LOS ANGELES (www.bradwilsonlive.com) - Southern California based Blues Rock guitar ace, Brad Wilson, is performing shows all along the West Coast to support his new record, simply called Brad Wilson.
Summertime on the Coast... there's nothing like it. Special thanks to all the beach clubs from Central California to San Diego, as well as the great seaside folks who pack the shows every weekend. It's a lot of fun!
Recognized for song crafting, Wilson has had his songs and guitar in two major John Carpenter movies, Ghosts Of Mars and John Carpenter's Vampires, which received a Saturn award for Best Music from the Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Wilson's music can also be heard in the hit television series, Passions, and he has won awards for "Best Blues Band" as well as "Best Songwriting" for his second album, Here Before.
Singing and ripping on guitar, Brad Wilson has three albums of great blues/rock material to draw from and his new record contains songs that are both radio friendly and stand up well in concert.
On his latest self-titled release, crowd favorites include "Got The Feeling," "Last Call," "Black Coffee at Sunrise," Sundown And The Cowboy" and the instrumental guitar showcase, "Crusin' The Coast," a tune with soaring lead guitar work captured in a melodic, memorable song structure. Worldwide radio is playing this record in a variety of formats. Here is what some of the industry professionals are saying:
- Los Angeles Radio station KLOS 95.5 FM program producer Bill Hartew: "This is a driving record. I like every song on this record".
- Triple A, 100,000-watt powerhouse, KUMD, in Duluth, MN, program director, John Ziegler: "Brad Wilson is getting plenty of air time and we are including the record in our 'Listener Wins' contests."
- WCJX 106.5 FM in Lake City, Florida: "Brad Wilson is our 'Featured Weekly Artist'."
- WVOF 88.5 FM Fairfield, CT, Legendary DJ Joe Kelly: "We are playing 'All Kinds Of A Fool' from the record. Count on us for support at radio."
- WAER Radio in Syacuse, NY: "Brad Wilson is part of our songwriter series featured weekly."
- Will Matson with WRFR 93.3 in Portland, Maine: "Brad Wilson is on our playlist with 'Sundown And The Cowboy' and 'Got the Feeling'."
- Canadian DJ Mike Rochett at CKIA FM in Montreal: "Hot Guitar Blues for our 10,000 Blues Show."
- Australian DJ Gary Palmer E.C.R. 104.7: "I played the entire record for my listeners."
- Belgium DJ Mark Verbert SINAAI 105.5 FM MOJO DREAMS: "'Rocket' and 'Crusin' The Coast' from the Brad Wilson record are on my playlist."
- Radio stations in Italy, Singapore, Poland and at many US radio stations are all reporting great listener phones and response.
To quote England's Hard Roxx Magazine, "If you like to hear a Gibson in the hands of a talented musician, then this CD should be on your list...a blues rock gem!"
The American press, including Boston's jam magazine, "Glide," and Nashville's "Alt. Culture Guide" are thumbs up. The Rev. Keith A. Gordon wrote "Wilson's songwiting, in my humble opinion, is more mature and literate than that of better-known contemporaries."
The new CD, Brad Wilson, is available exclusively at Second Spin.com and CDbaby.com, and can be purchased in downloadable music form at all the new online music store outlets.
