Just posted a clip on Youtube from a bass instructional video I did with Gary Strater a long time ago. In this section he’s discussing his bass lines from the song “Fountains” which was the title...
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Just posted a clip on Youtube from a bass instructional video I did with Gary Strater a long time ago. In this section he’s discussing his bass lines from the song “Fountains” which was the title...
Thanks for checking out the music. We're still having some issues with the website and trying to get things straightened out. The music is on Amazon Music but they sure don't make it easy to find....
We wanted to announce that two of our more current albums - “Alchemy” and “Song of Times” - are now available for purchase on i-Tunes and Amazon, etc. Alchemy is our newest release and is an...
The band was called StarCastle because that's what Gary decided we should call it. He felt that the music we were creating was in the spirit of the original group. Gary spoke with all the former...
Below is a link to another song from the Starcastle 80’s lineup called “Islands” from 1985 performed in San Francisco. Sometimes the songs flowed easily and took shape quickly, but Islands wasn’t...
Thank you and glad you like SoT. Yes, currently working on new material, working up our set list and rehearsing a show. Nothing booked yet but we're continuing to move forward. Thanks again!
Thank you for your kind words. Very glad you enjoy the music. We're currently working on new material and rehearsing a show. Thanks again!
Thanks very much and glad you're enjoying Gary's video. He was an amazing person. Besides being an immensely talented musician, he was an all around outstanding person with a terrific sense of humor....
We were fortunate that someone shot this video in San Francisco in 1985 of the Starcastle 80’s lineup performing some of our newly-written material. This was one of our early performances and this...
The band received a subsistence stipend from the label, the proceeds from shows, album sales and merchandise disappeared into the ether. All attempts to uncover where the money went and is continuing...
Starcastle has never received payment from sales of any of their work. Any record sales, CD sales, or sales of downloads the band never receive payment. That includes Starcastle, Fountains, Citadel,...
12445 Starcastle Announce New Music Available!
Starcastle is pleased to announce that we are releasing for download our new archive collection titled “Alchemy”. This compilation contains five...
The designation of "re-mastered" is a misnomer. None of the original master tapes have ever been truly re-mastered. What has been done is simply taking an already available CD, running it through an...
Gary and I very much wanted George to sing on the record for a number of reasons. Among them, he has an incredible voice, he wrote the songs with Gary and I and so knew how to properly sing them, he...
This is the same CD from the original run.
The Chronos I CD is now available for purchase on E-Bay. This collection contains alternate versions of previously released Starcastle material from the first four album as well as two new songs...
I too am curious why the thread was locked when some threads remain open for months and even years. If posting the truth about a dishonest person causes a problem then I'm confused about the wider...
Shawn always had a reason that someone else was to blame. If Shawn told you that your losses were due to the collapse of a distributor, I wouldn't believe him. Who was the legal counsel that advised...
He released the CD without a signed contract. And you're correct, his contract was full of exactly the sort of thing you're talking about, which is why we wouldn't sign it. We tried for over a year...
Starcastle didn't sue PRR, I did. The other guys were so terrified by Shawn and his very aggressive lawyer that they refused to get involved. They were told that they would lose their homes, their...
There is no Paige. Paige was Shawn. Paige was an invention of Shawn's that allowed him to post on sites that he had been banned from for his abusive behavior.
The band is Starcastle. The things Shawn pulled on us as well as numerous others is unbelievable. Erik Norlander specifically gave me permission to use his name as someone who got hosed by Shawn, and...
Shawn and his BS record label were found guilty in California Federal Court of copyright infringement. I sued him and won. That's why he closed down Mindawn, and ProgRock Records. The stuff this guy...
Thanks! this is quite helpful and I will follow up!
That's a great idea. We've actually been discussing this but not sure exactly how to proceed. If anyone has any experience or knowledge about it please contact me. And thank you very much!
I do appreciate your input, however pulling together the resources to redo the website with a professional would be a much easier proposition had the band ever been paid anything by either Epic,...
Thank you for your input, it's quite helpful.
* STARCASTLE seeking intern to redesign its website, manage social media, web presence and a new Starcastle forum. This is an unpaid position which may lead to a paying position for the right...
* STARCASTLE seeking intern to redesign its website, manage social media, web presence and a new Starcastle forum. This is an unpaid position which may lead to a paying position for the right...
I see.
Just curious what it is specifically that you riles you about Starcastle.
Our music is once again available for download at www.starcastlerocks.com and a completely new look for the website is under development which will also include new songs. Stay tuned, more to come.
John O'Hara provided keyboards and some arrangement on the title track "Song of Times", as to Al Lewis, the less said the better.
Yes, quite well. I also know why ProgRock Records became theRecordlabel and why theKompany.com is no longer visible.I will be issuing a statement once I have it cleared by counsel.
I've been waiting to see how long it would take Shawn and Paige to tell what really happened. It's a very interesting story.
I find it interesting that some people who proclaim themselves fans of Progressive Rock become so territorial about not just "their" bands but their bands in a specific phase of that band's...
I've been playing professionally for over 40 years, played thousands of gigs with loads of bizarre and/or sublime experiences, but the most outrageous was having the lighting director arrested...