SugarHill Launches "The SugarHill Sessions" Indie Radio Show on Pacifica KPFT

(HOUSTON, TEXAS) – April 4th, 2006 – Legendary Houston music recording studio SugarHill Recording Studios has partnered with Pacfica Radio Network to announce the debut of The SugarHill Sessions music radio show on April 7th, 2006 at 1pm on Houston’s Pacifica affiliate station, 90.1FM KPFT.

The SugarHill Sessions is part of SugarHill Recording Studios’ aggressive “Support=Local=Music” campaign. The promotion was designed to focus attention on live independent music in the southeast area of Texas.   SugarHill has a long tradition of providing the same level of premier recording services for both unsigned and independent acts, as well as major label artists.   Houston has a diverse wealth of musical talent that has been temporarily overshadowed by the success of hiphop/screwed music.   SugarHill hopes to balance the attention to our region by filling in the demand for new independent music by hungry music fans.

SugarHill Recording Studios is one of the oldest continuously running studios in the US, with 65 years of music recording history.  Many artists have walked through SugarHill’s doors including The Red Krayola, The 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Radio Birdman, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, and B.J. Thomas.

“Working with Pacifica is an excellent partnership for launching The SugarHill Sessions” commented award winning Houston Producer, and SugarHill President, Dan Workman.  The Pacifica Radio Network is dedicated to independent control of community-base programming. Nearly 90 percent of funding comes from individual listener-members of the affiliate stations across the nation.  Because of this, local Pacifica affiliate, KPFT, was an ideal host for SugarHill’s new radio program.

“The show will be a fresh alternative to the existing corporate media monopoly that dominates the airwaves with mostly major label/mainstream music.  Being an avid indie music listener myself, I think Houston needs new means to bring indie/unsigned music to the masses," added SugarHill Marketing Director Heba Kadry.

Local, regional and national unsigned or independent artists will be invited to SugarHill’s recording facilities to perform a live studio set and be interviewed by the show’s host: notorious indie band connoisseur, and KPFT 90.1FM DJ, Rhonda Garner.

The SugarHill Sessions' first guest was Yep Roc Record’s Phillidephia band, Marah. SugarHill’s Senior Engineer Steve Christensen engineered their performance. The band played songs off of their new album, If You Didn’t Laugh You’d Cry, and discussed everything from their name and influences, to the current state of the music industry. The band also relayed some interesting tales about their encounters with Texas Legend, Townes Van Zandt.

So mark your calendars for The SugarHill Sessions and tune to KPFT 90.1FM on Friday April 7th at 1pm.