ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR LIVE DEBUT OF @_Brendonsmall’s GALAKTIKON
We were the first to report the live debut of Brendon Small’s Galaktikon, but now we have some additional details about the live show thanks to Blabbermouth.net. Check out a press release after the jump:
The live band required to pull off the multi-layered music of BRENDON SMALL’S GALAKTIKON will contain four guitarists, including L.A.-based guitarist and former Musicians Institute guitar program director Jude Gold (JEFFERSON STARSHIP, BILLY SHEEHAN), Mike Keneally(DETHKLOK, FRANK ZAPPA, JOE SATRIANI), Rick Musallam (BEN TAYLOR, CARLY SIMON), and Small himself. Additional bandmembers include keyboardist/guitarist Walter Ino; bassist Bryan Beller(DETHKLOK, STEVE VAI, THE ARISTOCRATS); drummer Tim Yeung(MORBID ANGEL); and vocalists Ben Thomas (ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA),Kira Small (PETER FRAMPTON, MARTINA MCBRIDE), Ali Handal(NEIL YOUNG, PAUL WILLIAMS) and Jude Crossen.
“We’re beyond psyched to have BRENDON SMALL’S GALAKTIKONmaking its debut at WesFest 8,” says event co-producer andGALAKTIKON bassist Beller. “For seven years we’ve been growing theWesFest community with every event, especially in Southern California. But this year, thanks to Brendon‘s involvement, we’ve got a greater chance to reach more folks around the country than ever before.”
The event will feature three additional acts: Los Angeles funk/R&B bassistDerek Frank (JONATHA BROOKE, BRIAN AUGER); the WesFest All-Stars, featuring the music of previous WesFest performers and singer/songwriters Janet Robin (LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM), Ali Handal, and Colin Keenan, along with a special group assembled by ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA drummer Joe Travers; and Danny Mo and theEXCITERS, featuring Wehmiller‘s Berklee bass professor and close friend Danny Morris, as well as 2012 Wehmiller Scholarship award winner Jed Lingat and legendary drummer John “JR” Robinson.
So who is going?? Trust me I SO would if I live anywhere near LA, but you guys should go. Ticket info is in the link I posted above.