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    Charles Watson & Hollow Council MP3s at iTunes, Napster, and Amazon MP3 Stores For 2009 Christmas Sales
     

    Time For Change, Charles Watson & Hollow Council's hit album, is available at the major MP3 download store online. iTunes, Napster, and Amazon MP3

    Apache Junction, Arizona, November 19, 2009 – Charles Watson has it goin' on. Get your MP3 players ready and loaded up with the tunes that rocked Sturgis 2008, Arizona's biggest ongoing Rockfest, record breaking AAA Radio airwaves, and myspace 2009 big-time! Download individual tunes off the album or the entire album of 12 outrageous Alternative Rock songs

    Ready for the direct Links to Charles Watson & Hollow Council MP3 downloads? Absolutely. Here they are:

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    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this press release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson, Jr. or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council: Platinum Plus International

    Contact:
    Charles Watson
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

    and
    MANAGEMENT
    Robert Metzgar
    Capitol Management Group
    1214 16th Avenue South
    Nashville, TN 37212-2902

    800-767- 4984 (toll free)
    capitalmanagement.com

     

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council: Another Stunning Announcement
     

    OMG! Charles Watson has a whole new project underway on Platinum Plus Universal's 2010 Nashville artist roster, and a line-up of pro players that are just mind boggling! "Time For Change" was more than prophetic!

    Apache Junction, Arizona, September 6, 2009 – Charles Watson announced today that he has retooled the band and, along with drummer Shane Walker and bassist, Josh Cummings, are working on another album with a new agenda. Needless to say, from messages coming in from all point of the globe who have been following Watson's career, fans, friends, and family are beyond stoked.

    The response was unanimous. Spoiler? Listen for dueling classical guitars, mandolins, and violins, world-class symphonic productions, including tributes to the heart and soul of masters that made Nashville the epicenter of the world's recording industry ... this is definitely going to usher in a new epoch in the archives of music history. Stay tuned for more news and details.

    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this press release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson, Jr. or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council: Platinum Plus International

    Contact:
    Charles Watson
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

    and
    MANAGEMENT
    Robert Metzgar
    Capitol Management Group
    1214 16th Avenue South
    Nashville, TN 37212-2902

    800-767- 4984 (toll free)
    capitalmanagement.com


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    Charles Watson & Hollow Council Have a Stunning Announcement: It's a White Knuckle Ride
     

    Summer 2009, Charles Watson & Hollow Council were approached by a major marketing representative to submit a song for a product commercial focused on EXTREME SPORTS ... unfortunately, this reviewer cannot disclose the details of this great opportunity to the public at this time ... but as a result, there is an amazing new song in existence called "White Knuckle Ride". That, I can write about, and from first-hand experience since was in Charles Watson's home studio when it happened!

    Apache Junction, Arizona, July 5, 2009 – One might not think that getting a haircut could qualify as a life-changing event, but it was what prompted a rocking, hard-driving tune out of Charles Watson when Josh Cummings came to Watson and told him it was time for the maestro to do his magic asap due to a serendipitous circumstance of sitting in a barber's chair next to a fellow in Fortune 500 advertising.  Watson went to work right away. And magic is what happened.

    "Josh has a bass riff he's been playing around with," Watson says to me.  I am, as usual, this being the middle of the night, huddled over a keyboard clicking away on on my NIP (literary masterpiece for sure), burning my eyes on small print, listening from the other side of the studio.  "It could become a cool piece to intro something I've been working on ...." And so it was I was privileged to engage in a conversation with the maestro himself about the nature of extreme sports, being that we had such death-defying feats of competition under our belts. It isn't everyone who knows what the world looks like while flying upside-down, commanding gravity to degrees that one small mistake or mis-judgment, or even unforeseeable mishap, could be a last move of a sports career in the least, if not of a lifetime.  What does an extreme sport competitor really think about ... what does it take to hone one's skills and physic to that level of heightened awareness? 

    At one point Watson says, "Well, yeah, you can feel yourself slicing through the ether like a nine-ring blade ... we have an expression of going so fast your shadow can't even catch up with you ... I like that image."  Watson and I shared our hair-raising stories of extreme training, feelings, and competitive events all night.

    "It's a white knuckle ride," exclaims Watson. "That's it ... riding a rollercoaster of adrenaline ," he sings to his guitar pickin' and then looks up at me and says, "That's perfect!"

    And it was. So was the whole tune he came up with, guitar in hand ... got it all going. I felt the hair on my neck stand up ... that's magic in my book.

    Watson scored out the tune and wrote line after line of lyrics with "It's a White Knuckle Ride" for the chorus, hook, and title ... shot it off to Dunham a few days later to work out how he could make such intense madness fit his vocal style. Dunham was inspired too ... added some lines about wanting the world to see his greatness; that was how he felt about it - even though he isn't an extreme sport sort, he was a weekend motorcycle dude back in the day, Harley, of course, so his take on it made sense.  Watson & Josh worked out a killer bottom line. The maestro took the music to the "Captain", drummer Shane Walker, and got the rhythm down to perfection. The four came together and honed-in the song.

    Another magical maestro, Michael Wheeler, recorded Shane's drum tracks at Arizona Music Academy where he, Shane, and Charles teach. Just have to mention that Shane is not only an awesome beyond words drummer, he also rips on guitars and bass and is a pro trombonist ... a real musician's musician who understands the full scope. And, just have to say, Michael's set-up and recording was spot-on. Watson recorded his crunch-grinding electric guitar chords. Josh came into Watson's studio and recorded the killer bass line. Dunham and Watson worked out the vocal lines and lyrics and Dunham recorded a number of vocal takes at Watson's studio. 

    Then Watson spent many long nights mixing, tweaking, mixing, listening. If any of you reading this are studio cats, then ya know just what I'm talking about.

    "Hum. Think I got it." Watson muses out loud. "Check this out." He has removed his headphones. "What do you think?" He cranks the tune out through the speakers.

    Me? I'm still cranking out the words on a non-stop creative marathon, my nightly meditation.  The absolute truth. I'm blown away. It was a white knuckle ride ... couldn't stay still ... I'm on my feet rockin' away.

    What was that voice coming through the overhead speakers?  What was that sound? Watson said he and Dunham agreed on a megaphone sound for that part of the vocals ... perfect ... Watson also had punched in hard-core background vocals, punctuating the chorus hook ... hairs stood up on my neck ... more of that magic stuff.

    Well, have to say Watson recorded some friggin' extreme mind-blowing guitar solo pieces along with the immaculate grind-crunching chords and whatever-it-is he does with those strings and things that shoot electricity into my veins ... some of which no one else in the world heard but we two night-lurking addicts of  Art. A few cuts made it into the hands, ears, and hearts of quite a few friends & everyone was totally stoked. It was a wrap. Next, the boys in the band got their copies of the mix.

    A few days later, I & friend heard what came of the band members' review, described as the final mix.

    Nothing really had changed except, "What happened to those balls-to-the-wall guitar lines?" I asked.

    Josh and Dunham said they didn't want any guitar lines in it?

    "Huh?" We said. "Huh?"  Well, still, that's Watson for ya. He's all about 'the band'. It's gotta be right for everyone ... he's really one of a kind.

    So, hate to mention those mind-bending electric guitar riffs were left out of that demo's final mix, but fortunately some cuts of the original version are in the hands of a few fans ... including me.

    In my humble opinion ... there isn't any getting around it ... we rockers LOVE to hear Watson shred ... especially with some kick-ass bass, powerhouse drumming, great lyrics and multiple voices ... it's that signature magic that's makes his bands more than just another bunch of dudes playing musical instruments ... maestro magic. None-the-less ...

    "White Knuckle Ride" is exactly that ... and believe me, I can make magic pretty good sometimes too, 'cause I just made a long story short.

    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

    Contact:
    Charles Watson, classical guitarist
    Charles Watson & Hollow Council
    http://www.cewatson.com
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

    Gothage Press   Arizona Music Review: (excerpts from "Chronicling the career of classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr. by Sixfeet Under)

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    Arizona Alternative Radio KWSS, 106.7 FM, Introduces Phoenix Airwaves to Charles Watson & Hollow Council
     

    June 4th, Charles Watson & Hollow Council is featured on KWSS Arizona Alternative Radio, 106.7 FM, interviewed by DJ Beef, and had four cuts off their Time For Change album aired and put in rotation for the first time on a domestic major market radio station: "Empty Man", "Liquid Sin", Fracture Me", and the album title tune, "Time For Change".  Charles Watson & Hollow Council will be in KWSS studios again June 25th for another live interview with Beef, D-Rock, and the gang.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, June 6, 2009 –  Alternative Rock band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, has blown the lid off the domestic scene on major market radio with not one, but four cuts off their album, Time For Change, including a live studio interview with KWSS, Arizona Alternative Radio 106.7 FM.  Another interview with the band at KWSS studios in Scottsdale, AZ,  is scheduled for the D-Rock & Beef's Thursday night show June 25th.

    Two songs off this album charted Charles Watson & Hollow Council #1 for a record breaking official 45 weeks on AAA radio last Fall, "Stop Wasting My Time" and "Stuffed Suits". They now have a grand total of six, I'll say that again, SIX tunes, that's 50% of this album, with rotation airplay. KWSS introduced the domestic airwaves to Charles Watson & Hollow Council with "Empty Man" (which has a fascinating YouTube music video and was selected for two compilation CD series, one for Radio RNR, billed as the finest HotSpot for Rock on Internet radio, and 3000 Indy Records 360), "Fracture Me", "Liquid Sin", a top ranking myspace play favorite, and an extreme instrumental with classical guitar and keyboard orchestration,  "Time For Change", title song for the album, by Charles Watson.

    And there's more. Yet, as has been the case since it's inception, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, continuously on the move to more exposure and broader markets with every twist and turn in the mix, says to stay tuned for some near-future announcements. All in good time, guys. All in good time. We're listening.

    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

    Contact:
    Charles Watson, classical guitarist
    Charles Watson & Hollow Council
    http://www.cewatson.com
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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    Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band Clinch 51 weeks on AAA Radio Charts

    “Stop Wasting My Time” and “Stuffed Suits”, two singles off the 2008 album titled Time For Change by the alternative rock band Charles Watson & Hollow Council, have stayed on AAA radio charts for a whopping “43 weeks” straight, announced their label executive producer, Robert Metzgar on November 5, 2008. That was 8 weeks ago but it isn’t old news. To date, Charles Watson & Hollow Council’s album Time For Change has now been charted for 51 weeks, and still going strong. This kind of run for a brand-spanking-new band with their first album released August, 2008  is this Happy New Year’s Day record-breaking news.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2009 – Charles E. Watson, a classical guitarist, is doing something new in the business of music. He’s making the classical guitar popular in arenas of rock genre listeners. This isn’t an easy crowd to please. The music either rocks or it doesn’t, regardless of sub-genre appeal; and there are as many interpretations of what that means as there are rockers. Multiply that by 51 weeks charted on AAA radio airwaves and you’ve got a lot of listeners across global spectrums liking what they hear from Charles Watson and his band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council.

    Two singles off the 2008 music album, Time For Change, on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, “Stop Wasting My Time” and "Stuffed Suits”, have continued to be charted for airplay on AAA radio stations for 51 weeks straight, to date.//

    This music has everything, including sticky hooks and licks that stay in your head, full-speed-ahead scaling you can’t believe is really happening, grinding groovy crunches, “Iron Dog” Dunham’s haunting vocals of uniquely crafted lyrics with harmony and other vocal backups from guitarist and bassists, Josh’s aces and eights driving anchor bass on "Stop Wasting My Time" and Watson on his fretless Alembic bass on "Stuffed Suits". Johnson's exquisite drumming on the recordings are performed in the live band by Shane Walker, a top power-house drummer. So one of the stories goes, and of these, there are many, while rocking-out in the crowd, the band was playing “Stop Wasting My Time”, a chic leaned over and yelled, “This is the music I’ve waited all my life to hear.”

    The current success of Watson’s entry into the mainstream rock music market with his classical guitar, superb songwriting and arrangements and first-rate band, is in the numbers. 51 weeks straight of AAA radio charting is record-breaking.  As Watson says, “It’s not supply and demand. It’s demand and supply. I think it’s natural for people to demand art as well as entertainment and I feel really good about the great reception the music on this album is receiving.”

    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

    Contact:
    Charles Watson, classical guitarist
    Charles Watson & Hollow Council
    http://www.cewatson.com
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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    Final Fridays Rock Fest Hosted by Nashville Recording Artists, Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band

    Final Fridays is more than a last Friday of the month celebration at Crabby Don’s club in Gilbert, Arizona. It’s a bona fied Rock Fest. Charles Watson & Hollow Council announced today they will be hosting Final Fridays at a Phoenix valley area bar and grill fully fitted with a professional sound stage and square footage to accommodate the crowds gathering for an evening of top rock band line ups.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, December 26, 2008 – There’s no question that the Phoenix, Arizona valley area is hip to live music venues rivaling Seattle and Denver in the West as hot-spots for emerging musicians and attracting recording artists of renown longevity; and it’s not just the great year-round weather that makes Phoenix an attractive place for musicians. Music abounds from every neighborhood garage to a plethora of bars, nightclubs, restaurants, art galleries, wine and cheese bars, performing arts centers, museum events, street fairs, ongoing festivals and benefits, city grassy knoll arenas, red brick and fountain plazas, and every venue possible that can boast live music in situ. 

    Expensing a state-of-the-art sound stage with knowledgeable sound techs on-board and plenty of space to rock their crowds, might say Crabby Don’s in Gilbert is no exception, but for the fact that they have topped the charts with Final Fridays hosted by the alternative rock band Charles Watson & Hollow Council. The last Friday of each month, at this bar and grill, has become a venue for concert style lineups hosted and organized by the hottest 2008 Platinum Plus rock band out of Arizona with a chart record-breaking album Time For Change. ...//

    Time For Change Album by Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville Charts 43 Weeks on AAA Radio

    Still number one. Charles Watson & Hollow Council album Time For Change has stayed on the AAA radio charts for 43 weeks, announced today by the album's executive producer, Robert Metzgar, today.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, November 5, 2008 – When news comes straight from the desk of the Holy Grail incarnate Guru of the music industry, you'd better believe something important is happening.  Classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr. found his mentor in Nashville when he said he wanted to blow-out the mainstream rock genre with his new brand of guitar playing and an alternative rock band. Legends Hall of Fame Producer, along with a plethora of just as impressive and significant inductions and titles, Robert Metzgar, didn't blink. And that was just the beginning.

    The resulting album, Time For Change. Two of its tunes, "Stop Wasting My Time" and "Stuffed Suits", have rocked the AAA charts to record-breaking heights with 43 weeks of play. According to the buzz on such things, there are three main factors that boost today's music sales. One is the live performances of the artist(s). Two, is the promotions of the same. Three is AAA radio play. Did Charles Watson & Hollow Council hit the jack pot? They're three for three and still going strong.

    "Stop Wasting My Time", said M. E. Kibler,  lyricist of this song, in an informal interview at Solidspace Studio, "Is metaphor." The music and vocal delivery are impassioned.

    "Stuffed Suits" is a fantastic mix of progressive rock and protest-style social commentary a little punked out. Just one spoiler is that this song features a cleverness that draws you right into the call and response male chorus chant, "Stuffed Suits".

    For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

    Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution, release date August 29, 2008. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Universal Records. Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

    Contact:
    Charles Watson, classical guitarist
    Charles Watson & Hollow Council
    http://www.cewatson.com
    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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    Charles Watson, Arizona Classical Guitarist, Rocks Denver DNC Crowds After Sturgis 2008 Rally

    After a week playing Sturgis 2008 Rally, Charles Watson stops off in Denver to play three of Denver's hottest blues clubs. Notably, his stint in Denver begins at Ziggies, one of the most famous blues clubs in the country.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, August 15, 2008 – Denver is filling up for the DNC convention slated in the mile high city. Arizona classical guitarist, Charles Watson, just ripped for a week with his band at Sturgis 2008 Rally in Sturgis, SD, but he isn't finished. First up is Ziggies in Denver, Colorado's oldest blues club, playing a Special Event Saturday evening from 4 to 7 pm on August 16. Watson is appearing at Bushwacker's Blues Bar to open for The Incidentals, Tuesday night, August 24 at 9:30 pm.  Tuesday night, August 26, he is playing at the 3 Kings Tavern, at 9 pm. ... //

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council Book Sturgis 2008 Rally in SD, One of the Largest Venues in the World

    So one of the stories goes, "It took me 5 years before I could get booked at Sturgis," said a well known Country music star, who will remain anonymous, when he heard the news that Charles Watson and band had just snagged one of the most enviable gigs in the world. August 2 through 8, 2008, when Charles Watson & Hollow Council will be playing in Sturgis, SD, is three days short of two weeks before Watson's album "Time For Change", is even released.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, August 2, 2008 – Charles Watson and band are ecstatic. They are also in South Dakota playing on stage at the Sturgis 2008 Rally, one of the largest venues in the world. "It was kind of a last minute thing," says Watson. "We were going, then we weren't, then we were, then we weren't, and had just about resigned that something as big as Sturgis wasn't going to happen quite yet." Then a last minute confirmation came with a phone call and they were out the door and on the road. ...//

    Platinum Plus Records, Nashville “Time For Change” Album Beats 2008 Presidential Candidates to the Slogan Punch

    “Time For Change”, a song off Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, new recording artist's album, Time For Change, says it all for this Presidential election cycle's theme. Everybody wants to claim "they" are the agent of change. But Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist, beat them all to the punch and is this Happy New Year’s Day record-breaking news.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2008 – Last September 2007, the first US Presidential nominee ad to run with the 'agent of change' theme was from the Hillary Clinton camp launching advertisements in Iowa and New Hampshire. Since then, everyone in the race has followed suit trying to come up with a different way to say that 'they' are the one to initiate 'change'. A year ago, Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist, had already announced the title of his new album would be Time For Change and had begun composing his title song, "Time For Change".

    Maybe that was prophetic of Watson. Maybe he was way ahead of the wave.  Who knew what the year 2007 would usher in? Charles Watson was all about doing something new in the world of rock music, bringing the classical guitar into a genre where no one had ever ventured, to showcase new techniques and direction for new sounds and ideas. The title song, Time For Change, is an extreme classical guitar instrumental of deep passion and moving passages of contemplative extravaganzas of guitar work. Anyone interested in change they can believe in? Check out Watson's Time For Change. ...//

    October Marks Charles Watson & Hollow Council Debut Public Performance

    Usually the band comes first, then the recording contract, then the album release, but there isn't anything "as usual" about Charles Watson & Hollow Council,  an alternative rock band who just finished recording a history making album, Time For Change. Now they are out rocking the Phoenix, AZ valley area in anticipation of the album's finalizing mixing and mastering.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, October 10, 2007 – Charles Watson & Hollow Council, alternative rock band with a classical hook and a blues edge, having formed as a band to record the album, Time for Change, on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, will debut the music live on stage at Crabby Don's in Gilbert, AZ on October 19, 2008. This is their first public performance as this band. The drummer, Jesse Johnson, and the guitarist, Charles Watson, have been playing together long enough to have been through a couple 10,000 hours of music. Josh Cummings, bassist, vocalist, and hand drummer, has played bass with Watson and Johnson since 2004. For Chris Dunham, lead vocalist and co-song writer with Watson, this is a return to the stage for a hard rock vocalist and dramatic actor since the mid 90's.  This opening night is also an especially looked-forward to event for those who know the fellows in the band and have been anticipating just such an occasion. The world-at-large will be ushering in a new era ...//

    Fourth of July Celebrated in Style by Charles Watson & Hollow Council in Nashville Upon Completing Recording “Time For Change” Album

    “Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville is almost a done deal for this alternative rock band from Arizona. This Fourth of July, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, the newly donned name, is in Nashville for explosive celebrations as only Music City, USA can do. With the recording sessions completed, now comes the final mix, and, no doubt, another celebration.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, July 4, 2007 – "It's a crazy night in Nashville," says Charles. Charles Watson & Hollow Council, after their third and last recording session for Time For Change on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, are out on the town. Fireworks of extravagant measure are not rare on this particular date's eve, but, for Charles Watson, Chris Dunham, Jesse Johnson, and Josh Cummings, they are right where they want to be ... //

    The name of this band is a new revelation as of their third recording session. With the addition of Josh Cummings for the last session to record three of the bass lines, notably Watson recorded all the bass lines for the album thus far, Johnson was all about calling the band "Empty Men" after the first tune Watson wrote for the album, Empty Man. Vocalist, Chris Dunham, came up with synonyms for that: "hollow" and "council" ... they all agreed, Hollow Council it was.  Since the recording contract is between Watson and Platinum Plus Universal to put a 12 tune album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville label, Watson's name is required for the recording artist credits, so Watson submitted "Charles Watson & Hollow Council" for the recording artist and, although they refer to themselves as simply "Hollow Council", Charles Watson & Hollow Council is the way it's going down in history.//

    Arizona Classical Guitarist Brands Alternative Rock Band Trade Name: Charles Watson & Hollow Council

    Sorry Shakespeare. A rose by any other name is something else. Name recognition is everything, especially in the era of the www. Arizona classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr, has declared a dba Recording Artist band name for his Alternative Rock  “Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville: Charles Watson & Hollow Council.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, June 21, 2007  - Punch in some letters of the alphabet, any alphabet, put in some spaces here 'n there, use a symbol or number or few, enter search, and you've got hundreds of thousands of results showing up, retrieved from the largest information archives in the world, the World Wide Web. Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist, has a big chunk of relevant and top ranking search results establish since going online in 2000. Charles Watson & Hollow Council are online on www.myspace.com/hollowcouncil and have a commercial site, www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com, and the words are showing up all over the web.

     

    "Josh Cummings, our bass player, was the finishing touch," says Watson. Cummings, a multi-talented musician, friend and associate of Watson's, was otherwise committed in a world music hand drum troupe playing Renaissance Festivals around the country. Cummings joined up with Watson, Dunham, and Johnson in the Spring of 07 and will be traveling to Nashville for the third and last recording session for the album next month. He also will be recording back up vocals and hand drums.//

    Charles Watson and Band Members in Nashville, TN Recording “Time For Change” Album First in Order for January 2007

    “Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville has a ground-breaking new sound for the mainstream rock genre charts, featuring the extreme classical guitar work of Arizona’s foremost guitarist, Charles Watson. After months of preparation and putting together his alternative rock band, Watson and fellow musicians are scheduled to begin the first recording session January 8 in Nashville, TN, and is this Happy New Year's record breaking news.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2007 – Charles E. Watson Jr. decided on the title for his album during late night hours of working on the music while talking to a friend about all the changes taking place. “Time For Change,” Watson says, “Is the title of an instrumental I've been working on since last summer. I'm going to put it on the album. Making changes, no pun intended," he chuckles, "applies to each one of us in the band as well as the overall concept for the album. It’s not just a quip. Seems it’s just time for change in so many ways. It’s crazy; I think this collection of songs and music are some of the best I’ve written so far.” Watson and fellow band members are preparing to leave for Nashville to begin a first of three recording sessions January 8 at Chelsea Studios. ...//

    Charles Watson Destined to Make History in Mainstream Rock

    Charles Watson has put together  a brand new alternative rock band slated to record a debut album with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville. Charles E. Watson, Jr., classical guitarist from the Phoenix, Arizona valley area, landed his recording contract to release his next classical guitar album, but this isn’t going to be just any ordinary classical guitar album. Watson has put together a unique group of musicians, a drummer and vocalist, to launch his classical guitar based alternative rock music and  is destined to make history in the rock genre charts.

     

    Apache Junction, Arizona, October 25, 2006 – Charles E. Watson, Jr, also known among classical guitarists as C. E. Watson, is all about the classical guitar. In fact, he’s got a new band and song list for recording an album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville in 2007, featuring his classical guitar work all rocked out and electrified. Notably, Watson’s executive producer is Legends Hall of Fame Producer, Robert Metzgar, who’s all about making history in the music industry with a fame for producing star-power recording artists ...//

    Arizona Classical Guitarist Charles Watson Recording Contract with Platinum Plus Universal Records in Nashville

    Arizona classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr., has made plans with Platinum Plus Universal and Legends Hall of Fame Producer Robert Metzgar to record a twelve-tune music album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville. With a couple dozen private label albums under his belt, Watson's fired up and ready to go for another batch of hot compositions and fret board work on a profound respect commanding label with a who's who of the music industry team beside him.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, April 20, 2006 – Charles E. Watson Jr. started a buzz by circulating his classical guitar private label 2005 album on CD, Path of the Raven, for his promotional demo.  The buzz about this phenomenal guitarist in Arizona reached the very heart of the music industry, Robert Metzgar, in Nashville. The producers and surrounding entourage of people on this project are the Who's Who of the music business ... //

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    "TIME FOR CHANGE" 2008 album on CD
    CHARLES WATSON & HOLLOW COUNCIL

    "Charles Watson, acclaimed Arizona electric and classical guitarist, has put together a group of musicians that are flat-out the new rock band to listen to, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, with a 2008 album straight out of Nashville's best. "Time for Change".

    Time For Change 2008 album features the flamboyant finesse of Charles Watson's finger-style and fret board innovations on a souped-up State-of-the-Art Godin classical guitar, masterful drumming by Jesse Johnson, a highly creative drummer of extraordinary style and diversity, Charles Watson on an Alembic fretless bass on 8 of the 11 band recorded songs, Josh Cummings' bass lines on three songs, and Chris Dunham delivering his unique style of rock vocals, with harmony by Watson, and other vocal backups by Watson, Cummings, and Johnson along with guest vocals by Susie Marshall and Spike Jones..

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council is hard hitting alternative rock with a classical hook and a blues edge, a revolutionary and fine tuned Arizona based rock band with sophisticated instrumentation, driving rhythms, and progressive dynamics ripped with infectious hooks. These musicians' backgrounds cover a broad array of music genres that come through in the unique and exciting concert sound rocking audiences with captivating music extravaganzas."
    Gothage Music Review ~ January 2008 by Sixfeet Under  

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