The Future of Rock (by Billy Corgan)

I saw this Billy Corgan video/interview today, and I think its perfect.  He shares his thoughts that "God is the future of rock..."  Enjoy!



Peace,
Ross

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!

Happy Birthday to the best person I know and love!

Peace,
Ross

ZOMBIE

If you haven't had the chance to hear my newest cover-single, here it is!



And you can pick it up for $0.99 on iTunes HERE!

Peace,
Ross

Nowness : LOVE

I stumbled across a short series of beautiful videos over the weekend.  Here's the first one: Nowness/LOVE.

Shorts on Sundays: Wildcat on Nowness.com


Peace,
Ross

Recording a Christmas Album!

Hey there,

It's August 1st, so what am I doing?  Recording a Christmas album of course!  I'm excited for how these tunes are turning out.  Let's just say there's lots of strings, mandolin, floor tom, and harmonies...

Here's what the track listing is shaping up to be:

Away in a Manger

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman

The Drummers Carol

What Child Is This

The First Noel

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Lo, How A Rose 'Er Blooming

O Holy Night

Peace,
Ross

Fighting Forward.

 Last week, Cora learned to swim.  It was so cool seeing her fight and fight, and finally get it!  Needless to say, it was perfect fodder for her songwriter-dad...

Fighting Forward

(c)2013 Ross Christopher

And just like that

She's diving in

Kicking and floating

With all her might

She's fighting forward

With the strength of a shark

And the heart of my girl

She's fighting forward

Forward, further and further

She's fighting forward

Forward, further and further...

And just like that

She's done the impossible

She's grown up

And fights to float

She's fighting forward

Towards new worlds

With the heart of my girl

She's fighting forward

Forward, further and further

She's fighting forward

Forward, further and further...

Peace,
Ross

Footbass.

Last year on tour with Sleeping at Last and Jars of Clay, I was impressed with the kick drum sounds Dan Haseltine (lead singer of JOC) was getting from a small pedal at his feet.  After some conversations and research, I found a new toy in the arsenal that sounds HUGE and AMAZING!

Footbass...its a small metal box (which I covered with a felt top to muddle the sound a bit), that uses a 1/4 inch cable output to create a perfect kick drum sound. 

As a solo artist, I was looking for ways to make my live show bigger, and this has been a great tool!

I run my footbass into a DI box and ask the sound tech to mix it just how he would a punchy kick drum.  I cannot tell you how many times other musicians come up after shows, asking me how I created such huge kick drum sounds..."am I using a trigger?," "is it a midi pedal?," "am I playing to a track?"  The answer is "footbass."

Check out their website, drop the $99, and have fun making your sound HUGE!

Peace,
Ross