RIK EMMETT gained international notoriety as the lead singer/songwriter/guitarist with the hard rock trio Triumph. By '79 three albums had gone platinum in Canada and two charted in the States, By '81 Triumph was firmly established as one of the premier touring rock acts in North America, In the next seven years, the band released ten gold albums, with four turning platinum in Canada. In the U.S., two went gold. With massive hits like Follow Your Heart, Magic Power, Lay It On The Line, Hold On, Somebody's Out There and many more, Rik Emmett has done everything from jamming with Alex Lifeson of Rush at the Guitar Workshop Plus to huge classic rock outdoor shows with Triumph, to intimate acoustic duo gigs. Four gold & platinum decades in the music biz have provided entry into the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame, the Music Industry Hall of Fame and the Junos Hall of Fame, with a few 'Best Guitarist' awards in various categories garnered along the way. Rik holds true to his dreams of the magic power of the music and shares that with every audience, of every stripe, every night that he performs. www.rikemmett.com