Thursday, November 20, 2008

"Behind The Player": BLASKO, bassist for Ozzy Osbourne


IMV RELEASES NEW “BEHIND THE PLAYER” DVD
FEATURING BLASKO – BASSIST FOR OZZY OSBOURNE

LOS ANGELES, CA — November 18, 2008 — IMV LLC announces the release of a new Interactive Music Video featuring Rob ‘Blasko’ Nicholson. Blasko is the Grammy® nominated bassist for Ozzy Osbourne. Blasko’s ferocious style and stage presence has made him one of today’s most sought-after players in the music industry.

The IMV: Behind the Player DVD series -- which features personal music lessons from members of some of the world’s most influential bands like Godsmack, KoRn, Slipknot, Atreyu and Velvet Revolver -- provides music fans with an exciting new way to learn their to play favorite songs: right from the artists that recorded them.

In his IMV: Behind the Player DVD, Blasko gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician – including rare photos and video footage. He gives in-depth lessons for how to play “I Don’t Wanna Stop” by Ozzy Osbourne and “Dragula” by Rob Zombie; then jams the tracks with Rob Zombie drummer Tommy Clufetos.

The DVD also includes exclusive VideoTab™, which shows exactly how Blasko plays the two tracks. The video-game-style animated tablature is similar to GuitarHero®, except shows how to play the tracks for real.

“This dvd series is slammin’” said Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko “You really get details on how these songs are played and motion graphic tabs are sick!”

IMV: Behind the Player DVD series is currently available at local and national music retail outlets, including all Guitar Center locations or online at BehindThePlayer.com.

Other titles currently available include: John 5, guitarist for Rob Zombie and formerly Marilyn Manson; Tim Skold, former guitarist and bassist for Marilyn Manson and KMFDM; Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan; Mike Inez, bassist for Alice in Chains and formerly Ozzy Osbourne; KoRn bassist Fieldy; Slipknot bassist Paul Gray; Munky, guitarist for KoRn; Godsmack bassist Robbie Merrill; Tommy Clufetos, drummer for Rob Zombie; Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros drummer Stephen Perkins; and Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin. Several new IMV: Behind the Player titles are slated for release later this year, including Atreyu guitarist Dan Jacobs and guitar legend George Lynch.

To check out the entire selection of IMV: Behind the Player titles, view trailers and purchase your favorite titles, visit BehindThePlayer.com.

The producers of the IMV series donate $0.25 from the sale of each DVD to Little Kids Rock, a charity that gets instruments into the hands of underprivileged kids. For more information on Little Kids Rock, visit littlekidsrock.org.


ABOUT IMV LLC
IMV LLC is a Los Angeles based interactive music company focused on developing innovative content and video game systems designed to inspire people to play music. Founded in 2007 by Ken Mayer and Sean E DeMott, the company is aligned with some of the biggest names in the music business. A portion of the proceeds generated from IMV products is donated to Little Kids Rock, an organization that gets instruments in the hands of underprivileged kids.

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