February 2010 Stevie Salas Mascalero Apache Nation, New Mexico
Stevie Salas presents Rockstar Solos… REAL rockstar riffs at your fingertips, that you control! A game developed by real rockstars!
Rockstar Solos is a new and authentic rock game and company, bringing actual rockstar riffs to your iPhone!
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You will feel connected with our Chief Rock Officer and rock guitarist ★ Stevie Salas ★, who plays with major rock legends such as ★ Mick Jagger, ★ Rod Stewart, ★ Koshi Inaba and ★ George Clinton ★ just to name a few, and he brings a taste of his stadium rock guitar sound. Imagine Stevie’s tone controlled by your fingers!
As if Salas isn't busy enough, he's got another project on his plate. Salas and fellow Carlsbad resident Laurence Dorazio have formed a new company called Rockstar Solos, which is set to release musical apps and games for the iPhone. (Dorazio is the CTO, chief technical officer; Salas is the CRO, or chief rock officer.)
Guitar, drums and musical iPhone games and applications for entertainment, using actual famous rockstars, creating an exciting new gaming experience.
Rockstar meets Internet Geek, form unique iPhone software company. Stevie Salas rated as Top 50 Guitarists in most books, Bill & Ted’s guitar solos, toured with Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, George Clinton and others, and Laurence Dorazio veteran Internet developer at Fortune-50 enterprises (Ford Motor Company & Pfizer Pharmaceutical) and also with Internet startup companies.
The unique combination of the two founders have built a rare partnership forming a creative, well-connected to the entertainment industry, with a weekly television show, musical expert for American Idol along with the Internet expertise and experience dating to the early 90s, Security, Networking and utilization of current technologies, this team is rapidly developing what will become a leading musical and entertainment iPhone gaming company
Rockstar Solos is real rockstar riffs at your fingertips, that you control! A game developed by real rockstars!
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Rockstar Solos is a new and authentic rock game and company, bringing actual rockstar riffs to your fingertips! As you rock your way from easier 1-star solos / riffs up to difficult 5-star challenges, you will be walked through various modes such as memory-modes, repeated patterns and more...
★ Real rockstar riffs at your fingertips...
You will feel connected with our Chief Rock Officer and rock guitarist Stevie Salas who plays with major rock legends (see RockstarSolos.com for photos and video links of Stevie in action), and he brings a taste of his stadium rock guitar sound (imagine Stevie's tone controlled by your fingers!).
Internet geek and Chief Technical Officer Laurence Dorazio, is backstage to make sure the rock and technology mix together for a cool gaming experience. BTW this wasn't developed independently and Stevie's picture stuck on it… Stevie, Laurence (company founders) and our rockstar development team sat together daily for several months making sure the mix is tight.
★ You're invited to master the game while learning RIPPING RIFFS... if you can!
If you play an actual guitar, you can also take what Stevie shows you and apply it to your own guitar to blow minds!
Free updates are already in the works, more rockstars, additional riffs, new features and other cool rockstar solo apps are on the way to your town so get on the "tour bus" now so you wont miss the "private jet" coming soon!
★ Please visit RockstarSolos.com to find out more about what we're planning, and let us know your ideas about what you'd like to see as well. Also, please check out the video demos from our website so you can see what we're all about.
"Indigenous in the News" Interview with Stevie, Enjoy!
Tell us about yourself? (What Nation you’re from, where you grew up.)
WELL I GREW UP ON THE BEACH SURFIN IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA , MY FATHER WAS IN THE MARINES AND MOVED OUT FROM CHEYANNE WYOMING AND MY MOTHER WAS FROM NEW MEXICO UP NEAR THE AZ NM BORDER WE ARE APACHE BLOOD BUT HOMELESS LIKE MANY APACHE...WE USED TO LAUGH AT MY GRANDMAS STORIES ABOUT HER LIVING IN THE ROCKS AND A CAVE NEAR THE RIO GRANDE NEVER REALLY KNOWING THAT THEY WERE TRUE!!!
I have had a chance to look at Rockstar Solos and I am very impressed with your new app. Congratulations! Great sound, graphics. Did you play a key role in developing your new product?
YES I DID I AM LUCKY MY PARTNER LAURENCE DORAZIO IS A MAD TECH HEAD BUT HE ALSO LOVES THE GUITAR SO HE UNDERSTOOD THE DETAIL OF A REAL MUSIC FEEL UNLIKE MOST OF THE MUSIC APPS THAT ARE NOT SO DETAILED.
When did you know it was time to launch Rock Star Solos?
THE APP WORLD IS A 4 BILLION A YEAR MARKET AND WILL BE 25 BILLION BY 2012 SO I THOUGHT WE BETTER JAM THIS!
How much time was there for development?
IT WAS NUTS FOR ME BECAUSE OF MY 4 OTHER JOBS ( THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN , AMERICAN IDOL , MY TV SERIES ARBOR LIVE AND MY TOURING AND RECORDING AROUND THE WORLD ) IN FACT I AM IN HOLLAND NOW TYPING DOIN THIS INTERVIEW WITH A CONCERT IN GERMANY TONIGHT!!! BUT I FLEW IN AND OUT AND LAURENCE WOULD TRAVEL TO MEET ME TO GET THE GAME LOOK AND DESIGN RIGHT.
I had read your reviews and your fans have given you Five Stars. They like your game, Nice! Who are you team members?
SO FAR ITS ME , MY PARTNER IN ROCKSTAR SOLOS LAURENCE DORAZIO AND STEVE PROSS WHO HAS WORKED WITH ME FOR YEARS AND IN FACT STEVE WAS THE RECORD COMANY A@R MAN WHO SIGNED ME TO ISLAND RECORDS IN 1988 SO WE GO WAY BACK.
Do you have any strategic plans to help Rock Star Solos move forward?
WE HAVE JUST SHOT A SERIES OF COOL VIDEOS WE ARE RELEASING SOON ON YOUTUBE FEATURING MY ROCKSTAR AND ACTOR BUDDIES LIKE CHAD SMITH FROM THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS , SHAVO FROM SYSTEM OF A DOWN AND MANY OTHERS PLAYING THE GAME AND HAVING FUN THEN WE WILL BE DEVELOPING AND RELEASING MUSIC APPS FOR MY ROCKSTAR BUDDIES THROUGH ROCKSTAR SOLOS...OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE REALISTIC MUSIC APPS DONE BY THE REAL ROCKSTARS NOT JUST TO HAVE A ROCKSTAR HOLD IT AND USE THEM FOR MARKETING BUT TO HAVE THE ROCKSTAR REALLY PERSONALLY PUT HIS TOUCH OR FEEL INTO IT.
Our web master Brandon Thomas had a chance to play and asks “Who did you use to test your game? Your game is fun to play”.
JUST ME AND LAURENCE BUT LAURENCE LIKE I SAID IS A COMPUTER GENIUS PLUS A PRETTY GOOD GUITAR PLAYER SO THAT REALLY HELPS!
What was the biggest obstacle to getting your new company off the ground?
ITS ALWAYS THE SAME CASHFLOW AND FOR ME TIME BUT APPLE TOOK US RIGHT AWAY WE ARE VERY VERY LUCKY.
Do you use Social Media to get the word out?
YEP THATS WHERE STEVE PROSS AND LAURENCE COME IN STEVE IS AN EXPERT AT DOIN IT ON THE STREET LEVEL AND AS FOR ME I JUST KEEP GETTIN ON TV AND PLAYING CONCERTS TO HELP THE CAUSE.
Is Rock Star Solos a minority owned business?
YES I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT BUT I TRIED TO NEVER FEEL LIKE A MINORITY BUSINESS OWNER I WILL GET IN THE RING AND KICK ASS WITH ANYONE.
Tell us what your new company has planned for the future, what are your new and upcoming ideas?
WE ARE GETTIN OUR SOFTWARE EVEN TIGHTER FOR THE GUITAR APPS PLUS SIGNING NEW ROCKSTARS AND ALSO DOIN BASS AND DRUM APP GAMES......SO IF ANY OF YOU RICH CASINO TRIBES WANT TO GET IN COME ON BABY!! HAHAHAHA.
Who were your mentors growing up?
MY FATHER IS SUCH A GOOD MAN AND WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME EVEN THOUGH WE WERE FROM A BROKEN HOME ...I ALWAYS NEW HE WAS THERE AND I KNOW HOW LUCKY I AM BECAUSE ALOT OF MY FRIENDS IN INDIAN COUNTRY ARE NOT SO LUCKY.
Do you have advice for young Indigenous Entrepreneurs?
REMEMBER UNDER THE SKIN EVERYONE LOOKS THE SAME ITS BLOOD, BONE AND MUSCLE SO ONCE YOU REALLY SEE THAT THE PLAYING FIELD IS EVEN SO THINK BIG AND DONT BE AFRAID TO FAIL AND NEVER GIVE UP BECAUSE THE DAY YOU QUIT MIGHT JUST BE THE DAY BEFORE YOUR SHIP COMES IN AND YOU NEED TO CATCH THAT BOAT!
