Ace Reporter held a very merry holiday party this past Sunday in Brooklyn and we were there to take in the festivities! An acoustic, an electric, a glockenspiel and an upright bass were all on hand to perform stripped down versions of songs from the upcoming album Yearling(due out Feb 26, 2013 on Ooh La La). Check out some pics below, and head over to Ace Reporter’s Facebook page to view the whole set.
Listen to Ace Reporter’s debut single ‘Untouched and Arrived’ here:
ACE REPORTER + OOH LA LA = SOME KIND OF AWESOME (PREMIERE)
We’re excited to welcome Ace Reporter to the Ooh La La Records family today with the announcement of the Brooklyn band’s debut LP “Yearling” scheduled for release February 2013. Check out the exclusive premiere of the first single “Untouched and Arrived” on Some Kind of Awesome blog today.
Be sure to catch Ace Reporter at CMJ 2012 this year at the following shows:
10/16 | Ooh La La CMJ Showcase | Studio @ Webster Hall @ 8:15pm
10/17 | Deli Magazine CMJ Showcase | Spike Hill @ 8pm
10/20 | 24 West CMJ SHowcase | Legion Bar @ 4pm
On Wednesday, August 8, Ooh La La Records takes over Union Hall with our first “Ooh La La Records Presents” show, featuring our very own The Last Royals! We’ve invited a couple other great bands from near and far to join them and even have a guest DJ. NPR favorites and recent Big Ugly Yellow Couch patrons Tan Vampires are making their way down from New Hampshire, and Williamsburg’s own Youngman Grand (members of Kevin Devine, The Jealous Girlfriends) will close out the evening. This is going to be a fun night with a ton of great music and we hope ya’ll can make it out for a drink or two with us.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Union Hall
702 Union St
(Park Slope) Brookyln
Doors @ 7:00pm
Things have been crazy since I got back from Austin last month. The day after getting back to NYC I started work on the new Cymbals Eat Guitars (CEG) record, which the amazing John Agnello produced, engineered, and mixed. John and I have known each other for a few years now and have lots of mutual friends, but this was the first time I had the pleasure of being part of one of his records. The guy is an inspiration. He did 10 songs in 15 days! Recorded and mixed! Over a three weeks and dozens of lunch specials from John’s favorite Thai restaurant (blanking on the name?) I helped out with additional engineering and anything else that helped make things rock harder and run smoother. The first week we tracked basics and a started overdubs in the A room at Headgear. The band tracked all the drums, bass, and most guitars live. Here are a couple photos of the guitar selection for the guitar geeks out there (yup, 5 Jazzmasters and even my ’64 SG made it on the record):
CEG spent a lot of time working on pre-production in the weeks leading up to the session and it showed. They were ready to go the day they walked in. We’d track a take or two of a song and then move on. That’s all they needed. We finished basics sooner then expected so started Then we moved to my studio (the B Room) to finish overdubs and track vocals. By the end of the second week everything was tracked and it was time to move back to the A Room at Headgear to mix the record. Mix master John pulled up the faders the first day, rolled up his sleeves and went on to mix and put the final touches on what turned out to be an amazing record.
During the third week while John was mixing, things got really busy because I got a call to do another version of a Nokia commercial I worked on before SXSW. The music for the commercial is a cover of the Cole Porter song “Don’t Fence Me In”. I had originally created an entirely new version of the song with the existing lyrics that had a very Americana/folk vibe to it, but the client ended up changing directions. This time around I teamed up with a few other composers/producers to put together a different version. I even got my main man Damon Daunno to sing the vocal on the track. Here is what we ended up with that is going to be on air:
The following week I got a call to do some post-production sound design and composing for a video artist Steve Powers is working on. It’s a promo video for Style Wars The Musical. Steve teamed up with fellow artist Todd James to work on this hilarious project, which you can read more about on his blog. Both Steve and Todd came by the studio to hang for the session. We all immediately bonded based on our mutual geekdom and it turned out to be a super fun and productive session. A lot of laughs. Keep an eye out for Style Wars The Musical and be sure to sign up for their e-mail list on the website www.stylewarsthemusical.com/
Last, but not least were The Toothaches who came into the studio with my good friend David Pollock. David and I go way back and he had been telling me about this band The Toothaches he was in love with for a few months. An opportunity recently came up for David to move back to his hometown of Portland, OR and be the chief engineer/studio manager at Super Natural Sound and he called me and said before he leaves he MUST make a record with The Toothaches who are based in Brooklyn, NY. David booked 5 days in the B Room. He tracked an entire record in 3 days and then mixed it in 2! Huh? The craziest part is how awesome it sounds for how little time they spent on it!!!!!
It was a busy month over at Headgear. Lots of exciting stuff happening and lots more on deck. I almost forgot, yesterday was my birthday! Happy birthday to me. Thanks to everyone for making April 2011 such a fun month! Until we meet again…
-Theo
Mecury Lounge Release Show
We will be celebrating the release of The Last Royals’ debut EP on November 16th, 2010, with a show at Mercury Lounge! There are a bunch of great band son the bill including Russian Futurists and Home Video.Come rage with Eric, Mason, and the Ooh La La crew.
The Last Royals – 8:30pm
Home Video – 9:30pm
Russian Futurists – 10:30pm Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
New York, NY
In the meantime, you can pre-order the debut EP HERE (or by clicking on the image below) and get a free additional song, “All Over Again”, which you can hear on the band’s MySpace page.
OOH LA LA CMJ 2010 PARTY
Ooh La La is throwing it’s first showcase ever this Thursday, October 21st at The Cove in Williamsburg (Brooklyn) from 7pm-1am. The killer lineup includes California’s White Arrows, Lavalier, The Last Royals, John Biz, Mail the Horse, and our homies Narcisse DJing from midnight to 1am. It’s going to be complete madness with $3 beers/well drinks and tons of great music. Come out and party with us THIS THURSDAY for our first official, unofficial CMJ event. FREE SHOW!
Thursday, October 21st
The Cove
106 N. 6th Street (between Wythe & Berry)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
All in all CMJ was a blast this year. Highlight of the week was seeing Daniel Lanois perform with Black Dub at Pianos and then seeing The Last Royals perform right after. Trixie Whitley has one of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard.
Ooh La La’s first event was a huge success, especially for an event that we pulled together in about 72 hours. Unfortunately, the downer of the week was missing 1,2,3’s short set at the Neon Gold/Chess Club party that same night. We were stuck at The Cove making sure things were running smoothly, but heard good reports from people about 1,2,3 and their live performance (with the exception of the back up band we heard Nic and Josh are currently playing with, but is likely to change). Thanks again to all the bands who came out and playing The Cove that night.
We ended the CMJ madness on top of the Gretsch building in Brooklyn with a semi-private performance by Silverlake, CA’s VANAPRASTA. These guys were the sleeper band of CMJ. Be sure to check them out myspace.
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