Marc Blatte is an illustrious songwriter and music producer who has written songs for many well-known singers and bands (The Four Tops, Celine Dion, Kenny Rogers, Marie Osmond, etc…) . His music and words have also been heard in commercials for household names, including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Pizza Hut, The United States Army, and Range Rover, to name a few. Marc’s favorite is the light-hearted, ubiquitous song for Goldfish, “I love the fishes ’cause they’re so delicious”.

Marc has recently teamed up with Trans-Siberian Orchestra vocalist Joe Cerisano as The Distant Thunder. Their debut album drops on 11/18, one week after Bruce Springsteen dropped his covers album which also features one of Marc’s songs, “When She Was My Girl”.  The song was originally written for the Four Tops and was a Top 40 hit, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , number 10 on the Cashbox chart, and reaching number one on the R&B charts in 1981.  

Cerisano started his career on Columbia Records with Silver Condor alongside guitarist Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon). He went on to do duets with Gloria Estefan and Plácido Domingo. He was guest vocalist with Blue Öyster Cult and Korn. Cerisano fronted Trans-Siberian Orchestra during the early years that led up to their massive worldwide appeal. Joe reflects back on that time, “Being one of the founding members of TSO was one of the best experiences of my career. From being on the first two albums to touring for four years and seeing it grow, from small theaters to Madison Square Garden was amazing. To be inside of that was something to behold. Paul O’Neill and Bob Kinkle, the creators, were geniuses on top of being my friends. Just watching them was a treat.”

The Distant Thunder album is out November 18. They strip it all down for a real rootsy American album filled with emotion and heart wrenching lyrics. You can hear the first two singles, “Healing Hand” and “I’d Rather Be Dancing,” now and pick up your advanced copy.

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The Distant Thunder Tracklist: 
“Healing Hand”
“I’d Rather Be Dancing With You”
“Like Father Like Son”
“Reasons”
“Distant Thunder”
“Put the Gun Down”
“Ain’t That What Praying’s for”
“Looking Through the Eyes of Love”
“Breakthrough”
“The Bridge Is Burning”