Rosie's Point of View album release
A$6,849
of $6,500 targetyrs ago
Successful on 23rd Aug 2015 at 11:56PM.
This album came about during the wrongly perceived demise of my musical career. After 25 years of battling it out in pubs, bars and the occasional Iraqi wedding, my phone simply stopped ringing- The gigs dried up like Lake Eildon in a drought, students evaporated and a music documentary I had released was refused by everyone (In my head) except for channel 31 , whom I never sent it to because I didn't want a 'NO' from Ch31.
During this protracted 'time wealthy-money poor' chapter, a close friend (Glen the Hen) asked If I would be the caretaker of a beautiful mandocello belonging to a mutual friend of ours who had since moved to India to live in a tree house, of sorts.
A mandocello for those that don't already know, is an overgrown mandolin with a strikingly beautiful tone. Naturally I said 'Yes' and compositions simply begun pouring out.
Apart from the mandocello, I have used my beloved mandolin once belonging to my Grandfather, William 'Bill' Stonehouse. This ol' mandolin is over one hundred years old and full of stories and history. You can see his medals in the photo below that he won from 1915-17 for whipping everyone's arse on mando' and fiddle. I keep them close to me at all times when calling on the great Gods of creativity. I also used a 1936 Harmony steel string guitar on a couple of tracks and whilst recording overdubs with Chris Toro he threw me an old Strat' to play once or twice.
The drums chosen for the recording were a Descarga medium daholla (Ceramic with stingray skin), Cooperman Tar, Emin Tar, Riq and an old Daf with most of the chains fallen out.
Added to all of these acoustic instruments are some super warm vintage synths and bass played by Chris Toro (Producer).
Rosie's point of view draws on all of my influences both as a melodic and rhythmic musician- It is an original instrumental album. I did the tracking at Echidna studios with Greg Macmillan out in the lush Christmas Hills area tucked away behind Melbourne. In November last year I teamed up with producer Chris Toro, adding the 'gold dust' to the album. Chris used his eclectic collection of vintage amps, rare old mics and synths all thrown in with his incredible skills as an analogue tone- obsessed madman.
Who the heck is Rosie? When I begun recording the demo's at home I would often listen each night to a new harmony, chorus, spontaneous mando' solo and the like. I was also taking in foster dogs at the time and helping rehabilitate them. Rosie was a neurotic, mad, out of control Red Heeler that nobody wanted and was on a red card; we got along like a house on fire. The dogs were always in the kitchen of a night as a captive audience, giving me their point of view with a wag of a tail or a knowing smile.
Have a listen to one of the tracks here- Turn it up nice and loud!
音乐制作
自从去年11月，Chris和我在这张专辑上做出了很大的努力。Chris一直是一位富有灵感的制片人，他的奉献精神和他出色的音乐能力会带来迄今为止最好的作品！他在录音中融合了低音和合成器，混合有点像忍者，并且提供了宝贵的音乐建议。Chris是顶端的制片人，我想额外再支付他一点薪水而不仅仅是请他吃薯片和鱼。
控制
这张专辑将由Joe Carra在crystal mastering制作。的确，所有看起来精美的机器都很贵，同时，它震撼了我的心灵，人们通过耳机听音乐没有专辑思考得多。
Vinyl打击
这是正确的，你读得对－VINYL.
它听起来很不错，闻起来美妙，并且感觉也很好！这张专辑将会有高质量的下载。Vinyl不便宜（300张唱片就要3500澳元），但是它让我觉得妙不可言！你也会啊，你将感觉到一种酥麻感传到你的内心。
艺术工作
通过我们都会通过书的封面去判断一本书－如何它是一本不好的艺术作品它将使你的书架看起来很糟糕！我真的很喜欢看我很好的朋友Jeremy Tibb每天为他的专业知识付出，而不是每周六早上起来洗车。
一个额外筹集的资金将用于“精美的”专辑封面的制作。
在过去的25年中，作为一个音乐家一直致力于录音和表演就是为了达到一个不一样的音乐视角。我所纪录的Jeff Martin和他的茶话会小组，科尔曼吠声（鲁米翻译家和诗人），The Reefers Surf band ，统一的Geco，米斯塔萨沃纳，澳大利亚阿拉伯乐团，北纬37 Alwan的所在地，Yggdrassil以及其它。那又怎么样，我甚至演奏过The Reefers 和Dame Edna的歌曲。
我是世界鼓乐中“Fingers of Fury”的建立者也是这本书“阿拉伯世界的冲击和超越”的作者。在2014年我发表了我的第一部长电影作品“艺术东方”在国际电影节中赢得了两项官方提名。
During this protracted 'time wealthy-money poor' chapter, a close friend (Glen the Hen) asked If I would be the caretaker of a beautiful mandocello belonging to a mutual friend of ours who had since moved to India to live in a tree house, of sorts.
A mandocello for those that don't already know, is an overgrown mandolin with a strikingly beautiful tone. Naturally I said 'Yes' and compositions simply begun pouring out.
Apart from the mandocello, I have used my beloved mandolin once belonging to my Grandfather, William 'Bill' Stonehouse. This ol' mandolin is over one hundred years old and full of stories and history. You can see his medals in the photo below that he won from 1915-17 for whipping everyone's arse on mando' and fiddle. I keep them close to me at all times when calling on the great Gods of creativity. I also used a 1936 Harmony steel string guitar on a couple of tracks and whilst recording overdubs with Chris Toro he threw me an old Strat' to play once or twice.
The drums chosen for the recording were a Descarga medium daholla (Ceramic with stingray skin), Cooperman Tar, Emin Tar, Riq and an old Daf with most of the chains fallen out.
Added to all of these acoustic instruments are some super warm vintage synths and bass played by Chris Toro (Producer).
Rosie's point of view draws on all of my influences both as a melodic and rhythmic musician- It is an original instrumental album. I did the tracking at Echidna studios with Greg Macmillan out in the lush Christmas Hills area tucked away behind Melbourne. In November last year I teamed up with producer Chris Toro, adding the 'gold dust' to the album. Chris used his eclectic collection of vintage amps, rare old mics and synths all thrown in with his incredible skills as an analogue tone- obsessed madman.
Who the heck is Rosie? When I begun recording the demo's at home I would often listen each night to a new harmony, chorus, spontaneous mando' solo and the like. I was also taking in foster dogs at the time and helping rehabilitate them. Rosie was a neurotic, mad, out of control Red Heeler that nobody wanted and was on a red card; we got along like a house on fire. The dogs were always in the kitchen of a night as a captive audience, giving me their point of view with a wag of a tail or a knowing smile.
Have a listen to one of the tracks here- Turn it up nice and loud!
我们的项目
徘徊着的
在路上的
你要走吗 Via Via
每个人都有迷茫无措的时候，在我感觉我的音乐灵感快要消失的时候，我制作了一张专辑。在酒馆，酒吧以及伊拉克的婚礼上经过了25年的磨练，终于没有人再打扰我了－我的演出就像Elidon河一样干涸了，没有任何学生而且我的音乐专辑被所有人拒绝除了频道31，因为我从没发给它（我不想从这里被拒绝）。
我们讨论了很久的“时间和金钱的价值”我一个很近的朋友（Glen the Hen）告诉我他的一个朋友搬到印度一个美丽的树屋，而我愿不愿意为他看守这个美丽的mandocello，诸如此类的问题。很多人不知道mandocello是什么，它是曼陀林（一种琵琶乐器）带着美丽的音色。当我说是的时候，我的创造灵感就来了。
除了mandocello，我还拥有一把我最爱的曼陀林是我祖父William 'Bill' Stonehouse送我的。这个古老的曼陀林已经拥有100多年的历史和故事了。从下面的图片中你可以看到他在1915-1917年中在曼陀林和小提琴上面赢得的奖杯。每当我有创造灵感的时候都会去看看它们。同时我也使用过一把1936年的钢材和谐弦吉他在一对夫妇的专辑中并且在Chris Toro 的录音配带中也使用过它。
选择用于纪录的鼓是一个播放媒体（外表是陶瓷与黄貂鱼）库珀曼焦油，焦油额敏，RIQ和一个二手的大多数链条掉光的Daf。
添加到所有这些原声乐器都是一些超级有磁性的复古合成器和低音由克里斯托罗（监制）播放。
Rosie’s的观点描绘了我在旋律以及节拍上面的影响－它是一个原始的演奏专辑。我和Greg Macmillan在Echidna工作室做过追踪，我们在墨尔本后面的繁茂的圣诞丘陵区域畅饮。去年11月我和我的制作人Chris Toro联手，加了一些“金粉”在这张专辑中。Chris对古色古香的amps，珍稀的mics以及合成器极痴迷。
谁是罗西？当我开始在家录音演示时，每晚在家我都会听一些和谐的，合唱，自发的曼陀林独奏。我也考虑到抚养狗并帮助它们康复。Rosie是一个神经质，疯狂，失控的红色赫勒犬，并且没人想要抚养它；我们每次相处房子里面就像火警般。这个狗随时就在深夜厨房中变成我的迷恋者，对我遥遥尾巴或者会心一笑表达它的观点。
你可以听一听哦，哎呦不错哦。
在路上的
你要走吗 Via Via
每个人都有迷茫无措的时候，在我感觉我的音乐灵感快要消失的时候，我制作了一张专辑。在酒馆，酒吧以及伊拉克的婚礼上经过了25年的磨练，终于没有人再打扰我了－我的演出就像Elidon河一样干涸了，没有任何学生而且我的音乐专辑被所有人拒绝除了频道31，因为我从没发给它（我不想从这里被拒绝）。
我们讨论了很久的“时间和金钱的价值”我一个很近的朋友（Glen the Hen）告诉我他的一个朋友搬到印度一个美丽的树屋，而我愿不愿意为他看守这个美丽的mandocello，诸如此类的问题。很多人不知道mandocello是什么，它是曼陀林（一种琵琶乐器）带着美丽的音色。当我说是的时候，我的创造灵感就来了。
除了mandocello，我还拥有一把我最爱的曼陀林是我祖父William 'Bill' Stonehouse送我的。这个古老的曼陀林已经拥有100多年的历史和故事了。从下面的图片中你可以看到他在1915-1917年中在曼陀林和小提琴上面赢得的奖杯。每当我有创造灵感的时候都会去看看它们。同时我也使用过一把1936年的钢材和谐弦吉他在一对夫妇的专辑中并且在Chris Toro 的录音配带中也使用过它。
选择用于纪录的鼓是一个播放媒体（外表是陶瓷与黄貂鱼）库珀曼焦油，焦油额敏，RIQ和一个二手的大多数链条掉光的Daf。
添加到所有这些原声乐器都是一些超级有磁性的复古合成器和低音由克里斯托罗（监制）播放。
Rosie’s的观点描绘了我在旋律以及节拍上面的影响－它是一个原始的演奏专辑。我和Greg Macmillan在Echidna工作室做过追踪，我们在墨尔本后面的繁茂的圣诞丘陵区域畅饮。去年11月我和我的制作人Chris Toro联手，加了一些“金粉”在这张专辑中。Chris对古色古香的amps，珍稀的mics以及合成器极痴迷。
谁是罗西？当我开始在家录音演示时，每晚在家我都会听一些和谐的，合唱，自发的曼陀林独奏。我也考虑到抚养狗并帮助它们康复。Rosie是一个神经质，疯狂，失控的红色赫勒犬，并且没人想要抚养它；我们每次相处房子里面就像火警般。这个狗随时就在深夜厨房中变成我的迷恋者，对我遥遥尾巴或者会心一笑表达它的观点。
你可以听一听哦，哎呦不错哦。
资金如何被筹集
音乐制作
自从去年11月，Chris和我在这张专辑上做出了很大的努力。Chris一直是一位富有灵感的制片人，他的奉献精神和他出色的音乐能力会带来迄今为止最好的作品！他在录音中融合了低音和合成器，混合有点像忍者，并且提供了宝贵的音乐建议。Chris是顶端的制片人，我想额外再支付他一点薪水而不仅仅是请他吃薯片和鱼。
控制
这张专辑将由Joe Carra在crystal mastering制作。的确，所有看起来精美的机器都很贵，同时，它震撼了我的心灵，人们通过耳机听音乐没有专辑思考得多。
Vinyl打击
这是正确的，你读得对－VINYL.
它听起来很不错，闻起来美妙，并且感觉也很好！这张专辑将会有高质量的下载。Vinyl不便宜（300张唱片就要3500澳元），但是它让我觉得妙不可言！你也会啊，你将感觉到一种酥麻感传到你的内心。
艺术工作
通过我们都会通过书的封面去判断一本书－如何它是一本不好的艺术作品它将使你的书架看起来很糟糕！我真的很喜欢看我很好的朋友Jeremy Tibb每天为他的专业知识付出，而不是每周六早上起来洗车。
一个额外筹集的资金将用于“精美的”专辑封面的制作。
我的一些其它工作
在过去的25年中，作为一个音乐家一直致力于录音和表演就是为了达到一个不一样的音乐视角。我所纪录的Jeff Martin和他的茶话会小组，科尔曼吠声（鲁米翻译家和诗人），The Reefers Surf band ，统一的Geco，米斯塔萨沃纳，澳大利亚阿拉伯乐团，北纬37 Alwan的所在地，Yggdrassil以及其它。那又怎么样，我甚至演奏过The Reefers 和Dame Edna的歌曲。
我是世界鼓乐中“Fingers of Fury”的建立者也是这本书“阿拉伯世界的冲击和超越”的作者。在2014年我发表了我的第一部长电影作品“艺术东方”在国际电影节中赢得了两项官方提名。
How The Funds Will Be Used
Music Production
Since November last year, Chris and I have worked devotedly on the album. Chris has been an incredibly inspirational producer to work with; his dedication mixed with an ability to bring out the best in a musician has resulted in my best work to date!
He has played bass and synths on the recording, mixed like a ninja and offered invaluable musical advice. Chris is a top- shelf producer and I would like to be able to pay him beyond the occasional 'my shout' fish and chips pre mixing session.
Mastering
The album will be mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering. Yes, all of those delicious looking machines are expensive, and yes, it breaks my heart to think that people then listen to albums through little white bits of wire attached to iphones.
Vinyl pressing
That's right folks, you read correctly- VINYL.
It sounds good, smells fantastic and feels even better! The album will also be available as a high quality download. Vinyl ain't cheap ($3,500 for 300 records), but it will make me feel incredibly famous and powerful! You too, will feel this power once your fingers caress the shellac.
Artwork
Always judge a book by its cover- If it has terrible artwork it will look awful on your bookshelf!
I would really love to pay my close friend Jeremy Tibb for his creative expertise and not have to wash his car every Saturday morning.
*Any extra funds raised via the campaign will help contribute to extra 'bells and whistles' for album cover etc.
Digital download of album
You will receive a digital download of the new album complete with digital artwork. Rad!'
10 chosen / 290 available
Est. delivery is Oct 15
Albums new and old!
You will receive a digital download of the new album along with digital artwork and I will also send you digital downloads of my solo guitar works recorded in 2001. Lush!
10 chosen / 70 available
Est. delivery is Oct 15
New album on Vinyl!
Feel the shellac, become the shellac. You will receive everything above + your very own copy of the album on vinyl. Drop the needle, sit back and thank yourself for making a grandiose choice in life. Salubrious!
21 chosen / 79 available
Est. delivery is Oct 15
Vinyl and analogue letter
This reward will get you all of the above AND an analogue letter of thanks! Yes, I will sit at my writing desk and write you a heart felt 'thankyou' letter and send it via snail mail. Old School!
4 chosen
Est. delivery is Oct 15
DR Feelgood!
This package not only includes everything above but will also give you the protracted feeling of being an arts philanthropist. You are making an enormous contribution to the overall funding of this creative project. Awe-inspiring!
3 chosen
Est. delivery is Oct 15
The timber lucky special!
Step right up ladies and gentlemen. This is the bee's knees. Here you will receive a digital download of the new album, a vinyl copy (Signed) and I will hand make you a timber gift. It will be quirky, cool and a 'one off' to grace a wall somewhere in your beloved pool room. Dreaming!
4 chosen / 6 available
Est. delivery is Nov 15
The Drug Cartel Reward!
Let's face it, if you have this sort of cash you are obviously doing something illegal. Do something good with that dirty spondooli and support this awesome new album. I'll even throw in a signed vinyl copy of the album, all digital downloads, an analogue letter of thanks (With wax seal!) and a custom made artisan chopping board. Seriously folks, supporting the project at this level would really have a ginormous impact. I wasn't joking when I said this album is my best work yet. Don't shoot!
0 chosen / 10 available
Est. delivery is Nov 15
Chopping Board Reward!
Yes folks- the chopping board reward. For those that didn't know, when I am not making future ARIA award winning albums I am making things with wood. Those choosing this reward will get everything included above and will also receive a small-medium sized hand made chopping board. This is sure to be the cynosure of all eyes in your kitchen! Chop chop!
10 chosen / 0 available
Est. delivery is Nov 15