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Titolo: QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA” COMPETITION

QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA”
COMPETITION
 
WINNING LINE-UP TO TOUR NORTH AMERICA IN 2012 WITH GRAND PRODUCTION
FEATURING CLASSIC QUEEN SONGS
 
(Los Angeles, CA – December 8, 2011) Four decades later, the music of
Queen hasn’t just survived, it’s thrived. The band, who recently received
the “Global Icon Award” at the MTV European Music Awards, has sold more
than 300 million albums, 16 of which were No. 1 chart-toppers. They’ve
written and recorded 18 No. 1 singles, played over 700 live concerts in
every part of the world, have amassed a planet-wide fanbase whose members
number in the hundreds of millions, and remain one of the most influential
groups of all time. And to hear Queen drummer Roger Taylor tell it,
they’re just getting started.  The last thing they are doing is standing
still.
 
2012 will see the launch of “The Queen Extravaganza Tour,” a grand touring
production booked by powerhouse agency CAA that will celebrate the music
of Queen. Coming on board to ensure the touring show will match the design
and excitement of Queen at its best will be such rock tour heavyweights as
stage designer Mark Fisher (U2, AC/DC, Muse, The Rolling Stones, Cirque de
Soleil) and lighting designer Rob Sinclair (Adele, Vampire Weekend,
Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel).
 
Taylor will oversee this royal road show, taking the role of producer and
music director, with Brian May involved later in the production, but
Taylor’s most important role, however, was leading the judges, Spike Edney
(Queen’s keyboard player since the mid 80’s and Trip Khalaf (Queen’s
eternal sound engineer) in hand picking the musicians that will be
featured on the tour. And after 11 weeks of reviewing online auditions and
weighing votes from Queen fans around the world, Taylor is ready to
announce the line-up.
 
“As the audition videos began posting, we could see right away that the
caliber of talent was very high,” says Taylor. “But when I got into the
studio with the final 25 musicians, I realized that these guys are
seriously good players. They went way beyond my expectations. It was an
incredibly difficult decision to choose the final line-up. I wish I
could've kept them all, but in the end, I'm very happy with this group of
exceptional musicians."
 
“The Queen Extravaganza” band line-up will be:
 
VOCALS - Jennifer Espinoza (San Antonio, TX)
 
VOCALS - Marc Martel (Montreal, QC / Nashville,TN)
 
GUITAR - Tristan Avakian (Toronto, ON)              
 
GUITAR - Brian Gresh (Tulsa, OK)          
 
DRUMS - Tyler Warren (Camden, TN)               
 
BASS - Francois-Olivier Doyon (Quebec City, QC)
 
“What an amazing and unexpected opportunity to come our way – not to
mention the timing of it all for me,” said Marc Martel, whose audition
video for “Somebody to Love” earned him an MTV O Award and an appearance
on the Ellen Degeneres Show.  “Having gotten to know the other contest
winners a bit in LA, I’m confident we have what it takes to gel as a unit
and give our best to do justice to some of the best rock music ever
recorded.  I am so thankful for the chance to do this.  Gonna be Fun!”
 
www.queenextravaganza.com
 
 
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