It's been another week of me fighting with frequencies on "Settling." It sucks being so close but not being able to pull the trigger on the release. I'm going to commit to getting little sleep until it's done.
It looks like the Lafayette area has a bad winter storm coming, so I should be able to be productive if I'm snowed in...
I have the domain name registered and space secured for my new site. The pressure is all on me now to get everything done.
Apologies for the weak update this week. Things are about to get more interesting, I promise.
This is the source for the inside scoop on Chris June IND; including writing, recording, performing, etc. You'll get more dirt here than tweets & status updates. Typically, new blog entries get posted every Monday and whenever something too interesting to not write about happens. I’ll try to keep my entries short-winded and light-hearted. Maybe I can make them funny. We’ll see.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
01/24/2011
I'm slowly regaining my drive after an energy-reducing weekend. Chemcoma played in Elkhart, IN at Halftimes Saturday night. The crowd was nuts and I reciprocated. We arrived back to the studio at about 7am to unload and the rest of the day consisted of me laying on the couch and watching football. It was really all I was capable of doing. :-)
The band is gearing up for a hometown show on Feb. 5th at the Lafayette Brewing Company as a part of Chris Voglund's long running 'Hoot Night' concert series. It should be a super good time. The atmosphere and sound in LBC is one of my favorites in Lafayette. After that, we'll switch gears to film the "Something to Die for" video.
I had a few setbacks on my new song last week and I'm really no further along than I was 2 weeks ago. Instead of being discouraged, I'll soldier on. It's going to get released.
Thanks to the Journal & Courier for giving a nod to my blog! Here's the link in case you missed it: http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011101240301
As always, thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
The band is gearing up for a hometown show on Feb. 5th at the Lafayette Brewing Company as a part of Chris Voglund's long running 'Hoot Night' concert series. It should be a super good time. The atmosphere and sound in LBC is one of my favorites in Lafayette. After that, we'll switch gears to film the "Something to Die for" video.
I had a few setbacks on my new song last week and I'm really no further along than I was 2 weeks ago. Instead of being discouraged, I'll soldier on. It's going to get released.
Thanks to the Journal & Courier for giving a nod to my blog! Here's the link in case you missed it: http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011101240301
As always, thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
1/18/2011
I've been off of my normal schedule a little bit.
I intend to finalize a 'home master' of "Settling," my new song, today. I'm in the Mixing and mastering process and, though those are things I'm interested in, it's a lot more difficult than most people think. I'm making the song sound the best that I can despite my limited budget, expertise, and environment. I keep reminding myself that this is a jumping off point and if I can find enough listeners to love the song(s), I can start doing bigger budget stuff. So, I've been making trips back & forth between the studio and the living room stereo for the past couple of days making notes and small changes to try to get this track sounding its best.
In other news, we had our first Taste of Tippecanoe board meeting last night. Luckily the crew was nice enough to let me phone in since I had a guitar lesson to give later in the evening. I got involved with the Taste this time last year to satisfy my internship responsibilities to graduate college. Apparently, I did a good enough job for them to keep me around. It's a lot of fun, the people are great, and any profit goes straight to the Tippecanoe Arts Federation; a local non-profit org that helps a ton of artists and kids. Win, win, win situation!
Moving on...
"Something to Die for," the new Chemcoma single, has been doing pretty well for us. It hit iTunes last week and got some special love in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. You still might be able to see the article at http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011101130302. If that doesn't work, go to www.jconline.com & search for 'Chemcoma.'
It's looking like the band's winter break will be over as we head to Elkhart to play a show at Halftimes on Saturday (1/22/10). North-Central Indiana has become a second home to us and we love playing up there. Our buddy Mike Lutin will be playing bass with us too. Stop by if you're in the area! Additional show details are available at www.chemcoma.com.
Thanks for stopping by, catch you next time!
I intend to finalize a 'home master' of "Settling," my new song, today. I'm in the Mixing and mastering process and, though those are things I'm interested in, it's a lot more difficult than most people think. I'm making the song sound the best that I can despite my limited budget, expertise, and environment. I keep reminding myself that this is a jumping off point and if I can find enough listeners to love the song(s), I can start doing bigger budget stuff. So, I've been making trips back & forth between the studio and the living room stereo for the past couple of days making notes and small changes to try to get this track sounding its best.
In other news, we had our first Taste of Tippecanoe board meeting last night. Luckily the crew was nice enough to let me phone in since I had a guitar lesson to give later in the evening. I got involved with the Taste this time last year to satisfy my internship responsibilities to graduate college. Apparently, I did a good enough job for them to keep me around. It's a lot of fun, the people are great, and any profit goes straight to the Tippecanoe Arts Federation; a local non-profit org that helps a ton of artists and kids. Win, win, win situation!
Moving on...
"Something to Die for," the new Chemcoma single, has been doing pretty well for us. It hit iTunes last week and got some special love in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. You still might be able to see the article at http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011101130302. If that doesn't work, go to www.jconline.com & search for 'Chemcoma.'
It's looking like the band's winter break will be over as we head to Elkhart to play a show at Halftimes on Saturday (1/22/10). North-Central Indiana has become a second home to us and we love playing up there. Our buddy Mike Lutin will be playing bass with us too. Stop by if you're in the area! Additional show details are available at www.chemcoma.com.
Thanks for stopping by, catch you next time!
Monday, January 10, 2011
1/10/2011
Time to get busy! With work that is...
I spent the last week tracking vocals for my song "Settling" and started making some edits today. I still have a bit to do, but I'm hoping I can still pull out a mix by the weekend. I love the song. Word-wise, it's personal and turned out to be one of those situations where you feel better by getting some feelings off your chest. Music-wise, it has thick/chugging guitars, lots of counter lines, a solo that I'm pretty proud of, and it's super melodic. I can't wait to share!
I've been working a lot on writing content for my website too. Think anyone has ever written a band bio to make it sound like an infomercial? Hopefully people will get the joke. I can't be serious all of the time.
In other news: Chemcoma's "Something to Die for" hit iTunes and other online distributors this morning. Go grab it if you haven't already!
Until next time...
I spent the last week tracking vocals for my song "Settling" and started making some edits today. I still have a bit to do, but I'm hoping I can still pull out a mix by the weekend. I love the song. Word-wise, it's personal and turned out to be one of those situations where you feel better by getting some feelings off your chest. Music-wise, it has thick/chugging guitars, lots of counter lines, a solo that I'm pretty proud of, and it's super melodic. I can't wait to share!
I've been working a lot on writing content for my website too. Think anyone has ever written a band bio to make it sound like an infomercial? Hopefully people will get the joke. I can't be serious all of the time.
In other news: Chemcoma's "Something to Die for" hit iTunes and other online distributors this morning. Go grab it if you haven't already!
Until next time...
Monday, January 3, 2011
01/03/2011
It's a new year and I'm ready to set a new pace. I set up a pretty strict schedule for myself and Monday is Blog-day. I also budgeted time in for writing and recording everyday. Hopefully, I'm able to switch gears and accomplish things. I'm making an attempt to chip away at the block every weekday and still have fun on the weekends.
*Fingers crossed*
We have the new single "Something To Die For" for sale on www.chemcoma.com now. It's been selling. Only $1!!! What are you waiting for?
It's looking like we'll shoot the video for the song next month. I better get into Sacred Apple & get my left sleeve finished before then!
Until next week...
*Fingers crossed*
We have the new single "Something To Die For" for sale on www.chemcoma.com now. It's been selling. Only $1!!! What are you waiting for?
It's looking like we'll shoot the video for the song next month. I better get into Sacred Apple & get my left sleeve finished before then!
Until next week...
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