Studio West

Hello Kids!

Well, we just identified the studio for our project. The guys loved it! We will be using their house engineer to assist and Dan Burdette has agreed to come along side as our lead engineer on the project! Dan is the man! We are excited and thrilled to have such a strong team and force behind the "Using Gray" project. Peter, the studio chief is thrilled about the project. I just need to confirm with Peter and begin our production schedule. The guys start pre-production soon! Derek just penned another awesome song, so we have great material to work with!!

Using Gray - hold on to "your hats and glasses", because here we go!!! America - please be patient, good stuff doesn't come quickly or easily.

V.

CONGRATS "USING GRAY" FOR ENDORSMENT

CONGRATS USING GRAY FOR YOUR FIRST PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT!
Julio will be endorsed by the Battlefield Drum Company. Currently we are finalizing the deal. He will be ordering his custom set soon. He plays on a Battlefield Snare and you can hear this on the Black Out and Cover video. It is huge, huge, huge!!!!

Great job guys, proud of you. Thanks Julio for leading the way. Other endorsements coming soon!!!

V.

Endorsements Coming Soon!

We are very excited that we have a few endorsement deals coming soon! We can't let the cat out of the bag yet, but when they are finalized we will let all of you know. This week I am touring with my studio scout to identify a local studio for our project. This Friday we are touring Studio West. Very nice people over there. Check them out - you can see there link to the left of these posts. Take care kiddos!

- V

"So Near"

Awesome! We finished "So Near" on our pre-production track. We really want to know what you think! Let us know. We will be going into the studio to begin our album project soon. The band is all psyched and pumped up. Thank you to all for your feedback and comments on myspace. See you soon in a city near you!

"Black Out and Cover"

Here you go kids!!! The long awaited live recording of the "new" Using Gray. Remember, this is all live, all live, no tricks and gimmicks. This is not a music video, but raw footage of the guys with a little bit of video editing. Please don't mistake this as a music video that you would see on MTV or VH1. This is live at a bar. The mix you hear is straight from the board, with minor post - re-EQ and compression. There was no tracking done and no pro-tools, no vocal editing or overdubs, zippo. This is the raw talent of Using Gray. And it kicks...! What you hear is what you get!

Thanks guys for the music and passion! Julio - you are a great addition to the band! Derek and John, as always, you guys rock!

What's Up

Things seem to be going well. We should be meeting with the guys on Sunday. We are entering a song writing competition with IMWS. My friend Rob D helped with filming and editing a video of a live show at Hogue's. Thanks Rob!!! Great Job!!! It is raw footage with some cool effects. We only did a two camera shoot - amazing what you can do with two cameras, and the talent to back it up! We did a little bit of post to the recording, just some re-EQing and minor compression, not much so what you see and hear is what you going to get from these guys! Incredible music and a great performance. I am really proud of these guys. They work hard and are hungry. Looking foward to getting the recording project off the ground. Starting the pre-production process! Until next time, different "Bat" time, but same "Bat" channel. Be on the look out for the raw Video of "Black Out and Cover".