Hot Chelle Rae on Fearless Music TV

Hey Firestarters. We(Hot Chelle Rae) are going to be performing "I Like To Dance" on Fearless Music(fearlessmusic.com) this Saturday night. In NYC it will air at 12:30am, on WNYW FOX 5. Anyone in any area, we NEED your votes. The same show will air in almost any other major city on Friday.

Go to http://www.fearlessmusic.com/channels/ to find out which station will be airing it near you. To vote, go to www.fearlessmusic.com before and after the show. The band that receives the highest amount of votes will be featured again on next weeks episode. Thank you all so much. We love you and can't wait to see you all on tour this year!

-HCR

Nirvana and mixing

When I use to think of the band Nirvana, I thought of grungy, trashy, garage rock. Not in a bad way, but they basically started the whole rugged grunge scene. Somehow I had a perception that because it was grunge, it was sonically shabby. In the last 6 months or so, while listening to them, no matter what song, I'm realizing that the mix, eq, and engineering of their records are some of the best in the rock world. It goes right along with my "template" of how to mix. Get the drums blaring, and in your face. Just like you're listening to the drummer in front of you in a room. Then bring up the lows of the bass to fill up every bit that It can without sounding stupid. Mix in some grind to it. Then tuck the vocals right under the drums so that every word is audible, but still not in front of the
Mix(this makes the listener turn the volume up, bringing up the drums and bass... Therefore they "feel" the song more). Last, the guitar. I like it sitting farthest back. I turn it up till it starts fighting the vocals. Then back it down, and maybe carve out some eq. Acoustic(if there is any, I like sitting low enough that I can hear the string and pick noise, but not the actually full chords. Also I almost always double any rhythm guitars. Anyway, listening to nirvana inspired me to drop some hints to any aspiring producers or mixers that may read this.
Later!


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Sacrifice

So, I've always felt this, but it has really come to the forefront of my mind today. I believe that sacrifice almost always brings you good. Whether it's a feeling inside, or something physically manifested. Today, I got to the airport to fly a non-stop from Nashville to LA. The usual "if anyone will give up their seat, they'll recieve a $200 travel voucher". I ALMOST didn't, but I ended up volunteering, and not only did I get a voucher... I didn't realize it was an additional $200 on top of the price I'd paid for my ticket. I was more than happy to have a lay over for a few hours in Austin. Then on the plane, I was in an aisle seat, and offered to move back so that a woman and her kid could sit together. The flight attendant bought me a drink for doing so! So basically, I've been blessed all day. Hopefully the rest will follow suit. Never forget to put others first.


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Katy Perry "hot n cold" by Hot Chelle Rae @ Angels and Kings in NYC

http://www.theendofirony.net/2009/12/omg-hot-chelle-rae-cover-katy-perry-w.html
We hit up Angels and Kings for an acoustic set last Wednesday night. It was a lot of fun to break down our songs and do them a bit differently. Kind of energizing in a way, and I'm sure being in the most magical city in the most magical time of year doesn't hurt one bit!

London

Recently I was made jealous of Taylor Swift. She tweeted something about going to London. If i would have known then that I'd also be going to London, I would've been a lot less irritated. Now I'm calm, and have had my fill of London. Onward we drive, to the next town... in the U.S.

P.S. I have NO idea what state this was in. haha

shiny LED lit bottles sell more

Until this gas station of brilliance, I have never seen beverages so shiny! Jamie pointed out that it was the LED's lighting them that makes the difference. Well, I say that everyone business selling any product in bottles should take a page out of this book!

BMI awards in nashville

I love going to award shows. I'm guilty. This is my table at the BMI awards in Nashville. It's great to be able to go hang with talented, amazing people. This year was in honor of Kris Kristofferson, who is an absolute legend. If you don't know about him, go to wikipedia, do some research and listen to any of the numerous songs he's written. Whether they're performed by Kris, or any other artist. Also, he had a featured article in Rolling Stone this last year. Find it!

During the awards, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, and Willy Nelson all performed together. I have been fortunate enough to see each of them perform before, but nothing was as magical as this acoustic set. I've always loved Patty Griffin, but that night she sent continuous chills up my spine. I think I'm love.

After the whole post awards dessert/open bar, Matt Erickson and I(Matt played many of the synth and keyboard parts on "Lovesick Electric") went around to some after-afterparties, and ended up sitting around at my house, talking music until daylight. Literally. We looked outside at one point and couldn't believe it was almost 7am. So we made the obvious move. Walk across the street to Bread & Co for breakfast. If you haven't been there, and you find yourself nearby... get as much of their fruit tea as you can fit in your fridge! It's THE best. Anyway, Matt and I ended the "day" by trying to go get my car via the public transport bus. We got cut short by my friend(who doesn't even live in TN) driving by at almost 8am offering us a ride to my car. He hadn't slept either. One day I'm sure it'll all catch up.