New Shade of Jade
Technically, I am not a band. I am a lone musician who has made the most of his recording software and small collection of instruments to record track over track to layer enough voices to get the sound of a band. That is, at least, my hope.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Me: I started in 5th grade on trumpet, which I still play. Freshman year in high school, I bought an ac/elec guitar. I started writing folksy songs on the acoustic (they were quite terrible, I assure you). Later that year, I purchased a Gibson SG and started to get into more rock-type music. I continued to write, and my music began to improve a little. I used a recording program I downloaded for free online (Audacity) and the puny mic that comes with any standard pc desktop. End of my sophomore year, I began to accumulate bits of higher-quality recording equipment, and that summer, I made many purchases, which completely changed the sound of my recordings for the better. Since then, I've been using that equipment and writing and recording.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Nope. I'm strictly a private homestudio recording artist.
Your musical influences
Snow Patrol is awesome...I own a couple of their albums and love all of their songs.
I also listen to Bowling for Soup. Porcupine Tree has some cool stuff as well.
I also listen to Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, the Wallflowers, Jimmy Eat World, and some other assorted alternative artists.
What equipment do you use?
a TASCAM US-224 interface, a Rode NT-1A condenser mic, a PreSonus Preamp, an electric YAMAHA keyboard, my SG, a 65w Fender amp, and, of course, a Pop-Blocker!
Anything else?
Nope.
