arK (John Jowitt) debut album on Prog Rock Records
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Topic: arK (John Jowitt) debut album on Prog Rock Records
Posted By: BigBoss
Subject: arK (John Jowitt) debut album on Prog Rock Records
Date Posted: May 13 2010 at 12:27
arK, the band led by John Jowitt ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_%28band%29 - IQ , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_%28band%29 - Arena and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost* - Frost* ) have formally
signed to the Prog Rock Records label for the release of
their forthcoming album ‘Wild Untamed
Imaginings’.
Shawn Gordon, President & CEO of Prog
Rock Records, said:
"I'm delighted to welcome John
Jowitt and arK to my label, ProgRock Records.
"Back in the
mid-90's I had a musical epiphany - I discovered that prog hadn't gone away, it
had just become harder to find for a guy in California. I soon discovered a
wealth of new bands in England, well they were new to me! Bands like Jadis,
IQ, Pendragon, Shadowland and others.
“And there were a couple of
common denominators: musicians whose names just kept popping up in the best of
this music. One of those was John Jowitt. I had the pleasure of meeting
John and seeing him play at the first two ROSFest gatherings and I was hugely
impressed with the quality of music he was involved with.
"So when he approached me about arK, I didn't hesitate for a second. It’s
great to welcome John and arK to a group of artists which includes
the likes of James LaBrie, Steve Walsh, Michael Sadler and many other
notables from the Progressive Rock firmament."
John Jowitt
commented
"We're as pleased as punch to be working with Prog Rock
Records on the new arK album. I've known Shawn for many years from
playing shows in the States and his passion for the bands and the music really
stood out - he really wanted to make this happen. We’re very excited to be
working with Shawn and looking forward to bringing our very English band to a
world-wide audience."
Joining Jowitt in the 2010 incarnation of
arK are original members Tony Short on vocals and flute, Pete
Wheatley - lead guitar, Steve Harris - guitar synth, and new member
Tim Churchman, formerly of Darwin’s Radio, on
drums
Jowitt, currently voted British Classic Rock Society’s best
bass player, describes the sound as theatrical, folky & proggy!
For More Information Contact
To arrange interviews and
for PR & Publicity (including photos of the band): Marc Catchpole, Minerva
PRC; 01264 710428/07753 821525 mail: mailto:[email protected] - [email protected] or
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Best Regards,
Shawn Gordon
President
ProgRock Records
www.progrockrecords.com
www.mindawn.com
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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: May 13 2010 at 17:37
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Great! Do you have a release date?
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Posted By: BigBoss
Date Posted: May 13 2010 at 18:00
Street date is August 13, we should know more about pre-sales and early shipping by late next week I think, as well as having some audio samples on the web site.
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Best Regards,
Shawn Gordon
President
ProgRock Records
www.progrockrecords.com
www.mindawn.com
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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: May 13 2010 at 21:44
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Thanks Shawn! (looking forward to this one!)
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: May 14 2010 at 05:35
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Sounds promising, one to look out for.
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Posted By: Credo Man
Date Posted: May 14 2010 at 15:11
Saw them years ago, an excellent band - Welcome back Ant....
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