Guitarists
around the planet are buzzing with excitement about the debut solo CD
release by guitar maestro Rick Tedesco titled 'A Light In The Attic”.
Known for his guitar and studio work with Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
inductee and original Alice Cooper Group founding member Dennis
Dunaway's group the Dennis Dunaway Project, as well as Mott the
Hoople legend Ian Hunter, Rick Tedesco's new CD promises to deliver a
heavy dose of hard driving rock and roll!
“I met Dennis through Ian Hunter
actually,” Rick explains. “Ian was helping BDS with their album
'Back From Hell' and Ian pulled me in to help get their sound
together. I met Ian years ago while working in a music store and
ended up setting up a studio in his house and then started working
with him. I have been on every record since 'Rant' in one capacity or
another: engineer, producer, background vocals, guitars,
piano...comedian.”
“Rick explores the darker recesses of
his attic and confronts a lot of honest emotions. And with this
moving rock album, he turns the light on for all to see.” Dennis
Dunaway, founding member of the Alice Cooper Group
Rick Tedesco began playing guitar in
the early 1970s with musical influence's deeply rooted in the Glam
Rock movement of that decade; Alice Cooper, David Bowie and Ian
Hunter served as early role models. Also the second wave of British
rock bands of the '70s were of particular interest to the young
musician. As far as guitarists go, Mick Ronson was a huge influence
on Rick, as well as Randy Rhodes and Ace Frehley. In the past 15
years Rick Tedesco has played guitar, piano, bass, sang and
engineered on Ian Hunter's last several releases. He also played many
instruments, sang, produced and engineered the Dennis Dunaway
Project's critically acclaimed CD 'Bones From The Yard'. Rick also
runs his own successful business www.GuitarHangar.com
where he sells vintage and rare musical instruments. “The Guitar
Hangar was established in 1999 and we cater to the higher end guitars
and amps,” says Rick, “boutique stuff...a collector's paradise as
well and really quality stuff for the working musician.”
"Rick and I have been
mates for a long time. He's a bit 'heavier' than me in his musical taste
and style but we get along great and he's been of significant help to
me over the years." - Ian Hunter
And now with Rick Tedesco's debut solo
release, the music world will be able to experience his fascinating
musical vision “ 'A Light In The Attic' is really a metaphor for
looking around in the dark, eerie, questionable areas of the mind and
shining a light on them,” Rick explains. “Sexual taboos,
obsession, life, love, death, the end of the world etc... it's all
there.”
As far as plans for the future, Rick
divulges, “I play out with a good friend of mine, Doug Wahlberg,
and we are already out there playing songs from the CD. Doug co-wrote
a couple songs with me on the CD as well. My studio is always busy...
Dennis is always busy... I'm sure at some point we will be busy
together again. I'm always doing stuff with Ian...he's in my studio
every week it seems. I've already started plotting out my next album
and have the first song recorded for it already. I just want to keep
going and stay focused on being creative. That's when I'm the
happiest.”
For more information:
www.guitarhangar.com
www.facebook.com/rick.tedesco
www.myspace.com/ricktedesco
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