LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today global
rock icon Nikki Sixx announces plans
to step down as host of and end his nationally-syndicated Premiere
Networks / iHeart rock radio programs, Sixx Sense with
Nikki Sixx, The Side Show Countdown
with Nikki Sixx and The Side
Show Classic with Nikki Sixx at
the end of this year. His final broadcast will be December 31, 2017.
Launched at the beginning of 2010, his flagship radio program
Sixx Sense quickly became the biggest syndicated rock show
in America, distributed to more than 130 stations nationwide and
boasting nearly 3 Million global weekly listeners. Sixx has
welcomed an influential array of prominent musicians, celebrities,
and noteworthy personalities as guests on the show. During his
tenure as host he interviewed royalty such as Sir Paul McCartney, Slash, Steven Tyler, Metallica, Stevie Nicks, and Dolly
Parton, boxing champion Mike
Tyson, director Cameron
Crowe, celebrity health expert Dr. Oz, and many more.
In addition, the program provided a unique platform for new
music discovery with Sixx hand-selecting up-and-coming talent and
introducing his audience to future superstars. Sixx launched
trailblazing artists such as Awolnation, Greta Van Fleet, and Nothing More among many
more by debuting their music on Sixx Sense.
Julie Talbott, President of
Premiere Networks, stated: "When we first partnered with Nikki
in 2010, we set out to create a unique program from the perspective
of true rock star, and that's exactly what we did. We're proud of
the work we did together to make Sixx Sense one of the
most-widely-syndicated Rock radio programs in the country, while
establishing the ultimate platforms for rock music fans, as well as
new and established artists. It's been a pleasure working with
Nikki, and we wish him all the best."
"I grew up discovering music on the radio," explains
Nikki Sixx."So to host my own show
over the nearly eight years of Sixx Sense was beyond my wildest
dreams. I could not have done it without my amazing team in the
studio, or the guests, musicians, and listeners that brought the
show to life. It's been an inspirational journey and I'll always be
a fan of the medium, but it's time to shift gears outside the realm
of solely radio. I'm in the process of developing new and unique
programming and ventures across multiple platforms. But I'm really
gonna miss Sixx Sense."
Sixx is stepping down from his hosting duties to focus on myriad
new endeavors in 2018 including his blossoming photography career,
television endeavors and the Broadway adaptation of his New York
Times Bestselling Memoir The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life
of a Shattered Rockstar.
Featuring music from SIXX:A.M.'s The Heroin Diaries
Soundtrack, the first-ever soundtrack tied to a book release,
Sixx has teamed up with former Live Nation Chairman and
Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark Broadway producer Michael Cohl to bring this compelling story of
addiction and redemption to life on stage.
Originally released in 2007, both the book and soundtrack will
see Tenth Anniversary Editions released later this month: The
Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life of a Shattered Rockstar ft.
new chapters and never-before-seen photographs is out October 24th via Gallery Books / Simon and
Schuster. The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack: 10th
Anniversary Edition by SIXX:A.M. ft. three newly reimagined
2017 tracks including #1 hit "Life Is Beautiful 2017" is out
October 27th via Eleven Seven
Music.
2018 will also see Sixx take his first-ever photo exhibition
Conversations with Angels around the world in partnership
with Leica Camera. On display
through November 5th 2017 at the
Leica Gallery Los Angeles, the collection showcases the artist's
talent for storytelling across platforms with intimate images by
Sixx depicting homelessness and drug addiction amongst other
subjects; topics that he was all too familiar with before
photography helped change his life. Sixx has also partnered with
Leica Camera on the debut of a
limited edition Nikki Sixx Leica Q camera. More info here.
In addition to his own creative endeavors, the visionary artist
remains committed to broadening horizons for all. Sixx recently
penned a powerful op-ed for the Los Angeles Times arguing for
better policies to end the scourge of opioid addiction in
America.
He has also joined Canadian talent show The Launch where he will
mentor unsigned talent alongside Boy George, Shania Twain, Fergie,
Alessia Cara, Julia Michaels, and Jennifer Nettles as an experts in crafting a hit
song on the new six-part series. Additional endeavors are in the
works.
Nikki
Sixx: Twitter – Facebook
– Instagram
Media Assets: Album Cover – Book
Cover
Nikki Sixx Press Photo (Credit Courtney Sixx –
Hi-Res Download)
Sixx:A.M. Press Photo: (Credit: Dustin Jack – Hi-Res Download)
About Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx is the International
rock icon, founding member of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M, three-time
New York Times best-selling author with
The Heroin Diaries, This Is Gonna Hurt and Mötley Crüe's The Dirt,
philanthropist, photographer and syndicated radio show host of Sixx
Sense and The Side Show Countdown.
As the creative force behind a multitude of projects, Sixx never
stops inventing new ways to express himself and continues to unveil
his unusual points of view with new projects. Mediums such as his
photography, books, radio shows, music and others have given Sixx
the ability to fully develop as an artist. In an age of overnight
stars, one hit wonders and YouTube sensations, Sixx has created and
maintained a career based on the uniqueness of his content and the
creativity he exhibits.
Some of Sixx's accomplishments include over 100 million in album
sales with Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M., countless sold out global
tours, Mötley Crüe pioneering and selling out the first hard rock
residency at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the award-winning 2012 Kia Motors
Superbowl commercial and photographing high fashion for The New
York Post's prestigious supplement, Alexa. Songs written by Sixx
have been used in commercials for renowned brands, such as Dodge
and Coldwell Banker amongst many
others. Nikki Sixx has raised
several hundred thousand dollars for Covenant House California
which helped fund their highly successful music program.
Monday through Friday until December
31st 2017, on his nationally syndicated radio show, Sixx
Sense with Nikki Sixx, which airs on
over 130 stations. Sixx discusses music and lifestyle topics as he
gives listeners a backstage look at the world and mind of a rock
star. Sixx provides his unique perspective and attitude as he
welcomes celebrity guests, recording artists and fascinating
characters from all walks of life.
Through the show, Sixx also introduces the audience to discover
the next generation of new music talent and has helped break many
bands. Syndicated by Premiere Networks (iHeart Media), the show is
complemented by The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx, which airs on weekends. The programs
can also be heard internationally by approximately 2.8 million
weekly listeners and is available on iHeart Media's digital
platform, iHeartradio. Sixx Sense celebrated its seven-year
anniversary in February 2017. The
final show will be December 31st
2017.
About Premiere Networks:
Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, syndicates more
than 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,900 radio
affiliations and reaches a quarter billion listeners monthly.
Premiere offers the best in talk, entertainment and sports
programming featuring the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Ryan
Seacrest, Glenn Beck,
Delilah, Steve Harvey, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Sean Hannity, Elvis
Duran, Dan Patrick, Kane,
Mario Lopez, Bobby Bones, Cody
Alan, Colin Cowherd, Johnjay
and Rich, Rich Eisen, Big Boy,
Brooke & Jubal, Buck Sexton,
Doug Gottlieb and others. For
more information, please visit www.PremiereNetworks.com
ABOUT ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC: In 2006, Eleven Seven emerged
as the preeminent 21st century rock label. As the vision of Tenth
Street Entertainment C.E.O. Allen Kovac, the roster includes Five
Finger Death Punch (ex-North
America), HELLYEAH, In Flames, Papa Roach, and Sixx:A.M..
This full-service independent powerhouse has achieved an
unprecedented string of successes, including FMQB's 2008 "Rock
Label of the Year" and Billboard's 2010 "Rock Label of the Year."
Year after year, Eleven Seven Music has been a dominant label at
rock radio. According to Mediabase, Eleven Seven was 2015's
top independent label in rock radio market share (#3 overall). In
2015, Papa Roach's F.E.A.R. bowed at #15 on the BillboardTop 200,
and their 2017 release, Crooked Teeth debuted at #1 on the
Hard Rock Album chart, with their single "Help" spending 6
consecutive weeks at #1 on the rock radio chart. In 2016 alone,
Eleven Seven launched successful campaigns for HELLYEAH's
UNDEN!ABLE and Sixx:A.M.'s Prayers for the Damned, Vol. 1,
achieving Top 25 debuts on the Billboard Top 200, while In Flames'
Battles galvanized the veteran act's career. From radio and
licensing, to publicity and marketing, Eleven Seven continues to
set the pace for the rock vanguard.
GALLERY BOOKS is an imprint dedicated to publishing a
variety of must-read books on a wide array of topics. Launched in
February 2010, Gallery is designed to
showcase established voices and to introduce emerging new ones—in
both fiction and nonfiction genres. Some of Gallery Books'
bestselling titles include The Girl with the Lower Back
Tattoo by Amy Schumer, The
Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood by
Ruth Ware, Binge by
Tyler Oakley, Selp Helf by
Miranda Sings, Five
Presidents by Clint Hill, The
Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen
Chbosky, and Love
Anthony by Lisa
Genova.
ABOUT SIMON & SCHUSTER: Simon & Schuster, a part
of CBS Corporation, is a global leader in general interest
publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and
nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and
audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of
the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners
of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to
numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon &
Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books,
Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Touchstone, Adams Media, Threshold
Editions, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon
& Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India
and the United Kingdom, and
proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200
countries and territories. For more information visit our website
at www.simonandschuster.com
ABOUT LEICA CAMERA:
Passion for creating perfect pictures. Leica represents a union of
craftsmanship, design and experience. It is a beautiful collision
of art and engineering, and the future of form and functionality.
Leica Camera is an internationally
operating, premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics
products. The legendary status of the Leica brand is founded on a
long tradition of excellence in the supreme quality and performance
of cameras and lenses, and the iconic images that artists and
photojournalists everywhere captured with them. For more
information about Leica visit www.leicacamerausa.com, or follow the
brand on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
ABOUT THE LEICA GALLERY LOS
ANGELES:
Opened in 2013, The Leica Gallery Los Angeles was created to
celebrate Leica photography. The Gallery provides unparalleled
access to a rotation of curated exhibits, with imagery captured by
classic and contemporary Leica photographers. Beyond the exhibition
space, the Gallery also boasts a 1,200 square foot outdoor patio
lounge. This serves as an additional location for Leica Akademie
workshops, where professional and amateur photographers learn new
techniques and get unique perspectives from featured artists. The
Leica Gallery Los Angeles is open seven days a week at 8783 Beverly
Boulevard in West Hollywood,
California. For additional information, including lists of
current and upcoming exhibitions, please visit
www.leicagalleryla.com.
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