OK...here is something VERY special!!! I promised Steve Perry to not post this picture before he decided to show up in public again which he has now :) There are pictures and youtube videos of him meeting fans, signing stuff and taking pictures! This picture is actually from a VERY funny video i shot at Capitol studios while recording Vic Heart's album. Steve spent 2 full days with us in the studio helping to arrange backing vocals, re named a song, took me and Vic on a 90 min lunch and gave Vic all the best tips he could think about in becoming an artist, keeping his voice in shape etc...he cracked us all up with jokes and was simply the nicest guy you could hang with!!! From the left - George Hawkins Jr (bass genius), Niko Bolas (world class engineer), Steve Perry (God:) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Also God:) http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=409602072444530&set=a.160457530692320.41951.100845199986887&type=1&theaterhttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919599#msg-919599Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:07 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919851#msg-919851 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919851#msg-919851 Chazz NoticeboardSat, 17 Nov 2012 08:36:08 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919831#msg-919831 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919831#msg-919831
And it's NOT about name dropping...just telling the story of a couple of truly magic days in life...i'm not star struck but love driven people with huge talents like these fine people i'm blessed to work with...]]> Tommy-Denander NoticeboardSat, 17 Nov 2012 03:43:10 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919824#msg-919824 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919824#msg-919824 barnsley4 NoticeboardSat, 17 Nov 2012 03:10:56 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919816#msg-919816 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919816#msg-919816
nanananana !!!


....just joking Tomnmy]]> Chazz NoticeboardSat, 17 Nov 2012 01:52:22 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919719#msg-919719 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919719#msg-919719 cymru NoticeboardFri, 16 Nov 2012 04:00:42 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919714#msg-919714 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919714#msg-919714 Doug Wolfgang NoticeboardFri, 16 Nov 2012 03:25:45 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919708#msg-919708 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919708#msg-919708 SEAN1 NoticeboardFri, 16 Nov 2012 03:04:27 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919703#msg-919703 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919703#msg-919703 Tommy-Denander NoticeboardFri, 16 Nov 2012 02:35:30 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919684#msg-919684 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919684#msg-919684 SEAN1 NoticeboardFri, 16 Nov 2012 01:15:26 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919636#msg-919636 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919636#msg-919636Niko said "i think you should come down and check this recording out, it's gonna be a great one" and 30 minutes later Steve walks in with a big smile.
He was truly so blown away by our album that he ended up staying for 5-6 hours, helped arrange backing vocals, he re named one song and just spread to most fun and inspirational vibe you can imagine...he is funny as hell and the same goes for Vinnie Colaiuta and George Hawkins jr on drums and bass that we were tracking with :D
Plus they all know each other since 25-30 years...i haven't laughed so much in many years :)

I had met Steve before but this time we really got to hang and talk which was great...he said that he wants to do some work with me which of course would be amazing and even if it never happens we did do a lot of work during these 2 days together which is enough to make me smile :D
He told us he couldn't come back for the second day because he had a lot of things to take care of but the next morning he walked in again and just said "is it ok if i stay today as well because i woke up this morning and just couldn't stop thinking about what an amazing album you are making and i simply had to come down again"!!!!!

He ended up staying almost the whole day again and really got into working on the songs with us...he was singing a lot of AMAZING harmonies and ad libs live for us in the control room so Niko just said "Steve, i'm setting up a microphone for you to do some backing vocals now...go!"...and he actually started walking towards the big recording room at Capitol, the same room Frank Sinatra did most of his big albums in!...and i just freaked out in my head thinking "are we getting fucking Steve Perry on backing vocals right now!!!!!" haha...
But he stopped himself and very kindly explained that he REALLY would love to do it but there's soooo much talk about IF and WHEN he MIGHT ever do something again etc and he was very careful about not losing the media and fan buzz it will create which of course it will.

But he gave us a big promise to write with me and Vic and sing backing vocals for the next album and i'm gonna hold him to that :D]]> Tommy-Denander NoticeboardThu, 15 Nov 2012 19:52:37 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919629#msg-919629 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919629#msg-919629Guys are looking happy there. U a Lucky man to be hangin' around there, you deserve it !
Cheers]]> Luca Re Garbagnati NoticeboardThu, 15 Nov 2012 19:01:31 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919624#msg-919624 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919624#msg-919624 Steve_Roamer NoticeboardThu, 15 Nov 2012 15:28:40 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919600#msg-919600 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919600#msg-919600 Doug Wolfgang NoticeboardThu, 15 Nov 2012 11:03:44 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919599#msg-919599 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,919599,919599#msg-919599I promised Steve Perry to not post this picture before he decided to show up in public again which he has now :)
There are pictures and youtube videos of him meeting fans, signing stuff and taking pictures!

This picture is actually from a VERY funny video i shot at Capitol studios while recording Vic Heart's album.

Steve spent 2 full days with us in the studio helping to arrange backing vocals, re named a song, took me and Vic on a 90 min lunch and gave Vic all the best tips he could think about in becoming an artist, keeping his voice in shape etc...he cracked us all up with jokes and was simply the nicest guy you could hang with!!!

From the left - George Hawkins Jr (bass genius), Niko Bolas (world class engineer), Steve Perry (God:) and Vinnie Colaiuta (Also God:)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=409602072444530&set=a.160457530692320.41951.100845199986887&type=1&theater]]> Tommy-Denander NoticeboardThu, 15 Nov 2012 10:53:23 +1100