Well, I haven't posted a journal in a while, so I thought it was about time for an update. I was hoping to have some new empire day news at this point, but, alas, it appears that Empire Day has played their last riff together as a group. Interests outside of the band have kept them from laying a single track in over a year and it appears that individual musical interests will be pursued - so fret not! I will still be sequencing and looping some bad-ass grooves and I'm sure Rich and Marvin will be whipping out a killer riff from time to time. As to whether they post them on the Empire Day page, I couldn't tell ya, but hopefully they will share with the rest of the class so we can all partake in their musical endeavors.

The studio is back up and running. After completely rehabbing the downstairs, from building new walls to laying new flooring, running new electric and trying my damndest to make a decent sounding room, my efforts have come to fruition. The control room area is complete with hardwood floors and enough area to work comfortably, while the main recording room is roomy enough to lay some tracks. The isolation room is still in the works, but should be completed soon. But what the hell, it is a basement after all. It ain't much to look at but it sounds good! I've begun accepting bookings starting the end of this month and am already booked through May. I'll be laying some keyboard tracks and doing some sequencing for a friend of mine who has started up another project. He and I go all the way back to the late 80's. So that'll be good fun. I've been asked to assist to produce a group that has been frequenting my studio for a couple of years now on their new project. They'll be taking their time and laying tracks for an upcoming release that they really want to be high quality (as opposed to demo quality), so that'll also be good fun.

I'll update from time to time and may ask Rich to post some things on the Empire Day page so I can share with y'all what's happenin, and I'll check in to see what Marvin and Rich are up to and keep everyone posted on the developments.

peace and hairgrease.

e.