AFG Must Rock

I just read a cool article in the WSJ about a Wisconson-based musician, Justin Vernon, who recorded his album in his parent’s cabin after his girlfriend dumped him. He credits a lot of his success to the music blogs and MySpace. I found this really interesting since I’m in the process of recording my first CD in my garage with [...]

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I just found a great music website called Reverbnation. I think I’m going to sign up for a free account to check it out. I looks like a really cool way for bands and fans to connect. If you have any experience (good or bad) with these guys, please let me know! ~Aron

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Here is a video clip from my vocal session at Moonlight Studios last week (We did the drums earlier that same day). The song is called “Closed Circuit TeleVision” or “CCTV.”  This is a rough mix… Soooo, unlike all those MTV videos, where the singer hops in the vocal booth and everything sounds PERFECT, here’s a [...]

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Today we tracked drums for my upcoming EP with my new band, The Swagger Sticks. The session went absolutly awesome…my buddy Simon Hancock, the drummer on the session, did a fantastic job! Here’s what we worked on:     “Closed Circuit TeleVision”     ”Here Comes the Cougar”     “She Wants Everything” I was a bit nervous since I’ve never had a live drummer [...]

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Ok! I’m getting ready to do a drum session later this week with my new band, The Swagger Sticks.  Up to this point I’ve recorded all my drums on Reason using Protools but I’m finally to the point where it’s time for some live drums. A buddy of mine, Simon Hancock, is an incredibly talented drummer [...]

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