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May 7, 2024 - The music video for "Way of Life (Basic)" is released today! Watch now.
February 16, 2024 - "MirrorBridge" released today! More info.
January 15, 2024 - New interview at Music Buzz Online.
January 10, 2024 - TikTok page has been set up. Follow here.
January 5, 2024 - "Another Number" single goes live.
June 6, 2023 - I'm live on Meta's Threads now. Follow my online profile.
June 2, 2023 - "Dark as You" and its remixes are now available for streaming on all platforms.
May 19, 2023 - "Shine Alive" and its remixes are now streaming on all platforms.
October 25, 2022 - HIji is now HIji RR.
September 6, 2006 - Relief. That's the best way I can describe how I'm feeling right now. I just got done entirely reworking a track... AFTER I THOUGHT I HAD FINISHED IT. I can't tell how incredibly frustrating, yet delighted I feel - I guess it equals out to relief. Let me explain. I've had this track "FF" (codename) that I've been working on. It was supposed to be a slow, calm and sensitive song, but I really couldn't make it work. I got it to the point of being all those things, but someone, the mood just didn't fit my voice. Even though it was done, I felt that it could ruin the album -- whether it ultimately would or wouldn't would be hard for me to tell right now since I'm in the middle of everything, but as it stood, my gut told me that it wasn't going to fit. Though, I loved the melody, the beat, but the mood/ energy wasn't there. So, in a panic frenzy I spent the latter part of the weekend reworking it - starting with the bridge. That came first, and I felt something: a shred of mystery overcast by that tingling feeling inside. Whenever this happens, I know I'm on to something. So, I kept at it ... going to sleep at 2:30AM and waking up the next morning at 8:45am to keep working. By the time I was done, the track was reworked (albeit with rough performances that need to be cleaned up), and the end result is the complete opposite of what I was going for, and it works! It is rocking, emotional, and all the while, the melody is still there. I don't know what it is or sometimes why I don't listen to myself. I spent months trying to get this track to work, and I was just trying to make it something that its not. When that happens, things don't work. And, I SHOULD NEVER DO THAT, but I'm too stubborn sometimes, and in those occasions, I have to fall in order to learn. So, this time I around, I followed my emotions (and that tingling feeling), and basically let the track take a life of its own, and in the end, it just works! So, for me, this spells relief. This track has been holding me back, and now I feeling comfortable moving on to other tracks with more dedication. Peace.
August 7, 2006 - Go watch this movie: An Inconvenient Truth. I knew that global warming was happening, but until I had seen this movie, I wasn't convinced that we played a large role in it.
June 15, 2006 - So... What makes a good song? I ask myself that very same question every time I work on a song from the in-progress album. As you know already, I have already reworked individual songs several times. I do this to the point that I am happy with them. But, how do I know when to rework it? Well, I will "complete" it - at least I think I do -, and in these situations, I tend to feel that something is off or is missing. So, then I end up redoing it. Sometimes from scratch, and other times, reworking certain elements. I know the song is right when I listen to it, and I "feel" something and I find myself listening to it over and over again. I know... it must be very difficult for you to understand or feel what I am feeling when working on these songs considering you haven't heard any of it, and it's killing me not having it done, but it's killing me more not being able to share it with you. I could share individual songs, but really, I want to present it all as one nice package. And, I will be happy when that happens, but it's not happening today, tomorrow, or even in the next couple of months. Hopefully, by the end of this year. Thanks.
March 10, 2006 - Let me talk a little bit about the drum tracks. As has been done thus far with previous albums, I'm not using live drums. There's a couple of reasons for this. The first is that I have a goal to do the next album entirely on my own - like the first album, but contrary to the last two where I had peeps come in to contribute. (Believe me, I had to turn away EXTREMELY talented musicians who asked if they could participate, but I had to stick to my goal.) So, not knowing how to play the drums myself (yet), I looked once again to produce drums tracks through a computer. Do I use a drum machine? No. That's where I'm going with this. Tracks have always been written from the ground up; with the exception of perhaps one remix, I've never used a pre-written pattern and loop. So, every note you hear on a drum track - from the kick drum to the tom-tom to the high hats - has come out from my head. Again, no preset loops or patterns were used. That said, I'm beginning to realize that I tend to write drum tracks that sound like a four-armed android with soul playing the drum set.
January 29, 2006 - So, why is it taking so long? I don't remember if I answered this beforehand (and I'm not up looking around to see if I have), but I suppose I'm being extremely picky. I'm not like other musicians where a really good song can be created in a short amount of time. In most of my experiences, I end up honing or completely rewriting parts or an entire song before it ends up where I want it to be. For example, I may end up writing a song, recording all the instruments, and then it comes time to record the vocals. I put down a couple of test tracks for the vocals, and guess what? They suck. Not necessarily because of my vocal abilities, but more so in the ways of how the vocal melody is written or the emotion I'm putting into them. Maybe it could have been that it was a fun vocal to sing, but it doesn't sound good on "tape." So, I try to work with it. If I can't get it right or don't feel anything in the end, that usually means the line is not going to work. So, I try to rewrite the vocal melody. Sometimes, that solution works, and its magic. If it doesn't, that means there's something more serious at hand that I have to fix, and the solution could either involve rewriting and rerecording (which is a challenge in itself) certain instruments or ... the big doozie of them all ... rewriting the entire song so everything fits together just fine. Mind the situation, it all feeds off of creative energy (inspiration and drive) for any of this to happen, and these days, that's a rarity that only appears when it feels like it. (So, I have to wait for it to come around.) Before you know it, I've restarted an entire song when, just previously, I was 90% of the way there. Now, imagine having to go through this 3-5 with each song, and if you think about it, there is typically 9-14 songs on an album. So, that's why it takes so long.
January 24, 2006 - My head hurts and my ears are tired. OUCH! I'm trying to mix down a song right now, and I'm hoping that I have the right mix down. It's one of those songs that sounds good, but has to be spot on with the balance of instruments and vox. Or, maybe I'm just being too picky. I don't want to rush any of the songs, but I can't stand working on one for too long before I becoming too subjective and too critical, and I could end up mucking it up.
November 4, 2005 - Well, it's been awhile since my last entry. What have I been up to? It's really hard to pin an answer on that. Life, I suppose. Inevitably, that means I've fallen behind schedule on the album. BUT things have still progressed, but as a slower rate. The songs I have completed are ROCK SOLID. I just love them, and I listen to them over and over again, but then I have to remind myself, "Hey, you've still got other songs to finish." So, really, most of my time on the album has been spent fine tuning those other tracks. That said, I've finished another song, an instrument, which I think is really spot on. Now, I'm trying to finish another track. THIS track has been somewhat of thorn in my side. I've gone through several iterations of it ... so much that I've got two version as vastly different -- one being more pop oriented and one being very layered & album oriented. And, this last month or two, I've been jumping between the two... each time thinking I've run into a road block of growth. So, I jump to the other one, and then back to the other. I think I've finally settled on the non-pop version. It doesn't help that I had a COMPLETELY different version done months ago, and in the end, I wasn't happy with it. So, that was the original version which is now off the drawing board (which, in turn, was different from the original acoustic version I had created.) So, as you can tell, I've had this thorn to deal with. The great part, though, is that this thorn is coming from a lovely rose.
September 14, 2005 - You thought I had forgotten, didn't you? Well, I haven't because I'm in it.
July 30, 2005 - Before I forget, I'm jotting some notes down here for you guys & gals. Been working on and off on the new album. This month has been especially busy with other items in life; so, that's taken away from my time on the album. Don't fret... Since this last real message, another song has been completed, and I have been doing some pre-production work for the first video from this album. Now, I'm trying to do a lot of things simultaneously this time around -- not linearly. So, a lot of things that would normally be done AFTER the album are being done during the making of;for example, Mr. Del Geronimo has returned again to be the photographer taking the pics. As I already mentioned, I'm doing some pre-production work for the music video to accompany the first single. Now, before anybody jumps the gun, this doesn't mean the album will be done ASAP. I'm about 60% into it, but definitely on track. But, I want to get a lot of this other stuff done so I can concentrate fully on the album's release once it's done; again, this is opposite of 1) getting the album done and then 2) immediately jumping into "music video", "picture taking" or "remix" mode. I just want to appreciate that album is done when the time comes. With that said, I'm working on another track as I write this... Well, I'm taking a break to write this. This is more of a basic guitar, drum, bass, vocals song. No... it's not a traditional rock song as it has a good chorus, melody, etc. to it. I'm just letting ya know when instrumentation is being used. I wanted this song, at the very least, to be synth-less (well, minus the bass and drums!) Anyhow, I hope this all made sense to you. As you can tell, my brain is going about a million miles an hour. So much to think about, and i have to keep the candle burning....
July 9, 2005 - Working away... Longer update soon.
May 31, 2005 - Two months later, and here I am with another update. So, sorry for taking so long to write! Things have progressed nicely. It's just that I needed a break. Friends, family and a social life in general were paying the price so I could be secluded away to work on this album. Unfortunate as it is, that also plays a role in a vicious cycle as I need to keep active with other things to keep the creative juices flowing. (In other words, working on the album had made me anti-social, but being anti-social drys up the creative juices.) Good news is that I feel recharged and ready to get back into the swing of things. The album is about 45% done... which is very good progress; so, I'm on track. Best of all, the new songs sound great! Some of the best stuff I've ever put together. Stay tuned...
March 31, 2005 - One more song down. It took me a little longer than I thought it would. Compared to the other tracks done so far, this one is more quiet, subtle, and personal. So, it needed that extra detail, and its worth it because I think the track came out beautifully. My plan now is to go back to those initial 3 songs, and fix a few vocal things that are driving me nutz -- think of this in the same light as "pickup shots" for movies. It shouldn't be a whole lot of work; maybe, a day or two. Then, I can get back to working on some new trax. In other news, I've been juggling a remix I've been working on for the Mystechs; they've got some spunk - so, make sure to visit their site. In any case, I'm liking how the remix is turning out.
March 6, 2005 - Hi again. Three songs down... many more to go. Progress is being made on the next album. Some of the production is a pain in the ass with having to redo vox or guitar parts over and over and over and over and over until I get it the way they need to sound good. Of course, the payoff is a good song in the end. Essentially, things are sounding good, but I'll leave it at that. :) In other news, you have undoubtedly noticed a site blackout that began on February 25th. This is to wind things down from the old into more of a state of neutralness so you will be ready for the good things to come in the next phase. L8s.
January 20, 2005 - Here's a quick update. I've been working hard at finishing the first song for the new album; think Massive Attack meets The Killingtons. Yeah, it's a wierd combo if you're familiar with those bands. Anyhow, I'm really working hard on this, but trying to take a simpler route overall with the music... I mean, with "Soul Rift", that was such a big monolithic thing... I've done that... been there. Now, I'm concentrating on the basics of the song. "Does this guitar part fit here? Or would it world better there? Does the vocal sound better this way or that way? What makes the song sound best?" I think you get the idea. Once I get this song done, I look forward to having it be the first milestone in the development of this album. Everything is written... now, I'm in production mode. Back to work... Thanks for sticking around. Talk to you soon.
November 2, 2002 - The "Plastic Metal" music video is out! Click here to watch it.
October 22, 2002 - Some people just don't get my music. Click HERE to read my latest statement.
September 29, 2002 - Masochist Halo is now known as M-Halo.
September 15, 2002 - Haven't read the Soul Rift album reviews? No worries as I've just put them all up! Click here.
September 12, 2002 - The "Plastic Metal" single is out! Download the MP3s now! The single features guitarist Steve Corral. Included on the single are remixes by Adrian Johnson of Rustcycle and Jimi Bartlett of Fixture.
September 11, 2002 - [Image of American flag waving]
August 25, 2002 - Added in the Newsletter Archives into the about section. Updated the messageboard.
August 19, 2002 - Artwork and video credits are up for the "Plastic Metal" single! Read up before the audio and video singles are released! Shooting for the "Plastic Metal" video wrapped up this past weekend. Cheers and many thanks to all those involved. The project has now moved into the editing/post-production phase. I'll keep ya posted. Fans of the vocalist featured on the track "Synthesize My Love" off of the Soul Rift album (good ole Hillary!) can visit her newly launched site by clicking here or by going to http://www.hillarybeth.com. As a side note, the site was designed and built by me.
August 16, 2002 - The next single from "Soul Rift" will be the electronica-metal "Plastic Metal" track featuring Steve Corral on lead guitars -- included will be three remixes. A video is also in the works under the direction of Jeff Gottlieb of Video Penguin and director Armen Dilanchian. Stay tuned for more details!!! Last month's issue of Alternative Press (dated August) carried a 1/2 page ad -- take a peek around if you've got that issue! In the current Gothic Beauty magazine, there should be an ad in there as well -- I'm told there is a review of "Soul Rift" in there too, but I have yet to see the issue. ;) I've dropped the price of "Soul Rift" from $9.99 to $6.99!! London folk, you can pick up the album in Tower in the Picadilly Circus area. The live band is assembled. Now, we just need to find reasonably-priced rehearsal space!
July 26, 2002 - Been on a little hiatus... New news in the works... Keep an eye and ear out!
May 24, 2002 - CHAIN D.L.K. Reviews "Soul Rift" "The distorted guitars, vivid vocals and the dark synthpop atmospheres make SOUL RIFT his best record." says CHAIN D.L.K . Isn't it fantastic? It's another positive review that helps confirm that all the hard work I've put into the album is paying off. I believe in "Soul Rift" more now than ever!! "Soul Rift" in Las Vegas, baby! Las Vegas people can now buy "Soul Rift" at the Tower Records/ Good Guys on Sahara Avenue OR the CD Warehouse on Decatur Boulevard. So, between all the gambling, partying, and visiting of "gentleman's clubs", take the time to swing by one of the two shops to buy a copy. Everyone else can pick up a copy at their local Streetlight Records, Tower, CD Warehouse, Music For a Song, Amoeba OR Amazon.com.
May 11, 2002 - Zero Magazine reviews "Soul Rift"! Here's a clip: "...definitely a nice change of pace from the same old, same old." Zero Magazine is a BIG bay area publication covering the rock scene of San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacramento! Be sure to pick up the May-June issue featuring Skin Lab and Cannibal Corpse at your local record shop including Streetlight, CD Warehouse and Amoeba! Also, while flipping through the pages, keep an eye out for the 1/2 page advertisement!! Buying "Soul Rift" just got that much easier because now you pick it up via AMAZON.COM as well as Amoeba on Haight in San Francisco.
April 30, 2002 - Audio samples of the metal-influenced "Plastic Metal" and melancholy "Backlash" are up! The Soul Rift album invades Tower Records in (Fresno, CA), Streetlight Records in (San Francisco, CA [Market St.]), and Ragin' Records in (Visalia, CA). Ragin' was the place I used to go to in high school to do my CD shopping. It also happens to be a part of Weezer history.
April 22, 2002 - Additional "Soul Rift" clips are up: "Malicious" and "Mental Disease" (featuring William Jeske)! Click here to hear them!! The new album continues to get stocked in Northern California stores including CD Wherehouse, Tower Records, Streetlight Records and Music For a Song. Finally, read up on the bios for the Soul Rift collaborators: Hillary Bernstein, Steve Corral, and William Jeske.
April 11, 2002 -
April 9, 2002 - My bio has been updated.
April 2, 2002 - New March 2002 photographs by Del Geronimo are up. Click here to see them.
March 18, 2002 - ARTWORK for the NEW "Soul Rift" album is REVEALED! Click here to see the sleeve of the upcoming album. The painting was done by my dad about 15 years ago. Learn about the making of the "Diamond" video! Read the Questions and Answers done with Bahara Emami (director) and Nathan Zanon (editor) about their work on it. You can also view some pictures taken at the shoot done at the beach! Click here.
March 5, 2002 - *** The Diamond Music Video is up!! *** Check out this fantastic piece of visualness by clicking here. Directed by Bahara Emami and edited by Nathan Zanon, this short film will make you smile, cry, laugh (plenty!), and well as make you "think" by the time you're done watching it. hehe Enjoy! *** More Wesley Pics *** Also, after you're done watching the video, cruise on over to the Images section to check out the January 2002 Wesley Willis pictures. Or, click here to go there directly!
March 2, 2002 - STAY TUNED!! The video for "Diamond" goes online this Tuesday! Take a peek at a screenshot of the video here. Other good news available in the newsletter! If you're not subscribed, take the time to do so now via the box on the right-hand side of the screen.
February 9, 2002 - The "Diamond" lyrics are up! Also, the menu above has been updated to highlight your selection. ;)
January 29, 2002 - The "Diamond" single is OUT now! *** Click here to listen. *** Included: Diamond (Single Edit): The single-edit version. Diamond (Glass Cutting Mix): An AWESOME version remixed by The Fleshpeddlers!! Diamond (Faltandote Mix): A jungle-tasty remix. Diamond (The Razored Spoof Mix): The dancy-sexy + fun + slighty-nasty interpretation! *** Click here to listen. ***
January 24, 2002 - Small update to the site. I added the Other section. It's just a small collection of random, but interesting images.
January 12, 2002 - Welcome to the NEW website!! To navigate, just use the links and menu located at the top-left of the screen. Take a look around as a lot of content has been updated including the About and Music sections. New 2002. Photographs are also up; again Kelly Beachy was behind the camera (thanks, Kelly!). Finally, take a sneak-listen to the new single, "Diamond". The full single as well as the remixes should be online in at the end of this month. In the meantime, take a look around, and let me know what you think.
January 9, 2002 - Been wondering what the latest is? If don't know what's going on, then you probably aren't subscribed to the newsletter, silly. I just mailed out a shitload of news a few weeks ago. But, I'll let you in on a little something: the new single should be out by the end of this month. Maybe, I'll put up a little sample before then. Mucho thanks...
January 1st, 2002 - Happy New Year!!
December 23rd, 2001 - Happy Holidays!!!
March 10th, 2001 - I've updated the site architecture a bit. Primarily, I've added in a new drop down menu. I hope you will find it useful! Give it a spin, and you might find some things you didn't know of before. I've removed the "Sponsored By" sections that lived in the columns. They weren't worth keeping. I've finally added into the news any "airtime" or "clubtime" support I've received.
February 26th, 2001 - La Hora Muerta plays "Ya Es Hora".
January 16th, 2001 - I finally got a message board set up for this site. Feel free to speak your mind, chat, have fun, or whatever else you want! Check it out by clicking here. I don't have a whole lot to report on the album. Unfortunately, I ended up exactly where I didn't want to be: consumed with just working on the album and letting my personal life suffer. Well, I've dropped the music for the time being despite being 80% of the way complete; I will get back to it again soon, but in the meantime, I'm having fun with friends and family!
January 1st, 2001 - Happy New Year to the people around the world!!!!! :)
December 5th, 2000 - Yeah! I've finally got some work-in-progress clips together for you guys to listen to. Click here to find out more.
November 5th, 2000 - Yeah, I'm still alive! Click here for a note to you. Here's a snippet: Where do I begin? Well, as I'm writing this, I'm listening to a new song called "Don't Mix Too Fine". It sounds rather like a weird mix of 80's themes: new wave meets wanna-be Beastie's beats meets. . . Click here for more.
September 23rd, 2000 - The new technical section is up. Find out what hardware was used to make the first two albums. I'm a Spotlight Artist on FullConcept.com (founded by Dave Mustaine, lead vocals of Megadeth). Website recently been added to peoplesound.com and Ravedex.com.
August 11th, 2000 - Press releases from the "Stitches" era have been posted for for your reading pleasure. Click here. I began working on the new album again. It comes in spurts. ;-) So, I'm planning to have between 9-11 songs on it -- maybe more. It's at the stage where I've pretty much written a good draft of all the songs. Aside from bits and pieces or songwriting, I'm hoping that the next step will be the final production of the music (i.e. recording the tracks, putting down vocals, possibly pursuing collaborators, etc.). At this point, I'm quite pleased with the songs, and I am confident that this will be the best album yet.
July 15th, 2000 - Welcome to the new website! Read about the status updates. Look at the recently added February 2000 photos. Watch music videos on mPulse TV (a part of mPulse.)
June 19th, 2000 - "Two Gun Highway", an independent film by Oun Khamnouane, features the tracks "Traumatization" and "Repentance". Click here to watch it.
May 30th, 2000 - Subscribe to the mailing list to get all the latest updates!
April 27th, 2000 - Status update: I'm hard at work on material for a new album. That's all the info for now. . .
April 8th, 2000 - The collaborators section has been updated. Click here to read the bios.
April 7th, 2000 - Performs an unplugged acoustic 3-song set of "Don't Argue", "Only For the Better" and a new song, "Synthesize My Love" in C-002, UCSC.
March 11th, 2000 - Another big step!! Launch.com, the world's LARGEST MUSIC Video site, now hosts the music video, "Don't Argue". Click here to watch it.
February 18th, 2000 - "Ya Es Hora" is played on THE WAYS AND MISTAKEN PATHWAYS.
February 18th, 2000 - Now you can purchase digital downloads of the "Stitches" album and its singles (including B-Sides) from Riffage.com.
January 11th, 2000 - Rather get my music from RioPort? Find me on RioPort.com.
January 1st, 2000 - Happy New Year!!!! :)
December 25th, 1999 - "Courier (Delivery Mix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
December 14th, 1999 - The "Stitches" review that appeared in Chain D.L.K. is up! Give it a read. ;-)
December 12th, 1999 - "If Anything, This Is True" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
December 8th, 1999 - I'm added to OnlyMusicians.com. Got an opinion about my music? Write an online review on CDNOW or Amazon.com.
December 7th, 1999 - "Courier (Delivery Mix Edit)" is played on Infectious Unease.
December 5th, 1999 - The FAQ has been reposted with updated questions.
December 2nd, 1999 - The visuals section has been updated with classic photos taken with Wesley Willis and Tony the Tiger. ;P
December 1st, 1999 - Website gets a minor "face lift"!
November 23rd, 1999 - "Courier" (Delivery Mix) leaps to the #7 spot on the mPulse Electronica charts. The official website (this one!) moves to a dedicated URL. Update your bookmarks! :)
November 22nd, 1999 - Check out what John Spyder has to say about me.
November 20th, 1999 - "Courier" (Delivery Mix Edit) is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
November 16th, 1999 - "Courier" (Delivery Mix) is played on Infectious Unease.
November 14th, 1999 - Tenatively, I'm set to remix the band Uniglory, a new artist addition to the Blacklight Records label. More info will be given as it is made available. . .
November 13th, 1999 - "Courier (Delivery Mix Edit)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
October 31st, 1999 - The Original Sin review of the "Stitches" album is up. Click here to read it.
October 19th, 1999 - "Courier" is released as the fourth and final single from Stitches.
October 12th, 1999 - "Courier" will be released next Tuesday, October 19th. This is the final single from the praised "Stitches" album, and it will feature a few new remixes and a new non-album track!!
October 9th, 1999 - "Don't Argue (The Filter Sweep Dub Remix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
October 4th, 1999 - "A Loss of Something Precious" is played on Infectious Unease.
October 3rd, 1999 - "Don't Argue (Heal to the Feel Mix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
September 26th, 1999 - "Don't Argue (The Sweep Filter Dub Remix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
September 18th, 1999 - The "Courier" single is out of production and will feature about 5 tracks including new remixes and a b-side. The release date is undecided as new material may be produced.
September 14th, 1999 - "Only For the Better" (Rob's Trip Hop Mix) is played on Infectious Unease.
September 4th, 1999 - The next and final single from the "Stitches" album will be "Courier". New material for it is in production, and will hopefully be released in the next month or so.
August 31st, 1999 - "Gothstrial Fun" (a unreleased track) is played on Infectious Unease.
August 22nd, 1999 - The NEW website opens. “Gothstrial Fun” is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
August 10th, 1999 - "Ya Es Hora" is played on Infectious Unease.
August 2, 1999 - Alan Wilder, the individual behind the Recoil project, briefly answers my question.
July 22, 1999 - "Regulate" is played on Infectious Unease.
July 20, 1999 - "Ya Es Hora" peaks at the #4 spot on the mPulse Electronica song charts.
July 17, 1999 - "Ya Es Hora" moves into the #6 position on the mPulse Electronica song charts.
July 13, 1999 - The new "Ya Es Hora" single and video is released.
July 10, 1999 - The new single and video for "Ya Es Hora" most likely to be released this Tuesday, July 13!!! Check back frequently for details!!
July 6th, 1999 - "Regulate" is played on Infectious Unease.
July 29th, 1999 - "Six Faces Galore" (an unreleased track) is played on Infectious Unease.
June 23, 1999 - Next single to be released: "Ya Es Hora". It will feature a "Ya Es Hora" remix, a non-album track and a remix of "Only For the Better" by Rob Watson.
June 20, 1999 - "Don't Argue" makes a return on the mPulse Electronica song charts by moving into the #9 position and rising.
June 7, 1999 - Website connected to Riffage.com
June 5, 1999 - "Only For the Better" moves into the #2 spot on the mPulse Electronica charts.
June 3, 1999 - "Only For the Better" pushes in at #3 on the mPulse Electronica charts.
June 2, 1999 - "Only For the Better" hits #5 on the mPulse Electronica charts. Broke into the Top 10 as #10 on the mPulse Artist Electronica charts -- becoming a Top 10 Electronica artist on the net.
June 1, 1999 - Achieved #11 on the mPulse Artist Electronica charts.
May 31, 1999 - Achieved #12 on the mPulse Artist Electronica charts.
May 30th, 1999 - "Don't Argue (The Filter Sweep Dub Remix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
May 23rd, 1999 - "Only For the Better (Dub-A-Rub Mix)" is played on CHAIN THE DOOR radio days. With Tony the Tiger???
May 18th, 1999 - Today, the "Only For the Better" single enters the mPulse Electronica Song charts: 23 - Only For the Better (Alternate), 33 - Only For the Better, 34 - Only For the Better (Dub-A-Rub Mix), 35 - Don't Argue (The Sweep Filter Dub Remix). "Only For the Better (Dub-A-Rub Mix)" is played on Infectious Unease.
May 16th, 1999 - "Don't Argue (The Filter Sweep Dub Remix)" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
May 14, 1999 - I met Wesley Willis! Click here to see the pics and hear an audio clip!!
May 18th, 1999 - "Only For the Better" (Dub-A-Rub Mix) is played on Infectious Unease.
May 4th, 1999 - "Ya Es Hora" is played on Infectious Unease.
April 27, 1999 - For your convenience, the "Stitches" album can now be purchased through CDNOW and Amazon.com as well as other retailers.
April 27, 1999 - "Only For the Better" is released. Listen to it here. Biography is updated. The Industria 351 interview is added to the Reviews and Interviews. Website linked to Shadowplay Band Descriptions.
April 25, 1999 - "Only For the Better" will be released April 27th. Check back to listen to it and NEW remixes.
April 16, 1999 - Stitches is reviewed in Grinding into Emptiness.
April 4, 1999 - "This Hole" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
April 2, 1999 - The next single from Stitches will be "Only For the Better". It will tentatively feature remixes by Robert Watson as well as an alternate version of the song. Artist listing added to mPulse.
March 26, 1999 - "If Anything, This is True" is played on CHAIN THE DOOR radio days.
March 18, 1999 - Screensaver is added to Super Screen Saver Heaven's M Section.
March 17, 1999 - Remixed Noxious Emotion's "Nitrogen" into "Nitrogen (Static Taste Test Mix)". Listen to it.
March 16, 1999 - "Going To White" & "Repentance" are played on Infectious Unease.
March 11, 1999 - Screensaver designed by Wisebits Digital Solutions is available for download.
March 9, 1999 - Stitches is reviewed in raw42.
March 2, 1999 - "This Hole" & "Traumatization" are played on Infectious Unease.
February 28, 1999 - "Don't Argue" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
February 24, 1999 - "Don't Argue" is played on CHAIN THE DOOR radio days.
February 22, 1999 - "Don't Argue (Heal to the Feel Mix)" & "If Anything This is True" are played on Infectious Unease.
February 14, 1999 - "If Anything, This is True" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost. "Courier" is played on CHAIN THE DOOR radio days.
February 10, 1999 - The "Don't Argue" MP3 is now available.
February 9, 1999 - "Don't Argue" is played on Infectious Unease.
February 9, 1999 - Stitches is released. Contest to give away Stitches is held.
February 7, 1999 - "Don't Argue" is played on The Last Exit for the Lost.
January 30, 1999 - I'm interviewed by Infectious Unease.
January 27, 1999 - Added to Indielive.
January 25, 1999 - I'm to remix Noxious Emotion.
January 23, 1999 - The new album titled "Stitches" is due for release on February 9th, 1999
January 20, 1999 - The "Don't Argue" video has a successful offline public premiere at Porter College, UCSC, CA, USA.
January 19, 1999 - "Don't Argue," the first single from Stitches is released.
January 3, 1999 - Production for the new album is completed.
December 23rd, 1998 - Happy Holidays!!
December 11th, 1998 - "Don't Argue" is tenatively scheduled to be released in mid to late January.
November 8th, 1998 - A clip for the new single, "Don't Argue", is available via Real Audio.
October 29th, 1998 - Skruloos is confirmed as the director of the video "Don't Argue," the first single from the next album. Skruloos has previously directed independent films such as "Hanging Out" and "The Best of Friends".
October 18th, 1998 - Reviews of "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" are now available on the Readings page.
October 16th, 1998 - "Don't Argue" is the title of the 1st single to come from the album. A video is tentatively scheduled to accompany it by a currently unnamed video director. Personally, I am excited by the new single as well as the album (which is still in production.) Keep an eye in this news section to get your updates (and a possible sneak-peak sound clip.) The interview that appeared in the Chain D.L.K. July/August 1998 - issue is now available in the Readings section.
October 11th, 1998 - "Unjustly Done" is played on The Last Exit.
August 25th, 1998 - Faith & Devotion reviews "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity".
August 2nd, 1998 - The latest on the album in production: Well, to let out a bit more info, I've brought in extra musicians/ artists to participate on the next album. So far, I have a female doing spoken word, another female on vocals, someone else doing lead guitar, and my father doing "spoken word" in Spanish. There is a possibility I will bring in another person or two to do additional guitar tracks and/ or to contribute voices.
August 1st, 1998 - Appears in Collegemusic.com. Featured artist for August on The Unsigned.
July 24th, 1998 - An interview appears in CHAIN D.L.K. #5.
July 21st, 1998 - Website can now be found on Networkin.Com, the first search engine devoted to electronic music.
July 8th, 1998 - For the who have been asking (or who are quietly curious): Yes, I am working on the next album. However, that's all I can say for right now. . . ;P
July 5th, 1998 - The Visuals Page is up with artwork. The page also features promotional photographs by Kelly Beachy.
June 21st, 1998 - "Shattered Faith" is played on The Last Exit, a show which is on every Saturday at Midnight till 6am Sunday Morning in New York.
June 14th, 1998 - "Aside From That" is played on The Last Exit, a show which is on every Saturday at Midnight till 6am Sunday Morning in New York.
June 13th, 1998 - "Hope in Hell" is played on THE DESCENT-a specialty show on KUOM 770 Radio K in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota USA. Broadcasting from 6-8pm every Saturday. "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" is reviewed on Raw Indie-Rock.
May 22th, 1998 - Website moves to Hypermart.
May 9th, 1998 - Recognized in The Unsigned.
May 1st, 1998 - "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" is reviewed in Zine of the Times.
April 18th, 1998 - The new single, "Thought Out of Hate", is released.
April 3rd, 1998 - "Thought Out of Hate" will be the next single, and it will be released with an internet-only live version of the song.
February 28th, 1998 - Jimmy's Riddle reviews "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity".
February 7th, 1998 - "Physical or Emotional" is officially released as the next single to "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity".
January 14th, 1998 - Linked to Farida's Cafe homepage.
January 11th, 1998 - Website takes up residence in Geocities.
January 10th, 1998 - "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" is reviewed in Rock Press.
January 9th, 1998 - Temporary suspended for it's usage on WWW2.UCSC.EDU.
January 1st, 1998 - Linked to Power Chord.
December 27th, 1997 - "Physical or Emotional" will be the third single from "Insanity From The Decaying Immunity" featuring the b-side "Say Goodbye."
December 20th, 1997 - Tracks of Creation links to homepage.
December 14th, 1997 - Linked to Fork Muzik.
December 11th, 1997 - "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" is reviewed in Chain the Door Electro Industrial Webzine.
December 9th, 1997 - "A Loss of Something Precious" is played on Chain the Door.
November 18th, 1997 - Chain the Door plays "Aside From That" & "Thought Out of Hate". Also to be featured on The World Stage.
November 13th, 1997 - Linked to Infectious Unease.
November 5th, 1997 - Releases "Aside From That."
October 27th, 1997 - Plays an all acoustic-guitar set of "Thought Out of Hate" and "Physical or Emotional" at the Hungry Slug cafe in Santa Cruz, CA.
October 10th, 1997 - The next single from "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" will be "Aside From That."
September 26th, 1997 - Performs "Thought Out of Hate" live at the PDH in Santa Cruz, CA.
August 22nd, 1997 - The new album is now available.
August 5th, 1997 - The new album, "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity" will be released on August 22nd, 1997 - via Apirihc Records.
July 29th, 1997 - "Hope in Hell," an additional track from the new album, is now available via Real Audio.
July 16th, 1997 - The new single "A Loss of Something Precious" is now available via Real Audio. The new album is titled "Insanity From the Decaying Immunity".
July 1st, 1997 - The new album is scheduled to be released by the end of this summer.
June 29th, 1997 - 9-11 songs will appear on the new album.
June 15th, 1997 - "Complete" remix will be released on Funnel's new album Placebo.
June 3rd, 1997 - Remixes Funnel's "Complete" into the "Complete" (Sneaky-Sticky Mix).
May 29th, 1997 - Can now be found through the Diy Search.
May 23rd, 1997 - A link for the homepage is added to The Industrial Page.
May 17th, 1997 - Added to the Planet Starchild indie list.
May 14th, 1997 - Remixes Shrinking Violet's "Enjoy the Confusion" into "Enjoy the Confusion (Ethereal Mix)".
May 4th, 1997 - Electro-Industrial Music Resources adds a link to the homepage.
April 21st, 1997 - Announces the production of a new album.
April 18th, 1997 - The Tomoko Motooka webpage lists a link to the homepage.
April 15th, 1997 - Link is added to Upstate Press.
April 11th, 1997 - The Aether Sanctum australian gothic culture zine page adds a link to the homepage.
April 10th, 1997 - The homepage is linked to 181.4! Music.
April 6th, 1997 - Recognized by Raw-Indie-Rock e-zine in Ontario, Canada.
March 31st, 1997 - A link to the homepage is added to The Rockmall.
March 24th, 1997 - Linked to The Not So Ultimate Indie Band List.
March 19th, 1997 - Added to the Ultimate Band List.
March 8th, 1997 - A link to the homepage is added to the R. Family Homepage.
February 24th, 1997 - Homepage Link is added to the Aggressive Records Homepage in Ireland.
February 15th, 1997 - Officially releases self-titled mini-e.p. in Santa Cruz, CA.
February 11th, 1997 - Homepage is added to Excite!
February 6th, 1997 - Self-titled E.P. to be released in Santa Cruz, CA -- exact date is yet to be determined.
February 5th, 1997 - Added the the Indie Band Index Band Listing in Boston.
January 1997 - The homepage is added to Yahoo. The homepage is added to What's New? A link to the homepage is added to Alta Vista. The homepage is added to Infoseek. The homepage is added to PSit57's "Surf's Up" in Florida.
December 1996 - Puts finishing mixes on mini-e.p.
September - November 1996 - Begins work on new mini-e.p.