Band Acadamy

Once again, this is to get rid of the archive on the left... I'll post all the How-To material below. Let me know if this is working for you or not.

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Scream

For the Negative Numbers of Fans Out There.

Alright, well I'll refine this later, but I'm listing all the journal entries here so that i can get rid of that god awful hierarchy thing on the side of the page. Here goes... Let me know what you think.

Getting Started
Backstory (because this might interest someone?)
Catching Up
Quote/Unquote
Can I Get a Little More Fore and a Little More Play?
Band Etiquette and Press Kits
"Stealing Stars"
Confidence Boost
Finals
Break-Ups and Make-Ups
Dear Allie,
Hero Records?

Dear Allie,

I miss you more than music...

Sing until your lungs give out... or scream?

Heh, my girlfriends going to kill me for this post. The ability to scream like my favorite bands continues to elude me. When I picture myself up onstage in front of a large audience singing along to my songs, I don't picture what I've been doing. Theres never any acoustic sets, or pop punk ballads; my dreams reflect myself writing songs like the ones I listen to. In my opinion a lead singer of a rock band needs to be able to scream as well as sing now-a-days. People want that kind of versatility, as well as most bands looking for a new singer. While I still haven't been able to conquer this ability, I know theres many more kids like me looking to learn. Following are a list of websites that I have found helpful in pursuits(without the "dont screw up your voice"help""). Hopefully these can help somebody else struggling with this. BTW if you have any hints, tricks, or suggestions as to learning how to scream, feel free to leave them in the comments.

Merkaba's Voice Help Hotline - Good for anything vocal, but covers screaming extensively.

Tony Bullard Metal Tutorial - Decent Mp3 tutorial on Metal style screaming.

Learn How to Scream Part 2 - I don't think there is a part 1 to this, but its another decent Mp3 tutorial.

Screaming 101 - Basic Tutorial by some scene kid, but simplifies the process.

Melissa Cross - I know this is what you get whenever you search screaming, but it is worthwhile if you can find one.

I'll add more later if I can find them.

Listening To: From Autumn to Ashes, "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life"

Break-ups and Make-ups

So I guess I forgot this page existed. Or maybe I just put it on the back burner while I was slacking in school. I last wrote in December. As Her Voice Fades (we had finally decided on a name) played a few shows and then disbanded because our guitar player decided to rejoin his old project now that they had a full summer tour. It was a shame too; we had finished some brand new songs, half an EP, and were about to go into the studio. He recently contacted me and told me he found another guitarist and wanted to start the project back up with both of us. I'm a little hesitant, because he's already backed out on me once, but I'll give him another go. I've also contacted another band about joining. This ones more screamo oriented. I sent them some of my old demo's and he loved them, so we should be getting together in a few weeks and working on some material. I just put up a music player on the right side of the page, so you can listen to some rough demo's as well and follow my style. The songs are DEFINITELY not perfect, but it will give you an idea of what I sound like. I'll keep everyone updated on which band I pick and how that all works out... Screamo... that means I need to learn how to scream... "It's nothing mom!!! The devils in my room!", or maybe a dying animal... Oh boy.

Listening To: Greeley Estates, "Angela Lansbury Keeps Guys Like You Off the Street"

Suggestions

I've been meaning to put a suggestion box somewhere on this page, but with a blog its a pain. I'm going to put a link from the main page to the comments under this post so that you can leave me ideas, and suggestions for things you want to see on this blog. (ex. video updates, music, reviews, and anything else that strikes your interest.) Please, please PLEASE leave a suggestion whether your going to follow the ride or not.
I also finally posted some music from the acoustic project I mentioned earlier on the right side of the page. This is all music that was recorded while we were writing it, so it is in no way a finished product. But it will give you an idea of how my band(s) sounds progress.

enjoy the new features,
EverydayHero