Since we haven’t updated you about our upcoming EP, now is as good of a time as any. Before I talk about that, last Friday at No Future Cafe was awesome! I was overwhelmed with the old and new faces. We had a great time, and from what I heard from most of you, the feeling is mutual. Very cool.
As for the recording, we got the unmastered tracks a couple days ago. There are some minor things that Bill wants to fix. For the most part, it sounds amazing. I’m really anxious to get the songs out, but we need to make sure it’s just right.
CD Baby sounds like a cool place to sell these CDs, and if we go with them, we’ll probably use their digital distribution service, too. (Thanks for the awesome suggestions, Jon Glassett!)
I was talking to Prescott (from Five Mile Town) about what they went with, but that was before the show and I didn’t write anything down. Being nervous before the show didn’t help, either. I should get on the ball real quick.
Alright, so that’s all from me for now. I would say tell your friends, but the songs on our Myspace page aren’t as good as we have now. Ok, ok, tell your friends. Our next show, which hasn’t been booked yet, will be off the hook.
Off…the hook…
P.S. If you took photos of us from the show, can you send them to us at theband@phantomscream.com? We all get email sent there forwarded to our own accounts, so there’s no need to send it to us separately. Thanks!
I want to quote what Bill said about the recording process:
We started recording on Saturday and it’s going pretty well. We’ll probably be able to release our EP, which is yet to be titled, around September. If you have any ideas for a title, […] let us know what you think we should call it — so we can tell you why your suggestion is stupid.
That last part was sarcasm. I think.
Bottom line, yesterday’s recordings went well. James did the drum tracks, I did my guitar tracks, and Dan did the bass tracks. Next Saturday (7/1), Bill will do his guitar tracks, and lastly, we’ll do the vocals (which consists of Doc, Bill and me).
Personally, I hope we can release in August. But, I’m not sure what the time frame is between finishing recording, the mastering process, and creating the CDs. For me, I just want to get it out because people have been waiting for it.
Today, Bill called me up wanting to know if I could play on Friday, July 13th at No Future Cafe. (Of course!) Minutes later, after everyone else agreed, we officially have another scheduled show!
Why is this so huge? Because it’s so close (in proximity)! I mean, it’s Pasadena – if we don’t have 50+ people there, we’re doing something wrong.
Register at Upcoming, select that you’re attending our show, then tell your friends. (Personally, I just wanna see who’s coming! You can leave a comment for this post, too, if you want.) If you’re not down with that, it’s no big deal. Bring 4 bucks, get all the coffee, hot chocolate or hot tea you can drink, and hang out with us!
I’m so stoked, you don’t even know…
Update 7/7/07: We’re playing around 9:00pm, m’kay? Still, I’d get there at 8:00pm in case they run out of room. It’s a pretty small venue.
James and I are going to the Warped Tour 2007 in Pomona today – as spectators. (Sorry.)
We hope to play there next year, because that’d be awesome! When our CD is done, we might return to the August festival in Los Angeles to distribute our CD that should be done by then.
On Wednesday, Bill met with Jon (Nacho) Gollihugh of 459 Audio Recreations. At the end of June and the beginning of July, we’ll be taking two Saturdays to record a demo.
Or is it an EP?
It doesn’t matter. Bottom line — we’re doing a professional recording! (We’re not signed. This’ll be paid out-of-pocket.)
Before we played our set [technically] last night, Eli (from The Airliner Club) asked us if we’d want to play this coming Friday, May 11th at 11pm. Supposedly, it’s their busiest time.
We’ll be rocking out six days from now. Crazy, huh?
Of course, this one will be 18+ — it is 11pm, after all. Don’t worry, we hope to play at some awesome place in Pasadena real soon. I won’t say where.
P.S. Thanks to the friends and family that came out to support us! We really can’t say that enough.
It’s official. I joined the Air Force today. Basic [training] after August 14th.
He’s been thinking about going for awhile now, and he took the test weeks ago. Today, he finally found out that he’s in. We’re not sure what we’ll do. If I take over bass, Dan says he’ll let me use his equipment. We’ll probably talk things over this weekend at practice.
Update 5/9/07: Dan will be leaving on September 25th for basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas.
