NETWORK ASSUMES MANAGEMENT ROLE

Prior to signing with Blastzone Entertainment Group, Elctrikchair co-founders, Andrew and Robert Rodriguez, demanded that Dust2Dust Music Network U.S.A., previously the band's network recruiting affiliation, remain an integral part of Elctrikchair's organization. 

Blastzone Entertainment Group accomodated the Rodriguez brothers request and Dust2Dust Music Network U.S.A. continues to serve a critical role as the professional management team of Elctrikchair. 

Dust2Dust Music Network U.S.A. retains full and final authority for all decisions related to Elctrikchair, Dust2Dust Music U.S.A. and EC's sponsors. 

LESSON STUDIO OPENS

Bob and Andrew of Elctrikchair have partnered to offer drum, percussion and guitar lessons in their professional studio. 

There are many qualified music instructors out there but finding music instructors with current tour experience, intimate knowledge of all genres of metal and mastery of techical skills beyond that of the average instructor is everything these talented musicians can offer. 

If you have any questions just ask their students. 

Better yet, become their student before you have to compete with them or worse yet, their students. 

Check out Andrew and Bob's professional profiles on the band site at: http://www.elctrikchair.com

Contact Andrew or Bob on facebook or myspace:  www.myspace.com/elctrikchair

DUST2DUST MUSIC NETWORK USA OFFERS BAND BOOKING SERVICES

Bands may now utilize the professional booking services of Dust2Dust Music Network USA.  In order to utilize booking services bands must first become an EC sponsor.  Contact us for details.

ELCTRIKCHAIR

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Born in the underground, diverse and resilient.  This progessive-death gem is primed to unleash refined metal fury.

SUMMER TOUR ANNOUNCED

Elctrikchair kicked off its summer tour season with a stellar performance at EL Diablo Fest in Albuquerque, N.M.  The band will be touring in the Southwestern and Western U.S.

ANDREW RODRIGUEZ AUDIO ENGINEER

Andrew Rodriguez is taking advantage of the studio recording skills he's worked hard to acquire over the years. 

While he hasn't officially named his business, Andrew is open for business and has recorded a number of bands. 

The word is hitting the street.  We're doing our best to manage the workflow. 

If you've heard a sample of Andrew's work you know why the demand for his product is so high. 

Hit us up with an email at ehunter1016@yahoo.com if you'd like to schedule a recording session.

EC OFFERS ARTIST SERVICES

EC drummer, Bob Rodriguez, keeps himself busy using his creative skills to design special effects. 

Bob takes on special projects for bands and individual artists.  Contact Bob on facebook or myspace at:  www.myspace.com/elctrikchair

SINCE WHEN DON'T MUSICIANS HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT OR HAVE VOCAL SKILLS?

So does anyone really care, the mainstream is still what it's always been which is why we want no part of it.  We live in reality, they live in a bubble. 

Let's cross over and give them a reality check.  Let's face it, we're content with who we are, where we are and they're trying to steal our stage. 

If becoming rich is your goal in life, you don't belong.  But if becoming rich is a result of your being 'real' we want you!!!'

Aliens From Earth

How'd we get here?  Who owns and controls the music industry? 

You hear wholesale names like Clear Channel, Rupert Merdoch and ASCAP, are they the gods of music?

The truth of the matter is, it depends.  On what?  Who has political power in the United States of America at the given time.  Huh? 

Not long ago, these two political forces met, in court.  Neither could defeat the other, so they settled. 

The settlement essentially says, without actually saying so, when we're in political power, we control.  It's more the political landscape than the court settlement that dictates reality. 

Well here's a short version of Political Science 101. 

Clear Channel and Rupert Merdoch are 'mainstream' moguls and organizations like ASCAP are non-partisan [don't exclude any political party] businesses, some with union affiliations.

 Mainstream moguls are on the 'Right [Conservative-Major Corporate] and union folks [Some Major Corporate] with union affiliations, are  generally 'Left' [Liberal]. 

Both groups have tremendous power and money, especially when their party is in power, that is; their President and their Congress are controlling the country.  

We are aliens in our own country.

We don't care if you're right, left, independent or uninvolved.  All are welcome here if you are real. 

It doesn't even matter if you or your family have a few bucks as long as you don't think money is going to buy you anything you want, it won't here. 

No one is looking out for our interests, we inherit the in enviable task of pulling together to look out for ourselves.   

BLASTZONE ENTERTAINMENT WANTS YOU!

DUST2DUST MUSIC NETWORK ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS   

Submit your music and receive free air play in the U.S., mail your professionally recorded music CD and/or press kit to: 

DUST2DUST MUSIC NETWORK

A/R Department

9674-296 E. Arapahoe Rd.

Greenwood Village, CO  80112-3757

Office:  303 617 8811

What qualifies anyone to judge your music?

•  A music background
•  A formal music education
•  Entertainment experience

PHOBIA

TOUR

TWENTY TEN

Elctrikchair begins the summer tour season in earnest after July 4th.  EC will perform throughout the Southwest and West coasts as well as the Rocky Mountains and the mid-west.  The tour will include bands from the progessive, death, doom and experimental genres.

WHAT DOES XENOPHOBIA MEAN?

Xenophobia is defined by Websters as:  fear and hatred of strangers or of anything that is strange or foreign. 

Now apply that definition to the every day experience of life.

People have perceptions that are their own.  Within that framework there are recognizable descriptions, usually adjectives like:  ugly, fat, skinny, bald, long-haired, stupid, dumb, dirty, white, black, brown...  You can see just how far it goes. 

As a music genre, metal is no exception.  The Beatles' pop albums were destroyed by fans after John declared them more popular than Jesus.  The Beatles were labeled a Satanic band by some because they partnered with the strange, the foreign.  

Some would argue that Blue Oyster Cult was the first metal band or Steppen Wolfe.  If they were metal did that automatically make them satanic? 

The album XENOPHOBIA cleverly applies these phobias to music by forcing the ear to accept sounds it has not experienced, therefore making it reasonable to the uninitiated listener to declare it strange, foreign and in some cases it may rise to the level of 'hate' because it is different. 

Not for any other reason.  It doesn't sound like Motley Crue, it isn't characteristic of Metallica yet its metal. 

The progressions are new.  People always flock to their comfort zones.  They like to hear Black Sabbath because its familiar, they like Metallica because they listened to it when they were kids and nothing short of Motley Crue will impress that other segment of metal. 

But what made the thrash metal of the past so huge?  It was despised by so many at the outset. 

The stage is set, evolution is a natural occurance and no matter how bad we want it, our kids aren't going to crave what we did. 

New generation thrash is an awesome throw back.  There is plenty of room for cover tunes and people will always like hearing them but XENOPHOBIA is upon us. 

Mainstream music is not immune, it never has been, either is underground metal. 

It's here, listen; be fearful, reject the strange while it beseiges us.  Hate it.  It's metal.