“MAZ” MAZZA
We recently have endorsed “Maz” Mazza. “MAZ” is the Lead Guitarist for THE TED POLEY BAND. Born and raised on the border of North Bergen and Jersey City, NJ, MAZ started playing seriously at age 13. His influences include the likes of Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Ted Nugent, Pat Travers and Mark Hitt. At 16 he formed SSSTEELE ( A well known Jersey metal band that still have an underground following today), SSSTEELE enjoyed a good run on the Jersey Metal Scene for 10 years. Their album was produced by Dae Bennett (Tony Bennett’s Son). 
Donna Grantis
The past year and a half has been an exciting time for Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis. Performance highlights include: An international touring schedule consisting of four European tours with performances in Italy, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and Macedonia, as well as performances in Singapore, Australia and throughout Canada and the United States; a Toronto Jazz Festival main stage performance opening for jazz icon John Scofield; an invitation by Paul Smith of Paul Reed Smith guitars to perform at an exclusive event alongside artists including Orianthi (Michael Jackson) and Mike Scott (Prince); The Sistah’s Project, a concert featuring performances by some of the country’s top African Canadian female vocalists, including Molly Johnson and [...]
Enzo Penizzotto
We recently just endorsed Enzo Penizzotto! Enzo has been playing the bass since he was 14 years old. He started his first Real band when he was 19. That was called “Speed McQueen”. They were signed to Mercury records, released 3 records and tour the US extensively until Enzo was 26. He then hooked up with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts when he was 27 and has been working with them for the past 11years. He played and sang on the last 2 albums they have released. The “Sinner” album as well as the newest release “Greatest Hits”. Enzo is [...]
Pick of the Week — Video Games Live
We are proud to feature an amazing pick design for this week’s Pick of the Week! They were designed by Clayton customer Tommy Tallarico. “Tommy is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. Tallarico has been writing music for video games for more than 21 years. He has won over 45 industry [...]
Pick of the Week — Borrowed Time
This week’s Pick of the Week is for a Blues/Rock jam band/cover band in suburban Chicago called Borrowed Time. Here is a little about the band from guitarist Michael Sommerfeld: “What we really are is a bunch of old friends with wives and kids who started getting together at a studio on Thursday nights to just jam for the hell of it. After about 5 years we realized we were making some good music and we should start playing in front of people. So we started playing local bars, [...]
Angel Down
Hard Rock has long been associated with negative connotations, but some bands have taken the opposite route and put their Christian beliefs in hard rocking songs. 
Angel Down is one of those Bands. Based out of Memphis TN, they are currently one of the hottest regional Hard Rock Bands to hit the Southeast area. A.D. formed from members of some of Memphis’s most well known acts. As seasoned musicia…ns, they came together and formed Angel Down. Bassist John Austin and [...]
Pick of the Week — Mike Goncalves of HIP KITTY
This week’s Pick of the Week was created for guitarist Mike Goncalves. Mike is the lead guitar player for HIP 
KITTY. HIP KITTY is a female-fronted rock band based out of Nashville, TN. They play over 250 dates a year from Key West to Alaska. They work with AFE (Armed Forces Entertainment) and play military bases all around the globe in support of our troops. They have 2 songs; “Other Personality” and “Stuck in a Rut” off of their album The Art of War that appear on ROCK BAND. They [...]
Ultem-ate
Ultem material guitar picks are the ultimate in quality! Even on dull strings, these picks are sure to create crisp, clean tones. The sound of these picks is meant to resemble that of true tortoiseshell picks, but, unlike real tortoiseshell, they are not susceptible to fractures. These are some of the strongest picks on the market, and you will be sure to love the bright sounds that they produce! They are available in eight different gauges. They are tan in color, and available with the Clayton eagle logo in white epoxy (http://www.steveclayton.com/ultem.php), or for customization (http://www.claytoncustom.com)! They are also offered [...]
