Posted by Drake on June 12, 2010
Our apologies on the lack of updates over the past few months! We have been very busy, which is good to a point, both in work and with family. As some of you know, Danielle and I are expecting our first child this July! Her name is Emma Grace and she is going to look like her Mama and act like her Daddy! Those of you who have children understand exactly what we are going through in preparing for our first kid.
In other news, the studio is in the final stages of the buildout. Walls are up, paint is up and overall we’re getting very close to opening up! There is a running bet as to whether the 1st floor will be completed before Emma Grace arrives! This week we beginning the process of tuning the recording space and the iso booth. We are building custom acoustic panels and movable sound walls rather than putting up a bunch of ugly foam all over the walls.
The art gallery has been completed (apart from needing to mount speakers) and Danielle has started scheduling for the Fall. If you are interested in showing in the gallery, please use the contact form to reach Danielle.
We will soon announce a grand opening date as well as a lineup for our Fall/Winter concert series!
Posted by Drake on April 13, 2010
Limerick Media Market (or Limerick Art and Sound, we haven’t settled on a name yet) is still under construction, but has made great progress! Walls are up, drywall is up, mudding is underway… We can’t use the space yet but it really beginning to take shape as you can see in the photos. Shine Properties is doing the buildout and so far we are extremely pleased with the way everything is coming together. We will post more photos as things progress. For the time being we are recording at a temporary space (Shine Louisville) on East Market Street, and have been steadily building up an arsenal of awesome studio gear! More details coming soon!
Posted by Drake on March 15, 2010
We are proud to announce the release of the 2010 Haiti benefit recording! It is available in our online store, and will later be available at iTunes, Amazon, LaLa and all other global mp3 distribution networks. 100% of the proceeds from this recording will go to fund Jeff and Vicki’s ministry work in Haiti.
The download features 9 tracks from the Breachbent Concert at the 930 Listening Room in Louisville, KY. If you were at the show, then we hope this serves as a wonderful souvenir of the heart-felt performances by these well-loved local musicians! If this is the first time you have heard of Go Ministries, the 930 Listening Room, Breachbent or any of the artists who performed, we hope you enjoy this recording as a first-time listener!
Posted by Drake on March 3, 2010
Today we bring you something rare. This is not a recording from the 930 Listening Room. Instead, we’ve dusted off an early gem that probably only 20 people have ever heard. In 2004 and 2005, a band from Dallas, TX called The Alexander, came and performed in Louisville. They played Zerofest (a small independent music festival I put on with several friends) twice, and two shows in my prototype recording studio (717 Studios). There is next-t0-nothing recorded from Zerofest (3 years, a few miniDV tapes are floating around somewhere) but I did make recordings of both performances in my studio. This is the first one, and definitely my favorite.
A small bit of background… This recording is flawed and raw. The mic on the kick drum shorted out a bit on the first and last tracks. The band was run ragged from traveling and playing and there are noticeable errors in playing. The first track is basically a warmup/soundcheck and the playing gets better as the performance wears on.
The recording available here is the only mix ever made of this performance. I lost the master session files (backup harddrive failed) and was unable to go back and re-mix this project. This recording is the rough mix I made at 2am after everyone had left the studio. (I wanted to listen to the show as I drove home.) The only reason I still have this recording is because I gave a copy on CD to my brother!
This band no longer exists. A quick search around the net produced almost no results. No phantom myspace page, no band website in disrepair. This is the only link I could find for the band: Pegasus News (Dallas, TX) Please forgive the mix and the rough edges and try to enjoy the performance for what it was. The Alexnader was an airy indierock band with beautiful melodies and well-thought-out lyrics. This is prime example of ‘that band you never heard’. Head over to the Audio Download section to grab the recording.
In other news, the Haiti benefit recording is going through the final approval stages before being made available officially to the public. It will launch later this week and 100% of the proceeds will benefit Go Ministries! We apologize for the delay in getting it out but it is necessary to make sure everyone approves before putting it out there!
Our studio is under construction! Every day more work is accomplished. Insulation, drywall, lighting, so forth… Everything is really coming together! All of the gear is ready to go! We will be posting photos of the space very soon!