Universal Republic A&R rep Eric Clinger.... Showcase at Antone's....100 studio hours from Stinson Recording Studios....support from ME Television...the best contest in Austin is back! To enter your band and get the details, go to the UAC page.

Summer classes are coming up. The May 15th class will be the first class to start in the new facility. Schedule a tour and be part of the excitement at TRCoA.

This year's Unsigned Artist Competition offers a grand prize of 100 free studio hours at Stinson Recording Studios. Not only will the top 4 bands play a showcase at Antone's but they will be playing in front of Eric Clinger, A&R rep for Universal Republic, who will be one of the judges. The first step is to register your band for the contest. TRCoA will choose the 25 bands to compete to be one of the 4 bands, selected by fan voting, to play at the Antone's showcase. Enter your band into the UAC contest.

The 2007 Unsigned Artist Competition winner, The Sean Calahan Band, has been in the studio working with John Stinson, founder of TRCoA and Stinson Recording Studios. Tracking on all the songs are complete and post-production work is on-going. Expect to hear more soon, but for now listen to a track John and The Sean Calahan Band have been working on.

Listen (MP3) to Break Free.

Francis Preve hosted a great seminar on Reason 4.0. The first half of the seminar covered the instruments in the Reason rack. This included the older synths Malström and Subtractor, Redrum, Dr. Rex, the NN-10 sampler, the new RPG-8 monophonic arpeggiator, the effects and the Combinator feature. The second half the seminar covered the new multi-synthesis synthesizer, Thor. Thor is a powerful and complex new synth from Reason. Francis provided insight and ideas on how to use this powerful tool in the studio to create new sounds. Reason has become a powerful tool for both musicians and producers to add to the overall production of any music.

Join the Austin Music Foundation for the new spring quarter of Austin Music Mixers:
Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
May 6 & 20, and June 3 & 17
At Union Park, rooftop bar (612 West 6th Street)

Everyone knows relationship-building is important--especially in the music industry. Austin Music Mixer provides a friendly place for musicians and industry professionals to meet others who make their living from music, share experiences, and learn from each other. It's a great place to get plugged into the Austin music community, so come out and join us!

Scott Harris, a TRCoA graduate, has been in the studio working with Lance McNeill and Serafia. Produced by Lance, the laid back rhythmic sounds provide a foundation for the soulful vocal styling of Serafia. Summer Days takes you to a lazy summer day, drifting through the day with your lover.

Listen (MP3) to Summer Days.

Jeff Henson, a TRCoA graduate, has been in the studio with Secular End. The driving force behind the pop punk sound of Secular End is Secular Dan on guitar and vox. Joining Secular Dan is Saint Theresa on bass and vox, Anthony Romo on drum and part timer Mr. Nate on guitar.

Jeff has been busy working in post production on the debut cd for Meganaut, the band Jeff founded and fronts. In addition, Jeff recently was the recording engineer for VAST's latest release, April.

Listen (MP3) to Wake Up Dead from Secular End.

Zach Hillyard, an Advanced Music Production student, is in the studio working with Kaiur Bännor. The sounds of old school epic European power metal is coming out of Waco, Texas. Influenced by Children of Bodom, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Stratovarius, Dimmu Borgir, Magnus Thorsen, X Japan, and King Crimson to name a few, Kaiur Bännor is Cavin Schilling - guitar, Kalle Tilhouen - lead guitar, Matthew Wiseman - bass, and Derek Morris - drums.

Listen (MP3) to Anathema from Kaiur Bännor.

Al Tijerina has been in the studio with Gina Johnson, an advanced Music Production student.

Listen (MP3) to a track from the Gina/Al Tijerina session.

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