The Flying Spaghetti Monster

[String7th]

I've started diddling with recording when I got my first 4-track for $200 back in '01. I've been in a few bands and put it aside for a few years till '06.

During my band career, I've played mostly localy in Dallas, TX. My last band I was in was the most successfull, touring for a year and a half in most of the states. We toured with Nonpoint, 3 Days Grace, Powerman5000, and others. We've also had 1 or more shows with Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, Sevendust, Trapt, and a bunch others.

I got really interested in the live set-up, miking techniqes, EQ-ing, rack gear, and just overall mixing. Around '05 when I joined the band, I began to play around with my digital 12-track workstation that I had written my own songs on with electronic drums, as well as playing with recording my own band. When I was out of the band 2 years later, I then I discovered Cubase and the world of computer recording. I read the entire manual for Cubase, as well as some "home-recording for dummies" style books, learned by experience, recording horrible demos for my friends' bands.

In Jan of '07 I partnered up with an old friend from my early band days and opened a recording studio. We combined equipment, hardware and computers to have everything we needed to start recording bands and maybe even get paid for it.

Every band we have in the studio is better than the last, so it can only go up from here.

[brandondrury]

We toured with Nonpoint, 3 Days Grace, Powerman5000, and others. We've also had 1 or more shows with Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, Sevendust, Trapt, and a bunch others.

Awesome dude!!! It sounds like you may have some awesome experiences.

What was your band's name? I may have saw you in St. Louis.

Brandon

[String7th]

It was Neverset. They are still touring now but a completely reformed band. The singer left, as well as the other guitarist. Now it's pretty much rap-metal. We played St. Louis a couple times, I forgot with which headliner band. I'm thinking Revelation Theory.

I got to live the life of a rockstar for a year or so, cashed in my 401 to do so. The time I had was fun, after I was out of it, I realized it was not who I was. I love being the producer now, turning a bands jam into something listenable. Much more hands-on

[brandondrury]

Yeah, the rockstar life isn't for everyone. I'm glad you are digging the recording thing.

turning a bands jam into something listenable.

How is that working out for you? I never "turn" anything except knobs and mics.

Brandon

[String7th]

I found a very rare rack-mounted, 4-band, sweepable talent booster. It either raises "talent" on some areas or cut in the "suck" area. I think behringer makes it.

[brandondrury]

Even if Behringer could figure this one out, it wouldn't work for longer than 10 minutes.