BTC Artist Management represents guitar virtuoso Tony Smotherman (Jacksonville, FL), guitarist extraordinaire James Crouch (Daytona Beach, FL) and Bluezzmann, John D'Amato (Memphis, TN) among others.
All three gentlemen have expressed an interest in performing at your Festival.
- Tony is currently in pre-production for a follow up to his critically acclaimed "Universal Melody" CD (2011) with a tour being scheduled to begin this fall.
- James will be touring this spring and winter in support of his latest CD "Simple Complexities".
- John is currently putting the finishing touches on his new CD "True To The Blues... The Sun Sessions" with a tour scheduled to begin this fall.
About Tony Smotherman: For the past five years, Tony has been teaching students throughout Florida and southern Georgia, playing and touring, producing instructional videos (his latest video "50 Power Pentatonic Licks You Must Know" is available from TrueFire.com) contributing to local and national music magazines including the popular Guitar World Magazine segment "Bet You Can't Play This". Tony has performed live to packed houses and held sold-out guitar clinics around the world. Tony has acquired endorsements with Vigier Guitars, Revolt Amps, DR Strings, and Morley Pedals.
Video: The Tony Smotherman Project Live featuring Phil Pan(Concert Master, violinist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra)
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About James Crouch: The consummate musician, James Crouch has been playing his guitar and delighting audience around the world for over four decades. Jame's guitar travels throughout the spectrum of music, from classic rock and roll to blistering blues. Jame's sound draws from a pallet mixed from the sounds of his influences, a diverse list of players the likes of Eric Clapton. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lonnie Mack, Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck, to name a few. But James on stage can most notably be compared to the late great Roy Buchanan. James love for Classic and Hard Rock melts soulfully into his blues inspired playing, adding an aggressive edge to his melodic and spot on solos.
A musicians musician, in addition to his love for the blues, James' overall repertoire is rather diversified and includes folk, flamenco, metal, alternative and progressive sounds, all of which have been recorded in studio and performed before live audiences. James has performed with The Tokens, The Dovells, The Shirelles, and Bobby Lewis. As a solo performer, James has shared the stage with Eddie Money, Marshall Tucker, Blue Oyster Cult, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Jimmy Thackery, The Nighthawks, Brian Howe - former singer for Bad Company, Bo Diddley, Molly Hatchet, Rick Derringer, Tommy Tutone, et al.
Video: James Crouch plays Hendrix Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
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- Simple Complexities from Itunes
About John D'Amato: Since the release of his 2010 debut CD “Ain’t No Big Deal”, John D’Amato’s guitar prowess and soulful vocals, has landed him on stage with many notable musicians: B.B. King, Billy Cox, Eric Gales and Joe Louis Walker, who was so impressed with John’s abilities he asked John to perform with him on his new Alligator Records Release “HellFire”, produced by Grammy Award Winning Producer, Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy and B.B. King).
John is one of the new generation of hard rockin’ blues men with elements of the styles of music that have influenced John: T Bone Walker, Buddy Guy, Joe Louis Walker, B.B. King, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and a host of other genres of music. John has an ability to bring a song to the next level with his incendiary yet tasteful solos combined with his unique vocal style make his music a cut above the rest.
John’s debut CD “Ain’t No Big Deal” climbed to #9 on the “Airplay Direct Blues Charts” in November of 2011, and to #45 on the “Roots Music Report National Blues Charts” within three weeks of its release. “Real Blues Magazine” added it to its list of “The Top 100 Blues CDs” and “Ain’t No Big Deal” continues to receive extensive airplay worldwide. Ian McHugh of “Blues Is The Truth” on UKJazzRadio has described John’s music as “Spectacularly Frenetic”. Michael Molenda of “Guitar Player Magazine” said “He [John] just keeps spewing out wilder and wilder phrases until you succumb to giddy delight or vertigo”. Mark Tucker of F.A.M.E. Magazine stated “[John’s music is] inventive and original yet true to the genre”. All these quotes add up to one thing. Jaw Dropping, Show Stopping blues guitar and vocals that will please any blues fan anywhere.
John has an endorsement deal with St. Blues Guitars.
- “John did a terrific job, always a crowd pleaser! Thanks for helping us make it a success!” Debbie Howard Slaughter, Promoter - Hot August Blues Festival
- "Now here's a real guitar player" - Joe Louis Walker at the Handy Blues Festival in Kentucky.
- "John D'Amato and his band knocked it out of the park at our Soul of the Blues Festival.Rocking Greenwich Village with a blast of super-charged blues.Happy to have them back any time!" - Jon Sobel Promoter - Soul of The Blues Festival
#JohnD
EPK: http://bouncethecat.net/JohnDamato/JOHNDAMATOEPK2012.pdf
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- "Ain't No Big Deal" (Itunes)
All three musicians are available for interviews.
Thank you for your time... I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Rick Perry
Bounce The Cat
386.503.7067
rick@BounceTheCat.net
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