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Warrior Records Announces Crash Kelly - Hard Glam Rock with Renown
Classical Guitarist Sean Kelly - Ready to Rock the
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Sean Kelly grew up in North Bay Ontario, studying the classical guitar
but also digging the sounds emanating from his 12-watt stereo system; Kiss, Van
Halen, and Guns N’ Roses
LOS ANGELES,
CA, June 26, 2008 – Warrior Records
announced today that Crash Kelly, created from influences of mega-groups Alice
Cooper, Cheap Trick, KISS and Queen will be releasing their third album, “One
More Heart Attack,” on July 29th, but it is a debut CD on Warrior.
The new Crash Kelly band consists of Sean Kelly, on guitar
and vocals, Gene Scarpelli (son of Gino Scarpelli, guitarist for Canadian hard
rock legends GODDO), Tim Timleck on drums, and long time Crash Kelly co-hort
Allister Thompson, who has switched from guitar to bass.
“This is a really great group of classy rock pros, and they
are all well-represented on the new album,
‘One More Heart Attack’ coming to stores in
“What makes us different this time around is the fact that I
brought in some different players and also did some outside writing with Moe
Berg on a few key tracks,” explained Kelly. “This album is much more focused
and I think it's sonically the best thing Crash Kelly has ever done. It also rocks a little harder.”
Kelly noted the new album has some classic rock input,
too. Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Rock
Star: Supernova) helped produce the new album for the second time. “Gilby has a great ear for arrangement,
getting great guitar tones, and solid performances. I think we're cut from the same cloth,
musically speaking,” commented Kelly.
Crash Kelly has just finished up a Canadian tour with Gilby
and now have their sights set on an American tour, which Kelly has not done
since he toured with Alice Cooper in 2006. Forthcoming dates
to be announced.
Crash Kelly is already working on new projects. “Actually, I
was working on another record while we were on the road,” he said. “It’s a Classical Guitar series Christmas
album. My first classical record, The #1
Classical Guitar Album, did quite well here in Canada, so we are following it
up with a Christmas release. It's a nice
change of pace from the rock stuff and I approach it with the same integrity
that goes into Crash Kelly.”
To hear more about the Classical Guitar Album visit www.classicrocks.ca to
see the page that Yamaha guitars designed featuring Sean Kelly.
Sean grew up in North Bay Ontario, studying the classical
guitar, but also digging the sounds emanating form his 12 watt stereo system;
Kiss, Van Halen, and Guns N’ Roses had that little box bursting at the seams
with THD morning, noon and night.
But as to the classics – he worked intensely, immersing
himself in the world of musical technique and theory. Moving to Toronto in 1991, Kelly studied
classical guitar at the University Of Toronto under Canadian virtuoso Eli
Kassner (a man who has studied with the father of classical guitar, Andres
Segovia). After university, Sean
traveled the country in a number of different rock n’ roll outfits, but with
the cries of his parents “get a real job” echoing in his head, he did just
that. Kelly found himself
taken on by the Toronto Catholic School Board where he teaches Vocal Music at
three different schools. Privately, he
has been teaching all styles of guitar at the Lippert School of Music since
1995.
Sean’s first two Crash Kelly album outings, "Penny
Pills" and "Electric Satisfaction" helped him procure industry
acclaim and tours with rock luminaries including, Alice Cooper, Quireboys,
Backyard Babies, as well as support slots with Mötley Crue, Poison, Cinderella,
W.A.S.P., and many other hard rock heroes.
When Yamaha Guitars (www.ClassicRocks.ca) commissioned their
newly launched handcrafted guitar series, they asked if Kelly would consider
representing their line of custom products.
"I was flattered to be considered by Yamaha," he recalls, "and I will enjoy being their classical guitars spokesperson." When not rocking the live venues, Kelly also actively produces and composes jingles, most recently being heard on a Pontiac commercial broadcast throughout venues across Canada. Additionally, in 2005, Sean was selected out of thousands of entries by Guitar Player magazine to perform at the inaugural Guitar Hero Competition. As a Top 10 finalist, Sean performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in front of celebrity judges Joe Satriani and Steve Lukather. For more on the Crash Kelly visit: http://www.MySpace.com/CrashKelly
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include publishing divisions that administrate a wide range of copyrights, a
music supervision firm specializing in motion picture and television
soundtracks, and a new media and technologies division that develops and
implements new formats, e-commerce, and emerging Internet methodology. Warrior
Records is a division of L.A. Entertainment, Inc., a California based
entertainment corporation.