Band Update from Fran! - November 23, 2008
BASS SOLO!!!
What’s up everybody? It’s been a while since we’ve had an update, so here I am, doin’ my thang! We had an awesome time Saturday night at the DU/TKE party; we can’t wait until next semester when we throw down again. We played a lot of the new songs we’ve been working on and they went over pretty well. Thanks to Sara, Julia, and Tyna for the awesome food after a long night!
I’m really proud of the new songs we’re writing. Tim’s drum parts are so sick, he’s striking a balance between what works for the song and what’s not boring to watch/play. Brian has been coming in to practice with some of the most intricate guitar work I’ve ever heard him play. Most times I can just listen to what he’s playing and be totally into the song. Nick has become a driving force in our music. His guitar playing has hit the forefront of our songwriting and his lyrics/melodies are in the driver’s seat when you listen to us play. (For those of you who saw the show last night, “Rise and Fall” is a perfect example.) As for my bass parts, I’m really confident in what I’ve been writing. Tim’s challenging me every practice when I write the rhythm side. Not to mention I have to keep up on the melodic/music side with Brian and Nick, not an easy task! But I keep working to better myself as a musician and contribute to our songs!
We have some really cool shows coming up so be sure to check our schedule and see where we’re playing! We have a lot of new music for everybody to hear. Some stand out songs to me are; “All Our Eyes”, “Your Presence” and “Still Fighting”. Of course the new one in B minor we wrote last week could easily be my fav sometime soon. It kind of has a Death Cab meets Incubus meets LBH sound to it. It’s really something different, so keep an ear out for it at our shows!
We won some really cool prizes at the LAMN jam contest in October. We got some professional promo shots, online distribution deals, and the grand prize, some studio time in Sweden! We’re looking to spend a week over there sometime in Feb/March next year. We’re really excited about this opportunity; it’s a chance to get a professional recording of the new songs we’ve been writing in the past couple of months. Tim is the only one who’s ever been to Europe , so the rest of us are going there for the first time!
So from the band, I hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Eat well and not too much like I always do… Peace! - Matt “Fran” Franzoni
My personal favs:
Tropic Thunder
Death Cab for Cutie- The Photo Album
Little Big Planet
Upcoming schedule:
Wednesday November 26th – 10pm Market Cross Pub in Carlisle, PA
Friday November 28th – 10pm Market Cross Pub in Shippensburg, PA
Saturday November 29th – 10pm Nick Staver and Kevin Shannon Acoustic at Knute’s in Shippensburg, PA
For more info check out www.LedbetterHeights.com
Don’t forget to become a fan of LBH on Facebook, just log into Facebook and search “Ledbetter Heights” to view our band page and find the “Become a Fan” link.
What’s up everybody? It’s been a while since we’ve had an update, so here I am, doin’ my thang! We had an awesome time Saturday night at the DU/TKE party; we can’t wait until next semester when we throw down again. We played a lot of the new songs we’ve been working on and they went over pretty well. Thanks to Sara, Julia, and Tyna for the awesome food after a long night!
I’m really proud of the new songs we’re writing. Tim’s drum parts are so sick, he’s striking a balance between what works for the song and what’s not boring to watch/play. Brian has been coming in to practice with some of the most intricate guitar work I’ve ever heard him play. Most times I can just listen to what he’s playing and be totally into the song. Nick has become a driving force in our music. His guitar playing has hit the forefront of our songwriting and his lyrics/melodies are in the driver’s seat when you listen to us play. (For those of you who saw the show last night, “Rise and Fall” is a perfect example.) As for my bass parts, I’m really confident in what I’ve been writing. Tim’s challenging me every practice when I write the rhythm side. Not to mention I have to keep up on the melodic/music side with Brian and Nick, not an easy task! But I keep working to better myself as a musician and contribute to our songs!
We have some really cool shows coming up so be sure to check our schedule and see where we’re playing! We have a lot of new music for everybody to hear. Some stand out songs to me are; “All Our Eyes”, “Your Presence” and “Still Fighting”. Of course the new one in B minor we wrote last week could easily be my fav sometime soon. It kind of has a Death Cab meets Incubus meets LBH sound to it. It’s really something different, so keep an ear out for it at our shows!
We won some really cool prizes at the LAMN jam contest in October. We got some professional promo shots, online distribution deals, and the grand prize, some studio time in Sweden! We’re looking to spend a week over there sometime in Feb/March next year. We’re really excited about this opportunity; it’s a chance to get a professional recording of the new songs we’ve been writing in the past couple of months. Tim is the only one who’s ever been to Europe , so the rest of us are going there for the first time!
So from the band, I hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Eat well and not too much like I always do… Peace! - Matt “Fran” Franzoni
My personal favs:
Tropic Thunder
Death Cab for Cutie- The Photo Album
Little Big Planet
Upcoming schedule:
Wednesday November 26th – 10pm Market Cross Pub in Carlisle, PA
Friday November 28th – 10pm Market Cross Pub in Shippensburg, PA
Saturday November 29th – 10pm Nick Staver and Kevin Shannon Acoustic at Knute’s in Shippensburg, PA
For more info check out www.LedbetterHeights.com
Don’t forget to become a fan of LBH on Facebook, just log into Facebook and search “Ledbetter Heights” to view our band page and find the “Become a Fan” link.