I also did a track on guitarist Adrian Galysh's new release "Earth Tones" and performed with him on the California tour called "Shredstock". I did the CD package design and layout for all three of these releases and the recent Ken Stacey (background singer with Elton John) "I Will Still Be Me" CD release. See: http://cdbaby.com/cd/kenstacey

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!

Unfortunately, The Flash Back Tour has been put on hold until further notice. It was an amazing show and garnered great reviews and a killer crowd response.

Please check out www.flashbacktour.com and hit the "Photos" link. You can also visit my MySpace page at www.myspace.com/chuckwrightbass and hit the Flash Back photo album for my personal Flash Back photo journal.

While on tour doing "Shredstock" with guitarist Adrian Galysh I got a call from the legendary Tony Franklin about playing bass in a massive production arena tour called "The Flash Back Tour". I'm now in Savannah, Georgia in rehearsals with some amazing world class musicians and singers. We even have an orchestra. The scale and scope of this project is amazing, check out the web site at: www.flashbacktour.com

Hopefully you can make it to the show and experience this with me.

Jizzy Pearl will be performing the music of LOVE/HATE for the first time in North America in over 15 years, including the MTV hits "Blackout In The Red Room", "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?" and "Spinning Wheel".Dizzy Reed of GUNS N' ROSES will also be on the bill with his ultra-fun side project HOOKERS 'N' BLOW, who will be performing a mix of covers as well as, for the first time, new music from Reed, including songs off "The Still Life" soundtrack, which he recently scored.More info can be found at www.myspace.com/dizzynjizzytour2008. See Chuck Wright's Tour Schedule March-April 2008 for details.

Welcome!

http://www.verticalshiftrecords.com/_OutOfRuin/FullProfile.html
http://www.myspace.com/outofruinmusic

I also did a Gretchen Wilson done Southern Rock style CD with guitarist producer
Brent Woods to be released soon. For you drummers, there's a two disk DVD set
with five hours of footage that I played bass on for Carmine Appice called "The
Ultimate Realistic Rock" which includes instruction by Carmine, Vinny Appice,
Kenny Arnoff and more. You can also drum along with me and Pat Travers with a
click track. You can find it at: http://www.carmineappice.net/06_theshop.html

The past couple weeks I've been working on various art work projects, most notable being a big project for singer Robert Fleischman. This will be my forth CD package rendering for him.

Happy New Year!

I'll be performing with QUIET RIOT on ROCKLINE on January 10! Legendary Rockline host Bob Coburn has invited QUIET RIOT to give a special live full electric in studio performance that will include songs from the group's recently released "REHAB" CD. QUIET RIOT will also be interviewed and fans are encouraged to call in with questions for Kevin DuBrow and Frankie Banali during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). The show will air live on Wednesday night January 10, 2007 at 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET. For a list of station near you and information regarding how to log onto the Internet for the broadcast, go to www.RocklineRadio.com.

I was in Houston at Bobby Blotzer's (from Ratt) new studio recording tracks for his "all star" bands release, "The Angel City Outlaws", which also features Jani Lane on vocals and Kerri Kelli on guitars. (Alice Cooper/Skid Row). Very new and cool sounding tunes. I also recently played bass for a DVD shoot with Pat Travers and Carmine Appice. It's for Carmine's new drum instructional video. The drummers get to play along with me and Pat. It's a live, no overdubs performance to tape.

I also did six tracks for a Led Zep karaoke CD with Brent Woods (Vince Neals band/ BBS), and a couple new tracks for Christian recording artist Jeff Eaton. I just completed the House Of Lords "Live" CD package and the music is now being mastered. Sounds awesome!!! I can't wait for everyone to hear this. It should be out this fall on Frontiers Records. There's some serious playing on this release so, check it out. In the mean time, I've been doing sporadic concert dates with Stephen Pearcy... it's always a blast!

I've also just begun working on a 10 CD graphic art work project for a Latino music company. In other music news, the Jeff Eaton (Christian music singer/songwriter) CD that I played some bass on is out now. Go to: http://www.jeffeaton-music.com/. You can also find the Travers and Appice CD I played on through the Cleopatra Records web site. Go to: http://www.cleorecs.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=3750.

NAMM 2006 -- I was performing with my friends Jizzy Pearl (Ratt, Love/Hate), Alex Grossi (my band mate with Quiet Riot) and Troy Patrick Farrell (White Lion) at the PAUL REED SMITH guitars NAMM party that was held at THE GROVE in Anahiem, CA. Of course, I was playing my Schecter bass.Also appearing on the bill were Al Dimeola, Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Pat Travers, and Michael Bolton. The above photo is Jordon "The Junkman" from KNAC, me and Pat Travers taken at the event. I leave Sunday, February 2nd for a six week tour of the U.S. with the Stephan Pearcy band on the "Metal In America" tour which also features Bang Tango and Pretty Boy Floyd.

Go to: http://www.stephen-pearcy.com/ for tour details.

First off, I want to wish everyone a happy fun filled holiday!I just returned from Phoenix where I played bass on twelve tracks for a new young band called "Out Of Ruin". Some very interesting material and while there, I did five tracks for a solo artist named Jeff Eaton. Ken Mary was producing, and engineering at his state of the art studio. Check out www.sonicphish.com I was also recently in the UK and Greece playing with House Of Lords headlining the Firefest II festivals. We had a great time, thanks to everyone for coming out to the shows and a special thanks to Kieran and Bruce for making it all happen.For reviews and comments go to: http://hardrockhouse.com/gigreviews/FirefestII2.htm
and http://forums.melodicrock.com/phorum33/read.php?f=1&i=183797&t=183797.Click here to see some photos from the trip. We recorded the Nottingham show so there will be a live release of that performance sometime in the next few months and we'll have a DVD of all our videos, some live footage and interviews from the past out soon on Frontiers. Lastly, I will not be continuing on with Quiet Riot. We had a hell of a year.. so many great shows..so many different places...so many friends were made. I always say... change is the motion that keeps you growing. I'm looking forward to a new year of fresh new musical and travel experiences.

Happy 2006!!!

October was an interesting month of shows with Quiet Riot, especially around Halloween. The people at The White Buffalo in Colorado were out of control. I never thought I'd see a guy in a disco wig fight & a guy in a pirates outfit only to be punched out by a guy dressed as Jesus.... Seems everyone's just that much more crazed at that time of year.I just got a copy of the Iron Maiden Tribute I did a track for with Lemmy and Phil Campbell from Moterhead, Rocky from Godhead, George from Fishbone/Suicidal Tendencies and AC/DC / Firm drummer Chris Slade. We did "The Trooper", produced by Bob Kulick. Here's a link to an MP3 of the track: http://www.rykodisc-media.com/music/thetrooper.mp3 I was recently in the studio with Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum and my best bud, Lanny Cordola, doing music for a new show called Steel Dreams. Go to: http://www.steeldreamstv.com/.We created 43 minutes of music that day. It was very inspiring... no holds barred musically... everything from Acid Jazz, to Rockabilly to full thrashing punk... Then we funked it up with a Bootsy stylized jam'. I have a couple more shows with QR in Michigan November 18th and 19th then I'll be doing the second Firefest Festivals with House Of Lords that takes place in Nottingham England and Athens, Greece. Go to: http://www.melodicrock.com/firefest/firefest.html and
http://www.metal-temple.com/news.asp?id=4114

This will mark the first performances in 16 years with the original HOL line up. Lastly, a special thanks to Jim Lovinggood and the guys at The VooDoo Lounge in Riverside. Cool place... A very fun QR gig that night! Check it out - http://www.voodoolounge.org/.

May was another month of travel. I was in South Korea with Quiet Riot playing for our troops. These guys and gals were an amazing and appreciative audience. Skid Row were also on the bill with us. While on the air base in Kunsan, we were first shown an F-16 fighter jet then we got to go on the actual flight simulator the pilots train on. Click here for some photos from our Korean adventure. You can also visit Frankie Banali's site for photos of the awards they gave the band on stage. Go to: http://www.frankie-banali.com/Korea.html. Quiet Riot was also recently animated and featured on "The Simpsons" (see above), following in the footsteps of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Who, Peter Frampton, and U2's Bono...

Don't forget... "Rock Never Stops" begins now!!!

We were also in Washington, Oregon, Texas and Colorado. The show at Copper Mountain, Colorado stands out because it was my first show outdoors in the snow..brrrrrr! In spite of that, we got the crowd rockin'! The photo above is from our show in Ft. Worth Texas. During my time at home I finished a CD package for New Age Trance artist Spirits In Ambience and east coast radio personality "The Radio Chick". I just got endorsed by Sick Boy Motorcycles.. Check 'em out at: http://www.sickboyinc.com/.I leave for Korea where I'll be performing for our troops with Quiet Riot. Skid Row is on the dates as well. http://afnkorea.net/Article.asp?PT=NEWS+YOU+CAN+USE&id=82219

Rock Never Stops is around the corner, I hope to see you all soon.

I hope the New Year has been treating you all well... The NAMM show was a big success. Click here to see the merchant booth I rendered all the graphic design for. Recently, I've been doing a lot of interviews for magazines all over the world for the new House Of Lords release "The Power And The Myth", which has been getting some nice reviews. If you're interested go to:

http://www.aordreamzones.com/Houseoflords.html

http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/SisonRowan_HouseofLords_cdrev.htm

I played bass on a couple of songs last year for a singer/songwriter out of Italy named Chris Catena, that is now out and available. Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer of Kiss fame join me on these tracks. Currently I'm working on a web site for bassist Jerry Best (Courtney Love, Lion, Dio) which will be up and on the net soon at www.jerrybest.com, I just completed a nice ad campaign for Lon Cohen Studio Rentals and have begun work on a CD package for radio personality "The Radio-Chick" out of New York City.

I wanted you all to know that Matt Sorums solo release "Hollywood Zen" that I played bass on, created the art work and layout for is now available through his web site at www.mattsorum.com and will soon be at retail. Above is a recent photo taken at his birthday celebration.

House Of Lords "The Power And The Myth" will be out February world wide. (finally) I'm currently working on a huge project for P. Audio out of Thailand designing their displays and booth for the 2004 NAMM convention.

First off, I want to express my sincere hope for a quick end to the war and a safe return of our brave troops. Secondly, I want to let everyone know that I will not be continuing on with Alice Cooper for the rest of this year. Last year's tour was a great experience for me and I wish them well on their next outing. Alice has the best fans anywhere and I will miss my new found friends. I have a very busy schedule right now with the commitments I've made to the new House Of Lords project, my graphics clients, and several new and interesting music projects at hand. I'm starting a new record next week for German recording artist Christian Tolle which will feature several all-star guest players including Steve Lukather. In addition, I'm now working with Grammy Award winning producer Greg Ladnayi developing a community and internet presence for a new multi-million dollar nightclub called Platinum Live, the only 5.1 Surround Sound venue in the world.Pictured above is Lanny Cordola, Ken Mary and myself at the tracking sessions for the new House Of Lords album here in North Hollywood; that's Ken bashing away on the "Franken" kit. Also pictured is the cover art for the recent release of Hedeki's "Drunk Punk" album, (the lead vocalist of famed Japanese rock group Sham Shay) on which I played bass and Pat Torpey played drums

On the House Of Lords front: we are reviewing a recording agreement with a European label, writing material and hope to be in the studio again soon.