We won the Silver Award for our music video, No. 6 Magnolia Avenue, at the International Singer Songwriters Association 2023 ceremony! Thank you very much to all who voted for us and to ISSA. Special kudos to Dante Ludovici who directed the video, and Ace Acker who produced the record. And thanks to my record company, PeacockSunrise Records, and it’s President, Nick Katona, for believing in me.
Oct 28, 2022, Sun King Rising releases the Short Film, No. 6 Magnolia Avenue based on the Hit Single of the same title from his latest album Signs & Wonders produced and directed by Dante Ludovici, No. 6 Magnolia Avenue is a literal film interpretation of the song’s optimistic, uplifting lyric. It is the story of an unknown, down-and-out musician who attains acclaim and stardom after encountering the beautiful “Girl in China Blue” at a bar gig.
Ludovici’s production ably captures all the emotion, pathos, and humor inherent in the recording. Many of the artist’s New Castle, Pennsylvania friends and family form the colorful cast of characters.
Sun King Rising is the musical moniker and alter-ego of John Blangero, who lives in Port Isabel, Texas. By night, Blangero is Sun King Rising. By day, he is a world-renowned genetic research scientist and professor at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley.
Watch No. 6 Magnolia Here
Meghan Greenwood, a popular Pittsburgh choreographer/dancer, plays his love interest in the film. Ludovici also featured her in his first Sun King Rising film production, “Free Will in China Blue.” She has retained her “girl in China Blue” identity in the second production.
In addition to the mostly local Newcastle cast, Ludovici also utilizes multiple Newcastle and nearby Poland, Ohio locations to significant effect.
Blangero wrote the song, and producer Ace Acker completed it with a who’s who lineup of Pittsburgh players and singers at David Granati’s Maplewood Studio in Ambridge, PA. Granati engineered Sun King Rising’s first album, Delta Tales. as well.
Listen to Signs & Wonders Here
Sun King Rising Online
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This is the last song I wrote for this album. I think the opening lines “Is this some Cosmic joke, another year’s gone up in smoke, the days like pages torn out of a book” sum up the shared experience of most of us during the pandemic. It’s only human to stumble and fall, but also human to pick ourselves up and keep walking. I do.
Discography
Don Mularz – Florida Street (2023) PeacockSunrise Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Don Mularz – Buddha On My Christmas Tree – Spirit of December 7, Songs of Peace Love & Hope (2017) Melodic Revolution Records – Digital
Dark Horse Flyer Discography
Troubleshooting Pandora’s Box – Soldier’s Song – featuring Dark Horse Flyer (2022) Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Hotel Paradise (2016) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Breakaway (2015) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Split Decision Discography
Split Decision – Radio Hearts (1992) Blue Water Records – Cassette, CD, & Digital
Split Decision – Borderline & Mission Blues (1992) Blue Water Records – 7″ single
Don Mularz online
Don Mularz – Facebook – https://bit.ly/3IsGis2
Don Mularz – Bandcamp – https://donmularz.bandcamp.com/music
PeacockSunrise Records Online
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I Thought I’d put something up a little different. Here is a rough song demo called Lonely Road that didn’t make the cut for my Delta Tales album back in 2020. It didn’t pass the Ace test! But here is a little glimpse of how the sausage gets made and how sometimes it ends up on the floor!
– Sun King Rising
Discography
Signs & Wonder (2022) CD, Digital & Streaming
Delta Tales Expanded Edition (2021) CD, Digital & Streaming
Delta Tales (2020) CD, Digital & Streaming
Singles
It Must Be Christmas ~ Single (20212) Digital & Streaming
Number. 6 Magnolia Ave ~ Single (2021) Digital & Streaming
Down The Delta Road ~ Single (2021) Digital & Streaming
Free Will In China Blue ~ Single (2021) Digital & Streaming
Milkweed and Thistle ~ Single (2020) Digital& Streaming
Compilations
PROG PRESENTS: Ripples In Time, Before Then Was Now! (2022) Digital Album
Sands of Time: A Music Revolution 2006/2021 (2021) Digital Album
A Year In The Revolution (2020) Digital Album
Sun King Rising Online
Website: https://www.sunkingrising.com
Bandcamp: https://sunkingrising.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunKingRising
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PSR Profile: https://peacocksunriserecords.com/project/sun-king-rising/
PeacockSunrise Records Online
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Here are the 22 guest musicians (in no particular order) that play on the up-coming Gayle Ellett & The Electromags album, titled: “𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨” (due out later this year):
Issei Takami – BARAKA – Japan
Shin Ichikawa – BARAKA – Japan
Thierry Passan – Minimum Vital – France
Marc Ceccotti – Edhels – Monaco
Frederic L’Epee – Shylock – France
Lucio Calegari – Electric Swan – Italy
German Vergara – Aisles – Chile
Juan Pablo – Aisles – Chile
Alvarez Ortega Bianchi – Los Pencales – Argentina
Paul Richards – California Guitar Trio – USA
Alfonso Rodenas – Blue Dolphins – USA
Carl Weingaren – Delay Tactics – USA
Walter Whitney – Delay Tactics – USA
David Udell – Delay Tactics – USA
Dudley Taft – USA
Barry Cleveland – USA
Joee Corso – USA
Aquiles Magaña – USA
Brian Chapman – USA
Jim Crawford – USA
Ted Price – USA
Bill Polits – USA
Discography
Friends (TBA 2023) CD, Digital & Streaming
Shiny Side Up (2022) CD, Digital & Streaming
Gayle Ellett & The Electromags Online
Website: https://gayleellettandtheelectromags.com/
PeacockSunrise: https://peacocksunriserecords.com/project/gayle-ellett-the-electromags/
Bandcamp: https://gayleelletttheelectromags.bandcamp.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIqvAjRKyXU65DSfKnJJbw
PeacockSunrise Records Online
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeacockSunriseRecords
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Don Mularz is back with Hard Times the 5th teaser and the final track from Side 1 of the upcoming album Florida Street
The track features
Don Mularz on Acoustic guitar and vocals
Beth Cohen on Harmony vocal
Don envisioned this track as something that Neil Young and Nicollet Larson would have done on the album Comes A Time.
Personally I think its a stunning track with great harmonies as Beth and Don complement one another.
Don’t forget to check out some of Don’s other work with Dark Horse Flyer and Split Decision
Beth Cohen is known for her work with Boston and formerly of Barry Gibb, Barbra Streisand, Pink, and others
“music you didn’t know you would love”
Dark Horse Flyer online
Dark Horse Flyer – Website – https://darkhorseflyer.com/
Solo Discography
Don Mularz – Florida Street (2023) PeacockSunrise Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Don Mularz – Buddha On My Christmas Tree – Spirit of December 7, Songs of Peace Love & Hope (2017) Melodic Revolution Records – Digital
Dark Horse Flyer Discography
Troubleshooting Pandora’s Box – Soldier’s Song – featuring Dark Horse Flyer (2022) Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Hotel Paradise (2016) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Breakaway (2015) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Split Decision Discography
Split Decision – Radio Hearts (1992) Blue Water Records – Cassette, CD, & Digital
Split Decision – Borderline & Mission Blues (1992) Blue Water Records – 7″ single
Don Mularz online
Don Mularz – Facebook – https://bit.ly/3IsGis2
Don Mularz – Bandcamp – https://donmularz.bandcamp.com/music
PeacockSunrise Unisex Logo T-Shirt
Comfortable, casual and loose fitting, our heavyweight dark color t-shirt will quickly become one of your favorites. Made from 100% cotton, it’s unisex and wears well on anyone and everyone. We’ve double-needle stitched the bottom and sleeve hems for extra durability. Select a design from our marketplace or customize it to make it uniquely yours!
On demand printing for PeacockSunrise Records by Zazzele
Size & Fit
Model is 6’2” and is wearing a medium
Standard fit
Garment is unisex sizing
Fits true to size
Fabric & Care
100% cotton (Heathers are a cotton/poly blend)
Double-needle hemmed sleeves and bottom
Imported
Machine wash cold
Sizes Available Small through XXXX
Includes unlimited streaming of WATERCOLORS via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
$25 + shipping
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Official PeacockSunrise Records Coffee Mug is the perfect coffee mug for your coffee loving collection. The outside of the mug features a bright white base with the PSR logo on both sides of the mug, while the rim & handle are vividly glazed in rich color. (Black) Get one for yourself or as a gift for a friend.
Dimensions:
15-ounce: 3.4” D x 4.5” H
Microwave and dishwasher safe, strong, ceramic construction.
Meets FDA requirements for food and beverage safety
On demand printing for PeacockSunrise Records by Zazzele
Includes unlimited streaming of WATERCOLORS via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
$20 + shipping
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Congratulations to Sun King Rising who has received two ISSA finalist nominations!
“music you didn’t know you would love”
https://sunkingrising.bandcamp.com/
International Singer-Songwriters Association Online
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Sun King Rising Online
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Bandcamp: https://sunkingrising.bandcamp.com
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIjlf9aROZ-0EHHqvk9hzng
PSR Profile: https://peacocksunriserecords.com/project/sun-king-rising/
PeacockSunrise Records Online
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeacockSunriseRecords
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We are thrilled to unveil our very first PeacockSunrise Records recording (various) artist sampler called WATERCOLORS, aptly named for the vivid picture each track paints on this release. Featuring 3 upcoming and never before released gems plus 6 previously released popular tracks. The album is free of charge for a limited time. Just ad a 0 for $value at check out.
1. Steve Bonino – Fuchsia Heaven 06:15
2. Allison vonBuelow – Perfect Love 03:47
3. Blake Carpenter – All I Am Asking 05:07
4. Sheverb – Puttamulettonit 03:40
5. Andy John Bradford – The Spider And The Fly 05:40
6. Gayle Ellett & The Electromags – The Many Moods of Morgan (Featuring Brian Chapman) 05:03
7. Don Mularz – Twenty One 04:37
8. Elfin Bow – Mother Said 03:19
9. Sun King Rising – Anchorless 05:48
With that said…on behalf of myself and all our artists we hope you enjoy this release.
Cheers Nick
“music you didn’t know you would love”
PeacockSunrise Records Online
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We are beyond thrilled to announce the addition of Florida based singer-songwriter and guitarist Don Mularz to the PeacockSunrise family for future releases including his upcoming solo album Florida Street, release date forthcoming.
In a statement from Don, “My first contact with Nick Katona of Melodic Revolution/PeacockSunrise Records was when he stumbled on Dark Horse Flyer’s first album, “Breakaway” and declared it the best classic rock album in 30 years! What’s not to love about that? Since then he’s been a tireless supporter of the music both on air and in person. I don’t think my first solo album could find a better home than PeacockSunrise Records and I’m truly stoked to be joining the Melodic Revolution/Peacock Sunrise family of artists.”
About Don Mularz
Don is Dark Horse Flyer’s primary songwriter and singer, and an integral part of the band’s three-guitar frontline. His work as a composer and a guitarist combines the earthiness of blues and rock n’ roll with an accent of jazz sophistication and the slinkiness of Latin-based rhythms.
For Don music is all about that direct emotional connection with the listener. “A song doesn’t have to be strictly autobiographical, but it either needs to be perceived to be so, or, even better perhaps, strike a chord in the listener who recognizes their own story in it,” he says. “That’s what makes a song valid.”
Don further states, “As passionate and proud as I am of Dark Horse Flyer’s albums Breakaway and Hotel Paradise, they only tell half the story. When the Pandemic put the brakes on the next DHF album, “Tao Of Blues”, I took a long look back at all the acoustic guitar driven music I’ve created over the years and felt it was past time to give that work it’s due. (or past time to tell the rest of my story) With these ten songs on Florida Street, I get to flex my acoustic guitar muscles and play all the instruments with just a few guest appearances by some of the DHF family. Hopefully the result is as “acoustifying” as I intended!”
Discography
Don Mularz – Florida Street (2023) PeacockSunrise Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Don Mularz – Buddha On My Christmas Tree – Spirit of December 7 – Songs of Peace Love & Hope (2017) Melodic Revolution Records – Digital
Troubleshooting Pandora’s Box – Soldier’s Song – featuring Dark Horse Flyer (2022) Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Hotel Paradise (2016) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Dark Horse Flyer – Breakaway (2015) Florida Street Records – CD, LP, & Digital
Split Decision – Radio Hearts (1992) Blue Water Records – Cassette, CD, & Digital
Split Decision – Borderline & Mission Blues (1992) Blue Water Records – 7″ single
Don Mularz Online
Don Mularz – Facebook – https://bit.ly/3IsGis2
Don Mularz – Bandcamp – https://donmularz.bandcamp.com/music
PeacockSunrise: https://peacocksunriserecords.com/project/don-mularz/
Dark Horse Flyer – Website – https://darkhorseflyer.com/
PeacockSunrise Records Online
Website: https://peacocksunriserecords.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeacockSunriseRecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peacocksunriserecords/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeacockSunriseR
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeacockSunriseRecords
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