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Echoes from the Garage

Echoes from the Garage

Echoes from the Garage. Over the years, this unassuming spot has welcomed an incredible roster of talent, ranging from musicians and composers to actors and innovators.

People like John Stamos, Adam Sandler, Adam Goldberg, John Harb, Luis Oliart, Dren McDonald, Shawn Gordon, Matt Stocks, Roy Burns, John Wackerman, Brooks, Joey Grijalva, Julie Van Duren, Hope Jeanette, Robin Kurzbard, Naoki Yanai, Toshi Yanagi, John Terby, John Horne, Kate Hada, Apollo Hada, Adriana Damian,, Kingston, JD, Russ, Bowie, Ine, Riley. Aaron, Mikey, Arthur, Wesley, Reese, Jude, and Brooks Wackerman have all stepped into this space, contributing to its legacy as a creative sanctuary.

Echoes from the Garage


Here, people tune instruments, write songs, and exchange ideas. It’s a space that embodies the spirit of collaboration and artistic growth, where genres and disciplines blend seamlessly.

Whether it’s the rhythmic pulse of a drumline, the strum of a guitar, or the laughter of a shared story, the garage has always been more than just a room. it’s been a creative heartbeat, inspiring everyone who steps inside.

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Christmas Land by Shoot The Moon

Christmas Land by Shoot The Moon
Shoot The Moon CD

Christmas Land by Shoot The Moon. In the first place, I was at a point in my life where the feeling one gets from the Christmas Season began to fade. For the purpose of, remembering a good holiday season I decided to write a set of Christmas songs. Equally important, I asked my friend and bandmate Joey Grijalva to join me. Ultimately, we called our Christmas Album Moon Christmas.

Furthermore, the working title for this song was Christmas Land, looking back I probably should have called it Christmas Show. As a matter of fact, my original intent when writing this song was to make a story about remembering and hanging on to the good parts of Christmas. Furthermore, to sort of go back to that person you were when you really loved the Christmas holiday

As far as I remember, I composed this in Studio Visions (one of the early DAW’s). I remember mapping out the song with keyboards. And asking Joey and John to play along to the recording. In fact, they are amazing musicians because many of these tracks did not have click tracks. The wonderful backing vocals are Julie Van Duren.

 

Cover photo was made by Dave Sparks. Cassette sleeve created in Pagemaker. And we had this album pressed at Rainbow Records.

Recording gear used

Christmas Land by Shoot The Moon was recorded in my (home studio) garage, on an Akai MG1214 aka Akai 12 track (the same unit used to record the U2 album Rattle and Hum). Additionally, used an old Studiomaster mixing board (I bought off Chad Wackerman or John Wackerman), Studio Visions DAW, Quadra 650, assorted 421, 414, sony, and Shure mics, Alesis compressors, timecode machine, assorted keyboards, Yamaha spx90.