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    Charles Watson & Hollow Council Announce August 9-15 Venue, Ghost Bike Builder, at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2010

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council is Rocking the Black Hills with Ghost Bike Builder Venue at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2010 Playing at 960 Main Street, Sturgis, SD,, August 9-15, Right Across From the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. Rock On.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, July 11, 2010 – Ghost Bike Builder is hosting a huge venue at the lauded Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2010, the 70th Anniversary of the Black Hills Motor Classic. Their venue is located downtown Sturgis at 960 Main Street, by the Sturgis Harley Davidson showroom and right across the street from the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. The week's events include motorcycle give-aways and special guest appearances.

    Charles Watson & Hollow Council are playing the Ghost Bike Builder Main Street venue all week long, August 9 thru 15. In particular, the band will be playing evening stage shows on the 9th, 11th, 13th, and 15th along with giving away 13 brand new guitars and T-shirts.

    One won't want to miss the shadowy story of the Ghost Bike Builder's 4 horsemen on "steeds of chrome and steel" who rode up from Hell, as written and told by Watson. Ghost Bike Builder theme song lyrics were written by Watson, Cummings, & White Wolf, with Watson and Cummings writing and arranging the music. Ghost Bike Builder is hard-hitting Rock 'n Roll metal mania. Way to go guys. Rock On.

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

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    Charles Watson Announces Hollow Council to Play at Sturgis Rally 2010

    Word is just out that Arizona's phenomenal ROCK band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, are performing at one of the largest and most prestigious venues in the world, Sturgis Bike Rally 2010.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, May 16, 2010 – There are many new things underway with Charles Watson, extreme guitarist who launched a rock band in 2007 featuring his extraordinary electric classical guitar playing that won favor among Nashville's core and radio wave audiences across the globe. Watson has just announced that the band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, alternatively known and booked as Hollow Council, will be playing at this year's 70th annual Sturgis Rally 2010.

    The instrumental band that wowed audiences with their exciting extravaganzas of sound and performance level, winning a reputation as a band of master musicians, Josh Cummings, bassist and hand drummer, Shane Walker, drummer, and Charles Watson, electric and classical guitarist, now includes Dave Mennig, a vocalist with a voice to die for, and an electric violinist, Tory Edwards for special projects. Hollow Council played Sturgis Rally 2008 straight outta the gate, two weeks before their first album was even released. This year they are getting set for a top-notch gig.

    There's much more to this story and about the folks who are sponsoring Hollow Council's journey to blow Sturgis Rally 2010 away, awaiting clearance for public announcement.

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


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    Dave Mennig and Tory Edwards Join Watson For Another Epic Announcement

    Sometimes a great event can seem just too good to be true, but with Charles Watson, things always turn out better than anyone could ever imagine with legendary blues singer Dave Manning and the intense electric violinist Tory Edwards coming onboard the Hollow Council Band,.

    Apache Junction, Arizona, May 09, 2010 – Spoiler? No way. This is more than a teaser of what is yet to come. Dave Manning, vocalist known for his extraordinarily strong and versatile voice, has a bag of tricks soon to be legendary all over the globe.  Tory Edwards, who will join in on some special projects with Watson, plays electric violin unlike anyone else in the history of the instrument, heavy metal to bluesy jazz and classical, this musician has played with some of the biggest bands in rock history.

    Add Shane Walker, drummer extraordinaire with the finesse, technique, and power that makes him one of the greatest drummers ever to hit a skin, Josh Cummings, a talented bassist who has played with Watson, variously, for the entirety of his professional band career, and Charles Watson, the musician's musician of extreme compositions, arrangements, and finesse on guitars all have Hollow Council rockin' and rollin' with a fever. The band's current music project, EPIDEMIC, is on the move with a sound that just hasn't ever been so grand, spreading an EPIDEMIC of ... Melopoiea ... for certain.

    The words of the guru himself are just so fine tuned and so plainly reminds us all: they say success brings success. And for such as Charles Watson and his entourage of the best in the business, a troupe of master musicians, you can bet these are notes that ring right new.

    But, don't think for a minute this isn't going to get even better. Stay tuned for more stunning news.

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


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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

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    http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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    Robert Metzgar
    Capitol Management Group
    1214 16th Avenue South
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    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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    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.

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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:
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    Charles Watson & Hollow Council
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    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.

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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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