Saw this on Ian Thomas’ Facebook page. Looks like the album will be called How We Roll. (Great artwork by Hugh Syme).
NEW ALBUM UPDATE:
Many of you have been asking about the status of my new album. It's been on pause mode for a few weeks now for good reason.
Today's music business model presents some interesting challenges for artists. Without the good old days of record and CD sales, old-school artists like me must resort to learning other ways of getting their music heard. Besides the obvious social media outlets, there are a variety of intermediaries that provide a suite of services to assist artists in marketing their music and uploading it to major streaming platforms. Getting to know the relative merits of each offering was an interesting education. Then, what if some listeners still want to purchase a CD or vinyl album? Short of becoming my own retail outlet, I've been searching for a service that take care of both: streaming and physical product. After a long search, I think I've finally found one.
There has been a new discovery for me in making this album. If your haven't experienced Dolby Atmos yet, you soon will. Dolby Atmos is a seriously wonderful audio development that basically creates surround sound using a sophisticated algorithm that creates an immersive experience for listeners. The enhancement is significant both on multi-speaker systems or binaural mixes for earbuds or headphones. As a result, many artists' catalogues from yesteryear are being remixed in Dolby Atmos and offered on streaming platforms or as Blu Ray discs for hardcore audiophiles. Atmos is quickly becoming a familiar feature in movie theatres as well. In short, this is one of the most exciting new developments in audio sound in quite some time.
As some of you may know, I am a sound and production junkie. I simply love losing myself in sound and its ambience. It took a while to go up the learning curve, but after recording and mixing the new album, I decided to mix it in Dolby Atmos. I believe that extra time was well spent. As a result, my new album will be available to you both in traditional digital CD format or in Dolby Atmos format via streaming platforms or Blu Ray disc.
The mastering of the Dolby Atmos mix is being completed this week. In addition to all this new dazzling audio stuff there's some icing on the cake ... the artwork. Hugh Syme is one ridiculously talented artist, and as many of you know, a former bandmate who played keys for the Ian Thomas Band in the 70s. You may have seen some of his artwork for RUSH over the years or the artwork for all four Boomers' albums, and he's created some thought-provoking artwork for every song in this new recording. It will of course be included in a CD/Blu-Ray booklet along with the lyrics, much like we did with the Life in Song album in 2016. For those of you who choose to download, we plan to make the booklet available as a PDF file or the like.
We are looking towards a release date asap in the New Year, and I can't wait for you to hear it. I’ve attached a wee peek at the album cover and one of Hugh's wonderful images.
Best, Ian.
Here’s the link, not sure if you have to be a member of Ian’s page to see it:
NEW ALBUM UPDATE:
Many of you have been asking about the status of my new album. It's been on pause mode for a few weeks now for good reason.
Today's music business model presents some interesting challenges for artists. Without the good old days of record and CD sales, old-school artists like me must resort to learning other ways of getting their music heard. Besides the obvious social media outlets, there are a variety of intermediaries that provide a suite of services to assist artists in marketing their music and uploading it to major streaming platforms. Getting to know the relative merits of each offering was an interesting education. Then, what if some listeners still want to purchase a CD or vinyl album? Short of becoming my own retail outlet, I've been searching for a service that take care of both: streaming and physical product. After a long search, I think I've finally found one.
There has been a new discovery for me in making this album. If your haven't experienced Dolby Atmos yet, you soon will. Dolby Atmos is a seriously wonderful audio development that basically creates surround sound using a sophisticated algorithm that creates an immersive experience for listeners. The enhancement is significant both on multi-speaker systems or binaural mixes for earbuds or headphones. As a result, many artists' catalogues from yesteryear are being remixed in Dolby Atmos and offered on streaming platforms or as Blu Ray discs for hardcore audiophiles. Atmos is quickly becoming a familiar feature in movie theatres as well. In short, this is one of the most exciting new developments in audio sound in quite some time.
As some of you may know, I am a sound and production junkie. I simply love losing myself in sound and its ambience. It took a while to go up the learning curve, but after recording and mixing the new album, I decided to mix it in Dolby Atmos. I believe that extra time was well spent. As a result, my new album will be available to you both in traditional digital CD format or in Dolby Atmos format via streaming platforms or Blu Ray disc.
The mastering of the Dolby Atmos mix is being completed this week. In addition to all this new dazzling audio stuff there's some icing on the cake ... the artwork. Hugh Syme is one ridiculously talented artist, and as many of you know, a former bandmate who played keys for the Ian Thomas Band in the 70s. You may have seen some of his artwork for RUSH over the years or the artwork for all four Boomers' albums, and he's created some thought-provoking artwork for every song in this new recording. It will of course be included in a CD/Blu-Ray booklet along with the lyrics, much like we did with the Life in Song album in 2016. For those of you who choose to download, we plan to make the booklet available as a PDF file or the like.
We are looking towards a release date asap in the New Year, and I can't wait for you to hear it. I’ve attached a wee peek at the album cover and one of Hugh's wonderful images.
Best, Ian.
Here’s the link, not sure if you have to be a member of Ian’s page to see it:
