5/30/04 - The band auditioned 4 female singers this weekend and one last weekend. We are very excited about the choices we now have to make. All singers were great but we can only choose 2. We are also performing on Friday June 4th at a Club Cada Vez. We will be doing an all jazz/instrumental set.
6/14/04 - MATURE NATURE did the Cada vez show with great success. The band did a short 30 minute set to open for a Spoken word/African Jazz band called UNION STREET. Both bands did well. The band is now gearing up to go into the studio and finish the CD on July 17th. We have 3 more songs to record including 2 instrumentals. We are also going to be practicing with 2 of the singers that auditioned to see how they sound live, with the band.
6/30/04 - THe band auditioned 2 more singers last night at practice and we believe we have found one that we like. She is very soulful, she writes, she has a strong voice, and she has a good presence. We believe she will be the last piece to our puzzle. Last night at practice we also went over 2 songs that we will be recording in the studio on the 17th.
7/06/04 - There will be no practice tonight because Block is out of town but we will resume next Tuesday to finalize the music for the studio.
We have a new member yall and her name is Tish. She is the NEW lead female vocalist for MAture NAture and will be a definate crowd pleaser.
7/15/04 - The band had a meeting this past weekend at Jaspers to air out a few problems and get back on the right track. The meeting was very succesful. Practice went like clock work last night being very effecient and productive. We are going into the studio this saturday July 17th to complete our freshman CD.
7/19/04 - The bass drum pad for the Roland Vdrums was malfunctioning on Saturday so the band has to record this coming friday.
7/26/04 - Well the band went into the studio and finally COMPLETED its long awaited freshman CD this past Friday. Now all thats left is to Mix it, (which will be done this week) and press it (which we are doing in house). Now all practices are geared to performing live and we are very excited.
8/23/04 - The band listened to the mix on 2 of the songs and decided that we could record it better in house using our facilities and equipment. So this past saturday we did just that. We re recorded the music to the song MATURE NATURE and it sounds great. We will ad the vocals this week and the guitar solo and then re record the Jazz song. Chuck has taken on the responsibilty of recording the band and taking pictures of the band so that we can promote via internet.
8/31/04 - The band had a meeting tonight instead of practicing to deal with some issues we were having and to direct everyone back onto the same page. All issues were presented and dealth with. It was made clear that everyone is in this project for the long haul and to reach our goal and hopefully this shows in the actions of the members over the next months.
9/02/04 - Tonight we are going to record the vocals with Anthony, a rap with Hitmaka, and the guitar solo for the song entitled MATURE NATURE. Chuck has recorded the songs on 3 Roland VS machines and then dropped them into Cubase for Hitmaka to do the mix. Hitmaka worked on the mix last night and is now ready to finish once the vocals and solo's are done.
9/13/04 - Practice went very well. The band worked on 2 cover songs to incorporate into the set. Hitmaka also had a chance to mix the NAture NAture song and let the band hear it. The vocal and guitar will probaby have to re record their parts due to feedback that was creted in the recording process. Anthony needs to keep his headphones on firmly throughout the entire recording process. But the song is sounding good and the final mix will be great. The band is progressing very well.
10/07/04 - The band is still rollong along fine. The Cd is almost done. Hitmaka has to mix one of the songs this weekend, the band will re record one and then the CD will be done. We are out sourcing to get the CD cover done and should be ready to display in 2 weeks. The band has learned 2 more covers and has a good hour + set almost ready to perform. Sultan the bass player is causing friction in the band with his lack of team playing, lack of focus, and disrespect of fellow band members. Hopefully he can get his act together then the band wont have to look elsewhere for another bass player. Everyone else is coming along GREAT. Tish, the new female singer, is excellent great and so is Anthony the male singer. Niko, our previous singer is doing well in NY.
