Rush and g8wave release first ever 'Drum
Tones' for mobile phones
Progressive rock band Rush and g8wave have released what is believed
to be the first ever ‘drum tones’ for downloading onto mobile
phones.
Available first on the Rush.com website under the ‘Mobile’ section,
these are tones created by iconic drummer and Rush band member Neil
Peart and can be downloaded onto fans’ phones via g8wave’s
integrated mobile technology.
“Working with Rush is an exciting
new venture for us,” said
Habib Khoury, President and Chief Executive Officer of g8wave. “Together
we are launching something that we believe is ‘first ever’ in
the mobile world and different from any of the ‘regular’ ring
tones you can get for your phone.”
“This is a perfect example
of using mobile to bring dynamic content to fans of a specific band
and artist,” said Brad Mindich, g8wave’s Chairman and Chief
Strategy Officer. “To be able to work with
Neil and Rush is an amazing experience. These guys really get it and
are very forward thinking and creative. No surprise there, of course.”
Andy
Curran, from Rush’s management company SRO-Anthem, added, “To
have one of the world’s greatest rock drummers playing a ring
tone on his own is excellent! If I’m not mistaken I think
we’ve invented the drum tone! It will drive parents crazy, kids
at school will
get detentions, some marriages will be on rocky ground once drummers
and RUSH fans get a hold of this…I can’t wait.”
About SRO-Anthem:
SRO Productions was formed in 1973, as a management company for Rush.
Although SRO started off primarily as an artist management company
it soon expanded into concert promotion, record production and publishing.
Canned Heat, Nazareth, Ry Cooder, April Wine and Badfinger were just
some of the bands that SRO brought to concert halls in the Toronto
area in the early 70s.
SRO Management Inc. was created as a management vehicle both for the
stable of artists on the Anthem Records label as well as for artists
who had outside deals with other labels. Today SRO Management is a
world class artist management company which has
managed internationally known artists such as Max Webster, Van Halen,
Extreme, Queensryche, Coney Hatch, King’s X and of course The
Tea Party, Molly Johnson and RUSH.
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