Author: Joel
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In the Kitchen w/ The Violet Lights
When your laptop dies and you can’t afford a new one I’d suggest just putting in the oven and cranking up the heat. Worst case scenario a little destructive therapy, best case, achieve solder re-flow and regain complete functionality. Amber was very skeptical, and not without reason… Wow it WORKS!!!
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Scavenger’s Paradise
Scavenging often holds a place of ignobility in the natural order. Even so, the pragmatic organism willing to submit to such measures not only survives, but also fulfills a necessary role on the deconstructive arch of life’s circle. Adaptation, ingenuity and a stomach for humble pie, stuffed no doubt with carrion, define the scavenger, and…
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Busy…but not busy enough
This past week, The Violet Lights played three shows, and although we had to do all that on top of our day jobs, I can say that it was fun and it was definitely exciting to be so busy. We must be closer to being able to work on music full time…right?? Thanks so much…
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Finished at Long Last!!!
We’ve finally finished the recording, and having started back in June of ’09 it’s about damn time! The master came back from London late last Wednesday and by Thursday night was declared most satisfactory. Stream the pre-release single “Your Love/Not Enough” now from the Violet Lights’ homepage, myspace, or facebook pages OR sign up on…
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Late Night PST
Thursday — 06-01-2011 — 1000 hrs. — GMT Amber and I successfully transfered 5 Top Secret Files to a secure server at: Metropolis Mastering — Chiswick High Road — London — UK …and with that our production work on the Sex & Sound EP is drawn to a close. Thanks to Graham, Geoff, Jeb, Thom,…
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A Blow Upon a Bruise
…so I’m really not drinking all that much, but did manage -while vacuuming- to undo several weeks work just completed. –RIP Gibson Melody Maker in Violet Lights Violet– …we also happened across information that lead to the discovery of ongoing credit fraud in my name. And have begun climbing a sludgy hill of phone calls…
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USPS HD
So we put our life’s work into a cardboard box and shipped it off to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the surface it seems to be questionable judgment, but in reality, not a bad call. 15 months into the recording of the Sex & Sound ep, a hard drive containing the completed tracking sessions is on its…
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Recording a little More Guitar
So we ducked into Big Scary Tree Studios to do some quick guitar fixes on one of the tracks we’ve been working on… it only took a couple hours but it was pretty cool experience. Jeb Lipson, the proprietor has put together an absolutely beautiful collection of vintage guitars and amps that made getting the…
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Ready or Not…
It’s time to start mixing! So Graham got us moved into studio 1 and started bringing up a mix. I joined him after fulfilling my personal assistant duties for the day and helped to fine tune some of the balances and make treatment decisions on several tracks. However when it came to the real “mixing”…