Happy 4th of July from Slight Return! #markkassa #starspangledbanner #nationalanthem #jimihendrix
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Slight Return & Welcome to the D News
Slight Return is proud to announce that Mark Kassa is officially an executive board member of an amazing organization- The DMAN Foundation! “The D-MAN Foundation strives to ensure that people with quadriplegia and other severe disabilities have the opportunities to achieve the highest quality of life possible.” Making lives better[…]
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Mark Kassa- Musicians Institute Alumni, had a great time visiting the school he graduated from. Thanks to Megan Doheny at MI for the tour. Mark also had a chance to meet up with Raunchola Productions producer/owner Rich Mansor (Rich was a co-executive Producer on the “Welcome To The D” album).[…]
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The Slight Return® sessions with Andy Vargas (Santana) and Dennis Chambers (Santana, P-Funk) at the famed United Sound Studios in Detroit were a success! We recorded in the same studio that Marvin Gaye, Prince, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, Aretha Franklin, The MC5, Sly Stone, P-Funk,[…]
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Had a great time talking to Chris Layton (former drummer for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) backstage at the Experience Hendrix Tour at the Fox Theater in Detroit, MI. Chris told some good Stevie Ray Vaughan stories, especially the one about the show I attended in 1986 when[…]
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Promo clip demo by Mark Kassa for the Vibe-Bro Univibe by Shin-ei. “Machine Gun”- by Jimi Hendrix. Thanks to Bob Feldman at Shin-ei for the endorsement and the custom made unit in red. Video by Bill Von Linsowe -VVP Video.
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Welcome to The D!® Mark Kassa met one of his favorite guitarists, Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys. Mark proposed a collaboration on a track with Slight Return.
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®Welcome To The D! Mark Kassa of Slight Return meets the Mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan, at his office in downtown Detroit.
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Mark and Marilyn Kassa at the 2017 Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. #grammys #slightreturnusa #welcometothed #recordingacademy #chicagochapter #nashvillechapter
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Enjoyed the Grammy Awards and the stay in Hollywood, CA. The first part of the awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theater was excellent, as well as the after party. #grammyawards #redcarpet #hollywood #recordingacademy #nashvillechapter #markkassa
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A shot of Wilson Sarkis filming the Vicious Tides video at the Jack White Theater in Detroit, MI. Photo by Matt Sikorski
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A great photo by Kathy Hyde Ruzan of Dennis Chambers on the Slight Return® drum kit (from our recent gig) #dennischambers #slightreturnusa
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Slight Return just completed video shoots with Wilson Sarkis at the Jack White Theater (inside the Masonic Temple) in Detroit, MI. for the Vicious Tides album (feat. Andy Vargas and Dennis Chambers). Stay tuned for five videos. Photo by Kathy Hyde Ruzan
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Photographer Matt Sikorski recorded an impromptu video of Mark Kassa playing Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” in the Zamboni area before he hit the ice to play the National Anthem at the Huntington Center in Toledo, OH.
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Mark Kassa of Slight Return performed the Star Spangled Banner at the Huntington Center- Toledo Walleye Hockey Arena in Toledo, Ohio on Dec 27th. 8,000 fans at the game. Here’s the video (captured by Matt Sikorski).
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We usually don’t post random items but we thought this was pretty cool. Hand painted shoes with Jack White on them (at the House of Blues gift shop in Las Vegas). Whoever the artist is, they did a great job
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Today on TBT Slight Return® would like to share one of our proudest moments- “Driving South” to Nashville to record a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free/3rd Stone From The Sun” with legendary bassist, band mate and best friend of Jimi- Billy Cox! Mark Kassa and Slight Return photographer/video director[…]
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We are excited to announce that ®WELCOME TO THE D TV is coming back for season 3! Mark Kassa and Bill Von Linsowe have teamed up with Calvin D Kassab of Conversion Cinema to bring you all new episodes! We will still be broadcast worldwide on MEA TV as well[…]
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Had a great time at the DMAN Christmas party! Love working with this organization! You can donate at myDMAN.org to help some amazing people through the power of music therapy.
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Tickets and final ballots have arrived for the Grammy Awards. Time to get a last listen and cast my votes (Mark Kassa). Good luck to all the nominees! Looking forward to attending the ceremony on Feb 12th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles along with the after party.[…]
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