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       ROCKWiRED RADiO PROFiLES PRESENTS:
THE SOULFUL SOUND OF DEREK STROKER AND HiS BRAND NEW RELEASE 'LOVE & COLOUR'  JUNE
18, 2012 -DEREK STROKER may have
recently returned to Orlando after five years in
Nashville, but the heart of Music City is beating strongly throughout
his latest full length album LOVE
& COLOUR – a
powerful 11-track set of soul-infused pop/rock that blends a timeless
old school sensibility with a contemporary flair and a unique
perspective on the ups and downs of love in the modern world. Drawing
from a classic well of inspirations ranging from ERIC CLAPTON and THE
BEATLES to AL GREEN, DONNY HATHAWAY and modern greats JAMES MORRISON,
MARC BROUSSARD and GAVIN DEGRAW. STROKER creates honest, straight
from the heart music that takes the listener on what he calls “a
journey of real love, with songs about the good times as well as the
hard times. It’s
not about ‘Hollywood Love,’ where everything is always perfect,”
STROKER says. “Within relationships and love there is always
struggle. But in the end, true love always wins out. I feel that this
new record and musical direction is a natural progression for me as
an artist. I’ve always loved the authenticity that old soul records
could communicate, and this was a major driving force when I started
recording ‘LOVE & COLOUR’.Since
his last release, the 7 song EP RISE AND SHINE (2008), STROKER—whose early
recordings were penned solely by him--immersed
himself in the thriving community of Nashville based songwriters and
expanded his horizons by collaborating on so many new songs that he
had to pare down from close to 80 tunes to create the perfect set
list for LOVE
& COLOUR. As he
developed and expanded his vision as a songwriter, the multi-talented
performer began touring throughout Tennessee and Georgia and became a
popular live performer in Nashville via shows at venues like 3rd
and Lindsley, 12th
and Porter, The Rutledge LMV and the Hard Rock – plus a sold out
show at the renowned Exit/In sponsored by his favorite radio station
Lightning 100. He recorded the new album there over the course of a
year and several studios, including THE RECORD SHOP, THE BROWN OWL and
INVERTIGO PRODUCTIONS, the home base of his producer STEPHEN
GAUSE.
ADVERTiSEMENTS
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.DEREKSTROKER.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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