Rosemary Gates Newsletter
February 2009
Hello fans! Long time no see. Just dropping you a line to let you know what
has been going on in the world of Rosemary Gates. Lots of exciting things are happening this
year and we want to share all the excitement with you.
rg: Christian,
Mike, John, B
New RG Video on YouTube!!!
Rosemary Gates is proud to
announce the official release of our newest video from the “Myth & Judgment”
album; the opening instrumental track “Around the World in 100 Years.” Guitarist Michael Archbold explains, “We have
been working very hard on the video release for "Myth & Judgment." Although the production of the videos
is taking longer than we would like, we believe that the quality of what we
put out is far more important than the speed with which we do it. With us in the middle of recording our third
album, putting together an ’09 tour schedule, and
finishing this video release, we have had to budget our time very carefully. Since we are pretty much doing everything in-house
now between recording music at King
James Studios and producing videos through my digital production company,
Arson Digital, time is at a premium.”
Bassist Bryan Bankson describes
the video for “Around the World in 100 Years” as a perfect lead off for the
concept album that is “Myth & Judgment.” “Mike and I put together a loose based story
line for the ‘Myth & Judgment’ album which sparked the idea for a video
release of the songs. The story centers
on a
“Around the World in 100
Years” is an instrumental track that opens the album and sets the stage. Archbold explains, “Around the World is
simply an observation of the times in which we live. The last 100 years has been fraught with war
and strife and leads into the present struggle against extremist terrorism in
which we find ourselves entrenched today.
The song is less a statement and more an observation.”
Many will observe right away
that the song and video are a little darker than most people are used to from
Rosemary Gates. Bankson adds, “The album
(Myth & Judgment) overall is darker than our previous releases, but perhaps
more powerful. In reality, the entire
album is a roller coaster of feeling and emotion. “Broken Waves” is a song that is on the
up-side and the video reflects that. “Around
the World” is one of those tracks that take the listener the other way. Vocalist Christian Schult adds, “It is that dichotomy
that I love about Rosemary Gates. We are
a band that doesn’t settle on one style or emotion and repeat that twelve times
on an album. We explore so many
different styles of music and emotions, both light and dark, that it keeps it
interesting for us and hopefully for the listener.”
Check out the video now at
www.YouTube.com/RosemaryGates. “Around the World in 100 Years” was written
and produced by Rosemary Gates with Jim Stocks and Charley Shirmeyer. The video was produced by Michael Archbold and
Corey T. Wilson of Arson Digital. Check
out Arson Digital on the Web at www.ArsonDigital.com.
Album 3 Updates
The band is has been thoroughly
entrenched in the album now for most of the last year. Basic tracking is not quite complete. Guitarist Michael Archbold explains that the
band has been having some technical difficulty in finishing the drum and percussion
tracks on schedule. “John and I have
been working at TNT Studios almost weekly for that past six months working
out some bugs in the software side of things. We finally have things dialed in and plan to
complete drum tracking in the next two weeks.
From there we will be finishing what is left of instrument tracking
and vocals. That will leave us with
mixing and mastering duties.” Drummer
John Tingley adds, “The original plan was to mix and master the
album at Sweetwater again like the last album.
But with investment dollars in short supply right now, we have decided
that we are going to complete the album in-house this time around. Vocalist Christian Schult states, “We are very
confident in our ability to complete the album in-house this time around and
look forward to the challenge. With
two EP’s and two full length albums under our belts, it’s just the right time
for us to gain the experience of a completely self-produced album.
Current estimates are for a
summer 2009 release. Check the Web site
often for updates.
Tour Schedule ‘09
The band is gearing up for
their 2009 tour schedule. They have
already booked two dates at the
Web Updates
The band has begun sorely needed
updates to its Web site. Guitarist
Michael Archbold states, “We are going with a more streamlined approach.
Most Web sites nowadays are so convoluted and dense with meaningless
junk that looking up a simple gig date becomes a chore.
Right now, less is more.”
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the Web:
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