More news than you can shake your ass at (try anyway)

The blog has been a bit quiet, though not due to any lack of activity. Truth is, there's been TOO much to cover and not enough time in which to do it. My only net access is at the studio and i've been working my little hot pink ass off on this record, scrambling to get things done, so here comes a freakin' onslaught of news.

-BLUE STAHLI OFFICIAL DEBUT ALBUM
Sure, the singles are all well and good...but they were all leading up to something. A timeframe has been laid the eff down for me to finish this record, which means i am alternating between full on panic and dedicated ass-kickery. Here's the progress:

+ The next single, "Corner" is done and ready to be mixed (this will be the last single before the full album drops, expect live drums from Klayton of Celldweller).

+ i wound up tracking new vocals for the song "Takedown" and i just need to do a bit of editing to find the best performance and this sucker is ready to be mixed.

+ Wrapping up the music and tweaking the arrangement for another track tentatively titled "Doubt" and hashing out the rest of the lyrics.

+ In the middle of live drum edits for a song that i haven't titled yet, but once all the drums are edited "just so", i'll be laying down the rest of the guitars, bass, synths, fx and will hopefully have all my lyrics done at that point so i can track vocals.

+ One song waiting in the wings that just needs me to edit live drums, finish lyrics and slam down the rest of the music and vocals. Saving this mofo for last since it will be the heaviest one on the record.

In addition to scrambling to finish the music, i'm figuring out just exactly how to pull off the photoshoots for the album art within the same timeframe without sacrificing any of the art for the sake of time/budget. Going to be a bit of a blitzkrieg to get this all done (why hello, caffeine!).



-ULTRANUMB REMIX CONTEST WINNERS

The remix contest for ULTRAnumb came to a close and big congratulations go out to GReeNOX, Neon Sky and Armored Defiance for snagging the top 3 places! Head to the main announcement page to check out the runners up. And a massive "THANK YOU" to everybody who remixed, listened, grabbed the stems to play with, spread the word around, voted and just generally played Blue Stahli really freaking loud. i'm hugely appreciative that you guys are digging this stuff enough remix it on your own!


-BLUE STAHLI IN MORE "FROM PARIS WITH LOVE" MOVIE ACTION!



Earlier, i threw a little blog action down that my songs "ULTRAnumb" and "Pure and the Tainted" were in the new trailer for "From Paris With Love". Well, as it turns out, new tv spots (like the one featured above) and the film's official website also use "Kill Me Every Time" and "Accelerant". Very fitting, as i wrote those songs while jumping through a window purely to do backflips and kick people in the face.



-HOW DO *YOU* WANT IT?

If you read this far, you either really dig this stuff or want to satisfy a morbid curiosity to see if i'll post any further goodies. Here's the deal: i hate that my mad dash to complete this album, coupled with the lack of internet at my place of residence has so severely hindered my update/interaction (even if it's just sharing amazing art i stumbled onto). i was thinking of documenting the race to finish this album with random pics and video, but you tell me (either in the comments section of this blog, via twitter or straight up email). What do YOU want?

ULTRAnumb Remix Contest Voting!

The remix contest for my song 'ULTRAnumb' has come to close (insert sad face here), but now the voting for your favorite remixes has come to an ...open (i hate grammar). What i'm getting at is that the FiXT staff have narrowed the contest entries down to 20 and you can get your vote on over at FiXT Remix or right through this little widget thing (which you can post anywhere you damn well please).