Texas Guitar Army

Texas Guitar Army has launched an Indiegogo campaign to help raise funding to record and film efforts to include concert DVDs, a documentary, live and studio material on both physical and figural formats as well as the initial staging of a Guitar Army Festival, a guitar music and lifestyle festival which would seek to play in North America and Europe initially, followed by a run of dates throughout South East Asia, Central and South America. Have guitar, will travel!

To view and donate to the Texas Guitar Army campaign, please visit the campaign website here.

Indiegogo is an International crowd-funding website that allows the Texas Guitar Army as well as other creative artists to raise money from people all over the world by promoting their creative projects. Crowd-funding gives people the opportunity to network and pool money for creative projects.

The intent of the Texas Guitar Army is to launch and support the Global War on Mainstream Music and the fight for freedom and expression in the battle against the evils of commercialized, over-processed, under delivered music through separate divisional fronts.

The first divisional front is the building of a Texas-style Army of influential guitarists that run the gamut of styles, age and experience that will thrill the masses while highlighting the skills and techniques of each unique and amazing guitarist. Think of the Texas Guitar Army as a diverse, musician driven vehicle, featuring an array of name and up and coming talent.

The plan is to schedule a hand-full of initial warm-up dates in three or four Texas cities as well as Las Vegas and Los Angeles in the fall of 2013. The dates with also feature handpicked young guitarists, the Young Guns Army in support, representing the millennial generation of guitar players.

Texas Guitar Army also plans to develop the project into a second divisional front in 2014; a guitar lifestyle global festival focusing on artists, artist musical stages in many genres and vendors featuring the latest gear and accessories – a cross between the Warp Tour and NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants.

“We are excited about this opportunity with Indiegogo and about the development of the project,” said HeXx Henderson, Lap Steel Guitar pioneer and founding member of the Texas Guitar Army. “We have outlined many ways that people can become part of our project, which is about plugging fans directly into to the live music and guitar experience. Shows will feature the Texas Guitar Army as well as other known guitarists and bands with historic guitar players.” HeXx added, “fans will have the opportunity to meet many of the participating musicians, watch equipment product presentations and instructional clinics where they can learn the tricks and techniques of today’s top players.” That’s not all says HeXx Henderson, “fans will have the opportunity to view and test drive the latest and greatest musical equipment from the all levels of equipment dealers from all over the world.”

Anyone can be a part of this project by choosing how much they want to be involved; funding options range from $1 – $10,000 with a campaign goal of $50,000. Funds raised from the campaign will help pay for things like: The campaign also gives funders the option to receive perks with their donation.

* About Texas Guitar Army http://www.texasguitararmy.com/

Paul Bibeau, formerly of Spitfire Records and Relativity Records, is working on a brand new project. Spitfire Records became one of the premier independent record labels worldwide. Read what Paul has to say below:

“I hope all is well. This is Paul Bibeau formerly of Spitﬁre Records and Relativity Records respectively and I am working a new project that I am extremely excited about.

I have been enlisted to help build a Texas Guitar Army.
The Army will highlight several styles of playing allowing for a wide cross-section of support. Blending elements as diverse as Blues, Rock, Metal, Surf, Country, Rockabilly, Jazz, Fusion and everything in between into one Kick-Ass Show! Our goal is to assemble one of the most extremely diverse collection of guitarists ever with the intention of building this from a handful of shows in Texas to a global touring guitar lifestyle festival that is a cross between the Warp Tour and NAMM in the coming years.

In the short term, we are looking to schedule a hand-full of initial warm-up dates in three or four Texas cities in late August, early September. We are also building a Young Guns Army of up-in-comers in support, representing the millennial generation of guitar players. As the Army takes shape, we will be hitting the trail on a national tour.

The Guitar Army project is coming together rapidly. Dunlop is now aboard as a sponsor along with Arta Tequila. I been in dialog with Gibson and I am anxiously awaiting word about their level of commitment as well. We are wide open at this early stage so jump right in! Any level of support from you is not only welcomed, but seriously appreciated. We want to work together with our talent and our sponsors to create visibility and a unique vehicle for promotion for years to come.

The Texas Guitar Army will be lead by Lap Steel Guitar Virtuoso HeXx Henderson. As you probably know, I have worked with some of the best guitarists on the planet. HeXx blends many styles together, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country, and Hawaiian music, with threads of Gospel, Pop, Surf, Metal, and Funk. Musical influences include rock guitar heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, The Ventures, and Lonny Mack, along with great Lap Steel Guitar players like Leon McAuliffe, Santo and Johnny, Buddy Emmons, Alvino Rey, and Little Roy Wiggins, pioneering lap steel Blues players Hop Wilson and Freddy Roulette, and jazz organ great Jimmy Smith. HeXx stuns audiences with his mind blowing lap steel prowess.

I am looking trying to create some awareness and possibly find a handful of players to guest with the Army. Honestly, I would love your feedback and welcome your suggestions, recommendations and input. If you would like more information, have any suggestions or would like to get involved, shoot me an e-mail @ Bibeau3636@yahoo.com or call my cell, (903)941-1542.”

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