Musician Bo Bice agreed last week to become producer of the long awaited documentary about The Ventures, the instrumental rock band that influenced Elton John to Blondie and Peter Frampton to George Harrison. Bice, who has his own record label Sugar Money and is lead singer of the legendary Blood Sweat & Tears, was an AMERICAN IDOL runner up in the fourth season. About The Ventures, he says: "They are single handedly responsible for so many bands who came after them. Without The Ventures, there would be no Aerosmith, Supertramp, The Who, Boston, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, etc. The creative guitar sounds and totally original compositions have inspired musicians from every genre for generations. People are still using the tools that The Ventures gave us in sound productions, engineering, recording to this day. The popularity of the band is a cult status in the music business and if you're in the industry you've used techniques, stole sounds and copied production templates from The Ventures both purposefully and subliminally at some point and time in your career."
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