BIO FOR CLEVE WILLIS 


What People Say : “If Scott Wieland, Josh Todd, and Bruce Dickinson had a kid it would be Cleve Willis. He is a front man that gets that you have to work a room to put the rock in your face.” [English Nick, radio personality for Atlanta's 99x and 100.5] “Cleve's got tons of energy and drive which you can see the minute he s hits the stage.” [Clint Lowrey of Sevendust, filler for Korn] “A hellish, screamin raven, Cleve nailed the backups on the Iron Steele record like Christ being nailed to the cross!” [Fran Strine of Motley Motion films and vocals of Iron Steel] “Cleve Willis is one of the LAST GREAT FRONT MEN.” [Bobby Burns of SOULFLY] “Authentic bad ass rock and roll” [on Rockets to Ruin, Classic Rock Magazine 2010] “Snarling sleaze beasts out of Atlanta - Rockets to Ruin” [Classic Rock Magazine 2009] “Willis has sex appeal, coolness and charisma that a lead singer should have.” [All Access Magazine Hollywood, 2008] “Cleve Willis owns the stage every night. He's a ringleader when the rock n roll circus comes to town.” [Bevan Davies of Bloodsimple, Monstro, Jerry Cantrell,& Danzig] 
Music
• VOCALS- ROCKETS TO RUIN- Indie label (Unzipped Records) Toured/shared stages with Paul Stanley (KISS), Skidrow, Nashville Pussy, King's X, Broken Teeth, Josh Todd (Buckcherry), Dark New Day, Nigel Dupree, Cinderella, Crossfade, Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow), Johnny Colt (Black Crows), Asphalt Blaster,Train) Clint Lowery (7DUST), Troy Mclawhorn (Evanescence, Seether) and many more. Rockets to Ruin has a song called “Gotta Go, Gotta Roll” that was on ESPN, Nascar, Maxxis Tires and Lip Service Clothing Co. Website Blood Ties ,also used in 2009 for promotion and sponsored by Cocain Energy Drink. The 1st record, Love, Drugs, Rebellion was recorded/produced  by Rachel Bolan of Skidrow. On our second record called Mutual Disrespect we recorded with Jan Nerud /Rob Mac who has worked with Outkast, Travis Tritt, Ludacris and Lil' Jon.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jan-nerud-mn0001273778 (credits) though never released , written off by production co. 
Vocals
 Recorded guest vocals on Iron Steel featuring Morgan Rose,7dust, Fran Strine, Dave Ellefeson of Megadeth).
• Recorded vocals for a songs which is purchased by and will appear in the spring of 2011-12 on MTV's Fantasy Factory Show, which was recorded with platinum artists Anthony Valli of the band Crazy Town. • We did a full album of the music for the catalog, continuing to sing songs for the catalog of URGENT SOUND MUSIC (L.A.).
• A project, in Los Angeles with Anthony Fox. He has engineered with the bands of Steven Tyler and Aerosmith, Ace Frehley, Nikki Sixx's Sixx AM, Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Hannah Montana...etc. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anthony-focx-mn0000122857 (credits for Anthony Focx )he played on 1 BNH tune and mastered the demo's below
•(BRAND NEW HATE) BRANDNEWHATE.COM we have recorded a 3 song demo a project which did not last do to touring schedules with guitar player Nick Rozz and drummer Tuesdai Lisa
•STONE VESSEL https://www.facebook.com/stonevesselmusic a acoustic project southern rock recorded by Jan Nerud http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jan-nerud-mn0001273778 (credits) Cleve Willis and Lee Banks created a great ep of acoustic and southern rock, slide guitars , emotional , b3 hammond, flowing bass, swaggering music (guest bass musician Jeff Pilson of Foreigner on one tune called Freedom) a step out of the box for Cleve , a current 2014 project defining Cleve acoustic shows raw and defined as a real vocalist and songwriter. These tunes are perfect for tv and movies . now with new project Ghost of you official link belowhttps://www.instagram.com/ghostofyou_official/

Independent record label based in Seattle, WA.

Back and forth between Barcelona, Spain and Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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