Tour Posters...
Here is a sample of our Japan Tour poster. It was designed by the great artist Anthony Aukamp (the same artist who does all my record covers too).

We might have these available for sale (autographed by the band of course). If you would like one, send an email to us at skabeeb@soundingrick.com

Things have been really busy around here for the past six weeks. The Lucky Henry CD Musical Chairs was very exhausting to complete. It is off to the guru of mastering, Jim Laforest at AudioVista for polishing, waxing and that new-car smell.

The kids have all started back to school which creates the need for parental homework oversight..LOL!

We got lucky with Tropical Storm Ernesto not entering the Gulf of Mexico (we don't need any more storms thank you).

Be sure to listen to Yellow Beat Radio online Friday morning (in the US) to hear more cuts from "Unstoppable" by going to www.yellowbeat.com .
RR

Yellow Beat Plays Unstoppable

Thanks to my good friends across the ocean at Yellow Beat Radio in Japan for playing cuts from Unstoppable!

Today, they will play Turn You On at 8:13 PM Tokyo time (7:13 AM in the central US)! You can listen to their great show every Friday by going to www.yellowbeat.com !

I hope all of you will come out to my shows in October: (With the band -Wed. 18th Osaka/ nu things Thursday 19 Osaka/ Sun Hall Fri. 20 Osaka/ Fireloop Sat. 21 Nara/ Neverland Sun.22 Kobe/ Urban Square) Solo Shows Tues. 24 Nagoya/ Music Farm - Thurs. 26 Osaka/ Tins Hall

Also, thanks for all the b-day wishes today as I get another year wiser!

Sneak Preview

Have you ever started on a project with the best of intentions and have it take WAY more time than you originally planned?

Not unlike painting your house or weeding the yard, the upcoming Lucky Henry CD Musical Chairs took hundreds of hours to get from start to finish(over a period of two years I might ad).

Not only did I write all the songs (many with input from Donnie Morgan and Greg Roth), I also played guitar and keyboards as well as produced and edited this project! Aghh!

I am very happy to announce that Musical Chairs is off to be mastered and will be available within 60 days (in time for the holidays)! It is a powerful record full of tight jazz/rock fusion numbers, traditional guitar jazz and maybe even a couple that will become standards someday (you might hear these on the Weather Channel or in an elevator ..LOL)!

After the upcoming Unstoppable World Tour in October, the radar is set for preproduction on the next Sounding Rick record with my buddy and musical guru Kasim Sulton. BTW, if you can make it, go check out one of his remaining solo shows. You can find dates at www.kasiminfo.com .

Calling all Fans!

As we prepare to start the Unstoppable Tour in Japan, I wanted to let you know that all it takes for us to come to play in your town, state or country is making some telephone calls.

Call clubs and venues in your area and ask them if they would like to have a conversation with us about making a stop and putting on a show.

Another way you can help us get to your area is to join the street team by clicking on this link http://www.soundingrick.com/streetteam.html and filling out the form.

Oh, and don't forget to pick up your copy of Unstoppable and the two CD set Evidence by going to the store link http://www.soundingrick.com/store.html .

Thank you for your support!
Love Rick

I wonder where my suitcase is??

Here is a photo of the band at the studio tonight. getting ready to launch the Unstoppable Tour.

To my left is Donnie Morgan (drums) and Jim Laberge (bass).

I hope I can remember my Tai Chi short form!

Yellow Beat to Play

Unstoppable Tracks

Just got the word from the nice folks at Yellow Beat Radio in Japan that they are going to begin featuring Sounding Rick music from August 18th till the tour in October!

To listen online, go to www.yellowbeat.com .

Thanks a million to Michiko and Chris!

Unstoppable Tour

Five Dates Confirmed For Japan!

Hello Japanese Fans!
I am very excited about the upcoming Unstoppable Tour in October. I am excited because this marks our first trip to Japan and the fans there have been very supportive of our music.
I hope you will all come out to see us.
On the dates listed below we are performing as a three piece band and I am happy to say that the high-energy set will kick serious %^&$!
The dates are:
Wed. 18th in Osaka at Nu things www.nn.iij4u.or.jp/~agi
Thurs. 19 in Osaka at Sun Hall http://www.sunhall.com/
Fri. 20 in Osaka at Fireloop http://www.fireloop.net/
Sat. 21 in Nara at Neverlandhttp://hp4.0zero.jp/gamen/s_scr.php?num=2&uid=neverland96&dir=66
Sun.22 in Kobe at Urban Square http://43us.com/top.html

My agent is also trying to book some solo shows for the following week in Tokyo and the surrounding area so stay tuned for more dates to come!