SO. I'm making the online list of everything that needs to be done before I release this guy in less then a month.
1) Record keyboardist Malcolm Campbell over the intro track while I'm still in Boston.
2) Finish up mixing my vocals on the tracks
3) Add and mix verses from emcees to the track "Stop!"
4) Meet with talented Lucky Movie team and shoot EP documentary
5) Finish up album artwork, add illustration.
6) Finish recording transitional material between tracks
7) Plan EP release party/rehearse with band
8) Finish website ken-ross.com
9) Release EP, and take a break for a week.
10) Realize I can't take a break, force every person I've ever met to download the EP off my website.
So, I'm close. I'm excited. I can't wait to get this project off my chest and hear what people think about the whole vibe... Right now its looking extensive, 15 tracks or so consisting of an hour of solid music.
A week or two ago I visited the gsg out in NYC to track some synth and live instrumentation for their upcoming mixtape/EP... hip-hop fans out there be warned, the beats are much improved and their sound is maturing with every track, you can catch a peek into the weekend on youtube...
P.S. I finally gave in and made myself a twitter. If you have one add me and I promise I'll come up with something superrr interesting to say!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
On the Radio?... well...
Back when I had more time on my hands, I would watch those "Behind the Music" specials on Vh1. And in every episode, artists describe the moment when they heard their song on the radio or saw their video on mtv for the first time. Now I'm not saying that watching myself grind up on a video-ho from my living room is a life goal of mine; which it just so happens to be, but the other night I kind of had a similar experience vicariously through an artist that I work with.
I was practically living out of the Northwestern University Library last week, and on Wednesday night I went to the cafe to get jacked up on double shots, apples and o.j. (all of which to be downed in five minutes to numb my face and make my hands shake uncontrollably). And while ordering my essentials, the sound of Kentrell's "Encore" was playing in the background. I flipped! I started interrogating the workers, cause I assumed it was playing on a CD of theirs. But they were confused, as the song was playing on 107.5 FM (WGCI Chicago's Hip Hop and R&B station). I probably would have already heard it, if I had listened to the radio once in the past 6 months. But it was a real cool experience for me, as I have played in Kentrell's band and had specifically rehearsed "Encore" with him.
I explained to the people behind the counter that I played with Kentrell, and they were slightly-impressed, responding with "why don't you get your shit on the radio now?" And with that, I returned to my dungeon to continue loving my life for the rest of the night. But I am done with the semester now, and I am just finishing up my first day back home, feeeels good. I can't say I miss having to wake up and actually do shit. And I can finally read without taking notes, which makes it so much more enjoyable.
I was practically living out of the Northwestern University Library last week, and on Wednesday night I went to the cafe to get jacked up on double shots, apples and o.j. (all of which to be downed in five minutes to numb my face and make my hands shake uncontrollably). And while ordering my essentials, the sound of Kentrell's "Encore" was playing in the background. I flipped! I started interrogating the workers, cause I assumed it was playing on a CD of theirs. But they were confused, as the song was playing on 107.5 FM (WGCI Chicago's Hip Hop and R&B station). I probably would have already heard it, if I had listened to the radio once in the past 6 months. But it was a real cool experience for me, as I have played in Kentrell's band and had specifically rehearsed "Encore" with him.
I explained to the people behind the counter that I played with Kentrell, and they were slightly-impressed, responding with "why don't you get your shit on the radio now?" And with that, I returned to my dungeon to continue loving my life for the rest of the night. But I am done with the semester now, and I am just finishing up my first day back home, feeeels good. I can't say I miss having to wake up and actually do shit. And I can finally read without taking notes, which makes it so much more enjoyable.
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