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Patrick Heelen: Playing their Song

February 10th, 2012

Noblesville, Indiana (PRWEB) February 04, 2012

The Patrick Heelen Trio will lead a special concert to raise funds for three Noblesville, Indiana, families displaced by Octobers rare tornado outbreak, according to a press statement issued today.

The Patrick Heelen Trio an unusual combination featuring Patrick Heelen on clarinet, Vanessa Williams on cello and David Barros on piano will headline an eclectic and impressive slate featuring six other bands from various national corners, covering musical genres as disparate as classical, country and grunge rock.

This is a real celebration of music, but more importantly its a celebration of community, said Patrick Heelen, a resident of nearby Westfield, Indiana, who spearheaded the fund-raising concert after reading about the Miller, Mattingly and Farber families.

The three families found themselves at ground zero when a series of thunderstorms and tornadoes tore through Indiana on Oct. 27, 2011. According to official reports from the National Weather Service, at least nine tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down during the rare fall outbreak.

Damage was reported across Indiana, from southeast Dearborn County to northwest Porter County. A reported F1 tornado packing 85 mile-per-hour winds reportedly was on the ground for five full minutes, during which time it tore through a Wal-Mart store in Wabash County, while several homes across the state were damaged or destroyed.

Among them: The homes of the Miller, Mattingly and Farber families, clustered together between corn fields in central Noblesville. No member of any of the three families was injured, but the Miller and Farber homes were totaled and the Mattingly household was so damaged that local officials had no choice but to condemn the structure.

Mother Nature can be really fickle, Patrick Heelen noted. Theres no rhyme or reason why these three houses should be destroyed, while rows of houses less than half a mile away were untouched. But they were destroyed, and these families need this communitys help.

Several fund-raisers have occurred since the October storms, all designed to help the three families get through their most trying time. The latest will be the special musical concert scheduled for Feb. 21 at Noblesville High School on Cumberland Road. The event was originally scheduled for Noblesvilles famous Klipsch Music Center, an outdoor amphitheater, but organizers decided to move it indoors rather than risk inclement weather spoiling the fun and lowering the funds.

These people are waiting for our help, Patrick Heelen noted. The last thing we need is a blizzard or something coming along and postponing [the concert].

The Patrick Heelen Trio, which has graved the Klipsch Music Center and other large-scale venues between Indiana and Chicago, is expected to perform several classical selections written by Beethoven and Brahms and rescored for the unusual piano-cello-clarinet combo. Other acts scheduled for the Feb. 21 concert include the Indianapolis-based country music band Freedom Sisters; Indianapolis-based show-tune crooner Gary Brown; Stamford, Conn.-based rockers Space Junk; Portland, Oregon-based garage band Butter Knife Fight; and Spanish guitar experts Tito and Miranda Garza of Corsicana, Texas.

Funds raised by the concert will support house-reconstruction efforts for the Miller, Mattingly and Farber families. According to the statement released today by the Patrick Heelen Trio, about $ 155,000 has already been raised since the first donations were made in November at a special basketball tournament hosted by the Noblesville School District.

These are good people, Patrick Heelen said. And a really terrible thing happened to them, something that could happen to any one of us. As a musician, Im always happy to put on a show. But as a member of this community, we should all be happy to help a neighbor in need, so I hope theres a huge turnout Feb. 21. Should be a great show!

About Patrick Heelen

Patrick Heelen, 46, is a noted clarinetist currently residing in Westfield, Indiana, with his wife, Julianne, and their 10-year-old son. He is the leader of the Patrick Heelen Trio, a well-regarded classical ensemble known throughout the Midwest for its moving performances. Heelen, a Brooklyn, New York native and graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, is a part-time music instructor in the Noblesville (Indiana) School District. Patrick Heelen enjoys hiking and painting in his spare time.

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    Country Music Singer/Songwriter Rick Monroe Inks Exclusive Recording Contract with L.A./Nashville Based Render Records As Their First Country Artist

    January 28th, 2012

    Nashviile, TN (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

    Country Music Singer/Songwriter Rick Monroe (http://www.rickmonroe.com) has inked an exclusive recording deal with Nashville based Render Records (http://www.renderecords.com), it was announced nowadays by Render’s Steve Freeman.

    All combined, the Render Records team is responsible for more than ten Billboard #1 records, countless Best 40 singles and more than 10 million units sold to date. Render at present functions or has worked with some of the largest organizations and most influential people in television, music and film. Render Recording Artists represent a span of the globe from South Alabama to South Africa and their music consists of a diverse variety of musical genres from Country to Rock to Christian Modern to Hip Hop.

    Of the new agreement, Steve Freeman mentioned, “When it came time for us to sign an act that we could send to the country audience, I didn’t have to appear far, I knew specifically who I wanted to associate our brand with, Rick Monroe. We are extremely excited that Rick is joining the Render family members. We are at the moment in the studio recording Rick’s debut project for the label and are organizing to release his initial single “Crazy Not To” to nation radio in late February.”

    Rick Monroe added, “I am completely thrilled to be working with a forward thinking business like Render Records. With the rapid speed at which the music business is changing and evolving these days, being signed to a label that genuinely ‘gets it’ from every angle is invaluable. And getting talented, entrepreneurs, writers/musicians at the helm certainly makes it possible for for the perfect creative and open environment where artistry comes initial and tough perform is rewarded.”

    Monroe comes to Render hot off the heel of 4 effective tours with Dierks Bentley, Josh Thompson, Eric Church and Randy Houser. Rick’s most latest single release, GET UR Nation ON spawned the Jagermeister club tour of the same name which wrapped a 30 date swing at the conclusion of 2011. His hugely well-liked single and video, “Honky-Tonk Road Trip” (co-written with songwriter and celebrated journalist, Larry Holden) continues to be a fan favored. No stranger to accomplishment Rick’s album, ‘Against the Grain’ spawned the hit single ‘Midnight Rider’. Getting received rave critiques in print and accolades on television shows such as Additional, E! and ET, Rick’s gritty Midnight Rider video is still a considerably requested fan preferred. A correct ambassador of the genre, Monroe was among the very first nation artists to execute in Russia and China. His extensive touring history includes performances throughout Russia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Hungary, Honduras, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Germany, England, Netherlands and Switzerland, sharing the stage with a who’s who of musical greats.

    Monroe’s also opened for the likes of Charlie Daniels, Dwight Yoakam, Montgomery Gentry, Marshall Tucker, Darryl Worley, Craig Morgan, Eric Church, Emerson Drive, Patty Loveless, Tiny Texas, Ricochet, The Birds, Black Hawk, Trick Pony, Chely Wright, Sammy Kershaw and Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus. He’s toured Europe for the last three years and performed an typical of 100 dates a year for the final two years.

    Steve Freeman added, “As a label, you are continually looking for the best mix of difficult work and talent in an artist. I have known Rick for a couple years now and have watched him consistently work tougher on his personal behalf than most artist with a big time record deal. I have written with him and even cut some of his songs on other artists leading me to turn into a large fan of his writing and performing. I am looking forward to writing and cutting excellent records with him and watching his career move forward with the assistance of a label that believes in their artists from a creative standpoint, not just from a monetary point of view. Rick Monroe, the writer and artist, has some items to say that men and women need to have to hear and I am glad that we get the chance to be the launching pad for him and the fantastic music to come. 2012 will be a wonderful year for this partnership, Rick Monroe fans and music fans as a complete.”

    The creative and ownership team is comprised of hit songwriters and award winning producers Steve Freeman, Wealthy Redmond, Tully Kennedy, Kurt Allison, David Fanning, serial entrepreneur Randy Adams. Adams is a graduate of MIT and former member of the board of directors of Yahoo, exactly where he secured Yahoo’s initial financing by way of his partners at Sequoia Capital and oversaw their transition to a public company. He is also credited with creating Adobe Acrobat and the PDF file format as Director of Engineering for Adobe. In addition to his role with Render Records and Render Filmz, Randy is at the moment the Director and Co-Founder of actor Will Ferrell’s firm Funny or Die, funnyordie.com, the webs most well-liked comedy web site, as well as, Director and Co-Founder of Celebrity Apps, the premier mobile app publisher for celebrities and celebrity brands. He regularly lectures at Stanford University on becoming an entrepreneur and has been referred to as one particular of the brightest minds in technology in the past 25 years.

    Steve Freeman is a hit songwriter and award-winning producer from Nashville who at present writes professionally for Colton Entertainment Group. He has had more than 30 songs cut by artists in various formats such as Country, Rock, Christian and Adult Contemporary. His production credits can be found on over 5 million records sold.

    A element of the Render household, Wealthy, Kurt and Tully, also recognized worldwide as The Three Kings, along with artist/producer David Fanning, make up New Voice Entertainment. Together they generate country musics hottest new duo Thompson Square, who just celebrated their very first #1 hit single, Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not as well as other acts Kristy Lee Cook, Blake Sensible and Parmalee. When not behind the console, Rich, Kurt and Tully can be identified in the studio and on the road producing the sound that created them famous with one particular of musics most well-liked and greatest selling acts, Jason Aldean.

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    Far more on Rick Monroe:

    Rick Monroe is a nation music road warrior who is not opposed to taking his music directly to the folks. Rick says, “You know all those reality shows on Tv, my life IS a reality show.”

    Monroe’s new recording contract with Render Records (http://www.renderecords.com) will spawn a new single in the spring of 2012 and a corresponding 6 track EP later in the year.

    Regarding the new association, Rick says, “I’m extremely excited to be working with a forward thinking organization like Render Records. With the ever changing speed of the music business at this time, getting a label that genuinely ‘gets it’ from each and every angle is invaluable. And getting writers/musicians at the helm genuinely enables for an incredibly creative and open atmosphere which at the end of the day is far far more conducive to optimizing my artistic growth.”

    Rick’s most latest single release, GET UR Country ON has audiences, both reside and on the radio joining in the call… And in his hugely well-known single and video, “Honky-Tonk Road Trip” (co-written with songwriter and celebrated journalist, Larry Holden) the country music sensation (http://www.cmt.com/videos/rick-monroe/335797/honky-tonk-roadtrip.jhtml) paints a vivid portrait of life on the road. The song has even spawned a unscripted/reality based tv show at present in improvement.

    On practically each song written and recorded, via his artistry Monroe intentionally creates an remarkable picture of a musician’s life. Be it one who hits the road, performing at each and every honky-tonk he can find to wash away the discomfort of a broken heart — only to discover there was perfection waiting for him correct around the corner… or something even far more “every single day grind” inspired.

    The “Nashville favorite” lately joined Josh Thompson and Dierks Bentley on the Jagermeister Country Tour line-up. His single, GET UR COUNT

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