brucath
Admin
Messages : 5254
Date d'inscription : 20/05/2012
Localisation : saint céré
 | Sujet: JIM PETERIK PENS SONG WITH SINGER/SONGWRITER MARC SCHERER...  Jeu 17 Jan - 19:45 | |
| JIM PETERIK PENS SONG WITH SINGER/SONGWRITER MARC SCHERER TO BENEFIT SANDY HOOK SCHOOL:
MelodicRock fans - not only does this song represent a monumental
good cause, it's also a really fabulous new song with a soulful
message. Get it!
Chicago, IL (January 15, 2013) - How does a caring individual begin to
process the unspeakable horror that the Newtown massacre seared into our
consciousness? If you are Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Jim Peterik
(Founding member of Survivor and Ides of March), you put pen to paper,
gather a few talented friends and head for the recording studio.
Moved by media accounts of the innocent victims and the teachers who shielded them with their own bodies, the composer co-wrote Newtown (You're Not Alone) with lead singer Marc Scherer. The song is available for download from iTunes, with 100% of all proceeds benefiting the Sandy Hook School Support Fund: newtown.uwwesternct.org.
Calling on the legendary Joe Jammer
(first guitarist for Supertramp and studio guitarist for Mick Jagger,
Joe Cocker and Ringo Starr) to play counterpoint to Jim's guitar work
was more than just coincidence, since Jammer and Peterik � both
Chicago-born musical icons in their own right � never had the
opportunity to join forces professionally until now. Just as Newtown
united us as a nation, Newtown (You're Not Alone) brought two industry giants together for the very first time.
Choosing a singer was simple. Long known for cultivating fresh talent,
Peterik is currently crafting an album designed to showcase Scherer's
remarkable 4-octave range.
Instead of a somber, sorrowful ballad, the surprisingly upbeat song cuts
against the grain of expectation to offer a lyrical embrace that speaks
to life even as it confronts the essence of evil and inexplicable
violence. Scherer's voice is a cry in the darkness, a plea for sanity in
a sea of madness, while the driving beat and frenzied rhythm echo the
urgency and confusion of a breaking news story.
Newtown (You're Not Alone) reminds us that
as parents, teachers � as human beings - we were all wounded that day
and what matters most in times of tragedy is the bond that joins us all
at the heart. And remembering that bond is how we begin to heal.
To download Newtown (You're Not Alone), please visit itunes.apple.com/us/album/newtown-youre-not-alone/id592554266. 100% of all sales will benefit the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. LIKE us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/NewtownTheSong.
Newtown � The Song - The Backstory of Newtown (You're Not Alone)
It is said that for every action in the universe, there is an equal but opposite reaction...
Like a stone in a pond, the impact of the Sandy Hook tragedy sent
ripples through our psyche that reverberated across the globe and
sparked a national debate about our violent culture.
For melodic rock legend Jim Peterik, the senseless shooting triggered
alarm bells in his mind. Walking down the street shortly after the
incident, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter was stopped in his tracks
by a newspaper headline that read Newtown: You're Not Alone. Ready to
burst with emotion, he realized he had to do something � anything - to
relieve the angst that tormented him. He decided then and there to
respond in the style that he knew best, by writing a song. Rather than
evoking a somber, sorrowful response, however, the experience elicited a
creative primal scream.
And that epiphany was the moment of conception for Newtown (You're Not
Alone), a tribute that is available for download on iTunes, with all
proceeds going to help the victims' families newtown.uwwesternct.org/.
Peterik sees the surprisingly punchy number as a wake-up call for our nation's complacent attitude toward violence.
Peterik's career spans five decades, from his early days with the
Chicago-based Ides of March, when he co-wrote the hit Vehicle, to his
current affiliation with Pride of Lions, Lifeforce and Jim Peterik's
World Stage. Along the way, he helped write two of the most iconic
motion picture theme songs in history, Eye of the Tiger (from Rocky III)
and Burning Heart (from Rocky IV), and collaborated with Cheap Trick,
.38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon, Sammy Hagar and The Beach
Boys, to name a few. Jim is also the co-author of Songwriting for
Dummies and enjoys mentoring new talent in a variety of genres.
One of Jim's prot�g�s is Marc Scherer, a singer whose astoundingly clear
and powerful, 4-octave voice was the perfect instrument to breathe
passion into the concept that was taking shape in the maestro's head.
When Scherer offered some ideas of his own, the two decided to co-write
the song. Scherer is also front man for Arc of Ages, who record at
Peterik's Burr Ridge studios. One day, Jim stuck his head in the door to
listen to tracks the group was laying down and the rest, as they say,
is history. Peterik is now writing and producing an album to showcase
Scherer's talent.
One of Marc's friends, guitarist Joe Jammer, happened to be in town on a
rare visit from England, where he spends most of his time, touring.
Jammer started life as a roadie for some of the biggest rock acts of the
'60's and 70's, including Jimi Hendricks, The Who and Led Zeppelin. A
frustrated guitar player, Joe was jamming backstage one day when Jimmy
Page and Robert Plant overheard him and were so taken with his style
that they invited him to join the group at their mansion in London.
Aside from his role as the original guitarist for Supertramp, Jammer has
contributed to over 150 albums, working with Donna Summer, Mick Jagger,
Ringo Starr, Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe Cocker. Scherer suggested that
they enlist Jammer as guest guitarist for Newtown (You're Not Alone),
and the team was complete.
Ironically, although Joe and Jim are both Chicagoland natives, they had
never found the right project on which to join forces - until Newtown.
After decades of passing each other in the night, the stars had finally
aligned in a way that brought everyone together for a common cause.
Newtown (You're Not Alone) is the creative
response of three artists united by tragedy and fate. It is a clarion
call to exorcise the demons from our culture and save our children. Most
of all, it is proof that for every act of evil � no matter how horrific
� there is an equal but opposite reaction of humanity and compassion to
serve as counterbalance in the universe.
To download Newtown (You're Not Alone), please visit itunes.apple.com/us/album/newtown-youre-not-alone/id592554266. 100% of all sales will benefit the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/NewtownTheSong. | |
|
