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Category: Beats

2024 Wrapup: 36 Shows, 4 States, 4 Bands, 5 Albums

Posted onJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

2024 was arguably the busiest year I’ve had in music. For doing this all around my more than full-time job running ChutingStar and precious time with my family, it’s only by the love of my Google Calendar that it all works out. 2024 ODD Music Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsJack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music, Red Hot Empty

DIY Recording, Mastering Kick Off 2024

Posted onMarch 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Red Hot Empty released two singles in February, which in addition to being what we believe our best work to date also signaled a new path to our music production process. We’ve always recorded everything at GTown Studio, the basement studio of yours truly, One Read More …

CategoriesBeats

Red Hot Empty Burden EP Hitting Hard

Posted onOctober 19, 2023October 19, 2023

Just 6 months after the release of our debut album Corridors, Red Hot Empty finished our follow-up EP Burden. This EP means the world to our band. Burden is written about anything you ever had to silently carry on your shoulders. This album also features some Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsAnalog Revolution, Mike Gruwell Drums, Red Hot Empty

Drum Camp Hits It All

Posted onOctober 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Eight drummers descended upon Folsom, California, last month excited to learn from two of the best in Mike Johnston & Eddy Thrower, but little did we know the we would grow and learn from each other just as much.  Out of left field on the Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsDrum Camp, Eddy Thrower, Mike & Eddy Drum Camp, Mike Johnston

By The Numbers Album Progress

Posted onAugust 26, 2022August 26, 2022

By The Numbers, the forthcoming follow-up solo album to That GTown Sound is progressing right along inside GTown Studio. Two singles have already been released, and more than half of the album is recorded and mixed. I’m really excited with how each song is changing Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsHome Studio, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music

Resurrecting Black Moses

Posted onNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Thanks to Seattle musician, recording and engineering guru Jack Endino, the 90s sounds of Black Moses have been resurrected. Black Moses never had the traction, following or longevity of many of our peers during that time, but we still could rock a show with our Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsBlack Moses, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Seattle Music Scene

2021 GSO Talent Competition

Posted onApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

I did a thing…and decided to send in a video to the Georgia Symphony Orchestra’s 2021 “Virtual to Center Stage” talent competition. What caught my attention was that the winner gets to perform with the GSO…and how cool would that be having a drum set Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsBrush Solo, Drum Brushes, Drum Competition, Drum Solo, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, GSO, Mike Gruwell Drums, Music Competition

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