Khalil Turk and Barrie Kirtley found common ground in the early eighties through a love of melodic rock. When they first spoke to each other on the telephone it was only a short while into the conversation when it became very obvious that their taste in music was identical and that there was a lot they could learn from each other. Since that day the two regularly kept in touch and a strong bond of loyalty ensued, the partnership of trust and respect had already begun.
Throughout the course of the eighties and into the early nineties Khalil and Barrie regularly contributed to the melodic rock scene. When it lost it’s way in the late eighties to give way to grunge and such other forms of rock music, they made sure that they made a massive contribution to keep it alive. Barrie co-wrote a fanzine called "AOR Basement" in the late eighties and then "AOR Classics" in the early to mid nineties, both of which were highly respected publications. He also made contributions to bigger magazines like "Raw" and "Kerrang!" and helped unsigned artists gain recognition through compilation albums.
On the other hand, Khalil was very good at finding new talent and bringing them to the attention of the melodic rock fraternity, regularly discovering new bands that no-one had previously been familiar with. His ability to find such new talent became a strong talking point with many magazines and labels alike. So much so, that he was recruited by German based Long Island Records as an A & R representative. He went on to secure the label’s most successful signings, such as the debut by Message (With Richie Sambora and Alec Jon Such of Bon Jovi), "Wide Open" by Heartland, "Tormented" by Marcie aka Mark Free (King Kobra, Signal and Uruly Child) ,"Takin’ It Back" by Robert Berry, the debut by Phantom’s Opera and "World on Fire" by Tour De Force.The contact for Tour De Force was given to him by Barrie, who had just finished an exclusive interview with lead singer Chali Cayte a few days earlier. Khalil also arranged the re-issue of the classic Paul Laine CD with bonus tracks and two albums by favourites Bystander.
It became more and more obvious that there was a growing need for a record label to be based in England, and so Khalil and Barrie decided to start Escape Music as a partnership. In 1994 the partnership agreement was signed and, at first, the company imported and distributed independently produced compact discs that were new to the record buying public. In particular the company won the exclusive right to import CD’s by Kansas member Kerry Livgren and a Puerto Rican group called Mattador. However, the two realised that the need for actually having bands signed and arranging the recording of the music was their ultimate goal. The first Escape project was the recording of the third album by Heartland, who have since released another two CD’s on the label.
Escape Music Ltd was founded in August, 1996, and was a natural progression from a successful partnership. The limited company is going from strength to strength and the result of this success is reflected on these pages. Khalil and Barrie are committed to quality and will settle for nothing less than pure excellence. Their involvement with the recording of the CD’s has become more than just financial, Khalil now oversees most recordings and acts as executive producer, whilst Barrie takes care of the smooth running of the company, using his accountancy background to the full.
Unsigned bands can submit a promo package for consideration to:
Edhunter As solo Artist And Producer. Production, Edition Composition And Design by Eduardo Moreno G Produccion, Edicion, Composicion y Diseño By Eduardo Moreno G
Style of Composition/Production/Arrangements and interpretation: Powerpop Acoustic Jazz Blues Metal/Power, Heavy & Glam Progressive Rock Instrumental Classical
Starting Into... Production Styles also Include: Techno Trance Psycho
Arrangements, Rearrangements, Composition and edition By Eduardo Moreno G Hoping to study Music Commercial & Recording arts and Technology.
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Bueno primero q nada quiero agradecer todo tu apoyo y por averme dejado agregarte en myspace pero ahora en realidad necesito un favor. Me veo cerca de la produccion de 2 albums in los meses siguientes y quisiera que escucharas mis canciones y me dijeras lo que piensas respecto a toda la produccion, se q son muchas canciones pero escuchando una o dos podras decir muchas cosas, en realidad apreciare tu apoyo comentarios y opiniones... Gracias =]
-Eduardo M
------------ Well First of all I want to thank you 4 your support and for letting me add you to your myspace but now Im really asking for a favor. I see myself close to an actual production of 2 Albums in the next few months so I wounder if you could hear my songs and tell me what you think about the hole production I know there are a lot of songs but by hearing just one or two you will be able to say a lot of things so Ill really appreciate your comments and opinions thx =]
Passing by to wish you a great week and to tell that we have a new link to download the first Temple of Sin album ( for free that is. it's not about money, it's about filling the world with metal...) as the old one seemed to have some problems. The new link is: http://rs738.rapidshare.com/files/213936075/Temple_of_Sin_-_OHM_2008.rar If you dont like it, tell me. if you do, tell everyone else... Keep rocking on and hails from brazil, Timo kaarkoski - Temple of Sin
Hey Escape..just to let you know that REDLINE have a fantastic new vocalist and we have added a second guitarist to the line up. We've got some exciting new material together for our second album 'Relentless Authority'...and we need you with Tommy Hansen behind the desk to make it really rock!...check us out...we'll send you a promo pack...all the best guys! REDLINE
Hi everyone, We have a nice trailer to show you: (feel free to rate it, comment it or add it to your page - thanks!)
Salut tout le monde, Nous avons une jolie bande annonce à vous montrer: (n'hésitez pas à la noter, la commenter ou à l'ajouter sur votre page - merci !)
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