Recording of Fading Fast Biography
January 9, 2005-November 27, 2005
January 9, 2005-November 27, 2005
Booking Info contact; Rick Cerra at
RickCerra@neutralloss.com
RickCerra@neutralloss.com
On January 9, 2005 we finally made it to the studio. We laid down the first rough mix of Wanna Get To Know You at Real Life Music in the North
Hills, (Thanks Dan!!!!). For those of you who have been following us, this is probably going to be the title track to the CD. We will keep you updated
throughout the recording process. As of now we are looking at 11 original songs for our debut CD.
Hills, (Thanks Dan!!!!). For those of you who have been following us, this is probably going to be the title track to the CD. We will keep you updated
throughout the recording process. As of now we are looking at 11 original songs for our debut CD.
February 12, 2005, Back to Real Life Music Studio for Rick and Jim. A very productive day!!! Jim and Rick laid down the Guitar,
Bass, and first Vocal Tracks for Miss You. Once completing this we were able to lay down the Scratch Tracks for all but 2 originals,
Very Productive!! Thanks to Dan for putting up with us for so many hours!!!! We will start laying tracks to at least one of them this week.
Bass, and first Vocal Tracks for Miss You. Once completing this we were able to lay down the Scratch Tracks for all but 2 originals,
Very Productive!! Thanks to Dan for putting up with us for so many hours!!!! We will start laying tracks to at least one of them this week.
February 23, 2005, Its a Guitar night at Real Life Music Studio!!! Rick, Jim, and Dan from Real Life, decided to lay down 2 original songs tonight
doing the guitars first. Starting with Fading Fast, Jim laid down his parts then it was decided to do Must Be a Reason. After some timing adjustments
when Jeff arrived, Jim laid the Guitar tracks down and we decided to dedicate next week to Bass tone and lay some Bass Tracks.
doing the guitars first. Starting with Fading Fast, Jim laid down his parts then it was decided to do Must Be a Reason. After some timing adjustments
when Jeff arrived, Jim laid the Guitar tracks down and we decided to dedicate next week to Bass tone and lay some Bass Tracks.
March 16, 2005 ; Jim, Jeff, Rick from Neutral Loss, along with Dan from Real Life Music at the studio this week. This week was
devoted to Jimmy and some Guitar Tracks. Tonight Jim laid down the Tracks for In Your Head, and For Me sounds very good, final
mix should be very powerful once it is mixed down. Next week we probably will do more Guitar Tracks or try to lay all the Bass Tracks
down. As a side note if you are not doing anything the night before Easter why not go to the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern and check out
Dan Hunt preform with Further Down the Road. Show starts at 10 p.m.
devoted to Jimmy and some Guitar Tracks. Tonight Jim laid down the Tracks for In Your Head, and For Me sounds very good, final
mix should be very powerful once it is mixed down. Next week we probably will do more Guitar Tracks or try to lay all the Bass Tracks
down. As a side note if you are not doing anything the night before Easter why not go to the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern and check out
Dan Hunt preform with Further Down the Road. Show starts at 10 p.m.
March 23, 2005 ; Jim, Jeff, and Rick at the studio for Jimmy to finish For Me and to lay down Don't Close Your Eyes. Sounds
extremely tight!!! The Guitar Tracks are almost done, hopefully next week we will complete them and move on to completing the Bass!!!!
Once again many thanks to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music for another productive night. As a side note everyone keep your eyes open
for Dans band Further Down The Road. Go check them out. A kick ass acoustic show!!!
extremely tight!!! The Guitar Tracks are almost done, hopefully next week we will complete them and move on to completing the Bass!!!!
Once again many thanks to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music for another productive night. As a side note everyone keep your eyes open
for Dans band Further Down The Road. Go check them out. A kick ass acoustic show!!!
April 6, 2005 ; Jim, Jeff, and Rick at the studio and Jimmy completed the Guitar Tracks for the CD. One final track for Don't Close
Your Eyes, and completion of Lessons From the Young, Down Town, and By Myself. It was an extremely productive night and now
we can finish the Bass with Rick and then move on to Jeff on the Drums!!! Many thanks to Dan for a very productive night.
Your Eyes, and completion of Lessons From the Young, Down Town, and By Myself. It was an extremely productive night and now
we can finish the Bass with Rick and then move on to Jeff on the Drums!!! Many thanks to Dan for a very productive night.
April 23, 2005 ; Rick, Jeff, and Jim back at Real Life Music. Time For Drums!!!!! After about 2 hours of dialing things in Jeff was
ready to lay Drum Tracks. By the time Rick and Jim arrived Jeff and Dan were laying them down. When all was said and done Jeff
completed .... Miss You, Wanna Get to Know You, Change, and just needs to touch up Fading Fast, and Must be a Reason. Jeff
will definitely be able to get them done at the next recording and hopefully a few more. Thanks Dan For a long Saturday!!
ready to lay Drum Tracks. By the time Rick and Jim arrived Jeff and Dan were laying them down. When all was said and done Jeff
completed .... Miss You, Wanna Get to Know You, Change, and just needs to touch up Fading Fast, and Must be a Reason. Jeff
will definitely be able to get them done at the next recording and hopefully a few more. Thanks Dan For a long Saturday!!
April 26, 2005 ; Rick, Jeff, and Jim with Dan at Real Life Studio to lay down more Drum Tracks. After touching up Fading Fast and Must Be A
Reason, Jeff completed ; Downtown, By Myself, Don't Close Your Eyes Forever, In Your Head. This leaves two more songs for the Drums
and 5 for the Bass then all vocals. Once we do the next 2 weeks of shows then we will go back to the studio to wrap these up. Later!!!
Reason, Jeff completed ; Downtown, By Myself, Don't Close Your Eyes Forever, In Your Head. This leaves two more songs for the Drums
and 5 for the Bass then all vocals. Once we do the next 2 weeks of shows then we will go back to the studio to wrap these up. Later!!!
May 18, 2005: The whole gangs back at Real Life Music Studio after a 2 week hiatus. Time to finish the Drums!!!! Jeff had two songs to lay down,
Lessons From The Young and For Me. In less than an hour they were both done and so are the Drum Tracks for the CD. Rick then laid down the
Bass tracks for By Myself, Downtown, and For Me. Only 2 more Bass Tracks and it is on to Vocals. Hopefully we will complete the Bass next
week and start the Vocals (fingers crossed). Thank you goes out to Dan Hunt once again for a productive night, and also to Dan and Alicia for
opening for us at The James Street on the 14th.
Lessons From The Young and For Me. In less than an hour they were both done and so are the Drum Tracks for the CD. Rick then laid down the
Bass tracks for By Myself, Downtown, and For Me. Only 2 more Bass Tracks and it is on to Vocals. Hopefully we will complete the Bass next
week and start the Vocals (fingers crossed). Thank you goes out to Dan Hunt once again for a productive night, and also to Dan and Alicia for
opening for us at The James Street on the 14th.
May 25, 2005: Last Night For Bass!!! We finished the last two songs on Bass, Don't Close Your Eyes and Lessons From The Young. Rick
also was able to get a good start on the vocal tracks of In Your Head. Now we can just concentrate on laying down vocal tracks then the mixing. We
are getting to the home stretch. Thanks again has to go to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music for his time
patience and input. We think the final product is going to kick ass but I guess we will see.
also was able to get a good start on the vocal tracks of In Your Head. Now we can just concentrate on laying down vocal tracks then the mixing. We
are getting to the home stretch. Thanks again has to go to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music for his time
patience and input. We think the final product is going to kick ass but I guess we will see.
June 1, 2005: Vocals have officially begun!!!!! Rick laid down the rest of the Vocal Tracks for In Your Head. This song is one of our heavier
songs and now with the vocals added it is getting pretty thick, the final mix should be killer. The band is taking a break from the studio for a week to
get our ideas together for the Station Square Street Jam, as far as what songs we want to do, If any of you have suggestions on something we do
that you want to hear E Mail us. That show is scheduled for August 19, 2005. See our home page for all the info. Later !!!!!!
songs and now with the vocals added it is getting pretty thick, the final mix should be killer. The band is taking a break from the studio for a week to
get our ideas together for the Station Square Street Jam, as far as what songs we want to do, If any of you have suggestions on something we do
that you want to hear E Mail us. That show is scheduled for August 19, 2005. See our home page for all the info. Later !!!!!!
June 22, 2005: More Vocals from Rick, Fading Fast, Must be a Reason, Don't Close Your Eyes were laid down. The backing vocals will all be
laid at a later date, but its getting closer!!!!!
laid at a later date, but its getting closer!!!!!
June 29, 2005: Rick redid Fading Fast and added a little different ending track that should end the song strong. Rick also laid down Change and
started on Lessons From The Young, only one more lead vocal track for Rick and its time for backing vocals. Again Thanks to Dan at Real Life
Music for a productive night!!!!
started on Lessons From The Young, only one more lead vocal track for Rick and its time for backing vocals. Again Thanks to Dan at Real Life
Music for a productive night!!!!
July 7, 2005: Jeffs Night!!!!! Jeff finally got his shot at the mic. He completed Downtown, For Me, and By Myself to wrap up his three lead
vocals. Rick also laid down his parts in For Me. Hopefully after next week only backing vocals will be left. Then comes the MIXING!!!!!!
vocals. Rick also laid down his parts in For Me. Hopefully after next week only backing vocals will be left. Then comes the MIXING!!!!!!
July 20, 2005: Ricks back at the mic. Rick laid down Miss You, and Lessons From The Young was completed. Jim then took over the mic to
complete the background vocals on Must Be A Reason, With that we ended the night. Thanks Dan!!!
complete the background vocals on Must Be A Reason, With that we ended the night. Thanks Dan!!!
July 27, 2005: Last Night Of Recording!!!!!!! Well Jim, Jeff, Rick, and Dan Hunt from Real Life Music decided that tonight was the night. Jeff
and Jim started with the background vocals on Change to complete it, Jeff and Rick then added tracks to Don't Close Your Eyes to complete
that. Rick, Jim, and Jeff then completed Downtown. Jim and Rick then finished the night with By Myself, For Me, Fading Fast . At 11:45 pm we
walked out of the studio with the recording finished. Thanks to Dan for putting up with us for such a long night!!!! Next Comes the mixing!!!! See
Ya At The Shows!!!!
and Jim started with the background vocals on Change to complete it, Jeff and Rick then added tracks to Don't Close Your Eyes to complete
that. Rick, Jim, and Jeff then completed Downtown. Jim and Rick then finished the night with By Myself, For Me, Fading Fast . At 11:45 pm we
walked out of the studio with the recording finished. Thanks to Dan for putting up with us for such a long night!!!! Next Comes the mixing!!!! See
Ya At The Shows!!!!
October 5, 2005: Well it has been a while since this page has been updated!! As of last night the band received the last round of music for us to do
any final edits. After the three of us listening to them the mix that Dan did was super close and kicked ass!! We just need to tweak a couple of levels
here and there and its off to New Jersey for publishing. We are planning the CD Release Party at the Hard Rock on November 25 (day
after Thanksgiving) Hope you all can be there and bring a friend. Dan Hunt's band Further Down The Road will be opening for us and it should
be one helluva night. A HUGE THANKS goes to Dan at Real Life Studios for working his tail off for us!!!!!
any final edits. After the three of us listening to them the mix that Dan did was super close and kicked ass!! We just need to tweak a couple of levels
here and there and its off to New Jersey for publishing. We are planning the CD Release Party at the Hard Rock on November 25 (day
after Thanksgiving) Hope you all can be there and bring a friend. Dan Hunt's band Further Down The Road will be opening for us and it should
be one helluva night. A HUGE THANKS goes to Dan at Real Life Studios for working his tail off for us!!!!!
October 12, 2005: Its In The Mail!!!! It scared the hell out of me but the pre- mastered disc was sent to Disc Makers today in New Jersey. Now it is
a waiting game. Hopefully by mid November we will receive our shipment. Christmas in November!!! We can't wait. Then its THE PARTY!!! November
25 2005 Hard Rock Cafe BE THERE!!!!!! Once again a HUGE thanks goes to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music, for without him god only knows where
our C.D. would be right now. Probably still on the drawing board.
a waiting game. Hopefully by mid November we will receive our shipment. Christmas in November!!! We can't wait. Then its THE PARTY!!! November
25 2005 Hard Rock Cafe BE THERE!!!!!! Once again a HUGE thanks goes to Dan Hunt at Real Life Music, for without him god only knows where
our C.D. would be right now. Probably still on the drawing board.
October 21, 2005; Graphic file proofs are approved and ready for printing. The disc that we sent to Disc Makers has been mastered and sent back
to us for final approval. Then off to the press!!!! Will update you all when receive the mastered disc.
to us for final approval. Then off to the press!!!! Will update you all when receive the mastered disc.
November 15, 2005: Second to last entry here. We received the CDs and posters from Disc Makers. We now are ready for distribution.
It was well worth the hard work and time that was put into it! Another special thanks has to go out to Dan Hunt at Real Life Studio. Be sure
to come to the Hard Rock Cafe on the 25th and get your copy!!! See you there.
It was well worth the hard work and time that was put into it! Another special thanks has to go out to Dan Hunt at Real Life Studio. Be sure
to come to the Hard Rock Cafe on the 25th and get your copy!!! See you there.
November 27, 2005
Well it came and went........
After all the hard work and waiting for November 25th to finally get here for the CD release, the night just flew by!! It seems as
though it was a good time for all. We had a great time playing and seeing so many friendly faces in the crowd made it a lot of
fun to perform for you all!! If you were there, make sure you drop us a line on the guestbook to give your thoughts about the
show and the CD Fading Fast. Your opinions mean a lot to us and we love getting the feedback. Now the important stuff...
Thank You!! To the Hard Rock who did a terrific job keeping everything together (including Zoo, and Jaime on the board) ,
Further Down the Road who did a great opening set to get the crowd pumped (keep an eye out for them), Dan Hunt at Real
Life Studio for without his hard work there would not have been a CD to release, to Kirstan who busted her ass and did a
great job (once again) with all of the promo items, to Lisa, Nicole, and Lisa for being there on this special night and
supporting us throughout this project, and most importantly, to all of you that came to the show and supported us now, and
when we first started, it means a lot to us!!!! If you are not on the mailing list e mail us so we can keep you up to date of
shows. We will keep you posted on the next one since we are taking a couple of weeks off for the Holidays. Speaking of that
Have a Safe, Healthy, and Enjoyable Holiday Season!!
Well it came and went........
After all the hard work and waiting for November 25th to finally get here for the CD release, the night just flew by!! It seems as
though it was a good time for all. We had a great time playing and seeing so many friendly faces in the crowd made it a lot of
fun to perform for you all!! If you were there, make sure you drop us a line on the guestbook to give your thoughts about the
show and the CD Fading Fast. Your opinions mean a lot to us and we love getting the feedback. Now the important stuff...
Thank You!! To the Hard Rock who did a terrific job keeping everything together (including Zoo, and Jaime on the board) ,
Further Down the Road who did a great opening set to get the crowd pumped (keep an eye out for them), Dan Hunt at Real
Life Studio for without his hard work there would not have been a CD to release, to Kirstan who busted her ass and did a
great job (once again) with all of the promo items, to Lisa, Nicole, and Lisa for being there on this special night and
supporting us throughout this project, and most importantly, to all of you that came to the show and supported us now, and
when we first started, it means a lot to us!!!! If you are not on the mailing list e mail us so we can keep you up to date of
shows. We will keep you posted on the next one since we are taking a couple of weeks off for the Holidays. Speaking of that
Have a Safe, Healthy, and Enjoyable Holiday Season!!
January 12, 2005, Back to studio, Rick laid vocal and bass tracks again, and the second mix is getting tighter, the energy of the song is there, we
also laid down the background vocal tracks of Jim and Rick. Tuesday the 25th , we will lay the drum tracks and start thinking about what song will be
next. Once again Thanks to Dan at Real Life Music!!
also laid down the background vocal tracks of Jim and Rick. Tuesday the 25th , we will lay the drum tracks and start thinking about what song will be
next. Once again Thanks to Dan at Real Life Music!!
January 25, 2005, Jeff at the studio to lay down the drum tracks for Wanna Get To Know You. This is the final musical piece to the puzzle for this
song, getting it closer to the master and mixing work. The next song will probably be our new one called Miss You. We'll see how it goes next week.
Thanks Dan!!!
song, getting it closer to the master and mixing work. The next song will probably be our new one called Miss You. We'll see how it goes next week.
Thanks Dan!!!
February 02, 2005, Rick, Jeff, and Jim from Neutral Loss along with Dan Hunt from Real Life Music, are back at the studio. After going over our
thoughts on Wanna Get To Know You we laid down the click track and the Guitar, Bass, and Vocal scratch tracks for Miss You, our new song.
We will start laying the main tracks next week!!
thoughts on Wanna Get To Know You we laid down the click track and the Guitar, Bass, and Vocal scratch tracks for Miss You, our new song.
We will start laying the main tracks next week!!
March 9, 2005; This week was devoted to the Bass Tracks. Rick laid down 6 songs on his Bass. The songs completed are Wanna Get to Know
You, Change, Must Be a Reason, Fading Fast, In Your Head, and Miss You. Thanks to Dan at Real Life Music for another very productive
night at the studio. More Guitar Tracks coming from Jimmy next week.
You, Change, Must Be a Reason, Fading Fast, In Your Head, and Miss You. Thanks to Dan at Real Life Music for another very productive
night at the studio. More Guitar Tracks coming from Jimmy next week.
February 16,2005, Jeff, Jim, Rick from Neutral Loss and Dan from Real Life Music all together tonight. After some discussion on
what to do next, we decided on laying the tracks for the song Change. The Guitar, Bass, and some Vocal Tracks were completed.
Probably from here on we will just be laying the Music down and when completed go back and lay the Vocals. Always trying to see what
process is going to work the best so that we can make the most out of our studio time at Real Life Music.
what to do next, we decided on laying the tracks for the song Change. The Guitar, Bass, and some Vocal Tracks were completed.
Probably from here on we will just be laying the Music down and when completed go back and lay the Vocals. Always trying to see what
process is going to work the best so that we can make the most out of our studio time at Real Life Music.
