Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured In 'Healthiest People In Japan' Campaign
May 23, 2007Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is featured in the "Healthiest People in Japan" TV campaign by Suntory, Japan's leading manufacturer of beverages and health products. Live footage from his latest Tokyo concert will also be featured in the commercial.
In other TV news, during Marty's "Loudspeaker" European tour, the Japanese network NHK brought their camera crews to Amsterdam and Leiden in Holland to film a special feature on Marty for the hit show "Eigo de Shabera Night". The program will be broadcast in June.
Video footage of Friedman and his solo band performing in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands on April 6, 2007 has been posted on YouTube:
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As previously reported, Marty Friedman and his band filmed a live DVD at the final show of their current in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, May 12. Friedman was once again accompanied by fellow guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, BLOTTED SCIENCE),bassist Chris Catero (RAZER, ex-WARDOG),and drummer Jeremy Colson (STEVE VAI, ex-MSG, DALI'S DILEMMA) for one last show at the Ebisu Liquid Room in Tokyo. An absolutely barnstorming live album was recorded in Europe last month and the live DVD will feature a different set list and tons of surprises. Both the live CD and the live DVD will be released later this year.
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