There have been a few set backs with the album. We where supposed to be moving into a brand spankin new studio to start production this week. Because of city code issues with the building, which should have been worked out before they rented out the space, are pushing the opening date of the studio way back. So what do we do now...
We started looking into other studios, which would be way more expensive. One spot was the same studio The Replacements recorded at. We may also record much of the vocals in our practice space. One thing is for sure, we are not going to compromise the quality of the album and we are still hoping to release it right before our march tour.
Some Good Advice for Bands...
DON'T BELIEVE IN MAGIC.
Seriously, this is the best advice I've ever gotten. I wish someone would have told me this in high school. Bands don't form overnight, play the one "magic" show in front of a producer and hundreds of fans and get signed and release gold records the next week. It's about being smart, creative, and working your ass off. I used to think to make it in this business you have to be extremely lucky. I thought a lot about this tonight when I was standing in the freezing cold outside a Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish concert handing out demos with stickers and a flier for our upcoming show. Sounds like a painstaking task, but it actually turned out to be something I enjoyed. Half of the people responded with, "I've heard of you guys!" Others where surprised by the fact that there is a local scene.
I've leaned to treat every show like it's special. We market each show a little differently and we limit our local shows. It really hurts the scene when one halfway descent band play every friday and saturday night. If every band maxed on one local show a month, more people would be at each show and every show would be a lot more fun. Believe me, If I go to see a band and the only other people there are either related or dating someone in the band, I know I'm going to be bored. If every show is special, everyone wins!
p.s.
Everyone should checkout Tom Gabel's blog on "Chinese Democracy"
1 comment:
tom's post was awesome. as is yours.
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