Dust…and things.
March 4, 2019Like everything, change comes. It’s often messy, sometimes painful, and almost always transformative. Our entire band name is based on it, giving us the space to always improve, always try something new. Like our music, our website is growing and changing. So, with that comes the usual appeal to pardon our dust, and to please stay tuned in breathless Antici- … … … pation for what this site is turning into. So, now you wonder, what are we doing? The short answer is a LOT. The longer answer is, other than the website, new songs, both covers and originals, eyeballing…
And now for something completely different… (Part I)
Okay, band stuff first. Music = good. Paying gigs = good. More paying gigs at which to play music = REALLY good. There. Enough of that. Let’s take a little trip, you and I. A stumble down memory lane, if…
Ants Marching
Great news! We’ve decided to become a Dave Matthews Band cover band! Isn’t that cool ?!?
From the Different Drummer
Brian speaks: Work continues on the studio. Currently trying to find clients. I know they’re out there, I just need to connect with them. If you know someone looking to record, tell ’em to contact me at journeyfrogaudio@gmail.com . They’ll…
(Brian speaks:)
It’s been a busy year. I graduated from GCC in May, with my degree in Audio Production Technologies. Only took me 30 years to finally nail down a college degree, go me! Since then, in between gigs with the band…
Apples and oranges
Welcome back, friends and neighbors! June has been a busy month for us. Let’s get right to the post-game show. We started the month big. Really big. Phoenix Comic Con big. We played Friday morning on the Adams Street Stage,…
Holy cow, we have a blog!
Yeah, we know, it’s been a while. There’s been some behind-the-scenes changes here at Open Beta. We’re getting back into the swing of things, though. Yes, we know we owe you a post on the release of our first album,…
That’s crazy. Let me know how that turns out.
I don’t think we’re going to do that again. I mean, yeah, we’re going to record again. We have a lot more to say, a lot more music to make, and we’ll keep putting it out there. But we’re not…
…and that makes us mighty, indeed.
Putting out an album is hard work. A band can take anywhere from 6 months to 2 years getting all of the details in place. Hours upon hours in the recording studio, laying down take after take , over and…
Say, Did You Hear?
When, in the course of human events… nah, too big. Fourscore and fourteen weeks ago, our Forefathers flopped forth their…NO! Ask not what Open Beta can do for you….ugh. This is hard. We’ve been busy, and so we’ve been shite…
Round Two: FIGHT!
Hey, you’re still here! Awesome! Us too. Let’s see, where did we leave off? Oh, right. MERCHANDISING! Yeah, that was a thing. The small gigs we’re getting don’t pay very much. In order to turn a profit, we need ways to…