DAVID MINASIAN A MODERN-DAY RENAISSANCE MAN WHO CHAMPIONS PROGRESSIVE ROCK LEGENDS TO THE MAINSTREAM: ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 

D A V I D 

M I N A S I A N

American film producer, screenwriter, director,

 musician, singer and songwriter

CHAMPIONS PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT 

WITH A MODERN DAY 

RENAISSANCE MAN

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

DAVID MINASIAN can best be described as a Renaissance man of sorts with experience and interest in a number of fields including film, music, and literature. David began classical pano training at the age of five and by the age of 11 was making films.

After graduating with honors with a degree in television and film, David began working freelance for various production companies in and around the Los Angeles area as a producer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer, and composer, while simultaneously recording albums of his own music. David has directed music and concert videos for artists such as Three Dog Night, Camel, and a PBS television special for legendary singer/guitarist/composer Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. 

“I Won't Be Led Astray” is the 2nd single off the latest studio album From The New World by the legendary producer, composer, musician and engineer Alan Parsons. The track, written by David Minasian and Alan, along with Kim Bullard of the Elton John band, features Parsons alumni David Pack of Ambrosia fame on lead vocals together with blues icon Joe Bonamassa on lead guitar.

The music video stars Sofia Olsson, daughter of Alan Parsons' lead singer PJ Olsson and was directed and produced by Trinity Houston and David Minasian for IM3 Global Entertainment and Frontiers Records. Reactions to the emotive song and video so far have been overwhelming...

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THE LATEST RELEASE 

BY

DAVID MINASIAN

RANDOM DREAMS

The Very Best of David Minasian

VOLUME ONE

Random Dreams is a "Best of" vinyl and digital release that features all new remixes of some of David's most beloved tracks, highlighted by performances from legendary members of The Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes, Camel and Renaissance.

AVAILABLE at http://davidminasian.com/shop.html

AND

FROM THE NEW WORLD

By

 ALAN PARSONS

 Featuring

David Minasian

Available at

https://alanparsons.com/collections/all

and amazon.com

I Won't Be Led Astray is the 2nd single off the latest studio album From The New World by the legendary producer, composer, musician and engineer Alan Parsons. The track, written by David Minasian and Alan, along with Kim Bullard of the Elton John band, features Parsons alumni David Pack of Ambrosia fame on lead vocals together with blues icon Joe Bonamassa on lead guitar. The music video stars Sofia Olsson, daughter of Alan Parsons' lead singer PJ Olsson and was directed and produced by Trinity Houston and David Minasian for IM3 Global Entertainment and Frontiers Records. Reactions to the emotive song and video so far have been overwhelming...

ALSO

ALAN PARSONS

ONE NOTE

 SYMPHONY

Live in Tel Aviv [Blu-ray]

Frontiers Music Srl is proud to announce the release of another stunning live performance from Alan Parsons and his incredibly skilled band of musicians, "One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv" on February 11, 2022.

Directed by David Minasian

Also available on audio CD.

Amazon.com

MORE MUSIC

FROM 

DAVID MINASIAN 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DAVID MINASIAN

VISIT

www.davidminasian.com

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/people/David-Minasian-Music/100063516933250/

Facebook

https://twitter.com/DavidMinasian

Twitter

www.instagram.com/davidminasianmusic

Instagram

 www.youtube.com/user/davidminasianmusic

YouTube

 

Discography

Singles

It's Driving Me Crazy by Chris Lloyds (1992)

So Far From Home by Tracy Miller (2000)

So Far From Home by David Minasian featuring PJ Olsson (2020)

The Sound of Dreams (Third Movement) by David Minasian featuring Steve Hackett (2020)

The Sound of Dreams (First Movement) by David Minasian featuring Annie Haslam, Steve Hackett, Billy Sherwood (2021)

Masquerade by David Minasian featuring Andrew Latimer (2021)

Room With Dark Corners by David Minasian featuring Julie Ragins, Geof O'Keefe (2021

Summer's End by David Minasian featuring Justin Minasian (2021)

I Won't Be Led Astray by Alan Parsons featuring David Pack, Joe Bonamassa (2022)

 

Albums

Tales of Heroes and Lovers by David Minasian (1984)

It's Not Too Late by David Minasian & William Drews (1996)

The Joyriders (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists (2000)

Random Acts of Beauty by David Minasian (2010)

All The Way by Justin Hayward (2016)

The Sound of Dreams by David Minasian (2020)

Random Acts of Beauty (Remaster) by David Minasian (2020)

Random Dreams: The Very Best of David Minasian by David Minasian (2021)

From The New World by Alan Parsons (2022)

DAVID MINASIAN

APPEARS WEEK OF 

MAY 3RD 2023

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

…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.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO

STEVE BABB AND HANNAH PRYOR OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP ‘GLASS HAMMER’ ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS: ROCK STARS & CELEBS!

 

S T E V E   B A B B 

AND

H A N N A H   P R Y O R

OF

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP

G L A S S   H A M M E R 

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

Glass Hammer is an American progressive rock band from Chattanooga, Tennessee. They formed in 1992 when multi-instrumentalists Steve Babb and Fred Schendel began to write and record “Journey of the Dunadan”, a concept album based on the story of Aragorn from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

Glass Hammer is Progressive rock at its finest! First came Dreaming City (2021), followed by Skallagrim – Into the Breach (2022). Now Glass Hammer returns to the cursed realm of Andorath with Part III of their Skallagrim trilogy, AT THE GATE their most recent release. The album’s narrative concludes the sword and sorcery-inspired tale of the thief with the screaming sword, a “desperate man” who lost his lover and his memory. Lead vocalist, Hannah Pryor, joins Steve Babb, Fred Schendel, and Aaron Raulston. Singer John Beagley and former Glass Hammer vocalist Jon Davison (now of YES) make guest appearances.

Musically Glass Hammer’s most apparent influences are Yes, Kansas, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and to a less noticeable extent, Genesis. While Glass Hammer has, for the most part, combined those influences into a characteristic style of their own.

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

GLASS

 HAMMER

Entitled

AT THE GATE

available at

 https://glasshammer.com/official-store/

and amazon.com

Progressive rock at its finest! First came Dreaming City (2021), followed by Skallagrim – Into the Breach (2022). Now Glass Hammer returns to the cursed realm of Andorath with Part III of their Skallagrim trilogy, AT THE GATE. The album’s narrative concludes the sword and sorcery-inspired tale of the thief with the screaming sword, a “desperate man” who lost his lover and his memory. Lead vocalist, Hannah Pryor, joins Steve Babb, Fred Schendel, and Aaron Raulston.

Singer John Beagley and former Glass Hammer vocalist Jon Davison (now of YES) make guest appearances. “At this point in the tale, our protagonist has searched a thousand years to find his lost love,” comments Glass Hammer’s Steve Babb. “The album’s lyrics and text address not only the story,” he continues, “but what the characters represent to me. At The Gate is an album about hard choices, the pursuit of lost joy, and the hope of a brighter day.” “The trilogy’s music was always meant to have an arc,” he explains. “And while there’s an abundance of metal on this album, you’ll also hear our symphonic side reasserting itself. It’s been part of the plan all along, and I think our fans will love how we’ve wrapped up the trilogy.” Like its predecessors, the digipack insert has the look and feel of a vintage fantasy novel, complete with excerpts from the story and illustrations.

MORE MUSIC BY GLASS HAMMER

 

ALSO

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STEVE BABB’S BOOK

SKALLAGRIM

IN THE VALUES OF PAGARNA

BOOK ONE

At amazon.com

“And those monsters saw not a young man with a sword but a scarred and screaming horror with the rising red doom of the sun at his back and a hellishly shrieking, flashing, living sword in his hands.”

Skallagrim wakes in the middle of a fight for his life with only the vaguest idea of who he is. Facing an angry mob of murderous cutthroats, he watches helplessly while the love of his life is abducted before his eyes. Finally, with a crushing sense of despair, he realizes he’s going to die without even knowing her name.

But he doesn’t die.

To find the girl and take his revenge upon the fiend who took her, Skallagrim, wounded and exhausted, must endure a journey like no other. He’ll face madmen, ghouls, tentacled horrors, and witches, both foul and fair, as he races toward a final showdown that will have readers on the edge of their seats.

An awe-inspiring tale of adventure, triumph, and tragedy, set in a brutal, unforgiving wilderness and packed with heart-stopping action, Skallagrim – In The Vales Of Pagarna marks the first installment of an outstanding new series.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

GLASS HAMMER

VISIT

www.glasshammer.com

Official website

https://twitter.com/GlassHammerProg

Twitter

www.facebook.com/glasshammerband

Facebook

www.youtube.com/user/ghprog

YouTube

https://stephenrbabb.com/about/

Steve Babb author website

 

Discography

Studio albums

Journey of the Dunadan (1993)

Perelandra (1995)

On to Evermore (1998)

Chronometree (2000)

The Middle-Earth Album (2001)

Lex Rex (2002)

Shadowlands (2004)

The Inconsolable Secret (2005, re-recorded in 2013)

Culture of Ascent (2007)

Three Cheers for the Broken-Hearted (2009)

If (2010)

Cor Cordium (2011)

Perilous (2012)

Ode to Echo (2014)

The Breaking of the World (2015)

Valkyrie (2016)

Chronomonaut (2018)

Dreaming City (2020)

Skallagrim - Into the Breach (2021)

"At the Gate" (2022)

 

Live albums

Live and Revived (1997; also a compilation of previously unreleased tracks)

Live at Nearfest (2004)

Double Live (2015)

Mostly Live (2018)

 

Live DVDs

Lex Live (2004)

Live at Belmont (2006)

Live at the Tivoli (2008)

Double Live (2015)

 

STEVE BABB

and HANNAH PRYOR 

APPEAR WEEK OF 

APRIL 20TH 2023

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!

BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR RAY SHASHO 

…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.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO