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I am a friend of Ampage, the subject of this article. I will submit this article draft for independent review following COI policy. Searanch12 (talk) 22:00, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

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Lead, sentence two: Ampage played in Sunset Strip clubs in the 1980s Glam metal scene.

LA Weekly, September 07, 1989:

And though after founding RAPP Mason was warned by several Strip bookers that hed never play the Strip again, his band Ampage is likely to play one of CIAs upcoming non- pay-to-play test runs at Gazzarris. 
Rockers Against Pay-To-Play (RAPP), founded by musician Mark Mason, will gather at 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in front of the Whisky. They’ll move from there to picket such other Sunset Strip clubs as the Roxy (although RAPP supports the Roxys non-pay-to-play Racer X show on Saturday night) and Gazzarris. 

Lead, sentence four: Ampage played with other acts such as as Eric Clapton and Def Leppard and its members collaborated with artists such as David Bowie, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 25, 1997:

The group is led by Earl Slick, who played lead guitar on two David Bowie albums - "Station To Station" and "Young Americans" - and was a session man on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy. 

Boston Globe, May 11, 1997:

Friday, a David Bowie sideman guitarist comes to Mama Kin and for once, it is not Reeves Gabrels. Ampage features the guitar licks of Earl Slick in the front room for free. 

History section, sentence two: Starting as a garage band, Ampage became part of the 1980s glam metal scene in LA. The band played at Sunset Strip clubs such as Whisky, Troubadour, and Gazzarri's.

The Signal (Santa Clarita, CA), October 7, 1988:

We speak here of Ampage, a four-piece featuring Canyon Country resident Craig Beck. The band, together since June, 1987, is a veteran of the LA club scene, having played at the Whisky, the Troubadour and the Country Club… Ampage 's music is loud and most of their words deal with sex, fast women and fast cars. On their new self-titled cassette [. . .] Ampage recants experiences on the Sunset Strip, using Beck's guitar as an exclamation point to the stories.

History section, sentences five, six, and seven:

In 1989, Mason founded the organization Rockers Against Pay-to-Play (RAPP). The organization protested Sunset strip clubs who charged fees to performing bands. RAPP picketted sections of the strip adjacent to pay-to-play clubs two times in 1989.

LA Weekly, July 6, 1989:

And though after founding RAPP Mason was warned by several Strip bookers that hed never play the Strip again, his band Ampage is likely to play one of CIAs upcoming non- pay-to-play test runs at Gazzarris. 

LA Weekly, August 20, 1989:

The pay-to-play policy currently in practice in L.A. music clubs, explains Mark Mason of the band Ampage, works roughly as follows. Promoters require a band to buy advance tickets in bulk, the price ranging from $500 for opening acts to $1,800 for headliners. In turn, the band must sell each ticket for at least $2 more than they paid for it.

LA Times, August 20, 1989:

Rockers Against Pay-to-Play (RAPP), an organization founded by local musician Mark Mason, will be out in full force Sept. 1-3, picketing the five-block section of the Strip that contains the Whisky, the Roxy and Gazzarri’s.
This is a follow-up to a RAPP-sponsored picketing of the Strip pay-to-play clubs last June. 

History section, sentence eight: In the 1990s Ampage started to play for 1980s and 1990s rock music audiences.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 25, 1997:

The band, which tries to merge the long-haired '80s rock audience with the short-haired '90s variety, will stop at Knickerbockers Friday night on its first U.S. tour.

History section, sentences nine and ten: The band was joined in 1997 by guitarist Earl Slick who played on David BowieThe band was joined in 1997 by guitarist Earl Slick who played on David Bowie and John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s albums. Tom Mullaney of Dramarama also joined as a keyboardist.

Boston Globe, May 11, 1997:

Friday, a David Bowie sideman guitarist comes to Mama Kin and for once, it is not Reeves Gabrels. Ampage features the guitar licks of Earl Slick in the front room for free.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 25, 1997:

The group is led by Earl Slick, who played lead guitar on two David Bowie albums - "Station To Station" and "Young Americans" - and was a session man on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Double Fantasy. 

Columbus Dispatch, May 19, 1997:

Ampage has pedigree: Guitarist Earl Slick has performed with David Bowie (Young Americans and Station to Station) and John Lennon (Double Fantasy); and keyboardist and guitarist Tom Mullaney gigged in Dramarama.

History section, sentences eleven and twelve: Ampage received attention in 1997 when members of the Heaven’s Gate cult committed mass suicide. At the time, Heaven’s Gate’s and Ampage’s promoter’s websites had the same name.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 25, 1997:

Suppose you're running a fledgling independent record label and you're looking to make your enterprise and its bands known. How would you do it? The easiest way to reach a wide audience these days is via the Internet - at least that was the idea Higher Source Records came up with earlier this spring. But things went way awry when 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult committed suicide in March. That group's website already was called www.HigherSource.com. When the mass suicides took place the flood of calls from reporters, law enforcement officials and pranksters forced the new Los Angeles-based label to shut down for the day. Now that the Heaven's Gate saga has largely come to an end, Ampage and its label are having some fun with the disruption that got them national attention.

History section, sentence thirteen: In 1998, Mason and Rick Allen of Def Leppard wrote and performed the song Come on Brink for the Disney movie Brink!.

Independent Coast Observer (Gualala, California), September 21, 2018:

In various formations, Ampage has released seven albums and nine movie soundtracks, including the Disney movie “Brink,” and they have toured internationally as well as performed and recorded with Def Leppard, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Eric Clapton, John Taylor, and many others.

History section, sentences fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen: In 2013, Mark Pearce joined the band on lead guitar and vocals, and Bill Stokem joined on bass. Chris Campbell joined on drums soon after. The band toured for their 2014 album Heavens to Mergatroid.

Independent Coast Observer (Gualala, California), September 14, 2014:

The evening's headliner, hard rock band Ampage with Mark Mason, lead vocals/songwriter and guitarist, Mark Pearce on lead guitar and vocals, Chris Campbell on drums and Bill Stokem on bass will take the stage at 11:15 p.m.
Mark Pearce joined Ampage in 2013 taking over as lead guitarist and vocals for the band. 
Bill Stokem on bass and vocals joined Ampage in 2013. 
Drummer Chris Campbell, the newest member of Ampage has been a fixture in the San Francisco rock scene for more than 35 years playing with bands such as Odean Allstars, Mon-galoyd, and Quiddity and according to Mason, "Chris adds that hard pounding unique performance on every song."
Ampage, whose successful career in varied configurations spans the decades from the mid-1980s to today is about to embark on their 2014 USA tour to promote the release of their new CD, Heavens To Mergatroid.

History section, sentence seventeen: In 2018 the band consisted of Mason, Mark Pearce, Bill Stokem, and Jason Fish.

Independent Coast Observer (Gualala, California), September 21, 2018:

The current lineup features founding force Mark Mason on lead vocals and guitar, Mark Pearce on lead guitar and vocals, Bill Stokem on bass and vocals, and drummer Jason Fish.

History section, sentence eighteen: As of 2018, Ampage had released seven albums, nine movie soundtracks, and had toured internationally. It had performed with Eric Clapton, Def Leppard, Michael Monarch of Steppenwolf (band), Tommy Shaw of Styx, John Easdale of Dramarama, and John Taylor (bass guitarist) of Duran Duran.

Independent Coast Observer (Gualala, California), September 21, 2018:

In various formations, Ampage has released seven albums and nine movie soundtracks, including the Disney movie “Brink,” and they have toured internationally as well as performed and recorded with Def Leppard, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Eric Clapton, John Taylor, and many others. 

Independent Coast Observer (Gualala, California), September 14, 2014:

Some of the legendary performers who have performed with Ampage includes Rick Allen of Def Leppard, Michael Monarch of Steppen-wolf, Earl Slick of Bowie and John Lennon, John Easedale of Dramarama and John Taylor of Duran Duran Mark Pearce joined Ampage in 2013 taking over as lead guitarist and vocals for the band. Searanch12 (talk) 22:02, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

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