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Fear Zero – Contest voting begins Friday May 22!
Hey everyone, we have entered a contest called Seeds here in Vancouver sponsored by a local radio station in town.
Please vote for us by signing up at www.seeds.cfox.com/fearzero. Add us as a friend and vote away on our music.
Voting starts on May 22 and runs until May 29. You can vote everyday up until May 29 so put it in your day planner.
Thanks to everyone that helps out, we really appreciate it!
Shooting rock videos
Hello again everyone!
Recently Fear Zero shot a couple of rock videos for release with our CD in the (hopefully) near future. I just wanted to talk about the experience, maybe destroy a few myths and let you know what it is really like.
We have shot 4 videos now bearing the Fear Zero name. If you are a fan you have only seen one of those so far and there is a reason. Shooting a video is a bit of an art. On top of trying to capture the essence of the song in the form of a storyline, you have to also capture the image that the band is trying to project. If you are doing the videos independently like we do, that can be a real challenge considering the fact that most videos you see on VH1/Muchmusic cost tens of thousands of dollars.
T-shirt salesman – the new musician
Hi everyone, back for another round of blogging. I have been doing a lot of thinking about how the music business has been affected by the internet, downloading and now of course the economy.
One friend recently said to me that a CD is like a business card. I agree but damn those are expensive business cards!
BC mini tour for Fear Zero
Yo cats, we are hitting the road doing some shows in the east of BC, March 19 in Castlegar, March 20 in Fruitvale, and March 21 Rossland.
Check out the LIVE page for more details.
On March 29 we will be back in Vancouver playing The Bourbon for a Juno after party with guests Darker The Sky and Agents Of Influence.
See you at the show!
“Octane” Ringtone Now Available @ Myxer!
With the recent release of the final version of the guitar solo “Octane” as part of Whole Damn Nation, we’ve gone ahead and put together a free new ringtone over at Myxer (which is the coolest place to grab free Fear Zero ringtones on the ‘net!)
Whole Damn Nation Now On Sale, Streaming @ Imeem!
It’s been a busy week over here; as of Tuesday the new album “Whole Damn Nation” has been on sale, only at fearzero.com!
The album features 13 tracks – 5 brand new songs and 8 of the best from last year’s “In Lights”, including everyone’s favorite “Breathe Again”.
For those who already have “In Lights”, the new tracks are available individually in the store.
If you’re a new fan, you can get the new album right here for only $8.95 + tax!
Road Stories #2 – The less I say…
So a while back I wrote about the difficulties of a traveling band on tour in Canada.
The day after day travel mixed with the terrible food (Taco Time anyone?) and lack of sleep makes it very easy to get sick especially when you are putting demands on your voice every single night.
One such instance literally landed me in the hospital!
Road Stories #1 Life on the road in an indie rock band
So this week I am here to give you an idea of life on the road during Fear Zero’s tour in ’07.
There is an old mantra practiced by many musicians that goes something like this, “What goes on the road, stays on the road.” No need to cover your kid’s eyes, this one is clean.
Stone Temple Pilots – Purple, One of my favorite 90s CDs
Thought this week that I would discuss one of my favorite CDs from the 90s by one of my favorite bands, Stone Temple Pilots.
STP’s CD “Purple” came out in ’94 and made me a fan for many years to come. Grunge was coming to an end but it was going out on a strong note!
Sure, there was Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice In Chains but something about STP really got me going. It had everything; melody, grooves, cool riffs, interesting lyrics and a diversity that I have always loved about the band itself. The fact that Weiland was such a mess at this time in his life yet still able to come up with such great material is a testament to the guys talent.
Whole Damn Nation nearly completed!
Hey everyone, it has been a while so hello! I have been extremely busy recording but also working (any musician without a day job these days is a poor musician lol!)
After many all nighters and thousands of dollars, I am happy to say that “Whole Damn Nation” is nearly finished. Right now we are in the mastering stage where all the levels and equalization get evened out.
The last recording session was an all night one, just me and my guitar in a studio somewhere in North Surrey from 10pm to 7am. It was an awful night and here is why:
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