Good times at the DMAN Christmas Party! I’ll be cutting some tracks in the studio with my buddies Allan Floyd and Tony Banks soon! #bethemiracle
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RL Recordings Artist Slight Return live at Sweetwater Entertainment. Photos by Kathy Hyde Ruzan – Katzeyezz Photography
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We had a great time performing live on WHFR – Henry Ford College Radio. As soon as we finished we were asked to return for another show. Gotta love the fact that the DJ’s control the playlist unlike mainstream radio that’s pre-programmed
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Slight Return upcoming events: Tomorrow at 5pm- Live Performance and interview on WHFR – Henry Ford College Radio Wednesday Nov 14th – our single “Can You See Me” from our album titled “The Sideshow” will be released in all major digital music stores by RL Recordings record label. Here is[…]
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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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Slight Return is on the Grammy Awards ballot in three categories for the song “69 Days Till Freedom” It’s a long shot to win but we’re grateful to be on the ballot. Thanks to our friends Pete Thompson Glenn Letsch and Victor Ghannam for putting their great talents on the track!
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Funk Icon George Clinton (Parliament/Funkadelic) is featured on two songs- “Funky People” and “Shake Your Detroit Right” from the Slight Return album “Welcome to the D” This video was shot by Wilson Sarkis video on the main stage at the Historic Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit, MI- where everyone one[…]
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RL Recordings official release of Slight Return’s “69 Days Till Freedom” is now available in all digital music stores and at RLrecordings.com Thanks again to the great players that made guest appearances on this song- Pete Thompson, Glenn Letsch and Victor Ghannam! Thanks to our friend Bill Von Linsowe for[…]
Read More »September 30th is the release date of the single “69 Days till Freedom” the first song from the upcoming album”The Sideshow” from Slight Return (there are a total of 14 tracks on the album) The song is the story of my Grandfather coming to America in 1929 via Ellis Island,[…]
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Slight Return Press Kit Video
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Slight Return had a great time jamming at the Motor City Muscle Festival in Detroit, MI Photos courtesy of Kathy Ruzan- Katzeyezz Photography Check out the gallery page for more photos #welcometothed
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Slight Return will be performing on August 18th at 12 Noon for the Motor City Muscle Festival in Detroit, MI on the Campus Martius Stage
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We are happy to announce that Slight Return will be recording a song with another great musician- drummer Pete Thompson! Pete has played with Robert Plant, Robin Trower, Silverhead and many others! Here is an article on Pete from Modern Drummer Magazine! Pete Thompson
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Welcome to the D®, The D®, Slight Return®, Hail the Heroes®, It’s a Detroit Thing®, So Detroit®, It’s a D Thing® Official Merchandise at welcometothed.com
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The 2018 Slight Return Press Kit- w/George Clinton, Jack Endino, Billy Cox, Andy Vargas, Dennis Coffey, Davey Pattison, Tony Lindsay, Dennis Chambers, Pat Lewis, Jim Diamond. Slight Return is: Mark Kassa (guitar/vocals), Eddie Apple (bass), Ronnie Karmo (drums), Tony Mitchell (percussion/vocals)
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Tomorrow on the The D Cap talk show, Tom McDonough and I will be interviewing iconic multi-platinum producer Jim Gaines. Jim has over a dozen Grammy Awards and Platinum Albums he has recorded and produced including – Stevie Ray Vaughan- In Step, Santana- multiple albums including Supernatural, Steve Miller- Fly[…]
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Enjoyed another great Santana show thanks to our friends Sean Guthrie and Andy Vargas- two of the best! Don’t forget to check out the great singing Andy did on the Slight Return Vicious Tides album! #souleros #vicioustides #beyondthebarricade
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http://rlrecordings.com/Thank you Tom McDonough for adding Mark Kassa to the RL Recordings Record Label staff (a subsidiary of Universal Records) as a producer/songwriter. I’ll be joining a great team of other producers/musicians/A&R from around the country. Looking forward to working with some great musicians and releasing Slight Return music on[…]
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Thank you Ian Harvey from Glasgow, Scotland for putting three Slight Return albums on your afternoon playlist! We appreciate it brother! #slightreturnuk
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Good times at the DMAN Studio Group Session this past Saturday! #bethemiracle #dmanallstars #ziadkassab #welcometothed
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