The Kerri Edelman Show

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Comedian Maddog Mattern

If Don Rickles and the Beastie Boys gave birth, that man-child would be Maddog Mattern. He is a free flowing, high energy, pop culture referencing half hipster half meat head from Sin City. With warmth in his heart and a party in his voice, Maddog creates a heavily improvised crowd interactive show. Each night changes with the faces, the moods and the personalities of the crowd, making each show a one of a kind. Maddog has appeared regularly on several radio programs including "The Scott Ferrall Show" and "The Miserable Men Show" on Howard 101 on Sirius-XM.Satelitte Radio as well as has been seen on Howard Stern on Demand TV. Currently he has a regular segment called "Dog in the Park" on the podcast "The Comedy Point with Soul Joel." For more information, visit www.maddogmattern.com

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Xander Demos

Xander Demos is a high-energy rock and metal guitar player from Pittsburgh, PA. He currently fronts his own solo band as well as playing lead guitar for Pittsburgh's favorite party rock outfit, Into The Arena and national tribute act, Sabbath Judas Sabbath. Xander's style ranges from the beautifully melodic to the jaw-droppingly insane. On August 24, 2012, Rock ‘N’ Growl Records will release his full-length debut album. Mixed by CJ Snare of Firehouse, the album is simply titled, “Guitarcadia,” and it contains 10 incredible tracks of pure guitar heaven.  Recently, Xander has been making quite the name for himself and his solo band by appearing as support for acts like Adrenaline Mob, Buckethead, UFO, Lizzy Borden, Kip Winger, Neil Zaza and Dio Disciples.  Xander has been featured on The Real Radio Show with AJ Pero of Twisted Sister, Steve Vai’s GuitarTV.com, GuitarWorld.com, Guitar Shop TV and Hair Metal Mansion, to name a few.  Nominated for Best Guitarist, 2011 Iron City Rocks Music Awards and 2013 Southern Star Network Independent Artist of the Year, Xander’s music will also appear on several releases from other artists: Ged Ryland (Ten, Tygers of Pan Tang,) Derek Buddemeyer (Down Boys Records) and Liberty ‘N’ Justice’s long awaited “Cigar Chronicles,” also featuring George Lynch (Dokken) Jeff Labar (Cinderella) and Jerry Dixon (Warrant.)  In early 2012, Xander joined James Rivera’s Sabbath Judas Sabbath, which will tour on the east coast of the US this year. On a personal note, Xander is an avid animal lover and is donating a portion of his album sales to the ASPCA. Xander is endorsed by Suhr and McNaught Guitars, who are currently in production for the first Xander Demos Signature Model guitar.  Xander is signed exclusively to Rock ‘N’ Growl Records for worldwide digital distribution. For more information, visit www.xanderdemos.com

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Author Michael Latigona

Michael Latigona is a registered nurse and former Independent candidate for Governor of New Jersey. Having accidentally been thrust into running for office for the first time, Michael, using a pure ethical and common sense approach, successfully beat three seasoned candidates, had Governor Jessie Ventura’s campaign manager, Doug Freidline assist in the final days of the campaign, and made the New York Times, all while refusing a dime! Michael continues to enjoy a following of many people and is considering a sincere run for President of the United States in 2012 as an “average American.” Over the years, Michael has been featured in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Airways magazine, and appeared on radio for past endeavors. For more information, visit www.ifiwerepresidentoftheusa.com

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Comedian RC Smith

RC Smith is known in the television and comedy industry as one of the best warm-up men in the business. A truly great warm-up comic can jump-start an audience from nothing to something and has to do it right from the start. He has to have great energy as soon as he hits the stage and he has to be right on the money. Quick. Smooth. Funny. RC SMITH IS THAT GUY ! RC is currently the warm-up comic for ABC's Daytime show " The Chew " and entertained at "The Rachael Ray Show " for six seasons.   He has also done warm-up for  "The Colbert Report "  "The Tony Danza Show " "Who Wants to be a Millionaire "  "The Caroline Rhea Show"  "Ricki Lake " and NBC's "Clash of the Choirs." Not only does RC ignite a live television studio audience, he also does the same thing in a comedy club, theatre, private party or corporate event. He hits the stage with excitement and confidence ! RC posseses the ornate ability to work with an audience. His style is rapid-fire, relentless, and non-stop. And he gets away with it because he's so damn likeable. His improvisational style makes it look like his act is made up on the spot even though a lot of his material is true and tested. He's just so good at it...it looks spontaneous and he's in control the whole time. RC headlines all around the country and Canada and is a regular on a handful of 50,000 watt radio stations around the country which is a true testament to his adaptability, likeability, and creativity. RC's influences are his father, Don Rickles, Lenny Bruce, Groucho Marx and Gene Simmons. He has been doing TV warm up for ten years. RC is New York based and during his down-time from the " The Chew"  is available to perform anywhere in the country. His agent and manager always has his taping schedule well in advance. Be sure to visit www.rcsmithkicksass.com

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Jazz/Pop Singer Halie Loren

Forged in the hyperborean beauty of a remote Alaskan island, Halie Loren’s gift for capturing the playfulness, pizazz, vulnerability, and sensuality inherent in a classic lyric appeared early on. In 2000, Loren earned first place in the Austin Songwriters' Contest for three of her songs in the country, singer/songwriter, and jazz categories. She took songwriting awards in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and Billboard World Song Contest. Her debut jazz CD, 2008's They Oughta Write a Song, won the JPF award for Best Vocal Jazz Album, and by 2010 the world had opened up to her — with distribution in Asia by JVC/Victor Entertainment, it became Japan's No. 2-selling jazz CD of the year. She followed with Stages, her first live CD, and mere months later, After Dark, which Wildy's World Music Blog selected as one of 2010's top three independent albums and named her Artist of the Year. "Thirsty," a Loren original on After Dark, won the Independent Music Awards Vox Pop poll for best jazz song of 2011. Loren's newest CD, Heart First, was released in Asia in late 2011, and almost immediately the first single from the album, Fly Me to the Moon, reached No. 1 on the iTunes Japan jazz chart and stayed there for several weeks. To date, more than 50 of her songs have entered Japan's iTunes jazz top 100. Loren’s performances in the past year include sellout crowds in Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, South Korea, as well as Hawaii and other U.S. locales. 'Heart First' has received much critical acclaim already, including Japan's Jazz Critique magazine’s #1 rank in the Vocal Jazz Album category for all of 2011.Having recently signed with Wild West Artist Management and Music Marketing Management, Loren is looking ahead to an ever expanding music career.  For more information, visit www.halieloren.com.

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Hard Rock Band Gone For Days

New England based rock group Gone for Days originated in 2010 after lead vocalist Chris Taylor had left his current band Vegas Temper. His vision was to pursue a different songwriting direction that was more personal to him as a writer. Through a mutual management relationship, Taylor had met guitarist Jesse Hatch who at the time was in Florida who just accepted a job with a Universal Record label doing radio promotion, touring as well as artist development in Nashville Tennessee. The staff recognized Hatch’s talent for songwriting and was soon outsourced as a songwriter. Hatch was still looking for a similar song writing situation as Taylor and the two forged a long-distance writing partnership, and would soon record what would be the first songs of the GFD project. After catching the attention of major labels and management firms, Taylor and Hatch decided that it was crucial to live closer to one another. Jesse packed up his life in Nashville and moved to New England to unite with Taylor. In the past Jesse had worked on a project in Nashville with vocalist and bassist Christopher Dickman. The GFD project was over 1,000 miles away, yet Jesse immediately texted Chris to brush up on his bass playing skills and asked Dickman to come to Boston for an audition. After the auditioned, Dickman was accepted into the project and like Jesse, left Nashville and all his current recording projects to pursue GFD full-time. Enter an old bandmate of Taylor's - Justin Pacy on the drums. Their hit single 'Guilty Pleasure' can be heard on Sirius-XM Octane! For more information, visit www.gonefordays.com

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Female Fronted HR Band Syka

New Jersey hard rockers SYKA made their debut on the scene on New Year’s Eve 2011 opening for Halestorm, playing songs from their upcoming self-entitled debut album. The band formed in late 2011 with lead vocalist, Syka, and guitarist, X, waiting to find the right chemistry before taking it on the road. The band is named after the lead vocalist, Syka, who said, “We had all of the music written, rehearsed, and ready to go-- we just needed that power duo on drums and bass to complete the lineup.”  With the addition of Sgar (Bass) and Stryker (Drums), the band launched on New Year’s Eve and has been touring around the NYC Metropolitan area since. Recently, ‘Love Sick,’ the first single released from the upcoming album, was spotlighted by Jonathan Clarke, DJ at New York’s Classic Rock Station, Q104.3. Not only was the song presented on Q104.3, but SYKA was also chosen as one of the top unsigned bands in the NYC area. This has led to an abundance of opportunities for the band in a small amount of time. On July 11, 2012, SYKA will be performing at Tammany Hall along with two other finalists chosen by Clarke hosted by Q104.3 and sponsored by Cabo Wabo Tequila. Link: http://www.q1043.com/pages/onair/out-of-the-box.html As Syka and the band continue to tour and put the finishing touches on their upcoming album, guitarist X said,  “The band is considering options with different labels but are not rushing to sign anything at the moment, just as we will not compromise our music and will wait until we have the sound we want before any release. We are doing the same before taking that next step with a label. In the meantime, we are having the time of our lives!!” For more information, visit www.syka.net.

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Epilepsy Awareness

In August 2011, Carolina Barcelos Carneiro de Oliveira Miller passed away tragically as a result of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). She was only 25 years of age.  Carolina had epilepsy since her teenage years and had taken medication daily to control her already infrequent seizures.  However, SUDEP tragically struck.  SUDEP is a little known and less understood aspect about epilepsy - affecting 1 in 1000 people with epilepsy who are controlled (i.e. medication) and 1 in 150 people with epilepsy who are uncontrolled (i.e. no medication.).  A staggering and alarming fatality rate.  Since that time her husband, Eric Miller, has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about epilepsy and SUDEP particularly.  Not only to honor Carolina but in the hopes of preventing others from suffering such a tragic loss.  Among other things, he's created Candlelight Concerts for Epilepsy Awareness, an online concert series featuring international performers.  These intimate house concerts are streamed online for a pay-what-you-can donation.  People have been tuning in from around the globe, furthering the message about epilepsy to a broader community.  For more on Carolina's story, epilepsy, and this benefit concert series you can visit http://www.CandlelightConcert.org

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Film Maker Jeremy Campbell

Jeremy Campbell was born February 15th, 1984.  He grew up with one constant companion, which was movies.  At the age of ten, he would profess to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as being his favorite movie.  He had an inherent understanding of story at a young age. It was as a teenager that he stumbled upon the manuscript for A Nightmare on Elm Street in a local comic book store.  It grabbed his imagination and pointed him even more firmly in the direction of story telling and the art of directing.  Here he had a script written by its own director, and written as such he realized what it was a director really did.  With this knowledge he went forward with a new dream on his shoulders. Life though has its way of beating the dreams out of the young. Coming from a large family, who at times struggled to make ends meet, Jeremy was thrust into the work force quickly. It was just as quickly that his dream faded away to a memory, but it was still always there just hiding beneath the surface. He still found other ways of telling stories. He would tell them to the children that he worked with at the local daycare for a time and at the local library. It wasn’t until he got married at the age of 26 that he found his dream again and decided it was worth dusting off. It all began again with a story about his childhood growing up in Arlington, Texas that he wanted to share with the world. Things eventually grew from that story to him picking his dream back up and running with it, to get him to where he is today. Jeremy currently has numerous short films, including ‘The Horror Club’ and ‘Try To Survive,' under his belt, and is hoping soon to be able to finance a feature film.  His short most recent short film is 'Velvet Vengeance,' and his films have been featured in film festivals and nominated for awards. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/13thElmFilms

The Kerri Edelman Show presents Hard Rock Band Soulicit

American Hard Rock Band Soulicit has found themselves on a 110 MPH thrill ride to mainstream Rock N’ Roll in just a matter of months. Sharing festival stages with bands such as Buckcherry, Fuel, Halestorm, Sevendust, Rob Zombie, Creed and Pop Evil, the Soulicit sound is captivating listeners all over the nation. Soulicit is comprised of lead vocalist Darick Parson, guitarist Roll, bassist Kevin Parrow & drummer Trent Boehner. In September of 2011, Soulicit inked a deal with Thermal Entertainment based out of Greenville, SC. The work began immediately as the band wrapped up recording their first full length label release titled Parking Lot Rockstar. The album was produced by Brett Hestla (Dark New Day, Creed, Virgos Merlot) and was released November 29th 2011. The band’s debut single "Hell Yeah" broke into Top 40 on the active rock charts and was played by syndicated radio shows such as Nikki Sixx’s Sixx Sense and Lou Brutus (Hard Drive). HELL YEAH has become a staple on Sirius Octance. The video for "Hell Yeah' cracked 100,000 views in a matter of weeks and was played at the 2012 Super Bowl. The video can also be seen in countless professional sports stadiums and arenas around the country, Bally's, Gold's Gym, Powerhouse, and Lifestyle Fitness. The emotional power ballad “Complicated” will be the follow up single to “Hell Yeah” and will be impacting radio this Summer. The band currently has two singles at the top of the online Modern Rock charts and have earned a number of accolades including, #1 at modern rock on Our Stage, 5 Top 10 Finishes, 4 Top 40 Finishes, and Reached 4th in Best of Rock in 2011. The band has been touring and performed at Rocklahoma, 98 Rockfest, and South by Southwest. Soulicit will be on the road all of 2012 in support of the new record which is now being distributed by Megaforce. For more information, visit www.soulicitrock.com