We just endorsed Charly Rey who is a self titled rock band out of Mexico. Charly was  born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and graduated as an Attorney at Law from the University of Beuenos Aires in 1996. He started playing guitar at the age of 11. He studied classic, acoustic, electric guitar, harmony and composition with Enrique Berro and Damián Figueroa for 10 years. Charly also taught guitar from 1990-1995 and continued giving private lessons from 1995-1997. He released his first album “Respira” in October 2009. Charly will be starting a world tour with the mexican pop band OV7. Check out Charly’s music by going to his myspace. Charly has been using our picks for 3 years now and we are happy to have Charly now endorse our products.

We are happy to announce Mickaël of MINUSHUMAN is now one of our new endorsees.

Mickaël plays bass for the french metal/thrash/rock band MINUSHUMAN. The band was founded by Thomas Billerey in 2007. I especially liked their video Liquid which you can watch on their Myspace, it is AWESOME! You can also check out their music on their myspace page. Here is what Mickaël had to say about our products: “I’m delighted to become a member of the big and wonderful Clayton family. Joining the ranks of bass players like Danny Miranda (Blue Öyster Cult, Queen, Meat Loaf) or Robert Kearns (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is an honor. Just like them,Steve Clayton Inc.picks and accessories are invaluable classics, strong and reliable.”

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We have just endorsed Trepid, Hero’s for Hire, and Night By Night. Trepid is a rock band that is bases in Louisiana. Brian and David have been using our guitar picks for 5 years. Trepid has shared the stage with The Event Horizon, Rockhouse, South of Heaven, Dorian’s Fall and national act Motley Crude (Uncrowned). Visit their site to listen to their music by clicking here.

Hero’s for Hire is a pop/punk/alternative band located in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These guys really have a great sense of humor and you can see that by reading their bio on their myspace (totally hilarious)! They have been using our white delrin standard picks for about 2 years now.

Night by Night is a classic rock band hailing from London, UK…I really like that they are a more modern type of classic rock (didn’t know that was possible ). They are a band all ages can enjoy, I really loved their song “Can’t walk away” check it out at their myspace.

We are very excited to announce that we have recently endorsed Big E and Dave Dunn from the band Dust located in Iceland! The band was formed by Dave in 2000, and has released 2 albums. Dust has also toured America twice now, hopefully they come again so that we can catch a show! I really loved their song T-Bird Romance from their latest album Radio Killer.  They play rock, and the play it well . Dust has been using our picks for a couple of years now, they currently use Acetal. Dust plans on releasing a new album Christmas 2010. Check them out out their website and myspace.

Sander Hoek of Kelly’s Vacation is one of our latest endorsee’s. Sander has been using our picks for over 3 years now! We are very happy to have him join our endorsement program. Sander has been playing guitar since he was 12 years old, and really shows off his experience in his music like, “Break to Me”. Sander is currently located in the Netherlands.

He teaches guitar, writes music and is the author of two guitar lesson books. We expect to see a lot from Sander in the near future! Check Sander out at his myspace, Kelly’s Vacation Myspace, and his personal website.

Brand New Hate just joined our Endorsement Program! Brand New Hate is a punk rock band hailing from France. They released their first album Guitar Junkies in 2009, and should already be releasing a second album in 2011. This band is very busy and going to be going far, “In less than two years, Brand New Hate played more than 40 shows, toured in Germany and shared the stages with bands like The Jim Jones Revue (U.K.), The Trashmen (U.S.A.), The Lords Of Altamont (U.S.A.), and shared a mini tour with the legendary Kevin K (N.Y.C.).” I really loved their songs, “Your the One” and “Turn Around”.  Brand New Hate has been using our products for 2 years now and we are very happy to have endorsed this incredible group! You can check them out by clicking here.

We have just endorsed Patrick Vega, and are thrilled to have him join the program! Patrick plays instrumental guitar music, which to be honest I haven’t really heard to much of. Now that I have heard his music, I definently like it! It is very put together, flows amazingly, and you don’t even miss any singing in it! Patrick is kind enough to share his skill by teaching.  Also, this is something really neat we haven’t seen until he showed us, www.pickbay.com. This website makes a necklace with a pendant that holds your pick,  how awesome is that?! And with every order they send you one of Patrick’s custom made picks (which he orders from us). You can find out more, and hear Patricks music by going to his website http://www.patrickvega.com/.

We are very excited about our new endorsee’s from the band GrimWolf.  Brent, Ehren, and Justin all use our products and now have an endorsement with us. GrimWolf is an “American Werewolf Metal” band and I have to agree, that pretty much describes them perfectly. Their band totally embraces the “werewolf” feel, just take a look at their website and myspace. I really liked the song ”Immortal Beloved”, had super awesome lyrics and the vocals paired with the music is just simply put killer! And the guitar in the song “Full Moon Draw” whoah! Talk about amazing! Definently visit their myspace or website and check them out,  you will not be disappointed!

Defiant Angel is one of our newest endorsees. The band is from Birmingham, Alabama and has some upcoming shows in the area, we would recommend checking them out. Their cover of Slither is awesome! I really loved listening to it, Jonathan’s voice is great and the guitar and drums are amazing. The band plays rock music and plays it well! You can check them out at their myspace.

We just wanted to take a moment to congratulate James Otto on his winning the award for co-writing the Song of the Year, “In Color” at the CMA’s this week! If you want to check out James new music, or see where his current shows are check out his myspace!