96, and taught thousands of budding guitarists how to play the guitar. [11] "Walk, Don't Run" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.[16]. [4], Colin Erwin interview with Elvis Costello,'Last Night a Record Changed My Life', Mojo 71, October 1999, Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sound_Venture&oldid=1002140091, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "It's for Love the Petals Fall" (Jack Ashford), This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 01:35. During their first years (1958–1961), the Ventures played Fender guitars (a Jazzmaster, a Stratocaster and a Precision Bass) for both their live performances and their recording sessions. The Ventures In Space, because of its ethereal space-like effects, was deemed an influence on the later 1960s San Francisco psychedelic generation, as well as being cited as a favorite by Keith Moon of the Who. Only sold as a six-string guitar commercially, although a few Bass Prototypes exist. Effie Epstein, who … (Babbitt went on to become a 4-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF) and on March 1, 1998, he played live in uniform on drums with the band. Some of the Ventures' most popular albums at the time were a series of records of dance music. Later, Skip Moore opted out of the group to work at his family's gas station. ", The Ventures pioneered the use of special effects on such songs as "The 2000 Pound Bee", recorded in late 1962, in which lead guitarist Nokie Edwards employed a fuzz pedal. History Name Misirlou (Μισιρλού), due to the suffix "ou", is the feminine form (in Greek) of Misirlis (Μισιρλής- a surname) which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ("Egypt" in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic م صر Miṣr) with the Turkish -lı … The track reached number 1 on the U.S. He was 81.[18][21]. TOCVAN Ventures Corp. is an early-stage natural resource company formed to acquire, explore and, for economic and shareholder interests, develop mineral properties. The Ventures ist eine US-amerikanische Instrumental-Rock-Band, die 1959/1960 auf Initiative von dem Sänger Don Wilson und dem E-Bassgitarristen Bob Bogle aus Seattle in Portland (Oregon) gegründet wurde. Needing a permanent drummer for the group after George T. Babbitt, Jr. dropped out because he was not old enough to play night clubs and bars, they hired Howie Johnson and, in the midst of a fast-paced touring schedule, recorded an album to capitalize on the success of the single. There was no way we could have any personal knowledge of those original artists – and if we did the records were too expensive and I was too young to go to clubs to see them. The Ventures was a prominent American surf rock band. Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number 1 on that chart in the year, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May), and was also a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart. At the time Johnson quit the Ventures, Bogle and Wilson already knew Mel Taylor, house drummer at The Palomino in North Hollywood (the venue where they would play numerous shows during their resurgence in the 1980s). The band adopted these guitars (which included a bass model) and first used them on The Ventures in Space (1963), one of their most influential albums because of the unique, otherworldly guitar sounds it contained. We invest in early through growth stage companies at the intersection of technology, media, and 2/Beach Party). Find new prospects, beat competitors [28][29][30] Their instructional album, Play Guitar with the Ventures, was the first such record to chart on the Billboard Top LPs list, peaking at No. Aria Guitars and Wilson Brothers Guitars have subsequently issued Ventures Signature Model instruments. George Harrison stated in a Guitar Player interview that he preferred the American guitar sound of the Ventures to British contemporaries. [15] Soon, the group was in a recording studio playing the new song, with Bogle on lead, Wilson on rhythm, Edwards on bass, and Skip Moore on drums. Taylor was known for a hard-hitting style of drumming. Their recording of "Walk, Don't Run" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact,[12] Four LPs were released in this series, the first of which reached the Billboard Top 100 Album Chart—an achievement previously unheard of for an instructional LP. Their career again rejuvenated by Quentin Tarantino's use of the Lively Ones' version of Nokie Edwards' "Surf Rider" and several other classic surf songs in the soundtrack of the hit movie Pulp Fiction. )[17] The lineup of Bogle, Wilson, Edwards and Johnson remained intact until 1962. From 1962 to 1963 they used two Jazzmasters with a Precision Bass, shown on the album cover of "Bobby Vee meets The Ventures". Mel Taylor left in 1972 (and was replaced by drummer Joe Barile)[15] to pursue a solo career when the Ventures became a nostalgia act. Of their 38 chart albums, 34 of them occurred in the 1960s, and the Ventures rank as the 6th best pop album performer for that decade, according to "Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums". Crunchbase is the leading destination for company insights from early-stage startups to the Fortune 1000. The official promotion pho,… Back in stock in time for the holidays - Ventures' songbooks — We have added back stock of the Pipeline Songbook, just in time for gift-giving and bringing music into your life and th,… RiverPark Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, founded by entrepreneurs to invest in entrepreneurs. Then in early 1963, California guitar manufacturer Mosrite re-branded their uniquely styled, futuristic-looking Mark 1 electric guitar model for the Ventures by applying decals that stated "The Ventures Model" on the headstock. That’s why we’re absolutely thrilled to host Ashton Kutcher and Sound Ventures partner Effie Epstein at TC Disrupt SF in September. [1] The original US albums and singles are indicated by their catalog numbers and Billboard (BB) and Cashbox (CB) chart peak positions (Note: There were separate Cashbox charts for stereo and mono albums until 1965.) [26], The band's cover of the Tornados' "Telstar" (released in January 1963) featured one of the first instances of flanging on a pop record. Featuring many of Britain's top jazz musicians, and arranged by big band arranger Harry South, it marked a departure from Fame's R&B hits with the Blue Flames.