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Elektradrive is a significant band in the history of Italian Hard Rock. Born in 1983 with the actual name, Elektradrive came back in 2009 back with a brand new album, after 25 years from their first release.

Elektradrive last album is “Living 4”, masterpiece that took the band three years of hard work for the writing and recording process. “Living 4” is a mature concept album of modern-classy-AOR with committed lyrics about environment, water scarcity and general concerns on the state of our planet.

Elektradrive debut single “Let it survive” was released on 1984 by Smoko Records. Immediately after Elektradrive were featured, in the same year on the compilation “HM Eruption” with the song “Lord of the rings”, and in the compilation “Metallo Italia” with “Winner” the year after. In 1985 the band produces a videoclip for “Winner”.
Elektradrive's debut full lenght album, “Over the space” in released in 1986 with Discotto Records followed by a three months national tour.

The most famous and widely appreciated LP by Elektradrive, “Due” sees the light in 1989 with Minotauro. “Due” receives an excellent feedback from the international press, including a rate of 5 K on Kerrang! Magazine. In the same year Elektradrive play with Manowar at Palasport Torino. An intensive international tour follows. In 1990 Elektradrive play some live shows in the USA.

Elektradrive's third LP is “Big City” and gets released by Dracma Records in 1993. “Big City” is reviewed by many as album of the month. In 1994 “Due” and “Big City” are distributed in Japan by EMI/Toshiba and in Europe by Long Island Records.
After almost ten years of silence, in 2004, Elektradrive start writing songs for a new album: “Living 4” is finally out in 2009 with Valery Records (original line-up). The album gain very rave reviews from all the critics.
After a long run of gigs all around Italy to support the new album, in April 2012 the third album "Big City" is out, again with Dracma Records, completely remastered with 2 bonus tracks. 

In December 2012, finally the second album DUE is out in a new edition called "24 Years Carat Gold", totally remastered, for the label Wholelottarock. 


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Music, music and music. Spend time with my friends. Manage this website, plus a few other sites! Promote music that I like!

Favorite bands
Toto, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Pages, Tower of Power... and many more!!

Favorite musicians
Warren Wiebe, Ole Børud, Jeff Porcaro, Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Gino Vannelli, Marc Jordan, Roopie Dupree, Greg Guidry, Bill LaBounty... and many more!!

Tamara Champlin began working as a singer in Houston, evolving into a sessions musician, before moving to LA. Shortly after that, she would meet and later marry musician, singer/songwriter Bill Champlin http://www.billchamplin.com/ Credits include working with Mickey Gilley's band in the 80's film Urban Cowboy, touring with Rita Coolidge, the Jim Carey Movie "Copper Mountain" in 1983 (with Rita Coolidge & Bill Champlin) and the video of "Heartbeat" with Don Johnson in 1986.

She also sang with a horn band called Pockets, was nominated for a Grammy in 1983 as a background singer, and eventually developed her own solo band doing original material. It was during this time she was a regular singer on the Alan Thicke show and performed during the unprecedented 13 hour concert with Paul Schaffer, Tom Scott and the entire Saturday Night Live Band, in 1988 celebrating the 40 years of Atlantic Records.

Tamara then released a solo album with BMG/RCA in 1991 in London with many of the tracks being used on her solo album released in 1995 entitled "You Won't Get to Heaven Alive." The title track of the album would chart in the Top 20 in Spain and "Tragic Black" written by Tamara and long time collaborator, Michael Caruso http://www.michaelcarusomusic.com/ would be Number 1 in Germany. "Tragic Black" and "Rock and Roll Tragedy" also featured the keyboard talents of unsung sessions hero Nicky Hopkins, known for his work with the Beatles, The Who and Rolling Stones. Paul Rodger (Queen) would later cover "Stone Cold", another album cut, with his band The Law on his CD "Laying Down The Law".

Tamara has written with or for such artists as Andreas Carlson, Tom Scott, Chicago, The Doobie Brothers, Brenda Russell, Paul Rogers and Douglas Carr. She has contributed background vocals for many others such as Richard Marx, Elton John, Phil Collins, James Brown and Mister,Mister and garnished gold records from Europe and Scandinavia. She also co-wrote, again with Caruso, the 1996 hit for the late Chris LeDoux, "Runaway Love." In between these solo accomplishments, Tamara sang with the Bill Champlin band that toured in Europe in the mid 90's, recently took the stage with the Sons of Champlin, first as a featured performer, then in 2010 as a full band member. Tamara also guested with Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns in Las Vegas.

She worked writing with son Will Champlin, a singer/songwriter in his own right (most recently a 2013 contestant/finalist on "The Voice"), on his early CD's including "Goldmine Sessions", a self titled CD "Will Champlin" and his "Killing Me With Twilight" EP with collaborators such as Bill Champlin, Michael Caruso and Robin Scoffield.  She and Will also composed the title track on Lori Michael's CD "Living My Life Out Loud".  In November of 2009, she completed a tour with Bill Champlin's Band to promote his CD "No Place Left to Fall". 

Tamara shared a co-writing spotlight again for Bekka Bramlett's "What's on My Mind" with Michael Caruso and Dennis Matkosky, which was a top 40 hit on the Country Music Chart. She performed with Bill Champlin in Norway & Sweden in the spring & summer of 2010 with the Norwegian Kringkastings Orchestra, Peter Friestedt and TOBB, then returned to the states for shows with the Sons of Champlin.

On October 21, 2010 she performed Live at Cafe 316 in Monterey, Ca to a capacity crowd the music of Tamara Champlin. She was accompanied by Bill and Will Champlin.

Tamara was part of the sold out tour in Scandanavia in 2011 that featured Leon Russell, Joe Williams and Bill Champlin. Tamara has now again formed her own band;  this time with husband Bill Champlin, Carmen Grillo, Johnny Griparic & Dave Raven and continues to write and perform music,  acoustically with Bill Champlin and a "new age" Sons of Champlin Band.

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