Stephen C. Shapiro » Projects

BuffaloGun.net 1.0

Stephen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:43 +0000

I haven’t made a web site in quite a while, but I recently decided to design one for my brother’s band (in which I play drums), Buffalo Gun. I used the WordPress CMS and created theme from scratch, with the help of WPDesigner.com. The new site also implements many of the helpful widgets provided by Reverb Nation.

We are still putting the finishing touches on The Bad, and finally have a proper place to promote it when it is released.

Real World Placement 2

Stephen — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:54:03 +0000

Alexander got a second music placement on the Real World Cancun. It aired back on July 15, I just finally got around to putting it up here. This time the placement was for for “Sing, All You People” instrumental.

You can see the clip below or download the Quicktime file here. Note: I do not claim ownership or rights to this clip, which belong to MTV Networks/Viacom/Paramount.

Project Updates

Stephen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:14:44 +0000

This week I finished up mixing and mastering Before You Exit‘s debut album A Short Story Long. The final product is a very strong first release for any band, but especially for a band so young. The album will be released on August 22 at the band’s Hard Rock Live performance.

Buffalo Gun is still in the tracking process for The Bad EP. Bass and drums are complete, and guitar is well on the way. At this point, it’s looking like a September release.

Also, 360ed has released a demo of Conspiracy Code for PC. This is an educational game I scored with Dave Burleson of Poverty Branch.

I have a handful new mixing projects coming up that I am excited about.

Buffalo Gun is still in the tracking process for The Bad. Drums and bass are complete and guitar is well on the way. At this point, it’s looking like a September release.

Also, 360ed has released a demo of Conspiracy Code for PC. This is an educational game I scored with David Burleson of Poverty Branch.

Instrumental Production Music at AudioJungle

Stephen — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:42:57 +0000

For the past two weeks or so, I’ve been working on some instrumental production music . I’m putting them up on lots of different sites, but you can check them out at my AudioJungle portfolio here: http://audiojungle.net/user/randomgong/portfolio.

Project Updates

Stephen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:48:31 +0000

Just a quick update of some studio projects I’ve been working on.

I’m still working on an untitled release for Alexander. His first release of 2009, Concrete And Steeples should be out soon.

I have started tracking for the second Buffalo Gun album, The Bad, which will be another 5-song EP.

I am producing/engineering/programming a score written by Jason Gaskin, singer from Lonely Heroes, for a short film project. I will link a copy to the video when it’s complete.

Thanks for reading!

My First TV Placement

Stephen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:20:06 +0000

Last night on Wednesday, March 25, “Fight What” by Alexander was featured on an episode of The Real World Brooklyn. The electronic music in the first half of the clip is the end of “Fight What” and the intro for “Trust Me On This One.” This was a very exciting moment for both me and Ryan (Alexander). You can see the clip below or download the Quicktime file here. Note: I do not claim ownership or rights to this clip, which belong to MTV Networks/Viacom/Paramount.

(Ryan) Alexander on Stereo Subversion

Stephen — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:28:48 +0000

Here’s an interview Ryan did over the phone during our last recording sessions. He talks about writing, recording, distribution, touring and of course, starving children.

It’s a great interview, but I thought I would point out that I completely disagree with him when he says “I know that anytime I try to raise my voice in any capacity to yell, I sound like I’m telling my dog to get off the couch.” There were a few times in the recording sessions when he would start to get really loud, and I thought, “this is what was missing from the last record.” I’m really glad we got some of that recorded.