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Charles Watson-classical and electric guitars and vocals Josh Cummings-bass and vocals About Hollow Council: Extreme electric and classical guitarist, Charles E. Watson Jr, on
recording contract with Universal Platinum Plus Records, put together a band
to record and perform his music in 2007, taking his extraordinary classical guitar
techniques into mainstream rock. Recording artist on the resulting 2008
album on Platinum Plus Records, Nashville, Time For Change, was Charles Watson & Hollow Council. The label
requiring the individual artist's name, and our choosing 'Hollow Council" as
a band name. This album and live shows have been retailed and booked as
Charles Watson & Hollow Council. We also booked and played as "Hollow
Council" at Sturgis Rally 2008 and have Hollow Council accounts on youtube
and myspace.
To date, we maintain our band website at charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com Highlights: This band has maintained a busy booking schedule since October 2007, playing mainly in Arizona, booked and played Sturgis 2008 at the Elkview Campground in Sturgis, SD, the first week of August 2008. Charles Watson subsequently toured Colorado and New Mexico in 2008, and played a "Best of Phoenix" classical guitar series of featured venues, and continues as a and highly sought after special event performer. We recorded this album live for our first music video on DVD, June 2008, in Scottsdale, AZ. Two song off this album, "Stop Wasting My Time" and "Stuffed Suits", both broke AAA Radio charting records during the last quarter of '08, ranking #1 for 45 weeks straight. “Empty Man”, another cut off our first album, was selected for RNR Radio’s compilation CD and 3000 Indy 360 in 2009. The band hosted Arizona's Crabby Don's Final Friday Rockfest from January to August 2009. We have a music video running on YouTube, "Liquid Sin", as well as some fan show videos posted on their channels. At our shows and through our online band stores, we sell our CDs, DVD, band shirts, posters & other misc band merchandise, along with a band signed and numbered limited edition (100) of the first run of the Time For Change album on CD, (which sold out).
Hollow Council's
current performing song list is material from the Time For Change album, new material
for our 2010 album, EPIDEMIC, can include a mix of classic rock cover tunes,
and improvisational/impromptu instrumental jamming. All musicians in Hollow Council
are professional musicians, theory and stage savvy, c. 30 yrs old, and have had life-long
careers in music. Watson, Walker, and Edwards are professional music instructors at
Arizona Music Academy in Tempe, AZ,
Mennig is a renown blues singer, Josh Cummings is a famous motorcycle
builder and artist, all
are Arizona residents in the Phoenix area, and we all play a variety of
instruments. Of particular note, we feature the extreme electric
and classical guitar work of Charles Watson. All
together we produce a sound that has many unique qualities, Rock with a
Classical Hook and a Hard Edge, and
present an exciting, vibrant shows as an assembly of master musicians. Website: www.charleswatsonhollowcouncil.com E-mail: hollowcoucnilband@yahoo.com or cewmusic@yahoo.com |
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