Huuuge Update

Sorry I'm such a hack when it comes to blogging while at home. I just get into a rhythm of blogging on the road and when I get home I forget all about it. So I'll give you readers a monster update about my life since Nov. 1.

First of all, the LA trip with MyNameIsJohnMichael was a huge success. We played two great shows out there for the right people and got killer contacts. We also had a generally great time out there and it went very smoothly. The nine of us were able to polish off a 36" pizza in one sitting (it was a team-building exercise and it was gross), I got to have In-N-Out again, and go to mecca: Amoeba Records. It was a short trip but definitely worth it.

After returning, we were scrambling to finish up the 52 songs for the project while preparing for recording a record and play the last show of the year. We knocked out the 52 songs, played a killer show, and recorded the record. We started recording on December 13th and didn't stop (except for 3 days over Xmas and New Years) until January 8th. Spirits remained high and we recorded 17 songs. They are very high quality thanks to Ben Lorio at the console and I'm really excited to get mixes back from our mixing duder TJ Lipple.

The CD will come out at a One Eyed Jacks show on March 28th and after that MNIJM has five (five!) festivals this year: SXSW, Jazz Fest, Bonnaroo, ACL, and Voodoo Fest! It's a busy year. We've recently started up a blog for all things MNIJM so please check that out: mnijm.wordpress.com.

In other news, an album I mixed won a Grammy last night so that gives me a nice warm fuzzy feeling inside (though no statue to start a trophy room). Things are looking up.