Thursday, August 16, 2012
Where Are They Now?
When Will and Katherine reluctantly told us that they would be too busy to participate in this year's Eleventilicious CD Club, they weren't kidding! First, they got married not long after their "Queen of Languages" offering in April. Then, they moved from Brooklyn to Portland, Maine and are busily working on their own coffee roasting business, Tandem Coffee Roasters. We hope to be able to visit them in the not-too-distant future. In the mean time, visit their Facebook page, and - if you happen to be in the area - visit their shop!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
August Has Been Sent Out
Hi, all!
Well, August CDs are in the mail, and here's me hoping they reach you all right. The lady at the post office made a big deal about my desire to send them as letter mail, (even though I've always done it), so hopefully I'm not red-flagged now or something.
I've been absent on this blog not for lack of interest, but because this year has turned out to be one of the busiest of my life. Rest assured, however, that I have listened to each contribution and have been enjoying them.
I decided to go with an all-Canadian theme this year, with a number of these artists actually originating in Calgary. Last year I had a number of Canadian artists in my mix, and I figured this year I'd just go all the way. Being in Canada, it's tough to tell how popular these artists are internationally, as we tend to hear them on the radio here at a disproportionate frequency as dictated by the CRTC's regulations which require all radio stations in the country to play a certain percentage of Canadian content. New stations, for example, are currently being licensed at 40%. Hopefully there are some new-to-you artists within. (My apologies to the other Canadian in this group. I know you've heard of almost everyone on here. Hopefully you enjoy the mix nonetheless.)
There are two particular artists on this mix which I'm fairly certain none of you have ever heard of. I can say this because they're two of my own bands. Playing and recording music is a large part of what has kept me so busy this past year, so I decided I'd send along a couple examples.
The Jamies is a band I play drums in with my wife as the lead singer, and I'm currently recording and producing our first album. On Under the Stars, I'm playing drums, auxiliary percussion, and theremin. This song is one of the most complete on the record, being 100% tracked, around 90% mixed, and only in need of mastering.
No Famous Death is another band I drum in. We've spent the better part of the year in the studio writing and recording our first album. On I Can't Win, I play drums and auxiliary percussion. This track is amongst the most complete on the record, but is still in need of a bass track and a couple other things. I had the engineer do up a quick mix so I could include it here.
I play with both bands, and occasionally other artists, in and around Calgary a few times a month.
Well, August CDs are in the mail, and here's me hoping they reach you all right. The lady at the post office made a big deal about my desire to send them as letter mail, (even though I've always done it), so hopefully I'm not red-flagged now or something.
I've been absent on this blog not for lack of interest, but because this year has turned out to be one of the busiest of my life. Rest assured, however, that I have listened to each contribution and have been enjoying them.
I decided to go with an all-Canadian theme this year, with a number of these artists actually originating in Calgary. Last year I had a number of Canadian artists in my mix, and I figured this year I'd just go all the way. Being in Canada, it's tough to tell how popular these artists are internationally, as we tend to hear them on the radio here at a disproportionate frequency as dictated by the CRTC's regulations which require all radio stations in the country to play a certain percentage of Canadian content. New stations, for example, are currently being licensed at 40%. Hopefully there are some new-to-you artists within. (My apologies to the other Canadian in this group. I know you've heard of almost everyone on here. Hopefully you enjoy the mix nonetheless.)
There are two particular artists on this mix which I'm fairly certain none of you have ever heard of. I can say this because they're two of my own bands. Playing and recording music is a large part of what has kept me so busy this past year, so I decided I'd send along a couple examples.
The Jamies is a band I play drums in with my wife as the lead singer, and I'm currently recording and producing our first album. On Under the Stars, I'm playing drums, auxiliary percussion, and theremin. This song is one of the most complete on the record, being 100% tracked, around 90% mixed, and only in need of mastering.
No Famous Death is another band I drum in. We've spent the better part of the year in the studio writing and recording our first album. On I Can't Win, I play drums and auxiliary percussion. This track is amongst the most complete on the record, but is still in need of a bass track and a couple other things. I had the engineer do up a quick mix so I could include it here.
I play with both bands, and occasionally other artists, in and around Calgary a few times a month.
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