PROMISED LAND by SMASH HITLEY / audio only

Smash Hitley is unique!

He is a musician who creates groove heavy, audio-visual murals which stimulate the mind and the mojo.

Without the aid of backing tracks or sequencers, Smash creates epic remixes which incorporate bits and pieces of up to a dozen different artists (per song) and combines them to make entirely new musical landscapes. The ultimate "mash-up".

In addition, Hitley assigns evocative (sometimes provocative) images and stunning visual effects to various notes on his synthesizer. Everything we see and hear is coming at us, in real-time, from the notes he plays.

Is it rocket science? Kind of, but the result is pure rock & roll.
Ray Coburn is a Juno Award winning musician, songwriter and producer based in Toronto. Perhaps best known as a core member and songwriter of Honeymoon Suite, Coburn has also toured and recorded with a number of multi-million selling acts. He currently divides his time between touring with Supertramp's Roger Hodgson, songwriting and recording sessions. He is also the man behind Smash Hitley, early pioneer and King Of The Live Audio-Visual Mashup.

Touring
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Coburn has toured the world extensively with the acts listed below, both as headliner and also in direct support of such artists as Alanis Morissette, Jethro Tull, Radiohead, Lilith Fair, ZZ Top, Heart, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, The Kinks, Peter Frampton, and many more.

Honeymoon Suite
Corey Hart
Dalbello
Gowan (Lawrence Gowan of Styx)
The Partland Brothers
Toronto
Alannah Myles
Crash Test Dummies
Dayna Manning
Son Of Dave (Benjamin Darvill of Crash Test Dummies)
​Miss Ellen Reid (of Crash Test Dummies)
Ryan Malcolm
Andy Kim
Carole Pope
Kim Mitchell
Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) 2018 to present

Recording
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On the recording front, Ray has made records with some legendary producers including Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Terry Brown, Tom Lord-Alge (mix), Stephen W. Tayler (mix), and Paul Northfield.

Producer
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Dayna Manning - Volume 1 / EMI / Nettwerk ( featuring performances by Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis and Melanie Doane)
Dayna Manning - I Want from "Lilith Fair, A Celebration Of Women In Music" / Arista
Honeymoon Suite - Monsters Under The Bed / Warner Music ( co-producer )

Management - 1995-1999
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Discovered and developed Dayna Manning (EMI / Nettwerk). At age 19 Dayna was nominated for a Juno Award (Canada's Grammy) based on her critically acclaimed debut "Volume 1" and live dates including both Lilith Fair tours and an opening slot with Radiohead.

Highlights

"Feel It Again"( R. Coburn ) goes top 40 in the U.S. ( Honeymoon Suite )

appearing on American Bandstand with Dick Clark ( Honeymoon Suite )

"Feel It Again" featured on Miami Vice ( Honeymoon Suite )

touring U.S. supporting Jethro Tull ( Honeymoon Suite )

headlining Budokan Hall, Tokyo ( Corey Hart )

headlining The Filmore, San Francisco ( Crash Test Dummies )

performing The Marquee Club, London ( Honeymoon Suite )

performing Wembley Arena, London ( Dalbello )

performing Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ( Honeymoon Suite )
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joining Roger Hodgson band

performing Royal Albert Hall, London / Roger Hodgson

performing L'Olympia, Paris / Roger Hodgson​

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Видео PROMISED LAND by SMASH HITLEY / audio only канала Ray Coburn