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<p>NEW KITTY</p>
<p>When I`ve been at the house in the mountains, on several occasions some of the local women have come over to introduce themselves curious to see who the English woman is who`s bought a house in their Swiss village..:-)...:-) They all seem to have cats and I`m really pleased about that as I love them too...Soooooo whilst thinking about the women and their cats the lyrics to this song started to form in my mind...:-) It`s a really fun one, the lyrics are much too young for me really, but I just could`nt resist..eheheeee..."The Ratman" had convieniently just sent me this fabulous hip hop beat to play with....So....Here it is.....NEW KITTY....</p>
<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDHxIAQi_UI/AAAAAAAAAMo/oiUR_07HhFE/s1600-h/DSC02126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202204164400282946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDHxIAQi_UI/AAAAAAAAAMo/oiUR_07HhFE/s320/DSC02126.JPG" border="0" /></a>I can remember many years ago, driving down W. 6th Street in Vancouver and seeing the big backlit Mushroom Studio's sign (wonder what happened to the sign anyways... isn't there anymore). Just the sight of the studio sign triggered memories of one of my favorite bands, <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM56QQi_XI/AAAAAAAAANA/93xcalg8cGo/s1600-h/IMG00120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202565667502620018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" height="183" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM56QQi_XI/AAAAAAAAANA/93xcalg8cGo/s320/IMG00120.jpg" width="225" border="0" /></a>Heart. Heart and the Mushroom label were synonimus at the time. The music during this era was very electifying to me. In some ways Mushroom Studios was very much a part of my childhood as I grew up living with the music that came out of this studio. As a producer/Engineer, this was truly something that I have wanted to experience my entire life.
<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM5vQQi_WI/AAAAAAAAAM4/9Uj2j0QL8xI/s1600-h/IMG00110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202565478524058978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM5vQQi_WI/AAAAAAAAAM4/9Uj2j0QL8xI/s200/IMG00110.jpg" border="0" /></a>Upon entering Mushroom Stuidio's I could quickly confirm that all my favorites had been there. Chilliwack and their "Dreams, Dreams, Dreams" gold record was displayed as expected. Tom Cochran and Red Rider, Marcy Playground, Loverboy, Prism and many other great records that I had forgotten about were recorded here as well. With all this history painted on the walls how can you not hear the music?
In 1946, one of Canada's first studios named Aragon Recording Studios was opened in Vancouver, aided by Al Reusch. Reusch was a <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDH1lQQi_VI/AAAAAAAAAMw/d_9cVs81eno/s1600-h/IMG00115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202209064957967698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="205" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDH1lQQi_VI/AAAAAAAAAMw/d_9cVs81eno/s320/IMG00115.jpg" width="181" border="0" /></a>musician, big band leader, and one of Vancouver's first DJ's. By 1954, Reusch acquired sole ownership of Aragon Studios which would lead to the construction of Mushroom Studios.
The current home of Mushroom Studios was built in 1966 at 1234 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver. Built by Aragon from the ground up as a first class audio recording studio, it was an orchestral recording room for special sessions by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC). Howard Tremaine consulted on the original acoustic design and equipment installation. One of the first clients was Diana Ross and The Supremes, and later Led Zeppelin would also record there.
<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM9KQQi_YI/AAAAAAAAANI/Ii7kw-5LgW4/s1600-h/IMG00109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202569240915410306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" height="207" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KcCGgmBQFy4/SDM9KQQi_YI/AAAAAAAAANI/Ii7kw-5LgW4/s320/IMG00109.jpg" width="193" border="0" /></a>This is the first of several blogs that will be writing as a result to my weekend full of rubbing elbows with some of the great producers and engineers that have worked in Vancouver.
During the next few days I will be writing about my experiences with Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Led Zepellin, Metallica, Aerosmith) Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Daniel Powter, Holly McNarland) Roger Swan (K-OS, Swollen Members) Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour) Ben Kaplan (Chevelle, Trapt, Shakira) GGGarth Richardson (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine) Howard Redekopp (Tegan & Sara, New Pornographers)
<p>Hi.</p>
<p>I'm new on here, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to say hello to everybody.</p>
<p>I'm a singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England and I look forward to checking as many of you out as I can. It's great to hear so much good music, that's so much better than the run-of-the-mill stuff you hear every day on British radio.</p>
<p>All the best, Phil</p>
<p>I just wanted to thank everyone for coming into the Chat Room last night and fas well as the people that just tuned into iMS Radio. For the first show, I would say it was a huge success!! Mike K did a fantastic job and the responses were all very positive.</p>
<p>If you missed the show, here is a <a href="http://www.guitaristworks.com/iMSRadio/Saturday%20Night%20Rocks%2005-17-08.080517.0.mp3">HiFi Audio</a> Replay of the show. We will have a Lo-Fi version for Bri-an later today :D. The Bri-Fi version is <a href="http://www.guitaristworks.com/iMSRadio/Saturday%20Night%20Rocks%2005-17-08%2096kbps.mp3">HERE</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks again everyone!</p>
<p>Dazed</p>
<p>Its just another sunday and we've got another great show lined up for you. Not only your favorite tunes from a wide range of genres, (trance, metal, dnb, Rock, funk, Blues, house, comedy, etc etc) but we also have the return of the live TS news discussion which seemed ever so popular last week.. Anyone who want to join us live then set up teamspeak before toight.</p>
<p>ITS REALLY EASY, EVEN BRI-AN thought it was easy, and he's still stuck on dial-up: <a href="http://www.nexusradio.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1040">http://www.nexusradio.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1040</a></p>
<p>a few people have said they would like to hear me freestyle about the stupid random crap like i used to... so get your suggestions in now and i will try and do something with that..</p>
<p>Other than that its all down to your requests, latest tracks, opinions, dominions, and the usual shinanigans</p>
<p>See you all there from 8PM GMT (3PM EST) till about Midnight (7PM EST), maybe later (LaterPM EST).</p>
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<p>Hi all..<img src="images/smilies/face-smile.png" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /></p>
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<p>I just wanted to say thanks so much for all the kind messages posted to Joe`s blog..They cheered me up no end..<img src="images/smilies/face-grin.png" border="0" alt="grin" title="grin" /></p>
<p>I got home today and am feeling so relieved to be back though totally exhausted...It was an experience I don`t want to repeat in a hurry...Now I intend to just chill for a few days before I have to get my head back into packing mode......I was three quarters through doing a song to a beat that Ratman sent me just before all this happened...I`d like to finish it before the move...:-)</p>
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<p>Once again thankyou so much for the well wishes..</p>
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<p>Peace and love Mags..xx 
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<p>One of the things I like to have on my Google Home Page is RSS Feeds for sites that I like. This way I can always see the latest songs or blogs added to iMusicScene. You can view the iMS Feed list <a href="http://www.imusicscene.com/index.php?template=rss.tpl">HERE</a>.</p>
<p>Well I wanted to first thank Inge for playing my song "New dark ages " on her radio show and then all of you here for stoppin by and your friendship on this very friendly site,isn't it...very cool of all of you.this is where I come lately to listen to great music so I'll be around when i can.Music can help "Heal the earth".</p>
<p> I am workin on a song today that I was asked to do "All we need is love" helpin out a worthwhile childrens charity.it will be up on myspace and you might hear it on the BBC.check out my comments there for info,<br /> and you all try and have a great day,gonna try and check in tonight,hope i am still somewhat sober by then,what are the odds of that...lol,</p>
<p> later down an worry free...Will</p>
<p>Wow , I cant believe I'm back home, going to another country certanly opens up your eyes,</p>
<p>Our tour director and bus driver were amazing, the traffic in some parts of turkey can really make your hair stand up..</p>
<p>Also I got to walk on the beaches of Anzac Cove, where my grand father was wounded some 93 years ago in WW1, I also got to see the ruins of Troy and stood where in some sites where Alaxander The Great once stood.. it was so incredible.</p>
<p>I made some life long friends in turkey , within our group of Anzacs (aussie / NZ / UK ) people, its a pitty it came to an end.</p>
<p>But its so nice to be back home..</p>