“Maybe Obama thinks it’s more important to improve health care and save the tanking economy than to prosecute Bush’s law breaking,” Rudenstein suggested to Rudenstein. “Putting a definitive end to the nightmare of the past eight years is just as important,” retorted Rudenstein, “and, anyway, I want to see Bush pay.”

“The Trial” subjects the former President to an inquest into his crimes committed while he was in the Oval Office, such as allegedly lying about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in order to invade Iraq, illegal spying on law-abiding Americans, stealing elections, preventing action against climate change, authorizing acts of torture in violation of international law, and consistently mispronouncing the word “nuclear.”

The trial is carried out by the Devil and his buddy, The Grand Inquisitor, with the help of Angelina Jolie and the viewing audience. Also appearing are the former VP and another disgraced President: “Tricky Dick.”

The talented cast features Kevin Corbett, of the comedy group Capitol Steps, as Bush and includes Jonathan Roberts as Grand Inquisitor and Kimberley Oppelt as Angelina. Music direction by Paul Dykstra. The songs are performed by Dykstra and the Nightmare of Reason Band, making its debut on this album. Sound engineer is David Kish.

Rudenstein is creator of another satire “The Devil and George Bush,” the first opera to be composed for the Internet, which debuted last October and which has been downloaded thousands of times.

More information and free download: www.devilandgeorgebush.com.

D.a. Thompson, a Seattle Washington based writer, speaker, and musician is tackling some of the front burner issues of today through a unique and diverse world view. D.a. is expanding restrained horizons by mind, mouth, and music. This is a Freedom Solutions Recording Plan (FSRP) album, meaning it was achieved using organizational recording methods developed by Loren Weisman. The goal of FSRP recordings is to help artists successfully budget and plan the production process. The FSRP also keeps the artist in control and full ownership of their music and involves giving a percentage of profits to a charity in which the artist believes.

On Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Galerias in Seattle, WA will host the D.a. Thompson CD Release Party. An unprecedented 25 percent of Galerias’ sales will be donated to D.a. Thompson’s post production budget allowing him to take the steps to gain self sufficient, realistic success without losing excessive percentages or control of his works. Galerias is located at 611 Broadway East on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington.

More information about D.a. Thompson, the CD and release party is available at www.dathompson.com.

More information about Brain Grenade Entertainment LLC: www.braingrenademusic.com.

For the months of June and July, Fury will donate 20 percent of all sales of “Carolina Shore” to the North Carolina Coastal Federation (www.NCcoast.org), a group that works to safeguard the coastal rivers, creeks, sounds and beaches of North Carolina.

“Carolina Shore” reflects the sounds of the Carolina coast. They are lulling, contemplative and uplifting and encourage a renewed spirit and relaxed mind.

“I have been visiting North Carolina’s beaches with my family for more than 25 years,” Fury says. “And, it’s my hope that these beaches will be around for generations to come.”

Other tracks on the CD include titles such as: Mother Earth; Sands of Time; Hurricane Florida; and New York City Winter.

All tracks evoke a sense of time and place. This new age-style music, often associated with environmentalism, is intended to create inspiration, encourage relaxation and to promote positive feelings.

Matt “Trance” Fury is a native of Hopewell Junction, NY and a SUNY New Paltz graduate; he currently lives in Raleigh, NC. He’s been writing electronic music for 12 years and knows how to draw concepts from emotions. His first CD, “Around the World and Back” featured three top 10 songs on the mp3.com charts including “Armageddon” which reached number one on the Electronic/Techno charts. In 2000, he wrote and released “Another 1,000 Years,” to honor the new millennium; it features songs for every month.

In 2006, he released “7 Steps to Resolution.” This CD draws on the emotional steps it takes to resolve a problem or crisis and is rapidly becoming an underground favorite.

“Mother Earth and Father Time” is currently available on Amazon.com, iTunes and the Trance Fury Web site at: www.TranceFury.com .

Seattle’s soul-singer-songwriter Darrius Willrich drips a sensuous interplay of soul, jazz, and inner city longings. His new album “Can’t Get Enough” comprises a hard-hitting collection of Sweet Urban Soul productions. This full-length album features a visionary blend of live, electronic, programmed and sequenced instrumentation.

Donors have already pledged $1 per seat filled at the release event for “Can’t Get Enough.” With capacity at 300 this could mean a sizable donation to PATH in one event!

Initial donors include: Kevin Thomas of BDYD Entertainment, A Lil’ Mo’ Love Foundation, Royal 1 Productions and Tamara Rashid.

The Triple Door is located on 216 Union Street in downtown Seattle across from the Benaroya Hall featuring world-class entertainment and the award-winning food and wine of Wild Ginger. The show starts at 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009. All ages are welcome. For more information visit their website at www.thetripledoor.net. For tickets dial 206.838.4333.

CD Summary:
Label: Critical Sun Recordings (indie)
Artist: Darrius
CD Title: Can’t Get Enough
UPC: 884501070065 (Audio CD)
SRP: $10.00

More information on Darrius, the new album “Can’t Get Enough” and the CD release party is available at www.darriuswillrich.com. Listen to samples of Darrius’ new album, “Can’t Get Enough” by visiting his new website (darriuswillrich.com) or his MySpace page, www.myspace.com/darriuswillrich .

During the last year Lead Singer Sasha, Guitarist Enrique, and Drummer Chris, have been creating fresh new pop/rock songs in different studios and rehearsal rooms trying to write great songs that will hit radio airwaves in the near future. Blindfolded, a song written by singer Sasha and Grammy-award winning producer Harvey Mason Jr., is the first track of this EP; giving you an idea of what kind of content to expect. The remaining songs were written by the band.

“We have been writing together for more than a year now, and it has been a great experience,” says lead singer, Sasha. “I have learned so much from these guys and I think we have a great future ahead of us. We decided to record these 4 songs, from a repertoire of more than 15 tracks, to create a buzz between fans and friends while we continue to perfect those 15 songs; which we are planning to record and release in an album format pretty soon.”

The band played at the club Good Hurt in West Los Angeles, this past Friday, February 13th to give away copies of their EP to fans and friends and to continue with the promotion of the band and the growth of their fan base. They are going to be playing on Saturday, February 21st in Huntington Beach, at the Gallaghers Club and also several dates in March around Southern California.

This new EP is a “great outlook for the pop/rock scene.”

More info about Reckon Memoir on MySpace:
www.myspace.com/reckonmemoir

Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009.

Keyboardist Doug Colosio and fiddler/guitarist Scott Joss, both of Merle Haggard’s band, team up to create country songs, Texas swing, Americana/roots music, and Cajun tunes, while producer John Scott G (The G-Man) creates electronica in many styles.

Other songwriters working with Golosio include Barry Cohen (new classic rock), James Sotelo (rock), Mel J (hip hop), and DJ Insane (trance), as well as country writers Greg Colosio, Dave Churchill, Dennis Barney, Jim Dyer, and Wayne Dean.

Late last year, the female band Double Vision covered the Golosio song “Dream of You and Smile” and notched more than 70,000 downloads in Australia. In November, the duo won a TEMA (Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards) in the category of Best International Country Song for “Dream of You and Smile.”

Altogether, more than 40 Golosio songs have appeared in music videos available on YouTube, Veoh, and FookMovie.com.

“You have heard our music in commercials for Verizon Wireless, Goodyear, the Auto Club, Micron, General Dynamics, and many others,” G points out, “and we look forward to scoring more commercials and eventually games, television programs and motion pictures.”

Golosio is affiliated with the three major performing rights organizations in the United States. The three companies are Golosio Publishing (BMI), Audio Masterworks (ASCAP) and Golosio Audio Masterworks (SESAC).

For more information, to license songs and production tracks, or to commission original music, visit www.golosio.com or call John Scott G at 818-223-8486.

Media contact:
John Scott G
scott@golosio.com
Phone: 818-223-8486

Video to “One and Only Girl” by Scott Joss + Doug Colosio:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwW36tdyxmk .

“While working outdoors on my Montana farm, I started thinking about how I wasn’t excited about revisiting the same old process of making another album in the studio,” Weber shares. “Then I recalled times when I would go on tour, and the theater managers would often tell me about how at some point in time that very hall had a date to meet the wrecking ball, often saved in the nick of time by concerned citizens not wanting to lose another historical landmark.” That’s when Weber got the idea to immortalize some of these endangered venues by recording his solo guitar in them, capturing their unique acoustical properties with tailor made performances.

Each place had its specific challenges, but each ultimately provided the locale for a unique performance from Weber – from the haunting original “Tango on Spanish Creek” recorded at the state of the art (for 1936) Art Deco Washoe Theatre in Anaconda, Montana to the stark beauty of Bartok’s “Evening at The Village” recorded at the intimate western themed Sheridan Opera House in Telluride, Colorado.

After a costly false start that forced Weber to discard seven hard-won recordings, the determined guitarist and his engineering consultants settled upon the perfect audio equipment to capture both the intricacies of Stuart’s playing and, as importantly, the audio thumbprint of the rooms. The other key decision was for all of the sessions to be done in the dead of night – between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.

The solitude set the stage for Weber to truly “bond” with each hall, rooting out its unique acoustic properties as he would do take after take until he mastered just the right dynamics to make the most of the room. A student of the master Christopher Parkening, Weber relied on one of his ground rule teachings. “You have to hear the way you’re making the room respond to you and adjust your playing accordingly. In that sense you play as if you’re in the fifth row, and that’s where the title of the CD came from.”

With each venue in mind – historically and architecturally – Weber picked one selection apiece to honor the venue. “For example, the Wilma Theatre in Montana has an Eastern European quality architecturally so I played ‘Humoresque’ by the Czechoslovakian composer Dvorak to match. It’s a very famous piano piece that I transcribed on a dare – a major challenge for the guitar.”

“This album is not about me, it’s about these great old theatres,” Weber concludes. “For that reason alone, I strongly feel this is the most refreshing CD I’ve ever made.”

More information: www.stuartweber.com/

Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009.