Archives for "July, 2008"

Posted by admin on 26th July 2008
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Wanna Be in the Next Fear Zero Music Video?

Everyone’s favorite Vancouver rockers Fear Zero will perform two shows at Western Speedway in Langford, August 8 and August 9. The band will be performing during and after the Monster Truck Show. How better to end the summer? Smashing cars and crashing cymbals, a rock n roll experience like never before.

Fear Zero will be releasing a limited edition CD for the event presented by 100.3 the Q and Western Speedway. The band will also use the Western Speedway backdrop for their next music video being shot during the concert. And you can be a part!

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Posted by admin on 22nd July 2008
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Fear Zero gets studio tanned

Hey everyone, just got a good head start on my studio tan.  Sorry the blog is late but we have been working like dogs for  days now getting final pre-production done on the new tracks.

Pre-pro is where the producer comes in and basically changes any song arrangements that need to be changed (minimally on these songs thank goodness) and then goes through drum arrangements to make sure every fill, every groove, every nuance of the drum track is exactly what the song needs.  Very time consuming and boring at times but very necessary for the final quality of the drum track.  Gone are the days of drinking all day, heading to the studio at midnight to pop some acid then record a whole album in one take.  Recording is a science now.

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Posted by admin on 13th July 2008
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Demos Finshed & Video of the “Octane” Guitar Solo

Hey y’all, I have finished demoing the 22 tracks that are being considered for the new Fear Zero release “Whole Damn Nation.”  It is good to finally be done this part of the process as it is the most labour intensive of all in my opinion.  I have narrowed it down to about 10 or 11 songs that are going to be considered for the 5 slots that we have available for the new CD.

In case you had not figured out yet, we are actually taking 5 songs from our last CD “In Lights” and are repackaging it with 5 new songs and a guitar solo called Octane that, if  you have been reading the blogs, you are aware of already.

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Posted by admin on 5th July 2008
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“Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!”

Below is a solo I wrote called Octane which may be on the new CD. I recorded it quite a while ago and next week I will post a video of me playing it. This is a demo and will be re-recorded should we decide to put it on the new CD.


Octane – Fear Zero from Ken Mason on Vimeo.

Download the Demo: octane

I wrote this after a request from one of Fear Zero’s managers that I do something to “prove” what I can do on guitar. It was a real pain to record and is probably the most demanding thing I have had to play guitar-wise. The influences are pretty obvious; Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen and a bit of Eric Johnson.

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