How Do Indie Artists Get on iTunes?

Here we are: the first post of 2009! I say it’s time to set some new goals this year, like expanding your band’s presence beyond your MySpace Music page and getting on iTunes.
Don’t get me wrong, MySpace is a very important tool for successfully promoting your band. But wouldn’t it be great if you could sell your music in all the same online stores that people go [...]

Video Clips from “CCTV” Vocal Session

Here is a video clip from my vocal session at Moonlight Studios last week (We did the drums earlier that same day). The song is called “Closed Circuit TeleVision” or “CCTV.” 
This is a rough mix… Soooo, unlike all those MTV videos, where the singer hops in the vocal booth and everything sounds PERFECT, here’s a sneak [...]

Drum Session Results!

Today we tracked drums for my upcoming EP with my new band, The Swagger Sticks. The session went absolutly awesome…my buddy Simon Hancock, the drummer on the session, did a fantastic job!

Here’s what we worked on:
    “Closed Circuit TeleVision”
    ”Here Comes the Cougar”
    “She Wants Everything”
I was a bit nervous since I’ve never had a live drummer work on any my songs [...]