Sunday, February 26, 2006

Musical Houses. . .


My father has a new website called www.visionsbypaul.ca - he's an awesome photographer, framer, graphic design guy. 90% of the Jay and the B-Flyz artwork has been printed by him. Aside from the link, I mention visions because many different ones are emerging. Right now there really isn't anything resembling a band going on, despite the new record and a whole wack of demos coming out of the studio. Basically the situation is that I love rock music, but I also love being able to create and perform without any of the politics of being in a band. Obviously, Jay and the Barn Flyz are mostly a studio band, and this is probably because it's the only area where I can work without worry about other people schedules. Drum-machines and bass samples on stage? I don't know. I really like folk music and playing and singing with an acoustic guitar - but it's just not the same thing as rocking out with a few thousand watts of raw energy at your disposal. The free soup record was supposed to be an acoustic album that I could perform solo, but then I started playing the songs with the Dudez and we rocked them up to 11 and it was hard to still hear them as quiet numbers. There are always soft, understated songs on our records, but a whole quiet album? Maybe the "real record" that's been in the works since long before I met the Flyz will be a greatest hits acoustic record. Any thoughts?

P.S. the above picture is the new home of the Flyz, H.B. records, the Wolfe Island School of Music, and Peja, Sienna, and Jay.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Crazy Hair Day



Hello.

No, there's not much going on.

I caught a wicked cold after christmas (kids are fun, but insanely infectious) and it wiped out my voice for a good month.

Since then, I've been caught up in the fast-paced Kingston Real Estate market, trying to find a home for the record label, the music school, the recording studio, and. . . oh, yeah, my family.

Thanks to Patrick Hulley for helping us find a really cool home downtown. So, we'll be leaving the island in the spring, which is sad, because everyone here is so awesome nice. But we'll be back in the thick of things, and maybe that'll help the Flyz find and play gigs (the 2 am mad-rush to the ferry isn't the nicest way to leave a show).

New songs are on the way, the studio now has a mastering suite (email wolfeislandrecording@hotmail.com for information), and Peja can say about 100 words, the most fun being "Moose" and "Mouse" which only the keenest ear can tell apart.