The Great Awakening

So with the near release of the album I’ve decided to further separate myself from the crowed by making custom CD Sleeves. I know I’m not the first musician to do this, but I feel it has a more intimate and personal feel to it. Currently I’m in the process of using different CD-Sleeve techniques but I may have figured one out that I’m going to use.

NOTE: THIS IS JUST A DEMO PACKAGE

Precognition of a Greater Future

So Bridget, Christopher and I met with the guys of Sacred Sound Studios in West Islip yesterday to discuss my bands upcoming album. They are amazing, and worked a fantastic deal for our broke-ass’; which felt like someone was finally going to recognize my dream and work with me to achieve my goals. I don’t know how many times I can write, “We’re doing the album,” only to be paired with, “Slight snag, this isn’t working.” This time this is 100% happening.
This is going to be my first album, this is my baby. I’ve written hundreds of songs in my short career of playing guitar, but none really stuck. This album has an extreme visceral love echoing in me, it’s unlike anything I have ever felt before. However that isn’t to say that I don’t have other songs I’ve written that really resonate with me. I have an unfinished song I randomly started reintroducing myself to a few weeks ago and play it every time I pick up my acoustic. My girlfriend can attest to that, she probably has heard it more times this week, than she’s heard the Zombie screams in Dead Island. (Which we have both been playing non-stop)
Anyway, with my life I rarely plan ahead unless it’s with my music. I’ve already thought about playing shows, getting a new bass rig, scouting musicians and areas to play, working/prepping with Chris for his album, playing with Joe to help him achieve his music dream, and even writing my next album. I’m only one (Maybe two) songs in, but it’s going to be relatively close to The Oceans (Maybe a name change?!) but with an angstier feel to it. The Oceans (For those of you who read this blog already know what it’s about) is about a lonely Sailor who is lured in by a Siren call, which ultimately leads to him losing everything and everyone, while he struggles to regain his composure. I’ve said it so many times, I’m just trying to keep it concise, it goes waaay deeper than that. I know that’s pretentious of me to say, but that is how I feel. On the surface it’s that story, but it’s actually my life and my relationship with someone. What albums aren’t though, am I right? Well this new album takes a similar route but it’s about my relationship with my family and our atrophy of feelings toward one another. Not important right now, just felt like writing it. No one reads this blog anyway haha.

Anyway, we’re scheduled for sometime in Mid October to start recording and I am more than stoked. I’m actually freaking (the freak) out on the inside, but I’m sure you couldn’t tell. Also it seems like Gregg and Mike think we’ll be finished in around a week, I wonder if that will be true. It would be great to bang this album out as soon as possible, I really want everyone to hear!

A New Chapter

It’s been a long time. An extremely long time coming, and I’ve never felt so alive. I’m meeting today with these two guys who recorded some ‘local’ band/friends of mine that did astounding work. I contacted them months ago when I finally 100% finished the writing for The Oceans album, only to sit and wait weeks for responses. We had an unsteady back and fourth E-tag going on but it’s going to pay off.

I’m sorry I don’t even know what to write anymore, I’ve been barking about this album for over a year now only to show no bite. Also I know this is just a meeting today but it’s great to be thinking, in possibly a weeks time I could be recording my album. That in a weeks time I could finally make me proud, that I could finally grow out of this shell and open up to the world and all the beautiful people in it.

So, I’m just going to need to pick up some guitar strings, have my buddy Tom from the MCPL set-up my guitars, and buy some Missoni clothes for Bridget and then I’ll be set.