Photo Flash: Tyce Celebrates New Album HERO at The Cutting Room

Every so often a new artist comes along with a debut album that not only raises eyebrows, but curiosity in that the songs are so perfectly matched with the talent. In Tyce's case, with the release of his debut Broadway Records album, HERO (March 10), his voice is perfectly in sync with the celebratory music and lyrics of noted-Meat Loaf-collaborator Jim Steinman.

[The album is now available for pre-order at www.BroadwayRecords.com and, at Amazon.com]

No ordinary talent would ever dare to record such treasured songs as "Holding Out For A Hero," "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," "I'm Gonna' Love Her For Both Of Us," and "Braver Than We Are," without the imprimatur of wordsmith Steinman, who was catapulted to international fame and renown with the debut album from Meat Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell.

Tyce is the first male vocalist to have recorded with Steinman since Meat Loaf. Adds Tyce, "I also fit Jim's original vision of a young blond, honorable, noble-boy that he first had in mind when he wrote Bat Out Of Hell."

Steinman is currently prepping the musical Bat Out Of Hell which opens June 5 in the U. K.

Bravely produced and boldly re-imagined by Zak Lloyd (with Tony Heyes as executive producer and Nicky James as producer), with Steinman's blessing, the album features nine Steinman-tracks; plus seven bonus tracks. Don't be fooled, these tunes perfectly balance Steinman's original vigor with a twist of modern.

Van Dean, President of Broadway Records, says of the album: "I first heard Tyce sing Steinman in a concert in New York and knew immediately that he was a rare talent who could pull off these extraordinarily difficult to sing songs and make them his own. It's no surprise that Steinman trusted Tyce with his material and we are excited to unveil Tyce's debut album to the world."

Tyce, who has long been key player in the Broadway community and recently appeared at last year's Rockers On Broadway event (performing Boston's "More Than a Feeling" to a rapturous reception) services Steinman's work with a bold, fresh take and a passion that immediately demands an audience.

Tyce first met Jim Steinman after honoring him at a special concert in New York City. A surprise performance followed, with Tyce receiving a standing ovation after singing "Bat Out of Hell" in its 9-minute 51-second entirety in the original key: the first time the song was ever officially performed live since the Meat Loaf rendition. From there, it was kismet and a new interpreter of Steinman was born and reborn, for Jim.

Steinman called Tyce's performance "Brilliantly virtuosic!!" and terms Tyce's performance on the album: "It was like you wrestled with a fire-breathing dragon and came out on top!!!"

HERO's cover art is by noted graphic-fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell - who did Meatloaf's latest release Braver Than We Are.

Hero will be celebrated with an event at NYC's Cutting Room on Thursday, March 9, the day before its official release.

Broadway Records (Van Dean, President) is one of the preeminent theatrical record labels to produce original cast albums for major Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including the GRAMMY® Award-winning The Color Purple (2015 revival), the GRAMMY® nominated Matilda The Musical and Fiddler on the Roof (2015 revival), as well as Allegiance and Disaster! among others. Recent releases include The Visit, Doctor Zhivago, Side Show (2014 revival), Bonnie & Clyde, Big Fish and NBC's television events, The Wiz Live! and Peter Pan Live!. The label's critically-acclaimed "Live at Feinstein's/54 BELOW" series features top Broadway stars including Patti LuPone, Aaron Tveit, Annaleigh Ashford, Norbert Leo Butz, Sierra Boggess, Laura Benanti, Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley, Frank Wildhorn and Friends, Micky Dolenz and many others. Most recently, Broadway Records launched the Broadway for Orlando initiative (in partnership with creators Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley) as a response to the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. The all-star benefit single, "What the World Needs Now is Love" (recorded at NYC's Avatar Studios on Wednesday, June 15, 2016) has been downloaded more than 65k times and raised over $100k to date and counting, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the GLBT Center of Central Florida. Additionally, the song reached No. 1 on the iTunes song chart in its first week of release and broke into the Billboard Top 100 with no commercial radio play. A special charitable CD/DVD recording, From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Orlando, was released in December. To learn more, visit BroadwayRecords.com.

Photo credit: Derek Storm

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