News:
06-03-2008:
Jennifer Batten posts a taste of the 90 minute plus companion DVD to the CD "Whatever' out April 18, 2008. Art videos, interviews, a guitar lesson, commentary, and big hair music videos from the "Above Below" era.
02-01-2008:
Jennifer Batten with notes on Flight of the Bumblebee plus the video which is part of a new guitar contest with Michael Sembello at www.odeoguitar.com
www.odeoguitar.com Guitar Contest Jennifer Batten
Prizes include:
Grand Prize - Internet Recording Deal with the Top Music Producer's in the U.S.
There are two components to win the Grand Prize which features a recording deal that includes studio time with the legendary record producer Phil Nicolo of the Grammy Award wining, “The Butcher Brothers.” production team. They created music with Billy Joel’, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and James Taylor. Phil recently co-produced and mixed Sting’s “When We Danced” and re-mixed “Message in a Bottle” for the Police. Other credits include John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Amy Grant, Nine Inch Nails, Luscious Jackson, Savage Garden, the Pretenders and Jon Bon Jovi.
The first Guitar God featured on www.odeotunes.com Competition is Grammy Award Winning Writer, Producer and Performer Michael Sembello. He has submitted his famous solo from his #1, Grammy Award Winning single “Maniac” (yeah, it is that song ton the KIA car commercial on television 24/7 ) from the Motion Picture “Flashdance” “Maniac” became the third highest grossing song from any soundtrack ever. It won him a Grammy Award. Michael began his career as a professional musician as a guitarist in Stevie Wonder’s band. He has worked with a long list of professional pop music singers. Some of them include The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Barbra Streisand, Stanley Clarke, and Donna Summer.
And for all of the ladies who love to jam, Jennifer Batten is the featured Guitar Goddess. Not only strikingly beautiful, Jennifer was selected from over 100 guitarists to play in Michael Jackson’s band on his one and a half year world tour and two subsequent world tours. In 1998, Jeff Beck asked Jennifer to join his band. She spent three years recording and touring in support of his albums “Who Else”, and “You Had It Coming”. Jennifer’s touring dates included many performances with Sting.
Last, but not least is the “Guitar God in the making”, Joe Granata. Joe is an American heavy metal guitarist and composer born in Rhode Island, USA. Joe is the up and comer who has developed quite an Internet following to his musical compositions. www.joegranata.com is the new Music Industry mold that Cr3ation is looking to groom through www.odeotunes.com. (More later on that one…)
Now calling all Gods and Goddess to put down your Guitar Hero game, tune up your guitar and log onto www.odeoguitar.com to enter and win! You could be the next Global “Guitar Hero” as selected by Michael Sembello, Joe Granata, Jennifer Batten, Frank Stallone www.frankstallone.com and the esteemed panel of judges. You could be the one to win the Grand Prize of an internet recording contract and full studio sessions with Phil Nicolo. Cr3ation will make you a real Guitar Hero!
Individual Contest Prizes to be announced!
Cr3ation Inc. Limited is working on getting sponsorships from companies like Bose, Gibson, Yamaha, and all the major providers in the music industry to bring each competition it's own unique prize to be given to each winner chosen by the Guitar God of the contest and our esteemed board of judges.
17-08-2007:
Jennifer Batten releases a new CD/DVD in Japan Sept 10, 2007.
The USA release - October 2007, 10 new tracks + over 90 minutes of video with interviews and a guitar lesson !
A swift interview with Jennifer Batten by Lori Linstruth.
Despite my reluctance to send strangers unsolicited email asking for favors, I couldn’t resist asking Jennifer about how to keep the strings quiet when tapping. Jennifer is a class act; not only did she answer my question, but she replied within 24 hours.
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06-05-2007:
Tip top tapper, Jennifer Batten, has added a downlaod shop to her MySpace: http://myspace.com/jenniferbatten and more video
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