GIANNI TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS. PURCHASE THE NEW ALBUM BY JOE DENINZON AND STRATOSPHEERIUS Entitled IMPOSTOR! “Impostor!” The new album from Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius is available now on bandcamp & all streaming platforms. https://7dmedia.com/impostor Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius Impostor! Led by the remarkable Kansas violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, who also serves as the frontman and lead singer, Stratospheerius boasts a talented lineup including guitarist Michelangelo Quirinale, keyboardist Bill Hubauer, bassist Paul Ranieri, and drummer Jason Gianni. Impostor! features an impressive array of guest musicians from the prog rock world, such as Michael Sadler (Saga), Randy McStine, Fernando Perdomo, Chloe Lowery, Val Vigoda, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Flowers. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOE DENINZON AND STRATOSPHEERIUS JOE DENINZON VISIT https://joedeninzon.com/ Official website https://www.facebook.com/josephdeninzon/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/joedeninzon/ Instagram https://x.com/joedeninzon?lang=en Twitter STARTOSPHEERIUS https://stratospheerius.com/ Stratospheerius Official website https://www.facebook.com/stratospheerius Facebook https://www.instagram.com/stratospheerius Instagram https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RSICpqKgZ2IRsreeYtWZQ?view_as=subscriber YouTube https://open.spotify.com/artist/0lZ0G7PIgJsdjpq4394FLK Spotify KANSAS https://www.kansasband.com/ Kansas official website https://www.facebook.com/KansasBand Facebook https://x.com/kansasband Twitter https://www.youtube.com/kansas YouTube K A N S A S TOUR DATES Nov. 24, 2024, Nashville, IN Brown County Music Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 5, 2024, Fayetteville, NC Crown Theater KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 6, 2024, Roanoke, VA Berglund Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 8, 2024, Reading, PA Santander Performing Arts Center KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Dec. 11, 2024, Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center for the Performing Arts KANSAS: 50th Anniversary Tour – Another Fork in the Road Jan. 23, 2025, Coconut Creek, FL Seminole Casino Coconut Creek KANSAS Classics Jan. 25, 2025, Immokalee, FL Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee KANSAS Classics Feb. 1, 2025, Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live Orlando KANSAS Classics Feb. 2, 2025, Tampa, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa KANSAS Classics Feb. 14, 2025, Catoosa, OK Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Tulsa KANSAS Classics Feb. 15, 2025, Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Theater KANSAS Classics Mar. 15 - 22, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, FL 70's Rock & Romance Cruise 2025 DISCOGRAPHY STRATOSPHEERIUS 2004- Live Wires 2007-Headspace 2012- The Next World 2017- Guilty of Innocence 2023 Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius: Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock) 2024- Impostor! Support us on PayPal!
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  • Swiss Composer Kurt Maloo Talks about his Mega Hit "The Captain of Her Heart"

    Swiss Composer Kurt Maloo Talks about his Mega Hit "The Captain of Her Heart"
    Nov 19 2024

    KURT MALOO “THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART” MEGA HIT- SWISS SINGER-SONGWRITER-COMPOSER-MUSICIAN-RECORD PRODUCER

    ZOOM EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EDITION WITH RAY SHASHO

    Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.

    In the 1980s, as one half of the brilliant pop duo Double, Kurt Maloo coauthored and sang the most enduring hit Switzerland has ever produced: “The Captain of Her Heart.”

    “The Captain Of Her Heart” remains a firm favorite and is still part of Maloo’s live repertoire. Internationally the most successful Swiss song of all time and regularly makes it into the jazz and pop download charts throughout the world. The song captures the moment when a woman realizes she can no longer wait for the man who has won her heart, but must move on to a new life, “as the day comes up.” This melancholic optimism is central to both Maloo’s poetry and his music.

    “Off The Record” is Kurt Maloo’s latest project a collection of songs released on an EP starting with volume 1 released in 2023 and volume 2 released this year. Reviving his 1966 Fender Strat and singing in Spanish (for the first time) on one of the songs, might not be what you were used to hear on his previous albums. But the new songs will constantly grow on you. Their fresh and intriguing atmosphere is providing the perfect background for Kurt’s warm and comforting voice.

    PLEASE WELCOME SWISS SINGER-SONGWRITER,COMPOSER, AND RECORD PRODUCER KURT MALOO TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …

    PURCHASE

    ‘OFF THE RECORD’

    VOLUME 1

    and

    VOLUME 2

    BY

    KURT MALOO

    At amazon.com

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

    ABOUT

    KURT MALOO

    VISIT

    https://kurtmaloo.com/

    Official website

    https://www.facebook.com/kurtmaloopage

    Facebook

    https://www.youtube.com/kurtmaloo

    YouTube

    https://www.instagram.com/kurtmaloo

    Instagram

    KURT MALOO

    Discography

    Off The Record, Vol.2 (2024)

    EP containing a remake of “Life Could Not Be Better” and a surprisingly up-tempo ballad “Solitary Love”, with a radio edit of the latter.

    Off The Record, Vol.1 (2023) EP

    City Of Rain (2016) Single

    What About (2014) Album

    Summer Of Better Times (2010) Album

    Loopy Avenue (2006) Album

    Soul & Echo (1995) Album

    Single (1990) Album

    Double – DOU3LE (1987) Album

    Double – Blue (1985) Album

    Double – Woman Of The World (1984) Single

    Double – Rangoon Moon (1984) Single

    Double – Naningo (1983) Single

    Ping Pong – From Exile (1981) Album*

    Luna, Luna & 7 Notorious Maloo Homeworks (1980) Album*

    Giant Lady (1979) Single*

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    39 mins
  • Shep Gordon Longtime Alice Cooper Manager on Interviewing the Legends!

    Shep Gordon Longtime Alice Cooper Manager on Interviewing the Legends!
    Nov 12 2024

    SHEP GORDON ‘SUPERMENSCH’ LEGENDARY

    AMERICAN TALENT MANAGER, HOLLYWOOD FILM AGENT, AND PRODUCER

    LONGTIME ALICE COOPER MANAGER

    EXCLUSIVE ON

    INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

    WITH RAY SHASHO

    Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.

    Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion-dollar industry it is today. His clients also included culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud, and many more. In addition to the impact, he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon. His book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll was released in September of 2016.

    PLEASE WELCOME AMERICAN TALENT MANAGER,HOLLYWOOD FILM AGENT, AND PRODUCER SUPERMENSCH SHEP GORDON TO INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS …

    VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO KANZA FOR SETTING UP THIS INTERVIEW WITH SHEP GORDON TODAY.

    PURCHASE

    They Call Me Supermensch

    A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds

    of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll

    available at amazon.com

    An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied career.

    In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including his holiness the Dalai Lama.

    In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a "shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition" in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time.

    ALSO

    Supermensch:

    The Legend of Shep Gordon

    The Award-Winning Documentary

    Meet the man who invented SEX, DRUGS, and ROCK ‘N ROLL. Shep Gordon is the ultimate Hollywood insider who spent his life making other people famous. In his directorial debut Mike Myers returns the favor by shining a light on this living legend.

    Available on amazon and YouTube

    FOR MORE INFORMATION

    ABOUT SHEP GORDON

    VISIT

    https://www.shepgordon.com/

    Official website

    https://www.shepgordon.com/

    Twitter

    https://www.instagram.com/supermenschshep/?hl=en

    Instagram

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    46 mins

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