Hey all,
Brent here. So the guys have decided to call their first recording and EP as a band, "Our Self". We're waiting a bit to get some money together to send the EP off for CD production. In the meantime, we're trying to figure out what we want as an album cover. Nothing's for sure yet, but the prime idea circulating at the moment is an image of some puzzle pieces strewn across a table.
Personally for me, no matter how spoken-word some vocals are in some of the music I listen to, I rarely understand more than half of the lyrics. Reading them and seeing what's actually said always makes me like the songs better because I find something in the lyrics that's relatable.
"Our Self" EP LYRICS:
No One I Know
still it stings where once you were
and until not I'll burn
less and less each day
becoming what you made me
until you are a stone
until you are a bang
until your face is gone
you cannot be her
she was pure
who are you?
every lover takes a piece
the holes are who we are
the parts we couldn't bare to lose
when gone become ourselves
until we are a void
until we are a shell
until we are evolved
until we are a world
you cannot be her
she was pure
you cannot be her
she was sane
who are you?
you cannot be her
she was pure
you cannot be her
she was sane
who are you?
Our Gravity
we like to think we're meant to be
so we play pretend after our teens
to make ourselves believe again
that we're not broken children
but the colors don't seem to be
of the origin of our species
moving pieces desperately
hanging on to gravity, our gravity
forgetting is a way of fixing
things we can't assimilate
we find a complimentary shape
to make ourselves feel whole again
look for a hole we fit inside
call it a home a place to hide
or give a hole to someone else
and for a time you'll feel alive
but the colors don't seem to be
from the gods that we devised
moving pieces desperately
hanging on to gravity
we look for ourselves in other eyes
but our I's won't let us see
the I blinds the eye
the I blinds the eye
the I blinds the eye
but the colors don't seem to be
of the world that our I's see
moving pieces desperately
hanging on to our gravity
living in our gravity
dying in to gravity, our gravity
Siren
siren
given to
back and forth
fickle as the tide
arise a different woman
than the one I knew last night
how can you trust
her ocean with your heart
as her compass spins out of control
rocks are hiding in the dark
while Siren sings come come
perfect pendulum
given to
her impulse
her amnesia
her heart follows the wind
weather's changing all the time
how can you trust
her ocean with your heart
as her compass spins out of control
rocks are hiding in the dark
while Siren sings come come
have you heard the siren sing?
ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
have you heard the siren sing?
ooh ooh ooh
have you heard the siren sing?
ooh ooh ooh
have you heard the siren singing?
ooh ooh ooh
have you heard the siren singing?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
finally our first... EP!
First thing's first. LISTEN TO OUR MUSIC! It's in the little widget player on the right side of this blog.
Wow. It's been a long two weeks. As planned, Chris @ Command Studios delivered a cut of the music last Friday, on the 5th. It was awesome hearing our music put together, but there were a few changes we wanted to make. Since then, every three days, we've received a total of 3 studio edits. Third time's a charm. It's a funny thing getting back what we all worked so hard for during the past several months. Playing music together is fun, and we're hanging out with good, lifelong friends in the process, but it's still a lot of hard work. This EP, is our end product, in line of hopefully many more end-products to come! We enjoyed playing these specific three songs the most, and it shows a good balance of what kind of music we play. A good representation.
Here's some inside information on some of the edits we went through. Now mind you that all of us are working full time jobs, and a couple of us are in school too. Everyone was able to get together for each edit and listen together. What can I say? We want our music to be good.
Studio cut #1 (2-5-10) - Drums needed to be boosted for all songs. The snare drum was a bit light and the treble needed to be boosted. It sounded more like a weak thud instead of a "crack!" like it should be. Some guitar effects and vocal arrangements were changed for the songs too.
Studio cut #2 (2-8-10) - Drums came back nicely. We did however notice now that one of the drum's (floor tom) volume needed to be raised. We noticed what we thought was "clipping" but found it to actually be the sonic quality of the EQ which Chris at Command Studios picked up on and had that adjusted also.
Studio cut #3 (2-11-10) - "No One I Know" and "Our Gravity" were good as can be. Chris this time around made a slight change on "Siren" that was a matter of taste which after a lot of consideration we ultimately reversed.
FINAL CUT (2-12-10 11pm) - Finally. Final cut of the EP. Tah-DAH!
We hope you all enjoy the music, and we'd appreciate some honest feedback. We've all worked very hard the past several months, and grew as a band. It's been a great time, and there's more to come for sure! But this is a nice, big step forward for us as a band. We're going to get our music out there, and see where it takes us.
Brent is currently working on making a music video with one of the songs from the EP with all the footage he took from the past few months. Be sure to be on a lookout for that in the next week or so.
THANK YOU ALL and stay tuned!
-MORROWNOW:
-Josh M.
-Bryan D.
-Tom P.
-Jason T.
-Brent K.
Wow. It's been a long two weeks. As planned, Chris @ Command Studios delivered a cut of the music last Friday, on the 5th. It was awesome hearing our music put together, but there were a few changes we wanted to make. Since then, every three days, we've received a total of 3 studio edits. Third time's a charm. It's a funny thing getting back what we all worked so hard for during the past several months. Playing music together is fun, and we're hanging out with good, lifelong friends in the process, but it's still a lot of hard work. This EP, is our end product, in line of hopefully many more end-products to come! We enjoyed playing these specific three songs the most, and it shows a good balance of what kind of music we play. A good representation.
Here's some inside information on some of the edits we went through. Now mind you that all of us are working full time jobs, and a couple of us are in school too. Everyone was able to get together for each edit and listen together. What can I say? We want our music to be good.
Studio cut #1 (2-5-10) - Drums needed to be boosted for all songs. The snare drum was a bit light and the treble needed to be boosted. It sounded more like a weak thud instead of a "crack!" like it should be. Some guitar effects and vocal arrangements were changed for the songs too.
Studio cut #2 (2-8-10) - Drums came back nicely. We did however notice now that one of the drum's (floor tom) volume needed to be raised. We noticed what we thought was "clipping" but found it to actually be the sonic quality of the EQ which Chris at Command Studios picked up on and had that adjusted also.
Studio cut #3 (2-11-10) - "No One I Know" and "Our Gravity" were good as can be. Chris this time around made a slight change on "Siren" that was a matter of taste which after a lot of consideration we ultimately reversed.
FINAL CUT (2-12-10 11pm) - Finally. Final cut of the EP. Tah-DAH!
We hope you all enjoy the music, and we'd appreciate some honest feedback. We've all worked very hard the past several months, and grew as a band. It's been a great time, and there's more to come for sure! But this is a nice, big step forward for us as a band. We're going to get our music out there, and see where it takes us.
Brent is currently working on making a music video with one of the songs from the EP with all the footage he took from the past few months. Be sure to be on a lookout for that in the next week or so.
THANK YOU ALL and stay tuned!
-MORROWNOW:
-Josh M.
-Bryan D.
-Tom P.
-Jason T.
-Brent K.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
our time at the recording studio!
Hey all!
It's been a busy weekend for Morrownow. Saturday and Sunday, we put in a solid 8-9 hours of recording each day. It was a great time. GOOD NEWS, we'll get a hard copy of our finished music, a 3-song EP, from the studio by FRIDAY! That means we'll have new music up on our myspace, facebook, here - Morrownow.com, and on CDs soon! Brent's planning to cut the video footage he shot at the recording studio into a music video with the music from the EP. Keep a look out for that next week.
Brent, our personal friend and manager now has his opportunity to really get our name out there. Next week, as soon as we have copies of our music, he'll look into getting us some gigs at local venues. He now has a demo to give them! We are especially looking into The Dragonfly. It's a bar and music venue in Hollywood, our hometown. He's also planning to get in touch with college radio stations around LA to get some radio playtime. We'll see what happens with all of that. Right now, we are extremely happy to have our music recorded. It's just one first step on a list of things we'd like to accomplish as a band.
FOR NOW, here's a short sneak peek at our time from 2 days in the Recording Studio! Enjoy!
It's been a busy weekend for Morrownow. Saturday and Sunday, we put in a solid 8-9 hours of recording each day. It was a great time. GOOD NEWS, we'll get a hard copy of our finished music, a 3-song EP, from the studio by FRIDAY! That means we'll have new music up on our myspace, facebook, here - Morrownow.com, and on CDs soon! Brent's planning to cut the video footage he shot at the recording studio into a music video with the music from the EP. Keep a look out for that next week.
Brent, our personal friend and manager now has his opportunity to really get our name out there. Next week, as soon as we have copies of our music, he'll look into getting us some gigs at local venues. He now has a demo to give them! We are especially looking into The Dragonfly. It's a bar and music venue in Hollywood, our hometown. He's also planning to get in touch with college radio stations around LA to get some radio playtime. We'll see what happens with all of that. Right now, we are extremely happy to have our music recorded. It's just one first step on a list of things we'd like to accomplish as a band.
FOR NOW, here's a short sneak peek at our time from 2 days in the Recording Studio! Enjoy!
Sneak Peek at Morrownow in the Recording Studio from Morrownow on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
recording our first EP!
So guess what we're doing today and tomorrow? We're going to be at Command Recording Studios out in Valencia, CA recording our first 3-song EP! A "demo" if you will. And what's the next step in the plan after that? Finding our first show to play! February is the month where we're really going to accomplish things, find our ways into people's ears, and hopefully build an initial, local, fan base. The whole band is pretty excited to get things started. Things are definitely taking shape, and we hope you all appreciate the videos we're putting up. We in turn, appreciate you watching them and keeping up with our happenings in general! We think it gives a better inside look to what we're about, who we are as people, and as a band making music we believe in. Brent our manager is going to be at the studio with us recording on video as we make our first record as a band. He's also going to be putting up individual band member interviews over the next week too. That way you all out there on the interwebnet can see a bit of our different perspectives and personalities. Anyways, please stay tuned and check back for the recording studio video and interviews! If you are a new comer, check out our introduction post and catch up a bit on things, and become a fan on facebook and myspace!
Here's a video of us in our one last practice before recording this weekend. It's from Thursday the 28th, and we're playing one of the three songs that's going to be on the demo. It's called "Siren". The sound quality's a bit rough because it was recorded on video camera and inside of a tiny studio practice room. You can still make out our sweet melodies and tunes though! Give a look and listen and tell us what you think! Feel free to be perfectly honest of course. Enjoy.
Have a great weekend all,
-Morrownow
Here's a video of us in our one last practice before recording this weekend. It's from Thursday the 28th, and we're playing one of the three songs that's going to be on the demo. It's called "Siren". The sound quality's a bit rough because it was recorded on video camera and inside of a tiny studio practice room. You can still make out our sweet melodies and tunes though! Give a look and listen and tell us what you think! Feel free to be perfectly honest of course. Enjoy.
1/28/10 Practice before Demo Recording from Morrownow on Vimeo.
Have a great weekend all,
-Morrownow
Sunday, January 17, 2010
photoshoot #1 with ryan guzdzial...
Hey everyone,
Photoshoot #1
Hope you guys like our new blog title picture! It's one of the many great photos taken by our friend Ryan Guzdzial (RyanGuzdzialPhotography.com). I think we made an awesome addition to his portfolio. We had our very first photoshoot as Morrownow with him in the beginning of December 2009. The shoot was about 2 hours long, and luckily the location was provided for free by some loving people on craigslist! I made a little video with some behind-the-scenes footage from the photoshoot with some resulting photos included. There are a couple hilarious moments included too. Some of our favorite shots are below. Take a look and tell us what you think. We want to know!
BIG Plans
So we're scheduled to record our first EP album at the end of this month on the 30th and 31st. After we record, it'll take about a week of turnaround for the music to get cut and produced. Once we get it back, it's going straight to the CD production line! Make sure you ask us for a copy! I (Brent) will be in the studio with Morrownow, filming and recording... while they themselves record. That video will be cut and made too. Things are going to progress very quickly in February and it's probably going to be one of the most exciting months of our prospective careers! This might very well be... the beginning of big things to come! Right as February begins, we'll be on the search to play our very first show as Morrownow. In tow will be our first printed promotional material and some more photos. We had two photoshoots remember? The photos from our second one aren't completed yet, but we're anticipating those the most at the moment. Be sure to check back for the release of those including a video for that shoot in the next couple weeks.
Here are the video and photos. Enjoy and tell us what you think!
josh
tom
bryan
jason
Photoshoot #1
Hope you guys like our new blog title picture! It's one of the many great photos taken by our friend Ryan Guzdzial (RyanGuzdzialPhotography.com). I think we made an awesome addition to his portfolio. We had our very first photoshoot as Morrownow with him in the beginning of December 2009. The shoot was about 2 hours long, and luckily the location was provided for free by some loving people on craigslist! I made a little video with some behind-the-scenes footage from the photoshoot with some resulting photos included. There are a couple hilarious moments included too. Some of our favorite shots are below. Take a look and tell us what you think. We want to know!
BIG Plans
So we're scheduled to record our first EP album at the end of this month on the 30th and 31st. After we record, it'll take about a week of turnaround for the music to get cut and produced. Once we get it back, it's going straight to the CD production line! Make sure you ask us for a copy! I (Brent) will be in the studio with Morrownow, filming and recording... while they themselves record. That video will be cut and made too. Things are going to progress very quickly in February and it's probably going to be one of the most exciting months of our prospective careers! This might very well be... the beginning of big things to come! Right as February begins, we'll be on the search to play our very first show as Morrownow. In tow will be our first printed promotional material and some more photos. We had two photoshoots remember? The photos from our second one aren't completed yet, but we're anticipating those the most at the moment. Be sure to check back for the release of those including a video for that shoot in the next couple weeks.
Here are the video and photos. Enjoy and tell us what you think!
Photoshoot with Ryan Guzdzial 12.1.09 from Morrownow on Vimeo.
josh
tom
bryan
jason
Thursday, January 7, 2010
january 2010 agenda...
A brand new year! A fresh beginning, and the start of things to come... Sorry about the lack of updates. The holidays came around, so the members of the band were with their respective loved ones celebrating. We're starting things up again now and Hope you all had a Happy Holiday season.
Here are a few things on the Morrownow agenda:
1. Record our 3 song demo at the end of this month.
2. Band member video interviews. Each member will be interviewed so you all can get to know them, and what makes them tick!
3. The release of our photos from our photo shoots! Also with video footage.
4. Rent our own lock-out practice room.
5. Gig!
As you can see, we've got a big list of progress to go through, so stay tuned and keep up with our progression! The band interviews should be up here one by one.
Happy New Year!
Here are a few things on the Morrownow agenda:
1. Record our 3 song demo at the end of this month.
2. Band member video interviews. Each member will be interviewed so you all can get to know them, and what makes them tick!
3. The release of our photos from our photo shoots! Also with video footage.
4. Rent our own lock-out practice room.
5. Gig!
As you can see, we've got a big list of progress to go through, so stay tuned and keep up with our progression! The band interviews should be up here one by one.
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
december - the 3 point plan
Wow, December already? Well, it just means that there's snow in the local mountains to ride... And some new, major, exciting, progress for Morrownow.
Here's guitarist Jason laying down Morrownow's 3-Point Plan:
The 3-Point Plan:
1. Record a Demo
2. Band Photos
3. Book a Show
This week in fact, is our scheduled band photo shoot. Things are moving quickly and we catch ourselves getting caught up in it a bit, but we constantly remind ourselves to take a step back and assess what we're doing. When we do, we realize we have tons of time for everything. The most important thing is to do things right and not too quickly. For example, we found a perfect location to have the photo shoot, but it fell through for this week. The whole past week, the location has been set in our minds like, "That's the one. It's perfect" mentally, it pretty much left no other options for us to fall back on. Everything else seemed terrible to us. The location won't be available until next week sometime, but there's underlying pressure from a photographer we have lined up. We'll see how it plays out, and that's when we realized we needed to take a step back -- take a look from outside of the box, and see that it's simply OKAY. No worries. No biggie. It's just a location, and there's BA-JILLIONS of those out there. Needless to say, we've found a couple already, and I myself(Brent) am going to take a look at them in the next hour actually. I'm really thankful for Craigslist by the way.
Here's a picture of the place we really wanted, but couldn't(at least for this week):
The idea for the photo was to have a few guitar amps in the room, a couple mic stands, and a few guitars on stands. The guys would stand and pose amongst them. The lighting equipment would light up the room, and we'd avoid the sun. Like vampires. Did I forget to mention that Morrownow was a vampire-band? Pfttt. Just kidding.
So anyway, the demo is planned to be recorded this month also. Most likely mid-December if everyone can get their schedules down. Then, I will start looking for their first premiere gig. We all want to gig so badly to perform, but again -- we stepped back and thought, "Gig just to gig? OR make it special, with demos/fliers/material, all of our friends, and a big, PREMIERE show?" We chose the latter. I predict we'll make that happen by mid-January, or possibly even early-January. This blog will definitely keep you posted though.
In the wise words of the rapper T.I., "Big things Poppin'" this month.
Here's guitarist Jason laying down Morrownow's 3-Point Plan:
December 2009 Update from Morrownow on Vimeo.
The 3-Point Plan:
1. Record a Demo
2. Band Photos
3. Book a Show
This week in fact, is our scheduled band photo shoot. Things are moving quickly and we catch ourselves getting caught up in it a bit, but we constantly remind ourselves to take a step back and assess what we're doing. When we do, we realize we have tons of time for everything. The most important thing is to do things right and not too quickly. For example, we found a perfect location to have the photo shoot, but it fell through for this week. The whole past week, the location has been set in our minds like, "That's the one. It's perfect" mentally, it pretty much left no other options for us to fall back on. Everything else seemed terrible to us. The location won't be available until next week sometime, but there's underlying pressure from a photographer we have lined up. We'll see how it plays out, and that's when we realized we needed to take a step back -- take a look from outside of the box, and see that it's simply OKAY. No worries. No biggie. It's just a location, and there's BA-JILLIONS of those out there. Needless to say, we've found a couple already, and I myself(Brent) am going to take a look at them in the next hour actually. I'm really thankful for Craigslist by the way.
Here's a picture of the place we really wanted, but couldn't(at least for this week):
The idea for the photo was to have a few guitar amps in the room, a couple mic stands, and a few guitars on stands. The guys would stand and pose amongst them. The lighting equipment would light up the room, and we'd avoid the sun. Like vampires. Did I forget to mention that Morrownow was a vampire-band? Pfttt. Just kidding.
So anyway, the demo is planned to be recorded this month also. Most likely mid-December if everyone can get their schedules down. Then, I will start looking for their first premiere gig. We all want to gig so badly to perform, but again -- we stepped back and thought, "Gig just to gig? OR make it special, with demos/fliers/material, all of our friends, and a big, PREMIERE show?" We chose the latter. I predict we'll make that happen by mid-January, or possibly even early-January. This blog will definitely keep you posted though.
In the wise words of the rapper T.I., "Big things Poppin'" this month.
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