New Music Sunday
Jul 11, 2010 News
Well, it’s about time we finally share our new songs with the world. We recorded Broken and Norman at Jupiter Studios a few months back, and after great debate on what to do with them, we’ve finally concluded that you can hear the music. We are a band after all, and the point of the band is to allow the rest of the world to hear the music the band makes. So here they are:
Norman - Listen Now!
Broken – Listen Now!
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Two Tracks at Jupiter Studios
Apr 12, 2010 News
This past weekend we recorded Broken and Norman at Jupiter Studios with engineer Doug Storm in Studio A and it was by far the best studio experience we’ve ever had. It has been a long time since we’d been in the studio, and it was also our first time with Nick and we were slightly worried that it wouldn’t run very smoothly, but needless to say, since we are writing a post about it, the session went great.
On day one we recorded the drums and guitars. It took a little longer than planned with extra guitar parts and fine-tuning the drums, but when the day was done we had a good foundation to work with to fill in the rest of the holes.
As a primarily live band we normally don’t play to a click-track but Adam was able to easily find the timing and play his intricate beats to the annoying tick sound. The truly impressive part was how he easily incorporated some of his odd time signature fills into the click.
Playing live as a three-piece rock band, some of the songs true potential is never given a chance to truly shine. Not to say that the songs are incomplete live, the power and aggression is there, but when it comes to studio magic we thought it would be best to show everything. A good example of this is in the guitar tracks. There are multiple tracks for each song, but for the most part you would never know. On the other hand, in Norman we had the chance to show off our second guitar. Yes, this is a teaser, you are just going to have to wait until the tracks have been mixed, mastered and released, hopefully by early May.
With day one complete, day two we were able to finish up the guitars and also completed the bass and vocals. The base went surprisingly quick and vocals went better than expected.
After listening to the playback of the first day, Nick decided that some new bass lines needed to be created. Not taking much time at all, Nick was able to knock out some great new bass lines. If you just cant wait for the release of the tracks, you’ll get to hear them at our next show.(link)
The vocals took a bit of time, but eventually turned out well. With the lyrics finally recorded, it looks like I’m going to have to memorize them and now screw them up at live performances.
Doug Storm at Jupiter Studios worked really well with us. He put up with his fair share of fart jokes and all around immature humor and I’m sure he’s happy to have his life back. He is planning on mixing the tracks in the next week or so, then taking a little time away from the songs before mastering them. We highly recommend him to any rock band that is looking to record. Doug is professional but not stiff, he made it comfortable to work with him and he really does know what he is doing. And we deffenetly do plan on recording with him again in the future.
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Tour of Jupiter Studios
May 27, 2009 News
Our May 26th stop on the Great Studio Hunt was Jupiter Studios. And to say the least, it was short and sweet.
We met with Rob, and audio engineer that normally works the graveyard shift, and normally does not give the tours, but had to due to scheduling conflicts.
He started by showing us Live Room A, a 25×22 foot room with 20-foot ceilings, along with the guitar room and isolation booths. He really didn’t say much about the rooms (again, he’s not the normal tour guide) but it sounded like most studio rooms, that eerie quiet feeling with no echo and could easily fit a 3-piece rock band.
From there we took a look at the Control Room, where a recording was taking place with Doug the Studio A Engineer. We got to listen to a bit of what was being worked on, which sounded really good, while the vocalist was taking a breather.
We didn’t want to take up too much of their time so we quickly left and to take a look at Studio B. This is a much smaller studio, mainly used for solo acts and rap, and there was no way a 3-piece would fit in there. Again, someone was doing some vocals so we left after a few minutes.
Finally, we ended up in an office (more or less) and were given a chance to ask some questions, since we had to be quite because of the recording that was going on. We talked about the normal things, what we are trying to do, money and time. We let him know we are a 3-piece rock band looking to record one song in 10 hours. Nick, the bass player, also noticed a card for a battle of the bands, where every band gets 10 free hours just by playing the show, and that sealed the deal for us. Twenty hours of studio time for only $500, that’s the best price we’ve found so far.
So now it seems that the Great Studio Hunt has ended, for now, and we can get back to working on our music and playing shows. We have booked the battle of the bands show for July 1st at Fubar, tickets are only $8, more we’ll keep you posted with more info as we get it.
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Studio Hunt Continues
May 22, 2009 News
Stop number 2 on the Great Studio Hunt will be Jupiter Studios. We’ve been looking at Jupiter Studios for a while now, and nearly recorded there a few years back at their Washington location.
I spoke with Jodie over the phone and scheduled a tour with Engineer Doug Storm (I think) for Tuesday, May 26th. She asked what our style of music is and what we are planning on doing. I told her everything she needed to know. I also informed her that we are looking to book about 10 hours to record one song, most likely Petunia Pussylittle, but part of me would also like to record Personal Canary or Vomit (I didn’t tell her that part). She quoted us a price, which looks very close to the website prices (so I don’t feel bad saying it), of $500 in Studio A for 10 hours.
So the next step will be to go take a look, and a listen if they have time, and make sure we feel comfortable there. And as always, I’ll keep you posted on how it goes, and let us know if you have any suggestions of what to record.
Currently located at 3323 Locust, this facility was obtained in 2006 with the help of a lucrative real estate deal involving the MO Pac building. Through the profits from that deal, Jupiter Studios has grown into a million dollar dream facility now housing 2 first class recording rooms, graphic design, video, web, and CD duplication services.
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Tour of Shock City Studios
May 20, 2009 News
Our Great Studio Hunt began on May 19th with a visit to Shock City Studios. We met with Chris and Doug, who are IMHO two of the nicest guys in the business, and they quickly started to show us around.
Before I begin I would like to state that I am NOT an Audio Engineer guy, and wont even pretend to know what I’m talking about when it comes to gear. If you want to know more about what they offer or the toys they own, contact them on their website. But I will tell you about my experience in their studio, and will try to describe, to the best of my ability, what I saw and what I understand. With that said…
We started in Studio A, the big room with the mixing board, can be seen on their website. They showed us all the bells and whistles, but also showed why it was built that way. They talked about everything from how the walls were built and why they were put together that way to each piece of equipment on the racks. We listened to a track they were currently working on, and to say the least, it sounded great. It may not have been my style of music, but the quality was there. They have 3 sets of speakers behind the board to listen from, but the kicker for me was they were able to play it through a normal ‘boom box’. In my experience with studios, the music always sounds good on the big speakers, but we like to burn a copy and listen to it in the car (that’s where most people listen anyway). Read the rest of this entry »
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