Over the past few years, Liquid Blue has become one of the busiest bands in the country. This year at the start of 2003 the band had already scheduled over 150 shows. Several of Southern California’s hottest venues currently book the band monthly or bi-monthly. These include: Misty’s in Ontario, Costas in Palm Springs, Viejas Casino in Alpine, Fogerty’s in Escondido and the Boar Cross’n in Carlsbad.
Liquid Blue guitarist Michael Vangerov has signed a deal with Neal Moser, to build and produce a custom signature guitar designed by Michael himself. Neal Moser is the designer of the BC Rich “Bich” guitar,
Liquid Blue has been named 2003’s “Hottest Contemporary Act” in the United States. The selection was made by the National Music Awards for their 3rd annual on-line band awards.
Every year Liquid Blue stays current with today’s music by learning the newest billboard hits. The band has added to following songs to it’s 600+ song repatore:
In Da Club, 50 Cent
Local and national media have published a combined 12 articles on Layla Laxa this summer! She has also been awarded sponsorships from five separate surf related companies.
The band has released their 2004 tour schedule which includes shows in 34 countries on four continents. The countries are listed here, in order: New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Poland,
Joe Chiccarelli has agreed to mix Liquid Blue’s debut CD! Joe has won two Grammy awards and many gold & platinum albums to his credit. When Joe heard two rough mixes from the Liquid Blue project, he immediately was interested in working with the band. In his words “Fantastic. Very well put together tracks. Excellent vocals”.
As a Drummer, Mark Schulman is currently on one of the most successful tours of the year with CHER. He has recently toured/recorded with STEVIE NICKS, SHERYL CROW, FOREIGNER, BILLY IDOL, STEVE STEVENS, DAVID BENOIT, and DAVE KOZ.
Liquid Blue has been fast at work laying down tracks for the new album “Supernova” at Western Recorders in Los Angeles. Several well known groups have been working in the same studio, which contains several separate rooms. These artists include Madonna, Incubus, Tom Petty, Helmet & others.
For the third year in a row Liquid Blue will perform on the Las Vegas strip for New Year’s eve. The band was at the Monte Carlo for the past two years and this year they perform two shows (7:00 & 10:00) at the Excalibur Casino 12/31.
Joe Chiccarelli has chosen to produce the Liquid Blue debut CD at historic Western Recorders on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. Western has been known as L.A.’s premiere studio since the 1960’s. The band will be in the studio starting on Monday, Nov 24th through Jan 3rd..
Liquid Blue has inked a deal with one of the hottest up & coming drummers on the scene today, Jordan Medina. Jordan, (nicknamed is “Funky Cold Kid”) is a 21 year old apprentice of the legendary drummer Zoro and has been called one of today’s most promising young musicians.
Liquid Blue performed at the world famous Greenbrier Resort on October 14th on a bill that featured former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. as guest speakers. The Greenbrier Resort was built in 1780 and has been named the number one Resort & Spa in the United States several times.
Liquid Blue has been nominated for Best Cover or Tribute band for the third year consecutive year. The band won the award last year. Voting will be held until October 4th.
Liquid Blue performed on the maiden voyage of the just built Island Princess cruise liner, from Princess Cruises. The cruise ran from Vancouver, Canada, to Alaska. The band performed for two weeks, from July 26th to August 9th.
BlueGirl Nikki Geasland did a solo version of the National Anthem for the Padres / Giants game at Qualcomm Stadium, Sunday, July 6th at 1pm. The BlueGirls have sung the anthem at Qualcomm many times,
Liquid Blue performed at Oceanfest for the U.S. Surfing Championships in Oceanside, CA on June 27th at 7pm at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheater.
BlueGirl “Layla” reached the finals of the U.S. Surfing Championships held in Oceanside, CA. and finished third in the surfing category for females age 18-29. She also finished third in Body-boarding. The current World Bodysurfing Champ is now officially ranked third in the nation for surfing.
Liquid Blue performed on the boardwalk of the Kennedy Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the Race Across America Event on June 25th. This race went from San Diego to New Jersey on bicycles. The band performed at the starting line as well as the finish line.
Liquid Blue performed two shows in Papette, the capital city of Tahiti. With several Liquid Blue songs in rotation on Tahitian radio, 3500 fans came out to witness the 2nd performance. The band was even invited to meet the Tahitian president and had been asked to return for more shows in December!
