Michael Brandvold Marketing is excited to announce their newest client, Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. Michael Brandvold Marketing will be helping guide Ron’s online marketing and e-commerce efforts.I first was introduced to Ron on a episode of the Dropping The Needle podcast and immediately connected with his energy and focus on his fans. Ron added, “I am looking forward to working with Michael Brandvold Marketing. Michael’s experience over the years working with artist websites, fan communities and online stores is a perfect fit for all my expanding online activities. I am excited to have him join the Bumblefoot team.”
Bumblefoot has 20 years of releasing music, international festivals & headlining solo tours, and covers of guitar magazines. With many ‘Album Of the Month/Year’ awards in music magazines around the world, Bumblefoot’s latest releases were an innovative song-a-month series that include transcriptions and backing tracks for guitarists and recording stems for remixers, including a cover of “The Pink Panther Theme” featuring members of Guns N’ Roses. Lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses since 2006, Bumblefoot has toured sold-out shows in over 40 countries, headlining festivals with crowds of 150,000. Bumblefoot’s unique ‘fretless guitar’ can be heard throughout GNR’s Chinese Democracy album.
Bumblefoot has collaborated as a songwriter/producer with many artists, his music often heard in TV, film and video games including theme songs to SpikeTV’s “MXC” and VH1’s “That Metal Show”, So You Think You Can Dance, Oprah Winfrey, ESPN, UFC, WWE, NFL, dozens of MTV/VH1 shows and more. Bumblefoot has appeared on stage with Joe Satriani, Nancy Sinatra, Chris Jericho & Fozzy, Cyndi Lauper, members of Badfinger, Paul McCartney & Wings, and on recordings with diverse artists such as Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess, Anvil’s Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow, Jessica Simpson, rapper Scarface, comedian Don Jamieson and many more.
Studying music since age 7, he began teaching at age 13 and for the last 10 years has taught music production at SUNY Purchase College. He teaches master-classes at schools and venues around the world, and has been a guest music coach on MTV’s “Made”. Bumblefoot is continuously donating songs and performances to fundraising CDs, often making appearances and donating autographed items for charities. He often performs at events for medical research, disaster relief, and children’s health issues, visiting patients at children’s hospitals all over the world with guitar in hand.
Upcoming projects in 2013 include accompanying vocalist Tony Harnell & the Wildflowers on acoustic guitar, releasing his own line of Bumblefoot hot sauces.
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Excellent, congratulations!
Thank you!
Congratulations Michael!
Cool Deal. I actually played drums in a band briefly with Ron in 2001 and 2002 while we were involved in a project called Q*Ball through a friend of ours. One of the very best musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure of jamming with. It’s so great he’s getting his due all these years later that he deserved long LONG ago.
Thanks Pete. Ron was awesome and I think we are going to have him join us on the new KISS podcast.
Awesome! Yeah, he really digs “Unmasked” alot from what I remember in our conversations about KISS. Speaking of which, he’s also the only guy I know that when I was warming up on my drum kit while recording in his old studio in 97 and playing the intro to “Torpedo Girl” which I’ve done many times and he spotted it within seconds and chimed in on the intercom “Is that Torpedo Girl from KISS’s Unmasked??” before even knowing I was a fan of the band. =)
IIt’ll be great to see him on your show.