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Christian Music Artist Offers Proof; Music May Be Universal Language

Carlisle, PA -- Before you hop on a plane or begin digging for your fortune, you better power up your computer. While countless millions have âgoogledâ their way around the Internet in search of success and fame, Craig Kelley uncovered something more inspiring that he had been searching for almost his entire life; members for his rock band.

Many have said that music is âthe universal languageâ but not until experienced firsthand do you become a believer. Kelley, a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania who lives within 4 hours of New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington, DC, traveled halfway around the world through cyber space to live it. Tel Aviv, Israel to be exact. âI found Elad [Fish] (drums) and was instantly amazed with his playing. I thought he was from California because of his telephone number. I was floored when he said he was in Israel. It was at that exact moment that I knew music could cross the limited boundaries of spoken language,â Kelley recalls. Craig Kelleyâs latest release, âBack in the Foldâ, was almost completely recorded in Tel Aviv. Guy Tabor (bass guitar), Oren Telen (keys), and Elad Fish (drums) stacked the lineup. After Kelley penned each song, a scratch track was sent to Elad via the Internet. The song would then be tracked in Israel and then sent back to the USA for Kelleyâs approval and finishing touches. According to Kelley, âElad and crew have brought so much quality, creativity and excitement into the picture. These guys have picked up the English language quickly. With words aside, the music is undeniably universal. We communicate on a much more spiritual level that words would have a way of ruining.â

Going international has taken Kelleyâs songs to another level and saved thousands of dollars in studio costs as well. Kelley states, âI could have used some studio musicians in my backyard but one song would have cost me more than this whole album. This is my best sounding album to date.â

While Elad refers to himself as, â..[Craig Kelleyâs] drummerâ, Kelley knows that the distance between may be a factor in touring. âWeâre going to try and get together for a tour or two of the states but in the meantime Iâll be promoting the new CD, with or without a band,â Kelley says.

In addition to the studio musicians he found in Israel, Kelley also used 2 other professional drummers on the project. Ron Wikso(Cher, Foreigner, David Lee Roth, Richie Sambora, ...), who lives in Texas and Jim McCarty(Phil Keaggy, Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Ringo Starr...) from California. Also, Mark Matthews(Jani Lane, Alan White, Kevin Shirley, Kevin DuBrow, ...) contributed on bass as well.

When the recordings were finished Mitch Malloy and Doug Diamond, both of Nashville, TN, completed the CD by mastering the project.

Craig Kelley is an award winning singer/guitarist and can be found on the web at http://www.CraigKelley.com.

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