Music Wanted For Holiday Charity Release

The holidays are coming and so many people are in need of our help, and as has been our tradition we are at it again to help those people. Not that this is the only time of the year that people less fortunate than us need help; truth be told, people less fortunate than us need help year round, however the holidays are extremely tough on and it seems the need is greater at this time of year. Who are our friends in need? These are folks that have lost their homes due to natural disasters as well as getting displaced due to the market crash and today’s still sluggish economy, they are our neighbors, our friends, our relatives and the friends, neighbors and relatives of those people, in essence they are our Community.

So Melodic Revolution Records is once again reaching out to musicians to help those in need by donating a track to our current holiday charity release “Spirit of December Vol.4”.

What are we looking for?
We are looking for traditional holiday tracks, original holiday music and or music of hope that you own the rights to. All songs are used with written permission as non-exclusive tracks. We will accept most all styles of music for consideration. All music must be submitted before the end of September for consideration; submission info can be found below. About Our Charity Releases. Since 2010 we have assembled some of the best independent musicians from around the world. Our first releases was “Songs for Haiti – Relief through Music” to help our neighbors due to the fierce earthquake that devastated that country. Also in 2010 we released “Musicians for Oil Relief” to help raise money for the victims and families devastated by the Gulf Oil Disaster, and last but not least we released our first holiday charity release “The Christmas Gift”.

In 2011 we changed the name and concept of our holiday charity release to “Spirit of December”. This will be the 4th year for this amazing release. Also in 2011 we released “Strength” a triple album to help the people of Japan when they were devastated by the horrific Tsunami and Earthquakes. In 2012 we released Disaster Relief USA to help those in need of help due to the devastation that ripped up the east coast known as Hurricane Sandy. All in all we have helped raise thousands of dollars to help the needy.

So where can one purchase these releases, and where does the money go?
They are available via There is Hope Records a not for profit label started and run by Melodic Revolution Records. All proceeds from our releases minus service charges (charged by paypal, banks, etc.) are donated directly to an organization called Music for Relief who is partnered with many with many great organizations that help during disasters such as Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children and others.

Melodic Revolution Records is not affiliated in any way to Music for Relief other than we donate all proceeds to this charity. For more information about Music for Relief visit www.musicforrelief.org

Send song submission as an mp3 to with a bio to Melodic Revolution Records In the subject line please write “Consideration for Spirit of December 4”
Contact me here: or http://mrrmusic.com/contact/

Thank you,
Nick Katona

Backhand Confirmed for ProgDay 2014

About Backhand

Four Giants from the Venezuelan music scene and a great singer from Canada merge their talents and passion for music into an exceptional eclectic prog band that delivers all the power and subtleness needed for a sure success in the contemporary progressive rock category. The first of their type in Venezuela. This will be the bands first live appearances with Phil Naro and the 2nd festival appearance in the USA their first one was on February 18th at the “Prog Nation At Sea”. The band are touring in support of their debut release “Through The Turbulence” which was released on February 28th, 2014

Backhand Is:

Phil Naro: Lead & Backing Vocals
Adrianus van Woerkom : Keyboards, Lead* & Backing Vocals
Pablo Mendoza: Guitars & Backing Vocals
Oscar Fanega: Bass & Backing Vocals
Adolfo Herrera: Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals

Band Links

Official Website
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About ProgDay

ProgDay is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year and is the longest running progressive rock festival in the world. ProgDay 2014 will take place on Saturday, August 30th, and Sunday, August 31st, at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

For more information about ProgDay, please visit:  www.progday.net

Confirmed 2014 ProgDay Lineup

BACKHAND (Venezuela) ALEX CARPANI BAND (Italy), SENSATIONS’ FIX (Italy), NECROMONKEY (Sweden), THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA (US), LUZ DE RIADA (Mexico) and KOTEBEL (Spain)

Melodic Revolution Records is proud to announce the signing of Marco Ragni

Italian Musician Marco Ragni signs a multi-album deal with US label Melodic Revolution Records.

Amadeus Awad’s Eon Unleashes First Teaser From Upcoming Album

A tasty treat from the upcoming oriental prog metal opera album Book of Gates by Amadeus Awad’s Eon. Featuring: Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob), Amanda Somerville (Trillium, Epica), Kevin Moore (OSI, Dream Theater), John Macaluso (Ark, Yngwie Malmsteen), Elia Monsef, Dan Veall and Amadeus Awad .
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https://soundcloud.com/amadeusawad/the-book-of-gates-full-song

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https://www.facebook.com/amadeus.awad.official
http://mrrmusic.com/amadeus-awad/

Ellsworth Hall to release Solo Album in July

Ellsworth Hall is best known as the front man: Vocalist and Keyboardist  for the Neo-Prog band Aethellis whose self titled debut album was self released in 2004 and the follow up album Northumbria was released by Melodic Revolution Records in 2011 with much praise from fans and critics alike. And so it begins three years later, Ellsworth returns with his first solo album “Conversations with George Edgar Shelby” a classical soundtrack album that features the music from the WWI epic Beside the Manor Selby which Ellsworth directed and wrote.

The track “The Archduke Earsworth” is originally from the three-movement piece The Blind Potentate. Ellsworth performs on a Steinway grand piano along with the vibrant sound of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, to be released July 8th with special pricing pre-orders becoming available July 1st  the track listing is as follows.

Piano Concerto No.1  
1) Lento e Allegro (6:47)
2) Andante e Presto (6:28)
3) Allegro Moderato (4:03)
4) Andante (7:25)  

Beside the Manor Selby Motion Picture Soundtrack  
5) Beside the Manor Selby Overture  (2:46)
6) Newsreel  (1:16)
7) After Ferdinand  (0:56)
8) Round About the Garden  (1:06)
9) The Archduke Earsworth  (5:07)
10) The Tower  (1:40)
11) Gather the Heirlooms  (3:33)
12) La Masque a Enleve  (2:25)
13) Verdun  (5:33)
14) Undone in Verdun  (2:17)
15) Here Lies a Wretched Corpse  (5:07)
16) In Grief Unbound  (3:54)