- Channel NEWS - 09.24.06 If you enjoyed Channel's music, check out Meridian Cross. The band features Todd MacKenzie and Mark Rhodes creating music with less electronica and more guitar. Check it out! 10.28.04 Channel is currently on hiatus. 07.10.04 We regret to inform you that Channel's next show on July 16th at TC's Bar in Huntington Beach has been canceled. 07.03.04 The next Channel show will be on Friday, July 16th at Club Anubis, a new Industrial/Darkwave/Goth club held at TC's Bar, Huntington Beach, CA. There will also be two other bands (TBA) joining us. Tickets are $7 at the door. The club is located at 18528 Beach Blvd @ Ellis (S.E corner behind the Shell station). For more information please contact the club at 714.963.7744 06.22.04 Channel are proud to announce that they have been endorsed by the major music software company, NATIVE INSTRUMENTS. Many of the unique sounds that can be heard on several Channel songs are created using Native Instruments software. The band would also like to take this opportunity to thank those of you that came out and supported Channel at the Galaxy show last month. Currently the band are continuing to work on new songs and also improving on some technical hardware. 04.21.04 Channel play The Galaxy, Santa Ana, CA on May 27th. This is a very special show as we will be opening for Human Drama who are playing their farewell shows. After 20 years of albums and touring the band are calling quits at the end of the year. This will be their last show ever in Orange County. Also on the bill are our good friends the amazing The Last Dance, and Stayte. Doors are 8pm and tickets for this show are $12 plus charges but we have a limited number of DISCOUNT tickets at $10. Not only that, if you purchase a pair we'll also give you a FREE pair of tickets to The Galaxy on May 30th to see one of the most unusual bands around, Rasputina (a value of $25). Their show at the Troubadour last year was sold out, so you don't want to miss this rare Orange County appearance. That's a total value of $49 plus charges to see two great shows for just a flat $20!!!! 03.22.04 Finally, after several months, we can reveal the reason for the lack of Channel activity. Late last year, as with all great rock 'n' roll bands, Channel drummer Bill Holmes ran afoul of the law. The repercussions of this and the outcome was uncertain for sometime. Needless to say, this meant that the band was in limbo and unable to commit to anything. While we tried to work around this for some time, it became obvious that the situation was not going to improve. Finally, it became clear that Bill would not be able to fulfill his drumming duties and he was released from the band. Many months passed as we tried to find a replacement and many more passed as we brought his replacement up to speed. So now we are pleased to announce and welcome our new drummer, James Payfer, to the team. James was the former drummer with the well-known electro-rock band '29 Died.' As a pre-production assistant to many major artists such as Paul McCartney, he comes with a wealth of music industry experience. James is also working on a solo project and has an endorsement from 'Aquarian Drumheads and Accessories.' In other news, the website continues with its on going revamp. The low bandwidth has now been finished and expect to see changes to the hi-bandwidth soon. Some recent group pictures of the current Channel lineup have also been added to the photo section of the website. Last but not least, don't forget that Channel will be making a special (one song) appearance at the OC Music Awards on March 27th at The Galaxy, Santa Ana, CA. Channel have been nominated for 'Best Electro-Rock Band' and have also entered the song 'Diamond Eyes' as 'Best Song of the Year.' Tickets to this event are $20 in advance from the Galaxy or $25 at the door. 02.20.04 Finally after two cancellations, Channel is confirmed to headline at the Gypsy Lounge, Lake Forest, CA on Feb 25th. The band is being judged at this show for consideration as 'Best Live Band' for the Orange County Music Awards in March. Channel are on stage at 10.30pm so please come along and show your support for the band's first show of 2004. 02.17.04 Sorry to announce yet again, that the planned show at the Gypsy Lounge has been cancelled. We are hoping for a rescheduled date but at this point it looks doubtful. However, Channel will be making a guest appearance at the 2004 OCMA's on March 27th at the Galaxy in Santa Ana, CA. 01.13.04 Apologies for the late notice, but Channel will NOT be appearing at the Gypsy Lounge this Wednesday. The show has now been rescheduled for Feb 26th. 01.01.04 Happy new year and welcome to 2004. First show of the year will be at the Gypsy Lounge, Lake Forest, CA on Jan 14th. This show is being judged as part of Channel's entry into this year's Orange County Music Awards, so please come out and show your support. Stage time is 8.30pm and tickets are at the door. Channel will also be making a guest stage appearance at the OCMA show itself at the Galaxy in Santa Ana, CA on March 27th. Tickets available for this event via Channel or through the award's website at www.orangecountymusicawards.com. For more info on both these shows please go to the 'live' section. 12.01.03 Here's an update on what's been happening as of late. Due to one reason or another we've not been able to play any live shows recently. This has mostly been due to either vacations, sickness, personal problems or equipment failure. But we are hoping that worst is behind us now and we can continue moving forward. This doesn't mean to say, however, that we've been idle these last few months. Far from it! We've been working on some new songs for our latest demo and, rest assured, these will also get an airing in any upcoming live shows. Our venture into the world of music for TV and film has been doing very well with music from Channel appearing in: MTV Home video/DVD releases 'Cribs' and 'Best of Making The Band,' the SCI FI Network's 'Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown,' 'The Hulk: International Special' and also the video/DVD of the same name (a show about the making of the latest 'Hulk' movie), and a rare Channel song can currently be heard on a national TV ad campaign for Nicorette Gum. The band's website is also getting a little makeover. Nothing too drastic, but be sure to check in from time to time to see the new changes. Finally, a reminder that if you are reading this from the website news that we do have a mailing list that you can join which automatically sends out all the latest news plus info on any live shows coming up. 08.14.03 We've just received this email from Josh Vittek, A&R man at Carvin: "Carvin, manufacturers of professional pro audio equipment, guitars and basses, are proud to announce the endorsement of Todd MacKenzie of the band Channel. Carvin feels that Channel is one of the few new bands to offer something different with their Electro-Rock sound. We look forward to the future endeavors of this band and wish them good luck with all that they may do within the music business." ....Regards, Josh Vittek, Artist Relations, Carvin. This means that we now have a major equipment manufacturer behind us, so look out for the Carvin name at Channel shows and be sure to checkout their website at www.Carvin.com to view the full line of Carvin products. Meanwhile, we are currently working on new songs for a new demo disc, which means no shows for a little while. Also the website has been updated with some new photos (see photo section of the website) including some from our recent show in San Francisco. 07.18.03 We will be performing at the Liquid Den on Saturday, August 9th with local band Eternal. For more information, check out the LIVE section of our website or call the venue at 714.377.7964. This will be our first show at the Liquid Den, so please come out and show your support! 07.14.03 The Wayne Hussey / Channel show at The Detroit Bar this Thursday, July 17th, has been cancelled. Apologies to all, but this was due to a booking error at the Detroit Bar. Send any and all grievances about this unprofessionalism to the Detroit Bar itself. This Saturday's show at Spaceland is $10 advance or $12 at the door. Channel are on at 10pm, Wayne Hussey is on at 11pm. 07.08.03 Didn't get around to reading the Channel article in the OC Register? Don't want to go through the free registration process to read the article? Click here to read the article in its entirety. 06.23.03 Missed the Channel show with Mark Burgess at the Troubadour? Check out this photo of Channel on stage with the man himself! 06.20.03 Two HUGE thanks are in order today. First, to Robert Kinsler of the Orange County Register for writing an extremely flattering profile of Channel in Friday's Show Section. Click here to read the entire article and hear a clip from our new EP! Second, to Mark Burgess of the Chameleons for letting us open for him at the Troubadour and the Detroit Bar, AND for the ultra-cool jams we had with him on stage!! Good luck with the rest of your tour, Mark! 06.18.03 New photos from our show at the Troubadour last nite have been added to the photos section. Thanks to everyone who attended the House of Blues show on Monday and the Troubadour last nite! 06.12.03 We've been confirmed as the tour support for Wayne Hussey's solo shows in California next month. Wayne is, of course, the singer for The Mission (UK). Go to our LIVE section for a rundown of the dates and places. 05.23.03 Channel will be playing The House of Blues, Anaheim on June 16th, 8pm. Tickets to this show are FREE! No catch! Don't pass up the chance to hear Channel on one of the best sound systems in Orange County. 04.24.03 We have two shows confirmed for June: June 17th at The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA June 19th at The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA Both shows we will be opening for Mark Burgess, singer/frontman of The Chameleons (uk), as part of his USA solo tour. We will be doing something a little different for both shows - performing a rare 'mellow set' to tie-in with the acoustic performance by Mark Burgess. For more info go to the live page of our website. 04.10.03 Be sure to listen to 88.7 KSPC tonite between 10pm and Midnight when Channel will be interviewed live on the air. There will also be a pre-recorded interview with Pigface on the same show and some cool giveaways. If you are outside of the listening range you can hear the show live on the net at http://www.kspc.org. And don't forget we still have $12 discount tickets for this Saturday's Pigface/Thrill Kill Kult/Channel show at The Galaxy in Santa Ana. That's HALF the price of what you will pay to see this show in Los Angeles!! Contact us by email or phone: 714 534 4889. 04.01.03 We're proud to announce that judges voted CHANNEL as "Best Electro Rock" band last Saturday night at the 2003 Orange County Music Awards! The entire event was filmed for future television broadcast, so keep your eyes peeled! Don't forget CHANNEL's next show will be at The Galaxy in Santa Ana on April 12th. We'll be opening for the industrial, all-star supergroup Pigface and Thrill Kill Kult. $12 DISCOUNT TICKETS for this show are available from: Black Hole Records, Fullerton, tel: 714.449.1788 Noise, Noise, Noise Records, Costa Mesa, tel: 714.556.6473 Music Network Services, tel: 714.534.4889 03.06.03 We have a few shows and some news to inform everyone of. The first show is on March 27th at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, CA. Channel will appearing with the band Flood. The Detroit Bar is Orange County's finest small venue with a capacity of 250 plus. The venue is very luxurious, has a great sound system and is just an all around cool place to hang out in, drink and see live bands. Tickets are a low $5 at the door. For more information about the venue and the show, check out our live page. On March 29th, Channel will perform at the Orange County Music Awards at The Grove of Anaheim, CA. Come along to see the best artists in Orange County perform and take part in a very prestigious event. Also look out for an upcoming TV show on your local cable station about the event which will air our full-length music video for the song "Spin in the Sky", which features footage from our UK tour last year with the Mission (UK). On April 12th, Channel will perform at The Galaxy in Santa Ana, CA opening for Pigface and guests The Thrill Kill Cult. For those not familiar with Pigface, they are an industrial all-star "super group" with a constant revolving guest lineup. The group's founder is Martin Atkins (Killing Joke, PIL, Murder Inc, Damage Manual). The band lineup for this tour has yet to be confirmed. However, previous guests have included: NIN (Trent Reznor), Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Flea), Ministry (Chris Connelly), Tool (Danny Carey), Dead Kennedys (Jello Biafra), Killing Joke, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Rollins Band, Hate Dept and many more. The show starts at 8pm and expect Channel to go on stage soon afterwards, so get there early and don't miss what promises to be the industrial music event of the year!! Tickets for this show are $15 plus charges, but as usual we have discount tickets for Channel fans - just $12! 02.21.03 Thanks to all those who showed up at the House of Blues on Wednesday to see us. Channel's next show will be at Que Sera in Long Beach on February 27th. For more information click here. 02.04.03 Channel will be playing The House of Blues, Anaheim on February 19th, 8pm. Tickets to this show are FREE! No catch! Don't pass up the chance to hear Channel on one of the best sound systems in Orange County. 01.07.03 Welcome to 2003! We hope you all enjoyed your holidays. Channel is busy preparing for the year ahead. We are currently working on some new material and making plans to release a new cd-single which should be available in the next few months. This will be a very special 4-track single which we will tell you more about closer to the release time. Meanwhile, we will be looking to play more shows as the season picks up again. Confirmed so far is March 29th at The Grove of Anaheim. Channel will be making a special appearance as part of the Orange County Music Awards. The show will feature some of last year's winners plus the best new, up-and-coming artists from the local area. For more information about this event go to the live page. 11.07.02 Big thanks to all those that came out to see Channel play recently either at The Chameleons shows or for Midge Ure. Channel's next show will be Saturday, November 16th at The Key Club in Hollywood, opening for NINA HAGEN and DAVID J (formerly of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets). Tickets for this show are normally $20 plus charges, however we have DISCOUNT TICKETS for just $12. 09.25.02 This just in: Channel will be playing The House of Blues, Anaheim on October 16th, 8pm. Tickets to this show are FREE! No catch! Don't pass up the chance to hear Channel on one of the best sound systems in Orange County. 09.23.02 Thanks to everyone who came out to support us at The Key Club recently. We will be back in Los Angeles on October 22nd, opening for The Chameleons (uk) at The Knitting Factory. We hope you will join us for that and all the other shows coming up very soon. Our next show will be at the Club Repent reunion in Anaheim on October 5th; always a favorite of ours, be sure to come along to what should be a party atmosphere that night. Information on this and all of our upcoming shows can be found in the live section of our website. September 24th is the release date for the 'Kiss the Night' album. This is a compilation album by various artists, including Channel, and features a version of the song 'Love'. The album is released worldwide on Cleopatra Records and available at all record stores. 08.16.02 The August issue of LIVE magazine features a two page center spread interview with Channel. The magazine is free and available at various stores and venues in the Orange County area. The third show with The Chameleons has now been confirmed for October 23rd at Canes Bar & Grill in San Diego. As usual see the live page for more information. 08.12.02 A second Channel show has been added to The Mission's USA tour. This will be on September 11th at Club Xanth in San Diego. Please see the live page for more information. 08.09.02 Exciting news! British band, The Chameleons (UK), will be touring the USA in October and Channel will open for them on these dates:   October 20th: The Galaxy, Santa Ana, CA   October 22nd: The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA   October 23rd: Canes Bar & Grill, San Diego, CA For more information on these shows and the venues please check the live section of our website. Meanwhile, as mentioned before, the band will continue recording for the month of August and also gear up for a reunion show with The Mission (UK) on September 10th at The Key Club. $15 discount tickets are available direct from Channel, or you may purchase tickets for $16 from these fine stores in the Los Angeles area:   Retail Slut, Hollywood, tel: 323 934 1339   Vinyl Fetish, Hollywood, tel: 323 935 1300   Second Spin, Sherman Oaks, tel: 818 986 6866   Black Hole Records, tel: 714 449 1788 07.30.02 We apologize to anyone that came out to Summer Fest expecting to see Channel perform. An equipment problem that could not be resolved meant that we were forced to pull out on the morning of the event. There is a slim chance that we may be able to make up for this by playing a special show in mid August. However, this has yet to be confirmed. We will keep you posted on if and when this will happen, so keep checking back. As mentioned in the news before, Channel will be in the studio recording during the month of August with more shows being planned for September and October. Meanwhile, we can assure you that we will be appearing at the Key Club on September 10th, opening for The Mission (UK). Don't forget that you can still get $15 discount tickets for this show by contacting Channel by email or calling (714) 534-4889. 07.16.02 Channel has cancelled this Friday's gig at Electron due to insufficient sound equipment available at the club. We apologize to anyone who planned to attend. However, we've just added an appearance at 'SUMMER FEST' in Garden Grove, Saturday, July 27th. This all-day event is sponsored by COOL RADIO 94.3 and LIVE Magazine. For more information, visit the live section of our website. 07.02.02 COOL RADIO 94.3 have been playing Channel songs 'Cold Metal Dream' and 'Spin in the Sky' recently on their Friday night show 'Live and Local' which is good news for Channel. The recent shows in Anaheim at The Grove and at The House of Blues went extremely well. Present at the HOB show was former basketball superstar Dennis Rodman who is now a Channel convert! The next Channel show will be at The Electron Club in Downey on July 19th. We will also be playing at The Key Club in Hollywood on September 10th, opening for our old friends The Mission (UK). We currently have discount tickets for this show at $15 each which is a savings of $5. To obtain tickets please contact the band or management via the website. For more details and venue information about both of these shows go to the live page of the website. As things stand at the moment it looks very much like Channel will not be playing any shows during the month of August. The band plans to be busy in their newly enlarged 'Slate Grey' studios recording some of the new songs that they have been playing live recently. The band has lots of exciting things in the pipeline some which we hope to inform you of in the next few weeks so be sure to keep checking the website or better still join the mailing list if you have not already done so. 05.31.02 Channel will be playing The House of Blues, Anaheim on June 26th, opening for Jesus Jones. We have discount tickets for the show which can be obtained by contacting the band or management. Be sure to listen to COOL RADIO 94.3 on Friday June 7th between 11pm and Midnight when you will be able to hear an exculsive airing of the new version of 'Cold Metal Dream.' Bit short notice here but Channel will be playing Sing Sing (in the Irvine Spectrum) Sunday, June 9th, on stage at 7pm. Check the link on the 'Live' section for venue info. 05.23.02 British band Simple Minds play The Grove in Anaheim on June 20th. Preceding this on the same night is a pre-show party for the band from 6pm-8pm at Linda's Stargazer Lounge [located inside The Grove]. Channel will be playing at the party and go on stage at 7pm. If you would like to attend the party for free, we ask that you present one of our flyers at the door. Flyers are available from the band, or can be downloaded here and in the 'Live' section of the Channel website [which also has more details about this show and the venue]. Yet again MTV has used a Channel song as an ad for one of their shows. This time it was an instrumental version of 'Zhang' which can be heard on our MP3.com site. Due to personal reasons, Dean Davenport has left Channel. We wish him luck with his future ventures. His replacement is Daniel Mark. 05.09.02 Here's what's been happening since the last news posting. Channel played the Cool Radio 94.3 Battle of the bands on April 28th and although we didn't win, it was good exposure for the band, which always helps. MTV recently used two Channel songs: an instrumental of an unreleased new song for their Music Awards national promo, and another instrumental tune for an MTV2 Launch. Combine that with the fact that Channel's MP3.com site has now passed 15,000 total plays to date and is on its way to 16,000 which means we are being heard out there! As far as live shows go, what we thought would be our continued support slot on The Mission UK's tour of the USA has fallen through. However, we are currently putting our own dates together. We will be playing at Bar Sinister (in Boardners) in Hollywood, CA on Saturday, June 8th. Doors open at 9:00pm, Channel on stage at 11:00pm. You can find out more info about this show and the venue on the 'live' section of the website. 03.19.02 Channel are now home after our tour of the UK with The Mission (UK). Channel were well recieved throughout the tour and, in fact, found ourselves selling out of our album. Thank you to all those UK fans that supported us throughout the tour. We must apologize to those of you expecting to see us play at the London Astoria show. This was a time factor problem on the part of the venue and some poor pre-planning from the tour staff that was beyond our control. Channel were only informed 24 hours before, so once again we are sorry about that. We hope to return and play more dates in the UK sometime in the future which hopefully will include a London date. In other news, Channel have been selected to perform for 'Cool Radio 94.3' as part of their 'Battle of the Bands' on Sunday, April 28th at 'Sing Sing' in Irvine. Doors open at 4pm, Channel hits the stage at 5pm. Hope to see some of you there. The website has been updated with the editon of a 'low bandwidth' version of the site for those having trouble downloading the site in 'flash.' Also we have added photos from the UK tour and media photos. On the personal side, Todd MacKenzie was married on March 16th and is enjoying a two week honeymoon away from everybody. Thus, the month of March will be a quiet one as we make plans for the rest of the year. 01.26.02 Been some time since we've posted news. The band has been busy preparing 'Slate Grey Studios' for some serious rehearsals. Not only that, but Wayne Hussey [of The Mission UK fame] has moved his Jeepster Studios in with us. The 'Spin in the Sky' tour has gotten off to a start with gigs in Fullerton and San Diego. Joining the band on stage in San Diego for the first time was drummer Dean Davenport. Dean, originally from Texas, will now be the third member of Channel and fill the drumming vacancy we've had for some time. 12.15.01 We are pleased to anounce that Channel have been asked to appear in the UK as special guests of THE MISSION as part of their AurA Tour. For more info please see the LIVE SHOWS page. 12.01.01 Channel now have their own personal rehearsal studio. 'Slate Grey' studios is located inside an historical 100 year old building and is part the new Arts and Cultural District of Santa Ana, California. 11.15.01 A new Channel song entitled 'Love' will be appearing on a 'love themed' compilation album to be released worldwide by Cleopatra Records sometime in the spring of 2002. Various artists have contibuted to the album including Human Drama. 11.05.01 This last saturday night Channel made their first appearance as a three piece band. We played an unpromoted low-key show at Repent Club in Anaheim, California. Channel were very well recieved, proving not only can a 'real' drummer perform Channel songs, but also it has given the band a much fuller sound. We will be now looking for a full time drummer as Scott is unable to commit full time to the band due to his constant demand as a session musician. We thank him for his help and input on this project. 10.10.01 Channel are to become a three piece band. We are currently working with session drummer Scott Grubb as we are experimenting and revamping various songs to accomadate the addition of 'real' drums. So far the results sound promising........stay tuned. 09.15.01 We are currently in the studio working on and recording several new songs. No plans yet on when these will be released, however expect to hear them in the live set. 09.01.01 Well, the song 'Zhang' has far exceded our expectations. This last weekend the song recieved over 4,500 hits on the MP3 site making it No.1 in the MP3 club chart. To all those that took the trouble to download it, thank you so much. 08.16.01 We have decided to try our hand at a somewhat dance oriented type song. The song is titled 'Zhang' and at present an intrumental version of the song can be found on the MP3 site. Go to the MUSIC section for a link to the MP3 site. 08.01.01 Channel has changed management and have now signed with Music Network Services, a new company from London, England which is based here in Southern California. We will be working closely and under the guidance of owner and founder Kim Leonard.

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