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Andrew Colyer in the Studio and Rehearsing with Circuline
This spring 2016 has been about my modern cinematic progressive rock band Circuline, finishing our second album and preparing for our spring tour, which includes the 13th International Rites of Spring festival (RoSfest). I’ll let some photos tell the story.
Writing music for Circuline’s second album.
New in-ear monitors!
In The Cave writing Circuline’s second album with Darin Brannon.
Doing programming while on winter vacation in Florida.
Beginning Circuline rehearsals at Enigma Dance Hall in Upstate New York.
Hanging out backstage with Meat Loaf!
Circuline rehearsal at Enigma Dance Hall in upstate New York.
Darin Brannon trying to be cool. I could use some tips myself.
The final live touring keyboard rig for Circuline.
Andrew Colyer – 2015 Year in Review
WOW what a great year! My modern ProgRock band Circuline made great progress this year. I’ll let some images tell the story.
Andrew Colyer – New ROLI Seaboard
After putting a deposit down on a ROLI keyboard at the 2013 NAMM show, the keyboard finally arrived! Here’s the unboxing!
You’ll see and hear this ROLI Seaboard being used on upcoming Circuline albums and gigs, ColyerBrown gigs, TV/film soundtracks, and my original music. Thanks for watching!
Andrew Colyer – Fall 2015 Update
Hey, it’s been a busy few months – here’s the update!
On August 8th, ColyerBrown made their debut appearance – at a music festival in New Hampshire!
ColyerBrown made their public debut at the annual ValeriFest in New Hampshire!
ColyerBrown’s first gig – a music festival!
Work continues on Circuline’s second album, for a March 2016 release date. This consumes most of my musical life at the moment. Check out the pics below…..
Andrew Colyer and Darin Brannon of Circuline, writing and recording in The Cave.
One of the workstations in The Cave.
Exploring sound patches in the Korg Kronos.
“How does that new Kronos sound?”
Looking forward to producing more music for you in 2016!
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Andrew Colyer – June 2015 Update
June was a busy month! I was asked to join a new band, Ryche Chlanda’s Flying Dreams. So that entailed programming, practicing, and rehearsing for the above live video, which was filmed on Sunday, June 28th at the Spin Doctor’s Sonic Boom Studios in New Jersey.
Sonic Boom Studios, New Jersey
I couldn’t help but take a selfie in the studio!
The view from behind the keyboard rig. Ron Bienstock on the bass.
Flying Dreams, June 2015. Ron Bienstock, Andrew Colyer, Ryche Chlanda, Craig Buchman.
In addition, my modern ProgRock band Circuline was back in the studio, beginning the composing and recording for our second album! Circuline’s second album has a March 2016 release date. Just in time for 2016 touring! Check out the photos from The Cave below….
Circuline’s Andrew Colyer, composing and recording in The Cave.
Darin Brannon setting up Circuline recording tracks in The Cave.
“How does this sound? Do we need more Mellotron?”
Circuline’s Bill Shannon in The Cave.
“If I play Moog bass with my left hand, and a Yamaha CS-80 patch with my right hand……”
Looking forward to seeing you at a show! Thanks for being here.
Andrew Colyer – 2015 Spring Update
What beautiful warm sunny spring days we’ve had here in upstate New York! Only 90 miles north of Manhattan, an hour south of Albany, and 30 minutes east of Woodstock,
we’ve had 17 days straight of sunshine and no precipitation. It’s been awesome!
We’ve all been ridiculously busy with my modern cinematic ProgRock band, Circuline. Besides launching the band’s debut album “Return”, we had an east coast “mini-tour” opening for 20-year progressive rock veterans Glass Hammer – Friday, April 24th (Bearsville Theater; Woodstock, NY); Saturday, April 25th (New Jersey ProgHouse; Dunellen, NJ); and Sunday, April 26th (Orion Studios, Baltimore, MD).
Here are some shots from the Bearsville show:
The modern cinematic progressive rock band Circuline, performing at the Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY – April 2015
Bill Shannon (guitar), Natalie Brown, Billy Spillane, and Andrew Colyer of the modern cinematic progressive rock band Circuline performing at the Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY – April 2015
Back in February, “behind the scenes”, Circuline was selected to be the official “backup” band of the Rites of Spring Festival (RoSfest) in Gettysburg, PA. If any of the 10 bands had not been able to play, Circuline would have made the bill! While concert promoter George Roldan didn’t need to make that call, it put Circuline in a very good position for 2016.
Andrew Colyer with Dan MacDonald (Elephants of Scotland) at RoSfest 2015
Andrew Colyer with radio show host Marty Dorfman (House of Prog) at RoSfest 2015
Circuline has more upcoming gigs in May – please check out the Circuline website!
I’m already working on my next CD of original music, and have some other cool and exciting things in the works, that I’m not at liberty to talk about yet……stay tuned!
Thank you.
Andrew Colyer invited for Frank Wyatt’s Pedal Giant Animals ~ Zeitgeist Project
A new progressive music project, Zeitgeist is a collaborative music endeavor featuring members of the progressive rock bands Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, and the Pedal Giant Animals project. The recording project started out as an idea for a Happy The Man reunion CD, but evolved to include many other musicians so another Pedal Giant Animals project was born! The music will be produced in the studios of the respective artists and at Crafty Hands Studio using state of the art recording technologies as well as some old school hardware and techniques. This unique gathering of such great musicians promises to deliver a beautiful and exciting musical experience.
The Artists:
Frank Wyatt: Compositions, Keyboards, Engineering, Project Management
Mike Beck: Percussion
Joe Bergamini: Drums
Bill Brasso: Drums, Executive Producer
Andrew Colyer: Keyboards, Orchestrations
Cliff Fortney: Vocals
David Hughes: Bass Guitar
Rick Kennell: Bass Guitar
Chris Mack: Drums
Bill Plummer: Keyboards
Peter Princiotto: Orchestration, Bass Guitar, Sitar
Ron Riddle: Drums
David Rosenthal: Keyboards
Kit Watkins: Keyboards
Stan Whitaker: Guitars and Vocals
Please pledge your support over at Kickstarter!
Andrew Colyer – 2014-2015 Winter Update
I hope you’ve been staying warm during this winter season! It’s been freaking ridiculous here in New York, with temperatures like MINUS ELEVEN. Horrific. The good news is that the music is happening!
We’ve all been ridiculously busy with our head down finishing the upcoming debut album from my modern ProgRock band, Circuline. Here’s a shot of the album cover:
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Throughout December-January-February-March, we finally finished recording, mixing, and mastering the record. I’m so grateful to work with all the awesome musicians on this project: Darin Brannon, Bill Shannon, Natalie Brown, and William Spillane from the band; Randy McStine (Lo-Fi Resistance) who wrote melodies, lyrics, and harmonies; Joe Deninzon (Stratospheerius) who played a killer electric violin solo on “Silence Revealed”; and Matt Dorsey (Sound of Contact) played bass on five tracks, and mixed the record.
We also did an official “band photo shoot” (here’s one of many photos):
Here’s the “Circuline Debut Album Promo Video”, released in January:
And here’s the latest Circuline “Official” video, for “One Wish” – released this morning!
We have some upcoming gigs in April and May – please check out the Circuline website!
Thank you.
Andrew Colyer’s New CD Released!
The new CD’s have arrived!
You’ll soon be able to check out the songs streaming here on the website, on SoundCloud, YouTube, Amazon, and CD Baby.
I hope you enjoy it.
I’ll also have a page of liner notes here for you to read, about the process, and thanking so many people who have served as support and inspiration over the years.
Thank you.
Andrew Colyer – 2014 Fall Update
Andrew Colyer performing with the modern ProgRock band Circuline – November 2014
Hi everyone, it’s been a crazy action-packed autumn season! I hope you have had a good three months.
I’ve been working like mad with my modern melodic cinematic progressive rock original band, Circuline, and we’ve been writing, rehearsing, and recording in the studio. Circuline had some live gigs in November, and have our debut album release scheduled for March 2015. Circuline also has a whole bunch of cool things happening in 2015. Please check out the Circuline website, sign up for the mailing list, and you’ll get a free song as soon as it’s ready: http://CirculineMusic.com/
I also returned to finishing my next solo CD – which should be released in December – just a few weeks away! I’ll let you know as soon as it’s available!
