DREAM THEATER ( Jordan Rudess Interview )

DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Jordan Rudess - New Interview Available


About.com has issued an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, conducted by Chad Bower. The following is an excerpt:

Q: You just got back from playing some shows in Europe. How was that?

A: "It's always an experience doing all of the European festivals. It's a wild and crazy scene. Some of the shows were really great and exciting for us. We played at the Download Festival in Donington Park in the UK. We had never played there before, so we were psyched to go do it because we had been hearing about it for years. When we got there, the tent was just overflowing with people. A lot of people came out and wanted to check us out."

Q: Do you still have different set lists every night?

A: "Yes, we change it up a bit. It's not completely different. We decided that on this tour, we are not doing “An Evening With” format. We have a couple of bands that are coming out with us and we'll open up for us. We are still going to play for a couple of hours. It is still a hefty night of Dream Theater, but it's not the madness that people have witnessed in the past where we walk off stage and have to resuscitate the drummer. We're not going there this time. We thought we deserved to be a little more human about the whole thing. Even with that, we change it up. Before we go out on the road we learn a lot of music. We have a bigger repertoire to call upon and we try to keep it fresh. And each leg we go on, we add different songs to the set. It's definitely one of the things Dream Theater is all about.

Read the full interview at this location.

JORDAN RUDESS - Samples Online For New Solo Release From DREAM THEATER Keyboardist




DREAM THEATER keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS' site has been updated with the following:

"Jordan's upcoming solo album, The Road Home is now available for pre-sale ordering! Check out the sample clips below."

Samples of all the tracks on the album, which include
'Dance On A Volcano',
'Sound Chaser',
'Just The Same',
'JR Piano Medley',
'Piece Of The Pi'
'Tarkus',
can be found at this location.

The album (artwork pictured) will be available on September 12th via Magna Carta.

JORDAN RUDESS - DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Make In Store Appearance

DREAM THEATER keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS is scheduled for a meet and greet/autograph signing session at Sam Ash Music in Burbank, Illinois. The session is a free event to be held on Friday August 10th from 12 PM - 1 PM.

As previously reported, Jordan's upcoming solo album, The Road Home, is now available for pre-sale ordering. Samples of all the tracks on the album, which include Sam'Dance On A Volcano', 'Sound Chaser', 'Just The e', 'JR Piano Medley', 'Piece Of The Pi' and 'Tarkus', can be found at this location.

The Road Home will be available on September 12th via Magna Carta.

DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS - New Additions To Online Conservatory Announced

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess has announced some new additions to his online conservatory:

#1: Guitar Solo Techniques - "Our new satellite course presented by virtuoso guitarist Daniel J. Daniel was a featured guitarist on Jordan's album, Rhythm of Time. Drive your soloing skills to the next level as he dissects solos from his own recordings and teaches soloing techniques. Check out the trailer at this location."

#2: OC Direct - "You can now communicate directly with your satellite course instructors, using our new link located right on the lesson's page. Make the most of your OC membership and increase the effectiveness of your instruction!"

#3: 25% Discount - "The OC will be offering a 25% discount until January 10th. To take advantage of this, use coupon code: JROC2008.

If you aren't a member yet, sign up for Jordan's Online Conservatory here."