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When you ask me for the one song or album that most influenced me and my music, I still keep coming back to Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein". Besides the fact that this song was absolutely revolutionary way back in the early 70s to combine funk, rock and electronic music, that song still represents very much the kind of music I am making today. Edgar Winter took his Moog synthesizer and made it sing, wail and dance at a time where nobody even understood how to use the thing for anything but to 'make noises'. I can't [...]

The room is pitch black. Only a eerie red glow cuts through the fog that covers the stage. You can make out several banners with Oriental symbols in the background, the kind you see in Kung Fu movies. An orchestral soundtrack starts playing through the speakers. Am I in the wrong place? Is this the Prague Symphony? From backstage, a bright halogen flashlight cuts through the red fog. Here's Alan Steward, in his typical Indiana Jones adventurer outfit, entering the stage with the bright halogen flash light scanning the stage. He is pointing his flash light into the crowd, scanning [...]

If you were wondering about the meaning of my latest song "Swing of the Pendulum" and if it had anything to do with the group Pendulum, here's my official explanation: If you would ask me what the music of Alan Steward is all about, the answer would be: "It's about a return to music". I feel this change is in the air right now. People want more than just blips and beeps, more than just 'turntabelism'. Deep inside every person there's an appreciation for rhythm and melody. That's been like that for thousands of years. I [...]

I've been having a problem with those hundreds of electronic music genres and categories. There are at least half a dozen with the word "step" in it, two step, dub step, tek step, double step, side step, half step . . . and so on. So when picking a 'genre' on MySpace I always have a hard time figuring that one out. Does my music fit nicely within one genre? Probably not. So, while checking those genres I came across one that I really like: Psychedelic. It brings back memories of Pink Floyd, Funkadelic and experimental music that [...]

What happens when Global Chill collides head-on with Drum and Bass? Check out this new song and find out for yourself: Swing of the Pendulum - Drum & Bass with an ethnic twist: http://www.reverbnation.com/tu nepak/1759159 You can even download this song for free by visiting the Alan Steward web site at www.alansteward.com/fanclub.ht ml and signing up for our fan club. We have fresh new free downloads all the time for our fans plus contests, giveaways, free concert tickets and more.

I got myself a new challenge. I hope I can pull this one off but the only way to do it is with "a little help from my friends" as the Beatles put it. I want to reach 10,000 friends/fans by 2010. That includes my MySpace friends, my Facebook fans and the fans who signed up for my fanclub from my web site or from ReverbNation. 2010 will mark a whole new chapter in the history of Alan Steward and I'm planning to go from "Alan Who?" to, "of course, that Alan Steward!" I [...]

Music Journalist Ray White sits down with electronica artist and record producer Alan Steward for an in-depth interview. Alan talks to Ray about his music, his views on the music industry and what it means being a Global Citize n. ______________________________ ___ R.W. : You seem to be somewhat of an Enimga and very little is known about where you really come from. You call yourself a Global Citizen and your residence is listed as the US on one web site, the Caribbean somewhere else and other sources mention that you are European. So, where [...]

Stay tuned for a brand new song by Alan Steward to be released next week. "Swing of the Pendulum (DnB Remix)". This hard core Drum and Bass track will rock your socks off and you can download it for FREE. "Swing of the Pendulum" is a Fan Exclusive FREE DOWNLOAD, so you have to be a Fan to get your hands on this exclusive track. To can become a Alan Steward Fan click HERE! Alan's Fans get access to many exclusives like free music downloads, giveaways, even free concert tickets for the upcoming [...]

Eletronica in the Rainforest I had this wild idea about having global web concert, broadcast live over the internet from in the middle of the Rainforests of Trinidad. Tiki Torches, Laser Light Show, Parrots, Hindi Dancers and Electronic Music. It will be 'off the hook' The date is temporarily set to October 15th and I'm looking to possibly even adding some guest artists. The concert will be broadcast live on the internet at www.alansteward.com but if you miss it, we'll have the highlights on our YouTube channel later on. Electronica [...]

If you are into smooth, grooving music and you live in Belgium, we got some good news for you. Our friends at crooze.fm now have two new frequencies where you can tune in and listen to smooth jazz and other cool, groovy music. CROOZE.fm is now also available on fm in Brussels (106.5MHz) and Ghent (106.4MHz). In Antwerp, the frequency is still 104.2 on the fm dial and of course, there's the crooze.fm webstream that lets you tune in to their programming wherever you are in the world. Crooze.fm [...]

Some people may have interpreted the last episode of the "where have the rock stars gone" blog as me being against using MySpace and other Social Networking sites to promote your music. Not at all. All these sites have their use and if used wisely and correctly (as my friend Hitz pointed out), they can do wonders for you. What I was commenting on was the idea that social networking somehow means "free advertising" or "Spam all you like" and that kind of behaviour does turn people off. To prove just how social I am, I completely re-done [...]

This is my third and last installment of the "Rock Star" blog, dealing with the state of the music industry today. Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Twitter, etc.) has generally been hailed as the new way to promote music, especially for indie musicians so I decided to put this to the test. What can MySpace really do for you? The first thing you see on all of these sites are those annoying posts "Check out my Music". Very often, they are coupled with giant size poster graphics and many artists feel that they just need to [...]

If you haven't checked out the music video for Alan Steward's song "Underdog" yet, stop on by on YouTube and have a look and a listen. We re-designed the Slim Chance Recordings YouTube Channel with a bold look and some flashy color choices. You can find our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/slimchanc erecords We still have a downloadable version for your computer or phone: Download Hi Res Version - 33 meg Zip File Stay tuned for two new music videos [...]

We spent most of this weekend giving Alan's web site a serious face lift. Check out the new look at alansteward.com Let us know what you think of the new design. We also are also officially opening our UK Offices this week and our UK phone lines are already up and running for bookings and other inquiries.

This is the second installment of my blog "where have all the rock stars gone" I had a lot of positive responses to my blog so I decided to put some more thoughts to paper. In this episode, I want to explore the new realities in the music business like the American Idol, America Got Talent, Britain got Talent, etc. etc. These reality shows are starting to replace the A&R departments at the record labels altogether. American Idol has this system down pat. Get tens of thousands to audition, get them nationwide (worldwide) exposure, all [...]

When you're trying to find the best selling Alan Steward song on iTunes, you will notice that every country seems to have their own favorite. I thought you may find this interesting: US and Australia - most popular track: Sax on the Beach The UK - most popular track: Buddha Bar Fly The Netherlands - most popular track: Transglobal Express Germany - most popular track: King of the Chill So, if I read this right, Alan Steward is a Jazz artist in the US, a dance artist in the UK and a world [...]

Want to get to know Alan just a little better? Get more up close and personal? Find out about his darkest secrets? Then you may want to check out the "Take Five" Interview with Alan on allaboutjazz.com You can find it here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ph p/article.php?id=33113 Wallpaper falling off the walls? Elvis Impersonator? A Star in Germany? What? Maybe Alan really is the Lady Gaga of Jazz? (hey, that's a great new slogan "Alan Steward, the Lady GaGa of Jazz")

Are you a Club DJ, Radio DJ, Mobile Disco, Internet Broadcaster? You can get on our DJ list and get all of our latest releases for airplay. Just Click Here and sign up for our airplay list. Alan's song "Buddha Bar Fly" is about to enter the iTunes download charts in the UK. Help make it happen. DJs, we need your support! Alan will be on tour in Europe later this year. Know of a great venue? Let us know.

Alan Steward's song "Buddha Bar Fly" from his new album "Licensed to Chill" is getting popular on iTunes UK. The song sold more copies last week than all other Alan Steward songs combined. Any radio or club DJs in the UK who need the song for airplay, please email us at info@slimchancerecordings.com to get your copy. We are also working on a music video for Buddha Bar Fly. Watch out for a supercharged "Bollywood meets Trinidad Carnival" performance and some ultra sexy Indian dancers in that one. Stay tuned.....

This music video was long overdue but we hoped to come up with something original for the video concept instead of something predictable like a talking dog or something that looks like half a million other music videos. The video was shot in four different countries and the idea is to show in the video how our "Underdog" may feel 'out of sync' with the rest of the world. Check it out and we hope you enjoy it. YouTube type video quality is [...]