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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Way, Way Kooler
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Genre: Jazz / Pop / Rock
Location Toronto, Ontario, CA
Profile Views: 213985
Last Login: 8/4/2012
Member Since 1/22/2006
Website www.rikemmett.com
Record Label Rockit Sounds Inc.
Type of Label Indie
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.. ..AVAILABLE MAY 26TH! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW: ..www.maplemusic.com...... .. .... ..AVAILABLE MAY 26TH! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW: ..www.maplemusic.com...... =====================================.... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ==================================.. ....Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame Induction......(Click the arrow below to watch Rik's acceptance speech)........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ...... ....Rik Emmett Discography...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1990 - Absolutely.. 1992 - Ipso Facto.. 1995 - The Spiral Notebook.. 1997 - Ten Invitations From The Mistress of Mr. E.. 1997 - Swing Shift.. 1999 - Raw Quartet.. 1999 - The Spirit of Christmas.. 2000 - Live At Berklee.. 2002 - The Millenium Collection.. 2002 - Handiwork.. 2003 - Good Faith.. 2005 - One Night in Cinci (DVD).. 2005 - Live @ 10 Gigs (DVD).. 2006 - Strung-Out Troubadours.. 2007 - Strung-Out Troubadours Live at Hugh's Room.. 2007 - Liberty Manifesto, by Airtime - a heavy rocking project.. ....COMING SOON......... 2009 - Push & Pull (new from Strung-Out Troubadours).. 2009 - Marco's Secret Songbook - acoustic songwriter project.... ..For additional information on Rik's catalog, including complete track listings & descriptions of each CD, please visit .. rikemmett.com........ .. .... .. Want this banner on your page?.. ...... .. ....Rik Emmett.... was a relatively unknown singer/songwriter/guitarist on the local Toronto scene in September of 1975, when he joined a newly-forming hard rock trio. By 1979 that act had three albums that had gone gold and platinum in Canada, and two of these had charted in the States, receiving serious radio airplay. By 1981, they were firmly established as one of the premier touring rock acts in North America, with generous FM radio airplay support and heavy rotation on the fledgling MTV cable channel. In the next seven years they released a total of ten albums, which all struck gold, as four of them went platinum in Canada, and two went gold Stateside. Emmett's name frequently appeared in guitar magazine polls, and he won some prestigious awards, including Best Lead Guitarist nationally in 1981. Rik left that band in 1988 to fly solo, but as one of the original band members, he was inducted into the ..Canadian Rock Hall of Fame.. in 1993..... Rik's solo career began in 1989 and spawned three releases for Duke Street/MCA Records. The first album of the three, Absolutely, went gold in 1990, yielding the hits "Saved by Love" and "Big Lie", two songs that provided a fairly easy transition from triumphant arena rocking while maintaining a sense of continuity for FM radio listeners. Perhaps a bit more of a surprise was the ballad, "When a Heart Breaks", which crossed a rock guitar hero over into other radio formats, and revealed a more sensitive singer/songwriter persona. "World of Wonder" also received substantial airplay, and revealed an expanding lyrical and stylistic range. Ipso Facto followed in '92. It offered up such hits as "Out of The Blue", the Stevie Ray / Jimi / Wes Montgomery tribute, and "Bang On", a rocking return to one of Rik's personal themes - positive motivation and inspiration. Ipso Facto was a tour de force of that 'damnable' stylistic versatility - no surprise to fans who knew Rik as a guy who always put trademark classical guitar pieces or little jazz tunes in between the hard rock anthems, arena blues riffs and progressive flourishes found on past records..... A strong singer/songwriter album called Spiral Notebook followed in '95, which got noticed through airplay of the singles "Let Me Be The One" and "The Longing", both examples of Emmett's abilities as a sensitive balladeer, arranger, and producer..... In 1996, Rik Emmett's career entered another new phase, as he began testing the courage of his musical convictions with his work at THE REC ROOM, a digital studio facility he built, and through OPEN HOUSE Records, his own label..... Artistically, following those convictions paid off. The first release for OPEN HOUSE was Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr E., a beautifully written and performed CD of instrumental classical nylon string guitar. Critics and fans were reminded that the 'rock guitar god' was not a one trick pony. Rik then recorded part two of his guitar trilogy, Swing Shift, which took a completely different musical direction, featuring jazz, swing and fusion. Again, the CD was well received, and piqued the interest of brand new fans in growing musical circles. Perhaps more importantly, he continued to elevate the spirits of his diehard supporters who were witnessing a musical transformation that would come to defy easy classification. Raw Quartet, released in early 1999, became the final CD in the trilogy, displaying Rik's passion and natural affinity for blues and rock. 1999's Live at Berklee (highlights from sold out shows at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston), was followed by a traditional Spirit Of Christmas album, recorded in collaboration with keyboardist Sam Reid. 2002 brought the release of a 20th Century Masters Best of Rik Emmett Collection, and another widely-acclaimed instrumental masterpiece - Handiwork. In the late summer of 2003, the singer/songwriter of GOOD FAITH emerged, and yet another new chapter began in an already storied career. 2005 saw the release of TWO new DVDs: "One Night In Cinci" and "Live @ 10 Gigs." Both are available from ..www.maplemusic.com...... .... .. .... 2 NEW CDs AVAILABLE NOW........ ...... .. .... .... "STRUNG-OUT TROUBADOURS" -- a collaboration CD between Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop -- and "LIVE AT HUGH'S ROOM" are now available! Complete details appear on the left-hand side of this page....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------.. .... Photos with Friends...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Have you met Rik? If you'd like to share a photo, email .. i..t with a (short) caption to riknews@panzyler.com....... --------------------------------------------------------------------------.... Rik's YouTube Channel:.. ..www.youtube.com/rockitsounds...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------.... Rik on facebook:.. ..FACEBOOK...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------.... Rik on Twitter:.. ..www.twitter.com/rikemmett...... --------------------------------------------------------------------------.... .. ......NOTE..: We appreciate all of your comments, but large graphics and animated graphics tend to cause the page to run very.. S L O W L Y . . . . . so for that reason, they will most likely be deleted. Thanks for your understanding. ................
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.... AVAILABLE MAY 26TH! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW:.. ..www.maplemusic.com...... ...... ..Strung-Out Troubadours.. have a brand new studio CD, entitled “PUSH & PULL”, a new logo, and a new shorter nickname, ..The Troubs... This phase of the collaboration between Rik Emmett and Dave Dunlop finds them expanding from their acoustic guitar duo roots into a full band approach on several tracks, moving further towards the smooth jazz community that embraced their initial stylings..... The Troubs writing/recording project arose in 2006 from the public response to Rik's instrumental duo performances together with Dave during Emmett's concert gigs. The material on the first album centered on an acoustic roots showcase for serious guitar lovers. The follow-up came a year later, with “LIVE at Hugh’s Room”, a recording of a set captured in the fabled Toronto concert club on Wednesday December 13, 2006. .... Emmett (of Canadian rock band Triumph) and Dunlop (from the rock band Full Nine) first played together during a master class session at the National Summer Guitar Workshop in 1990. Much of their material originates from their acoustic guitars, with Rik singing lead vocal on some selections. But PUSH & PULL is more the sound of two Les Pauls duking it out, and also features Dave’s stunning debut as a lead vocalist on the powerful emotional ballad, Only Time Will Tell. .... In 2007, Strung-Out Troubadours won "Album of the Year" and "Group/Duo Of The Year" at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, where they were the most heavily-nominated act. Both Rik and Dave were also nominated for "Best Guitarist", a category that Emmett had captured back in 2005..... ..PUSH & PULL.. Strung-Out Troubadours .. Rik Emmett & Dave Dunlop...... Recorded in the winter & spring of 2009 at Room 9, Toronto .... ABOUT THE SONGS....... 1. Way, Way Kooler - An R & B groover with twin Les Pauls carrying the melodies. Taking-off from a tune entitled Way Cool from Rik’s Swing Shift CD of 1998. .... 2. Why Baby - The lead single, with a vocal by Rik. Smooth jazzing on a turn- table lyric. Great feel from drummer Mike Churchill. .... 3. Deeper Kind of Blue - Two Les Pauls deliver the instrumental version of this melodic ballad, with respect to Jeff Beck. Some terrific keyboard stuff from Don Breithaupt. .... 4. Only Time Will Tell - Dave’s heartfelt lead vocal debut: Rik’s lyrics return to one of his traditional themes, and Dave set the melody with an elegant simplicity. .... 5. 52 Pickup - A riff, a bopping Latin groove [kudos to drummer Mike Shotton], a catchy chorus. A lot of electric fun. .... 6. Miracle of Love Reggae underscores Rik singing a feel-good story, as Dave plays some earthy slide. .... 7. And The River Still Runs - The familiar heart & soul territory of an acoustic duet by the Troubs: a follow-up to “Dos Arroyos” from the first album..... 8. Declaration - Dave had the verse of the song working as a demo: Rik contributed a chorus that declared the creativity quite liberating. The song got big. Unmistakable contribution from Katalin Kiss on BG’s. .... 9. Red Hot - The Troubs doing what they do – beating up their acoustics with a mash-up of styles. Definitely not ‘commercial’, but a good justification for the making of indie recordings. .... 10. Deeper Kind of Blue (p.s.) Dave suggested to Rik that, if the instrumental tune had a lyric and a tender vocal, it might make a great p.s. for the CD – in the same way that “Suitcase Blues’ had graced the Triumph “Just a Game” album back in 1979, and had become a Troubs concert staple as the encore closer. .... ....To place your order, please visit ..www.maplemusic.com..
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Rik Emmett gained international notoriety as the lead singer/songwriter/guitarist with Triumph. Four gold & platinum decades in the music biz have provided entry into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame, the Music Industry Hall of Fame and the Junos Hall of Fame, with a few ‘Best Guitarist’ awards in various categories garnered along the way. A morphing, moving target, Rik followed up Smooth Jazz awards in ‘05 and ‘06, with the worldwide release of a prog rock project called Airtime in ‘07. His latest 2011 release is the 17th of his independent career, based out of www.rikemmett.com. Entitled “reCOVERy Room 9“, it’s an acoustic duo with Dave Dunlop, featuring nine cover songs from a wildly eclectic range of pop music. Continuing his commitment to prolific and conscientious music-making, with no less than three new solo releases slated for 2012, Rik remains an innovative music educator of long standing with Humber College in Toronto, and is the Artistic Director of the annual Songstudio Songwriting Workshop. FOR THE LATEST INFO, VISIT RIKEMMETT.COM

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