Hello friends,
Thanks for checking out my music! This full length (10 track) professionally produced CD, "hear it is," is my first ever release, and I'm really pleased with it. I think that it captures the energy and excitement of my music that is a staple of my live performance and also displays the softer songs in the perfect listening light. So get a copy and enjoy it!
Thanks for listening,
Cheers,
Vic
www.victorrasgaitis.com
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A BIOGRAPHY OF VICTOR RASGAITIS:
•Over years of performing in the Cleveland area and all around Ohio, I have been building a name for myself in the region.
•Having appeared with The Saw Doctors, Kate Voegele, Trippin’ Billies, The Fat Tuesday Big Band, Colin Dussault’s Blues Project, Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band, Adam Toress, Fine Dining and many more, I have performed at great Cleveland venues including The Hard Rock Cafe, The Odeon, Peabody's Down Under, Tower City Amphitheater, Borders Books and Music, and Crocker Park, as well as many other local coffee houses, clubs, and major city events and festivals including The Topps Great American Rib Cook Off.
•I have also performed at Athens, Ohio, venues including The Donkey Coffee House, The Front Room, and O’Hoolye’s Pub.
•In the winter of 2005 I did my first tour of college campuses including Ohio University, Bowling Green State University, Xavier University, and others.
•In 2004 I was a finalist in the Cleveland High School Rock Off (the only acoustic one), and in the 2005 Rock Off I won 3rd place out of over 200 bands.
•In 2005 I independently released my full length (10 track) professionally produced CD "hear it is," which is getting radio airplay on WOUB and ACRN.com in Athens, 91.3FM The Summit in Akron, Ohio, and WSHL in Stonehill College, Massachusetts.
•The album is available for purchasing at any of my performances, in Athens at The Blue Eagle and Haffa’s Records, at the Westlake, Ohio, Borders Books and Music (or it can be ordered in from any store location), online at CDbaby.com, iTunes, Tower Records, AOL Music, MusicNet@AOL, MSN Music, MusicMatch, Yahoo Music, Virgin Records Digital, FYE Download Zone, CTRAX, Music Now, Sony Connect, Buy.com, and Pass Along.
•In 2005 I have been featured for a 20 minute Comcast On Demand Digital Cable special as well as on the award winning Ohio University AVW productions “Jukebox” and “Friday’s Live.”
•My September 8th performance at The Front Room was featured as a live broadcast on WOUB’s Athens Amplified.
•I have also been featured in many news publications including The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Northern Ohio Live Magazine.
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HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS:
"Victor Rasgaitis' poetic lyrics and scatting give Athens coffeehouse performers a run for their money."
"[Victor] is now looking to use his refreshingly different sound and youthful smile to woo his latte-sipping audience."
"...fast rhymes and witty stories."
-The Post, Athens, Ohio, September 22, 2005
"No matter what type of music you’re into, his sound will have you toe tapping, hand clapping and finger snapping for sure."
"...from beginning to end Rasgaitis had the entire crowd in good spirits with witty segues and entertaining antics between every song."
-Speakeasy Magazine, Athens, Ohio, October 11, 2005
"...the wily, young and very talented Victor Rasgaitis (www.victorrasgaitis.com)..."
-The Athens News, Athens, Ohio, September 22, 2005
“Gen Y artists poised to become the next “big” thing like singer/ songwriters Kate Voegele and Victor Rasgaitis, both recent Bay Village High School grads, who are making waves in the local and national music scene..."
-CoolCleveland.com, August, 2005
”...fan of local troubadour Alex Bevan, Rasgaitis also uses humor in his act... His entertaining performance earned him third place as well as attention from Dave Watson, national director of promotions at Columbia Records, who saw his act and contacted him after the show.”
-Northern Ohio Live Magazine, August, 2005
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