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So the summertime has passed. School’s back in. Leaves will soon be turning. It’s made me a bit reflective. This year has been a whirlwind.

And it’s not even over!

Here’s what we’ve got coming down the pike:

a) Blue Giant full length
b) Another Viva Voce Album (!!)
c) A record from “The Robinsons”

We didn’t get dubbed “the band with the strongest work ethic” for nothing.  Take that Ms. Johnson, who put ‘needs to apply himself’ on my 4th grade report card. 25 years later….burn!

Also…this Thursday - Viva Voce is playing what is our last show on the books for 2009. It is an insane show with The Builders and Butchers. If you’ve ever wanted to see two bands set up at the same time and go head-to-head in what I can only describe as ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway?’ for bands, then you mustn’t miss this.
It’s at Crystal Ballroom - Oct.1st, 8pm.

See you there,..or being seeing you later.
Take care - kevin

P.S.
Thanks for the over 3,000 people who have downloaded my summer mix! Thanks for all the kind words, I’m glad you guys dug it. Maybe an autumn mix is due?

And that’s that then.
The guitars are slowly getting unpacked in the studio, as we’re gearing up for recording some new jams. We have quite a pile of tunes to sift through for the Blue Giant album, so we’ve begun that whole thing.
I’d like to thank everyone who came out to see us on this tour, it was by all definitions a good one.

See you soon!

Today I’m setting up to do the final mix on the new record. We have a mastering date set for this Friday,….then we get the art back on Monday,…then voila! it’s done.

It’s exciting and a little nerve wracking the closer you get to being done. Mixing alone can take it’s toll. The closest thing I can compare it to, is like working on one long difficult math problem for 12 to 14 hours a day. May not move more than 50 yards all day, but it’s pretty taxing.

It just occurred to me that this is the 1st Viva Voce album we’ve done in our studio. Every record we’ve done to this point has been a home affair of amps in the bathtub and drums in the kitchen. Since we’ve built and finished our studio we’ve recorded two Blue Giant records, a Tu Fawning EP, a couple songs for Thao Nguyen & The Get Down fellas, scored some commercials, but never a Viva Voce record….until now!

Alright, back to the board for the last long math problem.