From Mazur PR....this could be interesting. Has anyone heard this yet? Any opinions?
Michael Kiske, the former Helloween frontman and vocalist extraordinaire, has
lent his astonishing voice to the debut from Place Vendome, a band also
comprised of members of Pink Cream 69 and Vanden Plas.
Originally intended as melodic rock record a la Journey and Foreigner, the final
product turned out to be more rocking than planned.
The guitars are much heavier, said Kiske. It was fun to do, but it
came out more hard rock than Journey/Foreigner-like. My own songwriting and producing is quite different.
The songs were mainly written by bassist and producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) then sent to Frontiers boss Serafino, who had conceived of the project and invited Kiske to be part of it. Following that, mp3s were forwarded to Kiske for his input.
If I liked it too, it was in, Kiske said. I never actually saw the
other musicians myself. I did the vocals in my own little studio. Only
afterwards did I meet the guitar player here in Hamburg.
That guitarist is Uwe Reitenauer of Pink Cream 69, who along with bandmates Ward and Kosta Zafiriou (drums), and Vanden Plas keyboardist Gunther Werno complete the band.
More than ever before, it's necessary to get back to letting the music do
the talking, Kiske said. True music has become an empty phrase and cheap
promotion-trick, because today everything is totally market controlled! Today the industry is designing plastic music for their markets like it designs a hair shampoo, and that wipes out all music with real identity. And that goes through ALL musical styles these days. We must get rid of all shades, dogmas, boxes, cliches, and laws for music completely! Freedom is only atmosphere where a true song can be born.
Place Vendome's self-title debut is available in the USA on
Frontiers/Locomotive Records.
www.frontiers.it
Michael Kiske, the former Helloween frontman and vocalist extraordinaire, has
lent his astonishing voice to the debut from Place Vendome, a band also
comprised of members of Pink Cream 69 and Vanden Plas.
Originally intended as melodic rock record a la Journey and Foreigner, the final
product turned out to be more rocking than planned.
The guitars are much heavier, said Kiske. It was fun to do, but it
came out more hard rock than Journey/Foreigner-like. My own songwriting and producing is quite different.
The songs were mainly written by bassist and producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) then sent to Frontiers boss Serafino, who had conceived of the project and invited Kiske to be part of it. Following that, mp3s were forwarded to Kiske for his input.
If I liked it too, it was in, Kiske said. I never actually saw the
other musicians myself. I did the vocals in my own little studio. Only
afterwards did I meet the guitar player here in Hamburg.
That guitarist is Uwe Reitenauer of Pink Cream 69, who along with bandmates Ward and Kosta Zafiriou (drums), and Vanden Plas keyboardist Gunther Werno complete the band.
More than ever before, it's necessary to get back to letting the music do
the talking, Kiske said. True music has become an empty phrase and cheap
promotion-trick, because today everything is totally market controlled! Today the industry is designing plastic music for their markets like it designs a hair shampoo, and that wipes out all music with real identity. And that goes through ALL musical styles these days. We must get rid of all shades, dogmas, boxes, cliches, and laws for music completely! Freedom is only atmosphere where a true song can be born.
Place Vendome's self-title debut is available in the USA on
Frontiers/Locomotive Records.
www.frontiers.it
