Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t but every Wednesday night over on 39 Hotel Street in Chinatown, Brett Shimabuku hosts the Rising Melody which is a feature of songwriters and performers in a music spotlight. On the first Wednesday of every month, they feature open mic night, so if you got skillz, by all means head on over to enjoy and entertain their ever growing audience. Play the video above to hear it from Brett himself.
Even DEEN CASTRONOVO the amazing drummer for JOURNEY can sing his ass off. In this video not only is he grooving and nailing monster fills but he is singing LEAD. Hitting every note. I saw them live a few years back and this was the highlight of the show for me. Can’t wait to see them live again. Cause even with their new singer ARNEL PINEDA I am sure DEEN will sing a few leads.
The Band He Is Playing With In This Video Sucks Ass, But His Voice Is Amazing!
December 5, 2007 — After much speculation…the wait is finally over.
JOURNEY–Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums)–is proud to introduce fans all over the world to their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda (“pin-eh-da”). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.
Arnel hails from Quezon City in the Philippines and has been singing Journey songs–in addition to original material–with his band, The Zoo, for the past couple of years in clubs all over his homeland. Joining the legendary band is a dream come true for him.
“It’s so exciting to sing with one of the best bands in the world. It’ll be a lot of hard work on my part and I’m actually looking forward to the scrutiny I’ll get from the hardcore JOURNEY fans. I know they’ll expect me to sound exactly like ‘the voice’ (Steve Perry), but that will never happen. I know there’s only one Steve Perry in this world.”
When it was time for JOURNEY to look for a new lead singer, the internet came to their rescue. Guitarist Neal Schon wanted someone new to the music business, so he turned to YouTube. After finding Arnel singing “Faithfully,” he knew he had found the perfect frontman.
“I was frustrated about not having a singer,” explains guitarist Neal Schon, “so I went on YouTube for a couple of days and just sat on it for hours. I was starting to think I was never going to find anybody. But then I found The Zoo and I watched a bunch of different video clips that they had posted. After watching the videos over and over again, I had to walk away from the computer and let what I heard sink in because it sounded too good to be true. I thought, ‘he can’t be that good.’ But he is that good, he’s the real deal and so tremendously talented. Arnel doesn’t sound synthetic and he’s not emulating anyone. I tried to get a hold of him through YouTube and I finally heard from him that night, but it took some convincing to get him to believe that it really was me and not an imposter.”
Arnel Pineda picks up the story: “My friend Noel picked up the message on YouTube and told me it was from Neal. I thought it was a hoax so I ignored it. Noel said, ‘what if it really was Neal and he wanted to offer you the chance of a lifetime?’ So I e-mailed Neal back and the rest is history.”
“Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to JOURNEY,” continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. “His personality is very well-suited to our music. He’s a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. I think fans are really going to love him. With Arnel’s soaring tenor, Journey returns to our heritage sound.”
Schon agrees, “We feel reborn. I think there’s a lot of chemistry between the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it’s escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone’s so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel.”
JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008. Details will be announced early next year.
This is footage from my digital camera of the mosh pit of University of Hawaii Warrior fans after the 39-27 win over Boise State. Although Police was there to prevent the fans from going onto the field after the game, I only saw one person chased, then escorted away from the stadium. It may have been a bit overwhelming for them. The chant you hear during this clip is B-C-S which of course stands for Bowl Championship Series. Congratulations to The Warriors 2007 WAC Champions!
I did try to talk about this on episode 3 of season 3 of the podcast, but never got around to finishing the story. So here it is, from the television show called “Phenomenon” this is video of Jim Callahan’s “trick,” and of course the reaction of Criss Angel.
I don’t know how long this video is gonna stay up, so I thought I’d post this right now. This is what happens the audio accompaniment plays at the wrong sample rate, you get a disastrous performance. So what is the difference between 44.1 and 48khz? Ask Van Halen.
Hawaii’s favorite Super Group will be performing at the Aloha Festivals Kapolei Mele tonight. The great news is that you too can watch their performance live on an “internet website” near you! The show starts at 8:00pm tonight (Sept. 15,) that’s just 24 hours from the next DoctorTrey.com live podcast! Anyway, it will be broadcast on 808talk, Mighty J , Here on DoctorTrey.com and on Ustream! The cameraman for this event will be non other than V. Brown. Internet broadband connection will be provided by Clearwire!. If you can’t make it out to Kapolei, now you can still say you had your chance to watch Mighty J! Congratulations, you win! Incidentally, we still expect to have Mighty J on our podcast tomorrow night.
Katie : where is everybody?! you guys haven't done a show in forever, get busy!
Katie : hey everyone! so i'm sitting in class reallyreally bored. trey could you put the latest episode on itunes so i can listen to it when i get home? thank you! oh and i have a three day weekend this weekend so do a show on sunday so i can call and catch up with you all. hope everyone is having a good week so far! : )
Dr. Trey : Sorry G3, it does look like we'll podcast once again on the 18th though. I think we're starting at 8:00pm HST
g3mini : 1 MONTH?! busy busy, i assume! just checking in... this place was looking kinda lonely... hahaha
Katie : why is mailani above me on the myspace linkers? psssht.
Katie : treyy could you uploade a couple episodes to itunes possibly?
g3mini : no worries!
Katie : hey there guys. i might be a rebel tomorrow night and listen live. but if i stay up till 1 in the morning on a school night you better take my call! haha. laters.
Katie : i've been pretty good. we got a new house here in RI, we're moving in in May. i think you guys should do a podcast sometime this week cuz i'm off of school all week and i haven't called you guys in sooo long. miss you guys! haha. how's everybody else?
Daniel : Hooray! I have a computer with sound again! I'm going to start listening in to the live shows on a regular basis and reclaim my position as one of the "tens of listeners"
Katie : aw no show tonight? jeeeez the one night i can listen? that sucks.
Dr. Trey : I'm so proud of him for finding success, it couldn't have happened to a better person.
House : I'm listening to Jake Shimabukuro on the radio talking about his beginnings. He mentioned Dr. Trey a lot. Of course as the man who taught him how to play, but also the man who recorded his first album with Pure Heart. Is it true that was originally supposed to be a compilation of all your students?
Katie : hey guys. idk if you're doing a show tonight but i'm goin to bed. have fun if you do, and happy new year! tell everyone i say aloha : )
JFSD : ...did anyone see the ad for the robot guitar (Gibson) - looks cool...
Katie : yeah so i guess this officially my corner again, haha. sitting in health again with notta to do. how is everyone? xmas break is coming up so i should be able to call in soon. talk to you all soon!
Katie : no "happy birtday katie"s in my corner? wow. i'm disappointed in you guys.
Katie : holla! good mood. and i'm happy this is working again. peace bros : )
Katie : heyy it's working : ) my birthday's wednesay, who's stoked?
Katie : i guess it's my computer then. i'm at school now and it's working so i'll check again when i get home.
JFSD : @Kimo: Yes, much positive vibes to the Doctor's speedy recovery and good health!
Kimo : Your health. Man, hope you get to feeling better. You need to take care of yourself.
Malama pono ia oe,
Kimo
Dr. Trey : nice to hear from you katie. the shows are up on itunes. haven't been putting them up much lately because of my health, but should be working on it again soon.
Katie : hey. i'm in health. and bored. happy late thanksgiving! hope you guys do a show this week, and trey, put the episodes on iTunes!! thank you : )
House : congrats to UH winning the WAC championship. I hope you got to watch the game Trey.
busy busy, i assume! just checking in... this place was looking kinda lonely... hahaha 
