LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Guitar Center and
DIRECTV have announced season 10 of the retailer's award-winning
music television series Guitar Center
Sessions presented by JBL. The series will return
May 29th with 9 new
episodes available Friday nights at 9
p.m. exclusively on DIRECTV's Audience Network (channel
239). Artists starring in season 10 include rock bands Lifehouse,
The Offspring and Silversun Pickups; The Killers' Brandon Flowers; country icon Dwight Yoakam; triple-threat singer, songwriter
and actor Nick Jonas; indie darlings
Best Coast and Hanni El Khatib; and
multi-Grammy winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.
Watch a preview of Guitar Center Sessions season 10
here: https://youtu.be/jyQMoBM88QE
Guitar Center
Sessions Season 10 Schedule:
|
May 29,
2015
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Brandon
Flowers
|
June 5,
2015
|
Lifehouse
|
June 12,
2015
|
Hanni El
Khatib
|
June 19,
2015
|
Dwight
Yoakam
|
June 26,
2015
|
Nick Jonas
|
July 17,
2015
|
Best Coast
|
July 24,
2015
|
Jason Mraz
|
July 31,
2015
|
The
Offspring
|
August 7,
2015
|
Silversun
Pickups
|
Guitar Center Sessions provides award-winning music
television content to all of DIRECTV's more than 20 million
subscribers, presenting exclusive live performances in
stunning hi-definition and 5.1 surround sound. In addition to
show-stopping performances, each episode features intimate
interviews conducted by renowned journalist Nic Harcourt, offering rare insights into the
celebrated careers of these icons and the inspirations behind their
music. Born out of Guitar Center's desire to deliver high quality
music programming to music fans nationwide, the series has since
gone on feature artists as diverse and iconic as Peter Gabriel, Soundgarden, Snoop Dogg, LINKIN
PARK, OneRepublic, Phantogram, Joan
Jett, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy
Cliff, Damon Albarn, Social Distortion and more.
"Guitar Center Sessions is an outlet through which we
celebrate the music and the musicians that have inspired so many of
us to pick up an instrument and learn to play. To be able to
say that we have an award winning television show entering its
10th season and nearing 100 episodes is a pretty
remarkable accomplishment."
-Brian Berman, Vice President of Marketing,
Guitar Center
About Audience:
Audience is a unique and exclusive television experience available
only to DIRECTV subscribers. The channel first made its mark in
2008 (as The 101 Network) by partnering with NBC to produce and air
three additional seasons of the Emmy Award-winning series Friday
Night Lights and in 2010 it became the exclusive home of the
critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning drama Damages,
starring Glenn Close. DIRECTV
continues its commitment to original content with series including
ROGUE, an exclusive suspense-drama starring award-winning actress
Thandie Newton, and Full
Circle, the television debut of acclaimed writer Neil LaBute, starring Kate Walsh, Julian
McMahon, Minka Kelly and
David Boreanaz. The network
has become the premier destination for smart, innovative and
critically acclaimed TV fare as we search the globe for the best
new series such as Black Mirror (United Kingdom), Secret State
(United Kingdom), and Rake
(Australia) The Dan Patrick
Show, and its companion series The Box Score, keep
sports fans up to date with the latest sports talk. Viewers also
enjoy the Guitar Center Sessions series and major events such as
the annual DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl. For more info,
please visit www.directv.com/audience
About DIRECTV:
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is one of
the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment
services delivering a premium video experience through
state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming and industry
leading customer service to more than 37 million customers in
the U.S. and Latin America. In the
U.S., DIRECTV offers its over 20 million customers access to more
than 195 HD channels and Dolby-Digital® 5.1 theater-quality sound,
access to exclusive sports programming such as NFL SUNDAY TICKET™,
Emmy-award winning technology and higher customer satisfaction than
the leading cable companies for 13 years running. DIRECTV
Latin America, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and other Latin American countries,
leads the pay TV category in technology, programming and service,
delivering an unrivaled digital television experience to more than
17 million customers. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties
include two Regional Sports Networks (Rocky Mountain and
Pittsburgh), and minority
ownership interests in Root Sports Northwest and Game Show Network.
For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please
visit www.directv.com.
About Guitar Center:
Guitar Center is the world's
largest retailer of guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards,
recording, live sound, DJ, and lighting equipment. With more than
260 stores across the U.S. and one of the top direct sales websites
in the industry, Guitar Center has helped people make music for
more than 50 years. In addition, Guitar Center's sister brands
include Music & Arts, which operates more than 120 stores
specializing in band & orchestral instruments for sale and
rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and
students, and Musician's Friend, a leading direct marketer of
musical instruments in the United States. With an unrivaled
in-store experience, an industry-leading online presence and
passionate commitment to making gear easy-to-buy, Guitar Center is
all about enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience
the almost indescribable joy that comes from playing an instrument.
All we sell is the greatest feeling on earth. For more
information about Guitar Center, please
visit www.guitarcenter.com.
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