Yogi Lang took his first steps in music as a keyboard
player and singer in bands at school. His growing love of analogue synthesizers
then turned his bedroom into a bubbling, swirling spaceship. At the end of the
1980s, he gave up his social work studies and switched to a school of audio
engineering.
Working in studios had already increasingly become his main
occupation. In those early days, Lang produced the band Violet District and
their celebrated debut album Terminal Breath. Meeting the band’s guitarist
Kalle Wallner and bass player Chris Postl was the basis for the band RPWL that
they would later find. Years of studio work followed with numerous
productions like rock/pop band The Schroeders, including their smash hit ,Lass
uns schmutzig Liebe Machen” which reached gold and platinum and rock/metal band
Megaherz. In this period Yogi began composing songs and music for pictures,
such as the film Die Ratte by cult German director Klaus Lemke, the German TV
series Nicht von Schlechten Eltern and music for the ZDF school holiday TV
schedule. He also wrote and produced music for well-known companies like VW,
Audi, Mercedes, Toyota and many others.
After these successful studio years, it was time to go
back to his roots: a band, writing songs together, performing live, all the
things that made Lang choose the path of music in the first place. On a studio production in 1997, Yogi met Kalle Wallner
again and they talked about performing live. Together with bass player Chris
Postl and drummer Phil Paul Rissettio, they founded the band RPWL. Their debut
album God Has Failed in 2000 was so well received that they decided to continue
and have done so to the present day.
He and Kalle also built The Farm Studios, close to
Munich airport, so that they could work on the band’s recordings and in 2010
founded their own record label, Gentle Art Of Music. Working with other bands and artists in the studio is
still part of Lang’s life: Subsignal, Blind Ego, Ray Wilson, to name just a
few.
In the meantime, Lang has also released 2 solo albums:
“No Decoder” in 2010 and his brand new work “A Way Out of Here”.
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LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
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the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
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JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL
KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE
MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE...
BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON...
MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN...
DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON...
JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN…
ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE
HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO...
COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a
splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul
into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion
of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was
schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in
coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all
interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and
80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary
guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a
reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that
guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers
who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old
memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book
as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know
I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying
something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers.
This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking.
He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a
story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from
music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen
all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them
comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter
with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print.
It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably,
modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The
second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the
musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is
for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes
for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts,
aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new
things by going back in time.
Steve
Hackett joined Genesis at the beginning of 1971 and gained an international
reputation as the guitarist in the band’s classic line-up alongside Peter
Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins. Hackett’s intricate
guitar work was a key element of Genesis’ albums from Nursery Cryme (1971)
to Wind And Wuthering (1977) including the classic Selling England By The
Pound.
After
leaving Genesis at the end of 1977, Hackett’s solo career, which now spans more
than 30 albums, has demonstrated his extraordinary versatility with both
electric and acoustic guitar. Hackett is renowned as both an immensely talented
and innovative rock musician and a virtuoso classical guitarist and composer
and this was recognized in 2010 when he was inducted into the Rock Hall Of
Fame. He has also worked alongside Steve Howe of YES in the supergroup GTR.
Hackett’s
compositions take influences from many genres, including jazz, classical and
blues. For his later studio works The Night Siren (2017) and At The Edge
Of Light (2019) Hackett has explored the influences of world music. Recent
tours have seen Hackett celebrate his time with Genesis including a
spectacular 2018 tour in which he realized a long-held ambition to perform the
works of Genesis live with his band and an orchestra. The lockdown enforced by
the 2020 global pandemic has proven to be a particularly creative period for
Hackett. He began by releasing Selling England by the Pound & Spectral
Mornings: Live at Hammersmith, a live recording of 2019’s hugely successful
tour celebrating that Genesis classic together with the 40th anniversary of one
of his most-loved solo albums. Lockdown also gave Hackett the opportunity to
write and record two new studio albums, the UK Classical Chart hit Under A
Mediterranean Sky and the forthcoming Surrender of Silence.
PURCHASE
Steve
Hackett
“Surrender
of Silence”
at
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Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett
releases his new studio rock album Surrender of Silence on September 10th,
2021, via Inside Out Music. The album features 11 new songs as Steve has been
working hard through Lockdown and, for the first time, has completed two studio
albums for release within the same year!
These are rescheduled shows. YOUR ORIGINAL TICKETS
REMAIN VALID FOR THE NEW SHOWS. ALL QUERIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR
ORIGINAL TICKET OUTLET.
Regretfully our show in MADRID on Sunday 28th November will now not take place
in 2021. This is due to ongoing restrictions as a result of the Covid situation
and the current difficulties to get work visas for Spain. Please contact your
point of purchase to refund your tickets. We are making every effort to come
back to Spain. Please check with our website & social media for further
news.
11 November 2021 - Pakkahuone, Tampere, FINLAND -
TICKETS
12 November 2021 - House of Culture, Helsinki,
FINLAND - TICKETS
14 November 2021 - Nalen, Stockholm, SWEDEN - TICKETS
16 November 2021 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo, NORWAY - TICKETS
18 November 2021 - Pustervik, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
- TICKETS
19 November 2021 - Kulturbolaget, Malmö, SWEDEN -
TICKETS
20 November 2021 - Amager Bio, Copenhagen,
DENMARK - TICKETS
* USA RESCHEDULED SHOWS
All existing tickets will be valid for the rescheduled shows.
So that fans who were due to attend the 2020/21 shows are not disappointed,
those rescheduled dates will feature a special setlist including both Selling
England By The Pound AND Seconds Out.
02 April 2022 - Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
04 April, 2022 - Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield,
CT, US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
* 06 April, 2022 - Whitaker Centre, Harrisburg,
PA, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
07 April, 2022 - Scottish Rite, Collingswood, NJ,
US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
* 08 April, 2022 - Scottish Rite, Collingswood,
NJ, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 09 April, 2022 - Scottish Rite, Collingswood,
NJ, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
10 April, 2022 - Hart Theatre "The
Egg", Albany, NY, US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
13 April, 2022 - Warner Theatre, Washington, DC,
US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
* 14 April, 2022 - Carolina Theatre, Durham, NC,
US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 16 April, 2022 - The Variety Playhouse, Atlanta,
GA, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 19 April, 2022 - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte
Vedra, FL, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 20 April, 2022 - Plaza Live, Orlando, FL, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 22 April, 2022 - Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater,
FL, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
* 23 April, 2022 - Parker Playhouse, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL, US - TICKETS
(Existing tickets valid)
RESCHEDULED show
26 April, 2022 - River City Casino, St Louis, MO,
US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
27 April, 2022 - Palladium at the Center for the
Performing Arts, Carmel, IN, US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
28 April, 2022 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH, US
- TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
30 April, 2022 - The Palace Theatre, Greensburg,
PA, US - TICKETS
NEW! Seconds out + More! show
Fans holding tickets should hear from the
ticketing companies within the next few days to confirm that tickets held are
valid for the new dates and that seating will remain as originally allocated.
These rescheduled dates will feature a special setlist including both Selling
England By The Pound AND Seconds Out.
17 June, 2022 - Great Hall, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
- TICKETS
| INFORMATION
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC
LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
…Order yours today on
(Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and
amazon.com
Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR.
JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL
KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE
MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE...
BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN
LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD
RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN
ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX...
RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER
FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK...
SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a
splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul
into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion
of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was
schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in
coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all
interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and
80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary
guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a
reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that
guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers
who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old
memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book
as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know
I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying
something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers.
This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking.
He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a
story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from
music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen
all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them
comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter
with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print.
It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably,
modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The
second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the
musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is
for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes
for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts,
aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new
things by going back in time.
