So it's been reported to me by 3 sources now that there was an article written about us, and we have no idea where it would have been. We're thinking it was in The Shepherd Express, but we're not too sure. The 3 people who have informed us are unrelated in any way shape or form. This is a big plus, as we have no known insiders there like we do in other media outlets.
Also, it's come to our attention that the audio from our Youtube video of us covering "The Pusher" at The Monkey Bar last year has made its way to a local podcast. It can be found in the June podcast of milwaukeerockposters.com under the "Radio" and then "2011" section. Milwaukee Rock Posters is apparently done through the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and thus we somehow have gotten some support over there. This is surprising in that all my contacts over there (mainly WMSE) have dried up years ago (American Radio Police had an in with "The Rudeboy" about a decade ago, but he's long gone).
This is all fascinating to us, and a good sign that we need to continue with the shows. The venues we've been playing have been spectacular, and with the exception of the trainwreck Bay View Brewhaus show, the shows have been going over great!
Our next show will be in the burbs. We'll be playing at KOCHANSKI'S CONCERTINA BEER HALL on November 19th with The Hullmen, and Floor Model.
Wisconsin Beef Commission is a country/punk band from Milwaukee, WI.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Recording
So in light of the upcoming recording sessions, we've been gearing up, writing new material, and getting down to the brass tacks of how we are going to accomplish getting the effect of the live sound into recording. We already have an EP's worth of material that we've been playing, and now we're all bringing all our ideas to the table for the first album.
On a personal note, I have been mapping out how I'm going to separate the 2 bass sounds on the recording. I will actually be recording the "bass" separate from the "guitar" sound (my bass through the guitar amp to simulate guitar sound). Live, I obviously can't do this, but the beauty of multi-track recording is I will be able to in the recording process. I plan on using most of the same gear I use live, except the 2 tracks will have 2 different basses. The "bass" side will be all Fender P-Bass, which I have been using for some of our shows, and all American Radio Police shows, and running that through my Ampeg SVTII and SVT810E cab. This has been my predominant sound for over a decade. For the "guitar" side, I'll be using my '92 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass, which I bought new in that year. This is from that oddball era where the American Fender guitars and basses had 22 frets (instead of the more traditional 20). Since I've owned it, I've swapped out the pickups for some EMG J's, and switched the bridge to a Leo Quan Badass II. This bass has a more nasaly sound than the others, and should hold the highs in the "guitar sound" application.
Also, to thicken the highs, I plan on doubling the bass that's going through the guitar amp with some guitar. The goal here is to not overpower that bass sound, as I would never be able to play both live. The guitar will be hardly noticeable, but add some girth to the sound. We've been talking about adding a song where I just play guitar, but this will be on one of the new songs. The weird part would be doing that song live, as I've only played guitar onstage twice in my life... with a different band... that was simple pop-punk... but this song will be more intricate. Fortunately, my guitar of choice (as can be read about in my other blogs) is my hot-rodded Gretsch G5120. This is hands down my favorite guitar, and is a rockabilly machine. I've been working on my rockabilly guitar playing as a result of this guitar. It's orange, looks like a G6120, but has my own little tweaks to it.
We aren't going to be recording any of the covers due to obvious reasons, so songs we've done like "The Pusher", and "You're No Good" will not be on the album, but rest assured, the "wall of noise" aspect of Wisconsin Beef Commission should still be represented quite well.
Word is, we'll be getting into the studio in the next couple months here, and I'll keep you all posted on what's going on. At this point, I foresee "OWI", "Shiny Things for Jesus", "Like I Do", and several others of our live setlist making their way onto the album.
On a personal note, I have been mapping out how I'm going to separate the 2 bass sounds on the recording. I will actually be recording the "bass" separate from the "guitar" sound (my bass through the guitar amp to simulate guitar sound). Live, I obviously can't do this, but the beauty of multi-track recording is I will be able to in the recording process. I plan on using most of the same gear I use live, except the 2 tracks will have 2 different basses. The "bass" side will be all Fender P-Bass, which I have been using for some of our shows, and all American Radio Police shows, and running that through my Ampeg SVTII and SVT810E cab. This has been my predominant sound for over a decade. For the "guitar" side, I'll be using my '92 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass, which I bought new in that year. This is from that oddball era where the American Fender guitars and basses had 22 frets (instead of the more traditional 20). Since I've owned it, I've swapped out the pickups for some EMG J's, and switched the bridge to a Leo Quan Badass II. This bass has a more nasaly sound than the others, and should hold the highs in the "guitar sound" application.
Also, to thicken the highs, I plan on doubling the bass that's going through the guitar amp with some guitar. The goal here is to not overpower that bass sound, as I would never be able to play both live. The guitar will be hardly noticeable, but add some girth to the sound. We've been talking about adding a song where I just play guitar, but this will be on one of the new songs. The weird part would be doing that song live, as I've only played guitar onstage twice in my life... with a different band... that was simple pop-punk... but this song will be more intricate. Fortunately, my guitar of choice (as can be read about in my other blogs) is my hot-rodded Gretsch G5120. This is hands down my favorite guitar, and is a rockabilly machine. I've been working on my rockabilly guitar playing as a result of this guitar. It's orange, looks like a G6120, but has my own little tweaks to it.
We aren't going to be recording any of the covers due to obvious reasons, so songs we've done like "The Pusher", and "You're No Good" will not be on the album, but rest assured, the "wall of noise" aspect of Wisconsin Beef Commission should still be represented quite well.
Word is, we'll be getting into the studio in the next couple months here, and I'll keep you all posted on what's going on. At this point, I foresee "OWI", "Shiny Things for Jesus", "Like I Do", and several others of our live setlist making their way onto the album.
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