Surveillance Records is very happy to announce that Holding Pattern guitarist-Tony Spada has signed an artist endorsement deal with guitar string/guitar manufacturers-Ernie Ball/Music Man of California.
He will be added to the companies impressive artist roster of some of the best guitarists in the world promoting their world class guitar strings and accessories.
Tony, also a recent "Progressive Rock Hall of Fame" inductee, is currently on tour in support of Holding Pattern’s newest release "Breaking the Silence" having just performed at Prog Day Festival in North Carolina!
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Press Release
Surveillance Records is pleased to announce legendary U.S. progressive rock
band "Holding Pattern" will perform at this year’s Prog Day Festival in Storybook Farm,Chapel Hill ,North Carolina on Saturday, August 30,2008 in support of their new release "Breaking the Silence."
Holding Pattern’s show will include songs from all previous albums as well as material from guitarist/composer Tony Spada’s solo releases.
Please visit
www.progday.com for ticket information
Tony Spada inducted in the Progressive Rock Hall of Fame
Press Release
Surveillance Records is pleased to announce a special appearance at Baja Prog 2008 by Holding Pattern guitarist/composer-Tony Spada with the Alex Carpani Band.
Spada was a guest guitarist on the new album "Waterline" and will join the band for a couple of West coast dates prior to Baja Prog to be announced by Cypher Arts manager Dan Shapiro.
Tony Spada is currently planning a tour in support of the new Holding Pattern reunion release "Breaking the Silence" for later this year.
Check out the festival here:
Press Release
Breaking the Silence - Reunion Album by Holding Pattern
Surveillance Records is pleased to announce the reunion of the legendary U.S. progressive rock band, Holding Pattern. The new album "Breaking The Silence" is currently in pre-production and will be released worldwide November 30, 2007.
Due to success of guitarist /composer Tony Spada’s critically acclaimed 2005 solo album "The Human Element" and recent Japanese tour, there has been much anticipation regarding this possibility which should excite the old fans as well as all fans of instrumental progressive rock.
The album features
Tony Spada (guitars)
Rob "The Drummer" Gottfried (drums)
Tony Castellano (bass,keyboards)
Mark Tannenbaum (keyboards)
"Honor Before Glory" features drummer Robert Hutchinson
Album cover artwork by Genesis album artist Paul Whitehead
Special Appearance at Nearfest
Holding Pattern guitarist Tony Spada and progressive rock album artist Paul Whitehead will be appearing at this year's Nearfest, June 23-24 in Bethlehem, PA. They will be meeting with fans at the Clearlight/Cypher Arts booth.
Both artist's merchandise will be available along with Clearlight music and artwork.
The two day festival is the largest prog event on the east coast and features music and vendors from around the world.
Tony Spada and Bernard (President of Musea Records in France) at NearFest 2007
Holding Pattern Live In Japan
Holding Pattern performed at the Poseidon Festival in Tokyo from October 25 to October 30th to support Tony Spadas' latest solo release "The Human Element and the upcoming reunion album by "Holding Pattern" on Surveillance Records. Featured members of the band were bassist/keyboardist Tony Castellano and drummer Robert Hutchinson. This was Japans largest progressive rock festival.
Click on the following to see a Japanese page promoting the festival: http://www.musicterm.jp/poseidon/holdingpattern
Musea Magazine ad promoting
"The Human Element"
Musea Promotional Poster
Download songs from "The Human Element" at iTunes. Click Here!
Read Tony's biography at Barikada.com
Tony Spada's "The Human Element" featured in Musea's Selections of the Month promotional campaign for February 2005.
"February 7th, 2005"
