Award-winning Record Producer Dino Maddalone Stars in November Episode of AS DARKNESS FALLS…

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 06, 2009 – Award-winning record producer Dino Maddalone stars in the latest episode of the horror anthology series “AS DARKNESS FALLS…, which premieres on November 20, 2009. Mr. Maddalone portrays a 1940’s swing band drummer who steals a forbidden Far East drum rhythm, only to learn the hideous consequences of his actions, while Ms. Heising co-stars as a woman from his past who desperately tries to stop him before it’s too late.

The 2009 L.A. Music Awards ‘Record Producer of the Year’, Mr. Maddalone is a renowned producer, composer and session drummer who owns his own state-of-the-art production studio in Torrance, CA. Mr. Maddalone was a recent guest of Dawna Lee. Heising on EOE, where he talked about his career, from its very beginnings up to his most recent project, a rock version of the hit song ‘I Wish’ with multi-platinum artist Skeelo. Also starring in ‘The Drums of Tcho Ktlan’ are “AS DARKNESS FALLS…” regulars Roque Cerda, Ronald Hough, Mackenzie Leighton, and Paul Reilly.

Series creator John C. Alsedek first developed the idea for “AS DARKNESS FALLS…” back in May of 2009, Mr. Alsedek explains. “I’ve always loved the anthology show format, and lament that it’s largely fallen by the wayside today. Until one day, the idea for “AS DARKNESS FALLS…” came to me- filming the shows as if they were staged radio plays. It’s a very cost-effective way of producing programs, and it has a definite retro charm about it.” Mr. Alsedek ultimately hopes to find a home for “AS DARKNESS FALLS…” either on PBS or in syndication.

In related news, it was also announced that singer/actress Dana M. Hayes will be starring in the December episode of AS DARKNESS FALLS…, entitled ‘Madeline’s Veil’. In it, Ms. Hayes plays a mourning torch singer with a horrifying secret.

AS DARKNESS FALLS…
“AS DARKNESS FALLS...” is a hybrid TV/radio/web anthology series with a horror bent. Hosted by the inimitable Tucker Smallwood, “AS DARKNESS FALLS...” is a program a bit different from the norm. It is inspired by such classic radio fare as Arch Oboler’s “Lights Out!” and the fondly remembered “CBS Radio Mystery Theater”- shows that generated tremendous levels of suspense not through elaborate SFX, but via the human imagination. However, “AS DARKNESS FALLS...” offers something that those programs did not: a visual element. Each episode is both recorded and filmed in the studio; the video runs on the Internet and on Time Warner Channel stations throughout Southern California, while an audio-only version will be available as podcasts and on affiliate radio stations in the near future. For more information on “AS DARKNESS FALLS…”, please visit www.as-darkness-falls.com or www.youtube.com/asdarknessfalls1.