Photos from band practice

Taken just before tonites band practice. Sorry, not going to show any pics of players just yet as things remain tentative in this area.  Drummer has access to a gorgeous studio where for now we can rehearse during studio down-time. Full PA, mint Gretch drumkit, Marshall 4x12 guitar cabs with multiple heads plus vintage Fender twin, bass 4x10cab with a couple badass heads, and oh yes a full grand piano that's well tuned. Im gonna stick a rackmount Kurzweil K2000R in a corner by the piano and will be programming up patches to fit the intial set song order, to mimic what ill be programming inbetween rehearsals at the home studio on the JV-2080. Next project is to pull a G5 out of storage and put Native Komplete on it and park it in the same rack with the K2000R. By the time we are ready to play our first gig, I'll have a road package that'll have keyboard guys drooling; plus a rhythm guitar rig utilizing my mint vintage '56 Magnatone 2x12 with talkbox, vocal harmonizers, the works.

Easy Does It

As we are no longer in our teens, life burdens us and its a challenge to arrange even the simplest meeting.  But we are on it, and committed, to whatever this may become.  Sometime soon we will christen this idea with a first rehearsal.  In other news, a notable guitar hero about town has succumbed to blackmail and agreed to occasionally cameo on solo guitar.   Happy new year.

On a mission from God, we're putting the band back together.

Kindof a big announcement for me: had the first meeting tonight to start a new band. Just me and a drummer for now, but we got a sweet rehearsal space and plenty of time to rehearse and plenty of gear. For starters the tentative plan is to pick ten cover tunes and whip them into shape so we can play parties and open for other bands. I'll be stoked to see us achieve that milestone. Been a long time since Ive rock and rolled.

Cant wait til early spring when I take delivery of my new vintage B3 with TWO leslies... yeah baby

Gonna let y'all in on an lil' secret....

one of the greatest reasons i have had to push out my old material is for the fact it is all tuned to A=440, a solfeggian frequency harmonic. Now having learned about A=432, my goal is to clear my shelves to the point where I am inspired to write new tunes all based on 432. Stay TUNED!!!!! to 432!!!!!! pun intended

Recent comment from a new fan

Edward T.
Alex, I've listened to your music for a grand total of one minute, and I'm here to tell you right now that High On Stupid is fucking bad fucking ass. I didn't know that I had been waiting to hear a song like that. I'm going to buy the whole album immediately. Can't wait to hear Building Seven.

Maybe there is hope after all.

Next album TWO currently in mastering

Hope to be releasing it in a few weeks.

Stay tuned.

Thanks for showing up!

To those who did show up the other nite for the record release party, thanks.  Honestly I didn't have high expectations for a large turn-out, so the fact as many showed up as they did, I'm impressed.

Looking forward to getting back in the studio to develop new material.