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2016 looks like turning into quite a year for guitar virtuoso Russ Hewitt with his current CD, ‘Cielo Nocturno’, showing all the signs of becoming a run-away success.  Shimmering with the rumba flamenco rhythms and lightning guitar runs that have become trademarks of Hewitt’s distinctive style, the album includes a stellar line up of returning musicians including percussionist Raphael Padilla (Miami Sound Machine, Chris Isaak), drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Santana, Steve Winwood, Chicago), bass player Bob Parr (Cher, Barry White), guitarist Alfredo Caceres (Gipsy Kings All-Stars) and most notably Larry Carlton who features on the delightfully easy grooving ‘North of Home’.

The recording was mastered by Chris Bellman who, in his time, has worked with the likes of Van Halen, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Elton John while completing the lineup are guitarist Ardeshir Farah and accordion player Vladimir Kaliazine.

Bellman mastered Hewitt’s two previous releases, ‘Bajo el Sol’ and ‘Alma Vieja’ which not only garnered outstanding reviews from around the world but also drew fulsome praise from his peers.

In fact the favorable opinion gained from Hewitt’s debut CD, ‘Bajo el Sol’, rapidly translated into prolific airplay and a ten-week stay at #1 on Music Choice.  It took up residence on the Smooth Jazz indie charts for 16 weeks and the first track to be released to radio (the dazzlingly Latin flavored title cut) climbed rapidly into the Top 20.

The follow-up single, ‘Lydia’, enjoyed similar success, peaking at #15 and storming into the Billboard’s Top 40.  Not content with that, Hewitt then made it three for three with ‘El Beso’ which also made it onto that same Top 40 listing and was named as one of the top smooth jazz tunes of 2009 by www.smoothjazznow.com.

In addition, ‘Bajo el Sol’ was generously acknowledged by the music industry.  It was included on the ballot for the 52nd Grammy Awards in the categories Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Pop Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Arrangement and Best Engineered Album whilst elsewhere Hewitt gained an ‘Honorable Mention’ for the album’s title cut at the 2009 International Songwriting Competition.

When Russ’s sophomore project, ‘Alma Vieja’ came long in 2011 it delivered two more Top 40 smooth Jazz singles, ‘Pacific Sunrise’ and ‘Samba Samba’.

Not surprisingly, Russ has endorsements from a wide spectrum of suppliers and manufacturers.  These include Godin guitars, Radial Engineering, Analysis Plus Cables, Morley Pedals, V-Picks, Voodoo Lab, BBF Pedal Boards, Primacoustic, Mission Engineering and DLS Effects.

Always striving to extend his boundaries into sound tracks and commercial work, Russ contributes artist interviews and a monthly guitar lessons column to ‘The Sound’ magazine whereas his prowess as a composer has resulted in five Telly Awards (for ‘Parent Compass’) and the DVD companion to the New York Best Seller ‘The Harbinger Decoded’ by Jonathan Cahn.  Russ has written the music for the upcoming feature film ‘Thirst: Mission Liberia’ which has already won a Silver Telly in the Spiritual – Faith category and a Bronze Telly in the Documentary category.


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Little Brother Eli are an energetic 4-piece band who have been selling out shows in Oxford and getting their hometown very excited. Last year, over 100 gigs and festivals were treated to Catchy Choruses, Growling Guitars and Raucous Rhythms combining to create a sound you just can't ignore.

Hi, my name is Patrick (DJ name: Living Waters), presenter of "Sonshine Reggae" radio show that presently broadcasts on about 15 stations in various countries including Malta, UK, USA, Canada, Trinidad & Tobego, Uganda and possibly some others I may have missed. 

I come from a little Mediterranean island called Malta and just love to share the love of God, especially through reggae music, but also in every way possible. Reggae has been a passion of mine since the age of 14 (which is a long time!) I do these shows voluntarily and I'm happy to give them to any stations that wish to air them. Love is my goal and I hope to be an encouragement to the listeners as well as help promote the artists. All the shows can be streamed or downloaded at www.livingwatersradio.com

Apart from radio shows, I dj at some events here in Malta and have played in Dubai and Uganda. I have not been to Jamaica yet but it's gonna happen soon by the grace of God. I've also been involved with bringing gospel reggae artists to Malta such as St. Matthew, Ram1, Gyamma, Edward Holland Jr and Mellonie Page.

If you want to get in touch, my facebook is www.facebook.com/PatrickFromMalta and Living Waters DJ Patrick is the name. Email: info@livingwatersradio.com for gospel reggae music submissions

Blessed Love and good vibes to all, One Love

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