09 November 2009
Georgia Wonder's new album project "Made in Nevada ..."
Who needs studio time? band Georgia Wonder turn to local music retailer Nevada Music to record their next album on the shop floor.
Like many bands, Georgia Wonder were wondering how to fund their next studio album. Financing a recording without a label can be a headache for even moderately successful bands. Although the duo had done much of the their previous work at home on their first two EPs ‘Hello Stranger’ and ‘Destroy’, they felt that given the right resources they could take things much further creatively.
It wasn’t just studio time they needed, they were also short on world class instruments - guitars, basses and keyboards - that can all contribute to making a great album.
‘It dawned on us that our local music shop has everything we need to record our music’ explained Stephanie Grant, vocals. ‘If we could get the keys, we’d be half way there’.
The band emailed their local store, Nevada Music, and asked if they could use the shop to record their next album. To their surprise, Mike Devereux, founder of Nevada, loved the idea and ‘Made In Nevada’ was born.
‘It’s always nice to see bands thinking out of the box - it’s a great concept and we’ve given them free reign to do anything they like in our shop for six months. We’re as excited as anyone to see what Georgia Wonder come up with.’
The band will record a video blog of the entire process that will be posted regularly on Muzu.tv and the YouTube ‘Made In Nevada’ page. ‘We’re going to be a bit like a couple of kids in a candy store,’ said Julian, ‘so it would be a shame if we didn’t show people what we were up to. We can take this opportunity to experiment and share the results.’
Although this is a great way for the band to get their hands on lots of nice gear, there is a downside. ‘There are now so many instruments for us to choose from we have no idea where to start!’ explained Julian.
“Made in ” first Video-Blog will be posted by the end of November. http://gwonder.com/madeinnevada