Music Video w/ Jean Luc Ponty! Album Tops Fusion Charts, Top 4 Jam Band!
A lot is going on in the Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends’ camp with their album, “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes,” which is being played now on over 100 radio stations. This includes a new A.I. music video with Jean Luc Ponty, Florida media visits from Brian’s band, and radio chartings.
Distributed by Downtown Music/Dashgo Distribution, “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” topped the fusion charts on the Roots Music Radio at number 1, and broke the top 5, hitting number 3 on Relix/Jam Band charts. The album recently entered Roots Music Radio’s jazz charts at 44.
Brian and Jean Luc’s new music video, “Beyond the Warrior’s Eyes” from the album of the same name is at
This A.I. generated video and shows Brian and Jean Luc on a musical mission with Roman gladiators. Brian knows, “We are warriors in the musical sense. We took on the mission of giving praise and thanks to veterans around the world through our musical message.”
The video is created by Dave Pellizza, who helmed the Josie-award-winning “Brothers in Arms” video with Brian and Joe Satriani. While “Brothers” had a modern warfare look, Brian instructed Dave to “go in a different direction focusing on the classical world of Spartan and Roman times. I attached Jean Luc’s and my performance videos for Dave to transform.”
Inserted at the end of the video is the “Hope for the Warriors” logo, the album’s charity. Hope For The Warriors provide medical care, mental health counseling, professional training and education, physical conditioning, transition services and more for active duty, veterans, and their families. Hope For The Warriors was founded by military families aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC in 2006 as they witnessed firsthand the effects war imparts on service members and their families. Hope For The Warriors has remained grounded in family values as the organization expands both the span of programs offered and the number of wounded, family members, and families of the fallen assisted. Donation page is at https://support.hopeforthewarriors.org/Beyond-The-Warriors-Eyes
Brian and his band are treating Florida media colleagues and programs to
in-person concerts and interviews at their stations. Witness Brian play fusioin
guitar with his bandmates drummer Reggie Pryor, bassist Brandon Miller, and
saxophonist Don Black.
Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends’ “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” features
collaborations with great guitarists and eclectic musicians—notably Eric
Johnson, Robben Ford, Chris Poland, Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Dean Brown
(David Sanborn), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth), John
Tropea (Billy Cobham), Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp)
& Larry McCray (John Mayall), the late Phil Naro, the Budapest Symphony
Orchestra), and electric violinist Jean Luc Ponty.
