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Circuline Debut Album Promo #1

Jan 18, 2015 | Circuline News and Band Updates, Circuline Videos

This video features Circuline band members Andrew Colyer (keyboards/vocals), Bill Shannon (guitars/vocals), Billy Spillane (lead vocals), Darin Brannon (drums/percussion),  and Natalie Brown (lead vocals).

Guest Artists include Matt Dorsey (Sound of Contact) on bass, and Randy McStine’s (Lo-Fi Resistance)  songwriting on lyrics and melody lines.

Video recorded at Vinnie’s Garage (Vinnie Martucci, engineer), Coldbrook Productions (Julie Last, engineer), Thid1 Productions (Matt Dorsey, engineer), and the Dover Brick House (Dover, New Hampshire).  Special thanks to Linda Roberts and David Young for their iPhone videos!

Photos taken at Putnam Den (Saratoga Springs, NY), Keegan Ales (Kingston, NY), Enigma Dance Hall (Milan, NY), Ralph’s Rock Diner (Worcester, MA), and the Dover Brick House (Dover, NH).  Special thanks to photographers Denise Romano Bright and Greg Thompson for their professional photos used in this first video!

Also special thanks to Bob Larkin and Lori Schladebeck for the fantastic light show where we got some of these great photos!

Art direction and graphic design:  Bill Shannon

Video editing:  Darin Brannon

Band booking and marketing:  Andrew Colyer

Assistant booking and logistics:  Tom Palmieri

Much needed sarcasm and general snarkiness:  Natalie Brown

Circuline Records Final Tracks for Debut Album

Sep 23, 2014 | Circuline News and Band Updates

Saturday, September 20th – Vinnie’s Garage – Circuline went to Emmy-award-winning jazz master Vinnie Martucci’s studio to record the final drum/guitar/keyboard tracks for the debut album!  Seven songs in one day!!  Awesome, and ridiculous!!

Sunday, September 21st – Circuline spent all day at Inner Nova Records doing guitar overdubs for the debut album.  Not quite finished yet, but good progress is being made.

Engineer Vinnie Martucci sets up the mics on Darin's drums.

Engineer Vinnie Martucci sets up the mics on Darin’s drums.

Does Bill's guitar pedal get its own isolation booth?

Does Bill’s guitar pedal get its own isolation booth?

Bill Shannon warming up before the recording starts.

Bill Shannon warming up before the recording starts.

Keys setup next to the drums - man, it's loud!

Keys setup next to the drums – man, it’s loud!

Vinnie Martucci's vintage Minimoog and Rhodes piano - from his touring days.

Vinnie Martucci’s vintage Minimoog and Rhodes piano – from his touring days.

Darin Brannon poses for the camera. Can't you see him on the cover of Drummer Magazine?

Darin Brannon poses for the camera.  Looks like a magazine cover.

Bill Shannon, fiddling with his pedalboard.

Bill Shannon, fiddling with his pedalboard.

Darin Brannon getting the drum sound just right.

Darin Brannon checking the drum mics..

Jazz master Vinnie Martucci in the control booth.

Jazz master Vinnie Martucci in the control booth.

Pay attention when the engineer is speaking.

Pay attention when the engineer is speaking.

Ready to go! Hit that red button!

Ready to go! Hit that red button!

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