11/12/2020
**PRESS RELEASE**
C. Michael Austin is BACK!!
With the way 2020 has been, you would think that there were no bright spots in sight! NOT TRUE! Hell has seemed to have frozen over. And, whether you know him as Sarge, Hootie, Rome, or Carl, those of us that have followed him since his debut in Galesburg, Illinois knows that the name C. Mike means awesome music! Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, and CEO of CMike Entertainment Group (LLC), C. Michael Austin has come out of retirement with a vengeance! Digging through all of his songs, C. Mike is gracing the masses of the world with Four (4) CD offerings, and Two in the making.
*The first is Quadruple Negative. Named for the recent four negative Prostate and Colon cancer test results he's received, the Four disc – CD box set brings us music he's written from 1978 through 2000. Each disc has a theme. “The Storyteller” brings us his Pop, Blues, & Jazz genre music, while “The Rock and The Hard Place” takes us on a ride with his Hard Rock genre – many never heard or released before! “The Bonus” CD is filled with songs that were also written, arranged, and produced by C. Mike, BUT, with a twist! The microphone duties fall to guest singing artist the likes of the world renowned vocalist Mary Quintanilla, Chris Smith, Melvin E. Stewart II (MESTII), and many others. It also contains never heard or released, and one & only Rap song that C. Mike has ever written (WARNING – this song contains derogatory language!) But, the real treat comes on the fourth disc, “2000”. You've probably heard these songs, but never like this! I will leave this to your imagination, but you will be surprised, …. and extremely pleased! Releasing in January/February 2021
The cost of the box set is $30 (plus tax, shipping, & processing fees when they apply).
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*Keeping with his 'Storyteller' style, C. Mike's second CD, The Instrumentals! This is a collection of reflective type instrumental songs that seems to tell a story with just the music. Some songs are just simple rhythms, and other have the story being told with C. Mike and some of his friends providing the lead instruments. Some of the contributing artist are James Rooney, Walt Milden, Brad Surbur, Mike Fitzpatrick, and many others. There is one song on this CD that come with a warning for 'Adult Content' (and you can tell which it is by it's name) so use caution when listening to this CD. Releasing in January/February 2021
The cost of this CD is $12 (plus tax, shipping, & processing fees when they apply).
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*C. Mike pays homage to his childhood church roots with his third release, The Spirituals. This Six song CD has three upbeat contemporary songs and three 'old time' Country songs that will have you knee slapping & toe tapping. Releasing in January/February 2021
The cost of this CD is $10 (plus tax, shipping, & processing fees when they apply).
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*The forth CD is a re-release of C. Mike's biggest & second album, The Fan Club CD. This 10 song CD has all your (and mine) favorite songs, including Maps, and his 16 week, #1 smash hit on MP3.com, Australia, and the song that made C. Mike's name known around the world, Mesa! The re-release is named, The Fan Club CD – Revisited. Releasing in January/February 2021
The cost of this CD is $5 (plus tax, shipping, & processing fees when they apply).
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But, WAIT! There's more!
C. Mike has Two more CD's in the works! In The First is a collection of previously released songs, but are in the version the were first released in (get the picture?)
Same S**t – Diff'rent Chick is a collection of more of C. Mike's (never before heard or released) older Hard Rock and newly written songs … all with an angry, 'mad at the world' theme. One can only speculate who pi**ed him off this time! The release of the two CD's are expected in Summer & early Fall, 2021!
If you're anything like me, waiting on C. Mike to release music for fifteen years has been absolutely brutal. But from what I've heard so far in my little sneak peek, it was damn worth the wait!
C. Michael Austin is back, everyone!! With great old music & fantastic new music. He's better than ever! And, it's about damn time!
Note:
Payment can be made (in-person) with Cash or Credit card, and Money Orders for in-person & shipped orders. In-person purchases can be delivered within Galesburg and its surrounding areas.
The list of delivery areas are; Galesburg, Knoxville Henderson, Hermon, London Mills, Delong, Monmouth, Fairview, Farmington, Wataga, Onieda, Camron, Avon, Berwick, & Abingdon.
Please email your name, address, and name of CD(s) you wish to purchase, mode of payment (please DO NOT send your Credit Card number) to CMike Entertainment Group at:
[email protected].
Attn: A&R (in the subject line.)
A return email of an Invoice will arrive with the total.
If you have any question, please email them to the same email address.
Kimmie Davenport
V.P., A&R Division
CMike Entertainment Group, LLC