My band is kind of taking off... [Archive]

AFurth

04-29-2007, 09:48 PM

What a fucking wild ride its been. We played our first gig on febuary 7 at a preliminary round of a battle of the bands. Last thursday we won the final round and now we're playing in front of 2,000 people at my school (Boston College). We'll be opening for a "secret" main act (last year it was matt nathanson, two years ago it was guster) on a huge outdoor festival stage with big stacks and lighting rigs, etc.

We got hooked up with a dude that takes pictures for Rolling Stone (he went to BC for a year before he dropped out to shoot pictures for a living) because he has a mutual friend and likes our music.

So he hooked us up with some cheap studio time and is going to put together a BANGING press kit. We should have live photos from this big outdoor show, a "sessions" DVD (i know a kid who works for our campus cable station - he directed the youtube video at the bottom), and a 5-song original EP.

I guess I just wanted to take the time to share a sort of success story with a bunch of people on these boards who have supported my songwriting over the years. Whenever I post something on here people take the time to give me constructive, interesting feedback. The suggestions I got on here helped hone my songwriting - from HolyCow as my first fan to nakedguy giving me his ultimate compliment ("it didn't completely suck") to mikedevoss and others telling me they liked the stuff.

I have already posted this song here, but this is a live video that I recorded for my school's cable TV show. It will probably be poppiest song off of our debut EP. It sounds empty without the band, but I'll keep you guys posted on what's going on with all of our shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4I-idd2lb0

Thanks for listening.

MGH4007

04-29-2007, 10:14 PM

Man you've really got a good voice that sticks out. Good luck with the show! Rock'em

HolyCow

04-29-2007, 10:26 PM

:thumbsup

Way to go man. I hope it keeps getting bigger and bigger. Just don't forget about us little douches here at Ants.

chr35919

04-29-2007, 10:26 PM

three step drop's riff kinda sounds like too much

edit: congrats on the gig!

bubba40

04-29-2007, 10:32 PM

:thumbsup

Way to go man. I hope it keeps getting bigger and bigger. Just don't forget about us little douches here at Ants.

:lol :thumbsup God I love that. :lol

TheMakerDMB17

04-29-2007, 10:45 PM

thats awesome news man... you make damn good music (just as i said in the thread i made to you)... keep it going

scholarbri84

04-29-2007, 11:42 PM

Congrats and keep it up!

TSilk

04-30-2007, 12:02 AM

Be sure to sign my copy of the EP when it comes out

AFurth

04-30-2007, 12:18 AM

Shit guys thanks a lot... I just figured i'd share with all the musicians around here. It's just so fun to make music with these guys. I feel so creative as a songwriter because I'm writing for other people. My influences (DMB, Zeppelin, Allmans, Beatles, Phish) are all meshing together for an interesting sound that is completely mine. It is so much fun.

My lead player was in an alternative rock band before and this band is like "setting him free" to just rip on lead. However, he writes parts for many of the verses, etc.

It's really fucking cool. Thanks for sharing the joy haha.

HolyCow

04-30-2007, 12:29 AM

You should get some full band videos on youtube.

And I'm really curious as to who you'll be opening for.

som3d3vil34

04-30-2007, 12:30 AM

That's awesome news Andrew. I've listened to some of your stuff in the past and was very impressed by it. Plus I always see people complimenting your music in random threads that arn't even about your music - they just see your link in your sig or something.

I hope it continues to go well for you and the band!

from HolyCow as my first fan to nakedguy giving me his ultimate compliment ("it didn't completely suck")

:lol :lol

justinandimcool

04-30-2007, 12:34 AM

Congratulations Andrew!!!! Come to California and play for us :)

btw, hopefully I'm following your footsteps as I will start playing shows around here as well ;)

But anyways- exciting stuff. Keep it up, and don't take it for granted. Many don't and won't have this happen to them. So good work, and good luck :hug

chr35919

04-30-2007, 12:48 AM

three step drop's riff kinda sounds like too much

edit: congrats on the gig!

Shit guys thanks a lot... I just figured i'd share with all the musicians around here.
do you hear what i'm saying? or am i crazy:o

AFurth

04-30-2007, 01:14 AM

do you hear what i'm saying? or am i crazy:o

i hear what you're saying. i think the riff is a little similar with the hammer, but its not a strummed chord to start and the second chord in the progression is different than the too much verse.

but ya, looking at it it does remind me of it a little bit. however, the goal when writing music is never to come up with something that someone else has already doen. I think the feel of it is a little different

AFurth

04-30-2007, 01:18 AM

You should get some full band videos on youtube.

And I'm really curious as to who you'll be opening for.

I'm really curious too! haha

And as for the full-band videos... we're going into a TV studio tuesday night to record in a similar thing than the video i posted in the first post in this thread.

So i'll be sure to post them when i have them compressed and uploaded to youtube.

chr35919

04-30-2007, 01:24 AM

i hear what you're saying. i think the riff is a little similar with the hammer, but its not a strummed chord to start and the second chord in the progression is different than the too much verse.
the feel is way different for sure...and the whole song is really like you said, just that one little part of the riff.

HolyCow

04-30-2007, 01:42 AM

And as for the full-band videos... we're going into a TV studio tuesday night to record in a similar thing than the video i posted in the first post in this thread.

So i'll be sure to post them when i have them compressed and uploaded to youtube.
Sweet. Really looking forward to them.

And did your band ever make a decision about Wisemen? I remember you saying they weren't real thrilled with it... but anything change?

AFurth

04-30-2007, 01:47 AM

Sweet. Really looking forward to them.

And did your band ever make a decision about Wisemen? I remember you saying they weren't real thrilled with it... but anything change?

i think it was a bit too straightforward for them. its a cool fucking riff in my opinion and it has a big chorus with an interesting bridge. but i think it's destined to be a campfire song. oh well haha

we'll figure out something to do with it... i never forget about a song and i love that one

VanHorneDog

04-30-2007, 02:18 AM

HolyCow

04-30-2007, 02:24 AM

i think it was a bit too straightforward for them. its a cool fucking riff in my opinion and it has a big chorus with an interesting bridge. but i think it's destined to be a campfire song. oh well haha

we'll figure out something to do with it... i never forget about a song and i love that one
Dang... I guess it's probably the same thing Dave's going through with Ayhee. :lol

AFurth

04-30-2007, 10:56 AM

thats awsome, if i ever found somebody who sounds like you to play with in my area i would drop a lot of things to play with them. i really dig the sound, id love to hear the band.

what other instruments you have?

It's kind of a cool mix right now. I have a jazz-trained drummer who plays in our marching band so he's pretty snare-heavy which I like. My bassist played jazz standards for 10 years before this so he does a lot of cool little runs and arpeggios... if he gets a little funk in him this summer, he'll be the ultimate weapon.

And then there's my lead player. The kid rips pretty hard - he was never really into phish but his fallback tone reminds me of trey's with a lot of sustain and a little auto wah in there. But he has this dirty pedal board so he can go wherever he wants with a song. Another benefit to having him around is that he came from a set-in-stone alternative rock band and we're kind of a jammy band with lots of solos and spots for improvosation. We keep each other in line. If I get too far out there, he reigns me in... also, he's never really played in a band with the room for creativity like this one. So that's awesome.

Lately, we have been having my buddy that goes to Berklee come guest on keys. He's the single best musician I know so he just adds another dimension to the band. Damn its so fun! haha

Jpikr005

04-30-2007, 11:20 AM

dude keep it up, sounds awesome

TGaucho

04-30-2007, 05:50 PM

that's awesome dude. Fucking rock on:thumbsup

LivWarriors45

04-30-2007, 06:24 PM

Dude you've got a lot of talent. I hardly ever post here (though I read the boards all the time,) but seeing these videos really made me want to give you a compliment on your work.

By the way, I'm thinking of going to BC as well, I visited April 12th and was really impressed. It seemed like a great school.

Anyway, I wish you good luck.

PhishFleck41

04-30-2007, 06:52 PM

Supernova is quite good.

swordo84

04-30-2007, 07:24 PM

Thats awesome dude, best of luck!

--Colin

AFurth

04-30-2007, 08:16 PM

I'm thinking of going to BC as well, I visited April 12th and was really impressed. It seemed like a great school.

BC is a cool place. I'd definately recommend coming here unless you've got a clearly better thing goin on. The combo of sports, major college programs, and this beautiful campus makes everything more fun.

And you can come see my band haha

scoobycc

04-30-2007, 08:44 PM

I know the college wanted me to keep this a secret, but I just couldn't resist breaking the big news. The band you will be opening for is ME. That's right, international recording artist Chris Campione of the Chris Campione Trio.

(joke obviously)

It's good to hear people breaking through in such a tough industry to even get slightly moving in. It is so time consuming and frustrating sometimes, and I think that is where people get weeded out. Those who truly love the feeling of playing live will continue the struggle. It is hard trying to balance out my six figure job which takes up so much time, and pretty much doing all of the stuff for my band, which takes up the rest of my time. But I love it!

Congrats man.

:thumbsup

VanHorneDog

04-30-2007, 08:55 PM

It's kind of a cool mix right now. I have a jazz-trained drummer who plays in our marching band so he's pretty snare-heavy which I like. My bassist played jazz standards for 10 years before this so he does a lot of cool little runs and arpeggios... if he gets a little funk in him this summer, he'll be the ultimate weapon.

And then there's my lead player. The kid rips pretty hard - he was never really into phish but his fallback tone reminds me of trey's with a lot of sustain and a little auto wah in there. But he has this dirty pedal board so he can go wherever he wants with a song. Another benefit to having him around is that he came from a set-in-stone alternative rock band and we're kind of a jammy band with lots of solos and spots for improvosation. We keep each other in line. If I get too far out there, he reigns me in... also, he's never really played in a band with the room for creativity like this one. So that's awesome.

Lately, we have been having my buddy that goes to Berklee come guest on keys. He's the single best musician I know so he just adds another dimension to the band. Damn its so fun! haha

thats sweet.

Seanieb

04-30-2007, 09:00 PM

Nice work man, have fun playing that show, it sounds like you are making the right moves. Keep it up!

Heavy As Stone

04-30-2007, 09:05 PM

My first thought when I saw this thread title was...

"My band is kind of taking off..... we're kind of a big deal."

Congrats dude.

achota33

04-30-2007, 11:42 PM

Andrew, ive checked out ur tunes and vids that u have on youtube and i was very very impressed. I'd definitely love to see some full band tunes, as im sure everyone else would. once you graduate from BC, are you gonna stay out there or come back to chicago? im from the south suburbs of chicago and would love to see u guys play!

cityondown5

05-01-2007, 02:41 AM

I <3 you Andrew. Good luck in all that you do. You deserve it.

nakedguydmb

05-01-2007, 04:29 AM

glad to hear you guys are doing well. that mean you're staying out there for the summer?

AFurth

05-01-2007, 10:42 AM

glad to hear you guys are doing well. that mean you're staying out there for the summer?

thanks - unfortunately I have to come home this summer. I didn't get a "real job" lined up quickly enough out here. so i'll be back in chicago playing coffee houses and writing new music. however, next summer we're going to have a few residencies out here so i cancelled my study abroad plans for the spring and i'm going to go at it full time starting next fall.

we're kind of planting the seeds now for a hardcore run later. should be fun.

nakedguydmb

05-01-2007, 01:12 PM

well, let me know whenever you'd like a gig here.

GraceIsGone40

05-01-2007, 01:28 PM

I have already posted this song here, but this is a live video that I recorded for my school's cable TV show. It will probably be poppiest song off of our debut EP. It sounds empty without the band, but I'll keep you guys posted on what's going on with all of our shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4I-idd2lb0

Nice job. But, um, were you watching the Charlie Rose "Stone" performance a lot before coming up with the concept for the video? I was waiting for a Stone tease.

Great job though.

jammer

05-01-2007, 03:24 PM

hey I've came across that song before. pretty good.

Trigg5514

05-01-2007, 08:36 PM

sounds great.....can't wait to hear some full band stuff

nuclearcapacity

05-01-2007, 09:27 PM

My first thought when I saw this thread title was...

"My band is kind of taking off..... we're kind of a big deal."

Congrats dude.

Yeah, I have to say I was really looking to rip you, but then I listened to your stuff and its excellent. I really cannot think of anything negative to say. Congrats on your impending success! Go by the tried and true formula, play live shows.

Also, you really need to sell your bandmates on Wisemen. It was my favorite of everything you've posted.

AFurth

05-01-2007, 10:01 PM

well, let me know whenever you'd like a gig here.

That would be great. I have a buddy who's staying down there in his apartment for the summer. Maybe we can work something out.

About the Charlie Rose show, that's what I thought too haha. But it wasn't my artistic direction at all.

Anyways, thanks everyone for all this positive feedback... I'm so pumped about this gig on thursday. Of course, school is coming first and I'm working my ass of on some organic chemistry right now. Fucking blows haha...

nakedguydmb

05-01-2007, 11:49 PM

no problem. let me know when you'd like to come down and i'll set it up. i've got a lot of openings for the summer still.

whiteysax

05-02-2007, 12:03 AM

good luck man... i haven't really followed your stuff, but i've checked in from time to time and know you've been working at it for some time... hopefully this is just another step in the right direction! hopefully I'll be able to create a thread like this in a year or two...

chr35919

05-02-2007, 03:07 AM

i wish my band was taking off...wait, i just wish i was in one:lorraine

someday:monkey

nakedguydmb

05-02-2007, 03:25 AM

i wish my band was taking off...wait, i just wish i was in one:lorraine

someday:monkey
you can at least see andrew when he's in town. hopefully it'll be packed and you won't have to see me there.

VanHorneDog

05-02-2007, 03:29 AM

i wish my band was taking off...wait, i just wish i was in one:lorraine

someday:monkey

ditto, dont cry. someday. at least give it a shot.

as soon as i get enough material im going to start giging if i can manage it, then look for a band. pachow.

jamjumpin

05-02-2007, 05:06 AM

My lead player was in an alternative rock band before and this band is like "setting him free" to just rip on lead. However, he writes parts for many of the verses, etc.

Haha, I know what you mean, I'm giving up metal this year!

Good to hear a band that doesn't have a shit singer, good singers are so hard to find these days.

walktheline

05-02-2007, 05:09 AM

well done Andrew. i like everything about what you've shown so far. all of the songs are similar but whatever, it still sounds really smooth. album soon, or did you say fall?

nice avatar too! alpine rocks!

chr35919

05-02-2007, 06:17 AM

you can at least see andrew when he's in town. hopefully it'll be packed and you won't have to see me there.i'll actually be back home in boston over the summer.

chr35919

05-02-2007, 06:18 AM

ditto, dont cry. someday. at least give it a shot.

as soon as i get enough material im going to start giging if i can manage it, then look for a band. pachow.

oh believe me i will. i've been playing with a few guys for a little bit now, but i wouldn't call it a band yet as there's no drummer:shrug

whiteysax

05-02-2007, 07:33 AM

ditto, dont cry. someday. at least give it a shot.

as soon as i get enough material im going to start giging if i can manage it, then look for a band. pachow.this is my problem... it's hard to just "gig" as a sax player unless you play parties/weddings/receptions with a karaokee type recording to back you up (which i've seen done)... and those gigs never lead to playing shows of original music. At least as a guitar player you can get the ball rolling... I need to find a guitar player just to start the process

AFurth

05-02-2007, 10:58 AM

Hey thanks again guys. Wow, I never expected all this positive energy from Ants haha.

Seriously... can someone tell me that my thread is useless without pics or something?

Anyways, they're trying to keep the main act a surprise, but I think it's going to be Reel Big Fish haha. Remember ska? It should be a good time - that music is fun to stumble around to...

whiteysax

05-02-2007, 03:25 PM

nakedguydmb

05-02-2007, 03:45 PM

i'll actually be back home in boston over the summer.
weird how that works.

chr35919

05-02-2007, 03:57 PM

weird how that works.that he's coming back to illinois from boston, and i'm doing the reverse?

nakedguydmb

05-02-2007, 04:28 PM

that he's coming back to illinois from boston, and i'm doing the reverse?
yes. can you two not exist in the same area at the same time or something?

AFurth

05-02-2007, 04:46 PM

yes. can you two not exist in the same area at the same time or something?

haha... i think he's just REALLY trying to avoid seeing a show.

oh, and here's my e-mail. shoot me one and we'll get to talking about the summer. i'd love to work together.

andrew@theprojectboston.com

chr35919

05-02-2007, 04:56 PM

yes. can you two not exist in the same area at the same time or something?nope. in other news, i can't wait to get out of this butthole. i love the campus, but other than that illinois as a whole kinda blows:shrug

haha... i think he's just REALLY trying to avoid seeing a show.

oh, and here's my e-mail. shoot me one and we'll get to talking about the summer. i'd love to work together.

andrew@theprojectboston.com
i'll see you sometime.:thumbsup

nakedguydmb

05-02-2007, 05:37 PM

nope. in other news, i can't wait to get out of this butthole. i love the campus, but other than that illinois as a whole kinda blows:shrug

i'll see you sometime.:thumbsup
you picked the school.

chr35919

05-02-2007, 08:55 PM

you picked the school.i did...but only because it was the best one i got accepted to. i love my friends, the campus life, and the campus itself...but again, i've come to realize illinois is a butthole:)

nakedguydmb

05-02-2007, 09:54 PM

i did...but only because it was the best one i got accepted to. i love my friends, the campus life, and the campus itself...but again, i've come to realize illinois is a butthole:)
seems to be based on relatively little, but hey, that's how it goes.

chr35919

05-02-2007, 11:31 PM

seems to be based on relatively little, but hey, that's how it goes.
just based on my experience here.

MGH4007

05-03-2007, 12:29 AM

can you upload any full band audio? please.

AFurth

05-03-2007, 01:58 AM

can you upload any full band audio? please.

we're sbding the show tomorrow... will post here asap

mikedevoss6

05-03-2007, 02:18 AM

Woo I got mentioned! ha You guys are great, man. Congratulations on all your success. I still have your old solo stuff on the comp and I like throwing on "The Wind" now and again.

MGH4007

05-03-2007, 08:09 AM

we're sbding the show tomorrow... will post here asap

thanks!:thumbsup

AFurth

05-03-2007, 11:20 AM

Oh man... so anyone who knows guitar/bass equipment will know what I'm talking about.

So my bassist and guitarist have mediocre equipment in terms of amps, etc.

However, for today we decided to go get some dirty stuff. So my guitarist is playing through a Mesa Boogie head and a Marshall cab and my bassist is plugging in to an Ampeg half stack. :)

We are going to sound 10x better than we ever have before haha! Hopefully we get a good soundboard.

DMBRyan10

05-03-2007, 01:19 PM

AFurth

05-03-2007, 01:33 PM

That should be a great rig, but just make sure to keep everything balanced, or else your vocals will not show up at all. And nothing makes a band sound worse than when your just too damn loud and can't hear a single word being sung.

Ya... there's a legit sound team running things... I trust them. The real benefit to this is going to be the full tone we're gonna get. They'll mix everything together externally - they have those dirty amp mics that are black and flat on one side - not sure who makes them, but it's gonna sound unbelievable haha.

DAMN IM SO PUMPED!

aiistar21

05-03-2007, 02:51 PM

just dont fuck up........

...if you do, you can always come here. Better music town anyways.

AFurth

05-03-2007, 09:45 PM

FUCK! no soundboard. we're going into the studio to record some live stuff early next week.

then the EP happens - we start recording the 12th.

its frustrating we couldn't hook it up - the sound got all fucked up. the surprise band turned out to be saves the day (god damn kill me now). however, we were the only band that got a full set. the generator went out - saves the day played 3 songs and the other opener played 4... we played for a full half hour and about 1000 people were there by the end haha. it was amazing, but we couldn't get the soundboard together - it'll happen soon though. thanks for the interest guys it was so fun jesus haha

MGH4007

05-03-2007, 10:21 PM

What do you mean by you can get the soundboard together?:confused

nakedguydmb

05-04-2007, 04:14 AM

What do you mean by you can get the soundboard together?:confused
likely a problem figuring out which outputs to use and how to get that to work with whatever recorder it was.

AFurth

05-04-2007, 04:16 AM

What do you mean by you can get the soundboard together?:confused

we were trying to set up to record into my guitarist's protools console and his computer and they called us up on stage. the thing was that the sound equipment got there way late and they were just finishing putting it together when we got there.

basically, right as we were about to finish setting up the recording, the sound guy yelled at us to RUN to the stage. its really too bad because we had dirty equipment and we sounded great.

however... we're doing studio sessions soon and we'll be able to post those... those'll be live

comerelaxnow

05-04-2007, 05:01 AM

i think this sounds good. though it kinda sounds like you need to clear your throat throughout the song.

when you go into the part thats like "HEY"....you sound like O.A.R

AFurth

05-04-2007, 12:58 PM

i think this sounds good. though it kinda sounds like you need to clear your throat throughout the song.

when you go into the part thats like "HEY"....you sound like O.A.R

i had a cold. and i kind of thought that OAR thing too... interesting because i don't really like that guys voice much. hopefully its just a stylistic thing.

robbins876

05-04-2007, 02:00 PM

Do you really want people to start using the term "dirty" or something?

nakedguydmb

05-04-2007, 02:31 PM

Do you really want people to start using the term "dirty" or something?
i was actually wondering about that, too. is it making a strong surge on the east coast or something?

AFurth

05-04-2007, 03:18 PM

haha... i think its just a me thing. i should probably start to diversify adjectives a little bit.

DMBRyan10

05-04-2007, 09:08 PM

Count me in on the overuse of the word "dirty" brigade...

It has seemingly caught on like wildfire.

chr35919

05-04-2007, 09:20 PM

so did you tell us how it went? did you kill it?

AFurth

05-04-2007, 09:46 PM

ya man it was great. however, "saves the day" was the headliner... not my cup of tea. the funny thing was that the generator went out right after our set. we were the only band that got to play a full set haha.

it was awesome... by the time we were done we had 500 people watching haha!

nakedguydmb

05-05-2007, 03:36 AM

Count me in on the overuse of the word "dirty" brigade...

It has seemingly caught on like wildfire.
is it the new "wicked" or something?

jk333

05-05-2007, 10:45 AM

is it the new "wicked" or something?

pretty much, wicked is still popular but dirty is becoming common; though i wouldn't type it.

you should consider at least mixing SOME audience recording into any soundboards that you put out... soundboards will always sound pretty good but without an audience mix too its VERY hard to make them sound great.

the acoustics just don't work, what you hear on a soundboard isn't what you hear live... that said soundboards will always sound good, aud recordings can do anything...

nakedguydmb

05-05-2007, 03:30 PM

soundboards are tough unless you can record each line individually and edit it later. a regular stereo or mono board mix will usually be very unbalanced, especially if your stage volume for amps is loud.

Monk

05-06-2007, 04:58 PM

Nice work dude. Saves the Day huh, kind of a let down but seems like the show went well. On a side note, I think you are gonna really need to diversify your songs if you want to take this somewhere. I just watched all of your vids and I felt like the songs were all the same. Same vocal range, similar rythum technique, and time sigs. Now there might be some variations, but all were extrememly similar. You could even just start with writing a slow song and a fast song. These are all medium paced and sound almost identical. Not trying to be overly critical, I just think you could do this with ease. Take some risks, try something new, I think you will be pleasantly suprised at what happens.

MGH4007

05-06-2007, 07:28 PM

lions kinda sounds like ants

chr35919

05-06-2007, 10:21 PM

lions kinda sounds like antsmeh. that d chord is the only real thing i can see that sounds like ants.

however, three step does sound like too much imo

AFurth

05-06-2007, 10:44 PM

Keep in mind lots of these songs are just templates for my band to enhance the music and add our sound to things. Also, two of the songs were written together and i'm trying to decide which one to keep (lyons and wisemen) - that's why i taped both of them and why lots of the songs sound "similar." And lyons has been removed from the band reportoire - too boring haha.

A lot of my influence is tied to Dave Matthews - though i am trying to get away from it and diversify and express myself its hard to completly ditch influences (i am never trying to sound like dave or any of my other influences)

Anywho - since a lot of you are posting here and seem to be interested (which is tight by the way) - i was lazy today and recorded a bunch of shit.

the stone (for a female friend of mine - ima get laid haha)
http://download.yousendit.com/D6D81BDB6D733D01

new band original - (short skirt)
- my lead player was on acoustic and my drummer was playing with some hand percussion and shit - we were a little baked haha
http://download.yousendit.com/7C98324400C4F11D

new solo original - "my friends" (tentative title - very young tune)
http://download.yousendit.com/A254AFFE1DEEDBF1

cmckim

05-06-2007, 10:45 PM

AFurth

05-06-2007, 11:51 PM

So Andrew, do you guys travel much to do any shows? Like Wichita, KS maybe? The reason I ask is that you all have a growing following around Wichita State University and around the city as well. Just seeing how far you would go to do a show.

Wow that's really fantastic. We would love to come to Wichita. However, we aren't really set up for touring right now.

If you're serious, though, maybe we can talk to your student government about setting up a date on a weekend second semester next year. If you have any friends involved with that stuff, etc. tell them to shoot me an e-mail at andrew@theprojectboston.com

We're pretty dirt cheap since we're such a young band, but we'll have a great press kit to put before your student budget comittee and we're going to be spreading our music.

Again, im floored that you say we have a growing following. Thanks so much!

cmckim

05-07-2007, 12:07 AM

I'll hit up a friend of mine who's in the SGA at WSU. They always have a show in August or September for conovocation and it would awesome to have you guys come.

AFurth

05-07-2007, 12:13 AM

I'll hit up a friend of mine who's in the SGA at WSU. They always have a show in August or September for conovocation and it would awesome to have you guys come.

Sounds great. Thanks a lot - it would be a blast to go on the road for a little bit.

aiistar21

05-07-2007, 01:13 AM

...im in

AFurth

05-07-2007, 12:04 PM

Here's a picture from that show... damn it was fun

Alazais

05-07-2007, 12:12 PM

Lol At the bass player in flip flops..

AFurth

05-07-2007, 12:15 PM

Lol At the bass player in flip flops..

haha i'm wearing em too - its summer man:monkey

Monk

05-07-2007, 03:48 PM

Please write some songs that are different that all of these. Here is the best way I can put it. I love soda, literally drink it all the time. But if your songs were soda's here is what the track list would be for your EP.

1- Pepsi
2 - Coke
3 - Diet Pepsi
4 - RC Cola
5 - Diet Coke (Coke Zero Reprise)

Andrew, I support you and your music, but please, for the love of God, write me an Orange Fanta. Please take this the right way, I am only trying to help.

chrisheine41

05-07-2007, 04:41 PM

aiistar21

05-07-2007, 05:29 PM

daraidaaa

05-07-2007, 05:43 PM

Andrew, you know I dig the music. There isn't really much else I can say that I haven't already said, or been said in the thread, so just keep rocking man. Glad to see you finally are making it more. Congrats.

HolyCow

05-07-2007, 06:07 PM

Hey Andrew, are you trying to do anything with Glass Houses for the full band? Or is it going to be strictly a solo song?

Because, it's probably my favorite song of yours.

aiistar21

05-07-2007, 06:59 PM

Hey Andrew, are you trying to do anything with Glass Houses for the full band? Or is it going to be strictly a solo song?

Because, it's probably my favorite song of yours.

Hmmm.... Am I missing something? What is Glass Houses?

AFurth

05-07-2007, 07:47 PM

Hey Andrew, are you trying to do anything with Glass Houses for the full band? Or is it going to be strictly a solo song?

Because, it's probably my favorite song of yours.

shane and i worked on it. we'll probably do it when we do our duet shows next fall (drummer and bassist will be gone)

HolyCow

05-07-2007, 08:29 PM

This is Glass Houses. Great song.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/gvrbpx

(I hope you don't mind this Andrew...)

aiistar21

05-07-2007, 08:30 PM

This is Glass Houses. Great song.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/gvrbpx

(I hope you don't mind this Andrew...)

Thanks... He just sent it to me though. Great song. Makes me cry :lorraine

AFurth

05-07-2007, 09:17 PM

no problem - share the music whenever/wherever you want. when we get the EP, we're gonna try to make $ off it, but EVERYTHING ELSE is fair game.

about my pepsi ep, i'm working on some fanta and chocolate milk haha. give it a little time we're young as a band. but thats been taken into consideration

AFurth

05-12-2007, 11:04 PM

So today was my first day in the studio with a band. It was absolutely incredible - my drummer laid down three tracks and they sound great

i'll keep you guys posted, but this is going to be such a fun experience - man it was just so cool watching the engineer mix down all the drum mics haha

this is the place were recording our EP - http://web.mac.com/subtlesounds/iWeb/Subtle%20Sounds/About%20us.html

Rockyall107

05-14-2007, 01:17 PM

good shit andrew, your a big inspiration to me as far as staying with writing my own music...thanks

AFurth

05-16-2007, 11:31 PM

good shit andrew, your a big inspiration to me as far as staying with writing my own music...thanks

wow thanks that means a lot - we're so close to being dONE!

aiistar21

05-17-2007, 03:47 AM

aiistar21

05-17-2007, 07:02 AM

hey andrew... you know your song "Short Skirt"? Well i didnt like the lyrics, so I changed it. Here is the new chorus. It's called "Tank Top"

Put on a tank top girl,
We're goin to the Ritz
Put on a tank top girl
Let the world see those tits.

Run with this. It will make you millions

I got another chorus for you andrew...

Put on a tank top girl
You're fine and thats a fact.
Put on a tank top girl
I wanna feel your rack.

AFurth

05-18-2007, 12:40 PM

So we finished the EP last night - its in post-production for mastering right now and we're working on some cover art and processing pictures and shit.

It sounds really good - unbelievable what a good job the engineer did with everything we captured. I'd love to have some clips for you guys, but we're not supposed to - our manager is trying to do this the right way and he's holding the clips until they're finished with everything (well, not holding them, but he asked us not to distribute them).

Anywho - check out www.theprojectboston.com for updates on it (we should have some clips up soon). We're gonna do a preorder too - so be on the lookout for that.

And of course, I'll post here when we have it all put together.

AFurth

05-23-2007, 04:14 AM

First track from the EP up on the website - streaming at www.theprojectboston.com. This song was condensed a lot for the studio version, but hopefully you guys like it in its shortened form.

Also, we got a dude to scratch some vinyl in the studio for us - we are going to try to incorporate a little of that into our live shows (without it being cheesy, of course) - I'm just trying to create a little variety haha

HolyCow

05-23-2007, 10:54 PM

First track from the EP up on the website - streaming at www.theprojectboston.com (http://www.theprojectboston.com). This song was condensed a lot for the studio version, but hopefully you guys like it in its shortened form.

Also, we got a dude to scratch some vinyl in the studio for us - we are going to try to incorporate a little of that into our live shows (without it being cheesy, of course) - I'm just trying to create a little variety haha
I've listened to Short Skirt 5 times so far today. So catchy and fun. I'm really looking forward to the EP.

DMBinNE

05-23-2007, 11:54 PM

I just got back to this site after a long break to find this thread and your music. GREAT STUFF!! I'm glad I dropped by and got to catch your tunes.

As others have stated, let us know when the EP drops. Good stuff. I just bought your LP, hope it's just as good. :D

daraidaaa

05-24-2007, 10:17 PM

the stone (for a female friend of mine - ima get laid haha)
http://download.yousendit.com/D6D81BDB6D733D01

new band original - (short skirt)
- my lead player was on acoustic and my drummer was playing with some hand percussion and shit - we were a little baked haha
http://download.yousendit.com/7C98324400C4F11D

new solo original - "my friends" (tentative title - very young tune)
http://download.yousendit.com/A254AFFE1DEEDBF1

Reup of these please?

AtCH0601

05-24-2007, 11:57 PM

Hey Andrew,
I don't post much, more of just a floater on the boards... but I'm liking your stuff.
I'm a BC student '10 and when I heard you were playing Modstock I made a point to get there early enough to catch your set (almost had to cut a final a bit short to get there in time)... honestly The Project was the band most worth seeing that day, nice job. Also now that I think of it, I remember walking by the Chocolate Bar one day and hearing someone covering All Along the Watchtower on solo-acoustic, the Dave Matthews version of it. I'm guessing that was probably you too? I stopped in and listened for a bit and liked your style right off the bat, and Modstock and what I hear on your website only sounds better with the full band.

Good luck man and I hope to hear the band again.

PTstoy

05-26-2007, 02:48 PM

i never really come to the musicianc but i was jsut wondering around and found your stuff and i think its great! I am really enjoying it. come to NY some time!

1eyed_jack

05-26-2007, 03:11 PM

when we get the EP, we're gonna try to make $ off it, but EVERYTHING ELSE is fair game.

in it for all the right reasons $$$

iStreetRep

05-26-2007, 03:26 PM

Andrew,
Nice songs and I love the site, well done

Rock on!!

aiistar21

05-26-2007, 06:46 PM

Andrew,
Nice songs and I love the site, well done

Rock on!!

iStreetRep... What is that?

AFurth

05-27-2007, 12:18 AM

Hey thanks guys.

And to address oneeyedjack - honestly, in no way am i in this for money. I would, however, like to make back the close to $1000 that i and my bandmates have invested in this band over the last year. Studio time isn't free - keeping the website running, etc.

I know i don't really have to defend myself, but I really really love making music - so I guess i'd rather ya'll understand my motivations. There are enough musicians out there in it to make a buck - i'm REALLY not one of them.

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys - this band is a ton of fun (i'm going to miss playing with them this summer a LOT)

UltimateFrisbee

05-27-2007, 01:02 AM

Great song! I want more!

You've got email.

nakedguydmb

05-27-2007, 02:46 AM

in it for all the right reasons $$$
what a stupid post.

1eyed_jack

05-27-2007, 03:06 AM

what a stupid post.

pot kettle black?

trippinchad

05-27-2007, 09:28 AM

wow, sounds awesome:thumbsup

aiistar21

05-27-2007, 10:15 AM

dude you rock. I cant wait to hear the new album. Its my most awaited album of the summer. When can i expect a release date?

nakedguydmb

05-27-2007, 02:54 PM

pot kettle black?
not so much, no.

comerelaxnow

05-27-2007, 04:44 PM

not so much, no.

yeah pretty much.....

nakedguydmb

05-27-2007, 10:43 PM

yeah pretty much.....
please, do explain.

comerelaxnow

05-28-2007, 12:23 AM

well you said 1eyedjacks post was stupid and he implied that you make stupid posts and i notice alot of your posts are negative towards other people which i find stupid.

thats all

Pat M

05-28-2007, 02:48 AM

:lol

aiistar21

05-28-2007, 01:59 PM

i love lamp

ji/\/\ithing

05-28-2007, 02:47 PM

andrew, your stuff sounds great, i dig your style. don't listen to the disgruntled ants who say you're not good, because half of them bitch about dave too so shows what they know. you are one more reason that i miss the Chi and hope to move back. keep rockin out and best of luck!

nakedguydmb

05-28-2007, 03:33 PM

well you said 1eyedjacks post was stupid and he implied that you make stupid posts and i notice alot of your posts are negative towards other people which i find stupid.

thats all
posting criticism or negative opinions about things that people ask for opinions about is now just being flatly negative? :lol

comerelaxnow

05-28-2007, 09:02 PM

posting criticism or negative opinions about things that people ask for opinions about is now just being flatly negative? :lol

:lol uuhh yes!

negative comments = being negative even if someone asks for an opinion. now if the guy asked for smart ass comments then your normal remarks would be called for

nakedguydmb

05-28-2007, 09:16 PM

:lol uuhh yes!

negative comments = being negative even if someone asks for an opinion. now if the guy asked for smart ass comments then your normal remarks would be called for
show me my recent posts where i've been a smart ass about things, and not just critical. i'd love to see them.

unless you think someone having a negative opinion of something and then being critical of it, when asked to do so, is being a smart ass.

sorry if i don't sugar coat things, but apparently people appreciate it when i don't. i've said it before, but people regularly PM me asking me to listen to things and be honest.

aiistar21

05-28-2007, 10:21 PM

can you play graduation parties in the chicagoland area? I live around there and we were wondering if you could play and what you would charge... thanks andrew!

comerelaxnow

05-28-2007, 11:37 PM

show me my recent posts where i've been a smart ass about things, and not just critical. i'd love to see them.

unless you think someone having a negative opinion of something and then being critical of it, when asked to do so, is being a smart ass.

sorry if i don't sugar coat things, but apparently people appreciate it when i don't. i've said it before, but people regularly PM me asking me to listen to things and be honest.

relax man.....all i was doing was agreeing with the guy who you called stupid for posting something when the fact is alot of your posts are negative

nakedguydmb

05-29-2007, 04:47 AM

relax man.....all i was doing was agreeing with the guy who you called stupid for posting something when the fact is alot of your posts are negative
yes, but apparently you can't seem to separate being negative in criticism and being negative for no reason. just because i don't enjoy something doesn't mean that i can't offer a valid opinion on it. i seriously want you to show me an unproductive, negative post (that's not in this thread).

comerelaxnow

05-29-2007, 05:55 AM

[quote=nakedguydmb;6095711]yes, but apparently you can't seem to separate being negative in criticism and being negative for no reason.

whats with all of this defense on what your reasons are for being negative. im not arguing why or who benifits from it....im simply stating that i come across alot of your posts that are negative. i was mainly playing off what 1eyedjack said and by no means am i saying that your just some ass that says bad things to people because im not saying that. obviously there was a reason why 1eyedjack made that comment in the 1st place.

why this issue isn't dropped by now i don't know