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March 2012
I hope everyone
is having a great 2012 so far! Here in the Midwest region of the US, we're
having temperatures in the 80's, when it's normally below freezing and snow
covered. Life couldn't be much better!
Lots of news to
report, so I'll get right to it...
EQUINOX
- Jamison, Lonnie, and myself have been getting together and playing through our
old songs, offering ideas for songs we never finished back in the day, and even
writing new material. We are doing this completely without an agenda - just for
our own selfish enjoyment. Now that we're officially 'old men', we're just a
bunch of friends getting together in a basement (albeit a suitable studio ;),
drinking beer and having fun creating music together again. I'm not saying we'll
ever record anything to be released again, or tour anytime, etc. But after 12
years apart, it's been great having my musical soulmates back in my life in a
musical way. So there's been a very low-key
Equinox reunion this year.
Hopefully it continues! Here's a recent picture after some wood-shedding -
sweaty bad hair and all! lol ...
Live
Performances - Despite a couple considerations recently to join
different groups, I decided to stay put, so I'm still performing around the
region with Joy Ride. The
calendar keeps me fairly busy with shows, and a performing Eric is a
happy Eric! (Yeah, I referred to myself in the 3rd party). I do have some
gaps in this year's calendar though, and I've been fortunate enough to fill them
with fill-in dates with friends in other variety groups in town. It's also been
rare to have evenings off to get out and go see my friends in other bands, but
I've actually been able to do so recently. It's always fun to get asked to come
up and sit in with people you'd otherwise not get the opportunity to. Plus I'm
doing my own little part to support the local live music scene.
Recording
- I have contributed to a few recent recording projects (not my own). As I
understand it, one of them is being mastered now, and should be complete by the
end of the month. I'll share more info as it becomes known to me. That goes for
all of the projects. I'm just a hired gun for them, so I'm at the mercy of the
owners of those projects to provide any info to me. I haven't done any other
recording sessions yet this year. No new commercial jingles, or other releases
to report, since last November.
Etc.
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If you'll be in the area, feel free to contact me using the info above - and I
invite you to come on out to a show some time, and say hi. :)
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