Winds of Plague

Winds of Plague stopped by on Monday to go over some transitions before taking off to Dallas Texas for the official start of the Vans Warped Tour, on June 24^th, 2011 at the Superpages Center.  Check out their tour dates section at facebook and let them know who’s coming out!

After rehearsal Jon and I started talking as he waited for the trailer to arrive.  During our conversation the topic of rehearsal volume came up and I commented “how it was good to hear the band keep their rehearsal volume at the right levels and how their power was coming from their synergy and not from volume”.  Jon said “Oh yeah I agree, we keep our volume low so we can communicate with each other, and you’re right our power comes from arrangements of the songs.”   I second that motion.

Thanks guys for thinking about Hothouse Studios for your rehearsal needs.

Winds of Plague
Jon – vocals
Nick E. – guitar
Nick P. – guitar
Andrew – bass
Alana – keyboard
Art – drums

Let Music Fill the Air

This holiday season all of us here at Hothouse Studios want to celebrate and share our peace and joy with everyone by wishing you and all those you love the greatest holiday season ever, full of good cheer and thanksgiving.

We are thankful to all of you who supported us throughout the year and made us the #1 neighborhood rehearsal facility in Southern California.  We are grateful for your allegiance and look forward to our continuing relationship.

 We are committed to providing you with our time honored service and support. 

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

California Jamming Band

On Camera Rehearsal

If you are familiar with the Movie School of Rock, you can imagine how an on camera rehearsal could benefit a band.  This type of rehearsal is pre-planned, with someone bringing in the video camera.  If possible, a TV should be brought in as well to watch the video right afterwards.  What are the benefits of doing an on camera rehearsal?

Ø  It’s an official dress rehearsal which includes being dressed. 

Most bands don’t do “dress rehearsals” that include being dressed for the part but if you are videotaping, even if just to review everything, the clothes should be included.  You never know when you will need filler for a music video later! 

Ø  The moves you think are cool may not be/you think you are moving and your feet are glued to the floor.

Another big reason for the on camera rehearsal is to make sure everyone looks good jamming out.  Many times, a band is into their music and it looks great but occasionally you will have that one band with that one guy that is over the top and insane compared to the rest of the band, like Jack Black’s character in School of Rock, for example.

Ø  To Avoid Clichés

There are so many “rock” clichés that avoiding them all is impossible.  With that said, trying to avoid some of the egregious ones is an important part of your presence.
By videotaping, you can tell whether you or your band mates are doing anything too weird and zany.  Often times, you will do things and not even realize it while on stage. 

Read the entire “On Carmera Rehearsal” article here in the Band Toolbox.

Hothouse Studios is more than a top notch rehearsal facility, we are a music career learning center and the Band Toolbox has over a 100 articles in it on various subjects relating to succeeding in your music career.  Enter the Band Toolbox here.

For an First Rate
Audio | Video | Rehearsal Experience
Go to Hothouse Studios
“Where Music Grows”

Hothouse Rehearsal Studios, 11823 Slauson Ave., Unit 41, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, USA  562.945.1300

LA Music Academy (www.lamusicacademy.edu/) announced details for its upcoming annual Summer Program, kicking off June 22nd. The school’s popular summer experience is open to interested drummers, guitarists, bassists and singers ages 10 and up who have received at least one year of private instruction. Besides meeting new friends and expanding their professional networks, students can expect to learn from and play with some of Southern California’s best professional musicians; write and record original music; and will have full access to music clinics and ensemble workshops. Session One, from June 22-26, focuses on Rock, Funk and Blues. Session Two, from June 29-July 3, focuses on Jazz, Fusion and Latin. Each session concludes with a student concert.

“The summer program gives students a great opportunity to see and be involved in a microcosm of what an entire school year would be like,” says LA Music Academy President Tom Aylesbury. He adds, “Our year-round program is outstanding because it challenges and prepares students with an overview of the skills necessary to perform with professional musicians while helping them to see what it takes to develop a successful career in the music business.” Aylesbury added that this is as close as a student can be to the real thing when it comes to a music career.

The Summer Program provides a snapshot of daily life at LA Music Academy, including band workshops with fellow students; ensemble workshops with professional musicians and instructors; playing technique courses; a private half hour lesson with one of the faculty members; clinics and concerts with faculty and special guests; and a visit to a recording studio to record an original tune. Either session is $850 or students can enroll in both for $1450.

For more information visit the web site (www.lamusicacademy.edu/), contact Iris Alba in admissions at 626-568-8850 or email iris@lamusicacademy.edu.

About LA Music Academy
LA Music Academy in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA, offers an intimate and friendly, yet serious and rigorous contemporary music education to male and female students 18 and over through its vocal, drum, bass and guitar programs. Founded in 1996, the Academy is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and has provided a solid musical foundation for more than 1,000 international and domestic students. LA Music Academy’s 35 instructors immerse students in practical courses. The Academy offers a significant number of real world playing situations with professional musicians, not just peers, setting the school apart from other prestigious music institutions. LA Music Academy gives its students the skills necessary to apply their learning in a wide variety of professional situations in the music industry.

Contact information:
Los Angeles Music Academy

370 S. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105

Contact-Person:
Iris Alba
Admissions
Phone: 626-568-8850
E-mail: e-mail

Web: http://www.lamusicacademy.edu

Hothouse Rehearsal Studios
www.hothousestudios.com

Come Meet, Greet and Experience a Drum Clinic with

Aaron Rossi

Of

Ministry

Aaron Rossi of Ministry | Guitar Center | Drum Clinic | Hothouse Studios

Aaron Rossi has shared the stage and the studio with the likes of MINISTRY, JOHN 5, PRONG, WEAPON X and many others.  His double bass speed and precision have scored him endorsement deals with DDrum, Pro-Mark Sticks, Sabian Cymbals and more!  Come learn the tricks and techniques of this pro and Hothouse Studio friend.

This event is FREE and open to the public

Limited seating is available; please contact a sales person for info.

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Filmed in the Auditorium at Hothouse Studios

for our good friends Aaron Rossi and Guitar Center.

Pacific CX series maple drum kit by DW, Sabian Cymbals, Yamaha Hardware, Evans EC2 heads.

Submissions are free, and the new show is causing a sensation because it is the first talent show to offer artists and bands everywhere an equal chance to win the fame of national TV exposure, a potential record contract, and a $10,000 grand prize. 

Make A Star TV is the first web-to-TV talent show of its kind. It launched as a syndicated program on Fuse TV in December 2008. The 30-minute show is broadcast on Saturdays at 10.30am (EST and PST). The 13 part series concludes in March, when the grand prize winner will be announced.

All the artists and bands using Hothouse Studios are encouraged to enter.  Just shoot a video of yourselves (or have a friend do it), and upload it from any computer.  If you don’t have a computer, you can ask for help at your public library, school or Hothouse Studios. Hothouse Rehearsal Studios is entering into the swing of things, because we want to help local talent make it onto a national stage.

>>> IMPORTANT INFORMATION <<<

Even those without a video camera can participate, because MakeAStar.com also offers the opportunity to sing from a webcam directly into site-based software.

The Original Music Contest’s Audition Phase, allows artists and bands anywhere in the US to get their work exposed on MakeAStar.com, and potentially on TV. The Audition Phase winners will advance to a 4 week face-off (the Hollywood Phase) from which the final winner of the Original Music Contest will emerge on March 14.

“The unique equal chance opportunity of MakeAStar.com and the Make A Star TV show is that an artist or band can upload a video at the beginning of a week at no cost, and at the end of the week find that same video featured on a national TV show because their work impressed the judges and the public” said Dr. Iman Foroutan, inventor of the Make A Star contest platform.

Make A Star’s online contest system is a patented process whereby thousands of videos can be pitted against each other in a bracketed tournament system. All music genres are featured.  In each round, videos getting the most votes each week advance to the next bracket round until the most popular videos emerge to be included in the TV show. The system prevents multiple votes for a single contestant by the same user and provides flexible vote weighting for both fans and industry judges, so contestants get the fairest possible consideration.

Good Luck from Hothouse Rehearsal Studios and www.hothousestudios.com

 Vol. 2 no. 7

 October 2008

Hothouse Happenings

What a month September has been. Phase one of the Auditorium Showcase Studio was completed and came online the last week of the month.  Hothouse Studios has constructed for your use, one of the top pro sound studios in the United States.  Call to book your next recording project, video or photography shoot or rehearsal in a pro studio at an affordable price. 

September 2008 Giveaway Winner

The winners are:

$50 Cash

Noel Dones - Keyboardist for Quantum Wave.

Studio A Rehearsal Time | 3 Free Hours! 

Kevin Gomez - Drummer for Kevin, Carlos & Ruth 

Free Book

“1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die”.

Anthony Robles – Guitarist for Life After Mary

Art Ruiz – Guitar & Vocals for Bullet to Eden

Carlos Garcia – Keyboardist for The Curse

Henry Palma – Guitarist for HeadStone 66

Congratulations Noel, Kevin, Anthony, Art, Carlos and  Henry!

If you are receiving the Hot Sheet you are entered into all the monthly giveaways.  

Our October 2008 Giveaway will have Several Lucky Winners

Winner 1: Performance Video of your Band.  A $400 value.

Winner 2: Three FREE hours of rehearsal time in studio A.  $60 value.

Winner 3: $50 Cold Cash

Make sure we have your email address, name and phone number.

Spotlight Band

Marva King

The exquisite voice of Marva King has filled studio A these past few months.  Marva has been rehearsing for her upcoming tour to support her latest CD “Grown & Sexy”.  The 1^st single “Afro” is already being deemed a commercial Club and Radio hit. 

Marva’s voice has been heard on the albums by the who’s who in rock from Phil Collins to Prince.  She is an accomplished stage, movie and television actress and stared in the multimillion dollar-grossing stage production and DVD “Diary of a Mad Black Women”. Read more about Marva here.

Our good friend Will Clark was chosen by Marva to be her music director on the tour and Will has assembled a top notch crew of musicians.  We are thankful and grateful to Will for using our facility on such an important project.

Featured Article

How to Book College Gigs

College gigs are the stepping stones to the bigger scene. However, if you talk to a few people who have followed this path, they will eagerly tell you what a painful process it is. It is true that booking college gigs can be painful sometimes, but not if you follow the guidelines given below.

The first step is to put together a promo package or an EPK.

Read more here.

News

Hothouse Studios has expanded the audiovisual services we now offer your band at our facility.  Once again we’ve listened to you and the needs you’ve expressed.  

We offer you these tools to accomplish your goals:

§        Audio Recordings | Affordable Quality recordings in a pro tracking room.

§        Our Live TV  | We give you the ability to stream your performance, rehearsal, or recording session in real time LIVE out of our Showcase sound studio “The Auditorium”.  Your fans go to the Live TV show at the hothouse website and they can view your band in real time, ask you questions and make comments in the live chat room and you have the ability to respond to them while they watch you answer them live. Think about the possibilities for promoting your band in this unique way.

§        Video Production | We’ll shoot and edit your next music video

More services are being developed and we’ll be rolling them out in the coming months.  Call for details.

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SAVE $$$

Refer a friend to the Hothouse and both of you save some $$$ money.

Just print out this email and bring it in to save $2 per each hour of rehearsal.

New Q&A:

Have a question you would like answered?  Just reply to this email with your question and we will answer it for you via email or online via a blog post and maybe we will do a video and article!

HotShout: Michelle, Art, Jeremy, Heather and Carlos.

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Until next time!

Our good friend and fellow Hothouse brother John Easdale has generously donated two tickets to go see his band Dramarama perform all their hits at the House of Blues in Anaheim on August 29, 2008.  It’s going to be a great show with Real Life and When in Rome rounding out the line up.

One lucky subscriber to the Hot Sheet will win the tickets.  If you’re not already a subscriber to the Hot Sheet, go to www.hothousestudios.com and sign up now.  It’s free.

Some of the benefits of using the Hothouse Rehearsal facility are not just confined to our first-class studios.  Don’t overlook our website hothousestudios.com and the blog.

We’ve been revamping the Artist profile pages.  We’re on a mission to create a profile for everyone that has ever rehearsed at Hothouse Rehearsal Studios.  Email us a photo, bio, member names, etc, to studio@hothousestudios.com 

Having trouble finding a studio? We have added a directory of rehearsal and recording studios in the

Got Hothouse T-shirt? Ask us next time you come in. If you have one, wear it and you never now what might happen!