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Jay Gordon & The Penetrators
Jay Gordon, lead Guitar and vocals, Sharon Butcher, bass guitar and vocals, Abe Perez, drums & Percussion
www.jaygordonandthepenetrators.com

Greetings Fans,

This is Jay Gordon from the band Jay Gordon and the Penetrators, inviting you to tune-in Tuesday June 1st at 12 noon Pacific Standard Time, 3PM EST. We will be talking with "Mark Maverick" about our new "IMMORTAL" CD. You will get to hear some killer tracks from this CD like, "Ride To Heaven, Set The River On Fire, The Sunlight Guards the Day (the saga part one), Hells Kitchen" and more. We'll also be talking about our new Single "White Rabbit". You will hear some great stories on the making of the CD's. To tune-in on your PC: Click this link to listen Live On Air.

E-mail us during the show and be put in a drawing for one of the free autographed CD's, we are giving away during the show.. Don't forget to come out to our CD Release Party June 5th, at the Cabana Club in Hollywood Ca.
MUSIC BREEDS PEACE

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WHO: Jay Gordon (singer, blues-rock guitarist, writer and producer)
Donnell Cameron (producer, recording engineer,)

WHAT: Collaborating on new album

WHERE: Westbeach Recorders recording studio, Hollywood

WHEN: September 2010

Jay Gordon, an incredible blues-rock guitarist commended by none other than Eric Clapton himself, and Donnell Cameron, a pioneer sound engineer and mixer and innovative producer of the Southern California punk sound, are set to meet in Hollywood in May and June at Westbeach Recorders recording studio to work together on a new album.
Gordon has released more than 12 albums—his most recent is Immortal—including several on the French label, Dixie Frog/Blue Ace/Shuttle Music. A world-class guitarist whose tasty fretwork is admired by rock, blues and heavy metal aficionados, Gordon has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe, and played at Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. Donnell has produced albums by a startling array of major bands, including Blink-182, Bad Religion, Avenged Sevenfold, Sublime, and various Dave Alvin projects. Albums produced by Donnell have resulted in millions of dollars worth of sales. He owns Westbeach Recorders, the storied recording studio that once belonged to Ray Charles, and in which Pink Floyd laid down the tracks for The Wall.
Gordon and Donnell have known each other for two decades, They worked on three of Jay's albums about fifteen years ago, that were very successful in the European blues world. One of those albums was Jaywalkin which featured the legendary blues man Phillip Walker. Donnell recently heard Immortal and loved it. He subsequently produced a two-song single that Gordon and his band, The Penetrators, recorded at Westbeach. This single, featuring a psychedelic rock cover of the famous Grace Slick tune “White Rabbit,” with Penetrators’ bassist Sharon Butcher laying down the haunting melodic vocals.
Beginning September 2010, the musician, his band, and the producer will record 10 new songs on an album that is still untitled. Their stated intention is to come out of the studio with, to quote Gordon, “the most explosive rock record in history. That is a very tall order, but don’t bet against it, for if anybody can live up to this benchmark, it’s these two music-saturated, Hollywood legends. Donnell Cameron wants to do the ultimate rock/blues album, with he and Jay producing and mixing ten new songs.
Two legends of Hollywood team up to make an explosive rock record, one they hope will go down in rock history.
Donnell and Jay producing & mixing the ultimate rock record at West Beach Studios, once owned and operated Ray Charles. Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” was recorded there, and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors” Cammeron is responsible for the millions in sales for bands such as: Avenge Sevenfold, Bad Religion, The Offspring, Sublime, No FX, Penny Wise, Blink 182, Dave Alvin. Golden Arc Publicity Services

Written By: Neil Flowers

NEWS: 3/12/10

FROM THE BLUES TO ROCK ’N’ ROLL
Jay Gordon out to prove that neither genre is dead
BY VANESSA FRANKO

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE March 12, 2010
     Jay Gordon isn’t one to believe a supposed death knell of music genres. “Rock ’n’ roll is not dead and the blues isn’t dead,” the Riverside-based guitarist said. “Rock ’n’ roll will be here forever, and so will the blues.”
   That legacy of music is what led Gordon and his band the Penetrators to name their new guitar rock album “Immortal.”
   They wanted to put out an album that would live forever.
   While Gordon isn’t a mythological hero who has been around since the dawn of time, he has been playing the guitar for decades. He knew from the time he was 9 years old that he wanted to play music and he has toured the world as a blues guitarist.
   With songs like “Ride to Heaven” and “Way Down Inside,” Gordon bridges his blues roots to arena rock with bassist Sharon Butcher and drummer Abe Perez.
   “There haven’t been exciting guitar solos in a long period of time,” Gordon said.
   Gordon started thinking about doing a rock record nearly a decade ago but wasn’t ready until last October, when he found himself wanting to push the envelope further than his regular blues and boogie stylings.
   “I’ve done 11 blues-rock albums, and I want to stretch it a little bit,” he said.
   Gordon ended up with 30 songs and brought them to Butcher to work on and then weed out.
   On the other hand, Gordon knows that the blues world is only so big, and he wants to expand out of that group.
   “I didn’t want to totally disregard where I came from — my roots,” Gordon said.
   He ended up with “Immortal.”
   Hear the songs live when the combo plays Sporty’s in Corona on Sunday and at Skip Fordyce Harley Davidson in Riverside on March 19.
   1 p.m. Sunday, Sporty’s Bar, 21779 Temescal Canyon Road, Corona, 951-277-9786. 6 p.m. March 19, Skip Fordyce Harley-Davidson Bike Night, 7688 Indiana Ave., Riverside, 951-785-0100. Visit www.jaygordonandthepenetrators.com ? for more information. Reach Vanessa Franko at 951-368-9575, vfranko@PE.com? , www.myspace.com/Audio_File ? or http://blogs.inlandsocal.com/music ?

SPECIAL TO THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
Jay Gordon has kept his blues roots to go more rock with his new record "Immortal."

NEWS: 2/8/10

OUR NEW CD IS OUT.
An explosive, super dynamic, Rock CD, filled with 11 new original songs.
Titled "IMMORTAL"

NEWS 4/27/09

The 5th Annual South Bay Music Awards
Jay Gordon And The Penetrators were up for five nominations and walked away with two awards.

(IRVINE) -- From the electrified, rockin' blues of
"Guitarist of the year" recipient "Jay Gordon"
(and the Penetrators) the 5th Annual South Bay Music Awards contained something for everyone.
Staged at the famous Improv in Irvine, Ca., the event included Pre-show interviews conducted by Radio Personality Mark Maverick of Indie 104 (IRadioLA).
The aforementioned Riverside-based blues-rocker Jay Gordon -- who, along with "Bassist of the Year" winner "Sharon Butcher" and drummer Abe Perez brought the house down with a sizzling three-song set that included a kick-ass rendition of the Allman Brother's classic, "Whipping Post." Jay’s signature song “Fire & Brimstone Boogie" was also one of the hits of the evening.

NEWS ABOUT…AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC ROCK & BLUES BAND TWO RELEASES HIT THE STREETS LAST JANUARY 20TH 2009.
1. FRESH BLOOD LIVE-NEW LIFE & 2. GOLD RINGS SILVER BULLETS.
DISTRIBUTION BY "CITY HALL RECORDS"

NEWS 9/15/09
Jay’s signature song “Fire & Brimstone Boogie” is being used by A&E reality show, “Parking Wars.” on episode 21 and "Driving Me Wild" will be used in episode 26 & 29. Jay’s signature song “Fire & Brimstone Boogie” is being used by A&E reality show, “Parking Wars.” on episode 21 and "Driving Me Wild" will be used in episode 26 & 29. Also episode 34 "My Heart Is Heavy" and episode 35 "Lost In Time".

Jay has played and opened up for many famous artist, such as, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Paul Rogers and Bad Co. 38 Special, BB King, Def Leopard, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Montgomery Gentry and many more.
He has also headlined his own European tours.

The Bass Player played Clubs, Rallys, Casinos, TV, and many of the shows with Jay Gordon.
The Drummer Abe Perez played with the band RedBone, and many of the shows with Jay Gordon.

The band also played at Sturges before and many different biker rallies.
We Headlined the Los Banos Bike Rally in Los Banos on July 11,12, 13, 2008,
We played the American Heat biker ralley in Palm Springs Ca. October 10, 11, 12 2008, and we played the prime time slot. We are playing March 19th, 2010 at Skip Fordyce Harley Davidson to kick off their 2010 Bike Nights and April 10th, 2010 at Quaid Harley Davidson for their Pre Laughlin River Run Open House.

The Chicago-style axe slinger took home the “Best Rock/Blues Group/Artist” plaque at the 2007 South Bay (Calif) Music Awards and performed live at the event, which took place at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The longtime purveyor of rock, blues n’ boogie recently headlined Los Banos Rally 2008 and will have a new CD being released by legendary independent label, Kent Records, in the Fall of this year.

“No list of great modern blues/rock guitarists can be complete without including the name of the California-based monster guitarist Jay Gordon,” writes BLUESROCKERS Editor, Tom Branson.
Gordon – whose 2007 CD, GOLD RINGS, SILVER BULLETS was released to critical acclaim -- was selected a “Top 100 Unsigned Artist” for 2007 by respected national trade publication, MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE, and was also voted “Best Blues/Rock Guitarist” of 2006 by Canada’s REAL BLUES magazine.

GOLD RINGS, SILVER BULLETS may be his best effort yet, no small task considering the quality of his past work. Gordon is a FEROCIOUS guitarist.” GUITAR 9 opines, “Aggressive slide guitar - and then some! Really, it doesn't begin to describe what Jay Gordon brings to the blues party…for proof, check out the amazing slide guitar, vocals, and overall energy found on GOLD RINGS, SILVER BULLETS…” “Jay Gordon and the Penetrators are one of our favorite ways to rock the Blues!,” raves host Dave Johnson of the BLUES DELUXE radio program, heard weekly on over 100 stations across the U.S. with a two million-plus listener ship.
Gordon is renowned throughout both Europe and the U.S. for his over-the-top, sizzling live performances, recorded a series of albums for Blue Ace that have inspired comparisons to such legendary guitarists as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Beginning with BLUES INFESTED (1994), Gordon won much praise from the blues community. Each successive album became increasingly successful — BROADCASTING THE BLUES LIVE (1996), ELECTRIC REDEMPTION (1998), and so on — and the guitarist soon found himself being compared to some of the most legendary guitarists to ever play electric rock & blues.

With the release of Gold Rings Silver Bullets last year, Jay Gordon and his band the Penetrators have
put together a smoking collection of rock classics.
They mastered their live album "Fresh Blood Live * New Life"

Check out the discography page on our web site for all ten of Jay's cds.
Are web sites are being updated weekly.

2007 Was a good year for Jay Gordon.
He won the South Bay Music Award for best Rock /Blues band. He was also nominated
in three categories at the LA Music Access Awards. Best Rock/Blues Guitarist, best
Rock/Blues Album of the year, best Rock/Blues Band of the year.
He also won Best Rock/Blues Guitarist at the 2006 Real Blues Annual Awards in Canada.

Jay Gordon And The Penetrators
IMMORTAL

Immortal is an arena rock CD complex and textured that will pull you into dark mysterious places.
Weather your a straight up blues fan, rocker or metal freak, you'll be digging the action of Jay Gordon's fret work. Amazing solos that are well orchestrated that will peel the paint off the walls. Sharon Butcher's bass anchors all the tracks while laying it down and dirty with Abe Perez as he carves up the beats red hot. Songs that rock and vocals that soar, this trio were all born under the same bad sign and sounds like a thousand harleys. So rise up and rock, listen and live forever. Buy it now and play it loud.

Not since Hendrix has a guitarist so infused rock and blues with the spirit of adventure.
Rock City News - G - Man
His fingers blaze across the strings spewing out notes in rapid succession like a AK47.
His playing is as much a feat of athleticism as his musicality. Jim Fowler - L A Times

Jay Gordon And The Penetrators

WHITE RABBIT

While Jay's guitar rages, his solo's are both intense and melodic throughout this entire track. Sharon Butcher is
in the spotlight during the Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit.” Her voice is haunting, she puts plenty of feeling into the
words and she makes the 40-year old song sound modern. Her voice is not one that can be forgotten easily, for
she sings with passion. Her singing clearly inspires Jay’s blazing guitar while Abe Perez lays down a solid pulsating rhythm on this CD Single.
A very rare recording for Jay Gordon and the Penetrators

Jay Gordon And The Penetrators release their brand new Single
"White Rabbit".

Recorded At the famous Westbeach Recording Studio in Hollywood, Ca.
Produced By - Jay Gordon
Mixed By - Jay Gordon & Donnell Cameron
Engineer - Donnell Cameron
Assistant Engineer - Seth Hum
Pro Tools Engineer - Donnell Cameron & Seth Hum

Also on this cd is a copy of their song
The Sunlight Guards The Day (the saga part 1) From Their Immortal CD.

Jay Gordon And The Penetrators

FRESH BLOOD - LIVE - NEW LIFE

"NOT SINCE HENDRIX HAS A GUITARIST SO INFUSED ROCK AND BLUES WITH THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE"
ROCK CITY NEWS - G - MAN

His fingers blaze across the strings spewing out notes in rapid succession
like a AK47.
His playing is as much a feat of athleticism as his musicality.
Jim Fowler - L A Times

FRESH BLOOD - LIVE- NEW LIFE – Liner Notes
RELEASED Jan. 20th 2009

Once again Jay Gordon the legendary rock blues guitar virtuoso and vocalist proves there are no limitations or boundaries within rock and blues music. Fresh Blood - Live - New Life, is captivating and penetrating, filled with shredding and tasteful innovative guitar solos and killer soulful vocals, a powerful trio second to none, bringing new life to these classic tracks and turning the old into new gems.

Throughout his career, Jay Gordon has become famous for his slashing guitar solos, his passionate vocals, and his dedication to the blues. While his inspirations have included Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he does not sound like any of his predecessors and has long had his own distinctive voice. Never interested in merely recreating the past, Jay has moved the blues forward to the 21st century, infusing the music with the fire and power of rock while carving out his own place in the music world. Others have taken notice and he was honored as the best blues/rock guitarist at the 2007 Real Blues Annual Awards in Canada , his latest in a long series of awards. Crowds throughout the United States and Europe have been very impressed by his intense playing and his series of memorable recordings.

On New Life, Jay Gordon presents his new band, the Penetrators. In 2007 while playing at a jam session that he was running at Lake Elsinore , he heard a female voice repeatedly shouting “Turn the guitar up!” After the set, he met the blues lover, a talented bassist and singer, Sharon Butcher. Soon they were jamming together and Jay was very impressed. “Sharon is a very solid bass player who never over plays and likes to lock in with the drummer. She is also a very good rock and blues singer, putting a lot of emotion into her singing, and she has great phrasing.” Within a short time, Jay and Sharon decided to team up and form a new trio. They played concerts with different drummers, going through 15 before they found the right one, Abe Perez. “Abe and Sharon really rock". From the first time Sharon, Abe and I jammed, I knew it was right. Abe is powerful and understands the concept of playing what is needed for a song. They both play with feeling, leaving me free to do what I want. It is rare to get a group together that has this kind of chemistry.”

Jay Gordon is a talented songwriter and he loves to really stretch out during his dazzling solos, so New Life is a change-of-pace although a logical evolution from his past recordings. The performances are concise and the repertoire is comprised of eight standards from the rock and blues worlds. But these are not mere revivals or recreations for Jay and his group reinvent and modernize the classics. “Whenever I choose to perform a cover song, I wouldn’t do it unless I can make the song mine, putting my own stamp on it while doing the song justice. On this program, I take older songs and rock them, changing the melody, adding new guitar leads, and coming up with completely new arrangements than the earlier versions.”

The eight performances on New Life were recorded at 2008’s first Bike Rally of the year in San Bernardino . The music was performed at the Screaming Chicken, an old roadhouse that has a large outside stage with room for 1000 enthusiastic fans. There are no overdubs so this is what the trio sounds like live in concert, and they sound unlike any other group.

The set begins with Willie Dixon’s “Good Morning Little School Girl.” Jay gives the standard a brand new guitar pattern that makes the tune sound brand new. He takes an expressive vocal (with Sharon singing background) and unleashes his guitar in an explosive solo.

Sharon Butcher is in the spotlight during the Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit.” Her voice is haunting, she puts plenty of feeling into the words, and she makes the 40-year old song sound modern. “Heartbreaker,” from Grand Funk Railroad, has a powerful and impassioned vocal duet with both Jay and Sharon sharing the spotlight and singing their hearts out. It is a joy to hear the two of them interacting and singing with such passion.

While “Honky Tonk Woman” was made famous by the Rolling Stones, it is fair to say that the Penetrators sound nothing at all like the Stones. Jay belts out his vocal while his guitar rages. His solo is both intense and melodic, and Sharon is quite effective singing in the background behind his vocal. A lot of music takes place within this concise performance.

Bon Jovi’s/Del Shannon/Bonnie Raitt “Runaway” is a perfect vehicle for Sharon’s vocals. Her voice is not one that can be forgotten easily for she sings with passion, sincerity and a great deal of musicality. Her singing clearly inspires Jay’s blazing guitar.

“Rock Me” gives Jay Gordon an opportunity to stretch out on a low-down blues. While he has performed many different arrangements of this song in his career, each version sounds fresh for Jay is a blues man to the core.

Wynonna Judd’s “That Was Yesterday” is a different kind of blues and showcases Sharon ’s voice, making the song sound as if it were written for her. The set concludes with Marshall Tucker’s “Can’tYou See,” a famous rock number performed by the Penetrators in a catchy, inviting and fresh new way.

One of the most accessible of Jay Gordon’s recordings, New Life features the guitarist staying true to his roots in blues and rock while introducing his new band featuring the memorable Sharon Butcher and Abe Perez. It is not at all surprising that the crowd at the Screaming Chicken went crazy over the music, for the brilliance and passion of the playing and singing, along with the creative arrangements, are not to be denied.

With the right distribution and marketing, this cd will be in the hearts and homes of every rock and blues fan.

Scott Yanow,
Author of ten books including The Jazz Singers, Trumpet Kings, Jazz On Film and Bebop, All Music Guide

Jay Gordon And The Penetrators

Gold Rings Silver Bullets
One of the most important Blues/Rock guitarist on the scene today.
Guitar World

Thank God for Jay Gordon. He’s one of he last True Guitar-Slingers who run on a high-octane blend of Scorching Blues and Rock’n Roll delivered with both ferocity and passion. I’m always amazed by this Man’s stratospheric Boogies and peerless picking. While others may occupy the same genre as Gordon, no one in Hard Rock-Blues can go the distance with him. Jay’s been around and he’s got Deep Blues roots, besides being a Chicago native and digesting all of the great 1960s/70s live Blues in the Windy City, he’s also recorded with Phillip Walker and was invited by ‘Slowhand’ Clapton himself to play at The Crossroads Festival. Europe sure knows about Jay Gordon as the
audiences in Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Poland etc. are right ‘on-top’ of things when it comes to North American guitar talent. Jay’s had several CDs distributed over there and he’s done hugely successful tours.
We’ve given Jay Gordon the REAL BLUES ANNUAL AWARD for Best Blues/Rock Guitarist several times over the years and if you want to find out why, “Gold Rings, Silver Bullets” is the best place to start. While the old-school Blues audience will run away screaming ‘sacrilege!’, any of you who still love to Rock and can appreciate cutting-edge
Guitar Power at its’ most raucous will Bow Down to Jay Gordon. This is Jay’s BEST so far and we can all be thankful
he survived his near-death in counter with Chicago’s ‘finest’(?). Jay’s come back even stronger and we can Thank God for that. 6 Bottles of Jack for one f the finest post-1970 Hard Rockin’ Blues-based Guitar CD's you’ll ever hear. (This is a CD that you’ll need a stereo with BIG speakers for. One wonders how anyone gets sonic enjoyment from
computer downloads…).…A. Grigg