http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:55:36 GMT http://bandzoogle.com http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=483405 The boys and I had a blast at the 303!&nbsp; Thanks again for everyone that made out, and thank you to Matt Leblanc and Liam Reddy for opening for us.&nbsp; The boys and I are working on some new material and getting out there and playing some more shows.&nbsp; If you want to see us somewhere in specific, shoot us an email or demand us on <a href="http://eventful.com/performers/chad-gosselin-/P0-001-000198334-7" target="_new">Eventful by clicking <a href="http://eventful.com/performers/chad-gosselin-/P0-001-000198334-7" target="_new">here and we will see what we can do to make it out your way. Peace, Chad
If you want to see us somewhere in specific, shoot us an email or demand us on Eventful by clicking here and we will see what we can do to make it out your way.

Peace,
Chad
]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:55:36 GMT 283B93C0EC3C0FE672960D8E85753AEA http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=256819 I picked up a TASCAM 414 4-track cassette recorder off of craigslist for $10 about three weeks ago.&nbsp; I always wanted one of these when I was a kid, and figured I should jump on it for $10.&nbsp; Why not, right?&nbsp; It took me awhile to find a power supply, but I finally found one on the 'Bay.&nbsp; Plugged it in and made some noise last night and it was surprisingly fun to play around with.&nbsp; Its very simple and intuititve.&nbsp; I don't see it replacing my computer setup any time soon, but I think I might demo out some tunes on it just for the fun of it! In other news, we are still auditioning drummers this week.&nbsp; Everyone has been super promising so far, but hopefully we will have this band rounded out in another week or so.&nbsp; Next gig with the full band is at the Sugar Bowl in Boston, on May 8th.&nbsp; See you there?

I picked up a TASCAM 414 4-track cassette recorder off of craigslist for $10 about three weeks ago.  I always wanted one of these when I was a kid, and figured I should jump on it for $10.  Why not, right?  It took me awhile to find a power supply, but I finally found one on the 'Bay.  Plugged it in and made some noise last night and it was surprisingly fun to play around with.  Its very simple and intuititve.  I don't see it replacing my computer setup any time soon, but I think I might demo out some tunes on it just for the fun of it!

In other news, we are still auditioning drummers this week.  Everyone has been super promising so far, but hopefully we will have this band rounded out in another week or so.  Next gig with the full band is at the Sugar Bowl in Boston, on May 8th.  See you there?
]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:30:25 GMT 5B7028FE01C31ABBCCACB4B213C820E7 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=245464 Original band from the Boston area looking for a new drummer. We have been around for about a year now, released our first EP in December of 2009 with some reviews, and are currently planning on doing a college radio promotion in the spring to promote the album. Our major influences for our sound include the Counting Crows, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses &amp; Wilco. We are three college educated musicians and have been playing in the Boston music scene for five or six years each. Our instrumentation consists of Chad (Guitar/pedal steel/mandolin/vocals), Joe (Bass/Guitar/Vocals) and Luke (Guitar/Saxophone/Vocals). What we are looking for in a drummer is someone that is creative, dynamic, and has the ability to play controlled and simple parts. One of the major focuses of the group is to play as a unit, and to play simple, layered parts with a strong sense of dynamics and feeling. Our hope is to find somebody with the musical maturity and sensitivity necessary to accomplish this, and yet not feel creatively limited. We plan on touring (next summer) and really pushing this thing as far as we can. Our immediate plans once we find the correct drummer is to play regionally (VT, MA, ME, NY, RI, NH, CT) and build up a solid fan base before we complete writing and recording our first full-length. If you are interested, we are holding auditions on Saturday 4/24. Thanks for reading and keep rocking! www.chadgosselin.com www.myspace.com/chadgosselinband Email: chad@chadgosselin.com
What we are looking for in a drummer is someone that is creative, dynamic, and has the ability to play controlled and simple parts. One of the major focuses of the group is to play as a unit, and to play simple, layered parts with a strong sense of dynamics and feeling. Our hope is to find somebody with the musical maturity and sensitivity necessary to accomplish this, and yet not feel creatively limited. We plan on touring (next summer) and really pushing this thing as far as we can. Our immediate plans once we find the correct drummer is to play regionally (VT, MA, ME, NY, RI, NH, CT) and build up a solid fan base before we complete writing and recording our first full-length. If you are interested, we are holding auditions on Saturday 4/24. Thanks for reading and keep rocking!

www.chadgosselin.com
www.myspace.com/chadgosselinband
Email: chad@chadgosselin.com

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:00:00 GMT CB36D0301B9DB906184ECBB0E7DAD8E2 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=226382 I fell into a weird place this winter.&nbsp; I had absolutely no desire to create any new music.&nbsp; At first I thought it was the excitement of playing the songs from my EP with a band, as this had been my only such experience playing original music in almost five years.&nbsp; The last couple weeks, my sleeping habits have gotten out of control.&nbsp; I have spent most nights completely awake until close to six AM, mentally exhausted but physically anxious.&nbsp; It came to my realization that I have been watching television in the most consistent amounts I have in easily ten years.&nbsp; I decided tonight when I got back from work and finished eating dinner I would go for a walk and listen to some music.&nbsp; At first I thought I would only walk around the block, but then the block turned into walking up to the bar.&nbsp; I walked right past the bar.&nbsp; The bar turned into walking towards the old neighborhood.&nbsp; The old neighborhood turned into walking towards Whitman's Pond.&nbsp; After listening to August and Everything After to completion twice through, I started making my way home, where I just finished writing down every thought that has been running though my mind for the last six months.&nbsp; Some lyrical, some chaotic, but still words.&nbsp; Do yourself a favor and turn off your TV.&nbsp; We are trying out a new drummer this weekend.&nbsp; If that works out, we will start booking some shows again.&nbsp; Hope to see you all out there soon.

I fell into a weird place this winter.  I had absolutely no desire to create any new music.  At first I thought it was the excitement of playing the songs from my EP with a band, as this had been my only such experience playing original music in almost five years.  The last couple weeks, my sleeping habits have gotten out of control.  I have spent most nights completely awake until close to six AM, mentally exhausted but physically anxious. 

It came to my realization that I have been watching television in the most consistent amounts I have in easily ten years.  I decided tonight when I got back from work and finished eating dinner I would go for a walk and listen to some music.  At first I thought I would only walk around the block, but then the block turned into walking up to the bar.  I walked right past the bar.  The bar turned into walking towards the old neighborhood.  The old neighborhood turned into walking towards Whitman's Pond. 
After listening to August and Everything After to completion twice through, I started making my way home, where I just finished writing down every thought that has been running though my mind for the last six months.  Some lyrical, some chaotic, but still words.  Do yourself a favor and turn off your TV. 

We are trying out a new drummer this weekend.  If that works out, we will start booking some shows again.  Hope to see you all out there soon.
]]> Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:44:54 GMT 72C8F1994FEC6CB82B57A2CA8DAB9ED5 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=207117 After much work and painstaking amounts of time on the telephone, I found a wholesale supplier for the fiberglass insulation I needed for the gobos.&nbsp; To be specific, I have been searching for Owens Corning 703 and 705 medium density fiberglass, as these seem to be the industry standard for sound absorption.&nbsp; I drove up to Woburn before work to pick them up at Kamco, to come to the realization that they weren't going to fit into my car with the two guitars I was bringing with me to teach for the day.&nbsp; After three minor heart attacks, I managed to squeeze everything in but not without completely blocking my view of the rear view mirror and positioning the driver's seat at about a 75 degree angle.&nbsp; After three hours of driving in bumper to bumper traffic, I am now the proud owner of some sweet looking gobos and one sore neck.

After much work and painstaking amounts of time on the telephone, I found a wholesale supplier for the fiberglass insulation I needed for the gobos.  To be specific, I have been searching for Owens Corning 703 and 705 medium density fiberglass, as these seem to be the industry standard for sound absorption.  I drove up to Woburn before work to pick them up at Kamco, to come to the realization that they weren't going to fit into my car with the two guitars I was bringing with me to teach for the day.  After three minor heart attacks, I managed to squeeze everything in but not without completely blocking my view of the rear view mirror and positioning the driver's seat at about a 75 degree angle.  After three hours of driving in bumper to bumper traffic, I am now the proud owner of some sweet looking gobos and one sore neck.

]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:06:06 GMT 330599166B10E0B16390B5359515B59B http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=204164 I spent the better part of the week trying to track down some specific insulation for the isolation baffles I have been working on.&nbsp; After calling Home Depot, Cape Cod Lumber and Lowe's, I finally lucked out finding them at Kamco in Wobun, MA.&nbsp; The fiberglass I am going to use is Owens Corning 703 and 705 medium density fiber boards.&nbsp; People rave about them over all the message boards, so I figured I would stick with the tried and true method of doing these things.&nbsp; Since I haven't had a chance to drive up to Woburn this week, I spent the weekend staining the frames so they would look a little more appealing.&nbsp; After all, I am going to spending a lot of time looking at these things, and they are in a &quot;creative&quot; space.&nbsp; Why not add a little vibe to them? ]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:05:34 GMT 4182C4063D4B27793BA0DCA147636AF3 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=200107 I have been spending a lot of time over the last few months trying to get better at recording so when I track the next album I can get better sounds at the source.&nbsp; I still believe I will have someone talented (like Mr. Jeff Hall) do all the mixing again, but I want to get better raw sounds for the engineers on the other side to work with.&nbsp; I have been coming to the realization more and more that I need to do something about my awful recording room which happens to be a small square room in my apartment.&nbsp; My main concerns were: 1) Tracking better vocals 2) Tracking cleaner electric guitar 3) Eliminating the room sound when I track acoustic instruments (mandolin, guitar, etc.) 4) Try to make the room have a flatter response when I attempted to do rough mixes for demo's. Living in an apartment, I had two major constraints to work within: I needed something only semi-permanant and I did not want to spend too much money.&nbsp; I have been putzing around the web for months to find some designs that other people had made.&nbsp; I happened to find quite a bit, but ultimately decided on a custom design.&nbsp; I wanted to have a frame that was 4' x 6' in case I ever wanted to use it to build a vocal booth (even though thats way down the road) and I figured they would be just big enough for any of the aforementioned applications.&nbsp; With the help of my father (who am I kidding, he did basically all the work), we put together two frames over the weekend.&nbsp; The frames consisted of 3/4 inch plywood, and 2x4&quot; boards measuring 4' x 6' all the way around.&nbsp; We used the excess plywood to make some simple stands for now.&nbsp; All together now, I am about $90 deep in the project with about two hours of labor.&nbsp; I'll post up some pictures next week if we finish the project.&nbsp; The hard part right now seems to be finding the correct insulation for these beasts...
1) Tracking better vocals

2) Tracking cleaner electric guitar

3) Eliminating the room sound when I track acoustic instruments (mandolin, guitar, etc.)

4) Try to make the room have a flatter response when I attempted to do rough mixes for demo's.

Living in an apartment, I had two major constraints to work within: I needed something only semi-permanant and I did not want to spend too much money.  I have been putzing around the web for months to find some designs that other people had made.  I happened to find quite a bit, but ultimately decided on a custom design.  I wanted to have a frame that was 4' x 6' in case I ever wanted to use it to build a vocal booth (even though thats way down the road) and I figured they would be just big enough for any of the aforementioned applications.  With the help of my father (who am I kidding, he did basically all the work), we put together two frames over the weekend.  The frames consisted of 3/4 inch plywood, and 2x4" boards measuring 4' x 6' all the way around.  We used the excess plywood to make some simple stands for now.  All together now, I am about $90 deep in the project with about two hours of labor. 

I'll post up some pictures next week if we finish the project.  The hard part right now seems to be finding the correct insulation for these beasts...


]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:45:00 GMT 7568D3D7154CFBB6AC8C9141D90F90B9 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=198226 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking about the mystical world of blogging, and I have decided to reapproach my attempts from a different angle.&nbsp; I started my blog last year when I recorded my first EP as sort of a window into the process, but sort of quickly lost my focus once that was over.&nbsp; I want to start over, and hell, its my blog so I can do what ever I want, right? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Over the next few months, I want to chronicle all the work that goes into being an indie musician.&nbsp; I have big plans for the next year, and I think this could be very therapeutic for myself and possibly educational to others.&nbsp; I know I am personally indebted to recording blogs that I frequent.&nbsp; More to come, Chad      Over the next few months, I want to chronicle all the work that goes into being an indie musician.  I have big plans for the next year, and I think this could be very therapeutic for myself and possibly educational to others.  I know I am personally indebted to recording blogs that I frequent. 

More to come,
Chad
]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:08:50 GMT 296539A62327F288B9BD5CC70DEE5904 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=164192 I just spent my MLK day messing around with my new Shure SM81 mic and FMR RNC (the Really Nice Compressor).&nbsp; This mic blows away my Rode Nt1A for recording acoustic.&nbsp; I spent a few hours just messing around with sounds to get used to the gear before I start demoing out my follow up album (what what?!).&nbsp; Thats right folks, I'm eager to start recording again and get some new material out there for the masses.&nbsp; Anyways, if you are at all interested in hearing the Shure, here is a&nbsp; clip of the acousticin'.&nbsp;
I just spent my MLK day messing around with my new Shure SM81 mic and FMR RNC (the Really Nice Compressor).  This mic blows away my Rode Nt1A for recording acoustic.  I spent a few hours just messing around with sounds to get used to the gear before I start demoing out my follow up album (what what?!).  Thats right folks, I'm eager to start recording again and get some new material out there for the masses.  Anyways, if you are at all interested in hearing the Shure, here is a  clip of the acousticin'. 
]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:35:00 GMT 96638C2BD03B03EBB50412EFB9AA135D http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=148125 Our first Cambridge gig!&nbsp; I had a great time everybody, so thanks for coming out.&nbsp; I left my camera with my cousin, so pictures won't be up until this weekend.&nbsp; Noel and Pat sounded great as always and great friends made it a great night!&nbsp; See you on 1/17 at Coffee Break Cafe.

Our first Cambridge gig!  I had a great time everybody, so thanks for coming out.  I left my camera with my cousin, so pictures won't be up until this weekend.  Noel and Pat sounded great as always and great friends made it a great night!  See you on 1/17 at Coffee Break Cafe.
]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:00:26 GMT FD9E255E607FEB0225878BA5DA36146B http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=135693 Thanks to everyone who came out!&nbsp; I'm going to post the video later on in the blog.&nbsp; If you want to see the rest of the photos you can check them out on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chad-Gosselin/73716287616?v=box_3&amp;ref=ts#/pages/Chad-Gosselin/73716287616?v=wall&amp;ref=ts">Chad Gosselin Facebook page or the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chadgosselinband">Chad Gosselin Band Myspace Page.&nbsp; Next full band show is December 27 at the All Asia in Cambridge from 6 to 9 PM.

Thanks to everyone who came out!  I'm going to post the video later on in the blog.  If you want to see the rest of the photos you can check them out on the Chad Gosselin Facebook page or the Chad Gosselin Band Myspace Page.  Next full band show is December 27 at the All Asia in Cambridge from 6 to 9 PM.
]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:27:32 GMT EA3BD373DE43550901528D000C8CB378 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=124922 12:45 - 1:45 PM: JP Lick's in Mission Hill 1:45 - 4:15: Get stuck in traffic, drive through a Northeaster, and than ultimately break every known traffic law, just to get to the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; second gig fifteen minutes after i was supoosed to be playing. 4:40 - 8 PM: Acoustic Rawkfest for Chris' 30th B-day. 8:30 PM: Drink a delicious Milk Stout at the Portsmouth Brewing Company!


12:45 - 1:45 PM: JP Lick's in Mission Hill

1:45 - 4:15: Get stuck in traffic, drive through a Northeaster, and than ultimately break every known traffic law, just to get to the                 second gig fifteen minutes after i was supoosed to be playing.

4:40 - 8 PM: Acoustic Rawkfest for Chris' 30th B-day.

8:30 PM: Drink a delicious Milk Stout at the Portsmouth Brewing Company!


]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:21 GMT 60CAADC3C335C18742173623A68AC33D http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=120913 So, I bought these headphones a couple weeks ago off of craigslist for $50, and they have been blowing my mind.&nbsp; I have never owned decent headphones, but I am simply wowed by these!&nbsp; I just spent about 90 minutes recording random guitar stuff because I was so inspired.&nbsp; Amaizng how a little bit of music feels so good for your soul...

So, I bought these headphones a couple weeks ago off of craigslist for $50, and they have been blowing my mind.  I have never owned decent headphones, but I am simply wowed by these!  I just spent about 90 minutes recording random guitar stuff because I was so inspired.  Amaizng how a little bit of music feels so good for your soul...
]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:26:30 GMT 91953C5BAB1C374B6C8ACC9303627030 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=114064 This movie was just as terrible as I remembered it.&nbsp; The first time I watched it, I was horrified for days; same feeling applies to the last few days of my life.&nbsp; I did it folks, I made it through this thing!&nbsp; Now its time to do some work, I've been slacking for a month!

This movie was just as terrible as I remembered it.  The first time I watched it, I was horrified for days; same feeling applies to the last few days of my life.  I did it folks, I made it through this thing!  Now its time to do some work, I've been slacking for a month!
]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:11:37 GMT 9AA7555D91AED5D7AB0BEBFBA01883E9 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=112876 Weird, weird movie.&nbsp; This was my first time seeing it, and I definitely like Dead Alive way more.&nbsp; One more to go kiddies; whats it going to be???

Weird, weird movie.  This was my first time seeing it, and I definitely like Dead Alive way more.  One more to go kiddies; whats it going to be???
]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:53:59 GMT F86F76A177BEEC9F78046D3A3444298D http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=112868 This is usually a Christmas tradition at the Gosselin household, but why not cross holidays here.&nbsp; This easily makes it into my top five favorite movies ever!

This is usually a Christmas tradition at the Gosselin household, but why not cross holidays here.  This easily makes it into my top five favorite movies ever!
]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:50:12 GMT F981876E2227101459E8E702AF4DC729 http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=112805 I watched this last night, but was to beat to post it.&nbsp; Great flick!&nbsp; Bruce Campbell truly is the greatest B actor of all time.&nbsp; I've never seen Cave Alien, but if it exists, I need to see it.

I watched this last night, but was to beat to post it.  Great flick!  Bruce Campbell truly is the greatest B actor of all time.  I've never seen Cave Alien, but if it exists, I need to see it.
]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:43:19 GMT C0466123A3AC59A3E3136B7A96D1285B http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=112190 Dear Mr. Raimi, Please make Evil Dead IV instead of making more Spiderman movies.&nbsp; Love, Chad Gosselin

Dear Mr. Raimi,

Please make Evil Dead IV instead of making more Spiderman movies. 

Love,
Chad Gosselin
]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:47:12 GMT 14881394018863AA1F0DF6ACE789994E http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=110731 I have no idea what I just watched, but thats typical of a Dario Argento flick.&nbsp; I love Suspiria, but so far its the only flick I have dug by him.&nbsp; Oh well...&nbsp;&nbsp; (3 more to go!)

I have no idea what I just watched, but thats typical of a Dario Argento flick.  I love Suspiria, but so far its the only flick I have dug by him.  Oh well...   (3 more to go!)
]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:56:19 GMT B087554062ACDF0177DFA985FE28DDBA http://chadgosselin.com/blog.cfm?feature=507125&postid=110690 Another awesome movie that got remade.&nbsp; I haven't seen the new one, but I'm sort of afraid to.

Another awesome movie that got remade.  I haven't seen the new one, but I'm sort of afraid to.
]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:44:17 GMT 2919EB711FEB73A2FD0909D513C5B8CB