Bass player, PHIL BUCKMAN (FUEL, PETTY CASH, ex-FILTER), guitarist, PHIL DEMMEL (VIO-LENCE/BPMD, ex-MACHINEHEAD), drummer, BRIAN TICHY (SILVERTHORNE/BONZO BASH FOUNDER, ex-WHITESNAKE, FOREIGNER, BILLY IDOL), and vocalist LUKAS ROSSI (platinum selling recording artist/producer, ex-ROCKSTAR: SUPERNOVA, THE HALO METHOD) team up for an “At Home/Collab-A-Jam” cover and video of the MUSE song, HYSTERIA.
I saw one of Phil’s ‘Collab-A-Jam’ videos”, said BUCKMAN. “I had been wanting to do some of these with some of my bandmates and friends, So I texted Phil, and said ‘I want in!’. He said, ‘Cool! Pick a song!’, and “HYSTERIA” was my first thought.” DEMMEL then called their mutual friend, BRIAN TICHY, and he jumped on board. For vocals, BUCKMAN knew that his co-STOWAWAY (SHIPROCKED’s “All-Star” band), LUKAS ROSSI would be the perfect guy to crush these vocals.
The guys recorded their parts in their own home studios, BUCKMAN and TICHY in Southern California, DEMMEL in Northern California, and ROSSI in Nashville. The files were then sent to GABE LOPEZ for the final mix. BUCKMAN said, “GABE is a friend of mine, who is best known for working with BELINDA CARLISLE and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, as well as producing my wife’s band, BETTER OFF BLONDE”. “I knew that, with his background in the pop world, his mix would make the song sound amazing.”
The foursome also shot their own video footage.
“I’ve gotten really into photography and videography in the last year or so, and I knew I wanted to edit the video myself, so I told the guys how I wanted them to shoot, and they did a great job. Especially, because DEMMEL and TICHY only had access to iPhones.”, added BUCKMAN. Considering it’s the first music video I’ve edited, and my biggest project to date, I’m pretty happy with the outcome.
PHIL BUCKMAN, who is also an actor and voiceover artist, can be seen as ‘Nick Murray”, on the CBS show, BROKE, this Thursday, June 18th, at 9:30 PM, and is working on new FUEL material, and is looking forward to making up a LOT of cancelled FUEL and PETTY CASH dates ASAP.
PHIL DEMMEL’s new BPMD release, AMERICAN MADE, is now available through Napalm Records, and a new VIO-LENCE self titled record is slated to be released on Metal Blade.
BRIAN TICHY’s band, SILVERTHORNE’s new EP, “TEAR THE SKY WIDE OPEN” is now available everywhere through Golden Robot Records.
LUKAS ROSSI’s new single, “LOCK ’N LOAD”, from his forthcoming album, SUMMERTIME, is available now on Apple Music/iTunes.
