Short Film "After Violet"

A song I wrote a while back has just been featured in a short film called "After Violet" by Joseph Neigh of Neigh Productions. It's being entered in a short film contest called "Capture", focusing on everyday life in Washington DC.

www.capturedclife.com

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Right now I'm listening to:
New Order (Waiting For The Sirens' Song)

September Update

This summer has come and gone so quickly. Sometimes it feels hard to keep up with everything that's going on. It's been a good few months though, lots of playing and recording, and now getting ready for the fall. The big news right now is that The Painkillerz have been nominated for two L.A. Music Awards (best country album and best country single). We're all really excited about the nominations, and are looking forward to the awards, which will be taking place in November. In other news, I recently wrote some new songs for Stephanie Yanez and she performed them live in Tokyo last month. It's a very cool and very strange feeling to know that someone is performing songs you wrote on the other side of the world. Glider's record is being mixed right now, and we're aiming at a spring 2010 release for that. It's sounding great so far, and I'm looking forward to hearing the result to the years of work that have gone into it. That's all for now. Check back soon for more news and updates...
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Right now I'm listening to:
Saosin (In Search Of Solid Ground)

Twitter

I just started using Twitter. you can follow me at: www.twitter.com/crsnotsobright

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Right now I'm listening to:
The Smashing Pumpkins (Mellon Collie)

Upcoming Shows

Here are some upcoming show dates...

05-06-2009 - John Trollmann @ The Blue Cafe, Seal Beach, CA

05-28-2009 - The Painkillerz @ the belly up, solana beach, CA

05-29-2009 - The Painkillerz @ the coach house, san juan capistrano, CA (cd release show!)

05-30-2009 - The Rusty Pickens Band, Costa Mesa, CA

06-19-2009 - Stephanie Yanez, Santa Monica, CA

06-27-2009 - James And West @ Surf City Saloon, Huntington Beach, CA (CD release show!)

06-27-2009 - Reserved @ Surf City Saloon, Huntington Beach, CA

06-28-2009 - Stephanie Yanez, Los Angeles, CA
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Right now I'm listening to:
Aushua (No Harm Done)

New Albums

Two albums I've contributed drum tracks for have both recently been released. The first is "Thousand Miles From Nashville", by The Painkillerz. We've been working on it for quite some time, and we're all really excited to have it finished. We're currently now back in the studio practicing and getting ready to start hitting the clubs in support of the album.www.myspace.com/painkillerzmusic

Next up is "Breakups And Fur Coats", by Hidden From Blackout. It's got a really cool laid back vibe, and I've been waiting pretty anxiously to check it out after the final mixes. It was released last week, and I should be picking it up from Rick on monday. I have a feeling it might be in my stereo for a while...www.hiddenfromblackout.com
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Right now I'm listening to:
David Bowie (Reality)

February Update

Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of updates over the past few months. My studio computer crashed and I lost several of the projects i've been working on. I've just recently got a new system up and running and I'm ready to get back into recording. I'll have more updates soon.
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Right now I'm listening to:
David Bowie (Never Let Me Down)

Bike MS

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to play with The Painkillerz for an MS charity bike ride in Carlsbad. It was a really fun event for a good cause. For more information about Bike MS, please visit:www.biketofinishms.com and www.bikems.org

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Right now I'm listening to:
The Smashing Pumpkins (Adore)