laying down some preliminary tracks with Chris today :) :) been getting over a 2 week cough (shoot me in the face) so I'm finally in good enough voice to lay down the "rough draft" with him. when we finish today/tomorrow will post some previews ;)
hope you're having a wonderful day. it's rainy here in LA! puddle playing time!!! reminds me of home.
<3
December 12, 2011
October 5, 2011
steve jobs
my favorite living genius just passed away. it's a very strange mixed sadness i'm feeling. feels sort of like my favorite composer just died, or maybe even the inventor of the piano or the guitar or singing. just about every creative act i take part in other than live performance is executed using tools he created and refined. feels weird to write so heavy-handedly about it, but the apple computer has played an enormous role in my creative development since childhood. my dad brought home an Apple 2GS in the mid-eighties and i was on it constantly. i was mezmerized by LOGO and even used it to write my papers in jr high. in the early nineties, we got an Apple Quadra 660AV. i logged hours scouring CD-ROMS of the encyclopedia, playing games, and using Claris Works to draw and design. in 2000, i got my first iBook and to avoid a much more lengthy explanation, it made college a possibility for me. it was then that i got my first copies of finale and protools. since then, i've been writing, recording, mixing, producing, notating, and listening to music constantly. all on the apple computer. i feel that my life would have gone in a much different direction had i been without the device that i'm typing on right now. it's been the means by which i've brought almost every creative idea i've had in the last 25 years to fruition.
so long, buddy. thank you for giving my creative mind an enormous vocabulary and a voice box. =)
September 23, 2011
Post-travel day shows!
Just finished a 6 hour drive after about 5 hours of sleep. I am mega-tired! hope I wake up before this gig gets rolling. Perhaps one more coffee...?
September 22, 2011
My android speech transcriber, doing its best with what the captain is saying:
"free this afternoon new york new york practice please push back a new york charlotte news offices of myself a stone's throw the end of 1 st new york new york clear fork they want anything to her about 425 charlotte"
September 13, 2011
We're coming to Seattle!!!
You guys! We're going to Seattle again :) Wahooo! We love this city and can't wait to hang out with our Seattle homies. Seriously, need to get a party train going.
Every time we have been to the Seattle it has been sooo beautiful. Not a single drop of rain. Crazy, huh? Well, we'll see this time. I wouldn't mind playing in some puddles. I'm just sayin.
<3
August 21, 2011
What to do when the rain won't stop coming down.
Schedule a Disneyland day and know that the sun will shine again.
It always does.
It always does.
May 31, 2011
2:37am, in La Jolla, recording the Tritones
...which would be exhausting except that they are complete and total sweethearts.
=)
though it will very soon be time for bed...
=)
though it will very soon be time for bed...
May 25, 2011
I got a personal trainer
It's a dog...and his name is Max. And I've been dog-sitting him for almost two weeks. And with 4 walks a day he and the hills of Silverlake are kicking my ass.
It's for the best :)
It's for the best :)
May 23, 2011
Recording a Chris song today
He likes to have us sing 30 second snippets and then he does a bunch of magic to the stems and BAM!! You have a rockin, sexy song. What a dick. Aidiosmioimayustkeeeething!! :D
May 2, 2011
finishing up the re-records....
On Motherless Child today :) :) :) :)
Excited to get it to your little ears!! We love you and can't wait for you to hear this tasty JFree arrangement.
Excited to get it to your little ears!! We love you and can't wait for you to hear this tasty JFree arrangement.
April 27, 2011
gratitude
we just cleared our goal. holyholyholythanksbetoeverylastangelofsupportandlove.
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April 3, 2011
s m a c c ! ! !
I wish we could do one a cappella conference per month for the rest of time. It makes Sonos' whole world go round when we get to sing for this many people who love what we do. Thank you, EVERYBODY HERE! =]
March 21, 2011
March 20, 2011
join the grassroots project
Kick it into high gear! Join the Sonos team and help us keep making music! Here we come in-ear monitors, live fx rigs, and a new album!! We're excited to take this journey with you :)
KICKSTARTER: kick it in the pants!!
Kick it into high gear! Join the Sonos team and help us keep making music! Here we come in-ear monitors, live fx rigs, and a new album!! We're excited to take this journey with you :)
March 18, 2011
New entry to the list of words invented while on tour:
Pretenternet: free internet provided by a hotel, that actually turns out to be slower than the internet provided by my phone, even while it's in 3G mode with only one service bar.
(this blog sent from the boonies outside Austin, TX... from my phone)
(this blog sent from the boonies outside Austin, TX... from my phone)
Thai dinner in Cincinnati
Our friends, Simon and Laurie (who own the haunted mansion in Kentucky), have a kickass son named Jeffrey, who's taken us to dinner at a place called Teak! Smells good...
(this blog mysteriously did not post until now, several days late, as I've submitted it again. Hmm...)
(this blog mysteriously did not post until now, several days late, as I've submitted it again. Hmm...)
March 16, 2011
kicking it into high gear..aka in the pants
I rather like this little band of singers :)
With the making of "Sonosings", we experienced so many amazing things...being on NPR's morning edition with Leanne Hansen, Chris Douridas' (KCRW) top album of 2009, Studio 360 with Kurt Anderson, collabs with Ozomatli and Anne Lit of KCRW, the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Co., along with doing some amazing music festivals including Sundance and SXSW this year! We were also fortunate to gain support from Verve Music Group enabling us to build a wonderful family of fans as we have toured the country for the past two years. We are continually astounded and eternally grateful for all the support we experience for making music. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
This spring, we are beginning to write and record our next album. We are riding the wave of inspiriation and kicking it into high gear, pursuing the creation of progressive, inspiring, vocal music. This album is going to be one of kind, with everything written, recorded, and mixed by us "without the assistance or influence of a label, a bank, or a fairy godmother". (Nice one, Chris)
With the creation of this album, there is opportunity for tremendous growth. Our goal is, not only to push our musical creatively, but also to widen our sphere of influence. We are challenging ourselves to fine tune and invigorate our live shows with precision and energy that will set us apart as a force to be reckoned with. We are pushing ourselves to write music that inspires, intrigues, and brings joy to people. Striving for television and film placements, in ear monitoring systems, expansive live effects rigs, and more musical collaborations are a few of the goals that we are aiming to achieve in this next phase.
Another really cool thing we're doing is Kickstarter. Kickstarter is "a new way to fund creative ideas". Basically this means that our fans - you! our true supporters - are able to get in on the production ground floor. If you love the music we are making, if you love seeing us live, if you want to be part of the vocal music movement, you can join us in our "Grassroots Project". This gives you a real, material, physical way to support independent music creation and support Sonos. :)
We are so proud and blessed to have such wonderful fans. We can't wait to take this journey with you and share all the new music and new experiences with you!! Love and Peace, Sonos
With the making of "Sonosings", we experienced so many amazing things...being on NPR's morning edition with Leanne Hansen, Chris Douridas' (KCRW) top album of 2009, Studio 360 with Kurt Anderson, collabs with Ozomatli and Anne Lit of KCRW, the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Co., along with doing some amazing music festivals including Sundance and SXSW this year! We were also fortunate to gain support from Verve Music Group enabling us to build a wonderful family of fans as we have toured the country for the past two years. We are continually astounded and eternally grateful for all the support we experience for making music. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
This spring, we are beginning to write and record our next album. We are riding the wave of inspiriation and kicking it into high gear, pursuing the creation of progressive, inspiring, vocal music. This album is going to be one of kind, with everything written, recorded, and mixed by us "without the assistance or influence of a label, a bank, or a fairy godmother". (Nice one, Chris)
With the creation of this album, there is opportunity for tremendous growth. Our goal is, not only to push our musical creatively, but also to widen our sphere of influence. We are challenging ourselves to fine tune and invigorate our live shows with precision and energy that will set us apart as a force to be reckoned with. We are pushing ourselves to write music that inspires, intrigues, and brings joy to people. Striving for television and film placements, in ear monitoring systems, expansive live effects rigs, and more musical collaborations are a few of the goals that we are aiming to achieve in this next phase.
Another really cool thing we're doing is Kickstarter. Kickstarter is "a new way to fund creative ideas". Basically this means that our fans - you! our true supporters - are able to get in on the production ground floor. If you love the music we are making, if you love seeing us live, if you want to be part of the vocal music movement, you can join us in our "Grassroots Project". This gives you a real, material, physical way to support independent music creation and support Sonos. :)
We are so proud and blessed to have such wonderful fans. We can't wait to take this journey with you and share all the new music and new experiences with you!! Love and Peace, Sonos
March 15, 2011
Thai dinner in Cincinnati
Our friends, Simon and Laurie (who own the haunted mansion in Kentucky), have a kickass son named Jeffrey, who's taken us to dinner at a place called Teak! Smells good...
March 10, 2011
SXSW
Hello world! We are so excited for our upcoming showcase at South by Southwest! If you or anyone you know is going to the festival, please send them our way :) It will be one of our first big, public performances as a 5-piece group, as well as the debut of some awesome, new, ORIGINAL material. We are stoked. Singer-songwriter Allie Moss will be performing before us at 8pm, don't miss it!
SONOS, SXSW Showcase
Thursday, March 17th @ 9pm
Creekside @ Hilton Garden Inn
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