The Luna EP for Embracing Soul is finally out!! After years of writing, and long months of recording, we finally managed to bring in the new EP! But there was a lot more to it than just this...
The past year, Brandon and myself have been attending Trebas Institute; a private college in Toronto. These are 1 year programs with no summer break - in which I took Entertainment Management and Brandon took Audio Engineering and Production.
We spent 5 days a week there - with a 4 hour/day travel time - to try and learn how to do what it is we can now be so proud to do.
With roughly 10 different courses every 3 months, we managed to pull through and learn a butt-load - with help from some truly amazing teachers and staff!
During this process, Brandon, Tom and myself worked hard to continue writing for Embracing Soul and put the band together (by trying to find a drummer that didn't so pann out).
I created a lot of marketing plans and schedules for the summer and once school was done - I could hardly wait to start using what I had learned for the band and for other bands.
We played one show, that I must say was a bust (however would like to give props to bassist Jonathan Cairo for pulling shit together in such short notice) - and let loose an old ball and chain to make way for what things really needed to get done.
We spent each day making new artwork and promotion plans to try and get it all off the ground without using outside sources.
Spending everyday the past few months coming up with new promotions, videos, vlogs, artwork, and practicing all the songs was definitely loaded, but still fun.
Brandon got to spend countless days (and long nights) editing all the recordings we had just done, then finally mixing them and mastering them even over his birthday!
Then of course, the help of Lillian Lazenby of Mad Carni Productions to make the music video. This was awesome of her to do, and a big help!
What I'm trying to say, is that this was a massive production for something that now seems so small - but we are proud to say that we did it all ourselves and would like to continue to make the music, record it, and distribute it all ourselves in the future as well through our self-owned company Illusive Records.
The money we make from this album is not going into our pockets; it is going straight into funding our full-length album that we hope to have ready for late 2013/early 2014. We're still writing (and wrote something new just yesterday) and we are halfway to having a full-length written.
Our plan is to get physical CD's made up and distribute them wherever we have fans! - We also want to make packages for the fans with custom picks and posters.
So if you haven't heard it yet, go check it out; 5 songs - $5 - with a donate option should you so choose!
Thank you to friends, family, and fans everywhere for the support - we appreciate it so much, and it's what helps to get us through the rough spots! <3
http://embracingsoul.bandcamp.com/releases
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