Hi there, QQ family!
As some of you may not know, my friends and I have recently completed a new stereo and multichannel album of my original material.
It has been mixed, aggressively, ambitiously and discretely, from the source multitracks, in 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1!
Those of you who have 4 floor-standing, thunderous speakers, we have heard you! Those of you who prefer no center channel, but who utilize a sub, we have a mix for you! Those of you who love 5.1, we've thought of you too!
This album spans the styles of rock, hard rock, prog rock, soft rock, pop, electronic, world, metal and more. If that is enough to scare you off, please consider that the model of diversity we reached for is Queen's "A Night at the Opera". That said, I like to think of this album as a "something here for everyone" kind of thing.
So, what is this album and why should you care? This album consists of multitracks from an unknown musical artist and QQ member, namely, me. Having grown, over the years, to love and obsess on multichannel recordings, it dawned on me, one day, that I was sitting on some multichannel band recordings of my own and that, maybe, it would be cool if they were mixed in surround! I put out some feelers, seeking help in bringing these recordings to life in multichannel.
Test mixes were done with several engineers, until, ultimately, an unknown mixing engineer, going by ji eff (now cristale), reached out to me, offering to mix the album. Within one or two mixes I was convinced that lightning was waiting to strike. ji eff not only offered a critical ear, rejecting tracks that would sound bad in hi-res surround, but also cleaned-up existing tracks, so they would work, and even supplied original arrangements.
What makes this an underdog album? Well, this album has been made exclusively by friends, on hobbyists' budgets. Yet, I sincerely believe, in terms of songwriting and production, that this album rivals at least one major label, multichannel album in your collection (unless you are new and only have Gaucho, Sea Change or Hotel California in your collection)... This album has received no major (or minor) label fanfare, advertising, distribution or other help. This album is by QQ, for QQ. AFaIK, that makes this album a rarity, if not a one of a kind. IMHO, the QQ community can be very proud that one of their very own, a virtually unknown, unsigned artist, inspired by hanging around and listening to the best multichannel albums available, should be inspired to mix personal multichannel tracks in such a way as has been done here.
So, what is the status of this album? At present, this album exists in 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1 FLAC (lossless 48/24) download and 5.1 AVCHD ISO (lossless 48/24) download, as well as 2.0 streaming on bandcamp and soundcloud. Additionally, there is a 9-song version of the album available on 4-channel reel to reel tape (contact QQ member mlrocker for details). A review of this tape should be forthcoming from ArmyofQuad's youtube channel.
My ultimate vision for this album was either CD/DVD-A or CD/BD-A. But, I am the sole bread-winner for a growing family and such a solution just hasn't presented itself, in a practical way, so far. Also, I am deploying to the Middle East, with the US Army soon, so I don't know if I will be able to develop this album further. Still, someday, I'd love to go all the way with this: CD/BD-A, QQ Poll, QQ giveaway, the whole thing. Until then, please stream or download! And leave your comments here and on Facebook!
To this point, I'm just happy the reworking, rerecording, arranging and mixing got done. There were many, many times when I thought this project had reached a dead end and I had to walk away for my sanity and for other priorities. It is my QQ family and other musical friends who stepped up at the right times, in the right ways that ultimately brought this project to fruition. I am very grateful for each one of you.
If, bottom line, streaming or downloading is not your thing, just PM me your address and I will send you a hi-res, 5.1 DVD (AVCHD) burn of this album.
Perhaps, someday, a gofundme or some other kind of kickstarter or other business strategy can be cooked up to bring this album to ultimate manufacturing perfection...
My goal, for this album, is and always will be simply to get the music in to the ears of those who would enjoy it. I'm not looking to quit my day job. As with my 2009 album Out the Window, I will be giving all proceeds to charity.
In any case, thank you for listening, and for your comments. Whatever life demands from here on out, I hope we can experience this album together!
The relevant links:
If you'd like to stream the album in stereo and decide what you think, read some album info, and/or support the artist directly, check this out:
Disturbing the Universe on bandcamp.com
If you'd like to download 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and/or 5.1 FLAC of the album, all such are hosted and available for purchase here:
Disturbing the Universe on surroundmusic.one
If you'd like some back-story on this project, pass the time here:
"My DVD-A Project" QQ thread
If you'd like to read a few comments about the music and mix, such can be found here:
"New album on https://surroundmusic.one" QQ thread
For a 3rd-party review of the multichannel mix:
Mediaversal Review
My facebook artist page:
Mike Vieira's Facebook Artist Page
If you have read this far, thank you!
Happy listening!
As some of you may not know, my friends and I have recently completed a new stereo and multichannel album of my original material.
It has been mixed, aggressively, ambitiously and discretely, from the source multitracks, in 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1!
Those of you who have 4 floor-standing, thunderous speakers, we have heard you! Those of you who prefer no center channel, but who utilize a sub, we have a mix for you! Those of you who love 5.1, we've thought of you too!
This album spans the styles of rock, hard rock, prog rock, soft rock, pop, electronic, world, metal and more. If that is enough to scare you off, please consider that the model of diversity we reached for is Queen's "A Night at the Opera". That said, I like to think of this album as a "something here for everyone" kind of thing.
So, what is this album and why should you care? This album consists of multitracks from an unknown musical artist and QQ member, namely, me. Having grown, over the years, to love and obsess on multichannel recordings, it dawned on me, one day, that I was sitting on some multichannel band recordings of my own and that, maybe, it would be cool if they were mixed in surround! I put out some feelers, seeking help in bringing these recordings to life in multichannel.
Test mixes were done with several engineers, until, ultimately, an unknown mixing engineer, going by ji eff (now cristale), reached out to me, offering to mix the album. Within one or two mixes I was convinced that lightning was waiting to strike. ji eff not only offered a critical ear, rejecting tracks that would sound bad in hi-res surround, but also cleaned-up existing tracks, so they would work, and even supplied original arrangements.
What makes this an underdog album? Well, this album has been made exclusively by friends, on hobbyists' budgets. Yet, I sincerely believe, in terms of songwriting and production, that this album rivals at least one major label, multichannel album in your collection (unless you are new and only have Gaucho, Sea Change or Hotel California in your collection)... This album has received no major (or minor) label fanfare, advertising, distribution or other help. This album is by QQ, for QQ. AFaIK, that makes this album a rarity, if not a one of a kind. IMHO, the QQ community can be very proud that one of their very own, a virtually unknown, unsigned artist, inspired by hanging around and listening to the best multichannel albums available, should be inspired to mix personal multichannel tracks in such a way as has been done here.
So, what is the status of this album? At present, this album exists in 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1 FLAC (lossless 48/24) download and 5.1 AVCHD ISO (lossless 48/24) download, as well as 2.0 streaming on bandcamp and soundcloud. Additionally, there is a 9-song version of the album available on 4-channel reel to reel tape (contact QQ member mlrocker for details). A review of this tape should be forthcoming from ArmyofQuad's youtube channel.
My ultimate vision for this album was either CD/DVD-A or CD/BD-A. But, I am the sole bread-winner for a growing family and such a solution just hasn't presented itself, in a practical way, so far. Also, I am deploying to the Middle East, with the US Army soon, so I don't know if I will be able to develop this album further. Still, someday, I'd love to go all the way with this: CD/BD-A, QQ Poll, QQ giveaway, the whole thing. Until then, please stream or download! And leave your comments here and on Facebook!
To this point, I'm just happy the reworking, rerecording, arranging and mixing got done. There were many, many times when I thought this project had reached a dead end and I had to walk away for my sanity and for other priorities. It is my QQ family and other musical friends who stepped up at the right times, in the right ways that ultimately brought this project to fruition. I am very grateful for each one of you.
If, bottom line, streaming or downloading is not your thing, just PM me your address and I will send you a hi-res, 5.1 DVD (AVCHD) burn of this album.
Perhaps, someday, a gofundme or some other kind of kickstarter or other business strategy can be cooked up to bring this album to ultimate manufacturing perfection...
My goal, for this album, is and always will be simply to get the music in to the ears of those who would enjoy it. I'm not looking to quit my day job. As with my 2009 album Out the Window, I will be giving all proceeds to charity.
In any case, thank you for listening, and for your comments. Whatever life demands from here on out, I hope we can experience this album together!
The relevant links:
If you'd like to stream the album in stereo and decide what you think, read some album info, and/or support the artist directly, check this out:
Disturbing the Universe on bandcamp.com
If you'd like to download 2.0, 4.0, 4.1 and/or 5.1 FLAC of the album, all such are hosted and available for purchase here:
Disturbing the Universe on surroundmusic.one
If you'd like some back-story on this project, pass the time here:
"My DVD-A Project" QQ thread
If you'd like to read a few comments about the music and mix, such can be found here:
"New album on https://surroundmusic.one" QQ thread
For a 3rd-party review of the multichannel mix:
Mediaversal Review
My facebook artist page:
Mike Vieira's Facebook Artist Page
If you have read this far, thank you!
Happy listening!
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