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ARIZONA MUSIC REVIEW
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"Epidemic" Breaks Out With Riveting Breakdowns by Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band

On the agenda for video production, the masterful finesse of  a big band in town with an even bigger sound, has a first-class album and title-tune airborne: "EPIDEMIC"

Apache Junction, Arizona, September 12, 2009 – Spoiler? It's an OUTBREAK OF BREAKDOWNS :: EPIDEMIC. Listen for dueling classical guitars, mandolins, and violins, world-class symphonic productions, including a few huge surprises ... this brand of EPIDEMIC, a 2009 single and 2010 album scheduled for release by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, is ushering in a new epoch in the archives of music history.

A band of Master Musicians is parley for understatement considering Watson has entirely outdone himself this time by bringing onboard a group of top-notch pro players prime for an album project with a very big sound.

Stay tuned for more news and details. //

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this press release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson, Jr. or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Contact:
Charles Watson
online contact
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com
and
MANAGEMENT
Robert Metzgar
Capitol Management Group
1214 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212-2902
800-767- 4984 (toll free)
capitalmanagement.com

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Charles Watson & Hollow Council: Another Stunning Announcement
 
OMG! Charles Watson has a whole new project underway, is slated for Platinum Plus Universal's 2010 Nashville artist roster, and has a line-up of pro players that are just mind boggling!

Apache Junction, Arizona, September 6, 2009 – Charles Watson announced today that he has retooled the band and they are working on another album with a new agenda. Needless to say, from messages coming in from all point of the globe who have been following Watson's career, fans, friends, and family are beyond stoked.  The response was unanimous. "Miles to go and promises to keep" was the mantra mood. //

To quote the guru of the recording industry himself, "They say success brings success. Charles, you are a great loyal person. You never jumped ship during the darkest hours." (Robert Metzgar, Legends Hall of Fame Producer)

Charles Watson & Hollow Council band members,  "The Council", features  a broad spectrum of genre backgrounds, all band members are teachers and music theorists, each play numerous instruments, music styles, and genres ... and as a performing group, are riveting the Phoenix valley and online airwaves with a unique brand of classically influenced Alternative Rock with intensely infectious hooks, poignant lyrics, extravagant compositions, arrangements, and instrumentations.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this press release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson, Jr. or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Contact:
Charles Watson
online contact
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com
and
MANAGEMENT
Robert Metzgar
Capitol Management Group
1214 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212-2902
800-767- 4984 (toll free)
capitalmanagement.com
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2008 Album "Time For Change"on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville Highlights Review For Arizona Band

Time For Change, become buzzword for 2008, is more than the slogan on everyone's lips regardless of genre, style, preferences, or groove. This is the title of an album and tune that introduced mainstream rock to the classical guitar works of a favorite son of Arizona, Charles E. Watson, Jr. With a bag of lyric and musical hooks, infectious licks, and rockin' beats, Charles Watson & Hollow Council set the bar for highlights.

Apache Junction, Arizona, September 10, 2009 – Charles Watson & Hollow Council, an Arizona based band, began as a recording project and contract between Charles E. Watson, Jr and Platinum Plus Universal in Nashville, TN. Watson's objective was to showcase his innovative classical guitar techniques and styles in mainstream rock. He brought in a drummer, bassist, and a vocalist to record in Nashville with him, having the option of hiring studio musicians or bring in his own musicians, Watson enjoined three of his AZ bros.

"Empty Man", the first song Watson wrote destined for the album, lent a private identity for the band as "Empty Men", which was replaced with the synonyms "Hollow Council". They ultimately took the music on stage for live performances to promote the resulting 2008 album, Time For Change by Charles Watson & Hollow Council.

The ongoing adventures of Watson's band have encompassed a meaningful plethora of stages, a loyal following, and many highlights including:

•  Being on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville label and recording in world-class studios in Nashville, Tennessee with Legends Hall of Fame Producer Robert Metzgar, producer Tony Migliore, and engineers Chuck Haines and Spike Jones
•  The album insert, an impeccable top-notch production, was the result of the cooperative efforts between Charles Watson and Ben Sams of Samson Designs in Nashville, TN
•  This 2008 album reigned No. 1 for 45 weeks straight on AAA Radio, breaking all charting records with singles "Stuffed Suits" and "Stop Wasting My Time"

•  "Empty Man", another single off this album, is on two 2009 compilation series CDs, RNR Radio and 3000 Indy Records 360
•  The album was picked up for international distribution by Platinum Plus/Sony/BMG Global in March 2009, however due to subsequent and ongoing changes occurring internal to Sony/BMG Global, that distribution is on hold for 2009 and will be re-initiated at a later date to be announced
•  Time For Change 2008 album is domestically distributed by Platinum Plus International.

•  Time For Change album is in KWSS Arizona Alternative Radio, 106.7 FM, rotation, along with improvised guitar duets recorded during a live interview with DJs D-Rock & Beef

•  The band hosted Final Fridays ROCKFEST in Gilbert, AZ, sharing the stage with line-ups of the valley's hottest bands for 8 months in 2009

•  They played one of the most envious of world-class venues, STURGIS 2008 RALLY in Sturgis, SD

•  Have a loyal fan base locally and abroad including a band myspace with over 6000 friends and a million+ plays on their music and an active commercial band website

COLLECTORS ITEMS INCLUDE:
•  "Building" band shirts, logo shirts, original gig banner, logo ballcaps, and Sturgis 2008 Souvenir shirts printed by Mesa Shirts N Things July 2008

•  The band put out a music video on DVD of the 2008 album live, with a Sturgis 2008 Flaming Skull souvenir label, recorded in Scottsdale, AZ at the infamous Chaser's Lounge
•  There is a poster series of 13 posters with the original artwork of Charles Watson, one for each track on the Time For Change 2008 album with song credits, first line, and CD graphics, plus a poster for the CD album cover with all credits, logos, insert, disk, and tray graphics for sale in the band's ZAZZLE online store

•  Collectors will find a signed and numbered limited first run edition of the 2008 album, Time For Change, for sale in the band's online store

This has all happened due to the cooperative and dedicated efforts of the band members, label, management, producers, artists and engineers, sponsors, and the greatest families, friends, fans, and audiences in the world ...

Charles Watson & Hollow Council thanks everyone involved for supporting this album project and music.

"We look forward to our next album, now in development, with a major line-up of pro players that'll rock yer socks off ..." says Watson, "We're Alternative Rock with a Classical Hook and a New Edge."

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this press release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson, Jr. or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Contact:
Charles Watson
online contact
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com
and
MANAGEMENT
Robert Metzgar
Capitol Management Group
1214 16th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212-2902
800-767- 4984 (toll free)
capitalmanagement.com

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ARTICLE ARCHIVE
2006 - 2009

Charles Watson & Hollow Council Have a Stunning Announcement: It's a White Knuckle Ride
 
Summer 2009, Charles Watson & Hollow Council were approached by a major marketing representative to submit a song for a product commercial focused on EXTREME SPORTS ... unfortunately, this reviewer cannot disclose the details of this great opportunity to the public at this time ... but as a result, there is an amazing new song in existence called "White Knuckle Ride".//

Apache Junction, Arizona, July 15, 2009 – One might not think that getting a haircut could qualify as a life-changing event, but it was what prompted a rocking, hard-driving tune out of Charles Watson when Josh Cummings came to Watson and told him it was time for the maestro to do his magic asap due to a serendipitous circumstance of sitting in a barber's chair next to a fellow in Fortune 500 advertising.  Watson went to work right away. And magic is what happened.//

"White Knuckle Ride" is exactly that ... and believe me, I can make magic pretty good sometimes too, 'cause I just made a long story short.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

Gothage Press   Arizona Music Review: (excerpts from "Chronicling the career of classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr. by Sixfeet Under)

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Arizona Alternative Radio KWSS, 106.7 FM, Introduces Phoenix Airwaves to Charles Watson & Hollow Council
 
June 4th, Charles Watson & Hollow Council is featured on KWSS Arizona Alternative Radio, 106.7 FM, interviewed by DJ Beef, and had four cuts off their Time For Change album aired and put in rotation for the first time on a domestic major market radio station: "Empty Man", "Liquid Sin", Fracture Me", and the album title tune, "Time For Change".  Charles Watson & Hollow Council will be in KWSS studios again June 25th for another live interview with Beef, D-Rock, and the gang.

Apache Junction, Arizona, June 6, 2009 – Charles Watson & Hollow Council, has blown the lid off the domestic scene on major market radio with not one, but four cuts off their album, Time For Change, including a live studio interview with KWSS, Arizona Alternative Radio 106.7 FM.  Another interview with the band at KWSS studios in Scottsdale, AZ,  is scheduled for the D-Rock & Beef's Thursday night show June 25th.

Two songs off this album charted Charles Watson & Hollow Council #1 for a record breaking official 45 weeks on AAA radio last Fall, "Stop Wasting My Time" and "Stuffed Suits". They now have a grand total of six, I'll say that again, SIX tunes, that's 50% of this album, with rotation airplay. KWSS introduced the domestic airwaves to Charles Watson & Hollow Council with "Empty Man" (which  was selected for two compilation CD series, one for Radio RNR, billed as the finest HotSpot for Rock on Internet radio, and 3000 Indy Records 360), "Fracture Me", "Liquid Sin", a top ranking myspace play favorite, and an extreme instrumental with classical guitar and keyboard orchestration,  "Time For Change", title song for the album by Charles Watson, guitarist, vocalist, prime mover and maestro of Hollow Council.

And there's more. Yet, as has been the case since it's inception, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, continuously on the move to more exposure and broader markets with every twist and turn in the mix, says to stay tuned for some near-future announcements. All in good time, guys. All in good time. We're listening.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band Clinch 51 Weeks of AAA Radio Charting

“Stop Wasting My Time” and “Empty Man”, two singles off the 2008 album titled Time For Change by the alternative rock band Charles Watson & Hollow Council, have stayed on AAA radio charts for a whopping “43 weeks” straight, announced their label executive producer, Robert Metzgar on November 5, 2008. That was 8 weeks ago but it isn’t old news. To date, Charles Watson & Hollow Council’s album Time For Change has now been charted for 51 weeks, and still going strong. This kind of run for a brand-spanking-new band with their first album released August 28, 2008  is this Happy New Year’s Day record-breaking news. 

Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2009 – Charles E. Watson, a classical guitarist, is doing something new in the business of music. He’s making the classical guitar popular in arenas of rock genre listeners. This isn’t an easy crowd to please. The music either rocks or it doesn’t, regardless of sub-genre appeal; and there are as many interpretations of what that means as there are rockers. Multiply that by 51 weeks charted on AAA radio airwaves and you’ve got a lot of listeners across global spectrums liking what they hear from Charles Watson and his band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council.

Two singles off the 2008 music album, Time For Change, on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville (the Nashville label of Universal Records, Los Angeles, California, USA), “Stop Wasting My Time” and “Empty Man” have continued to be charted for airplay on AAA radio stations for 51 weeks straight, to date.

“You’ve never heard classical guitar like this unless you’ve heard Charles Watson shred,” is the consensus of a connoisseur of the Arizona live music scene since 1983, both on and off the stage, M. E. Kibler, otherwise known as Emmikai, owner of a private music recording studio known as ‘the stable of the musician’s musician’ and author of the underground proliferated rag, “The Musician’s Workbench” on fret board theory. The following response to an interview with Kibler, who, notably, wrote the lyrics to “Stop Wasting My Time”, has known Charles Watson for quite a long time:

“Just look at his hands. They’re phenomenal. He’s been playing guitar since he was a kidling and when he performs on the guitar, it’s a holistic body-mind dance of natural immersion. Those neat 10,000 master hours were experientially seasoned before he was 18. He’s a master performer and composer breaking new ground, like the embodiment of Segovia’s spirit pushing audience envelopes beyond and including being a harmonic theory purest to an Amadeus eccentric who never ceased to finesse through genre and instrument ceilings. He’s innovative and material-clever and admits to being mindful of creating meaningful musical works that move body, mind, and soul. No cheap tricks here, but he will wowse-you. He’s a flamboyant performer. When he picks up a guitar, something incredible is about to happen.”

Watson’s main axe is a Godin solid body electric classical nylon strung guitar with synth pickups and a special edition of beautifully burled maple from the Canadian guitar maker, Robert Godin. Watson executes traditional finger style magic along with having a bag of techniques he certifiably invented. This is not to say he doesn’t have an assortment of unique electrics that he throws into the mix that are just as ‘wowsing’. It’s a valid hyperbolae to state that audiences, whether from live shows, recordings, or radio, experience something they’ve never heard before when they hear Watson play guitar.

Charles Watson Hollow Council have a sound that’s absolutely fresh and exciting. This is genre specific rock music that does all that rock does and more. Tag it alternative progressive rock or progressive alternative rock, the tag used to describe this music and band is “Alternative rock with a classical hook and a blues edge.”

Charles Watson calls this collection of tunes: Rock Art Music, pun intended; it’s as organic as grass roots and a 21^st Century hybrid with an attitude and signature sound.

This music has everything, including sticky hooks and licks that stay in your head, full-speed-ahead scaling you can’t believe are really happening, grinding groovy crunches, “Iron Dog” Dunham’s haunting vocals of uniquely crafted lyrics with harmony and other vocal backups from guitarist and bassist, Josh’’s aces and eights driving anchor bass, Shane Walker’s power-house drumming, and, well, so goes the story, and of these there are many, while rocking-out in the crowd as close to the front of the stage as this reviewer could venture, the band was playing “Stop Wasting My Time”, a chic leaned over and yelled, “This is the music I’ve waited all my life to hear.”

The current success of the Watson’s entry into the mainstream rock music market with his classical guitar is in the numbers. 51 weeks straight of AAA radio charting is record-breaking. And Watson and band have taken advantage of the impact of a career band’s demands for live shows, promotions, and merchandising. As Watson says, “It’s not supply and demand. It’s demand and supply. I think it’s natural for people to demand art as well as entertainment and I feel really good about the great reception the music on this album is receiving.”

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson & Hollow Council. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Final Fridays Rock Fest Hosted by Nashville Recording Artists, Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band

Final Fridays is more than a last Friday of the month celebration at Crabby Don’s club in Gilbert, Arizona. It’s a bona fied Rock Fest. Charles Watson & Hollow Council announced today they will be hosting Final Fridays at a Phoenix valley area bar and grill fully fitted with a professional sound stage and square footage to accommodate the crowds gathering for an evening of top rock band line ups.

Apache Junction, Arizona, December 26, 2009 – There’s no question that the Phoenix, Arizona valley area is hip to live music venues rivaling Seattle and Denver in the West as hot-spots for emerging musicians and attracting recording artists of renown longevity; and it’s not just the great year-round weather that makes Phoenix an attractive place for musicians. Music abounds from every neighborhood garage to a plethora of bars, nightclubs, restaurants, art galleries, wine and cheese bars, performing arts centers, museum events, street fairs, ongoing festivals and benefits, city grassy knoll arenas, red brick and fountain plazas, and every venue possible that can boast live music in situ. 

Expensing a state-of-the-art sound stage with knowledgeable sound techs on-board and plenty of space to rock their crowds, might say Crabby Don’s in Gilbert is no exception, but for the fact that they have topped the charts with Final Fridays hosted by Charles Watson & Hollow Council. The last Friday of each month, at this bar and grill, has become a venue for concert style lineups hosted and organized by the hottest Platinum Plus Records, Nashville rock band out of Arizona with a chart record-breaking album Time For Change.

“Iron Dog” Dunham is front man on the mic, a seasoned theatrical and Indy film actor as well as Charles Watson & Hollow Council’s vocalist, and is right at home with his antics and audience friendly mingling. Could tag him a stand-up comedian but for the fact that he isn’t routine at all and every time he’s on stage you’re going to get contemporaneous flack and mind bending quips on the fly. In all, Iron Dog runs the show and is instrumental in booking the lineups.

This Rock Fest concept isn’t limited to full bands, either, and solo artists, duets, trios, and all those who qualify as having crowd pleasing, entertainment-worthy good material are welcome to join Charles Watson & Hollow Council on stage.

Crabby Don’s in Gilbert has two full bars back-to back with a billiards room and is sports-bar equipped for ongoing sporting events on-screen, and services a wrap-around outdoors patio for bar and grill menus. They are located at the East end of the shopping complex in the South East corner of Baseline and Val Vista Roads, just South off the Val Vista exit of the Superstition Freeway, US 60. Final Fridays Rock Fest runs from 8 PM to 2 AM featuring and hosted by Charles Watson & Hollow Council performances with guest bands. This superlative addition to catch the best live music around, begins January 30^th, the first last Friday of 2009.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:

Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Time For Change Album by Charles Watson & Hollow Council Band on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville Charts 43 Weeks on AAA Radio

Still number one. Charles Watson & Hollow Council album Time For Change on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville has stayed on the AAA radio charts for 43 weeks, announced by the label's executive producer, Robert Metzgar, today.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, November 5, 2008 – When news comes straight from the desk of the Holy Grail incarnate Guru of the music industry, you'd better believe something important is happening.  Classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr. found his mentor in Nashville when he said he wanted to blow-out the mainstream rock genre with his new brand of guitar playing and alternative rock band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council. Legends Hall of Fame Producer, along with a plethora of just as impressive and significant inductions and titles earned, Robert Metzgar, didn't blink. And that was just the beginning.

The resulting album, Time For Change, with two of its tunes "Stop Wasting My Time" and "Empty Man", have rocked the AAA charts to record-breaking heights with 43 weeks of play. According to the buzz on such things, there are three main elements to pay attention to in today's music market. One is the live performances of the artist(s). Two is the promotions of the same. Three is AAA radio play. It looks like Charles Watson & Hollow Council has hit the jack pot: they're three for three and still going strong.

"Stop Wasting My Time", with lyrics written by M. E. Kibler and music by Charles Watson and Chris Dunham. Kibler says the song is a relationship themed metaphor. The music and vocal delivery are impassioned to both extremes of melodic soulfulness and a hard edge.

"Empty Man", lyrics by Watson and Dunham and music by Charles Watson, is a fantastic mix of country rock and blues, again, with the signature hard edge and a uniquely enticing theme riff by Watson, matched by the bass line, and a clever beat that draws you into the lyric hook of Empty Man, a curious characterization of a sociopath with a deadly profession.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Charles Watson, Arizona Classical Guitarist, Rocks Denver DNC Crowds After Sturgis 2008 Rally

After a week playing Sturgis 2008 Rally with his band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, Charles Watson stops off in Denver to play three of Denver's hottest blues clubs. Notably, his stint in Denver begins at Ziggies, one of the most famous blues clubs in the country.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, August 15, 2008 – Denver is filling up fast for the DNC convention slated in the mile high city. Arizona classical guitarist, Charles Watson, just ripped for a week at Sturgis 2008 Rally in Sturgis, SD, but he isn't finished. First up is Ziggies in Denver, Colorado's oldest blues club, playing a Special Event Saturday evening from 4 to 7 pm on August 16. Tuesday night, August 24 at 9:30 pm, Watson is appearing at Bushwacker's Blues Bar to open for The Incidentals. Tuesday night, August 26, he is playing at the 3 Kings Tavern on Broadway, at 9 pm.

The Denver area is reportably filling up with an expected 50,000 + crowd flocking in from all parts of the country to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars and politicians. Watson is the icing on the cake.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Charles Watson & Hollow Council Book Sturgis 2008 Rally in SD, One of the Largest Venues in the World

"It took me 5 years before I could get booked at Sturgis," said a well known Country music star, who will remain anonymous, when he heard the news that Charles Watson & Hollow Council had just snagged one of the most enviable gigs in the world. August 2 through 8, 2008, when Charles Watson & Hollow Council will be playing in Sturgis, SD, is 11 days before Watson's album "Time For Change", is even released.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, August 2, 2008 – Charles Watson and band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, are ecstatic. They are also in South Dakota playing on stage at the Sturgis 2008 Rally, one of the largest venues in the world. "It was kind of a last minute thing," says Watson, "We were going, then we weren't, then we were, then we weren't, and had just about resigned that something as big as Sturgis wasn't going to happen quite yet." Then the confirmation came with a phone call and they were out the door and on the road.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:

Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Platinum Plus Universal Records “Time For Change” Album Beats 2008 Presidential Candidates to the Slogan Punch

“Time For Change”, a song off Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, new recording artist's album, Time For Change, says it all for this Presidential election cycle's theme. Everybody wants to claim "they" are the agent of change. But Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist, beat them all to the punch and is this Happy New Year’s Day record-breaking news.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2008 – Last September 2007, the first US Presidential nominee ad to run with the 'agent of change' theme was from the Hillary Clinton camp launching advertisements in Iowa and New Hampshire. Since then, everyone in the race has followed suit trying to come up with a different way to say that 'they' are the one to initiate 'change'. A year ago, that was January 1, 2007 to be exact, Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist with a brand new recording contract with Platinum Plus Records, was in Nashville, TN for his first recording session and had already announced the title of his new album would be Time For Change and had begun composing his title song, "Time For Change".

Maybe that was prophetic of Watson. Maybe he was way ahead of the wave in knowing what the year 2007 would usher in, and, better yet, what was necessary in so many ways and for so many reasons. Charles Watson was all about doing something new in the world of rock music, bringing the classical guitar into a genre where no one had ever ventured, to showcase new techniques and direction for new sounds and ideas. Time For Change is an extreme instrumental of deep passion and moving passages of contemplative extravaganzas of guitar work unlike anything anyone on planet Earth has ever heard. Anyone interested in change they can believe in, check out Watson's Time For Change.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:
Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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October Marks Charles Watson & Hollow Council Debut Public Performance

Usually the band comes first, then the recording contract, then the album release, but there isn't anything "as usual" about Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist. After landing his recording contract, this classical guitarist extraordinaire put together a top-notch alternative rock band to record a history making album with him. Now they are out rocking the Phoenix, AZ valley area in anticipation of the album, Time For Change, to hit the street.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, October 10, 2007 – Charles Watson and his band, Charles Watson & Hollow Council, alternative rock with a classical hook and a blues edge, will be on stage at Crabby Don's in Gilbert, AZ on October 19, 2008. This show marks the band's first public show. The Time For Change album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville is in process of completion with manufacturing and duplication. Charles Watson landed his recording contract as a classical guitarist and put together a band of musicians and vocalist to record his concept album of showcasing the classical guitar as only he can deliver. Now, after trips to Nashville to record, and awaiting the release, Charles and band are taking their music to the stage.

Crabby Don’s in Gilbert has state-of-the-art sound stage with plenty of square footage for rocking out the crowds, two full bars back-to back with a billiards room and is sports-bar equipped for ongoing sporting events on-screen, and services a wrap-around outdoors patio for bar and grill menus. They are located at the East end of the shopping complex in the South East corner of Baseline and Val Vista Roads, just South off the Val Vista exit of the Superstition Freeway, US 60.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com.

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

Contact:

Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Fourth of July Celebrated in Style by Charles Watson & Hollow Council in Nashville Upon Completing Recording of “Time For Change” Album

“Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville is almost a done deal. This Fourth of July, Charles Watson and band members are in Nashville for explosive celebrations as only Nashville can do. With the recording sessions completed, now comes the final mix, and, no doubt, another celebration.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, July 4, 2007 – "It's a crazy night in Nashville," says Charles. Charles Watson & Hollow Council, after their third and last recording session for Time For Change on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, are out on the town. Fireworks of extravagant measure are not rare on this particular date's eve, but, for Charles Watson, Chris Dunham, Jesse Johnson, and Josh Cummings, they are right where they want to be ... //

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Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

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Arizona Classical Guitarist Brands Alternative Rock Band Trade Name: Charles Watson & Hollow Council

Sorry Shakespeare. A rose by any other name is something else. Name recognition is everything, especially in the era of the www. Arizona classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr, has declared a dba Recording Artist band name for his Alternative Rock  “Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville: Charles Watson & Hollow Council.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, June 21, 2007  - Punch in some letters of the alphabet, any alphabet, put in some spaces here 'n there, use a symbol or number or few, enter search, and you've got hundreds of thousands of results showing up, retrieved from the largest information archives in the world, the World Wide Web. Charles Watson, Arizona classical guitarist, has a big chunk of relevant and top ranking search results establish since going online in 2000. Charles Watson & Hollow Council are online on myspace and a commercial site, www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com, and the words are showing up all over the web.

 

"Josh Cummings, our bass player, was the finishing touch," says Watson. Cummings, a multi-talented musician, friend and associate of Watson's, was otherwise committed in a world music hand drum troupe playing Renaissance Festivals around the country. Cummings joined up with Watson, Dunham, and Johnson in the Spring of 07 and will be traveling to Nashville for the third and last recording session for the album next month. He also will be recording back up vocals and hand drums.

 

Jesse Johnson was all about calling the band "Empty Men". The first tune Watson wrote for the album, Empty Man, gelled the tenure that characterizes the style of alternative rock Watson and band are recording in Nashville. 

 

"Empty Man? The music is hook punchy, a little country, and a lot rock," M. E. Kibler, owner of Solidspace Studio where Watson has a work studio in Apache Junction, Arizona, said in a recent conversation.  "It's a privilege to be privy to what these guys are doing with their music. Each song has a unique alternative tuning and beat. Jesse is such a fine drummer. Those two are hand-in-glove and Johnson skillfully takes the count anywhere Watson wants, and, believe me, Watson does some pretty complicated techniques rocking out classical guitar ... Charles and Chris Dunham, the lead singer, work all hours of the night on the lyrics and vocals ... Empty Man? On the surface, that song is about a serial killer for hire. But really, and knowing Watson, I think, it's a lot about a selected persona depicting a side of human nature in the absence of empathy. Empty. That might seem a little dark, but actually it's a lot of fun and cleverly done. The energy of it feels a lot like 'The Devil Went Down To Georgia'. Yeah. That song's going to catch some attention." //

 

Chris Dunham came up with synonyms for the "empty men" suggestion: "hollow" and "council" ... they all agreed, Charles Watson & Hollow Council is the way it's going down in history.//

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles E. Watson or visit www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com or http://www.cewatson.com for online contact

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson & Hollow Council, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer
Management: Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

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Charles Watson, classical guitarist
Charles Watson & Hollow Council
http://www.cewatson.com
http://www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com

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Charles Watson and Band Members in Nashville, TN January 8 Recording “Time For Change” Album

“Time For Change” album project with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville has a ground-breaking new sound for the mainstream rock genre charts featuring the extreme classical guitar work of Arizona’s foremost guitarist, Charles Watson. After months of preparation and putting together his alternative rock band, Watson and fellow musicians are scheduled to begin the first recording session January 8 in Nashville, TN, and is this Happy New Year's record breaking news.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, January 1, 2007 – Charles E. Watson Jr. decided on the title for his album during late night hours of working on the music while talking to a friend about all the changes taking place. “Time For Change,” Watson says, “Is the title of an instrumental I've been working on since last summer. I'm going to put it on the album. Making changes, no pun intended," he chuckles, "applies to each one of us in the band as well as the overall concept for the album. It’s not just a quip. Seems it’s just time for change in so many ways. It’s crazy; I think this collection of songs and music are some of the best I’ve written so far.” Watson and fellow band members are preparing to leave for Nashville to begin a first of three recording sessions January 8 at Chelsea Studios.

"This is the first of three scheduled recording sessions," Watson said, "And, providing things go as planned, the twelve tunes will be finished the first week of July. Then there will be a final mix and graphic production for the CD insert and tray. It's awesome, after all the work I've done in past years, to be going to Nashville and get to work with the best people in the business ... the absolute best. It's just incredible. And my fellow band members have put in a lot of hours to be ready."

Charles E. Watson's producers and surrounding entourage of people who will assist in the project is like the Who'sWho of the music business, including executive producer, Legends Hall of Fame Producer Robert Metzgar, the album will be produced by Tony Migliore, with sound technicians Spike Jones, and Chuck Haines. Platinum Plus Universal boasts some of the most successful artists in the music business.

The Charles Watson band features a virtuoso team with the classical and electric guitar work of Charles Watson, innovative drumming of Jesse Johnson, Charles Watson on an Alembic fretless bass, and the gritty vocals of Chris Dunham with vocal harmony by Charles Watson.

Time For Change is a revolutionary and fine-tuned twelve song album of Watson's original alternative rock music highlighted by sophisticated instrumentation, driving rhythms, and infectious hooks. The lyric writing team of Charles Watson and Chris Dunham punctuate these tunes with moving introspection and, in all, the music on this album will deliver a unique brand of progressive rock dynamics.

Watson's finger-style guitar method showcases techniques developed by Watson (aka C. E. Watson among classical guitarists) along with the electronics, effects, tricks and licks of a souped-up, State-of-the-Art Godin electric, solid body, nylon string classical guitar for an astounding new take on the airwaves.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.cewatson.com

 

Time For Change”, by Charles Watson, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson. Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

 

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Charles Watson Band
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Charles Watson Band Destined for Making History in Mainstream Rock

The Charles Watson band, a brand new alternative rock band, is about to begin recording a debut album with Platinum Plus Records, Nashville. Charles E. Watson, Jr., classical guitarist from the Phoenix, Arizona valley area, landed his recording contract to release his next classical guitar album, but this isn’t going to be just any ordinary classical guitar album. Watson has put together a unique group of musicians and vocalist to launch his classical guitar based alternative rock music and performing band destined to make history in the rock genre charts.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, October 25, 2006 – Charles E. Watson, Jr, also known among classical guitarists as C. E. Watson, is all about the classical guitar. In fact, he’s got a new band and song list for recording an album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville in 2007 featuring his classical guitar work rocked out and electrified. Notably, Watson’s executive producer is Legends Hall of Fame Producer, Robert Metzgar, who’s all about making history in the music industry with credits for producing chart-topping star-power recording artists.

 

“Everything Metzgar touches turns to gold” is the buzz and has been for decades, and for good reason. Now Mr. Metzgar has another history making artist under his wing, Charles Watson, classical guitarist extraordinaire, with a band of extreme musicians Watson personally brought together for this album to introduce Watson’s wild and crazy classical guitar work into mainstream rock.

 

Watson’s first contact with Mr. Metzgar was about recording a solo album, his demo album a 2005 classical guitar masterpiece with Watson’s own keyboard and drum work accompaniment. "For my 'next' classical guitar album, I wanted a top studio and recording mainly to document my original techniques," Watson said.  "I read Robert Metzgar's survival manual for musicians he has online," and evolved even bigger plans for showcasing the classical guitar by releasing an album in a mainstream pop genre with a full rock band. "It wasn't hard to sell the idea to my producers. Robert Metzgar and Tony Migilorie were all smiles."

 

This isn’t the way these things usually happen. Usually, there’s a band first, then there's endless stage shows honing in the sound and developing their music, and then comes the recording contract. Charles Watson is adept at impromptu scoring on the fly, written vocal driven and instrumental work for his bands for a couple 10,000 master hours, and studies, performs, and teaches music, history and theory, and guitar for a living.  Watson says he was confident he could pull this off and even though he had any number of top-notch and well known musicians available associated with his label,  he was determined to put together a band to launch a new alternative rock concept drawing on the people with whom he had close connections in Arizona. And that’s just what he did.

 

Chris Dunham joined in as the vocalist, a gritty rock lyricist and vocalist Watson knew from the early nineties and with whom he had published an illustrated and eccentric poetry book, “Disordered Reason”. Dunham, who had been out of the music business for a few years busy building a successful career in real estate, connected with Watson’s studio to put out word that he was interested in finding a band to sing with. Watson was auditioning for the vocalist at the time. Once he and Dunham met for a session, the auditions were over.

 

Jesse Johnson came onboard to play drums, a drummer with whom Watson has worked with for many years, a Neal Peart, Bob Dylan, and Grateful Dead fan, and a meticulous creative technician. Johnson and Watson have a long history together as guitarist and drummer with numerous recordings as Crossover, New Age Rock, and Occision, Death Metal, a mix of old school and progressive heavy metal underground band with an album on Alien Autopsy Records with international sales & following.

 

Josh Cummings has been bassist in Occision since 2005 and Cummings and Watson have another gig called the Van Gogh Effect, an electric and classical guitar and hand drummer duo. Josh has intermittently played world music hand drums with drumming groups and Renaissance musicians for 7 years and is also an accomplished guitarist. He's onboard for the Alternative rock band and album with Watson as bassist,, but is otherwise committed for the next few months and out of state. Until Cummings is able to participate, Watson will write and record the bass lines for the album.

Charles Watson & band are destined for making history in mainstream rock. With a collection of musicians and a vocalist of this caliber to back-up Watson’s extreme guitar work, the concept has become a reality and the music is solid rock and downright fresh.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.cewatson.com

 

Charles Watson, 2008 music album for compact disk and digital distribution. Indy Label: Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Executive Producer: Robert Metzgar. Producer: Tony Migilore. Recording Artist: Charles E. Watson, Jr, classical guitarist and composer; Charles Watson, Capitol Management Group, Nashville, TN.

 

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Charles Watson, Arizona Classical Guitarist, Lands Recording Contract with Platinum Plus Records in Nashville

Arizona classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson, Jr., is making plans with Legends Hall of Fame Producer Robert Metzgar to record a twelve-tune music album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville.

 

Apache Junction, Arizona, April 20, 2006 – Charles E. Watson Jr. started a buzz by circulating his classical guitar private label 2005 album on CD, Path of the Raven, for his promotional demo.  The buzz about this phenomenal guitarist in Arizona reached the ears of the most beloved Holy Grail incarnate of the music business, Robert Metzgar, in Nashville.

 

Watson decided to find a major studio to record his next classical guitar album and began his search late Fall 2005. By February 06, he was busy lining things up with the Legends Hall of Fame Producer who initiated the contact with a simple message to contact him.

The general public likely knows Mr. Metzgar best from his world famous and award winning Smoky River Boys “Dueling Banjos” from the movie "Deliverance" and “O Brother” title song and sound track for the Universal movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou”.

In the music industry, Robert Metzgar's credentials include a proliferation of producing star-power recording artists in Country and Gospel Music and associated with greats such as Allen Jackson, Mason Williams, Jim Reeves, Chet Atkins, and Dolly Parton, just to name a very few. Awards discography of Robert Metzgar include being elected to the Legends Hall Of Fame (2003). Elected to the Producer's Hall Of Fame (2000). Elected as Cashbox Magazine's Producer Of The Year (1988-1989-1990-1991-1992). Elected as the Billboard Independent Producer Of The Year (1993). Smokey River boys win international acclaim for "O Brother" album (2003). Elected to the Academy Of International Recording Artists Hall Of Fame (2004). Elected to the West Texas Music Hall Of Fame - Pioneers Of Bluegrass Section (2005). Nominated As Texas Producer Of The Year (2005). Produced the Gospel Song Of The Year for BMI Songwriter Brenda Heffernan (2006). Produced the #1 song in Billboard Magazine's Country Singles Sales Chart for the week of 04/08/2006 entitled "Country's What I Choose," by Len Snow Jr. (2006). Produced the #11 song in Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Pop Singles Sales Charts for the week of 05/29/2006 according to Nielsen Soundscan (2006). 

Charles Watson will be putting together a group of musicians to record this album with him. “I want to showcase the classical guitar for the incredible instrument that it is and take it outside the usual genres people associate classical guitar music with. This album’s music will be alternative rock with a full band and vocalist. No one has ever done this before but I think people are going to really connect with what I’m doing.”

 

Watson has developed a style of classical guitar finger-style techniques, many of which are of his own invention and contributory to the field of finger-style technique, along with utilizing a full gamete of electronic sound processors and amplification typically used for the electric solid body guitar.

 

Watson is a child prodigy in music, beginning his studies at age 8 and a professional guitarist playing public performances by age 9. He launched his youthful career with the performing rock band, Crossover, with whom he recorded three albums, and moved on into hard metal and ultimately death metal, saying that this underground genre provided no-holds-barred, envelope-pushing extremes in every conceivable way. His band, Occision, has been the longest running death metal band in Arizona, one of the earliest world-wide, with a 7” vinyl and album on compact disk with international distribution through Alien Autopsy Records in Tempe, AZ.

 

Charles has also paid his dues as a music major and studied classical guitar since the mid-nineties, has composed innumerable works ranging from international folk dances for FlashPoint dance company, transcriptions of Rachmaninoff piano works for the guitar, string quartet works, original piano compositions, midi soundscapes, and, of course, a couple decades worth of lyric rock songs, outlandish slugfest death, and a plethora of blues, country, jazz, Spanish and Latin guitar works. He is currently music instructor at Arizona Music Academy, where he has taught since 2002. Watson has performed classical guitar at such venues as the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, Tempe Town Lakes concert arena, Scottsdale’s famed Art Walks, a plethora of private and live music club and benefit venues, and has an extensive discography.

 

Pushing the envelope is what Charles Watson is all about. And now, in the company of the heart of the music industry in Nashville, Watson is busy composing music for his album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville and putting together an alternative rock band to launch his debut major market album release scheduled for recording during 2007.

 

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release (or for copy or demo), contact Charles Watson or visit www.cewatson.com.

 

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