Crash the Machine Podcast - Episode 2

Hello!

Some of our fans have come up to us after shows or have sent us emails wanting to know what it is like to record in the studio. So being knee-deep in recording our second album right now, we thought it would be cool to give everyone a glimpse into what it is really like.

In this video podcast we show you the first day of recording the new album. We always focus on the drum tracks first so that is why you will see everyone working to get Eric's drums ready to record. To keep this in perspective when you watch this clip, Eric had spent the previous night setting up his drums and getting initial sound levels from Brian for about 4-5 hours. Then we spent the next day finalizing microphone placement and reducing this nasty damn rattle that was occuring when Eric would strike his drum heads -- another 3-4 hours spent disassembling and re-assembling his drum kit to isolate and remove that rattle. Finally we fixed the issue and we were ready to record! This is the type of thing that always seems to happen. No matter if it is a live show or a recording session, Murphy's Law comes into play! Ask any musician and they will tell you. :-)

So enjoy this clip! More moments in the studio are being documented to share with you as we speak.

Episode 2
http://www.crashthemachine.com/files/Episode2.m4v
Length: 1 minutes 24 seconds
File Type: m4v (Note: This is the Quick Time / iTunes format)

For the Windows Movie Version, click here:
http://www.crashthemachine.com/files/Episode2.wmv

Let us know what else you want to see from the studio sessions and we'll do a segment on it!

Cheers,

Jon
Crash the Machine
www.crashthemachine.com
www.myspace.com/crashthemachine

Crash the Machine Podcast - Episode 1

Well, today we launch our first podcast! This is really exciting because as artists we get to interact directly with you without filters. No interview that gets edited down to 30 seconds while some cheesey advertisement blares on and on before and after we're done. No flat 2 dimensional communication going on here!! We get to say and do what we want -- AND we get You involved in our world! :-) Making you part of the journey is a major goal of ours!

So what can you expect in this episode? We're going to give you a listen to every track on our current album, 4 a.m. ... Long listens! If you like what you hear then of course we'd love it if you bought the album or downloaded the songs from iTunes, Yahoo! Music or CD Baby -- but there's no catch here. We want you to know who we are as a band, what we sound like, and what we're up to.

Episode 1
http://www.crashthemachine.com/files/Episode1.mp3
Length: 26:39 minutes
Format: MP3 Audio File

Add us to your favorite podcatcher (like iTunes) so that you get these blogs and podcasts delivered directly to your computer or media device as soon as we publish them! Then you can enjoy them whenever you want!

To Subscribe via iTunes:
1. Log into iTunes
2. Select "Advanced" from the top menu bar
3. Select "Subscribe to podcast" in the drop down box
4. Enter our RSS feed URL into the box : http://feeds.feedburner.com/CrashTheMachine
5. That is it! ENJOY!

For other podcatchers just click on our RSS feed URL and follow the instructions. (That's the link listed right above in the iTunes step #4.)

Once you subscribe then you are set. Trust me, if I can do this -- You can do this! :-)

Enjoy Episode 1 and let us know what you want to hear or see in future podcasts from the band!

Peace,

Jon
Crash the Machine

www.crashthemachine.com
www.myspace.com/crashthemachine

We Want to See Your Music Video!

You may not have seen this from our website and MySpace site so I am reposting it here!! Get out the cameras people -- even if it is just of you singing the song :-)
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Crash the Machine is giving you the chance to make your own video for our song,"Love, Peace, Beauty". The winner will receive a free MP3 Player loaded withCrash the Machine music + other Band Merchandise (and see the video playing every where!).

To Enter:
1) Download our song "Love, Peace, Beauty"
2) Check out the lyrics for the song
3) Make your own video
4) Join the Crash the Machine Video Contest group on YouTube.com
5) Upload your video to the YouTube group at: http://www.youtube.com/group/crashthemachine
6) Fill out and submit the entry form on our website

To download the song, get more info and to enter the contest click here:

http://www.crashthemachine.com/VideoContest

Contest ends December 31st, 2006 so start filming!

Here we are!

Hey there!

If you're a friend of ours on MySpace you're probably wondering why we are posting our blogs here now... well, the blogging capabilities on MySpace are pretty limited and doesn't lend itself easily to podcasting (which we are going to ramp up dramatically through the recording of our second album currently underway!). I want to spend my time making and performing great music with my pals in CTM, not figuring out 4 different html and xml applications to be able to communicate with you all! :-) I mean I love to communicate -- that's what lead singers do! -- but God, it was taking hours of my life sitting at my laptop like some sorry ass computer technician that was hired because no one was left in the building, versus actually knowing what they are doing!

The other reason we went to Blogger.com for our posts is because we have a lot of fans that are not on MySpace and the only way they can comment on posts over there is by becoming a member. Crash the Machine is all about thinking for yourself, so to make our fans be a member of something they don't want to be part of just doesn't feel right.

So here we are - welcome! More posts are coming soon so stick around and join the Crash the Machine journey with us!

Jon