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Bonrud is a melodic rock project based in both Minneapolis
and Seattle, led by Paul Bonrud.

Seattle, Washington's multifaceted music scene features BONRUD:
an exciting melodic rock project, led by guitarist and producer Paul Bonrud.
BONRUD's debut album shines with eleven tracks of soaring vocals and
melodic guitar leads that are unmistakably influenced by Journey and Foreigner.
Paul is a multi-talented musician with extensive recording, producing, and performance
experience. He began hi...s music career in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a session
guitarist before moving to Seattle, where he met veteran vocalist David Hendricks
shortly after beginning to demo songs for a new CD. "I was blown away by Dave's voice
which sounds amazingly similar to Lou Gramm", recalls Paul. Thus the writing and
recording began. When it came time to lay down the drums, Paul called on the
recognized talents of session drummer Paul Higgins. The two met while playing
sessions and gigs for several other Seattle-based recording artists.
Impressively, Paul Bonrud played most of the other instruments on the BONRUD album,
which he produced and engineered, in addition to writing the majority of the material:
"Producing and recording songs requires the ability to visualize the overall big
picture of the song while also maintaining great attention to detail", says Paul of
his philosophy. This is reflected throughout the album which was mixed by legendary
six-time Grammy winning producer Keith Olsen. Keith has produced albums for Whitesnake,
Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Night Ranger, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac
and many others. Paul divulges, "I was really fortunate to have Keith's invaluable
assistance on this project. He gave me many great suggestions along the way and when
it came time to mix the songs, I turned the reigns over to him. I learned so much
and made a great friend in the process".

The debut bonrud CD was mixed by non other than legendary
rock producer Keith Olsen!!!! Keith has won six Grammy's
and the CD's he has produced have sold over 115,000,000 copies.
He has produced CD's for Foreigner, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar,
Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Springfield, and many more...
Seattle, Washington’s multifaceted music scene features BONRUD:
an exciting melodic rock project, led by guitarist and producer
Paul Bonrud. BONRUD's debut album shines with eleven tracks of
soaring vocals and melodic guitar leads that are unmistakably
influenced by Journey and Foreigner. Paul is a multi-talented
musician with extensive recording, producing, and performance
experience. He began his music career in Minneapolis, Minnesota
as a session guitarist before moving to Seattle, where he met
veteran vocalist David Hendricks shortly after beginning to demo
songs for a new CD. "I was blown away by Dave's voice which sounds
amazingly similar to Lou Gramm." recalls Paul. Thus the writing and
recording began. When it came time to lay down the drums, Paul called
on the recognized talents of session drummer Paul Higgins. The two met
while playing sessions and gigs for several other Seattle-based recording
artists. Impressively, Paul Bonrud played most of the other instruments
on the BONRUD album, which he produced and engineered, in addition to
writing the majority of the material. "Producing and recording songs
requires the ability to visualize the overall big picture of the song
while also maintaining great attention to detail." says Paul of his
philosophy. This is reflected throughout the album which was mixed by
legendary six-time Grammy winning producer Keith Olsen. Keith has
produced albums for Whitesnake, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Night Ranger,
Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, and many others. Paul divulges,
"I was really fortunate to have Keith's invaluable assistance on this project.
He gave me many great suggestions along the way and when it came time to mix
the songs, I turned the reigns over to him. I learned so much and made a great
friend in the process." Melodic rock fans will be enchanted by newcomer BONRUD.

The new bonrud single "Bullet in the Back" is the first
track to be released from the new bonrud CD which is
currently being recorded with Keith Olsen.
"Bullet in the Back" is available as an mp3 download from
all of your favorite digital retailers.
You can purchase "Bullet in the Back" through itunes,
amazon, and CD Baby. "Bullet in the Back" was mixed
by legendary rock producer Keith Olsen at Pogologo Studio
in California. Keith has won six Grammy's and the CD's
he has produced have sold over 120,000,000 copies.
He has produced CD's for Foreigner, Whitesnake,
Sammy Hagar, Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne,
Rick Springfield, and many more. The track was mastered
by Steve Hall who has mastered CD's for Alice In Chains,
Rod Stewart, REO, Pat Benatar, Richard Marx, and
many others. The sophomore bonrud CD featuring
Rick Forsgren on lead vocals will be released in
the summer of 2011

Heaven *Band Score 8.0/10*
For BeRock Radio MiniZine (2011)