SoundCheck Live hosted the Pre-Premier Party for the documentary, “The Hired Gun“. The documentary chronicles those behind the scenes musicians who helped create or recreate the sound of some of the biggest songs with some of the biggest names in the music industry.
“These “hired guns” have mastered their craft and performed on the greatest stages and in high-intensity recording sessions, yet rarely receive credit for their work. …“Hired Gun” details the highs and lows of touring life, the demands of session schedules, and the dedication required to play backseat to some of rock’s most iconic musicians.”
HIRED GUN CAST:
TheRealPhilX (Bon Jovi, The Drills)
Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper)
Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper, We Start Wars)
Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel)
Russell Javors (Billy Joel)
Jason Hook – Official (Alice Cooper, Five Finger Death Punch, Vince Neil, KISS)
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot)
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Calico Cooper (Beasto Blanco)
Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper, Beasto Blanco)
Christopher Latham (Beasto Blanco)
GabrieLa (Solo-Artist, GabrieLa)
Jim McGorman (Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne, Cher, Poison)
Scotti Hill (Skidrow)
Dewey Bragg (Kil Devil Hill, Moth)
August Zadra (Dennis DeYoung)
Daniel Spriewald (The Drills)
Barry Pointer (The Anatomy, Methods of Mayhem)
Shawn Duncan (DC4, Odin, Killer Bee)
MEGAHOST:
Izzy Presley
THE “RESIDENT” BAND:
Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper)
Steve Ferlazzo (Avril Lavigne, Nuno Bettencourt, Dramagods)
Steve Fekete (Gwen Stefani, Avril Lavigne, Vertical Horizon)
Carl Restivo (Tom Morello, Satellite Party)
Derek Frank (Shania Twain, Air Supply)
ALSO FEATURED:
Barry Pointer (The Anatomy, Methods of Mayhem)
David Keckhut (Made N America)
THE HORNS:
Mike Eyia (Rebolution, Theivery Corporation)
Jon Manness (SeSSions at Sayers, Zahir Ashé, The Redline Horns)
Andre Cotman (Toddsplanet)
THE SOUNDCHECK LIVE SINGERS:
Lisa Margaroli (Lou Gramm, Linda Perry, Jeff Beck)
Annette Frank (The New Old-Fashioneds, Mvps, LA ALLSTARS)
RESIDENT BAND SET
SABOTAGE – Beastie Boys
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/STEVE FEKETE(g1)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)
SOMEBODY TO LOVE – Queen
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/STEVE FEKETE(g1)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/ANNETTE FRANK/LISA MARGAROLI(bv)
SLEDGEHAMMER – Peter Gabriel
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/STEVE FEKETE(g1)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/JON MANNESS(tpt)/ANDRE COTMAN(sax)ANNETTE FRANK/LISA MARGAROLI(bv)
A LOVE BIZARRE – Shiela E.
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/GABRIELA(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/STEVE FEKETE(g1)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/JON MANNESS(tpt)/ANDRE COTMAN(sax)ANNETTE FRANK/LISA MARGAROLI(bv)
RUDY SARZO FEATURED SET
CRYIN’ IN THE RAIN – Whitesnake
PHIL X(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/SCOTTI HILL(g1)/AUGUST ZADRA(g2)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)
MR. CROWLEY – Ozzy Osbourne
DEWEY BRAGG(lv)/SHAWN DUNCAN(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/SCOTTI HILL(g1)/AUGUST ZADRA(g2)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)
METAL HEALTH – Quiet Riot
DAVID KECKHUT(lv)/SHAWN DUNCAN(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/AUGUST ZADRA(g1)/BARRY POINTER(g2)/LISA MARGAROLI/ANNETTE FRANK(bv)
RAINBOW IN THE DARK – Dio
PHIL X(lv)/SHAWN DUNCAN(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/SCOTTI HILL(g1)/BARRY POINTER(g2)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/LISA MARGAROLI(bv)
LIBERTY DeVITTO/RUSSELL JAVORS FEATURED SET
ONLY THE GOOD DIE – Billy Joel
JIM McGORMAN(lv)(k)/LIBERTY DEVITTO(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/RUSSELL JAVORS(acou)/STEVE FEKETE(g2)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/ANDRE COTMAN(sax)
SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS – Billy Joel
JIM McGORMAN(lv)(k)/LIBERTY DEVITTO(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/RUSSELL JAVORS(g1)
SAY GOODBYE – Billy Joel
JIM McGORMAN(lv)(k)/LIBERTY DEVITTO(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/RUSSELL JAVORS(g1)/STEVE FEKETE(g2)/LISA MARGAROLI/ANNETTE FRANK(bv)/EYIA(sax)
RASPBERRY BERET – Prince
JIM McGORMAN(lv)(k)/LIBERTY DEVITTO(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/RUSSELL JAVORS(g1)/STEVE FEKETE(g2)/LISA MARGAROLI/ANNETTE FRANK(bv)
PHIL X FEATURED SET
SUNNY DAYS – The Drills
PHIL(lv)(g1)/ANTHONY TINY BIUSO(d)/DAN SPREE(b)
SOMETHING TO SAY – The Drills
PHIL X(lv)(g1)/ANTHONY TINY BIUSO(d)/DAN SPREE(b)
FUNK #49 – The James Gang
PHIL X(lv)(g1)/LIBERTY DeVITTO(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)
FIRE – Jimi Hendrix
PHIL X(lv)(g1)/ANTHONY TINY BIUSO(d)/DAN SPREE(b)
GLEN SOBEL/NITA STRAUSS/JASON HOOK FEATURED SET
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY
CHUCK GARRIC(lv)(b)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/NITA STRAUSS(g1)/JASON HOOK(g2)/
LOST IN AMERICA – Alice Cooper
CHUCK GARRIC(lv)(b)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/NITA STRAUSS(g1)/JASON HOOK(g2)
LICK IT UP – KISS
CALICO COOPER(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/CHUCK GARRIC(b)/JASON HOOK(g1)CHRIS /LATHAM(g2)
KILLED BY DEATH – Motorhead
CHUCK GARRIC(lv)(b)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/CHRIS LATHAM(g1)/CALICO COOPER(v)
ALL-STAR JAM SET
COME TOGETHER – The Beatles
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/LIBERTY DeVITTO(d)/RUDY SARZO(b)/PHIL X(g1)/RUSSELL JAVORS(g2)/STEVE FERLAZZO(K)/LISA MARGAROLI/ANNETTE FRANK(bv)
SCHOOL’S OUT – Alice Cooper
CHUCK GARRIC(lv)(b)CALICO COOPER(v)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/NITA STRAUSS(g2)/CHRIS LATHAM(g2)/LISA MARGAROLI/ANNETTE FRANK(bv)
ROCK AND ROLL – Led Zeppelin
CARL RESTIVO(lv)/GLEN SOBEL(d)/DEREK FRANK(b)/STEVE FEKETE(g1)/STEVE FERLAZZO(k)/DEWEY BRAGG(guest vocal)
And Happiest of Days To….
Videos: Ann Sunde
