Friday, November 21, 2008

"Behind the Player: Munky, guitarist for KoRn

IMV RELEASES NEW “BEHIND THE PLAYER” DVD
FEATURING MUNKY – THE LEAD GUITARIST FOR KORN

LOS ANGELES, CA — November 18, 2008 — IMV LLC announces the release of a new Interactive Music Video featuring James ‘Munky’ Shaffer. Munky is the ground-breaking lead guitarist for the two-time Grammy® Award winning band KoRn. Munky’s crushing dissonant sound has made him a guitar hero to millions worldwide.

The IMV: Behind the Player DVD series -- which features personal music lessons from members of some of the world’s most influential bands like Godsmack, Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot, Atreyu and Velvet Revolver -- provides music fans with an exciting new way to learn their to play favorite songs: right from the artists that recorded them.

In his IMV: Behind the Player DVD, Munky gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician – including rare photos and video footage. He gives in-depth lessons for how to play “Blind” released in 1995 and “Falling Away From Me” released in 1999; then jams the tracks with KoRn drummer Ray Luzier.

The DVD also includes exclusive VideoTab™, which shows exactly how Munky plays the two tracks. The video-game-style animated tablature is similar to GuitarHero®, except shows how to play the tracks for real.

“These IMV DVDs are a great way to learn your favorite tracks,” said KoRn guitarist Munky, “I wish there was something like it around when I was a kid.”

IMV: Behind the Player DVD series is currently available at local and national music retail outlets, including all Guitar Center locations or online at BehindThePlayer.com.

Other titles currently available include: John 5, guitarist for Rob Zombie and formerly Marilyn Manson; Tim Skold, former guitarist and bassist for Marilyn Manson and KMFDM; Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan; Mike Inez, bassist for Alice in Chains and formerly Ozzy Osbourne; KoRn bassist Fieldy; Slipknot bassist Paul Gray; Blasko, bassist for Ozzy Osbourne and formally Rob Zombie; Godsmack bassist Robbie Merrill; Tommy Clufetos, drummer for Rob Zombie; Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros drummer Stephen Perkins; and Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin. Several new IMV: Behind the Player titles are slated for release later this year, including Atreyu guitarist Dan Jacobs and guitar legend George Lynch.











To check out the entire selection of IMV: Behind the Player titles, view trailers and purchase your favorite titles, visit BehindThePlayer.com.
For more information on KoRn, visit Korn.com, MySpace.com/KoRn, Youtube.com/KoRnChannel

The producers of the IMV series donate $0.25 from the sale of each DVD to Little Kids Rock, a charity that gets instruments into the hands of underprivileged kids. For more information on Little Kids Rock, visit littlekidsrock.org.

ABOUT IMV LLC
IMV LLC is a Los Angeles based interactive music company focused on developing innovative content and video game systems designed to inspire people to play music. Founded in 2007 by Ken Mayer and Sean E DeMott, the company is aligned with some of the biggest names in the music business. A portion of the proceeds generated from IMV products is donated to Little Kids Rock, an organization that gets instruments in the hands of underprivileged kids.


CONTACT: SASHA MAYER
Public Relations Coordinator
P: (800) 406-7068
F: (323) 386-0886
sasha(at)revelinstudios.com
http://www.behindtheplayer.com/


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