With our eye on the goal: reaching more people, we've been writing for, and recently started recording the new Album; working alongside a great Vocal Producer; started working with a Live Band; and we're now on our way to the first Tour!
Let's start from the top shall we. The new album is experimental and so out of the box! Glisson says it has "sounds that will make you dance and lyrics that will make you think". We all agree - it really is a few notches above the first album.
We are having so much fun in the studio but we are so aware of the amount of work we need to put in. Darryl thinks we have a way of "breaking down the walls" because we're either pulling funny faces or doing funny impersonations. When we're working this hard, we rely on each other like that to make it easier.
As we've shared with you before, producer Ankha Nel is working with us on the album.
We want to have this album perfected and out by Spring 2011 - it will symbolise a new beginning, a new birth!
Because we're so determined to be of better quality, we've been working with the renowned vocal producer Marlie Kelly.
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| Darryl, Ryan and Dazz during a session with Malie |
Dazz feels strongly that "our strength as a group has always been our vocal blending and deep lyrics. Malie is the best person to get any singer's vocal performance to a new level and she is helping to do exactly that with us." None of us can argue with that! Marlie is brilliant!
We've enjoyed the company of a live band for some time now, and it seems audiences like it too. Ryan is the only one who plays an instrument, so we got some great muso's to come on board. Ryan, please introduce them:
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| The guys during a sound check |
"From left:
David is a whiz on the piano. He's an exceptional music director who always aims to have our music 100% tight! He has worked with a few local bands and artists.
Our exceptional drummer, Brendan, has been used as a studio session muso on some really cool local Jazz and Gospel tracks.
Then we have Dean - a seasoned Pianist who was part of the group Southern Flava and won the 2010 YAMAHA Young Talent Competition.
Brenton is so cool, calm and collected - he doesn't say much but wait until he picks up his Bass Guitar. What a presence!"
Now, we'll take to the streets with all this armour and go on Tour in parts of the North West and Drakensburg this Easter.
This tour is long overdue and we're really passionate about these particular areas because we've seen a lot of hopelessness amongst young people out there.
Besides, touring makes music more real and we want to become a tangible message to audiences: "Jesus can take care of all your Issues!"
Essentially, that's the point of all these changes - we want that message to outlive us.
Love,
p.s. stay tuned for more info on the Tour and Album!
