the experience

Noise Pollution picture update: the first round of pictures have come back and we have an official new promo pic which will be added in with our promo kits from here on out. Look out talent coordinators and booking agents. When you get the picture of 5 ugly dudes claiming to be a rock band simply because they own instruments and occasionally get together, you're in for a real...I dunno what. Treat isn't the word. Surprise isn't quite the right word. Experience? You're in for a real experience? Yeah, I think that sums up a Noise Pollution show. It's truly an experience.

Pictures

Last night we got the band pictures taken. Hopefully they turn out well enough that we can use one or two in the promo kit. That's the only Noise Pollution news today. Recording is done, Pictures are done, no rehearsals this weekend. That means it's a weekend full of non-Noise Pollution happenings.

State Fair

Well, after a couple attempts, we've got the first 2 songs of the demo mixed and produced and en route to the decision makers at State Fair. So now our fate is in their hands. Up next is prepping the CD cards so we can send the whole thing off to be printed up. And then it's getting the project in the hands of the proper people so maybe we can do some bigger shows this year...that'd be nice. Pictures tomorrow night after band practice. Looking forward to it.

Demo Finished!

We finished the recording process for the Noise Pollution demo yesterday. Overall, I think the experience has been a good one. What we've heard thus far is pretty good, and I'm sure once the producer does his job with everything we'll have a demo we are quite proud of.

Unfortunately, we did not have enough time on Sunday to also get pictures done, so we've delayed that til Thursday after rehearsal. The clock is ticking! State Fair's application deadline is January 31st. I'm going to have to send them an incomplete package since we won't have everything finalized in time to get things to them by 1/31. We hope to have a rough mix of 2 tracks by mid-week that I'll dump on a CD and ship to the State Fair people...and Summerfest's deadline is March 1st, that's creeping up on us quick, too. I'm looking forward to the finished product, should be great.

Weekend is here!

So, we were supposed to have had band practice last night, but we had to cancel on account of lousy weather. Now at my home where we practice, we had less than a dusting of snow all day yesterday. But where the other guys are coming from, the snow was considerable, and driving conditions became rotten at best, so we called off rehearsal. Oh well. We'll be good to go for the last day of demo recording this weekend when we wrap up the backup vocal tracks.

After recording this Sunday it's time to take pictures. We're thinking of maybe going to Flashbacks Bar to have the pictures taken. Just need somewhere with some atmosphere. Guess I'll have to let you know what we decided on Monday!

Have a good weekend!

Picture time

We are trying to figure out where we can go on a Sunday afternoon in Southern Wisconsin to do a photo shoot. Metallica had done a poster around the ...And Justice For All album that was shot in a gymnasium, with the 4 members of the band sitting on the bleachers. I always thought that was a good poster...scenery had some depth to it, the guys were in their trademark all black attire. All in all, it was my favorite Metallica poster. So I thought, maybe we could do a picture like that? Now all we need is a high school gymnasium. Good luck there.

Chris (lead guitar) suggested we take the pictures at a bar, with all of us seated at the bar, and the shot from the bartender's point of view. Interesting, but not sure we want to have our promo pictures shot in a bar. On a stage is cool, but sitting at a bar? I dunno bout that one.

Vic (drums) suggested we all get arrested and have our pics taken at the county lockup. I don't think so, Vic. Guess we'll figure something out, and when we do, I'll try to post a picture here.

Welcome to the Noise Pollution BLOG!

Welcome to the Noise Pollution blog.

Noise Pollution is 2/3 of the way through recording our demo. So far, the guy that's producing this has done a great job. We are a cover band, performing songs primarily from the hair metal genre of the 80s, but we touch on the early 90s and some of the music of the hard rock 70s era. Our demo isn't going to be for sale, or even for general giveaways. We're using it to hopefully land ourselves an agent and eventually some bigger gigs in and around the area. We'd love to do some outdoor parties and festivals this summer, but without representation, it's awful tough to get in the door.

Songs on our demo are Panama by Van Halen, Dirty Deeds by AC/DC, Living After Midnight by Judas Priest, Lay It Down by Ratt, Talk Dirty to Me by Poison, and We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister. We finish recording backup vocals this coming weekend, and then it's just a matter of time before the producer gets the finished product back to us.

Noise Pollution is also getting ready for our next big show, February 19th at Ruckers Athletic Pub in Big Bend, WI. It's a big venue, so we're hoping for a big turnout. We will be promoting the hell outta this show to our email fan club and via fliers and so forth. I'm sure we'll be discussing this show more and more as the date approaches.

Welcome to the Noise Pollution BLOG!

Welcome to our blog. Basically, this blog will be about our band Noise Pollution. But I'm sure from time to time other things may enter.

Noise Pollution is 2/3 of the way through recording our demo. So far, the guy that's producing this has done a great job. We are a cover band, performing songs primarily from the hair metal genre of the 80s, but we touch on the early 90s and some of the music of the hard rock 70s era. Our demo isn't going to be for sale, or even for general giveaways. We're using it to hopefully land ourselves an agent and eventually some bigger gigs in and around the area. We'd love to do some outdoor parties and festivals this summer, but without representation, it's awful tough to get in the door. Songs on our demo are Panama by Van Halen, Dirty Deeds by AC/DC, Living After Midnight by Judas Priest, Lay It Down by Ratt, Talk Dirty to Me by Poison, and We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister. We finish recording backup vocals this coming weekend, and then it's just a matter of time before the producer gets the finished product back to us.

Noise Pollution is also getting ready for our next big show, February 19th at Ruckers Athletic Pub in Big Bend, WI. It's a big venue, so we're hoping for a big turnout. We will be promoting the hell outta this show to our email fan club and via fliers and so forth. I'm sure I'll be discussing this show more and more as the date approaches.

Feel free to post your comments on our blog. We look forward to hearing from you!

Paul
Noise Pollution Lead Vox