Studio Update: Guitar Tracking is Finished.

It has been quite an experience and I am closing in on the final stages of the album. I am very pleased with everything that has been accomplished in such a short period of time. All that remains at this point is the vocal tracking. I will be taking a month off of recording to master the vocal aspects of the songs and then I go back into the studio to track two songs a day.

Uri Djemal is starting to mix the elements together and add the effects to make this album sound beautiful. I will be releasing this as soon as I can. There have been delays, but the delays have only made the album stronger. Chances are a few songs will be released by the end of November early December on www.mattcode.com and www.myspace.com/mattcode.


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Studio Notes: Guitar Tracking to Begin this Weekend

The rhythm section is now complete. Everything sounds great; I’m very please so far. There are a few tweaks here and there that need to happen, but nothing that should delay this album for a November release.

The Guitars will be tracked this weekend. Uri and I will be using a Classic Gretsch, Fender ’79, and a custom Les Paul for these sessions. Combined with a Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe, and a few other vintage amps; the sounds will be fantastic.

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Studio Update: A weekend of tracking

Last night at 2:30 AM, Hari put down the final drum track for my 11 song album. The recording took three days and went extremely well. Phil still has 4 more songs to finish up with the bass, but they should be done within the week. The music sounds fantastic. I’m very excited to set a release date, but many issues may still arise that might delay it. I will keep everyone up to date on the albums progress and will release a track to my mailing list when it becomes available.

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Studio Notes: The Final List of Songs

Last night the final song was prepared for recording. "An Alarming Rise" has taken another step closer to being completed. With just a few adjustments remaining, I will be entering the studio for live tracking with the rest of the band this weekend.

Here is the list of songs to make the album: (in no particular order)

A Time for a Revolution
Fog of War
Temple of the Sun
The Girl
Desperate Child
From the Mountain Top
All for Love
Believe
The War Inside
Until The Guns Fall Silent
The Politician


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UPDATE: Matt Code - An Alarming Rise (Ordering information)

I have received a few requests for the preordering of my new album “An Alarming Rise”. There is no set date for its release. Before preordering can occur the album must be mastered an on the way to being pressed. However, it should be released sometime in November possibly late October. I will send an email out to my mailing list informing you of those dates. You can sign up at http://www.mattcode.com.

Uri Djemal and I are working hard at Mad Pan Studios to make this exciting album available in the next few months. We are still on schedule and the next two weekends will truly help us understand the best release date. The feed back has been very positive and live tracking with Hari Ganglberger and Phil Crain, will only begin to show this albums true potential.

“An Alarming Rise” will be about the realization of our lives in today’s world. Every song in this album will reflect the disturbing trends in our daily lives, as well as that distant hope of optimism that we so desperately want to achieve. Politics, war and religion will be at the heart of what this album is all about. Sign up for the mailing list for special promotions and news updates.

-Matt

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Studio Update

We are closing in on the live tracking sessions for the weekend of September 15th. The preproduction has been very successful so far and I look forward to moving on to the next phase. We have two more songs that need to be finished in pre and a few minor changes for a couple of the songs.

I'm very excited about the progress and the very promising feedback from the few that I have shared the music. These are only preproduction tracks the final versions should be something very special.

At this point the album will definitely be released in fall the date still to be determined. I wanted it to be October 1, because that would be exactly one year to the day I moved to NYC. That will not be possible. I do expect it to be available late October to Mid November. It will take some time for it to be available at the different digital outlets such as iTunes. The hard copy will be available on my website for sale at MattCode.com as soon as it becomes available. Click below and visit the website to sign up for that mailing list.


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Website for MattCode.com has been released

I am please to announce that MattCode.com has officially been launched. It has been months in the making and is now ready to go public. It will always be a work in progress. New items will be added and imagery will be constantly changing. This site is ecommerce ready so when the album is completed it will be released for sale on the site for hard copy and download. However, the music will also be made available through various stores such as iTunes and Napster.

Studio Work
The studio work has been very successful to this point. I have a few select people that I have been bouncing the songs off of and they have expressed a great deal of excitement. This has also been tested on complete strangers selected randomly on the streets and they too have expressed that excitement.
Baring any unforeseen problems the songs should be available by October 1st.

You can visit the site by clicking here http://www.mattcode.com/

Back in the Studio!!

I have great news about my upcoming album. Things are starting to move along at a much faster pace than I anticipated. Starting on June 24th, I began working with my producer Uri Djemal at Madpan Studios in New York City. We started laying down 14 scratch tracks for what will be an 11-12 song album. Uri has helped me assemble some very strong musicians that I believe will help me complete this vision that I have had for the last year.

Here is the final makeup of the band.

Matt Code
Vox, Guitar

Uri Djemal
producer, mixer, engineer, guitar

Hari Ganglberger
Drums

Shane Koss
co-producer, arranger, additional engineering, keyboards

Phil Crain
Bass

The official pre-production begins July 21st. I have no set date for the release, because I want to make sure it's quality is at the level I desire. I hope to have all the production aspects of this album done by the beginning of September with a release date of October 1st. These dates are tentative so please be patient while we work in the studio. I want to thank everyone for all of the support you have shown me during the days of Barakus and up until now. I'm very excited for this album to become available for all of you to enjoy. Thank you,Matt Code

An Alarming Rise (Update)

Hello Everyone!!

I just wanted to let you know the songs are written! We will be working on ironing out the details of the album very soon. In the mean time these are the song titles. Please check back for any updates.

-Matt

1. A Time For A Revolution
2. Fog of War
3. Until the Guns Fall Silent
4. Believe
5. The War Inside
6. Desperate Child
7. The Politician
8. Temple Of The Sun
9. The Girl
10. All For Love
11. Bloody Sand
12. The World We Once Knew

What's on the horizon

It has been a very long time. I apologize that I have not been on here for quite sometime. However, in my time off I have pulled together a lot of interesting songs. I was hoping that I could release an album in December of 2006, but my writing kept on evolving and better songs emerged. So, I decided to delay this project. There is a band in place and the songs are fully evolved to where I want them.

This is what's on the horizon. I was discussing with Erica my timeline for completing an 11 to 13 song album. We both agree with the caliber of musicians that I will be working on this project, that this can be done by September 1st. (Give or take a few months) This will not be released until it is to the level that I desire. Even if this means having it mixed over by different studios.

Some of you may notice that the myspace page is updated. This is my theme, perhaps to be explained at a different time. Also feel free to visit my home page at http://www.mattcode.com. The site will include the ability to purchase my CD's, posters, t-shirts, and other items. It is currently under construction so you will just have to wait for the release of the album, in the mean time bookmark the page.

This is the most exited I have been in my entire musical career. Please feel free to keep in touch. I do not answer emails on this myspace page. I receive way too many spam messages. You can add yourself on my personal account if you wish. I will chat with you there. (http://www.myspace.com/mattcodemusic)

I will see you in Autumn,

Matt Code