MARTY FRIEDMAN To Team Up With Taiwanese Superstar A-MEI For Asian and Australian Tour
November 17, 2009, 14 years ago
Former MEGADETH guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN is teaming up with Taiwanese superstar A-MEI for a tour of Asia and Australia starting late November. The ever-evolving pop diva will launch a bold new image by collaborating with Marty to show her yet unseen aggressive side. The tour is an elaborate stage production and fans of Marty outside of Japan will now be able to enjoy Marty's playing in a new and amazing context. Exact tour dates and more details soon to follow.
Marty's Tokyo Jukebox solo tour is currently in the planning stages and is set to follow the A-Mei tour.
In TV news, Friedman makes his first appearance on Fuji Television's Hey!Hey!Hey! on Monday, November 23 at 8PM.
Friedman's Tokyo Jukebox is set for a January release in Europe on Mascot Records. The album will feature extensive liner notes exclusive to the European version.
Finally, Friedman contributes the song 'Meguriai' to Sony's new Gundam Unplugged. The album also features Sugizo (X-JAPAN, LUNA SEA), Daita (SIAM SHADE) and is a rare chance to hear Marty's acoustic interpretation of one of the most famous Gundam related songs. Release date is December 9th by Sony Music Japan.
