Hello,
Since I just found out this list will be down in 2 weeks, I thought I  
might take advantage of the subscriber list (which I am new to) to  
just let you all know of the release of the debut album by my old band  
- 27 years after we broke up.

We were called (oddly enough) Doug Derek & The Hoax, and played very  
edgy American-style Power Pop in the Northeast, which was like the  
kiss of death for anyone who attempted it in that region. Needless to  
say, we could hardly get gigs, were never signed to a label, and broke  
up after just a year of being together. However, the songs were very  
strong in the writing and musicianship.

Still, I literally kept the masters in my closet for the past 27 years  
with hardly a listen - I just didn't wanna revisit that particular  
chapter of my life... So I guess you could say this stuff is about the  
obscurest of the obscure.

Well, the owner of Rave-Up Records in Italy just happened to hear a  
couple songs through this person giving a copy to another one and  
inquired about releasing the stuff last Spring -- the first interest  
anyone ever showed from a record company. As a creator of all the  
songs, it felt great!! Anyway, one thing led to another, and I pulled  
the master tapes out, painstakingly digitized every track of every  
song, and made the "debut that never was" and aptly called it "Who The  
Hell Is Doug Derek?"

I hate to sound like one of those shameless self-promoters cause I  
never was and always detested the phoniness within and therefore could  
never "play the music biz game" very well... fact is I am a non- 
conformist, which just does not work in show business. :-)

However -- since Audities will be history on February 17th -- I wanted  
to invite all of you on the Audities list who are interested in true  
American Power Pop to check it out and know that the album is  
available now digitally (self-released on the Internet Music Media  
label) and is being released in a couple weeks on limited vinyl via  
Rave-Up, and will also be available in limited glass-mastered CD  
format on the Kool Kat Musik label with a special second bonus CD of  
extra songs available exclusively when purchasing from them only.

So please go check out some of the stuff at the following sites - I  
hope you like it!:

http://www.myspace.com/dougderekandthehoax

http://www.youtube.com/ddathband

Sincerely,
Michael B. - Doug Derek & The Hoax/Internet Music Media