Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is putting his record label back into operation. Simmons Records was last active during the eighties, but once again he is encouraging talented bands to come forward.
"I'm proud to say I have a new joint venture partner," he told reporters. "If you know of local talent in your area and want me to hear it, send it to me I'm looking for talent in their teens or early twenties. You don't have to write songs, but you better have the talent. It can be almost anything." He said he is open to pop, rock, rap and even country acts: "If you're Shania [Twain] in her teens, send me your stuff." Submissions can be sent to Simmons Records, P.O. Box 15097, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210
No word yet on who Simmon’s partnership is with – back in the eighties he had a distribution deal with BMG.