Gary Hoey Officially Joins The Rock House Family

Remember that you heard it here first. A couple weeks ago I wrote about Gary Hoey coming to Rock House and yesterday Rock House CEO Joe Palombo made an offial announcement. Below is the press release from Rock House HQ.

World Renowned Instrumental Guitarist Gary Hoey Joins Rock House!

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today that world renowned instrumental rock guitarist Gary Hoey has joined Rock House’s roster of master instructors. The Boston-based artist has sold more than 1 million records over his career and has solidified his status as one of the most skilled and technically proficient guitarists in the world. His series of blood-boiling albums are heavy on riffage while upholding the basic rock-and-roll values of melodies, hooks and heart. “Gary’s diverse technique and exceptional talent have rightfully earned him worldwide recognition,” said Joe Palombo, Executive Director of Rock House. “We’re excited to collaborate with Gary and look forward to delivering a high caliber rock product from a legendary talent.”

Gary launched his career in 1993 with the hit song "Hocus Pocus." His fiery guitar technique helped to propel it into the top 5 on Billboards charts, out pacing all others as the most frequently played rock song of the year. He will appear in a DVD which will be a multi-level program designed for intermediate and advanced players who want to learn and understand the way he uniquely blends Rock, Blues and Surf guitar techniques into his music. In addition, the content will also include instruction on how he writes instrumental songs and the leads. Production is slated for the Fall of 2008, with a release date scheduled for early 2009.

Gary has toured and traded licks with the likes of Brian May, Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Joe Satriani, The Doobie Bros, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai and Peter Frampton to name a few. Even Legendary Guitarist Dick Dale, king of the Surf guitar, gave Hoey his blessing, proclaiming him his favorite modern guitarist. In addition to guitar playing and performing he is also a writer and producer for clients like DISNEY, X-GAMES, ESPN and NO FEAR. He sometimes can be found performing the National Anthem for Major League Baseball teams.

Gary’s instructional products will be available at MI retailers around the world for $24.99. Stay tuned at http://www.rockhousemethod.com/ http://www.garyhoey.com/and http://www.myspace.com/garyhoeyfor information on release dates. All Rock House instructional products are distributed through Music Sales Corp. 1-800-431-7187; or call Gordon at 1-866-You-Rock.

Each DVD will come with a FREE lesson booklet and membership to Rock House’s lesson support site at http://www.rockhousemethod.com/. This feature, exclusive to Rock House and its partners, offers students supplementary support for the lessons featured on the DVDs. Once registered, students interact with the international Rock House community, and can:

Use The Ear Trainer
Download Tabbed Sheet Music
Post Original Compositions
Ask the Teacher Questions
Take Quizzes to Track Progress
Use the Student Message Boards
Download Backing Tracks to Play Over
Download FREE “Tuner” and “Metronome” software

Explore tons of other content to help make learning fun and complete!

Rock House has developed an accelerated yet easy-to-use system of learning that utilizes the functionality of DVD and Print, integrated with the accessibility of the Internet. Aspiring musicians who have a product produced by Rock House receive free membership to http://rockhousemethod.com for 24-7 lesson support. Students use this fully interactive lesson site along with their product to enhance their learning experience, expand their knowledge, link them with instructors, and connect with a community of people around the world who are learning to play music using The Rock House Method®.