mellow. sexy. good. - Rock Solomon - News

The Starving Artist Tour

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Now that the album is done and is streaming freely to the world, it's time to travel around and share it with people. If you dig our tunes, please feel free to invite us to play in your town. If you have some extra Top Raman and a couch or two, we just might do it! Right now we are on our way to the BURNING MAN festival to play Center Camp, and Elephant Bird Camp, among others. The people at Burning Man center camp actually said that they would be "honored" to have us play. Wow! What a compliment! Thank you Burning Man! We'll see you soon! We'll try to get as much on video for ya'll that we can, and for those who want to watch the LIVE STREAMING VIDEO from BURNING MAN of our performances there, we'll be sending out updates to everyone on our email list, and on our facebook page.

We thank all of you, for all of your support, past present and future! See you at Burning Man 2010!

LISTEN FREE; Donate For a Copy

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Listen to the new album in it's entirety; just click play above (or pick and choose songs on the Music tab to your left). It has been 7 years in the making, but now that it's done, I can't seem to decide on a set value for the CD. (divided at 8 dollars an hour, it would be something like $364.80 each) So I have decided to let YOU DECIDE. And it's not a cop-out! Really, just have a listen, and if you want to support the music and help keep it coming, then simply make a donation ( $10-20 suggested) and I will personally send you a CD in the mail. It's that simple.

If you want to donate via credit card or paypal, simply use the donate link below.

If the link isn't working, or you would rather donate via check, money order or cash, send it to:

Rock Solomon

756 Cherryvale Rd. Boulder, CO 80303

( note: please contact me to let me know you're sending a donation, and Thank you! )

LIVE online

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

...Well folks, this is it. After all the false starts, premature finishes, and bumps in the road, I can finally present this project with total confidence. Every detail on every song has been meticulously crafted in my home studio, and now that it is a completely finished full length album I can give it away to you. I hope you enjoy.

(use the grey flash player on the top of the screen to listen to the entire album and still browse the website)

Special thanks to: Sandie Metzker, Meg Sieger, Anoosh Tirabady, Tia Quilter, Charles Lanesey, Susan Council, Jillian Adams, Jessica Miller, Marc Borai, Ed Gillis, Peter Polyak, Ollie Kangus, Nancy Cochrane, and Chris Chandler. Without your help, my album would still be sitting on the shelf waiting to be mastered. THANK YOU. You all have a CD in reserve, and I will personally mail them to each of you as soon as they are printed.

And now, the next phase: The fundraising for printing begins. Please listen to the record here (this is the only place you can) and decide if you want a copy. If you do, please make a donation to the printing fund.

Donations of $10-20 reserve a copy, and any donation of $50-100 and your name will be listed in the special thanks on the CD booklet.

The Album...

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

It has taken me over 2,350 man hours to finish, eaten my entire life savings, and has out lasted all my relationships; but I'm happy to say that my record is finally done. The songs are all original works, performed and engineered in a home studio that was destroyed and rebuilt twice. The project somehow survived 6 hurricanes, two emotional meltdowns, a massive flood and bankruptcy. It features solos from jazz greats such as Ronnie Pierce (played with Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday) and Kenny Fradley (Broadway, Carnegie Hall, U2 War album) as well as Julee Avallone (NEC Masters) and Brady Thomas (mysterious street musician).

Now that the record is done, I have decided that instead of selling them,

they will be given out for donations.

First however, I need to raise the money to pay for mastering, the final step in any pro studio recording before going to print.

If you contribute a donation of 10-20 dollars, I will put your name on a pre-order list for a copy of the finished CD.

Any donation of 50-100 or more, and I will list your name on the CD booklet in the Special Thanks as well.

Thank you to all who have already contributed, & i hope you enjoy the music.

Problems? Question for me? Just email me at Music@RockSolomon.com & we'll figure it out. Thanks Again

www.RockSolomon.com

Auditioning Female Vocalists:

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Hey, Check this out and pass it on...

This is the last track to be produced for a full length record due out
this summer. The recording features Kenny Fradley on trumpet (Broadway,
Carnegie Hall, U2 War Album) and Brady Thomas on Violin.

Please have a listen to the song, and if you think it is a good fit for
your voice and style, please record a simple scratch vocal track on top of
the instrumental version and email it back. Please use little, or no vocal
effects, and no harmonies or vocal layering. I need a raw recording so
that I can get an honest feel for your voice.

The song is written to start out a little suggestive, a little mysterious,
and then it builds to a powerful climax full of optimism and inspiration.
Use the vocal version as a guideline, but follow your inspiration and find
your own 'truth' as a singer.

Please record your voice on top of the instrumental track, and email it
back to me.

MUSIC is here:

http://www.rocksolomon.com/music-group-2.html

LYRICS are here:

http://rocksolomon.blogspot.com/2009/12/lyrics-leap-of-faith-by-rock-solomon.html

Thank you for all your time and effort, when I find what I am looking for,
I will send out notices to all who submitted.

Feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions.

-Dr.Rock-
www.RockSolomon.com

Back in the Studio...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

I've been working my ass off this month to put the final vocal tracks on the "Unlocking the Window" project. I actually did a Beta version of this CD a couple years ago, but I always swore I would go back and finish it with the attention to detail that I know it has always needed. I'm now down the the last few tracks, mixing, and then that's it.

I only printed 200 of the Beta version, and 150 of those were corrupted, and had to be thrown away. The new version will be mastered here in Colorado, and then printed on a larger scale.

I'm giving myself about 3 weeks to finalize the mix on the new tracks. It has been a long, long project, but in it's final form, it will be worth every second. How many seconds are there in 2,000 man hours?

On hold... again.

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The CD continues to wait. I made a breakthrough this last week, but now I'm leaving town for a much needed train trip. I'll pick up the project again in September when I get back. Seattle... San Fran.... LA.... I'll be seeing you.

Cancelled Show

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Sorry everyone- I had to cancel my show tonight at Folsom Cafe. Hopefully I can re-schedule, and I'll send out an e-mail if/when I can. Please sign up to the 'newsletter' if you aren't already.

Sorry again,
-Dr. Rock

Facebook.... ug.

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Yeah, I've had enough. I'm killing my facebook profile. There is still a fan page available for you die-hard bookface, oops, I mean, spacebook, er- wait, myface, -no, fuckface! I mean- uh, damn you gen-Y bastards!!!!

A Gig.

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I'm still in Seattle, and my dad offered to let me sit in on his gig tonight, so I'm going to go down there and play a few songs. It's at the Amore' on 5th & Bell tonight sometime between 7-10pm.