RPM Challenge 2009 (One Album Recorded In One Month!)

Check out my RPM album Can You Dig It?: http://stegrex.rpmchallenge.com/

Sorry for the lack of updates in the past few weeks : / I've been pretty busy with a bunch of stuff.

In February, I decided to take part in RPM (Record Production Month) Challenge where people around the world try to write and record a whole album in one month.

I decided to take part in it to see if my normal output could cover that volume of music without burning out.

Wasn't easy.

The first week, I came up with two amazing tracks, one complete with ideas for lyrics. And then, there was writer's block.

I usually write something or doodle some music every week, but I won't come back to revisit that particular idea for another month or two. In that way, I usually have an assembly line of material being streamed out at the rate of one track per week, but each individual piece of music would have been sitting there for a while before I go and finish it.

For RPM Challenge, I decided to write everything and record it on the fly, without taking old material or ideas to record. Everything was built completely from scratch.

Finishing a track is definitely not my strong point, so for two weeks I just sat there, not able to get moving. I though that I wouldn't make it, that I wouldn't finish 35 minutes of material for RPM.

However, that last week, I decided to just crank it and improvise on my keyboard. In 3 days, I did the remaining 4 tracks, all improvised, ambient little pieces, just so I could finish the whole thing.

The end result was the RPM album Can You Dig It? which is available for you to listen to at this link: http://stegrex.rpmchallenge.com/

I hope you like it!

And... if you haven't seen my new music video for Undeniable, check it out now!

Undeniable Music Video

The music video for Undeniable is now out! Directed, shot, and edited by Johnny Darko. Check it out now!

Also, Undeniable is slated to be released end of March on digital and limited edition cassette tape (limited to 10!)

The cassette features more than 60 solid minutes of Stegosaurus Rex material broadcast by that radio station from the halls of imagination, Radical 98.3 FM! Time travel to 1980s universe that is Undeniable!

If you'd like me to reserve a cassette copy for you--it'll come with cool custom parcel art and maybe something else ;)--email me at steg.rex@gmail.com

The Dino Soars Contest (Final)

Congratulations to Andrew from Ohio for the final winner of The Dino Soars contest!
Thanks to all who participated and watched my music video!

With that, the contest is officially over, but tomorrow, an update on Undeniable...

The Dino Soars Contest (Week 2 And Week 3)

Congratulations to Jimmy from Santa Rosa, CA who won last week!
And for this week, congratulations to Don from Oregon!

This is the last week of the contest, so... if you want The Dino Soars and some tight fucking original parcel art, go to YouTube (this is the last week!) and check out the music video of Nowhere To Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

Watch it all the way through and let me know what you think! At the end of the week, I'll choose the awesomest comment and I'll send that person a copy of The Dino Soars for free!


Rules:
1. No spamming, flooding, or hate. I want to see some quality, not necessarily quantity!
2. One CD will be given away every week until the end of February.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

The Dino Soars Contest (Week 1) Part 2 (New Artwork, Parcel Artwork)

(Above artwork courtesy of Laura Mardon, who has been doing new artwork for me. Thank you, Laura! Check out her Flickr portfolio and her MySpace profile!)




Guess what winners of the YouTube contest will be getting?

Custom Steg Rex parcel art done by me!

Here are some examples...

So... if you want The Dino Soars and some tight fucking original parcel art, go to YouTube (until the end of February) and check out the music video of Nowhere To Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

Watch it all the way through and let me know what you think! At the end of the week, I'll choose the awesomest comment and I'll send that person a copy of The Dino Soars for free!


Rules:
1. No spamming, flooding, or hate. I want to see some quality, not necessarily quantity!
2. One CD will be given away every week until the end of February.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

And...if you haven't seen it, Laura Mardon also made a bomb Steg Rex video logo:

The Dino Soars Contest (Week 1) And RPM Challenge Update!

OK, it's been one agonizingly long week, with a lot of people who went onto YouTube to comment!

We narrowed it down to 3 comments that we liked, and we threw dice and flipped coins to decide who won!

Congrats to Terri from CA, who won for this week! (To the two of you who didn't win, you're still in the running for week 2!)

And just in case you forgot, the contest is still running! If you want a copy of The Dino Soars, go to to YouTube (until the end of February) and check out the music video of Nowhere To Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

Watch it all the way through and let me know what you think! At the end of the week, I'll choose the awesomest comment and I'll send that person a copy of The Dino Soars for free!

Rules:
1. No spamming, flooding, or hate. I want to see some quality, not necessarily quantity!
2. One CD will be given away every week until the end of February.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

And...

RPM Challenge Stuff:

I've begun writing tracks for RPM Challenge!

So far, I've gotten down 3 tracks, and they're available at the following URL:

http://www.rpmchallenge.com/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/user,5654/

Check the tracks out, and check out the blog for info on influences!

Win A Free Copy Of The Dino Soars

The economy sucks right now, and it's hard to justify buying too much music.

Want to win a free copy of The Dino Soars? The month of February, I'm showing some love to my fans by giving away one copy a week!

Go to YouTube starting tomorrow (until the end of February) and check out the music video of Nowhere To Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws

Watch it all the way through and let me know what you think! At the end of the week, I'll choose the awesomest comment and I'll send that person a copy of The Dino Soars (Elita Likes Electro / Unfun Records) for free!

Rules:
1. No spamming, flooding, or hate. I want to see some quality, not necessarily quantity!
2. One CD will be given away every week until the end of February.
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdV5p1fh4ws
4. Winners will be contacted through their YouTube accounts.

Contest has been posted elsewhere at:
http://contests.about.com
http://www.contestguide.com/
http://acontestblog.com/
http://www.grandmajam.com/
http://www.sandysrealm.com