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TRCoA's 1st Annual Singer/Songwriter Competition |
| 12/20/2011 |
 After 5 months of anticipation, our 1st Annual Singer/Songwriter Showcase which was held at Mohawk Austin was a great outcome! The TRCoA staff hand-picked 15 artist out of 600 entries. After that, it was time for the artist to step up and have their fans vote for them - Aly Tadros, Les RAV, Bret Randell, and Charlie Gore came out as the top 4. As the night started to progress, AMF had their music business bootcamp before the showcase with our judges - Matt Noveskey (bassist for established alternative rock act Blue October), CJ Eiriksson (Incubus, U2, Hoobastank), Joe Stallone (Music Lawyer), Raymond McGlamery (DARE Music Group). The Lineup went in this order - Charlie Gore, Brett Randell, Les RAV, and Aly Tadros. All four of these musicians played their heart out and brought all their fans along. Each with a different style of music with their own unique touch. Congratulations to Les RAV on making 1st Place (pic above), and Aly Tadros on 2nd. Charlie made 3rd, and Brett made 4th. Though there was 4 standings, everyone won in this competition and gained new fans, friends, and a great experience to remember for years to come. We are looking forward to another successful show/competition next year!  |
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TRCoA's Open House/Social with Alex Vallejo |
| 10/06/2011 |
 This month's Open House/Social was a full house! We kicked it off with mixed Fajitas and some refreshing beverages for all the guest & students. Our Advanced student, Kenny Brieger had his family come into town to watch him graduate and receive his diploma at the open house. Congratulations, Kenny!Our guest speaker this month was Alex Vallejo, a consultant, music producer, and the drummer for the band Vallejo. His band VALLEJO has toured extensively throughout the United States and Mexico sharing the stage with bands like Stone Temple Pilots, Fuel, 3 Doors Down, Juanes, Molotov, Black Crowes, The Foo Fighters, and many more. Alex is currently the director of the Austin Music Foundation's Creative Media Center which helps beginning artists in music, film and media. You can find out more information about the AMF Creative Media Center Here!  |
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John Stinson Records Langauge Room |
| 07/15/2011 |
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John Stinson records the 1st place winner of our 2010 Unsigned Artist Competition, Langauge Room. John is an engineer, producer, and the owner of The Recording Conservatory of Austin and Penny Creek Studios and has been in the business for over 20 years. Langauge Room is an indie/alternative rock band based in Austin, Texas. It's members are Todd Sapio (lead vocals, guitar), Scott Graham (lead guitar, backup vocals), Matt Graham (bass guitar, backup vocals), and Caleb Kelly (drums). After both moving from Los Angeles to Austin in search of a greater music community, old friends Scott Graham and Todd Sapio, who literally bumped into each other in the middle of Sixth St. during South By Southwest, began hashing out song ideas in the spring of ‘07. After a few solid rehearsals, Scott suggested that his brother Matt, who had already been living in Austin, should sit in on bass. Matt, who was not normally a bass player, brought a different, more melodic approach on the bass that fit in perfectly. Their manager at the time, Dustin Laycock, brought in Coloradoan session player Caleb Kelly on drums after their current drummer literally vanished the day before an important gig. Behind his “Ringo kit,” Caleb conjured his signature thunderous groove for the three Houston-bred white boys, and the band had found their sound.  |
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