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May, 1999 |
Guitarist George Lynch's Lynch Mob Jumps 'Into The MP3 Fire'
He's dazzled hard rock fans for over twenty years with his signature vibrato and blistering guitar technique and is admired worldwide by some of the finest guitar players in rock. Now guitarist George Lynch and his rap/metal project Lynch Mob join the ever-growing list of high profile recording artists embracing the controversial MP3 format. Lynch, whose former band DOKKEN topped the charts in the '80s with such radio hits as "Alone Again", "Into The Fire" and "In My Dreams", will be offering fans a free MP3 track from his forthcoming CD "Smoke This" on Monday, May 10 exclusively at the popular online musician's hub, Getsigned.com <http:www.getsigned.com>, the website announced today.
The track, "What Do You Want", a clear departure from his previous work in the pop/metal act DOKKEN, showcases the Lynch Mob's West-Coast style of hard-core rap over chunky guitars, tight hip-hop grooves and infectious chant-along choruses. Fans will be able to download the song from the Getsigned.com website beginning at 12:01 a.m. EST Monday, May 10. The song can be found at <http://www.getsigned.com/bub/glynch.html>.
Says Getsigned.com CEO Shawn Fields; "We're extremely excited that George Lynch chose Getsigned.com to officially showcase his new music in the MP3 format. Through Getsigned.com, he'll be able to not only reach music lovers of all kinds, but will also reach fellow musicians who come here everyday -- most of whom make up the core of his dedicated fan-base and can truly appreciate his awesome musicianship firsthand."
Getsigned.com provides musicians with
free daily news and advice about the music business from a number of recognized and
trusted contributors. Their panel of experts included music business attorney Ron
Bienstock (Billy Joel, Goo Goo Dolls, Mighty Mighty Bosstones), author Tim Sweeney (Guide
To Releasing Independent Records), indie guru Mike Po (Limited Potential Records; Smashing
Pumpkins), mastering engineer John Vestman (Hole, Rocket From The Crypt), David Hooper
(bush, Marcy Playground), author John Dawes, Mike Levine (Home Recording and Guitar
magazines), Jason Zasky (Musician & Guitar Magazine), vocal coach Mark Baxter
(Aerosmith, TONIC, Jonny Lang, Peter Wolf), author Bob Baker (Guerilla Music Marketing
Handbook), and Christopher Knab (FourFront Media, 415 Records; voted one of the music
industry's 100 most influential people in the Pacific Northwest) to name just a few.
Getsigned.com also provides musicians with the latest music gear reviews, book reviews, industry Q&A with producers, record label presidents and A&R scouts, and has featured artist interviews with such acts as Fun Lovin' Criminals, Fastball and Michael Sweet. Getsigned.com's artist spotlight supplement, Players, allows new technology-embracing artists in a number of genres to showcase their music for free via direct links to their websites from Getsigned.com. The supplement also features band stories and reviews as well as exclusive RealAudio(R) and MP3 downloads.
The site recently hosted the highly successful; much publicized Cheap Trick MP3 promotion.