November 2009 Archives

On Saturday, January 16th we will be releasing our new CD "The Color Line". This CD is very special to us on so many different levels and we wanted to release it properly. Our goal was to bring the area's top original bands from several different genres together to put on what could very well be the biggest original rock show Southern NJ has seen. We picked Hangar 84 for this show because it is one of the NJ area's premier venues for original music. A total of 10 bands will hit the stage to help us release "The Color Line" in style, and give the people attending their money's worth. Bands that have already confirmed are listed below; check them out, you won't be disappointed!!! Make your plans now to attend the FESTIVAL OF FIRE 2 on January 16th 2010!!

 Without Logic (Newark, DE) www.myspace.com/withoutlogicband

The Better Half (Cherry Hill, NJ) www.myspace.com/thebetterhalfonline

Comic Book Heroes (Wyomissing, PA) www.myspace.com/cbhmusic

Sounds from Atlantis (Westville, NJ) www.myspace.com/soundsfromatlantis

BoneDevil (Vineland, NJ) www.myspace.com/bonedevil

61 North (Woodstown, NJ) www.myspace.com/61northband

Class 6 (Glassboro, NJ) www.myspace.com/class6live

The Essentials (Swedesboro, NJ) http://www.essentialsmusic.net/

 

We've recently finished up our new CD entitled "The Color Line". This will include 8 tracks that Matt and I believe will show just how diversified BxN really is. With exception to "Hold On" which was produced by Dave Ivory, all songs were recorded and produced in-house. This was a very valuable learning experience for us.  I stumbled upon a formula for recording my guitar tracks that really captured the tone i've always wanted on wax. I used 3 different amplifiers for the recording of The Color Line: 1) Bogner Uberschall 2) Ladner G1 and 3) Rivera K-Tre. The Bogner was used mostly for rythm-based tracks and for some leads and overdubs. My Ladner G1 was the shining star of these recording sessions as it brought such tonality not only to my rhythm tracks, but amazing lead tones as well. I exclusively used my Ladner 1x12 cube cabinet for recording all of my guitar tracks, the results were awesome. The EV speaker in that little cab sounds amazing, and it's easy to isolate. DC and Andrew Ladner are great guys to work with and make an outstanding amp. I've posted a link to their website below so you can check them out. As always i managed to throw in several acoustic tracks using my Dad's 65 Gibson and my Ibanez acoustic electric running direct. A great song featuring the Gibson will be included on the "Legacy" tracks which will be avaialble via dropcard download. http://ladnerengineering.com/

This video was taken during our October 24th show at Vineland's Hangar 84. The song is one of our older tunes entitled "Live Free". What made this special is that we invited a friend up to play Matt's guitar parts. He is a very talented young musician that has been to several of our shows. Enjoy