News

JULY 2010

 

07.22.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#11 (TOPIC: Online Radio)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6

 

07.18.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#10 (TOPIC: Online Music Sales)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6

 

07.14.10 : : QRD Interview with Patrick Vega about guitar
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A recent interview I did for Silbermedia. Check it out!

 

07.13.10 : : Mixing the new record!
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The first song of the new record is going to mixing today. I am excited. More news soon:)

 

07.10.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#9 (TOPIC: Instrumental Music and Live Shows)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6

07.01.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#8 (TOPIC: Guitar Hero)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6

JUNE 2010

06.21.10 : : Looking for mixing engineer for the NEW EP
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The new record is about done and I am now looking for a professional ProTools engineer with midi skills that is comfortable/experienced in mixing instrumental rock /industrial/electronic music. Hit me up!

 

06.20.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#7 (TOPIC: Ritchie Blackmore)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6

 

06.07.10 : : 8 Bullets album review by DPRP (Dutch Progressive Rock Page)'s John O'Boyle.
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Check it out! 8 out of 10:) Thanks DPRP!



06.05.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#6 (TOPIC:BP Oil Spill)
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Interview by Rock Zone
Rock Zone Week#6


06.04.10 : : 8 Bullets album review by iheartguitarblog.com's Peter Hodgins.
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iheartguitarblog.com 8 Bullets Review Thanks Peter!


MAY 2010

05.30.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#5 (TOPIC: Ronnie James Dio)
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Interview by Rock Zone

 


05.24.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#4 Part 2 (TOPIC: Illegal Downloading, The FFF Fighters)
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Interview by Rock Zone

 

05.21.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#4 (TOPIC: Illegal Downloading, The FFF Fighters)
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Interview by Rock Zone

 

05.17.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#3 Part 2 (TOPIC: Steve Vai)
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Interview by Rock Zone

 

05.16.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#3 (TOPIC: Steve Vai)
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Interview by Rock Zone

 

05.15.10 : : THE OIL SPILL - YOU CAN HELP!!!
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OIL SPILL - YOU CAN HELP!!!! Everyone getting a haircut: Keep the hair and MAIL IT!!

 

05.11.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#2
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Interview by Rock Zone (TOPIC: FFF Music)

 

05.10.10 : : I AM WORKING ON A NEW RECORD!
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I am currently in the studio and am working on a new record! It's most likely gonna be an EP, like 5-6 songs. But then again who knows ;-)
I am super happy to feel very inspired right now and am hard at work, so stay tuned. A summer 2010 release is scheduled for this one, hey maybe even early summer! :) The title for the record will be kept private for now but I will share it with you sometime soon!
Peace, Patrick

 

05.05.10 : : NEW LIVE VIDEOS on YouTube!
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Just uploaded some LIVE videos from performances at club Les Deux and Cozy's in L.A. onto the 'Vega YouTube Channel'. Check it out!

 

05.02.10 : : "On Fire With Patrick Vega" WEEK#1
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Check out Week #1 of Jason Houston's (Rock Zone Productions, Chaotic Riffs Magazine) 4 week feature:
"On Fire With Patrick Vega".

APRIL 2010

04.25.10 : : REVAMPED "PICS" PAGE
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Check out the revamped PICS page at patrickvega.com and the newly added GUITAR PICKS page

 

04.22.10 : : PICKBAY review!
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Check out the review; check out PickBay's Official Site

 

04.21.10 : : NEW WALLPAPERS
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There's 2 new wallpapers uploaded.

 

04.07.10 : : LOOKING FOR BOOKING AGENCY
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I am looking to play a series of U.S. Live shows this summer and need a serious BOOKING AGENCY. For professional suggestions, ideas and contacts please email or refer to: info@fffmusicintl.com and www.patrickvega.com- Thanks!

 

MARCH 2010

03.29.10 : : FIGHT! is featured at Guitar9 Records Website
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FIGHT! The digital home of the FFF FIGHTERS is featured on the Guitar9 Records website. (NEWS section) at: http://www.guitar9.com/news.html

Many thanks to Guitar9 Records' Dan McAvinchey (www.guitar9.com) for this and the services he is providing for so many independent and signed artists out there! FIGHT! for art. It Keeps Dreams Alive.

 

03.26.10 : : GAME OVER: There are no more discs.
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That's right; it's a fact. CD's will be COMPLETELY GONE very soon.
READ: Game Over: There Are No More Discs (by Guitar 9 Records' Dan McAvinchey)

 

03.25.10 : : FFF-Fighters Network Activities
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Check out what is going on on the FFF-Fighters network! There are 155 blogs, 57 videos, discussions, forums and 40 members are fighting the good fight- FOR MUSIC. Check it out and join our tribe!

The FFF-Fighters is a Mind Revolution brought to you by FFF Music. The FFF-Fighters are fighting for music and art and the people who create it, so it won't all fade away. STOP ignoring, START fighting- for what you love.



03.14.10 : : "8 bullets" CD Reviews in Colombia and Spain
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Read "8 bullets" CD Reviews by Lucas Gordon (Argentinian Rock Journalist) released in Janury 2010:
- MUNDO ROCK
(Colombia)
- CANEDO ROCK
(Spain)

 

03.03.10 : : FIGHT! RINGTONE!
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The FIGHT! ringtone just has been released (available at US and UK/EU iPhone stores). It features parts from the bonus track "FFF" off of the Freefall Faith Firestorm album. The word "yesterday" shall remind you to please FIGHT! for art. It Keeps Dreams Alive. You could have done something already yesterday, so get to it and help save what you love. Visit the FFF-Fighters and JOIN today!

Fight! Ringtone

 

FEBRUARY 2010

02.27.10 : : CAMAEL REMIX!
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The drum tracking for the remix of "Camael" (Freefall Faith Firestorm, 2007) is now completed. Oren did a great job on it. Next up will be the bass by Pepe' Porrini. After that all guitars will be re-tracked. This will be a complete re-recording of Camael and will be the next single release (TBA) in a series of remixes of off the Freefall Faith Firestorm album: No Surrender, War Party, No One and now Camael. Recording locations feature the U.S., Italy and Austria!

 

02.23.10 : : ON THE RADIO
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The 8 Bullets song "Can't Make Up My Mind" is being aired on Radio Marabu throughout march on Shortwave, FM and the internet. Radio Marabu is Europe's leading Alternative Station: www.radiomarabu.de Visit the site for specific airtimes. Thanks Don Campau!

 

02.22.10 : : NO ONE REMIX!
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The Live Drum Remix of the Freefall Faith Firestorm ballad "No One" was released on Valentine's Day FEB14, 2010. It's available now at most stores.

Get it on Amazon!


Visit Patrick's Official Tunecore page (covers all online stores and iTunes)!

Patrick Vega No One Remix

02.21.10 : : THE FFF-Fighters
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Check out the remodeled FFF-Fighters network. This network is FOR music & all arts. Read about it here!

And JOIN the tribe here:

Visit The FFF Fighters

You can now also follow the FFF-Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/FFF_Fighters

to receive Field News by FFF's TOP FIGHTER FFF's Top Fighter (exclusively FIGHT related tweets only!)



02.12.10 : : VEGA SIGNATURE GUITAR PICKS DESIGNED FOR PICK BAY
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Patrick designed these guitar picks (sporting his signature and logos) specifically for Pick Bay. They will now ship out with every Pick Bay Guitar Pick Pendant order!

Vega Signature Pick for Pick Bay

 

02.12.10 : : IN THE STUDIO: LIVE DRUM TRACKING
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Patrick and Oren are in the North Hollywood studio today doing pre-production for some Live Drum tracking. Stay tuned for more news!

 

02.03.10 : : VALENTINE'S DAY RELEASE!
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The Live Drum Remix of the Freefall Faith Firestorm ballad "No One" will be released on Valentine's Day FEB14, 2010. Stay tuned & get it here!

Patrick Vega No One Remix

 

JANUARY 2010


01.28.10 : : L.A. date set!
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LIVE Show on FEB11 at Cat Club on the Sunset strip. Stay tuned for more dates!

Patrick Vega Live at Cat Club

 

01.20.10: : EASTER TOUR IN EUROPE!
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Shows should include (working on it): Innsbruck, Worgl, Bolzano, Milan, Rome and one more in Italy. Let's see what we score. I'll head to L.A. next week to play a couple of shows in good ol' Hollywood (possibly Cat Club & Dragonfly) then be back for the Easter-Mini-Tour here. Stay tuned for dates!

 

01.18.10 : : LIVE in Italy
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Italy was a blast. More shows in more cities are planned! LIVE videos & pictures of the performance on JAN14 will be up here (pics section) & the YouTube Channel soon!

 

01.08.10 : : International Songwriting Competition
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The song "Oceans In Between Us" (8 Bullets, 2009, FFF Music) is now competing in the Instrumental Category of the current International Songwriting Competition (Held in the US. Judges include: Jeff Beck, Robert Smith/The Cure and John Scofield!)

 

01.02.10 : : PickBay and Patrick Vega
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Pick Bay (Rock 'n Roll style Guitar Pick Holder Pendants) will launch a Patrick Vega Signature Guitar Pick Series package. More news soon! www.pickbay.com

patrick Vega Pick Bay

 

01.01.10 : : War Party (Remix) is NOW available!
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As promised, the Remix Mixed by D. Dominguez (Papa Roach), Mastered by John Cuniberti (Joe Satriani) was released on DEC31, 2009 and is available on iTunes!

War Party Patrick Vega

 

12.16.09 : : Patrick Vega "Where The Guitars Are The Vocals" Guitar Master Class dates in Europe!
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Patrick rings in the new year by debuting his "Where the Guitars are the Vocals" Guitar Master Classes in Italy, Europe! More details below! You can also find the dates on the LIVE/CLINICS page. Dates are NOW CONFIRMED! I am really looking forward to this one! Come on ragazzi! Hang with me and my geeetar!

Patrick Vega Masterclass Flyer class Flyer Patrick Vega SHow at ZeppelinOne Music Lab Italy

 

12.12.09 : : War Party (Remix) To be released on December 31, 2009!
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The Remix features Oren Halmut (Patrick Vega Live Band) on drums, slightly different guitars and was re-mixed by Dave Dominguez (Papa Roach, Adema) and mastered by John Cuniberti (Joe Satriani). War Party will be available on all iTunes stores worldwide and stores such as Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, Shockhound, Lala, Amie Street, IMVU, etc

Patrick Vega - War Party




12.05.09 : : Check out Patrick Vega's latest Interview for Chaotic Riffs Magazine!
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Please be patient while the .pdf loads, it will give you the entire issue of Chaotic Riffs. Much thanks to Jason Houston of Chaotic Riffs Magazine and Rock Zone Productions for all of their kind support!



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