Stevie Starr album release gig

I should have mentioned this ages ago, but I have an album release gig coming up next week (Thursday 18 June) at Mighty Mighty with Stevie Starr. I have been involved in the making of this album, off and on, over several years and it is great to finally release it. There's a media release with some very encouraging reviews here.

I'm pretty excited about this gig. The music is wonderful, and gives me the opportunity to step a bit outside of the 'drummer' role and get to be 'electronic gadgets guy'. (I will be playing drums, glockenspiel, Kaoss Pad and laptop.) I've built a number of samplers and other instruments from the ground up in Reaktor (something I've become quite passionate about lately) and I can't wait to give them their first public outing!

It will also be the first time I've ever performed with a string quartet. :-)

If this has piqued your curiosity, here's Stevie Starr's official website where you can listen to or download the first single 'The Rising Tide of Conformity'. And here's the MySpace page where you can hear some of the more adventurous pieces.

There will also be some really interesting visuals, courtesy of a long-time friend and collaborator of mine - Chris Darnell.

Cover charge is only $5 so you'd be crazy to miss it. :-)

Update on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 2:38AM by rimshot

Just got in from our final band rehearsal before the gig. I'm tired but happy. Really looking forward to putting this music in front of people. The band is sounding great - well rehearsed but with an edge of uncertainty that keeps everyone on their toes, and allows for a certain kind of positive nervous tension on the night.

I have a few tweaks yet to make on my Reaktor ensembles - mostly just setting up starting snapshots to make transitions between songs a bit smoother.

Sorry - I was wrong about the cover charge being $5. It's actually $10. Still a bargain considering the kind of show we have in store... :-)