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| “Ra” Guitarist Ben Carroll Set to Release New Solo Album Universal recording artist, Ben Carroll, is set to release his first solo effort, A Dream Between Two Fires on June 9, 2009. Carroll, lead guitarist for the band "Ra" (Universal/SMR) has spent the past three years conceptualizing and recording the album in between tours and recording sessions with "Ra" (Universal/SMR) which has released four albums over the past six years with a combined sales total of over half a million units. Carroll says, "A Dream Between Two Fires is the record I've wanted to make my whole life, I've always been driven to do an instrumental record that follows on the footsteps of guys like Joe Satriani and Steve Vai." Along with writing, arranging, producing, engineering and mixing A Dream Between Two Fires, Carroll laid down every track. "This record motivated me to keep innovating my guitar playing and overall musical style, as well as motivating me to learn engineering, mixing, editing, programming and all other aspects of studio work. I wanted to have full artistic freedom and be totally in charge of the end result." In his work with Ra, Ben has had multiple charting radio singles. Ra songs have been featured in movies, television and sporting events. Ben has shared the stage with many of the greatest bands in modern rock, (Korn, Godsmack, Disturbed, Seether, Alice in Chains, Deftones) and has worked with the industry's foremost producers and engineers, (Andy Johns, Bob Marlette, Toby Wright, Jason Cosaro, Paul Logus). The ESP and Mesa/Boogie endorsed guitarist is also gearing up along with his partners, Michael Rocchio, Jaime Vendera and Greg Pettis, to launch the website for their ground-breaking comprehensive music artistry coaching, music technical training, and music business consulting firm, The RockDoctors, LLC. "Nothing like The RockDoctors exists. Our goal is to have a dramatic impact on the quality of rock music being produced now and into the future, as well as improving the quality of life for musicians in the modern music industry. The end result of what we are looking to achieve is to help artists to shift the standard of how music is created and marketed by putting creative power back into the hands of the artists while assuring that artists are justly compensated for their talents and efforts." The American Rock Star Academy, the educational arm of The RockDoctors, LLC, is the brainchild of Ben and his long-time friend and business partner, Greg Pettis. It is an online music school focused specifically on generating tomorrow's rock stars. The American Rock Star Academy provides the student with live, one-on-one, music instruction from today's real-world rock stars, such as members of Shadows Fall, Ra, Megadeth, and provides artists with a source of solid income for the inevitable downtimes from touring and recording. Lessons are just the tip of the iceberg, the potential is limitless for the artist, the student, and the industry, and there is nowhere to go but up. With the release of his first solo record and the launching of two groundbreaking music websites, 2009 is shaping up to be a great year for the Ra guitarist. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |