Blues Bureau International
Encyclopedia
Blues Bureau International is a guitar oriented, blues
, blues guitar and blues rock record label.
Blues Bureau is a member of Mike Varney
's Shrapnel Label Group, which also includes Shrapnel Records
, another guitar oriented label which features shred guitar
, hard rock
, metal and progressive metal
, and Tone Center Records
, a jazz oriented label featuring fusion guitar as well as a number of jazz
tributes.
Blues Bureau artists include Rick Derringer
, Eric Gales
, Marc Ford
, Chris Duarte
, Leslie West
and Pat Travers
. The Blues Bureau catalog is a reflection of Mr. Varney's desire to provide a platform for talented young blues guitarists, and to allow established artists to pursue their artistic vision.
(allmusic.com)]
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, blues guitar and blues rock record label.
Blues Bureau is a member of Mike Varney
Mike Varney
Mike Varney is an American musician, record producer, music publisher and impresario. He is the founder of the Shrapnel Label Group, which includes Shrapnel Records, Tone Center Records and Blues Bureau International. He also has a 50% stake in Magna Carta Records, a New York-based label...
's Shrapnel Label Group, which also includes Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records is a guitar-oriented record label started in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney. Guitarist Marty Friedman , one of the label's most successful artists, first appeared on the album Unsung Guitar Heroes II in 1980 with the band Vixen. Vixen would later change their name to Hawaii...
, another guitar oriented label which features shred guitar
Shred guitar
Shred guitar or shredding is lead electric guitar playing that relies heavily on fast guitar solos. While some critics argue that shred guitar is associated with "... sweep-picked arpeggios, diminished and harmonic minor scales, finger-tapping and ... whammy-bar abuse", several guitar...
, hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
, metal and progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
, and Tone Center Records
Tone Center Records
Tone Center Records is an independent record label owned by music industry veteran Mike Varney, dedicated to recording high level jazz, jazz/rock, and fusion guitar. It is a member of The Shrapnel Label Group, along with Shrapnel Records and Blues Bureau International...
, a jazz oriented label featuring fusion guitar as well as a number of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
tributes.
Blues Bureau artists include Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer.-1960s:When he was seventeen years old, his band The McCoys recorded "Hang on Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, which became the number one song in America before "Yesterday" by The Beatles knocked it out of the top spot. The song was...
, Eric Gales
Eric Gales
Eric Gales is an American blues-rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy. Gales has recorded ten albums on major record labels, and has done session and tribute work...
, Marc Ford
Marc Ford
Marc Ford , is an American blues-rock guitarist. He's a former lead guitarist of the rock and roll jam band The Black Crowes and the leader of his own bands .-Burning Tree:Ford began his career with the blues-rock outfit Burning...
, Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Duarte plays a style of Texas blues-rock that draws on elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll.-Biography:...
, Leslie West
Leslie West
Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
and Pat Travers
Pat Travers
Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s...
. The Blues Bureau catalog is a reflection of Mr. Varney's desire to provide a platform for talented young blues guitarists, and to allow established artists to pursue their artistic vision.
Notable Releases
- [ Eric Gales - Relentless
(allmusic.com)]
- [ Marc Ford - Weary and Wired (allmusic.com)]
- [ Joe Louis Walker - New Direction (allmusic.com)]
- [ Neal Schon - Piranha Blues (allmusic.com)]
- [ Leslie West - Got Blooze (allmusic.com)]
- [ Chris Duarte - Blue Velocity (allmusic.com)]
Official Shrapnel Label Group Websites
Official Blues Bureau International Records Artist Links
- Marc Ford Official Site
- Rick Derringer Official Site
- Chris Duarte Group Official Myspace Page
- Eric Gales Official Site