11/28/06 - A few gigs comin up....

ALSO-- check out the latest issue of Modern Drummer. (Jan. '07 Zak Starkey cover). I'm featured on page 60 in the Mapex Black Panther Snares ad.

AND-- you can hear me playing on the new version of the Monday Night Football theme on my music page www.myspace.com/drummerglen

....check it out.Nov 28 Tues- Phil Soussan band at The Mint in Los Angeles. 6010 W. Pico Blvd.21 and up. 9:00 PM. Bass player Phil Soussan (Ozzy, Billy Idol) will be playing gtr and singing lead. We'll do be doing tunes off his solo CD. With Johnny G on bass and John Stack on gtr. Special guests are frequent on this gig. Last time we had Steve Lukather and Ritchie Kotzen up to play.
Nov 29 Wed- Phil Soussan band at CAFE CORDIALE in Sherman Oaks. 14015 Ventura Blvd. All ages. No cover. 2 sets. 8:45 PM - 11:45 PM.Dec 1 Fri- The first of 2 gigs that night! JAID at Boardner's in Hollywood on Cherokee. A very cool pop rock gig with a funky edge. With Dan Sistos, Tom Witt and David Dens. We play at 9:00 PM.
Dec 1 Fri- Gig #2. Commercial Free at Harper's in Northridge. All kinds of our favorite rock covers. Could be Queen, VH, Stevie Wonder or Ozzy. With Howie Simon on gtr, Tim Luce on bass, and Brian "Hacksaw" Williams on lead vox. 2 sets. 10:45 PM - 1:00 AM.
Dec 14 Thurs- Phil Soussan Band at Cafe Cordiale. 2 sets 8:45 PM to 11:45 PM. All ages. No cover.
Just added. Fri Dec. 1st--JAID at Boardner's in Hollywood. 1652 N. Cherokee Ave. 21 and up. No cover. That's right, 2 gigs in one night. We'll be playing at 8:45 PM and then it's over to Harper's in Northridge for Commercial Free from 10:45 PM - 1:00 AM. See you there...

Nov 28 Tues- Phil Soussan at The Mint.
Nov 29 Wed- Phil Soussan at Cafe Cordiale.
Dec 1 Fri- JAID at Boardner's.
Dec 1 Fri- Commercial Free at Harper's.
Dec 14 Thurs- Phil Soussan at Cafe Cordiale.

Stop in and say hi.....

glen....................
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11/21/06 - Last week amid all the gig chaos I managed to find the time to perform with guitar legend Paul Gilbert for his new DVD entitled "Get Out of My Yard- Guitar Instructional DVD". We had a great time and everything seemed to fall right into place even though we had no rehearsal time. There will be a quick turn around for this project as it will be out sometime in December. I'll keep everyone posted.

ALSO, check out the latest issue of Modern Drummer. (Jan. '07 Zak Starkey cover). I'm featured on page 60 in the Mapex Black Panther Snares ad.

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11/18/06 - A few gigs comin up:

Nov 21. Tues- Damato at The Gig on Melrose. 9:00 PM. 21 and up. No cover.

Nov 22 and 25- Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly revue. Wed and Sat Thanksgiving weekend at 40 Deuce. 10:45 PM. Located at the corner of Melrose and Gower. This is the killer Rock and Burleque gig with a band, live dancers, light show, ect. You never know who will show up. Last time I played there people like Tommy Lee and Cameron Diaz were in the audience. (Forgive the name dropping...ha). 21 and up.

Nov 28 Tues- Phil Soussan band at The Mint in Los Angeles. 6010 W. Pico Blvd.21 and up. 9:00 PM. Bass player Phil Soussan (Ozzy, Billy Idol) will be playing gtr and singing lead. We'll do be doing tunes off his solo CD. With Johnny G on bass and John Stack on gtr. Special guests are frequent on this gig. Last time we had Steve Lukather and Ritchie Kotzen up to play.

Nov 29 Wed- Phil Soussan band at Cafe Cordiale in Sherman Oaks. 14015 Ventura Blvd. All ages. No cover. 2 sets. 8:45 PM - 11:45 PM.

Dec 1 Fri- Commercial Free at Harper's in Northridge. All kinds of our favorite rock covers. Could be Queen, could be VH. With Howie Simon on gtr, Tim Luce on bass, and Brian "Hacksaw" Williams on lead vox. 3 sets. 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM.

Dec 14 Thurs- Phil Soussan Band at Cafe Cordiale. 2 sets 8:45 PM to 11:45 PM. All ages. No cover.

Nov 21 Tues- Damato at The Gig.
Nov 22 Wed- Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly at 40 Deuce.
Nov 25 Sat- Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly at 40 Deuce.
Nov 28 Tues- Phil Soussan at The Mint.
Nov 29 Wed- Phil Soussan at Cafe Cordiale.
Dec 1 Fri- Commercial Free at Harper's.
Dec 14 Thurs- Phil Soussan at Cafe Cordiale.

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10 / 25/ 06 - A few gigs coming up:

Oct. 31st- Tues- 11:30 PM. Halloween at Backstage Cafe with Astroglyde which features Dave Shultz (Goo Goo Dolls) on keys, vocals. We'll be doing alot of your favorite funk jams (James Brown, Tower of Power) and alot more. You never know which guests will be dropping in. Backstage is always a good time. Located at 9433 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, 90210. FREE COVER.

Nov. 4th- Sat- Damato at the Viper Room in Hollywood. We'll be playing right before Powerman 5000 at 10:00 PM.

Nov. 7th- Tues- JAID at Boardner's in Hollywood. 8:30 PM. Modern pop rock with a funky edge. First 400 to RSVP to www.myspace.com/jaidmusic get in free. 1652 N. Cherokee. Just a couple blocks away from Musician's Institute.

Nov. 9th- Thurs- Amalgatron at La Ve Lee in Studio City. 9:15 PM We'll be playing some of our favorite classic fusion tunes (Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham). With John Ziegler (gtr-Volto), Chris Steffanetti (bass), and Bill Steinway(keys).

Nov 10th- Fri- Commercial Free at Paladino's in Tarzana. 11:00 PM. All kinds of our favorite covers. Could be VH, could be Queen.

Nov 11th- Sat- XEO3 at the Whiskey in Hollywood. 10:00 PM. Our last XEO3 show of the year. 2 drummers, insane gtr and vocals all in a techno, industrial package.

Hope to see you out at one (or all!) of these.

Oct 31-Tues- Dave Shultz @ Backstage Cafe.
Nov. 4-Sat- Damato @ Viper Room.
Nov. 7th-Tues- Jaid @ Boardner's.
Nov. 9th-Thurs- Amalgatron @ La Ve Lee.
Nov. 10th-Fri- Commercial Free @ Paladino's.
Nov. 11th-Sat- XEO3 @ The Whiskey.

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10 / 09/ 06 - Among the different sessions I've been doing lately, one of them is the new version of NFL's Monday Night Football theme. MNF is now on ESPN every week. They play the theme at the beginning and during many commercial breaks, ect.
This is the orchestral theme that's been around 20+ years known as "Heavy Action". It also features the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Check it out!

Last Tuesday's gig at the Baked Potato with Phil Soussan was a great time. Steve Lukather sat in as well as his son Trevor. We also had Ritchie Kotzen and Howie Simon up to play.
Next gig there is Thurs Oct. 12th with Amalgatron....cya there.

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9 / 20/ 06 - I'll be playing the Baked Potato Tuesday night the 26th with Phil Soussans solo group. You may know Phil from his previous bass playing gigs such as Ozzy, Billy Idol, Vince Neil. This night will also feature Johnny G on bass and John Stack on gtr. Phil will be playing gtr and handling laed vocals. We'll be playing tunes off of his excellent new CD entitled "Vibrate" which features Gregg Bissonette and Simon Phillips on drums. Phil usually has some interesting guests show up at his gigs. You never know who will drop by.

Oct 12, Thursday will find me back at the Baked Potato with Amalgatron, a classic fusion gig. We'll be doing some of our favorite tunes from Herbie Hancock, Billy Cobham, Tommy Bolin, ect. It features John Ziegler on gtr, Bill Steinway on keys, and Chris Steffanetti on bass.

September 26, Tues- Baked Potato- Phil Soussan group
Oct 12, Thurs- Baked Potato- Amalgatron
Nov 4, Saturday- Viper Room- Damato
Nov 11, Saturday- XEO3- Whisky A GoGo

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9 / 04/ 06 - This Thursday Sept 7th I'll be playing at The World Famous Baked Potato in North Hollywood with the Jeff Kollman band. It features Jeff on guitar, Chris Maloney on bass, and Lao Tizer on keys. We're playing 2 sets at 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Cover is about 8-10$. More info call (818)980-1615. Cya there...
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8 / 06/ 06 - Aug 9th - Wedneday I'll be at the Baked Potato in North Hollywood playing with guitarist Adrian Galysh with Phillip Bynoe (Steve Vai) on bass. We play at about 10:30

I've updated my Discography section with a few releases that have come out in the last few months. Check it out.

If you're on myspace come check out my page and add me at www.myspace.com/drummerglen I have some sounds and info there not found on this site.
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7 / 17/ 06 - The new Shark Island CD I played entitled "Gathering of the Faithful" is out now on Frontiers records in Europe and on the web worldwide.

I performed on guitarist Toshi Hiketa's (David Lee Roth) instructional DVD which is out now on Rittor Music. We filmed this last April at Osaka School of Music in Japan during our clinic tour.

I recently played on a jingle for Six Flags Magic Mountain. This was a very fun session. It's a punky version of the classical tune "Cannon in D". It has started out airing in theaters during movie trailers nationwide.

I've got a few gigs coming up:

July 28-Fri- The Whiskey in Hollywood with XEO3. 10:00 PM

July 29-Sat- The Knitting Factory in Hollywood with Damato. 8:45 PM

Aug 2 -Wed- The Key Club in Hollywood with guitarist Adrian Galysh. (Opening for Joe Bonamassa) 8:00 PM

Aug 9 -Wed- The Baked Potato in North Hollywood with Adrian Galysh. 10:00 PM

Aug23-Wed- La Ve Lee in Studio City with guitarist John Ziegler (of Volto!), and bassist Chris Steffanetti.

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5 / 20/ 06 - What up everybody?, I'll be playing at Backstage Cafe in Beverly Hills on Tues the 23rd with Jay Gore (Hillary Duff) on guitar and Clark Souter (American Idol tour) on bass. We'll be playing everything from Prince to Hot for Teacher. Also well be havin' our friends up to jam.

Time: About 11:30
Cover: Free!
Backstage Cafe
9433 Brighton Way
Beverly Hills
90210
(corner of Beverly and Brighton)
cya there, L8r,
g...........

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3 / 17 / 06 - It's been awhile with updates here. Been busy with shows and sessions including shows with Damato and with XEO3, a unique project that features 2 drummers, Roy Gnan on electronics, Russell Ali on gtr and Persia White on vocals.

Among other sessions, I just did a couple tracks for Balay, a new female artist on Interscope. This will be a cool record, produced by Tommy Henriksen. Also, the tune I played on and co-wrote called "Waiting" by Not Forgotten is now on the popular video game WWE Smackdown vs Raw in addition to being on Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6.

Next week I'll be off to Japan on the 22nd to do concerts and clinics at 5 different music schools. I'll be performing with guitarist Toshi Hiketa ( www.toshihiketa.com ) and also participating in the filming of his instructional DVD for Rittor Music.

Check out the latest issue of Modern Drummer magazine (April, Neil Peart cover). I'm featured again in the 1/2 page ad for Mapex Black Panther Snares on page 127.

And check out my new music page at www.myspace.com/drummerglen It features some audio tracks not found on this site and I'll be uploading more video and pics soon.
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12 /24 /05: OK, so some of you know about this and are gonna be out of town......for those of you here I'm havin a big ol' birthday/jam @ the famous Backstage Cafe in Beverly Hills on Tues the 27th (my actual b-day). I'll have Clark Souter on bass and Jay Gore on guitar as the house band but then we're definetely gonna get friends up to play so we can drink and be merry.
This place is a killer bar/restaurant that has a loft upstairs with all these old instruments. People show up and just play and you never know who will be dropping in. One night I jammed with Slash and Herbie Hancock at the same time!
We'll be getting there around 10 PM for drinks/food and then jam around 11:30 till close. Hope you can make it out........cya there, happy holidaze,
glen........
Backstage Cafe is located @:
9433 Brighton Way
Beverly Hills
90210 (really...)
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12 /04 /05: Thursday December 15th- 10:00 PM. The Whiskey A Go Go in Hollywood. I'll be playing with XEO3. This is a killer techno/rock/industrial gig with not one but two drummers. I'll be playing acoustic drums and Roy Gnan will be on this giant electronic.......we'll, let's just say you gotta see for yourself. The band also features Russel Ali on guitar and Persia White on vocals. We'll be playing right before our good friends in Godhead at 10:00 PM. It's an all ages show.....cya there.
For more info www.myspace.com/xeo3
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11 /16 /05: Be sure to check out the latest issue of Modern Drummer Magazine (Jan '06). I'm featured in a Mapex Black Panther Snare ad on page 87.

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11 /04 /05: Tuesday November 8th --I'll be playing in the house band for the pro jam at Backstage Cafe in Beverly Hills. The band consists of Jay Gore onguitar (Hillary Duff), Clark Souter on bass (American Idol tour), and Ed
Roth on keys (Mya, Ronnie Montrose). Backstage Cafe is located at 9433
Brighton Way. Corner of Beverly Blvd and Brighton. We play at about 11:30
PM. Admission is free. 21 and up.

Sunday November 18th-- I'll be at Club Element in Hollywood with D'amato. We play at 9:30. E-mail me for guest list. Club Element is located at 1642 Las Palmas.

Been busy in the studio with a few different things. November 15th will
see the release of the "Rainbow Six: Lockdown Soundtrack" on Calvin
records. This is a CD soundtrack released in conjunction with the very
popular video game. I play on the track "Waiting" done by Not Forgotten.
Other artists on this CD include Fear Factory, Soilwork, Strapping Young
Lad, and Devildriver.
Other sessions lately have included songs for American Idol runner up and TV personality Kimberly Caldwell. I also just recorded a song with Argentina's Silicone Fly for an upcoming National Lampoon movie soundtrack featuring Rex from Pantera on
bass. It was a total honor to record with the bass player from one of my
all time favorite bands!
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10 /06 /05: Tuesday night, Oct 18th, I'll be playing at the world famous 'Baked Potato' in North Hollywood with guitarist Damir Simic. This is an instrumental metal-fusion gig. Always a good time. We play two sets at 9:00pm and 10:30pm. Email me to be put on the discount list.
Monday night, Oct 24th I'll be playing with D'Amato at the Key Club with Metal Skool. We play at 10:00pm. Last time was packed. Email me about guest list info.

Oct 18th - Baked Potato, N. Hollywood, CA - (w/ Damir Simic)
Oct 24th - Key Club, West Hollywood, CA (w/ D'Amato)

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9 /07 /05: I'll be at the Whiskey in Hollywood playing with D'amato on Saturday the 10th. It's a benefit for Katrina survivors. We play at 10 PM. Cya there....

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8 /23 /05: Tues night the 23rd I'll be playing at the Backstage Cafe
in Beverly Hills from 11:00 til close.....it's a dark, killer
Bar/Restuarant that has a loft upstairs with all these old instruments.
Every Tuesday is a jam session...I'll be in the house band this week
along with killer musicians Jay Gore (Hillary Duff's old gtr player) and
Clark Souter (American Idol tour). Past guests dropping in have included
everyone from Slash to Herbie Hancock......good times.....hope to cya
there. And did I mention **FREE ADMISSION**.....?

Backstage Cafe - 9433 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills (310)777-025 (Corner of Brighton and Beverly. Just take Santa Monica Blvd from West Hollywood going west and turn left on Beverly.)

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8 /12 /05: I'll be playing the Key Club in Hollywood on Monday the
15th at 9:00 PM with D'amato, a modern, heavy hard rock gig that was
alot of fun last week at the Viper Room. We'll be playing with Metal
Skool headlining later so this will be a packed house.

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8 /2 /05: Sorry it's been a while with updates on this site. Been
crazy busy with things.

Been doing various gigs around town including this Saturday the 6th at
the Viper Room in Hollywood with D'amato, a heavy, groovin modern rock
act that is getting airplay 'round the country.

Been busy with quite a few sessions including tracking a new CD for
rockers Shark Island and recording drums for new material by Aimee Allen
on Atlantic Records.

There is a new show on MTV called "Trailor Fabulous". I played drums on
the theme song as well as other music that appears in the show. It airs
starting on Wednesday August 3rd at 10:00 PM with various reapeats
throughout the week.

I'll be sure to post upcoming gigs. Stay tuned.

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2 /23 /05: Upcoming Gigs:
Saturday Feb. 26th I'll be at the Roxy in Hollywood performing with RPM. We go on at 9:15. For discount list go to www.myspace.com/rpm

Monday Feb. 28th , I'll be performing with JK and friends at the Baked Potato in North Hollywood. We're playing two sets at 9:00 and 10:30
This is a cool flamenco/fusion gig that was a blast last time at the NAMM show.

Wednesday, March 2nd and Thursday March 3rd, I'll be filling in with my old band Beautiful Creatures. March 2nd we're at the Key Club in Hollywood playing with Brides of Destruction. March 3rd is The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana also with Brides. Both nights we're on at about 9:45. These shows will be packed.

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2 /3 /05: Upcoming gigs:
Tues Feb. 8th 9:00 PM @ Catalina Bar and Grill w/ Armen Chakmakian........A world beat/fusion gig.
Catalina Bar and Grill is in Hollywood at 6725 Sunset Blvd, just east of Highland.
Also: Sat. Feb. 26th @ The Roxy w/ RPM. 9:30PM

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1 /14 /05 - For those of you going to the NAMM convention in Anaheim January 20-23......I'll be performing at the Peavey booth on Sunday the 23rd at 11:00 AM with JK and friends. It's a real cool flamenco/fusion gig who's previous drummers have included Marco Minnemann and Virgil Donati.....we're doing one quick rehearsal this week so it should be a roller coaster ride. Hope to see you there!
Also, I'll be hanging around the Mapex and Regal Tip booths....come by and say hi.

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1 /11 /05 - On Thurs, Jan. 13th, I'll be playing a show with RPM at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood.
With Becky (featuring Keanu Reeves), Mission x, Tension
Time: 9:15pm
ALL AGES!!

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10 /26 /04 - On Friday, Nov. 5th, I'll be playing a show with RPM at The Gig, 7302 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Time: 10pm
Age: 21+
Purchase Tickets: $7 w/ Flier

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9 /25 /04 - This Thursday, September 30th I'll be at "The Gig" on Melrose Ave in Hollywood, performing with RPM. The show is sponsored by MySpace.com. The show is at 9pm. Go to www.myspace.com/rpm to be put on the guest list for free, or print out the flyer below for a discount.

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9 /19 /04- This Friday September 24th at 11:00 PM I'll be at Paladino's in Tarzana, CA performing with Graham Bonnet. You may know him as the singer for such old school acts as Rainbow, Alcatrazz and MSG. We'll be playing all the old favorites including "Since You Been Gone" and "All Night Long". Last year this was a packed show with people coming from near and far. Click HERE for a audio clip of us doing "Lost In Hollywood" in LA last year. E-mail me if you'd like to be on the discount list.

Paladino's
6101 Reseda Blvd.
Tarzana, CA (21 and up)

(Right off the 101 fwy @ Reseda
and Oxnard) Map

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8 /05 /04- Upcoming show! I'll be at the Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood Friday night Aug 6th performing with Ethik. This will be a packed gig. We go on at 9:30. It's an all ages show.
The Whisky a Go-Go -8901 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood

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7 /17 /04 -Upcoming Show! - Performing with singer/songwriter "RPM" :

Tues - July 20th - "BB-Kings",

Located in CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood. 9:45pm.

For more info, visit www.RPM.tv

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5 /31/ 04- Got some Japan dates coming up with Impellitteri. They are as follows:

July 7th - "Bottom Line", Nagoya, Japan

July 9th - "Big Cat" - Osaka, Japan

July 10th - "Club Citta" - Kawasaki, Japan

July 11th - "Astro Hall" - Tokyo, Japan

While in Japan some of us will be booking clinics in Osaka and Tokyo. Stay tuned for those dates.

The band consists of Chris Impellitteri on gtr, myself on drums, Marty O'Brien on bass, Ed Roth on keys, and new singer Curtis Skelton. The CD has been out in Japan awhile and is doing well. A European release is due soon on SPV.
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3 / 22/ 04 - Just did tracks this week for Jeff Scott Soto's new record. Should be out sometime around September. Neal Schon makes a guest appearance on one track.

Also, the new Impellitteri CD "Pedal to the Metal" will be out in Japan as of Wednesday this week. I'll have one or two sound samples up soon.

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1 / 21 /04 -Upcoming show! Performing with the band "Boink" -

Tuesday, Jan 27th
10:45 PM
The Roxy
Hollywood, CA

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1 / 07 /04 - Happy New Year everybody. For anybody that will be at the NAMM Convention in LA next week I'll be making Artist Apperances at the Mapex drums booth. Stop by and say hi. Hope to see you there. Here are the times:

Fri., Jan 16th -12:00 PM

Sat. Jan 17th -12:30 PM

Also, the new Impellitteri CD has been mixed and sounds great. The drum sound is by far the best I have gotten on any of the Impellitteri records to date. Special thanks to Greg Reely for doing such a kick ass job of engineering and mixing. Look for a March/April release through JVC/Japan.

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10 /28 /03 - Hey everybody. I'll be playing on Wednesday Nov 12th at La Ve Lee with Steve Fister and Tony Franklin. Steve has played guitar on such gigs as Pat Travers, Steppenwolf, and Lita Ford. Tony's credits include such great gigs as The Firm (with Jimmy Page), Blue Murder, David Coverdale, and many others. This is a fun Rock, Blues, Fusion kinda gig. Always a blast.
La Ve Lee is located in Studio City, CA at 12514 Ventura Blvd. 818-980-8158
Well be doing 2 sets at 8:30 and 10:00 PM.

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10/20/03 - The new Impellitteri CD is coming along. I recorded drum tracks last May and the Vocals we're just completed by new singer Curtis Skelton. Everything sounds killer. The sound of Impellitteri stays intact on this one yet is definitely infused with a modern rock/power metal influence. Looks like an early 2004 release.
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10/04/03 - I was in Germany from 9/25 to 10/03, performing with Brooks Buford for the taping of two TV shows. Here is a photo:

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9/24/03 - The Brooks Buford music-video that Glen appears in for the song "Trailer Fabulous" is now availble to view online. Click here to view it with Windows Media player. The video was shot in Atlanta a few months ago.

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9/23//03 - Glen performed with Brooks Buford on the premiere episode of the "Orlando Jones Show" on the FX network. Click here to view the bands performance in quicktime format.