Member Since: 2/4/2006
Band Website: antigravityrecords.com
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Please visit ANTIGRAVITY RECORDS to purchase The Big Bang and
Tall Tales and Short Stories
Tony MacLaren: Musicial Illusionist And Thought Reader..
Tony MacLaren:
Lead Vocals/
Multiple Guitars/
Composer/
Lyricist/
Producer/
Arranger
Featuring some of my favorite musicians and friends:
Greg Bissonette [David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Ringo Starr]
Kim Stone [Spyra Gyra, Rippingtons]
Brian Bromberg [Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Solo Artist]
Dave Carpenter [Buddy Rich, Larry Carlton, Alan Holdsworth, Mike Stern]
Kirk Covington [Tribal Tech, Joe Zawanol, Alan Holdsworth]
M.B. Gordy [Doobie Brothers, John Tesh, 3 Dog Night, Rita Coolidge]
Steve Reid [Supertramp, Rippingtons, Miles Davis]
Roger Friend [ABBA]
Bart Samolis [Rod Stewart, Micheal Bolton, 5th. Dimension, Frank Gambali]
CLICK HERE TO EXPERIENCE THE MENTALISM OF TONY MACLAREN FOR YOURSELF
Influences: Jeff Beck / Steve Morse / Todd Rungren / The Beatles / Genesis / Gentle Giant /
Pink Floyd/ Peter Gabriel / Yes / King's x / King Crimson / Joni Mitchel / Alan Holdsworth / Chet Atkins/ Doc Watson / Leo Kotke / John McLaughlin / Kevin Gilbert / Toy Matinee / Jethro Tull / Steely Dan / Stevie Wonder / Chick Corea / Tribal Tech / Steve Vai / Artie MacLaren (my dad) / Waylon Jennings / Johnny Cash / Alison Krauss / Merle Haggert / Eddie Van Halen / Frank Gambali / Eric Johnson / Bella Fleck / Queen / Frank Zappa / Al DiMeola / Led Zepplin / Jean Luc Ponty / Steve Hackett / Steve Howe / Supertramp / Soundgarden / Lenny Breau / Albert Lee / Albert Einstein / Nicola Tesla / Harry Houdini / Doug Henning / David Copperfield / Seigfried and Roy / Derren Brown / Kreskin / David Berglas / Stephen Hawkings/
If you listen closely, you will hear and see their influences running throughout my music and magic.
Please be sure to check out the rest of the magic of The Big Bang and
Tall Tales and Short Stories available now onantigravityrecords !
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Come visit my merchandise store and get cool Tony MacLaren T shirts and other nifty swag!
Sounds Like: Check out the magic of THE BIG BANG, Tony MacLaren's debut solo C.D. on antigravityrecords
"You know, it's very hard to put a label on your music when you play so many styles. I have induldged in: Rock, Metal, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Pop, Funk, Latin, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Jungle Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock, Classical, New Age, etc. It's all good!
"It sounds like a semi truck on fire with the air horn blaring, full of exploding fireworks, speeding out of control downhill at 80 miles an hour with the brakes locked up and slamming through a glass house full of china and then through a chicken coop and coming to rest in a peaceful cradle of swans"
Here are a few things some of the fine folks on myspace are saying:
Guitar phenomenon Frank Gambali calls it 'Rough Pop'.
Really enjoyed what I've heard. Great stuff! (Elliott Randal) Steely Dan
I'll never forget the first time I heard River Of Koans. It blew me away! (Burt Lams) California Guitar Trio
Awesome geet sounds, tunes and touch. I can't wait to hear more. (Dale Turner) Guitar One Magazine Editor
I would like to make you the discovery of the week on Kick Radio.
Excellent guitar playing my friend. (Rob @ Kick Radio)
Shit Man, nice playing! (Robert Taylor)
Nice tracks, great players. You work with some of the best. (Tony Franklin) The Firm
You are an amazing guitarist and adding the element of magic is surreal.
I would love to see you perform sometime. (Antonio Pontarelli)
Cool playing man. (Charlie Hitchcock)
Your stuff is very outstanding..very Vai-ish. (Darrin Kobetich)
Keep making great music. (Jeff Berlin)
Simply beautiful. (Sister Bluebird Sonya)
Your music is terrific. Unbelievable tone and wonderful playing. (Du Zaz)
I very much love your music. (Ed Unitsky)
I love your songs, your playing and your voice. (Ian Bartlett)
The BIG BANG features TONY MACLAREN on guitar and vocals and some of the finest, chart topping, award winning musicians in the world.
The BIG BANG moves from funky rough pop to tender ballads in the blink of an eye.
Add to this the witty wordplay of vocalist MacLaren and the virtuoso performances of the musicians and you have a tasty recipe for success.
Tall Tales And Short Stories on antigravityrecords is a move to a more acoustic nature.
Maclaren uses his mastery of the guitar to punctuate his thought provoking,
often romantic, yet witty wordplay,
to concoct a tasty magic brew of music that will enchant and delight.
His music straddles between a rock and a country place and often delves
down into the deep, mysterious fringes of his songcraft.
He calls this music "Progressiveacousticountrypopfolkgrass!"
His latest c.d. Tall Tales and Short Stories is a facinating
acoustic journey inside the creative mind of MacLaren.
Get your very own copy of The Big Bang and
Tall Tales and Short Stories
now at:
antigravityrecords.com
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tonymaclaren
Record Label: Antigravity Records
Type of Label: Indie