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Andrew Colyer on New EARS Prog Show


Thank you so much, Alan Baillargeon and Andre Papillon, from the NewEARS Prog Show and Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio, for interviewing me for this week’s show!  We talked about Circuline, Cell15, Awaken, and the upcoming “3.2 featuring Robert Berry” tour, which includes headlining at ProgStock!  Here are the links for you to check out.  The show is live today at 2 pm, and I’ll have the show replay posted as soon as possible.  Thanks for checking it out!
http://newears.org/
http://deliciousagony.com/
http://newearsprogshow.libsyn.com/

Keyboard Veteran Andrew Colyer To Tour With 3.2 featuring Robert Berry!

Keyboard Veteran Andrew Colyer To Tour With 3.2 featuring Robert Berry!

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Keyboard Veteran Andrew Colyer To Tour With 3.2 featuring Robert Berry!

88 Keys, but Only 1 Player to Cover Emerson, Wakeman, Rudess, & Banks!

Keyboard veteran Andrew Colyer has secured possibly one of the most difficult gigs today – covering keyboard parts made legendary by Keith EmersonRick WakemanJordan Rudess and Tony Banks! Andrew will be performing with 3.2 featuring Robert Berry this coming spring! If anyone is qualified for the position, it’s Andrew who has performed and collaborated with the likes of Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), Jon Anderson (YES), The TubesSound of Contact featuring Simon CollinsRyche Chlanda (Fireballet, Renaissance), Max Flyer (CBS Records), Clark TerryLouis Bellson among others….not to mention his own band, Prog-award-nominated Circuline!

Keith Emerson left a legacy of music. From his beginnings with The Nice in the 1960’s, to worldwide fame with Emerson Lake & Palmer in the 1970’s, to his reinvention in the 1980’s with the #9 Billboard hit “Talkin’ Bout” in the band “3” with Robert Berry and Carl Palmer, Emerson’s name is one almost everyone has heard of.

In 2015, Emerson reunited with Berry, to resume work on the second “3” album, titled “3.2”, to be released on the Frontiers label. In 2016, Emerson tragically took his own life, leaving behind a half-finished record, Robert Berry with the loss of his long-time personal and musical friend, an unfulfilled contract, and a world grieving.

By the spring of 2018, Berry had worked out the details with the Emerson estate and Frontiers to complete and release the record. The first single, “Somebody’s Watching” (released May 22nd), sent the album debut to #3 on the Amazon hard rock charts, and generated 7,000 YouTube views in the first 36 hours, and over 12,000 views in the first week. A musical phoenix had indeed risen.

The album, “3.2 – The Rules Have Changed”, was released on August 10th, 2018, and hit #1 on Amazon, selling out on the first day, and placed on two Billboard charts. The two YouTube videos from the album currently have over 64,000 cumulative views. The new album has met with unanimous positive international acclaim from over 100 magazine articles, blog and website reviews, and FM and internet radio stations.

Now it’s time for a tour. The band – “3.2 featuring Robert Berry” will not only cover Berry’s work with Keith Emerson, but also Berry’s years on the Magna Carta label, producing tribute albums to ELPYESGenesisJethro TullPink Floyd, and Rush. Who will Robert Berry get to cover not only Keith Emerson, but also all the keyboard players from these legendary bands? The world is watching and wondering. Keyboardist/vocalist Andrew Colyer (CirculineCell15AwakenProg Rock Orchestra) got the call.

Berry tells the story of how Colyer got the gig: “When I met Andrew in December 2011, he was trying to reignite a career in music, after being out of the game for over 20 years. After one of our December People ‘Classic Rock Christmas Party’ shows, I introduced him to Dave Medd, and that’s how he got the job as the backup for The Tubes in 2012. By 2013 he was playing ELP’s “Tarkus” in progressive rock tribute band Downing Grey. In 2014 he performed on the Moody Blues cruise and the YES Cruise to the Edge with the Prog Rock Orchestra. He also formed his own band, Circuline, which has released two studio albums, a live CD/DVD/Blu-ray, and has toured and performed at international festivals. Plus he’s my wife’s brother’s best friend!”

Berry says, ”All family joking aside, Andrew is a great player and the right guy for the job. He’s a super nice guy, a hard worker, and with his immersion in the music business for these past 7 years, he’s also been a big help in the business and marketing department.”

Colyer has some big boots to fill, and speaks to the naysayers. “I know there will be critics and fans who will say, ‘that’s not how Keith would have done it’, or, ‘he’s just not the same as Wakeman, Banks, or Rudess’, and I’m here to say, that’s exactly right and true. There was only one Keith Emerson, and he was one of the greatest rock keyboard players of all time. Keith was groundbreaking in his approach to playing and performing; he was the first person in the world to ever use a synthesizer on stage; it is physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually impossible for anyone to ever replace him, or any of these other amazing keyboard players that I’m covering for the upcoming tour.”

“I am honored to have been asked to ‘fill in’ for Keith, Rick, Jordan, and Tony in their absence, and I will do my very best to faithfully serve the music that all of these great keyboard players throughout history have left for us to enjoy. All of my classical training, as well as my jazz and progressive rock experience, will be crucial in bringing this music to a live audience.”

Colyer continues, “I am also really excited to be performing with Robert Berry, who, besides being a ridiculously talented musician/composer, touring with AmbrosiaAllianceGreg Kihn, and the holiday band December People, has also been a ‘behind the scenes’ producer for years, producing many progressive rock tribute albums for the Magna Carta label, and releasing his own solo albums. Some people have referred to Robert as a ‘crafty American version of Trevor Rabin‘.”

Berry concludes, “This new 3.2 band is excited to not only have Andrew Colyer from Circuline, but also the amazing drummer/vocalist Jimmy Keegan from Spock’s Beard. I’ll be fronting the band on bass and lead vocals, and we also have monster guitarist/vocalist Paul Keller, who toured with Keith, myself, and Carl Palmer on the original ‘3’ tour in 1988. For the upcoming tour, we’ll be performing not only music from the new 3.2 album, but also music from the first 3 album, and a few hits from my back Magna Carta catalog – some songs from YESELPGenesisJethro Tull, etc.

“In addition to all the great music, you’ll also experience first storytelling, performances, and insights from my work with Steve HoweGTR, Ambrosia, Keith and Carl, and more. It’s a presentation of my legacy of progressive rock from the past 30 years. We hope to see you in the audience and meet you in person after the show!”

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Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Release Online:  https://glassonyonpr.com/2019/01/18/andrew-colyer-tour-3-2-feat-robert-berry/

PROG Magazine Announces Andrew Colyer with 3.2 and Robert Berry

Thank you so much, PROG Magazine and Louder Sound for announcing the band lineup for the “3.2 featuring Robert Berry” tour this year!  Robert Berry leads the band on bass/vocals, with the awesome Jimmy Keegan (Spock’s Beard) on drums/vocals, and the great Paul Keller on guitar/vocals.  Can’t wait to hit the road with these guys!

https://www.loudersound.com/news/robert-berry-finalises-live-line-up-for-32-shows

Christmas Time Hits Top 25 on Aural Awakenings

Thank you so much, Candice Michelle, for including me and the new solo piano album “Christmas Time” in this December 2018 Top 25 !!

Aural Awakenings: Top 25 Albums of December 2018
http://www.auralawakenings.com/2019/01/top-25-albums-for-december-2018.html

You can still get your own copy now – there are original pieces to listen to all year long, as well as use for meditation and prayer on a regular basis:
Bandcamp: https://andrewcolyer.bandcamp.com/
CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/andrewcolyer4
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-colyer/988935849
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Time-Andrew-Colyer/dp/B07K1NG6X9/

Netherlands’ Peaceful Radio Features Christmas Time Tracks

Thank you so much, Benno Veugen, for featuring tracks from the new solo piano album, Christmas Time, on your show!

Peaceful Radio: Peaceful Music for a Peaceful Mind
https://www.peacefulradio.info/listen-to-music/

Peaceful Radio Playlist 1310 part 1 

1) Album: Christmas Time / Track: Silent Night

Peaceful Radio Playlist 1311 part 2

11) Album: Christmas Time / Track: Jingle Bells

Peaceful Radio Playlist 1312 part 1 

7) Album: Christmas Time / Track: Christmas Time is Here (part 1)

Get your own copy now – and get some to give as gifts for your loved ones:
Bandcamp: https://andrewcolyer.bandcamp.com/
CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/andrewcolyer4
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-colyer/988935849
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Time-Andrew-Colyer/dp/B07K1NG6X9/

Christmas Time Debuts on Top 100

Thank you so much to Chrissie Sheppard for featuring “Christmas Time is Here (part 1)” from Christmas Time on the One World Music Radio show, “Top 100 December Chart Show”!  The album debuted at #41!

Here’s the show replay link below:

Andrew Colyer Releases New Piano Solo Video – “Jingle Bells”

I’m proud and excited to release my newest piano solo video, “Jingle Bells”.  It’s from the new solo piano album, Christmas Time, out now on the Inner Nova Label!

Get your own copy now – and get some to give as gifts for your loved ones:
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-colyer/988935849
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Time-Andrew-Colyer/dp/B07K1NG6X9/

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WMNR Fine Arts Radio Features Three Tracks from Christmas Time

Thank you so much to Dick Hageman for featuring three tracks from my latest album, Christmas Time on the WMNR Fine Arts Radio show, “New Music Gallery”!  Featured tracks include “Jingle Bells”, “We 3 Kings…in 5”, and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.

WMNR 88.1 FM broadcasts to Connecticut; eastern Long Island, New York; and Westchester County, New York.  It also has simulcasts with WGRS 91.5 FM, WGSK 90.1 FM, WRXC 90.1 FM, and stream worldwide at http://www.wmnr.org/web/home.aspx

One World Music Radio Features Christmas Time Track

Thank you so much to Steve and Chrissie Sheppard for featuring the Christmas Time track, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” on the One World Music Radio show, “Borderlands”!  Here’s the show replay link below:

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