My band is heading into the studio - Press release

PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 07, 2010

Lucky Lew heads into the studio to record their 2nd album

Rock band Lucky Lew from Bergen, Norway have spent the last two years perfecting their 2nd album. They're finally ready to record it, and this coming saturday the quartet hops on a plane to California to spend a month at RadioStar Studios working with star producer Sylvia Massy producing a rocking new album.


Lucky Lew - Left to right: Barillion (guitars), Svein Knutsen (bass), Villa:K (vocals), Eskil Sæter (drums)


After hearing a selection of the songs and sound Lucky Lew have produced, the American record producer was quick to offer her services and invit the band to her studio. And so the band leaver for USA to record their second album; to a small town called Weed in northern California.

The star producer have previously worked with bands like Tool, Foo Fighters, R.E.M., Bjork, Johnny Cash, Smashing Pumpkins, Animal Alpha, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elton John and Skunk Anansie to name but a few.


RadioStar Studios - Weed, California.


"We are extremely proud of the songs we are bringing across the Atlanic," says singer Villa:K. "This is our best work to date, and we are really looking forward to presenting every one of these 12 tracks to the world".

Their music has come a fair way since their debut album was released in 2006. Guitar player Barillion says: "We have gone from a progressive sound to a much more straight and melodic rock n'roll. However, even though the stylistic direction may have changed, the Lucky Lew sound is still there. We know that many people may be surprised to hear this album, but we are still Lucky Lew"

The album is being released on Big Noisy Records in August, but the first single drops as early as May. The title has yet to be decided on, and the band says that they simply have too many tracks that have single potential. However, they believe the answer will give itself during the recording process.

However, until that time the band will be working hard in the studio for the next month; in RadioStar's Studio A, an old vaudevillian theatre from the 1920s.


Studio A, an old vaudevillian theatre.


Read more about the band and listen to promo samples at [url]www.myspace.com/luckylewmusic[/url] or the band's web site at [url]www.luckylewmusic.com[/url]

DUDE. your name backwards is norwegian. i just got it 


badass promo pic btw. and that records gonna sound fuckin huge recorded in that theatre!

congrats

Bah, messed up the links at the end:

www.luckylewmusic.com
www.myspace.com/luckylewmusic
www.twitter.com/luckylewmusic

crazyfatkid


DUDE. your name backwards is norwegian. i just got it 


badass promo pic btw. and that records gonna sound fuckin huge recorded in that theatre!

congrats

Well done, I've only had this username for 9 years

And yeah, I'm all giddy with excitement to hear the drum sound recorded in that room.

That's awesome dude, sounds like an awesome experience, hanging in a studio in California for a month!

I don't know if you've already sent this press release out to any other websites or whatever, but I detected a typo...

"and so the band leaver for USA to record their"

Good press release, cool pics and best of luck! Kick some ass!

Congrats! Head on over to Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. for some Weed Ales while you're there. I've never been there, but I've had a few of their beers and they were pretty good.

Wow, that looks like a cool place to record, best of luck with it!

Maybe of special interest to this forum: Sylvia Massy produced Tool's Undertow and Opiate albums

Awesome, man!
Didn't know you are "that professional".
Seems the producer knows his stuff.
Sounds promising.
A mixture of the bands and artists you named your music could be something I like.

Have fun in the US...
Have fun at a place called Weed...

van Furlay

Didn't know you are "that professional".

I'm not. Yet

Yeah... But if a producer like her produces your record you are not a bloody beginner at playing drums. That's what I wanted to say...

So...
All the best wishes, pal!

Good luck!

van Furlay




Yeah... But if a producer like her produces your record you are not a bloody beginner at playing drums. That's what I wanted to say...

So...
All the best wishes, pal!

Cheers man! I'm definitely not a super-drummer, but hopefully I'll be able to lay down some solid grooves and bring the rock

Come on... Don't be shy...

One day until departure. I'm having trouble sitting still.

See you all on the other side, I'll be sure to post some updates and photos

Good luck and don't sign anything you might regret later!

We've started uploading video blogs! Keep your eyes peeled to www.youtube.com/luckylewmusic

Also, some pictures of the studio and the amazing studio kit:

The drums!


Driver's side view and a nice view of the studio room (a converted theatre from the '20s)


The desk


The stage where we're set up for drum tracking


Just a few of the amps we have to our disposal

Good luck! Looks like an amazing place.

Great post, good luck 'an all.
But the name, Lucky Lew, just dosen't work for me, sorry.

This is great news, I just saw this thread.

Funny, you're only about 200 miles North of me.

That's awesome man!  Glad to hear a band actually getting somewhere in these times.  I've had to accept the fact that musical success for me probably will not happen.  I can't imagine flying to a foreign country to record for a month though, sounds so damn rockstarish!  That'd be like me going to Norway to for a month to record, that alone would be a dream come true.  Good luck sir

Congratulations and good luck.

New video blog uploaded: Setting up and recording drums (obviously the most interesting and important part of the process ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ3ikNNbB3c

Cool!
I like your drumming a lot. It kicks ass!
Really...

Hope everythings going fine and that you have fun there!

Best wishes!

Thanks man!

Hard-hitting powerful grooves is where it's at

So give em hell then!

Looks like you're having fun! Keep it up and good luck!

Just posted some of my thoughts, experiences and hindsights (is that a word?) on the drum recording process on my MySpace blog, along with some fresh pictures:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=154107278&blogId=530089143

Wow...that was a killer read!  

I remember my first "big studio" experience and what you wrote brought back a ton of feelings and memories.  

Good luck on finishing the record!

Yeah man, definitely a "live and learn" experience, and I'm hoping I'll get more chances to do this. It's been an awesome experience so far, and now I know a lot more about what to expect and how to be better prepared for these kinds of sessions.

I forgot to mention that your kit setup sounded KILLER!  I was really digging the ambience of the room!  

New and extended video from the drum sessions up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXKt_mdB8VY

Hi my dear...
Hope everything's going fine so far...

Nice new video!
Seems to be the case that I'm a sucker for your straight drumming (parts).
Examples: 1:50 (LOVE the snare-reverb), 6:00 and on from 7:30...

Give 'em hell!

Updates?

Ohhh, updates. Let's see...

We've been home for about three weeks now, and the final mixes were delivered to us about a week ago. This album is sounding awesome! It's straight ahead rock & roll, exactly like rock & roll should be

Right now we're in the process of cutting down one of the tracks to a single edit (damn radio and their short attention spans, haha), and getting the whole thing mastered. We also have a designer working on a cover design (which is almost complete) and a management company getting ready to pimp out our stuff to every single media outlet in the history of this country. We're also thinking about doing a video, but that hasn't been decided yet. We'll see if there's a market for a music video out there.

So, a ton of work remaining still, the hardest of which will be to tirelessly promote our stuff wherever and whenever we can. Hopefully, we can generate some hype and get the ball rolling!

I'll gather up all the videos we've posted so far as well:

Part 1: The journey from Bergen to Weed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJz6zkTS1-4

Part 2: Drum tracking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ3ikNNbB3c

Part 3: Bass tracking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Akb5p_SRVY

Part 4: Guitar tracking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeC1VruGTfk

Part 5: Vocal tracking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS3LVq-mwNY

Part 6: Chatting with producer Sylvia Massy and engineer/co-producer Rich Veltrop about the album, music, band and recording process. This video also contains a couple of snippets from the upcoming single :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKTxddPrAH0

Naigewron


Hopefully, we can generate some hype and get the ball rolling!

I keep my fingers crossed for you.

So when will this thing be released or don't you know this, yet?
Sylvia Massy seems to be a really cool and kind and down to earth woman.
Hope you enjoyed the experience in the US!


Oh... btw: Is your singer your girlfriend?

Wow.  I really like the vibe and sound you guys got...the recording sounds killer...

I hear a lot of different sounds there...Lush, Garbage, Veruca Salt....good stuff for sure!

van Furlay

Naigewron


Hopefully, we can generate some hype and get the ball rolling!

I keep my fingers crossed for you.

So when will this thing be released or don't you know this, yet?
Sylvia Massy seems to be a really cool and kind and down to earth woman.
Hope you enjoyed the experience in the US!


Oh... btw: Is your singer your girlfriend?

The album is out on September 6m the single is out sometime in late May :)

And no, the singer is the guitar player's fiancé

Naigewron


The album is out on September 6m the single is out sometime in late May :)

Awesome!

Naigewron

And no, the singer is the guitar player's fiancé

Damn.