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March 31, 2008
SEVEN DAYS TO STIMULATION
Even though I keep promising V-Blogs, I STILL haven’t found any time to edit one together! I have enough stuff to do two or three with all the current activity going on around here. But the sweet dichotomy is that when I am busy enough to be filming shit for V-Blogs, I don’t have any time to actually edit the footage and turn it into blogs!! So you’ll have to trust me that I am actually filming stuff, and I will get something up when I have a free day. Looking at my calendar, that’s a week today – next Monday!! Haha!!
I have been in three recording studios in the last seven days, recording and mixing five songs for two different projects. It’s a little hard to keep track of what studio, what song etc. But I am having a blast. The whole EP project thing with Patrick is turning out so much cooler than I ever thought – we are in a studio in the Hollywood Hills, and the studio and the engineers are just CRAZY!! And I mean that as in crazy GOOD! The studio is one of the best I have ever seen, and the guys working on this project with us are ridiculously fast, professional and know music. The four songs that we are recording are sounding fat, meaty and really dynamic. I am completely happy with the sound (a little different from Diablo but not a huge departure) and we are back in on that project from Wednesday through to the weekend.
Before that, I am in the Sunset Marquis again with my old pal Jed Leiber, putting the finishing touches on Evergreen. This song was written by Jed, myself and Jon Clayden, back in the Doheny days, but it is such a strong track, that we have resurrected it for 2008. Seeing as I have a bit of solo action happening this year, along with the fact that the people who made “Basement Jack” – one of the movies I was in – loved the track and wanted to use it for the end title credits, helped us decide to re-record the vocals with me singing instead of Jon, and re-do the drums with Charles. We started a mix yesterday and I am back in today in an hour or so. I estimate that the mix will be finally finished by the end of play tonight. When the movie comes out (I have no idea when that will be!!) this song will be released as a solo single from me, with a killer video to match.
And finally, today marks the SEVEN DAY COUNTDOWN (depending on how you count!) towards the release date of STIMULATOR – the Billy Morrison solo album. Next Tuesday April 8th, the album will be available on I-Tunes worldwide, and I will also be putting together a VERY LIMITED number of hard copy CD’s, glossy photograph and Stimulator Tee Shirt packages. These will not be repressed or printed, and there are only 50 packages in total. I have sold nearly all of these on pre-order alone!! And I am overwhelmed at that – thank you. So if you do want a package (they will all be individually signed and numbered), they are $50 each, and you should follow the steps outlined below.
STEP 1: Log on to MySpace.Com and send a friend request to MySpace.com/BillyMorrisonMusic.
STEP 2: Once you have been added as a friend, you can send a message using the MySpace Message service, and order your limited signed, numbered package. You will need to include a valid email address as part of your message.
STEP 3: You will receive an invoice from Paypal, sent to the email address that you included in your MySpace message. Once you have completed the payment, your package will be sent by Priority Mail.
Easy, right? So as you can see, those three solo music projects, along with the usual Camp Freddy Radio show on Indie 103.1FM, the upcoming Camp Freddy shows at The Roxy, and a few other things, are keeping me pretty busy! I like it, I am totally and completely humbled and blessed to be this full up with things that I enjoy doing, and I wouldn’t change a thing. But sometimes I think about a scuba diving vacation in Belize, or even a weekend in the mountains…….and then the phone rings with someone asking me to be involved with some project/idea/album/film/website, and I snap back into real life again!! Maybe after the summer. Gotta dash – cardio is calling. Thanks to Ambersonian for the Camp Freddy Knitting Factory pics.
Peace
Billy
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Posted by vivelerock at March 31, 2008 08:49 AM
Comments
Well we're all patiently waiting to be Stimulated.
:-p
Posted by: Robin (Peebs) at March 31, 2008 10:41 AM
The 3-step program. That I can do.
Posted by: Beth at March 31, 2008 05:24 PM
Hmm..CF tickets supposed to be on sale tomorrow according to The Roxy, will the package deal also be on ticketmaster?
Posted by: beth at March 31, 2008 09:14 PM
rut roy....nothing on ticketmaster....
Posted by: Robin (Peebs) at April 1, 2008 06:53 AM
just checked TM too.... grr. I'll check again at 10. Me wants...me needs it...
Posted by: Kate at April 1, 2008 08:53 AM
it's up says they go on sale at 11, nothing about package seal though...eeek!
Posted by: Beth at April 1, 2008 10:10 AM
Package deal up at 11 tomorrow..Wednesday. Ok, phew...thought I was gonna miss out.
Posted by: Kate at April 1, 2008 01:10 PM
Glad you liked the pics :) Now Im off to ticketmaster to get some tix for May...
Posted by: Ambersonian at April 1, 2008 01:36 PM
Hey Billy, I hope you read the comments on your blog ;).
Heard the newest things from Velvet Revolver? Looks like they need a new singer!
I think you'd be the perfect man for them!! I love your record with Matt ... come on, let's ask him!!
Posted by: Tobi at April 2, 2008 02:22 AM
rock n roll man !!!!!
i wonder if one of those calls was from matt sorum.
youd be a worthy successor to Scott Weiland fronting VR
take it sleazy n rock on
Posted by: motherfukker at April 2, 2008 02:30 AM
Happiness ensues!
VIP ticket holder here! WOOOOT!
Posted by: Kate at April 2, 2008 11:04 AM
Make that 2 Whooot Whoot
(and my guest June makes #3)
Posted by: Beth at April 2, 2008 01:42 PM
Ah this is gonna kick ASS!.... I haven't stopped smiling all day!
Posted by: Kate at April 2, 2008 04:50 PM
Billy -
The vblog was ace, especially the feedback segment. I love seeing how that stuff "works" in a studio setting.
The new material sounds great, can't wait to hear it in it's entirety.
Take care,
Jay
Posted by: Jay at April 2, 2008 06:51 PM
Always love the studio blogs since it is a place we don't often get to venture into.
Next time I will book my room closest to the Nightbird.
Posted by: beth at April 2, 2008 09:48 PM
ok watched the vblog...
three things:
1: everytime you do a recording studio vblog you always look like you haven't slept in daaaaaaaaaaays. You look so exhusted!
2: when you were doing the guitar feedback. My cat stopped eating, jumped on my lap and stared at my computer screen. Romeo gives the feedback the paws up.
3: WHY you never asked to be on "Dancing with the stars" with those dance moves is beyond me! LMAO!!
Posted by: Robin-peebs at April 3, 2008 04:55 PM
Thanx for the cool Vblog:) Interesting inside look at a recording.. esp the ending with the loud guitar and your dance at the end:) Happy Friday!
Posted by: Danni at April 3, 2008 10:46 PM
yo billy,
way to go playing that van halen track, that was fantastic. van halen during the sammy years was very musical (rather than macho) and had some of eddy's most emotional and inspired guitar playing. i think it's great you played that particular track, it's a great track. seriously, F dave and his fake macho-ass attitude. i also have to comment on you playing damn yankees a couple weeks ago, that was just great to hear on 103.1, totally EPIC!!!
Posted by: chris at April 4, 2008 11:40 PM
I vote for Billy in velvet revolver!!
Question:
Will scott still be in camp freddy? after the dirt trowing on Slash and Matt? sorry had to ask....
Posted by: Adutch fan at April 4, 2008 11:40 PM
ONE DAY!!!
Posted by: Sue at April 7, 2008 07:42 AM