Much too much: Protest The Hero, Pat Metheney, The Cinematic Orchestra, US3, Hans Zimmer, Dredg, Finger Eleven, Charlie Hunter, The Recieving End of Sirens, Atreyu, Thrice, Killswitch Engage, Hero Pattern, John Williams, Further Seems Forever, No One's Kind, Unearth, Incubus, Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold, The Dillinger Escape Plan, At The Gates, Beck, Cake, Testament, The Bled, Bleed the Sky, Muse, Moments in Grace, Pantera, Bleeding Through, Edgewater, 36 Crazy Fists, A Perfect Circle, Alanis Morrisette, Poison the Well, Pressure 4-5, Fiona Apple, Stabbing Westward, Sparta, The Mars Volta, Soundgarden, The Black Dahlia Murder, Megadeth, Jamie Cullum, Peter Gabriel, Blindside, As I Lay Dying, Cave-In, Coheed and Cambria, Jamiroquai, Dire Straits, From Zero, Propellerheads, Glassjaw, Los Lobos, Puya, Sevendust, Strata, Radiohead, Queen, Taproot, Minus Driver, Tool, Nonpoint, Sunset Black, OneSideZero, The Used, Tom Petty, Thursday, Armor for Sleep, He is Legend, Mae, Between the Buried and Me, All That Remains, Rage Against the Machine, Ray Charles, Michael Buble, Head Automatica, George Winston, Billy Joel, As Cities Burn, Anne Dudley, Mute Math, It Prevails, oh god the list goes on...
Movies
Action: The Rock, Die Hard III, Killing Zoe, True Romance, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Panic Room, Gladiator,
Comedy: Detroit Rock City, Waynes World, Airheads, Four Rooms, Harold and Kumar, Mall Rats
Foreign: Amorres Perros, Rabbit Proof Fence, I'm Not Scared
Drama: American History X, Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, The Pianist, Jersey Girl, Schindlers List, K-Pax, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, SLC Punk, Boondock Saints, Donnie Darko, Trainspotting
Horror: Evil Dead II, Dawn of the Dead, Demons, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silence of the Lambs
Other: Oceans 11-13, Disney's Robin Hood,
Television
Clone High, Prison Break, I love the 80's, History Channel, VH1 Classics, World Cup, Mythbusters
Books
John Hersey's 'Hiroshima'
Donald S. Passman's 'All you need to know about the music buisness'
Lathrop's 'This buisness of music: Marketing and Promotion'
Strunk and White's 'The elements of style'
Anyone remember good 'ole Asterix?
Heroes
Anyone that has gone beyond their imagination yet still not reached their goals.
Bands/Artists I'm currently working with (as of 02/09): Via Coma, Playground Kings, Melting Point, Versus Them, BigBlueWhale, Dancing with Aspirin, Keenan Hemje, Machine Head, Your New Secret
If you're interested in working on a record, hit me up, and send me an IM AIM=doomempire
Bands and Projects I've worked with/on: 5am, After Maxwell, American Jesus, Ampulae, The Attack Plan, Bleed For The Answer, Bullets Can't Kill Danny, The Chop, Counting Crows, Dance Gavin Dance, Dancing with Aspirin, Devil's Walk, The Dave Rude Band, Dgiin, The Down Lowe, Domeshots, Dredg, Electric Vagina, Element Eighty, Eric Schoen, The Federalists, The Gun and Doll Show, Hail the Tragedy, Is Nothing Sacred, The Lives of Famous Men, Lo Pro, Mavalour, Mind Pie, Miz Mor Shir Reh, Mury, Myotonia, The Native Method, National Product, One Step Left, Poor Bailey, Red Ant Black Ant, Rosamilia, Scum of the Earth, Shadows Fall, Silverchair, Solcraft, Sons of Oswald, Split Level, Suspension of Graces, Tape Deck, Transpose, The Twitch, Unearth, Useless, The Zoopy Show... and a ton more but it's hard doing this from memory...
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Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone interested in, or working in any form of music...
hey dude, how have you been? The build is coming along slowly but surely. We took a step back...to get things done in a better fashion. What have you been up to man?
Doing OK. Busy. Glad to hear that you are busy too. Getting ready to go out of town for a week. Let's touch base at the end of the month. I still owe you Mexican food, right?
We wanna be personal friends, not just myspace friends though =)
Tell us how you like our music, we will be sure to respond. and if you really really like it would be awesome if you could post some bulletins telling your friends to add us =)
they so desperately need mixing...actually, i've been trying to get them recorded with live instrumentation in the way of Justin Cosgrove on bass, Logan Grime on drums and Kapena on keys...and probably some guitar overdubs...and of course me, hee!
Yes it has! Glad to hear life is good. I think everyone is broke when they first get here :) If you need any suggestions on places to check out, let me know!
Thanks dude, I think we have all the help we need. But definitely come by whenever you'd like. We will be at the place everyday, getting it all cleaned up and stuff. I will give you a call tomorrow (Wens.) and see what you are up to.
hey man! The moving went well. We just got all the stuff moved in yesterday. Now we just have to start cleaning and renovating the place (as soon as the power is on, hopefully tomorrow) How have you been? I just found strata's new project 'Beta State' ...i was pretty pumped about that. You still down to jam soon?
haha, no. I don't know any of the guys from strata, but I think everyone should hear them. And LSR"s..show em a little love, and they will give it right back.
Nice man. Where are u working now? I'll hit you for sure man. I apprecieate you letting crash at your place bud. I'm waiting on imageworks to get back to me.
Hey man, are you back in town? How are you?
Yo dude my band is playing Sat - come out for the CD release!
hey dude, how have you been? The build is coming along slowly but surely. We took a step back...to get things done in a better fashion. What have you been up to man?
Doing OK. Busy. Glad to hear that you are busy too. Getting ready to go out of town for a week. Let's touch base at the end of the month. I still owe you Mexican food, right?
Are you spending your time elsewhere, or skipping the whole internet thing?
Hey Ryan!!!
Thanks for being our friends!!
We wanna be personal friends, not just myspace friends though =)
Tell us how you like our music, we will be sure to respond. and if you really really like it would be awesome if you could post some bulletins telling your friends to add us =)
<3 frk
they so desperately need mixing...actually, i've been trying to get them recorded with live instrumentation in the way of Justin Cosgrove on bass, Logan Grime on drums and Kapena on keys...and probably some guitar overdubs...and of course me, hee!
...jus stoppin by to show some luv!!! Keep doin you...
again..why didnt you pack me in your suitcase??? ;)
Yes it has! Glad to hear life is good. I think everyone is broke when they first get here :) If you need any suggestions on places to check out, let me know!
Sure am! I've been here about a year and a half now. You're in LA too? How's life?
Just thought we would drop by and say hi.
Let us know if you like the songs.
Hope all is good!
Mike
-Dissipate
You made the thwack sound amazing.
Love,
Your Boys
Thanks dude, I think we have all the help we need. But definitely come by whenever you'd like. We will be at the place everyday, getting it all cleaned up and stuff. I will give you a call tomorrow (Wens.) and see what you are up to.
hey man! The moving went well. We just got all the stuff moved in yesterday. Now we just have to start cleaning and renovating the place (as soon as the power is on, hopefully tomorrow) How have you been? I just found strata's new project 'Beta State' ...i was pretty pumped about that. You still down to jam soon?
Thanks for keeping up on your top friends.. We're coming back!! And changing our name. Any ideas?
Im not really working on any projects right now.
Im doing a remix of a Telepopmusic song, but thats about it. Having trouble finishing it up. Argh
Hey Ryan doing pretty good, you?
we're recording the album right now haha
haha, no. I don't know any of the guys from strata, but I think everyone should hear them. And LSR"s..show em a little love, and they will give it right back.
YOU MUST RSVP AT SUNSETBLACKBAND@GMAIL.COM TO ATTEND!!!
Hi Ryan :)
Thanks for getting in touch.
All is good over here. What are you up to?
I just finished an album:
....
And... I'm working on another one.
:)
-ev
Im sorry but I had to post this
Nice man. Where are u working now? I'll hit you for sure man. I apprecieate you letting crash at your place bud. I'm waiting on imageworks to get back to me.
Yeah man for now, need a break. I have been applying to tons of places down south. Though its good to be home for a little bit.