PEAK Performance Project Boot Camp, Day 2, August 28th

Well I must say, it’s just like We Are The City described it, the food here is amazing! The fact that we get breakfast, lunch and dinner breaks, and it rocks, is more then we could ever ask for, and are in fact, healthier meals than we make for ourselves back home.We would like to take this time and thank the R-Ridge Canyon staff, for making us feel welcome and making the food do said rocking. Stoked to be nourished, finally.

Like we said in the previous blog about the busy schedules, it wasn’t a lie. Many workshops, involving industry professionals, teaching us how the music bizz works. I do believe subjects such as music law, radio and tv interviews, songwriting, live sound and performances, production and many more, we assure you. Also, Apple computers has provided a full “Mac Lab” for us to brush up our social networking skillz whilst simultaneously recording demos on Logic, way too cool. A wonderful man named Grant Lawrence also showed us how to use Twitter properly, so you may be hearing a lot more from us on there, loooollll. He also told us that we did a great job at the radio and tv interview sessions, but that Jeff used too many unnecessary hand gestures, who knew? This is awesome.

We met a lot of people today, fellow bands and artists, and the camp was literally alive with music. Every space, corner and stairway, there was someone perched, writing a song, or rehearsing. It was magical, and with so many new and old friends here, it is quite the environment to be keep up the creative flow. We were also introduced to many producers and technicians, people we will gladly be consorting, and hopefully not getting into too much trouble with (LIES) Kuba Ohms told Lewis at one point, that he was beautiful and it got his confidence way up, it was a nice comment.

Later that evening, we experienced the first of many nightly showcases, 4 of the top 20 bands, playing a 20 minute set for everyone in the dining hall, on an elaborately decorated stage (Disco ball and everything) with some equipment provided by Long and McQuade, a place I think we are all familiar with, and sound run by Shawn Cole, an amazing engineer, who we will get to know more as this story goes on. Tonight, we had the pleasure of watching sets by Vancouver based artists “Adaline,” “41st and Home,” “Debra Jean” and an immensely mouth-dropping set by a man we’ve shared the stage with before, “Greg Sczebel.” It was a creative and constructive night and we look forward to more, and to our showcase tomorrow night.

Stay tuned! Another yet to come!