DecemberDec 1 Saturday 07
Finished up rehearsing for all the tv and radio apperances.. Ian (Blake's manager) and his assistant Lane came down here .. Roger (from 19 PR) came down too.. The band sounded better then ever.. We r ready to kill it !! Lane is super cool. Always kickin it with her ;) …
Nashville!!
woke up for a 12 noon show protocol .. Got the drums all inline at the Gibson showcase center in Nashville , TN .. Had funny KISS interview with blake ,, the interviewer intern -I forget his name- challenged Blake to a game of Dance off Revolution in the Nashville mall …
NovemberNov 27 Tuesday 07
Back to Rehearsals
Back in LA for some more rehearsing . getting ready for Extra and other press to come today :) .. WE've been working hard here at SIR studios (sucky rehearsal space) .. Focusing on getting the band super tight without the laptop and working on vocals heavily .. !! .. …
NovemberNov 21 Wednesday 07
First day on the job
I flew to Hollywood, CA today to start the process of getting the band ready for droppin' bombs for any and all Blake Lewis fans around the world .. I've been Musical Director for many bands of my own , but this is a whole new level. Kj Sawka and homies enter major …
Recording for the album
The band recorded interludes for Blake Lewis's album at Henson recording studios in LA . The studio was amazing. Best drum room in the country !!! .. "The Jam" producers produced the session. We killed it .. Got some glitch-hop , dnb , and a sick intro and outro on the album ..
More action today
Rehearsed the band , got our ears molded for in-ear monitors .. that wasn't the most pleasant experience , but had to do it . Tuesday night we finished mixing Blake interludes at "The Jam" production team's studio in Burbank ,, super sick producers outta LA ..
Shopping!
Shopping day - got some sick outfits for the video shoot for 'Break anotha' .. Image is so important in this game. . . Got on a plane for Dallas to play our first gig ever together at the X games .. balls
First gig EVER with the band!!
Got to the Dallas Arena early to set up the backline stage for the show. First Arena show ADD has ever played .. First show Blake Lewis and ADD has ever played !! .. We popped the cherry !! . It was frickin rockin !! . We killed .. of course .. We've been rehearsing …
Break Anotha video shoot!
The video shoot for Break Anotha was today!! . Very very cool .. massive production , we were jumping in the air for about 4 hours .. We are all very sore !! .. Mega fun . .. Really good tiger prawns and home made tamales for lunch .. ; ) ..