Ex-MEGADETH / BADI ASSAD guitarist Jeff Young’s blossoming musical project, SOULS ON 11 - also featuring 24-year old Swedish import Guernica Mancini - played their first live gig as a unit on Wednesday, August 3rd at Genghis Cohen in West Hollywood, CA. Young has checked in with the following update and footage from the show.

"That was a fun and festive lil' glorified rehearsal/warm-up gig! And guess what? We got really cool video and mult-track board recording! Stay tuned for the entire set to be put on blast on YouTube.

Thanks to the folks that made it out on a weekday evening to rock with us."

Mancini takes over where the project’s preliminary singer Twinkle left off. Due to various "personal and family situations," Twinkle was unable to move forward with the project. Young immediately followed in the footsteps of mentor, Neal Schon (JOURNEY) and began searching the internet for the perfect voice.

Seeking a vocalist of European sensibility, led the guitarist back to his alma mater, Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA. Mancini is a recent graduate of MI’s Vocal Institute Of Technology. She is currently attending courses in Music Business at UCLA, and interns at a reggae music label. During her tenure at VIT, Mancini went through a self-proclaimed '80s metal phase, exploring a natural affinity and the uncanny ability to sing in the style of DIO, SKID ROW, JANIS JOPLIN and the like.

The project also features the world-class rhythm section of bass monster, James LoMenzo (ex-Megadeth / BLACK LABEL SOCIETY / WHITE LION) and drummer Jeff Bowders (PAUL GILBERT / PUDDLE OF MUDD).

Young’s radio show, Music Without Boundaries, can be heard live every Saturday night at 8:00pm PST at this location. Each episode is archived on podcasts through www.spreaker.com.

Young recently posted footage of himself and Mancini rehearsing their acoustic version of the W.A.S.P. classic 'Wild Child'. Check it out below: