Hey everyone. Just checking in to see if anyone has any feedback on the sampler CD's I had given out during Progpower. I gave out about 80, and Hoyt is giving out another 40 this weekend at his Pathfinder fest.
A few people have made mention at Facebook but I wanted to have a central feedback point here at the PPUSA forum.
The CD has 8 songs on it. Two from OVERLORDE's CD titled RETURN OF THE SNOW GIANT (Sonic Age Records, available everywhere), four instrumentals, and two songs from my old heavy rock band BREAKER M.E.
For the songs on this CD, I performed all the guitar parts and wrote all the music (with the exception of the intro to TRAPPED BY MAGIC. Drummer Dave Wrenn wrote the intro). I wrote all the lyrics, and for the instrumentals I programmed the drums, bass, and keys.
Since I began giving these samplers out in ernest starting at NAMM this year, some very good things have happened. I got my first endorsement deal with GRAPHTECH in Canada, and just tonight some folks at Steinberg USA asked if I was interested in creating some guitar sounds for a future release of Cubase/Halion Sonic (Wow!). We also discussed me possibly doing inhouse performances at Guitar Center stores tied in with Steinberg User group meetings.
The Sampler has also opened the door for me with some established names in metal and we are taking about performing together.
So I hope the CD has brought some enjoyment to my fellow Progpower'ers also!
A few people have made mention at Facebook but I wanted to have a central feedback point here at the PPUSA forum.
The CD has 8 songs on it. Two from OVERLORDE's CD titled RETURN OF THE SNOW GIANT (Sonic Age Records, available everywhere), four instrumentals, and two songs from my old heavy rock band BREAKER M.E.
For the songs on this CD, I performed all the guitar parts and wrote all the music (with the exception of the intro to TRAPPED BY MAGIC. Drummer Dave Wrenn wrote the intro). I wrote all the lyrics, and for the instrumentals I programmed the drums, bass, and keys.
Since I began giving these samplers out in ernest starting at NAMM this year, some very good things have happened. I got my first endorsement deal with GRAPHTECH in Canada, and just tonight some folks at Steinberg USA asked if I was interested in creating some guitar sounds for a future release of Cubase/Halion Sonic (Wow!). We also discussed me possibly doing inhouse performances at Guitar Center stores tied in with Steinberg User group meetings.
The Sampler has also opened the door for me with some established names in metal and we are taking about performing together.
So I hope the CD has brought some enjoyment to my fellow Progpower'ers also!
