I have devoted the past week or so to getting myself familiar with the upcoming Rock Band Network. RBN is still in beta, and not open to the public, but I am already comfortable with the developing process. Here’s a sample for a track I authored for Buffalo Gun.
Buffalo Gun – Expert – Rock Band Network from Stephen Shapiro on Vimeo.
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. 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.
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.
Ryan Alexander
Back in July and August of 2007, I recorded a full-length album White Flags and Silver Spoons Have To Sleep In Separate Rooms with my good friend, Ryan Alexander. Recording that album was somewhat of a spontaneous notion at the time. Read the rest of this entry »
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