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Liquid Blue's New Acoustic Spinoff Debuts May 27

Liquid Blue recently earned a Guinness World Record for their song “Earth Passport,” as it was sung in more languages than any other song ever to hit the Billboard Charts. All six official United Nations languages were used in the recording, plus three others.

The song hit number 3 on the Billboard Dance Charts and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart, qualifying them one of San Diego's most successful mainstream acts of 2011 so far, alongside Adam Lambert and Rihanna.

The band is introducing a new acoustic spinoff called Acoustic Blue, which will debut May 27 at Tuscany Ristorante in Carlsbad. The ensemble features two (and sometimes three) members of Liquid Blue, playing unplugged versions of their own songs as well as covering tunes by around two dozen well-known bands and performers.

Featuring the BlueGirls trio, the seven-member Liquid Blue were the first American act to be signed by a major Chinese record company and have developed a large fan base in Asia. The band and its well-traveled members are very active on social issues, focusing on world peace, human rights and the environment.

The group operates Liquid Blue Radio, a socially conscious internet radio station on Live365 and well as hosting a monthly educational series featuring documentary movies and discussion since 2005.

Singer/songwriter Scott Stephens says the band has performed in around 100 countries. "The Stones have played in 39." I take his word for it. The band does seem to be almost always abroad, perhaps explaining how they signed a distribution deal with Shanghai Audio and Video, the biggest music publisher in China. In 2002 they played before 65,000 people in China during a televised music festival.

Says Scott Stephens, "Within the past 45 days, we've played in Israel and Palestine, played sold out shows in Beijing for audiences of 35,000, and been on CCTV to millions."

Liquid Blue also performed in Beijing at the very first officially sanctioned Olympic concert in 2008. The band performed at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, the site of the Olympic wrestling competition. The Olympic kick-off concert was televised throughout China on CCTV and drew a sell out crowd of 8,300. Says Stephens, "Our lyrics show we are an American band thinking about world issues...[we] focus on issues like human rights, seeking peaceful solutions to conflict, the rape of the environment, finding inner peace, etc."

Liquid Blue includes Scott Stephens (former pro roller derby skater for the L.A. Thunderbirds), guitarist Michael Vangerov (who has his own Neal Moser signature guitar), Angelo Frisina, Rudy Manzano, and the three dancing and singing BlueGirls who front the band with Abba-esque enthusiasm; Layla Loxa, Nikki Nova, and Kristen Kelly.

The band has performed at sold out stadium crowds of over 65,000 fans and have been seen on TV by over 700 million viewers. They were San Diego Music Awards nominees for five straight years (2001 to 2005), taking home an award in 2002.

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Liquid Blue recently earned a Guinness World Record for their song “Earth Passport,” as it was sung in more languages than any other song ever to hit the Billboard Charts. All six official United Nations languages were used in the recording, plus three others.

The song hit number 3 on the Billboard Dance Charts and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart, qualifying them one of San Diego's most successful mainstream acts of 2011 so far, alongside Adam Lambert and Rihanna.

The band is introducing a new acoustic spinoff called Acoustic Blue, which will debut May 27 at Tuscany Ristorante in Carlsbad. The ensemble features two (and sometimes three) members of Liquid Blue, playing unplugged versions of their own songs as well as covering tunes by around two dozen well-known bands and performers.

Featuring the BlueGirls trio, the seven-member Liquid Blue were the first American act to be signed by a major Chinese record company and have developed a large fan base in Asia. The band and its well-traveled members are very active on social issues, focusing on world peace, human rights and the environment.

The group operates Liquid Blue Radio, a socially conscious internet radio station on Live365 and well as hosting a monthly educational series featuring documentary movies and discussion since 2005.

Singer/songwriter Scott Stephens says the band has performed in around 100 countries. "The Stones have played in 39." I take his word for it. The band does seem to be almost always abroad, perhaps explaining how they signed a distribution deal with Shanghai Audio and Video, the biggest music publisher in China. In 2002 they played before 65,000 people in China during a televised music festival.

Says Scott Stephens, "Within the past 45 days, we've played in Israel and Palestine, played sold out shows in Beijing for audiences of 35,000, and been on CCTV to millions."

Liquid Blue also performed in Beijing at the very first officially sanctioned Olympic concert in 2008. The band performed at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, the site of the Olympic wrestling competition. The Olympic kick-off concert was televised throughout China on CCTV and drew a sell out crowd of 8,300. Says Stephens, "Our lyrics show we are an American band thinking about world issues...[we] focus on issues like human rights, seeking peaceful solutions to conflict, the rape of the environment, finding inner peace, etc."

Liquid Blue includes Scott Stephens (former pro roller derby skater for the L.A. Thunderbirds), guitarist Michael Vangerov (who has his own Neal Moser signature guitar), Angelo Frisina, Rudy Manzano, and the three dancing and singing BlueGirls who front the band with Abba-esque enthusiasm; Layla Loxa, Nikki Nova, and Kristen Kelly.

The band has performed at sold out stadium crowds of over 65,000 fans and have been seen on TV by over 700 million viewers. They were San Diego Music Awards nominees for five straight years (2001 to 2005), taking home an award in 2002.

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