Good luck to all my friends with entries for the Grammy Awards. We’ve got an uphill battle but it is an honor to be in categories alongside Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Wolfgang Van Halen, Eric Johnson, and others. #SlightReturnUSA #santana #jeffbeck #vanhalen #ericjohnson #tommcdonough
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We’re back on the Grammy Awards first round ballot for the 6th consecutive year. This time we are in the categories of “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Album” “Best Rock Peformance” (Gustavo Alarco feat. Slight Return) and “Best Music Video” (Slight Return feat. Gustavo Alarco”. Our version of the[…]
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Mark Kassa is featured on the cover of the Prestige Awards UK Magazine for the 2022/2023 year. The annual publication has named Slight Return® the 2022/2023 Midwest USA Band of the Year. Slight Return is, once again, on the first round Grammy Awards Ballot in multiple categories- for Best Music[…]
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Really enjoyed the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Met some great people including Chris Stapleton, Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej, Lonnie Park, Kitt Wakely, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Sangeeta Kaur, and more. Saw some great performances and enjoying after parties and networking along the way and shot some promo photos with[…]
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Have a great 4th of July! A while back I was invited to play the Star Spangled Banner at Huntington Arena in Ohio. It was a privilege. Here is the clip from Fox Sports #fourthofjuly #independenceday #ohio #jimihendrix #rlrecordings #mi5 #tommcdonough #tedmason #universalmusicgroup #toledo #walleye #markkassa #slightreturn #hockey #ice
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Tri-Tone Ventures Trademark Licensing Video – Welcome to the D®,The D®,Hail the Heroes®,It’s a Detroit Thing®, It’s a D Thing, So Detroit®
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Great meeting blues icon Buddy Guy at the Recording Academy luncheon in Beverly Hills
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More new ventures! I will be writing articles, reviews and lessons for the upcoming online music publication “Music Player Magazine” (launching in early 2019) with Tom McDonough and RL Recordings. Here is a preview of my first review- “Sound House Studio” in Seattle, WA with Jack Endino Review of Soundhouse Studio-Jack Endino
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Good times at the Grammy Awards 2018 Chicago Chapter Gala at the Atelier Manarchy. Good luck to all the nominees! – Mark and Marilyn Kassa
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Mark Kassa and Howard Hertz had a great meeting at House of Representatives Congresswoman-Brenda Lawrence’s office with Mike McGuinness on #DistrictAdvocate Day on behalf of the Recording Academy to thank them for helping to pass the “Music Modernization Act” and supporting music creators. #supportmusic @RepLawrence Recording Academy / GRAMMYs Howard Hertz Slight Return USASlight Return UK Mark[…]
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