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Alex Nicol
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I am gearing up to release an album I am currently mastering. The band is Called The You Project, and they wrote and recorded 11 songs back in 2012 at their home studio.

The 3 band members did everything for the album until right after tracking, when the bass player/owner of the studio suddenly died. This shocked the other two band members who were left with simply memories of the experience and a CD with unmastered tracks.

A family friend was the guitar player in the band, and years ago he showed me the songs and I really liked them. The songs have an authentic classic rock feel, which makes sense because the members all grew up in the 70s and fell in love with music during that time.

A few months ago, I visisted the guitar player and brought him a copy of the @Amplified Tunes v4v music magazine. I wanted to show him what I was getting into when it came to music. He asked me to copy a CD with his album on it so he could give it to the drummer he worked with, who had just gotten news of a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Maybe the CD and listening to their songs could cheer him up in these dark times.

I asked if he would consider allowing me to release his album into #v4vmusic since the album was never released or really heard by anyone accept the band and close friends. This is when he brought up the fact that the album was technically never quite finished, and needed to be mastered.

This made me feel like I was on a mission. I said I could finish mastering the album, create an album cover, list all the credits and distribute the album online. The remaining band members approved and it has been my honor to be able to help these guys get their songs sounding better and make their work truely come to life.

Before Christmas the album will be finished and released, and I cannot wait to have it out there. For now, here is a taste of one song from the album, it is called "Light it Up".

https://zaptrax.app/track/naddr1qvzqqqy0kvpzplfwuf0apm6y92smwsz2jd2tztj4fmqdatvp5mytmwxd5tlsjdelqqwhgunpvd4j6vfh8yerxvehx5cngveh8ykhyup4xa4n2wrfd56mj9al
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New Music Nudge Unit · 1w
I'm sure you'll do it justice m8.
Amplified Tunes · 1w
Ooooooooh wow 🥹 such a touching story. Beautiful and sad at the same time. Amazing you're involved in this nostr:nprofile1qqs9e0343zjekfrrx2ng3f2xd4rkzx2lyxjwvfg82nyxd4rhx0gck6gppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7unfd3hjumn0wd68y6tp9eshqup0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj79k9fpd ❣️🎶...
Roger · 1w
Finishing the record is a better memorial than leaving it on a CD in a drawer. One practical thing before launch: most clients send a zap to a single lightning address, so a split between the two surviving members isn't automatic. Decide up front whether each track gets its own key, or you settle th...
Johnny · 1w
nostr:nprofile1qqs9e0343zjekfrrx2ng3f2xd4rkzx2lyxjwvfg82nyxd4rhx0gck6g4x0733 eleven songs recorded at home in 2012 finally getting mastered is a great story. i'm looking forward to hearing The You Project.