Monday, 03 August 2009 18:02

AIR SUPPLY RETURNS TO NEW YORK CITY FOR A RARE IN-STORE PERFORMANCE

AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT J&R MUSIC AUGUST 26 AT 6PM TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF 'FREE LOVE' AND 'THE SINGER AND THE SONG'

WHO: The 80’s hit making duo AIR SUPPLY (www.airsupplymusic.com), fresh off their international spring tour to exotic destinations including Australia, Central America and Asia (Hong Kong, Tapei, Singapore), is NYC-bound for a performance and autograph signing at J&R Music store on Aug. 26. J&R Music store has hosted live shows for artists including Beyoncé, Chaka Khan, KORN, and Stephen Marley to name a few. More than two decades after dominating the pop charts with romantic perennials like “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Lost In Love” and “Making Love Out of Nothing At All,” Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock are making another splash with the two indie projects, Free Love, which is slated for a July 14 release, and The Singer and the Song, set for Sept. 15. The albums are licensed by Odds On Records, a Las-Vegas based independent label which Air Supply signed a deal with earlier this year. Distributed by E1 Music (formerly Koch) and headed by former Warner Bros. marketing and promotion executive Ted Joseph, the full-service company (www.oddsonrecording.com) plans to release a new Air Supply studio album in 2010, also the group’s 35th anniversary. Air Supply is rounding out the summer with additional shows in U.S tour including at the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, NY (Aug. 25), the Theatre at Westbury in Westbury, NY (Aug. 27), Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI (Aug. 28), and The Great Auditorium in Orange Grove, NJ (Aug. 29). For additional tour information, visit the website at www.airsupplymusic.com/tour.html.

WHAT: J&R Music in New York will play host to the iconic duo of love songs, Air Supply, for a performance of material from their new indie-release, Free Love on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The 6pm show is free and open to the public, and will be followed by an autograph signing session and photo opportunity.
WHEN & WHERE:
Wednesday, Aug. 26 @ 6pm
J&R Music
23 Park Row (across from City Hall Park)
New York, NY 10038
212-238-9000
www.jr.com
Free Admission

Friday, 24 July 2009 00:00

The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcock's soaring tenor and Graham Russell's simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound forever known as, Air Supply. From their initial 1975 meet at rehearsal for Jesus Christ Superstar in Sydney an instant friendship formed leading to their own performances and a recording contract. Signed to Arista Records in 1980 "Lost In Love" became the fastest selling single in the world followed by "All Out of Love" which became even a bigger hit. Seven top ten singles later Air Supply, at that time, equaled the Beatles run of consecutive top five singles. The albums, "Lost In Love", "The One That Loves You", "Now and Forever", and "The Greatest Hits", sold in excess of 20 million copies. World wide touring and multi-million plays on the radio solidified Air Supply as a permanent force in modern music. Air Supply were trail blazers on the tour front being the first pop music group allowed to tour China and Taiwan. South America has also been covered as were countless other countries which led to "The Earth Is" selling over a million copies outside of the US alone. This project was followed by the CD "The Vanishing Race" and singles "Goodbye" and "It's Never Too late" with multi-platinum success.

Read more: "Free Love" by Air Supply

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:00

AIR SUPPLY SIGNS NEW LABEL DEAL WITH LAS VEGAS BASED ODDS ON RECORDS!

Caption: Air Supply with Odds On Records President Ted Joseph (Center)

The Independent Label, Which Is Distributed By E1 Music (Formerly Koch), Will Release The Globetrotting 80s Hitmaking Duo’s First Commercially Released Album In Almost A Decade In 2010

As reported this week exclusively by Gail Mitchell of Billboard, Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock—known the world over as 80s hitmaking duo Air Supply (www.airsupply-online.com)—have signed a label deal with Las Vegas based independent label Odds On Records.

Distributed by E1 Music (formerly Koch) and headed by former Warner Bros. marketing and promotion executive Ted Joseph, the full-service company plans to release a new Air Supply studio album in 2010.

Read more: Air Supply Signs with Odds On Records

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 00:00

ICONIC 80'S DUO AIR SUPPLY RETURNS TO THE RECORDING STUDIO ALONG WITH 2008'S AMERICAN IDOL SEMI-FINALIST MICHAEL JOHNS.

Australian-native Michael Johns, who took a top spot in season seven of FOX's “American Idol,"  joined fellow Aussie Graham Russell of Air Supply in a Las Vegas studio to sing guest vocals on the duo's new song “Hold On.”  Written and produced by Russell, the track will appear on Air Supply's upcoming album slated for 2010-- the first to be released by the Las Vegas-based label, Odds On Records.

Johns later that evening joined Russell and Air Supply's other half, Russell Hitchcock, on stage at The Orleans Hotel to sing the group’s hit song “All Out of Love.”


PHOTO CAPTION (left to right):  Michael Johns and AIR SUPPLY’s Graham Russell


PHOTO CAPTION (left to right, top to bottom):  Michael Johns, Odds On Records President Ted Joseph, AIR SUPPLY’s Graham Russell and Manager Barry Siegel

Photos Courtesy Luck Media & Marketing, Inc.