You might be wondering why Song3 is called Song3 instead of Song8..after all, it is the eigth song on the album. This is because the origin of Song3 is a group of three songs that I wrote for what was going to be a band with a few friends. The band died out, but I ended up liking Song3. By that point, it was pretty much how I knew the track, so I thought there was no point in renaming it. And that is how Song3 got its name.

That’s all for now. Hope to post another track later this month!

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These are the four tracks that we referenced in the previous post – Tour, Bright Eyed, Anyway… and Pickmeup; they were all mixed at the end of last year. While Tour, Bright-Eyed, and Pickmeup are mostly cleaned up and polished versions of the existing songs, Anyway… has evolved quite a bit since the last time I shared it. There is now a viola/violin string section that comes in about a minute into the song and adds a lot more depth. Please let us know how you like the new version in comments on SoundCloud!

Listen to the all the tracks on the album Make Music on A Rising Force – SoundCloud

While only a little less than half the tracks have been posted, the album is now more than halfway finished being mixed and more tracks will be posted in the coming weeks. The total number of complete tracks for the album is now up to five of thirteen. The next tracks that will be posted are Song3 and For All The Days My Muse Called In Sick. Both tracks have final recordings and just need to be mixed and mastered.

Please make sure to like, comment, and share A Rising Force Music with your friends to help us reach new people.  Do you have a favorite track on the album?  Let us now by liking it on SoundCloud! We hope you enjoy the new tracks and can’t wait to post the rest of the album!

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Mixing the track Pickmeup and getting it ready for mastering.

One of the other challenging aspects to mixing is that when the tracks finished and you listen to a mix down of your work, it can sound different depending on what type of sound system you play it on.  I try to listen to my mixes on at least four different systems (studio reference speakers, headphones, my car, normal stereo system, laptop speakers, etc.).  By listening to the track on different systems, you can hear how the song performs and see if you need to make any adjustments.  Ideally, you don’t have to do much, but it is a perpetual learning process when you are creating sounds.

Thankfully, the mixing process for Make Music has been spread out over a large period of time.  The finished tracks that were worked on over the last week are: Tour, Bright Eyed, Anyway…, and Pickmeup.  These songs were at a stage where they just needed a little more work to finish up.  The final mixes are sounding really great and will only get better after they come back from being mastered.  It is nice to have these tracks finished finally.

Now that tracks 2 through 5 are complete, the focus is back on recording and getting the next four songs ready.  Those are: Mission Accomplished!?, For All The Days My Muse Called In Sick, Song3, and Despair.  Back to the studio to keep working!

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Opener on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/opener-single/id552396679

Opener on iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/opener-single/id552396679

Opener on Amazon MP3 – http://www.amazon.com/Opener/dp/B008W9ERMI/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344820682&sr=301-3

Opener on Amazon MP3 - http://www.amazon.com/Opener/dp/B008W9ERMI/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344820682&sr=301-3

The song is also available for streaming directly on the A Rising Force – SoundCloud band page and the new TuneCore artist info page.  Please share links with everyone and anyone you think might be interested!  The exposure helps greatly and we appreciate all the support that our fans give us by telling their friends about the band.

With Opener released, the focus is now back to finishing the rest of the tracks on the album and readying them for a late 2012 release.  Over the next week, I will be submitting the next four tracks for mastering and working on preparing the following four to be mastered.

In addition to the release of Opener, there has been an Internet Radio campaign through Jango running for the band.  This campaign is a test of the platform to see how well it works to reach new fans.  So far, the results have been very positive and the band has been able to connect with new people from all over the world.

Finally, the website for the label of the band – Make Music Productions – has finally launched.  Make Music Productions is where you’ll find not only the latest music from A Rising Force, but also eclectic releases from other new artists that are still in development.  There will be more information about the future artists on the blog on the label site.  Check it out for the latest information.

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