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The saga continues… Laid down all the rhythm guitar parts, as well as some surprise sounds, this past Wednesday. Everything was pretty smooth, felt great to grind the crunchy riffs…and some funky ones too! Worked on guitar melodies today and, ummm, hit a few snags along the way. But I gotta keep movin’. Was hopingContinue reading “GOTTA KEEP MOVIN’”

This past Friday and Saturday, my trio spent many hours in Bandmother Recording recording more parts. This weather has been perfect though. Studio tan! Brian recorded all of his bass parts over the course of a day and a half. He knocked out seven of the eight songs Friday (from 11:30 til 7:30!) By theContinue reading “STUDIO TAN”

I am writing this blog on Saturday April 29, 2023. You will see this published on May 6 when the next album is about to be recorded. The above pic features all eight of my albums, soon to be nine. Some people have asked if MOOD SWINGS was my first album, and understandably so. WhenContinue reading “THIS BLOG IS FROM THE FUTURE”

Breathe deep…we have one more rehearsal next week. And then it’s album time. Tonight was of course amazing. Now it’s crunch time. No nail-biting but still those feelings of “This is really happening” are, well, happening. Picked apart some of the songs, made the tiniest changes but will definitely improve the material. Mike and BrianContinue reading “ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO…”

I really wanted to go to NAMM last week. But the gods had other ideas. Waiting for my Ibanez badge to come through the email like a kid at Xmas morning…nothing…nothing. Am I going? Was I let go? A few days before the show, I decided to check my spam folder. HUH?! The badge wentContinue reading “DOWN TO THE WIRE(S)”

A few weeks have gone by and not a blog in sight. Am sure you were all breathing a sigh of relief. I really had nothing new to talk about. Until now. All was quiet for a while. But then this showed up on my Facebook feed: “Pieces Of Light” is up for nomination inContinue reading “ALL’S QUIET…OR IS IT?”

Hmmm…I’ve not posted anything since March 5. Am I losing my touch? Nah, just really had nothing to talk about. “What? You? Steve Bello? Always flapping his gums and typing his fingers off? Nothing to talk about?” Truth be told, been busy with 30 students, rehearsing with the band (and hopefully locking in a recordingContinue reading “THIS THING CALLED MUSIC…”

Most men go to a gym to stay fit. I lug gear to rehearsals and gigs. Last night I filled in once again with the cover band Supernova and this time, we sounded a lot tighter and more energized. Black River Barn in Randolph, NJ is a cool place but where they put bands toContinue reading “GETTING A WORKOUT”

No rehearsal last Wednesday because we had TC Tolliver up here to lay down his drums for one song on the next album. But tonight, my metal trio got together and got back to work with the other songs. And of course, we worked on another song, which brings us to eight. Someone tie myContinue reading “NOW THE FUN BEGINS!”

It’s been an unusually mild winter, and I’m not complaining. So today (Feb 15) was perfect for going on a short walk and recording music. Wait…hold up! What?! Yep, as you can see in the picture, TC Tolliver (Plasmatics) came up to Bandmother Recording to lay down his parts for one song on the upcomingContinue reading “WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?”