KADIMA

What a story! He played guitar for a decade and then had memory loss and forgot how to play!

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From: Maria
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 10:01:28 AM
Subject: KADIMA Releases Debut Prog Metal Opus, “All Bird Deserve to Fly”

“All Birds Deserve to Fly” Available Now via Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify

For Immediate Release May 5, 2020 KADIMA Releases Debut Prog Metal Opus, “All Bird Deserve to Fly” “All Birds Deserve to Fly” Available Now via Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify KADIMA, the brainchild of Seattle-based guitarist Aidan Israel, has unveiled their debut prog metal opus, All Birds Deserve to Fly. Recorded with a host of accomplished guest musicians, Israel set out to create an amalgam of a Devin Townsend-influenced album with a Coheed and Cambria writing style and The Contortionist’s ambiance while creating a distinctly KADIMA sound. The seven-track album opens with “Here and Where,” which begins with a soft, spoken word intro before bursting into soaring guitars. From there, All Birds Deserve to Fly continues through peaks and valleys of quiet and ethereal numbers to technical hard rockers where vocalist Kaylee Jorene shines in performances reminiscent of Anneke van Giersbergen. With All Birds Deserve to Fly, Israel aims to tell complex stories through a strong narrative while also connecting with his Jewish roots and Jewish Mysticism. "‘All Birds Deserve to Fly’ is a concept album detailing mental health struggles and my spiritual connection to Judaism,” says Israel. “When one writes music, they’re meant to rip themselves open and expose themself to the world. The concept of KADIMA is meant to guide our light to a new level of spiritual understanding and wisdom. I am beyond honored to share this with you all as it truly means the world to me.” All Birds Deserve to Fly follows the Jewish concept of Tohu and Tikkun, which is the idea of chaos and rectification. The album is told through the lens of a person with schizophrenia: It centers around the challenge of a myriad of thoughts and ideas racing through their brain while seeking to become whole, rectify problems in their life, and come to a better spiritual understanding. The roots of KADIMA date back to when Israel began playing guitar as a pre-teen, influenced by concept albums such as Rush's 2112, Periphery's Juggernaut Alpha and Omega and, most importantly, Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes of a Memory. KADIMA, which means “forward” in Hebrew, is based on the idea that music seeks to transcend and grow in a progressive fashion. “What attracted me to the idea of a concept album and progressive metal, in general, was the ability to convey ideas and tell complex narratives through a means that seemed supernatural and super-advanced,” Israel says. “Music was everything to me from the time I picked up the guitar. It was love at first sight. The guitar was a medium for conveying a sense of power and pride.” As a Music major at the University of Oregon, Israel began pursuing his dream, but the dream was put on hold when he began displaying abnormal behavior. After a psychiatric evaluation, the guitarist was diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder and dropped out of the program. But recovery presented an unforeseen hurdle: “I then underwent psychotherapy through outpatient treatment and medication, but the medication was so hard on my body that I entirely forgot how to play guitar due to muscle memory loss,” Israel says. After a year of treatment, Israel successfully petitioned to rejoin his academic program - and though he struggled with relearning a skill he had already put 10 years into mastering - successfully completed the program. During his time in school, Israel began outlining a concept album based on his mental health experiences, with plans to record it under the name KADIMA. After graduation and the mental health endeavor that Israel deems a “quarter-life crisis,” the gears were finally set in motion to make KADIMA’s debut a reality. Along with his college buddy Sam Mendoza, Israel spent the summer of 2019 writing and recording the skeletons of what would become All Birds Deserve to Fly. Originally planned to be a five-song EP, two of the tracks were split into separate entities, making All Birds Deserve to Fly into a full album. The album is dedicated to the memory of Peyton Arens, a young guitar prodigy who was influential in Israel’s musical pursuits and passed away at the young age of 13 from Rhabdomyosarcoma cancer. While All Birds Deserve to Fly was recorded with a lineup of studio musicians, Israel plans to assemble a live lineup for future KADIMA performances. All Birds Deserve to Fly is available via Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify. All Birds Deserve to Fly track listing: 1-Here and Where 2-Bound and Tethered 3-Guiding Paths 4-Lights and Vessels 5-Scratching and Clawing 6-All Bird Deserve to Fly 7-Love and Desolation All Birds Deserve to Fly lineup: Composition (music and lyrics): Aidan Israel Guitar: Aidan Israel and Sam Mendoza Vocals: Kaylee Jorene Spoken Word: Aidan Israel Drums: Nick Mea Keyboards: Eric Guenther (The Contortionist) Bass (“Bound and Tethered,” “Lights and Vessels”): Isaac Luger Bass (“Here and Where,” “Scratching and Clawing,” “Love and Desolation”): Nikitus Perez Guest Guitar Solo (“Bound and Tethered”): Chance Fuller Guest Guitar Solo (“Lights and Vessels”): Amit Fortus Acoustic Guitar (“All Birds Deserve to Fly”): Zach Kornhauser KADIMA online: www.facebook.com/KadimamusicAI/?modal=admin_todo_tour https://twitter.com/Kadimamusicai www.instagram.com/kadimamusicai/ ABOUT US: Adrenaline PR is a boutique independent public relations firm founded in 2003 by acclaimed PR and music industry professional Maria Ferrero. Adrenaline PR utilizes decades' worth of effective PR techniques to execute a project's targeted focus, all the while enhancing the potency of a campaign by extending outside the realms of traditional promotions and applying beneficial marketing and branding methods to reach various new media territories. Although Adrenaline PR's longstanding credibility is rooted in their successful representation of notable brands, festivals, artists, and beyond, the firm also specializes in securing noteworthy placements and creating a high-profile buzz for up-and-coming talent and brands. The team at Adrenaline PR has represented wide range of projects - ranging from bands, fine artists, films and books, to labels, tours, festivals, award shows, conventions, photographers, and tattoo artists. Adrenaline PR has represented notable artists such as, but not limited to: American Idol winner Lee DeWyze, All That Remains, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Dethklok/Brendon Small's Galaktikon, DevilDriver, Drowning Pool, Down, Europe, Every Time I Die, Five Finger Death Punch, GWAR, Hank3, Harley Flanagan, Hatebreed, John 5, KMFDM, Lamb of God, Mac Sabbath, Machine Head, Motorhead, Mudvayne, Norma Jean, Otep, Pentakill, Peter Murphy, Sevendust, Suicidal Tendencies, Superjoint Ritual, Tech N9ne, Testament, The Aristocrats, Twiztid, Uli Jon Roth and more. Adrenaline PR has had the pleasure of supporting press campaigns for Good Fight Music, InsideOut Music, Metal Blade Records, Minus Head Records, Napalm Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Prosthetic Records, Razor & Tie, and others. Adrenaline PR has promoted films, soundtracks and compilations including As The Palaces Burn (Lamb of God documentary), Hesher, REPO! The Genetic Opera, Super Duper Alice Cooper, the Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life tribute compilation (2014 Best Metal Performance Grammy winner for Tenacious D's "The Last In Line"), Dimebag Darrell's Dimevision, and The Punisher (soundtrack), and books such as Louder Than Hell; The Oral History Of Heavy Metal and The Merciless Book of Metal Lists. Artists represented include Paul Booth - The King of Rock and Roll Tattoo, Vincent Castiglia (tattoo artist and surrealist) and Derek Hess. Adrenaline PR is recognized for publicizing various events such as the "Astronomicon" Pop Culture Convention, the Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards and the Alternative Press Magazine 20th Anniversary (My Chemical Romance, The Used and Say Anything), MTV2 Headbanger's Ball Tours I and II, REPO! The Genetic Opera Film and Road Tour, Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Ronnie James Dio: Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund charity events, Scott Ian's "Speaking Words" tour, Sounds of the Underground, various Live Nation NYC club events, and many more. Adrenaline PR has also booked guest judges for BRAVO's Top Chef and assisted with Grammy Award/The Recording Academy events.

Who? Answer is Pat the Panther

Received this email from Maria at Adrenaline PR today at 9:05 AM:

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Tengger Cavalry Guitarist PAT REILLY Reveals Video for “Dracarys” from Debut Solo Album, “Path to Transcendence”

Guitarist PAT REILLY (aka Pat the Panther) has revealed a new visualizer video for “Dracarys,” the Game of Thrones-inspired track from his solo album, Path to Transcendence.

Check out the song:

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Path to Transcendence, released independently on January 3, is the first solo offering the from the Tengger Cavalry guitarist. REILLY credits late Tengger Cavalry frontman Nature Ganganbaigal as the inspiration behind bringing this solo album to fruition.

“The creation of this album was set in motion largely a result of a conversation that Nature and I had,” REILLY says. “Nature called me up one day early last year for the purpose of telling me that if I put out a full-length album, he would pay for half of the costs and release it under his label. Although I had always wanted to put out an album, I never really mustered up the drive or motivation to go through the process. It almost felt out of reach since I was basically on my own as a solo artist. This conversation with Nature really lit a fire under me, sending me into creative overdrive.”

REILLY went the way many independent musicians, running a successful Kickstarter campaign that largely covered the cost of the album, while spending hours writing, recording, producing and mastering the tracks. Aside from guest drummers and vocalists, Path to Transcendence is completely self-produced, written, performed and engineered. “It wasn't long after my Kickstarter ended that we found out Nature had passed,” REILLY adds. “I wish he could hear the final result of what he set in motion.”

An accomplished musician, REILLY has played several hundred shows throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with Tengger Cavalry, Through the Discipline, Vajra, and Awaken, most notably performing with Tengger Cavalry at New York City's prestigious Carnegie Hall.

Although REILLY’s musical passions lie in the metal genre, his songwriting is quite diverse, ranging from classically composed intros to full-fledged groove-based metal compositions. While many listeners may consider him a shredder, REILLY prides himself on the emotional element of songwriting and guitar playing rather than purposely being technical.

“I'm passionate about music and the effect it has on the listener,” says REILLY. “When I create music, I'm transcending my physical being into some spiritual in-between. ‘Path to Transcendence’ is inspired by that concept. When I'm listening or writing or otherwise deeply involved in the music, I'm passing into that meditative state. My hope is that I can somewhat bring my listeners the same experience when they listen to ‘Path to Transcendence.’”

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M at APR

This is not going to be a topic I write about "every day" - it's merely a coincidence that Maria at Adrenaline Public Relations sent out a press release today.

Before I continue, I should state for the record that I have been receiving press releases from Maria at Adrenaline Public Relations for many years. Early in my days of writing CD reviews, she would send me promo CDs to review. While I think her writing strategy is something that she has used, unwavering since I began reading press releases from Adrenaline, I am attempting to point out why I agree with the writing strategy as well as to document my feelings within a blog post.

In the following screenshot, you can see that Maria's strategy was to include a lot of text and keep links isolated to a single place (towards the end) of the email. I think that was because there isn't anything that has been released from the band - this is a preemptive effort to generate interest in a band's upcoming release.

What's remarkable is that there is a long list clients at the bottom. The following list are the bands that have been clients:

1. American Idol winner Lee DeWyze
2. All That Remains
3. Anthrax
4. As I Lay Dying
5. Atreyu
6. Dethklok/Brendon Small's Galaktikon
7. DevilDriver
8. Drowning Pool
9. Down
10. Europe
11. Every Time I Die
12. Five Finger Death Punch
13. GWAR
14. Hank3
15. Harley Flanagan
16. Hatebreed
17. John 5
18. KMFDM
19. Lamb of God
20. Mac Sabbath
21. Machine Head
22. Motorhead
23. Mudvayne
24. Norma Jean
25. Otep
26. Pentakill
27. Peter Murphy
28. Sevendust
29. Suicidal Tendencies
30. Superjoint Ritual
31. Tech N9ne
32. Testament
33. The Aristocrats
34. Twiztid
35. Uli Jon Roth