After
27 years as an entertainer, (the last 10 as an Elvis Tribute Artist),
Ritchie is once again expanding the horizons of his company.
Rino
Entertainment is branching out to include Talent Management. Ritchie will
now use his wealth of knowledge and resources to help bands and singers
become established as prominent artists in Thailand and beyond.
click hereto
see the artists who have already joined Rino Entertainment.
In
other news… Ritchie opens his song catalog in a free download format. You
can now select your favorite Ritchie Newton songs and download them into
your computer free of charge.
In past years, due to his busy concert
schedule, Ritchie has never had the opportunity to attend the spectacular
Elvis Presley in concert show.
With the help of his friend, UK performer
Martin Berry and the generosity of the Holiday Inn, Phuket which allowed him
to miss one of his performances in order that he could be present, Ritchie
finally had the chance to see the real thing in action.For more than thirty
years Ritchie has been a huge fan of the TCB band, the original backing band
of the king himself.
Only five people were fortunate enough to
meet the members of the band backstage at the end of the show.Ritchie spent
a considerable time in conversation with original band members . During the
performance on this night to remember Ritchie took many photographs and in
addition many were taken during the time he spent backstage.
Ritchie Newton made his premier Indonesian
appearances to sell out crowds at the Imperial Aryaduta Hotel in Makassar and
Jakarta.
In what was described as, a week to remember,
Ritchie wowed the international audiences with his own special interpretations
of the music of the 'king' of rock and roll Elvis Presley.
After a two month break Ritchie is back again in Samui. He signed a new
conract with the wellknown Sir Winston Churchill Pub and the Baan Samui Resort. Here the
dates.
Elvis Memories 2006
Ritchie is the opener of the Elvis Memories 2006 in Chiang Mai. Here
are the dates.
Live in Phuket
Ritchie signed new contracts with the Patong Beach Hotel and Holiday Inn
Resort in Phuket. Check out the dates.
Ritchie
confirms the Samui Rocks Festival
"Samui ROCKS"
A concert to support local school
children
A FREE charity concert
will take place on Easter Sunday, 8 April 2007 at the
Samui Night Plaza in the heart of Chaweng Beach. This
concert is being produced and hosted by the Rotary Club of Koh Samui
(ROCKS) as a fund raising event. Money raised through this concert will
be used to pay for the construction of classrooms at the Temple School in
Nathon, Koh Samui. Concert attendees will enjoy 7 of Samui's most popular
acts including
The Ritchie Newton ELVIS Show. Short acts will entertain concert
goers between performing bands such as; song & dance shows, bar tender
demonstrations and raffling off some great prizes.
This
concert is FREE to any and all who want to come. Money will be raised
through the sale of food and drinks, raffles and donations. Many of Samui's
finest resorts and restaurants are providing food to feed the concert
attendees. Local distributors of beer, wine and soft drinks are
donating beverages to sell.
This
will be a great concert for all ages. The concert finale' will be the Mega
Band Jam with all 7 bands on stage. If you like great music you will love
this concert and won't want to miss the Mega Band Jam.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2007
The Newton-Family wish all the fans, friends and business partners a
wonderful christmas and a happy and successful 2007.
Welcome to my world!
Ritchies girlfriend Gai has given birth to a wonderful
daughter. Her name is Tammy. She was born on 25th april.
Both mother and child are doing very well.
The picture shows Tammy on her first day on planet earth.
Ritchie has cancelled all his shows for the rest of april to take care of
his little princess.
10th anniversary of Rocka Ritch
Spider Murphy Gang Guitarist Willie Duncan remastered Ritchies Rocka Ritch album
and it's now for the first time free for download.
New Videoclip
Ritchie is proud to present a brandnew videoclip of "I Lost My Faith In You".
Ritchie welcomes a new member in his team. Long-time-friend Fritz Oettinger is the new promoter for the european market. Fritz organized already very successful all Ingolstadt concerts. For booking details
On Saturday 15th of January the Rotary Club of Koh Samui hosted the Tsunami Aid Concert at the Chaweng Night Plaza. The benefits festival raised more than one million baht in a 14-hour marathon concert.
Ritchie's Shows at the Patong Beach Hotel are postponed after the Tsunami Wave hit Phuket. The picture below was taken after the Christmas Eve Show together with his friend Fritz Öttinger, which survived this terrible disaster.
Ritchie and his son Rino wishes all friends and fans around the world merry christmas and a happy new year and thanks you all so much for your support !
See you on the 2005-Tour.
Farewell from the Ovada Show Band
After more than 120 successful Concerts, Ritchie and the Ovada Band did their last performance at an american wedding-party in Songkhla, South Thailand. Ritchie thanks the band and wishes all the best for the future Click for farewell show pics...
Congratulations: Ritchie is 40 :) On December 07th 2004 Ritchie celebrated his 40th birthday at the beautiful Salathai Restaurant in the heart of Lamai Beach with his family and close friends. The photo below shows Ritchie with his niece Jessie, which is on holiday in Koh Samui with Ritchie's younger sister Karina
Ritchie Rocked Germany !
During November 2004 Ritchie performed at the brand-new Elvis Pub in Hamburg. Ritchie also did some shows in Berlin and Cham. The shows were a big success and surely a highlight of the 2004-Tour.
German Shows now confirmed ! In November 2004 Ritchie Newton will perform at the brand-new Elvis Pub in the heart of the world-famous Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany. The photo below shows Ritchie with the owners of the Elvis Pub Ullf and Olli
Ritchie Newton live in Bangkok Wow, What a Show!
On August 13th Ritchie Rocked the House big time and earned a big round of applause from more than 1300 people in Bangkok's Asia Hotel which showed up this evening to be a part of this year's 'Elvis Presley - Memory lives on 2004' event at the Raithevee Grand Ballroom. Together with more than ten Elvis impersonators from Thailand Ritchie's performance became an unforgettable moment...
Between shows Ritchie is busy shooting exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes material for some upcoming German-TV-Specials. More details and information soon...
Elvis-Memories 2004 in Chiang Mai
On August 6 / 7 2004 Ritchie has been invited for the 4th time in a row to rock at the exquisite Imperial Mae Ping Hotel located in the heart of Chiang Mai. Take a closer look and Click for more Pics...