SolarGuitars Jazz Rock Fusion And Progressive Rock Broadcasting

ALEX MACHACEK COMES TO SOLARGUITARS - FRIDAY 1/28 AT 11PM EST. DONT MISS IT!

2011-01-27T19:09:00.000-08:00

Guitarist Alex Machacek comes to SolarGuitars Live this Friday 1/28/2011 - 11PM EST. Register now and access the live show stream by clicking on "Click Here To Watch" in your account page.

ALEX MACHECEK RINGTONES AT SOLARGUITARS.COM

2011-01-27T19:05:00.000-08:00

Alex Machecek Ringtones For Your Mobile Phones Are Now Available Here At Solarguitars.Com. Preview And Download Direct To Your Phone And Enjoy Right Away. See The Alex Machacek Ringtone Widget In The Right Column Of Home Page And Left Column Of Inner Site Pages.
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LENNY WHITE LIVE AT SOLARGUITARS.COM

2011-01-17T14:57:00.000-08:00

FRIDAY 1/21/2011 AT !!PM EST. LENNY WHITE COMES TO SOLARGUITARS.COM - AN AWESOME INTERVIEW! SOME AMAZING REVELATIONS PLUS LENNY WHITE RINGTONES AND WALLPAPERS FOR YOUR PHONES! DON'T MISS IT! REGISTER NOW AND ACCESS THE LIVE SHOW PLAYER FROM YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE AT SHOWTIME. SHOWTIME IS !!PM EST.

SOLARGUITARS JAZZ ROCK FUSION RADIO PRESENTS JAN HAMMER LIVE - FRIDAY 4/25/2008

2008-04-24T17:13:00.000-07:00

SOLARGUITARS IS PROUD TO PRESENT:
JAN HAMMER LIVE!
THIS FRIDAY - APRIL 25TH 2008
WHERE: SOLARGUITARS RADIO - HTTP://WWW.BLOGTALKRADIO.COM/SOLARGUITARS
TIME: 3PM EST.

Jan Hammer's musical career is as firmly rooted in the fundamentals of classical, jazz and rock as it is committed to the future of electronics, synthesized sound, the possibilities of interactive media, television, film and animation.

His walls are lined with Grammy awards and gold and platinum plaques from around the world. His name is found on scores of recordings spanning the 1970s to the '90s -- solo albums, collaborations with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Neal Schon, Elvin Jones and many others.

SOLARGUITARS AND BARCUS BERRY PRESENTS: VIOLINIST JEAN LUC PONTY LIVE

2008-04-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

SOLARGUITARS AND BARCUS BERRY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IS PROUD TO PRESENT - JEAN-LUC PONTY LIVE THIS FRIDAY

Jean-Luc Ponty is considered by many to be one of the most influential Violinists in comtemporary jazz rock fusion music. JAZZ ROCK FUSION fans still remember his ground breaking adventures with Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra and of course his incredible achievments as a solo recording artist.

In 2006 Ponty reunited "Jean Luc Ponty & His Band" and toured in the USA, Chile, Venezuela, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, The Middle East and India; they also recorded a new studio album called The Acatama Experience with guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Philip Catherine appearing on a few tracks. This new CD has been released in June by Koch Records in North America and by Universal in Europe.

DON'T MISS THIS RARE INTERVIEW WITH JEAN - LUC PONTY LIVE

WHEN: THIS FRIDAY 4/11/2008

WHERE: http://www.solarguitars.com

TIME: 3PM EST.

For more information visit - http://www.solarguitars.com

Visit http://www.ponty.com to catch up on everything that Jean-Luc Ponty has been up to!

SPECIAL THANKS TO BARCUS- BERRY VIOLINS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS!

SOLARGUITARS PRESENTS STRATOSPHEERIUS AND JOE DENINZON LIVE FROM NYC!

2008-04-09T10:19:00.000-07:00

Stratospheerius is turning the ears and minds of Jazz Rock Fusion And Progressive Rock listeners everywhere. Joe Deninzon is an undisputed master of the classical music violin repertoire but with Stratospheerius all pre-conceived boundaries are challenged.

So get ready - Jazz Rock Fusion And Progressive Rock just got a whole lot wider!

Don't Miss Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius Tonite -

DATE: Wednesday April 9th 2008
SHOWTIME: 11PM EST.
WHERE: http://www.solarguitars.com

Lead by electric violinist/vocalist/mandolinist Joe Deninzon,
Stratospheerius unleash their fourth collection of songs. Hot on the

heals of their acclaimed CD, "Live Wires", "Headspace" brings
their live
energy into the studio. Vocal rock anthems like "New Material, "Old
Ghosts", and "Today is Tomorrow", shout alongside ripping
instrumentals. From the bluegrass punk of "Gutterpunk Blues", to the
psychedelic roller
coaster ride of "Mental Floss", and the bigger and louder sequel to the

Heavy Metal Hora "Heavy Shtettle II". The disc also features a unique
cover of The Police "Driven to Tears". This CD is filled with
memorable
hooks alongside the death-defying instrumental jams the group has built
its reputation on. Influences range from Mahavishnu, Zappa and
Zeppelin, to Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Jeff Beck, and Bela Fleck.

"Fleshing out the Stratospheerius sound are: Out-of-this-world strings,
sultry guitar, rumbling basslines, frantic drumming, and
celebratoryvocals that enunciate lyrical outlines of life. The songs
are gripping and energetic. Insistent melodies are made

compelling by the violin passion. Fevered solos are cradled
between
lyrical passages that tremble with breakout rock stamina. A Bayou
flavor lurks in several tracks, creating a strange fusion of bluesy
funk and progressive tendencies. The result is goodtime music that will
get you
dancing."

-Matt Howarth (Soniccuriosity.com)

SOLARGUITARS PRESENTS JOE DENINZON LIVE - SATURDAY MARCH 29TH 2008

2008-03-29T12:02:00.000-07:00

SOLARGUITARS IS HONORED TO PRESENT JAZZ ROCK FUSION VIOLINIST - JOE DENINZON

Joe Deninzon is a world-renowned violinist and composer. Currently based in New York City, he has traveled throughout the musical universe as a studio musician, a critically acclaimed performer with many well-known groups, and an innovator on the electric violin with his band, STRATOSPHEERIUS, who have just completed their fourth CD, "Headspace".

DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING LIVE SHOW FEATURING ONE OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION'S MOST EXCITING VIOLINIST!

JOE DENINZON LIVE AT SOLARGUITARS RADIO - SATURDAY MARCH 29TH 2008

SHOWTIME: 11PM - 1AM

WHERE: SOLARGUITARS RADIO - GO TO SOLARGUITARS.COM FOR MORE INFO

SOLARGUITARS PRESENTS JON GOODSALL LIVE - FRIDAY MARCH 28TH 2008

2008-03-27T18:23:00.001-07:00

SOLARGUITARS IS HONORED TO PRESENT JAZZ ROCK FUSION GUITARIST JON GOODSALL

John Goodsall is a jazz fusion guitarist most noted for his work with the jazz rock fusion band Brand X.

After Brand X's 1979 world tour (the last with Phil Collins), Goodsall moved to Los Angeles and worked as a session musician.

He worked with artists including Bill Bruford, Peter Gabriel, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, Toni Basil, Mark Isham, and released two albums with his solo band Fire Merchants, before reforming with Brand X and recording X-communication and Manifest Destiny.

DON'T MISS THIS EXCITING LIVE SHOW FEATURING ONE OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION'S MOST EXCITING GUITAR PLAYERS!

JOHN GOODSALL LIVE AT SOLARGUITARS RADIO - FRIDAY MARCH 28TH 2008

SHOWTIME: 11PM - 1AM

WHERE: SOLARGUITARS RADIO - GO TO SOLARGUITARS.COM FOR MORE INFO

SOLARGUITARS - THE FIRST WAVE - THE BATTLE FOR THE LOST TERRITORY OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION

2008-03-27T17:39:00.000-07:00

Something very special is happening at SolarGuitars. In less than two months, this new jazz rock fusion broadcasting experiment has turned into a real movement with a mission. And what is the mission of this new legion of jazz rock fusion musicians?

They are here to bear their musical instruments....in a mighty endeavor to reclaim the lost territory of Jazz Rock Fusion.

SOLARGUITARS has now become a "self propelled network", a virtual expanding legion of Jazz Rock Fusion musicians empowered by their combined talents and musical convictions!

So who's here at Solarguitars? Let's name a few -

DARYLL DOBSON, JOHN GOODSALL. ALPHONSE MOUZON, KENWOOD DENNARD, MIKHAL CALDWELL, JOHN BRUSCHINI, DEAN BROWN, JOE DENINZON, BLACKBYRD MCKNIGHT, FERNANDO SAUNDERS, DOUG JOHNS, GERRY BROWN, TONY "THUNDER" SMITH, AND MANY MORE.

The battle for the lost territory of Jazz Rock Fusion has begun at SOLARGUITARS...tune in...watch the battle in progress...http://www.solarguitars.com!

SOLARGUITARS - WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? - ALPHONSE MOUZON REVEALS THE MUSICAL TRUTH!

2008-03-18T07:46:00.001-07:00

SOLARGUITARS - WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? - ALPHONSE MOUZON REVEALS THE MUSICAL TRUTH!

3/14/2008 - Jazz Rock Fusion legend Alphonse Mouzon recently made a rare guest appearance on Solarguitars Radio on the Who Killed Jazz Rock Fusion Show. If you missed it or didn't know about it you can still download the podcast. When Alponse Mouzon speaks...people listen!

“After weeks of investigating this issue, over the course of several shows, one thing emerged during the show with Alphonse Mouzon that may be the most significant reason for the decline of Jazz Rock Fusion in the mid-seventies. Alphonse cited a major change in radio programming as the villain. The transformation of broadcasters and labels into Disco machines may be the most important reason why the music that filled arenas disappeared...so in 1975 the message was clear...play disco or get a day gig! See you at the next show…YOUR HOST – DARYLL DOBSON

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:

Visit http://www.solarguitars.com and http://www.blogtalkradio.com/solarguitars

SOLARGUITARS - WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? - POLYRHYTHMIC ADVENTURES WITH KENWOOD DENNARD

2008-03-18T07:34:00.000-07:00

SOLARGUITARS - WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? - THE MYSTERY UNFOLDS!

3/21/2008 -This week's featured artist and guest is Kenwood Dennard - a fantastic drummer currently touring with Stanley Jordan. Kenwood has recorded and performed with Jaco Pastorius, Brand X, Sting, Dizzy Gillespie, Daryll Dobson, Delmar Brown and many more. Visit Kenwood Dennard at SolarGuitars for more information on his brilliant career.

The show is controversial and inspiring according to listener feedback and the hundreds of podcast downloads prove that there is still a great deal of interest in this artform called Jazz Rock Fusion. So why the controversy?

“After weeks of investigating this issue, over the course of several shows, one thing has emerged that may be the most significant reason for the decline. It was actually revealed to our audience from Alphonse Mouzon our guest on March 14th 2008. Alphonse cited a major change in radio programming as the villain. So we had better start speaking to some music durectors of that era to get to the bottom of this! Comins Soon! See you at the next show…YOUR HOST – DARYLL DOBSON

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:

Visit http://www.solarguitars.com and http://www.blogtalkradio.com/solarguitars

SOLARGUITARS - REDEFINING MUSIC MARKETING AND ESTABLISHING ARTIST UNITY

2008-02-18T11:00:00.000-08:00

SOLARGUITARS IS A JAZZ ROCK FUSION LABEL....but behind the scenes in the late hours of the nite...a metamorphosis has occurred!

SOLARGUITARS is trying something very new...now sit down...don't panic...we are now empowering our growing army of JAZZ ROCK FUSION musicians with all the tools they need to be extrememly successful. What's even better is that they get it all for free! SOLARGUITARS founder and JAZZ ROCK FUSION guitarist Daryll Dobson recently said, "Starting today we are beginning the expansion of the solarguitars website to become a true virtual community for professional level Jazz Rock Fusion Musicians".All SOLARGUITARS artists will have their own pages with state of the art mp3 and video streaming players plus,

FREE - Website optimization and web hosting so that artists enjoy the same high profile status on google as SolarGuitars.

FREE - Marketing and promotion consultations with the label on a daily basis to establish the best strategies for success in the virtual and real world.

FREE - Production services which includes Audio Production, Video Editing and CD/DVD Manufacturing!

FREE - Radio, Press and Internet Music Promotion!

And what's best of all is that all SOLARGUITARS artists maintain ownership and control their music. So if you are a Pro-level Jazz Rock Fusion Musician...WE WANT YOU!...If you are a fan of Jazz Rock Fusion music don't miss our weekly radio shows. Call-Ins and an open chat forum give our fans direct contact with their favorite artists!

Current SolarGuitars Roster includes: Tony "Thunder" Smith, Mikhel Caldwell, Kenwood Dennard, John Bruschini, Doug Johns, Cheikh Ndoye, Eddie Kohen, Al Gracia, Pete Eggers, Tom Alexander, Delmar Brown, Fernando Saunders, Jimmy Pitts, Mike Trapp, Paul Kurweil, and of course Daryll Dobson. New members are submitting and joining daily...visit solarguitars.com for more info.

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SOLARGUITARS – RECLAIMING THE LOST TERRITORY OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION

2008-02-14T15:21:00.000-08:00

The lost territory of Jazz Rock Fusion is apparently a territory that nobody wanted. Most Jazz musicians I know run from the association…but why? BECAUSE THERE IS NO STANDARD!

When John Mclaughlin - Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever disbanded, they also took down the artform with them. Being part of the Miles Legion, Mclaughlin and Corea had the historical connect. They were an heir to the living history of jazz which had been handed down - more on the bandstand, than at the university. And because of that historical connection to Miles it made it hard to argue that this new Jazz Rock Fusion Music shouldn’t be taken seriously. Problem…they killed the tree just when it was starting to grow.

When Mahavishnu and Return To Forever disbanded they left a vacuum. There was no historical standard to anchor the artform so it disintegrated into an anything goes attitude.

And that is why SOLARGUITARS now seeks to reclaim this LOST TERRITORY OF JAZZ ROCK FUSION. The new portal is starting to reassemble that history with the musicians that made it happen. Just look at some of the new members of this new network –

Tony “Thunder” Smith (Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, John Mclaughlin)

Kenwood Dennard – (Brand X, Pat Martino)

Fernando Saunders - (Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, John Mclaughlin)

Delmar Brown – (Pat Martino, Sting)

Mikhal Caldwell - (Jeff Berlin, Cindy Blackman, David Sancious)

With new artists signing up to join the network daily and with Solarguitars.com dominating google under Jazz Rock Fusion – web, videos, blogs and news…no wonder Founder and Jazz Rock Fusion Guitarist Daryll Dobson is smiling!

The new RTF tour was announced today and I must say it was a bittersweet pill…I LOVE THESE GUYS…but I wonder if this is just another thing they’ll do this year…another way to merchandise a KNOWN BRAND NAME?...or will these guys finally make a real commitment to finish what they started…25 YEARS AGO?…..DD

Somewhere between the Gigantic Continents of Jazz and Rock.

2008-02-10T21:33:00.000-08:00

Somewhere between the gigantic continents of jazz and rock lies a formidable musical gulf that is as controversial as it is undefinable. Jazz Purists”cynically categorize it as fusion, but within its fat layer is a lean, mean, muscular infrastructure, rich with technical wizardry, emotional breadth, and unexplored musical frontiers. Guitarist, in particular know this groove that includes the likes of John McLaughlin, Jean-Luc-Ponty, Return to Forever, etc

The styles are so diverse, but the language is so phonetically similar. These musicians have culminated years of listening and playing into forms of music processed without artificial ingredients and have plunged into the beyond with a musical sword, forged in a new . Mainstream that has converged all the older tributaries. New introductions are rare but when they creep out of seclusion, the listening underground wails and fights for a glimpse of the discovered prodigies.

Debut releases usually only hint at the enormous potential underlying musical savants, but DARYLL DOBSON'S - THE MIND ELECRIC is a fully realized guitarist’s odyssey that will assure his acceptance as Jazz/Rock/Fusion’s newest potential guitar legend.

As a guitarist, Dobson is at the pinnacle of the emotive guitar technicians, citing phrases that echo a breath-stammering Cotlrane, with Far East modalities, and the special belching feedback of Hendrix. He has also decided to chart his course with the axe of the future, the guitar synthesizer. Wielding this instrument, Dobson merits inclusion in the newly formed guitar synthesizer front, previously dominated by McLaughlin and Metheny. His utilization of the guitar synthesizer goes way beyond this scorching leads, delving into a domain that keyboard synthesists have long worked in, to obtain background coloring effects.

Another testament to Dobson’s ability is the supporting personnel that his reputation gained him during his stay in N.Y.C. L.Shankar’s playing is one of the hottest of the many hot spots on this album. Long a compatriot of McLaughlin, Shankar is well established in the school of rip and burn, but never before has he been able to grind with the intensity he displays on Babylon. Shankar’s intervallic and octaval repetitions interplay with sliding emotions that echo the cries of whales and seagulls, relaying a rock sensabiltity that many may not have realized he was capable of. Dobson’s continual space acoustic guitar bites and grabs, easing into a solo that initially sounds like Shankar on violin, only to discover that the resonating reverberating violin sound is actually a guitar/synthesizer mix. From here Dobson proceeds to work out the guitar, setting the frets afire, piledriving into some of the most unusual eclectic scalar time excursions ever heard!

Final Frontier is a real showcase for guitar synthesizer as it features only Dobson and Tony Smith on drums. Dobson’s ability to extract violin and high pitched trumpet sounds is scary in its mimicry. Life sounds like a virtual orchestra of frenetic instrumentalists. Weary Planet is solo Dobson on guitar synthesizer. His wide emotive abstractions range from a crystalline cross-picking backdrop, to bellowing resonant ambiences that scream resolution from his slide guitar. Thor (Part 1) features a churning cyclical melodicism, driven by crashing syncopations from Kenwood Dennard (Drum solo intro spells Thor in morse code). Tibet is an interlude of dark industrial Soho atmospheres which includes Tamboura, Acoustic Guitar, Organ and reverse/tape guitar effects. Thor (Part 2) re-enters to close the album. Dobson’s solo let’s loose all the chops as his guitar exhibits a vocal quality using multi-noted bends and chomps that feedback reincarnated Hendrix in between fast scales that climb and stack up with pulsing fanaticism.

Daryll Dobson may be a new face on the scene, but his playing echoes a musical maturity that could only be achieved through years of playing. Somewhere this guy paid his dues, and how he managed to escape recognition is as unbelievable as it is true. Plug into THE MIND ELECTRIC, activate your sensory receptors, and be prepared for voluntary shock therapy! http://www.solarguitars.com http://www.darylldobson.com

WRITTEN BY CHARLES LITTLE – FREELANCE WRITER, ATLANTA GA.

SOLARGUITARS - JAZZ FUSION VS JAZZ ROCK FUSION - IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE?

2008-02-09T10:01:00.000-08:00

Although this discussion of jazz fusion vs jazz rock fusion will probably not bring peace on earth in my lifetime...I will still move forward because I believe there are a few important distinctions to be made. If Miles Davis decided to search and expand to new musical ground in the late 1960 - 1970's, the energy, sound, excitement and "TONE OF REVOLUTION" of Rock music became his newly claimed territory. There could be no easier term to describe the music that sprung from his adventures than a FUSION OF JAZZ AND ROCK. And of course, NO GUITAR MEANS NO ROCK. And that is why I believe that John Mclaughlin is the next most important figure in Jazz Rock Fusion after Miles. Mahavishnu challenged us all more than you may know. When John Mclaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra hit the scene most rock guitar players I knew had a really tough decision to make...become inspired and strive for the "new standard" or ignore the new standard and crawl under a rock somewhere...OR QUIT! (DD and many others like myself went for the new standard!).

In retrospect, the sheer greatness of John Mclaughlin may have been a standard that was too unreachable for any rock guitarist of the day. Let me tell you a true story. My first Mahavishnu Orchestra concert was at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island NY. This freakin place was packed to the roof...A SPORTS ARENA!...shortly after this show i quit my rock band and devoted myself to studying Jazz and in particular the works of Mahavishnu and all of his fantastic adventures after that. BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE ROCK WITHOUT A GUITAR...and maybe that is why the artform has declined in popularity since then...most mainstrream jazz guitarists of the day protected their PURE JAZZ TERRITORY with a passion, prefering to stay with the already established timbres of jazz. If this new Jazz Rock Fusion was to survive it would need the support of rock musicians...to rise to the occasion...in particular GUITARISTS. It didn't happen...

Without a new legion of Rock Guitarists to adopt this new artform as their own, the field became absorbed by the instruments of jazz. Some Jazz musicians seeing the attendance at the Mahavishnu shows and the potential for reaching a wider audience electrified their sounds. The Post Miles Entourage joined in the fun however - They weren't Guitar Players ! Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul - no one can dispute the greatness of these men...but the timbres of this new JAZZ ROCK FUSION quickly became less of an emphasis on heavy guitar...it lost it's ROCK ELEMENTS...

JAZZ FUSION was a term that worked better for JAZZ MUSICIANS. The term "Jazz Fusion" forwarned their listeners that while they might be funky...there would no screaching guitars and pounding drums...go see a JAZZ ROCK FUSION show if you like that kind of stuff!

The Mahavishnu Orchestra may have disbanded...maybe a little too early...I just don't know if John Mclaughlin really ever new how much we needed him...how much he inspired us young rockers who became fusion freaks...but it seems like the real let down here is the rock music industry and it's guitar players...they just never seemed to have the courage to rise to the occasion to claim Jazz Rock Fusion as their own....maybe one exception...JEFF BECK

Daryll Dobson - 2/9/2008

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WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? A MYSTERY WITH FEW ANSWERS…UNTIL NOW!

2008-02-06T08:04:00.000-08:00

WHO KILLED JAZZ ROCK FUSION? A MYSTERY WITH FEW ANSWERS…UNTIL NOW!

SolarGuitars is adding additional radio programming after an amazing listener response to the controversial “Who Killed Jazz Rock Fusion Show” . The show is featured LIVE every Friday 3-4PM on Solar BlogTalkRadio hosted by Jazz Fusion Guitarist Daryll Dobson. Daryll explores his theory that the demise of Jazz Rock Fusion was no accident! According to Daryll "Don't worry...There's plenty of people to blame for this musical catastrophe!"

Featured artists on the first show included John Bruschini – talking about his pro career with Cecil Taylor. Tom Alexander – producer, keyboardist & composer – got us up to date on his 2nd upcoming release and his upcoming south florida shows and Paul Kurzweil producer and guitarist – talked about the legendary Kurzweil keyboard family heritage, his great guitar fusion album Blueshift , Berklee College Of Music and his mastery of Mac Computer technology.

With website visitation doubling overnite and hundreds of podcasts already downloading, SolarGuitars is once again finding it’s second wind in technology!

2007 will go down as the year when the music industry finally met it’s match! After years of favoring and pursuing a strategy of slick high powered marketing and advertising over true musical substance, the industry now finds itself having no solid place to land. And it is this atmosphere that Solarguitars will build it’s network of progressive musicians. All progressive Jazz, Rock and classical musicians are engouraged to contact Solarguitars. Become a member of the network…get featured LIVE on our radio shows and blogs…we’ll help you to sell more downloads through your SNOCAP store on MySpace, & Itunes, and get you a lot more international exposure. Contact Marcel Morejon at publicity@solarguitars.com with your project info. Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/solarguitars

And visit

http://www.solarguitars.com

Current Solarguitars Network members include: Daryll Dobson, Kenwood Dennard, Delmar Brown, John Bruschini, Tom Alexander, Peter Eggers, Mike Trapp, Paul Kurzweil, Rael Wesley Grant, and many more!

JOIN THE SOLARGUITARS NETWORK NOW! FOR JAZZ-ROCK-FUSION, PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSICIANS AND WORLD FUSION MUSICIANS. BE THERE WHEN IT STARTED!

JUST ANNOUNCED - SOLARGUITARS PRESENTS - THE LATE NIGHT FRIDAY JAZZ ROCK FUSION SHOW!

2008-02-01T16:02:00.000-08:00

WHEN: TONIGHT FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 1ST - 12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

FORMAT: JAZZ ROCK FUSION MUSIC AND CALL IN MUSICAL GUESTS

COMMUNICATE: YOUR CALLS, CHATS, AND GENERAL GOOD VIBES ARE FORMALLY REQUESTED! YOUR HOST - DARYLL DOBSON.
TONITE'S SPECIAL GUEST INCLUDES: JOHN BRUSCHINI - FUSION GUITARIST NYC, TOM ALEXANDER - PIANIST, DELMAR BROWN - KEYBOARDIST NYC. AND MORE TBA! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/solarguitars

SolarGuitars - The Story Continues... Jazz Rock Fusion Guitar...Where Do We Go From Here?

2008-01-30T18:38:00.000-08:00

Jazz Rock Fusion . ..the term is so elusive...meaning so little today to the general public. But for those of us that witnessed the heyday Jazz Rock Fusion ...Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever...only we know that somehow the ball has been dropped!..somehow the music that filled arenas can barely fill a club...I've got several theories and with the assistance of our guests...we will try and uncover this great mystery...Who Killed Jazz Rock Fusion ?
Tune in Friday of every week at 3PM EST at SolarGuitars - BlogTalkRadio...Your calls and chats are welcome...A Jazz Rock Fusion Guitar Radio Forum ...Your Host...Daryll Dobson...Special Guest: John Bruschini - Fusion Guitarist, Tom Alexander - Composer, Piano, More TBA

SOLARGUITARS NOVEMBER NEWS UPDATES

2007-10-25T21:15:00.000-07:00

SOLAR GUITARS NEWS AND UPDATES
IT'S OFFICIAL! DARYLL DOBSON - REALITY CHECK
ACCEPTED IN THREE CATEGORIES FOR THE 2007 GRAMMY NOMINATION VOTING!

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
REALITY CHECK -FROM THE CD/DVD DARYLL DOBSON - REALITY CHECK - TRACK #3

BEST AUDIO PRODUCTION (NON-CLASSICAL) - REALITY CHECK CD/DVD

BEST MUSIC VIDEOS
WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER & REMEMBER
FROM THE CD/DVD DARYLL DOBSON - REALITY CHECK
MEMBERS CAN PLACE THEIR VOTES NOW BY CLICKING HERE!

WHAT'S NEW THIS MONTH AT SOLARGUITARS?

I. NEW CONCERT VIDEO OF THE HEALING INTENTIONS TRIO - FEATURING DARYLL DOBSON (GTR) - GERRY BROWN(DR) - GABRIEL VIVAS(BS), LIVE AT THE RIVERWALK MUSIC FESTIVAL IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

II. NEW SOLARGUITARS ROCK & FUSION NEWS! - 24/7 ROCK AND FUSION NEWS FEEDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON THE SOLARGUITARS HOME PAGE!

III. NEW PRODUCT REVIEW! - ROXIO TOAST TITANIUM 8 - DD GIVES YOU HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THIS EXCITING SOFTWARE PRODUCT!

Something About Daryll Dobson!

2007-02-17T04:35:00.000-08:00

DARYLL DOBSON - BIOGRAPHY

By the time Daryll Dobson had graduated from Old Westbury College NY in 1984, the effect of studying with Avant-Garde Multi-Instrumentalist Makanda Ken McIntyre, had set in motion, his own very unique Electric Avant-Garde Guitar Style. Daryll continued to perform in jazz/alternative clubs and record in the NYC area with his own groups and various projects including a tour with jazz legend Stanley Turrentine.

After compiling recordings from numerous sessions featuring L. Shankar, Kenny Kirkland, Kenwood Dennard, Tony “Thunder” Smith, Fernando Saunders, Bobby Thomas Jr., Delmar Brown, Ricky Sebastian & Prabuddha Phil Browne, his dream of his first solo LP “The Mind Electric” was only fully realized when he left NYC for Boca Raton, Florida. It was there that further interest in the project flourished with the contributions of New River Studios (Studio Mixing Time) and Veteran Producer Peter Yianilos (the man behind the 48 track NEVE System!)

Daryll’s next recording Studio 21, was produced by Daryll at his own “Studio 21” (1994). The studio was acoustically designed by Daryll and hosted numerous recording projects. The 1994 CD release: DARYLL DOBSON – STUDIO 21, actually hit the radio charts in the NAC format! It was originally released to publicize the MIDI programming capabilities of Daryll’s recording studio, but when the word got out about it, Radio stations responded in a big way!

His next recording HEALING INTENTIONS (1997) got back to the heavier Fusion -Progressive Rock approach, but got lost in the turbulence of an industry that was too busy closing distributors, record store chains and recording studios to even notice the release! DARYLL and one of Fusion’s greatest drummers, GERRY BROWN totally bashed it out! Daryll and Gerry camped out for over a year getting the grooves ready for this one! And Kenwood Dennard and Rael Wesley Grant showed up for another thunderous Daryll Dobson performance!. Daryll eventually closed the studio and label in 1998.

Now the self imposed exile has ended!
DARYLL DOBSON – REALITY CHECK is one of the heaviest Daryll Dobson guitar performances to date, enhanced by state of the art Video Production, as only he can do it! Featuring Daryll Dobson, Kenwood Dennard, Sammy Figueroa & Rael Wesley Grant. Check it all out at solarguitars.com & darylldobson.com

Radio is really starting to get into Reality Check!

2007-02-01T15:18:00.000-08:00

I'm really getting excited about the responses we are starting to get from radio stations and press everwhere! and I mean EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD! To all of my new music fans and friends thank you so much for your support! I'll update the blog later this weekend with more thoughts and music updates! Thanks DD

The self imposed exile of electric avant-garde guitarist Daryll Dobson has ended!

2007-01-17T19:04:00.000-08:00

The self imposed exile of electric avant-garde guitarist Daryll Dobson has ended!

The Electric Avant-Garde Guitar Master of psychedelic rock and fusion technology Daryll Dobson, has returned with a CD/DVD Progressive Rock Set “REALITY CHECK” and he has now TAKEN IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL! Three years in the making, Daryll’s fourth release - REALITY CHECK - represents a major achievement in the merger of musical performance and audio-visual-internet technology! As a Producer, Daryll has created a Total Musical and Visual Excursion into his unique world of Sights and Sounds!
The new SolarGuitars Label is committed to this Multimedia CD/DVD Disc concept! The label has also developed it’s own new unique internet based promotion system and strategy to get the message of the music out to the public in a major way this year! Don’t worry we’re still promoting it to radio and TV also! And there will be live performances in support of the release!

Daryll’s three previous releases The Mind Electric, Healing Intentions, and Studio 21 have been Digitally Solarized(T) and will also be released on the label. The Solarizing process and sound was developed by Daryll with special thanks to IK Multimedia Software. According to Daryll “These new SOLARIZED MASTER DISCS have been mastered over several months where we updated the presets daily to develop our own unique eq and compresson concepts. We call it Solarizing! Why not? We’re SolarGuitars Studios!”
More releases by more Heavy Guitarists coming!
Hear and see it all NOW at: solarguitars.com and darylldobson.com
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