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The music video? Now let’s hear it!

Tim — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:15:01 +0000

Now that you’ve seen the video, tell us what you think. Leave us a comment, leave us a note, leave us some love! You can leave a comment below or on our You-Tube channel here

Thanks for watching and listening.

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The Making of “Coming Down”

Tim — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:00:33 +0000

The Making of “Coming Down” from The Enemy Lovers on Vimeo.

In a whirlwind two days of filming we managed to record way more footage than we could ever use in a three and a half minute song. There were so many magical shots. So many accidentally amazing moments, but not enough time in the song for them. I can’t even imagine what it was like in the editing room trying to decide which to keep and which to cut. Because we had so much great footage, we decided to make a b-roll that would compile all the shots that we couldn’t live without, along with some that would show the behind-the-scenes vibe. This is a kind of “b-sides” for the video. It turned out beautifully epic thanks to Taylor Hide (editor) and a song by Animal Collective called ‘My Girls’. Check them out.

If you were an extra in our video THANK YOU VERY MUCH! and watch closely for some great shots of you doing an amazing job of staging a live show in an abandoned warehouse with us! Leave your comments and tell everyone that you were in our video.

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THE VIDEO IS FINISHED!

Tim — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:24:00 +0000

So today I downloaded the high res version of our new music video for ‘Coming Down’. It took almost 2 hrs! When you see it you’ll understand why. It’s beautiful and clear. It looks ridiculous! Steven and I plugged the laptop into my stereo, cranked the volume, and watched it 3-4 times in a row. We’re all very happy with how it came out and are exceedingly impressed with the two guys and their team who organized the whole thing. The video shoot was led by Robert Hill and Taylor Hide, two extremely talented dudes from Birmingham AL. We’ll be posting more detailed credits as we make the finishing touches on the release. The majority of the video was shot right here in Asheville NC. Pictures of the day were taken by C.W. Newel and you can look through all of them here. I posted my favorites below.

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The Enemy Lovers House | Day 4 – (5/5 Blog)

Tim — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:13:10 +0000

Today was Day 4 in our “5 Days. 5 Songs.” venture and we have been recording new music as planned, kind of…

As you have probably read in our blog we are no longer in Atlanta recording with Dan Hannon. We came home late Tuesday night after a bittersweet symphony of events. It’s hard to explain what really happened, and a different story could probably be told from each perspective. After a day reflecting on the situation all I can conclude is that everything got to a point where it could not be resolved. A decision was made and things changed. We are now home in Asheville, NC recording new music in The Enemy Lovers house. This week is very different than you or I had imagined. It’s been a revolutionary four days.

Steven and I spent this morning setting up our rehearsal space to record. Being in the studio in Atlanta and then having it end so abruptly misplaced all of these creative juices that got stirred up in us. We were having all of these ideas that needed a place to go. So at around 12:30 we started tracking ‘Falling Skies’, again. Ironically we still spent the day recording but in a completely different space and it’s actually turning out amazing. We are very excited about how it is feeling and for me, how it is singing. And fyi, Steven played some ridiculous guitar parts that I cannot wait for you to hear!

Sometimes I wonder if I knew exactly how an event would turn out would I even chose to still go through it. Maybe it’s our not knowing that keeps us hoping. These unavoidable personal/business conflicts make us decide who we are or who we want to be. We make decisions and change things but things ultimately work out. We’re all humans in between. Despite all that has happened this week Steven and I are feeling good about where we are now as compared to where we were last week at this time. Very good. But still a little sad.

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Falling Skies – The Drive (DAY 1 of 5)

Tim — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:14:20 +0000

This is a sneak preview of a rough demo of the song “Falling Skies” (recorded on our video camera via tour van radio.) This is the song we decided to start our 5 day adventure with.

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Talk Talk Talk. (5/5 Blog)

Tim — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:24:05 +0000

The hardest part of the recording process for an artist to go through is all the talking. We write, sing and perform well but when it comes to breaking everything down to logistics it feels like a threat to our existence. Unfortunately, in the modern age of music an artist has to be both creative and business minded as well, two minds that often are at war with each other because one mind is thinking about the bottom line while the other is searching for a voice no matter what the cost. This is the part where we hold our breath until we actually start recording music and can breath again. It’s just talk, talk, talk, right now.

Yesterday and today we have had two conference calls. The first with Jamie Cerreta at Chrysalis Publishing Group (our publisher who is funding this project) and he pretty much dominated the discussion with zeal and excitement for what he hopes these next 5 days are going bring. He’s crazy about all our new demo songs but had 3 in particular that he said we should put at the top of the pile as the best. I could tell the song titles but you would only recognize Light Up Pt. 1 which he is flipping out about. That’s the song that we have already partially recorded and have played a few times at our last few shows. (You can see a live performance of this song below) His excitement for this song made us especially excited because it has been one of our favorites too! This being said, expect a 100% completed version of this song Light Up Pt. 1 in the very near future!

The second call was with Dan Hannon (our producer). He was on that first call but in light of Jamie’s excitement only actually said about 3 sentences. So we scheduled another call with just him to catch up on everything that Jamie had said on the first call. Things are changing and will continue to change. This is as much of an adventure for us as it is for you. Needless to say we think we have a plan of attack for next week. We have the songs picked out as well as the vision for the production style and dynamics of each. It sounds like we have our ducks in a row but as creativity goes we will most likely knock all these ducks into a mess on Monday morning. Our goal is to come out with something that’s not contrived or premeditated. Something great that wasn’t just recorded to make money, although that would be nice.

The bottom line remains the same, we’re still taking this wherever it goes. Come with us.

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Shooting a music video! WOW!

Tim — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:35:02 +0000

It was really exciting to be on the set of my first music video. It was like living 5 very active days in one 24 hr period. Next time I’m going to write a slow ballad so that the video doesn’t feel like a P-90 work out routine. My body was sore not to mention my vocal cords. Your supposed to mouth the words for the camera while the song plays on a speaker but I couldn’t find my groove so I yelled my own song into a mic that wasn’t plugged in in sync with myself on a cd playing very loudly on a PA until I had no voice. And then I had smoke bombs unleashed in my face until I literally almost died. No seriously, the thought I had while coughing so hard I couldn’t catch my breath was, “I should have checked the side effects of directly inhaling sulfur smoke to see if dying was one of them”.

By the end of shooting I had I played my guitar through burning fireworks, outside in the rain on top of a hill, running in the steet, and on a set in front of a crowd. At one point I was laying on the ground on my back on the pavement with guitar in hand. The part of the video that was shot in an old factory was shot with the help of our extras, our most loyal fans. We asked them to come and act like we were playing the show of a lifetime and they came and were very convincing! Their showing up was pure energy that can’t be created any other way and for that we are extremely proud and thankful.

Then the next day Steven and I find ourselves in the middle of a dead corn field with mud up to our ankles turning my black converse into a crackled brown. We walked then ran through the mud and broken corn stalks. At one point my legs almost gave out while at the same time I was tripping over the cornstalks and how I kept myself from falling face first I’ll never know, but it does look awesome on the video! Running Running Running. I guess that’s what we get when writing a song that’s 160 beats per minute like “Coming Down”.

We had a great time as painful and intense as it was. We saw a lot of the clips and they look amazing. It should be a real treat to watch us in pain! If you have any comments about this momentous occasion please leave them below and I will respond. The video will be released soon!

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