Cauldron + Neal Kay Interview – Part 3

www.myspace.com PART 3 of a 30 minute interview conducted on Total Rock Radio with guests CAULDRON and the legendary NWOBHM pioneer, Neal Kay. Neal owned a rock club called ‘NEAL KAY’S HEAVY METAL SOUNDHOUSE’ originally resident in the back room of the Prince of Wales public house in Kingsbury, North London; this back-room venue was known as the ‘BANDWAGON’ As well as hosting rock discos and inviting live bands to perform, he also had use of a recording studio at Spaceward Studios Cambridge and allowed new bands to cut demos there. Amongst these bands were Praying Mantis and the now legendary Iron Maiden; the resulting popularity of Iron Maiden’s recording led to a record contract and ultimately major success. Several other NWOBHM bands also gained contracts due to their Soundhouse demos.
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Dr. Dre Being Sued For Unpaid Studio Time www.hitcreatormusic.ning.com producer Dr. Dre is being sued by Paramount Recording Studios for millions of dollars, after failing to a pay a bill for recording time. Paramount Recording Studios is suing Dre for 20500 for breach of contract, according to the lawsuit that was filed two days ago. Dr. Dre, who has recorded at Paramount for at least ten years, has been given cheaper rates to record and continues to record there for his main work. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Dre and his record label Aftermath Entertainment allegedly rented the recording studio from April 2009 until June of 2010. Dr. Dre agreed to pay the bill by July 13th, but did not when that date came around. Paramount claims that they were never paid for the dates. Dr. Dre has been using the studio to put the finishing touches on his upcoming album “Detox,” and has not spoken yet on the lawsuit.
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