Recording Update

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Dec 122008

Here is a sneak preview for Meatmarket.  This is just a premix so don’t start getting all picky on it just yet ;)

It’s 7:30am on a Saturday morning.  I resisted the urge to sleep till 11 since I have a friend coming to record some bass tracks this morning and I need time to clear the myriad of coffee cups that litter my desk.  And time to write another long overdue blog.

Drum tracking is finished, a couple of songs have all the tracking done however most are still waiting on bass.  I am trying to nail a tough guitar solo in one particular song which is giving me grief.  I mean I can play it, but I just really want to play it solidly.  I just can’t seem to get that magic take.  Vocals are done on most of the songs, bar a couple.  Robin Liu (Infinite Flying Kick) came in to record some guitar parts and brought with him a new song he’d written for the album.  I need to write vocals and other parts for that too.  A few tracks have moved on to the mixing stage.  I had planned to do the mixing myself but at this point I’m so sick to death of my own music that I really felt I needed to get a pair of outside ears in.  In fact I’m getting two pairs of outside ears with David Edtmaier of Miscreant Recordings and Michelle Klaessens from The Rock Factory doing some each.

A quick shout out to those who have contributed so far…

Mike Johns – Guitar

Tory Staples (Battle Circus) – Drums

Christina Chunks (Infinite Flying Kick) – Piano/Synths

Robin Liu (Infinite Flying Kick) – Guitar

James Dudley – Guitar, Backing Vocals

Dave Edtmaier (Miscreant) – Guitar, Bass, Mixing

Anthony Corban (The Mysterons) – Bass, Guitar (Yet to be tracked)

Harry Champion (The Exiles) – Bass

Michelle Klaessens (The Rock Factory) – Mixing, and no doubt she’ll throw in some piano and backing vocals

 
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Posted by Kristie at 7:14 pm

I’m playing a gig on Sunday

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Nov 272008

Theoretically I’m spending Sunday afternoon and Sunday night recording Tory Staples on drums for my album.  However in reality we will be escaping the studio for a while for a gig.  The gig is at The Crib Bar 151 Ponsonby Road, Auckland New Zealand, kicks off around 6pm and I’d love to see you there! :D

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Enemy is here!

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Aug 142008







Enemy is the rewrite of the theme song I wrote for Erik Hogans game Derelict. It will soon be available for download from Amplifier, and eventually from iTunes.

Special thanks again to Michelle Klaessens (The Rock Factory) for a fabulous mastering job, Mark Towl (Stapleton) on drums, and Mike Johns (Revolution Brother) on lead guitar.

The Gear (because recording is always just an excuse to play with fun things!):

The song was entirely recorded and mixed at home in Cubase, with my ancient Tascam US122 USB interface.  I used Adobe Audition for a little wave form editing in the form of noise removal on a funny hiss from the piano (must try solve that some day).

The Drums are recorded from the line out of a Yamaha DTXpress electric drum kit – thanks to Go West Music Henderson for the loan.

The piano is a line out taken from my Yamaha CLP-230 Clavinova via a stereo headphone output

The rhythm guitar is my 1999 Ibanez RG520 (V7 and V8 pickups) played through my Peavey Triple X head and Peavey 5150 cab, which is mic’d up with an Audix OM2 dynamic mic and an Audio Technica AE6100 dynamic mic.

The lead guitar is Mikes Fender Strat played through his bizarre set-up involving an amp that’s rewired to bypass some bit of it and another external unit.  I’ll have to ask him about it sometime because I didn’t pay much attention at the time.

The vocals are me singing though an Audix OM2 straight into the interface, that was turned up to the max to get a bit of distortion going on. (In hindsight this was probably not the best way to do it! :D )

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NZ Music Month

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May 212008

What is New Zealand Music Month?

According to the NZ history website …

New Zealand Music Month began in 2001. Each May, New Zealand music is showcased on radio and television and in live performances.

New Zealand Music Month aims to boost the visibility and success of New Zealand music. It was developed to support the New Zealand music industry by creating a commercially successful platform for local performers. In 2000 airtime for New Zealand music on commercial radio stations made up around 10% of programming. By 2005 this figure had increased to nearly 23%. The amount of New Zealand music sold increased from 5.45% of the total market in 2000 to over 10% by 2004.


Us NZers are lucky to have a whole month in celebration of NZ music! It’s not just about going out and buying a CD by a NZ musician though… Get out and go to gigs, learn an instrument, start a band or get your mates over for a jam. Tell your friends about your favorite NZ bands. Support, celebrate and enjoy NZ music.

My 5 favorite New Zealand bands/artists this May are…

1. Matt Thomas – I heard Matt’s song “Come back round” late one night on a drive home and just couldn’t get it out of my head for the rest of the trip. Love it :)

2. Battle Circus These guys are cool. I always seem to have their song “Send in the Clones” floating about in my MP3 player. I love the way they muck about with odd time signatures.

3. Plum Green I heard about Plum Green through a friend of mine, the production/recording on some of the songs is a little rough but the songs themselves are beautiful. My fav is “Below the Water”.

4. Infinite Flying Kick I love to see IFK play live! They’re fantastic :) My fav IFK song is “Sad Robot”.

5. Crash Test for Favorite Things I don’t believe I’ve been to one of their gigs yet, but I somehow ended up on their mailing list and after spending half a year deleting their spam I finally gave in and checked out there website – and there’s some really great music on it :)

There are heaps of great NZ bands, but I’ve just listed 5 for today so as not to overwhelm readers with a spectacular Spaghetti of links. I will list another 5 next week.

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