Tag: Amber Garvey
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WE ARE THE VIOLET LIGHTS
The sound guy at The Viper Room as we finish our set and the curtains just close, “I hope you guys know that you fucking rocked.” The Violet Lights played their first show on Tuesday, and although only some fifty people were there to witness it, the show was nothing short of a huge milestone.…
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Silverlake Squalor
Okay…squalor might be too strong of a word, but having moved in a rush less than two weeks ago, holding three late-night band rehearsals a week, going out and drinking more than we probably should, being broke, and just plain not being able to grasp whether things are going really well or horribly wrong, can…
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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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Sell it all, baby
It’s not unusual for Joel and I to start selling our possessions when trying to finish a project. For years we’ve had a revolving door through which guitars, amplifiers, cameras, lenses, lights, computers, and innumerable other memorable and not-so-memorable items come and go, depending on whether they are worth more to us as tools or…
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Vampires, sequins, & some new photos
Today I put the final touches on two new photos of Joel and I for Sex & Sound. From the beginning I knew that sequins were going to be a big part of the equation, but our vampire-like qualities took me a bit by surprise. Are you a little scared that Joel might try to…
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STRIPE CLUB
With the EP nearly finished, Joel and I got out the tripod, our wedding photography-worn camera, and some hot pink H&M tights for some work on a couple of press photos for Sex & Sound. Check out the two finished photos below. Hooray for cheap legwear, mini-blinds and a completed project!
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Hot Russian spies?
Some things went down on the recording this week…secret things. I suppose hot Russian spies weren’t really involved. They were all over the news when we were in the studio, though…and on the mind of our recording engineer.
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Rock n Roll tracking done.
Rock n Roll mixing begins. Well hopefully it will begin soon. Below are some photos from our final tracking session at the SSR. I performed a few more vocal fixes as well as some guitar overdubs, while Amber got busy in the vocal room prettying up one of the numbers by adding a female voice. …
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FINALLY BACK IN THE STUDIO!
After a nearly five-month wait, on Tuesday Joel and I were able to get back into the studio to do some of the final tracking on the EP. Joel and I can’t agree on whether this recording just won’t die or it just doesn’t want to live, but in the end that’s just talk. The…