If you’re in Melbourne tonight, come and hang at The Sash Bar in Northcote (111 High St, Northcote), for a night of acoustic tunes from Jess Hieser, Dylan Beast and myself.
Will have Solo and Feckers CD’s with me like I always do – TAKE THEM haha – I need my cupboard back!!!!
Music starts from 7pm!!
Happy new year everyone out there!!! I wish you all the best this year and beyond. I’ve started the year running with my third gig in a week coming up. Will also aim to have my next album featuring Rob Lundgren, Dennis Leeflang and Mathew Szkup out this year too. More on that below…….
ACOUSTIC GIGS:
As mentioned, I’ve done a couple of gigs this week for the good folks at Impact Events, playing at The Basement Cafe and Bar (350 Latrobe St, Melbourne) and The Arcadia Hotel (South Yarra). These are are great bunch of folks doing good things for the music scene and I plan on being a part of more events asap. Check out some photos / video / setlists from both nights.
The Basement Bar and Cafe – Jan 06, 2017
Live at the Basement Cafe and Bar – Photo by Andrew Grant
Live at the Basement Cafe and Bar – Photo by Andrew Grant
Live at the Basement Cafe and Bar – Photo by Michael Hussey
The Arcadia Hotel – Jan 10, 2017
Live at the Arcadia Hotel – Photo by Andrew Grant
Live at the Arcadia Hotel – Photo by Andrew Grant
AND FOR THOSE IN HOBART, DON’T MISS THIS!!!!
Hey friends, hope all is well out there!!?
As of today, Mr Rob Lundgren sang his final stuff for the next album and it’s sounding killer!! Now we’re at the stage of Skube and myself adding / tweaking guitar bits before mixing and mastering gets underway. Too early to say when this baby might be released, but I’ll be sure to keep you posted!!
I’ll be playing live acoustic at The Eltham Hotel, here in Melbourne on May 27 at 8pm!! Click here for directions and note that there is very likely to be more events happening that same week.
Also, I was recently asked by my mate Dan Verkys, the fantastic fellow that does the artwork on music releases for me if I’d like to play some tunes at his forthcoming exhibition called Chaos Dreaming, which is running at the Mad Gallery from August 16 – September 16. You should definitely make sure you get along to this if you’re in Victoria over that time. This man is an amazing talent!!!! Click here to RSVP via the Facebook event!
Promo poster and video below:
The last day of the year as as good a day as any for some video action right??!!
Here’s the official video for “Ascend”. This track is from my “Resist to Exist” album that came out in August 2014, and features my bro Mathew Szkup laying down the smack, and a cameo from Dennis Leeflang on tribal drums. Hope you enjoy!!
Also…..here’s some video from yesterday’s guitar tracking for the next album!! Thanks for hanging with me this year and always, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and yours!! 😀
Hey all!
I have a few days of guitar tracking for the next album this week which I’ll be documenting on my Youtube channel – this is all for the next album that is due out around July / August next year and will feature Rob Lundgren (vocals), Mathew Szkup (guitars) and Dennis Leeflang (drums) along with myself. Stay tuned as there’s lots more to come!
When I started getting these tunes that you’ll hear soon together it was pretty clear very fast that I didn’t have the nads required to do the vocals justice. In the past I had successfully found killer singers from little old Youtube and thought I would try it again. Eventually I came across this guy by the name of Mr Rob Lundgren from Sweden, and hoooooly shiiiiit – what a voice!!!! Going through his channel I saw amazing diversity – and with every different song and style I watched, I was just blown away how much he was killing it no matter what!!!! Upon getting in touch I found him to be a fantastic guy also, and we banged out the tracks for the EP real fast, with ease. Such a pleasure!
Here’s a short video from tracking of the last song we did:
The full line up for these next tunes (aside from the occasional guest who may pop up here and there) is:
Rob Lundgren (Vocals)
Mathew Szkup (Guitars)
Dennis Leeflang (Drums)
Chris Szkup (Guitars and Bass)
I’m so pumped and can’t wait for you guys to hear the stuff – more soon!!!! 😀
Threw together some “making of” footage from the sessions for “Resist to Exist” – ENJOY!!! 😀
That’s right folks!! Here’s a track by track rundown from Chris:
As well as being available in the Store here on site, you can also purchase from the following places and we hope you will!!
Bandcamp – High res purchase options here and you can also stream the album in full!!
Amazon – Purchase in mp3
iTunes – Purchase in mp3
Also, did you catch the full length stream of “Friendship Song” recently?
Let us know what you think!!
That’s right folks, the new album “Resist to Exist” is officially being released on August 08, 2014, but you can jump the gun by ordering through the store here right now, and depending on what time of day it is in Australia at the time of your order, you could very well get a link to download the new album right away!!! Not to mention that you’ll also qualify for a 25% discount on any other item of your choice from the store – how good is that?? Head on over there now to jump on this offer while it lasts!!!
Here you go folks – ENJOY!!!!
Line up:
Chris Szkup – Guitars, Bass, Lead and backing vocals
Mathew Szkup – Drums, guitars, backing vocals
Recorded at Red Planet Recording by Stew and Jake Long
Mixed by Dennis Leeflang, mastered by Andy VanDette, artwork by Dan Verkys