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THE ORDEAL - Life, Love, The End.

Life, Love, The End is a collection of 16 songs which will be released via video (1 each month beginning in March) over the next year or so. Contributing songwriters include Matt Silvia, Jeff Berkley, Veronica May, Heather Gmucs, Astra Kelly and Jules Whelpton. The songs were performed by Cathryn Beeks, Matt Silvia, Marcia Claire and Rob Garbo with guests Jeff Berkley, Veronica May, Ruby Garbowski and a group of Ms. Whelpton's music students. The collection was produced, recorded and mixed by Jeff Berkley and mastered by Zen Mastering. A limited edition CD of all 16 songs housed in a 22 page photo book with lyrics and stories is available for those interested in supporting the band. You can pre order now OR purchase a ticket to our CD release house concert event on April 1st and save $10. Get all the info here: http://cathrynbeeks.com/

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The Game is this Sunday! Write a song to the title "HOW TO BE A WINNER WHEN YOU LOSE" (submitted by Jack Tempchin) or "MY DREAM". Get to Brick 15 by noon LATEST on 1/15/17 to get your name in the hat to play your song. All ages, all abilities welcomed to participate. $5 donation helps Listen Local Radio continue to share your music. See you there!

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This week's musical calendar includes chats with Dead Country Gentlemen and Rhythm Rose Turner and Corina Rose stop by the studio. Hear! https://soundcloud.com/listenlocalradio/show-1-5-17?in=listenlocalradio/sets/listenlocalradio

It's going to be sunny and 70 on the hill this Saturday, join us for some good times and great deals. $25 band photo special, email [email protected] to reserve a time.

Write your song to either title and join us at Brick 15 in Del Mar on January 15th. Check out this amazing venue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq5B2HcA52Y

The Ordeal is honored to warm up the stage for Kodasounds as they celebrate the release of their CD. Join us for a night to remember. https://www.facebook.com/kodasounds/

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THE ORDEAL (16 songs) part 3

I spent yesterday listening to an instrumental mix of our 16 songs. Prior to this I'd only heard the songs via a rough mix with click track and my ukulele plunking clumsily along. Now Jeff has softened it in the mix and Matt's newly recorded rhythm guitar has placed smooth skin over the sturdy, steady bones of Marcia's bass and Rob's drums. Some of these songs are still so new that Matt's lead part surprised and delighted me as I listened, giving a few songs a whole new incredible feel. My first vocal session is tomorrow and I'm so excited I could pee. I'll get as many in the can as I can then hit the rest of them after the new year. Matt and Marcia and I will add the backing vocal parts at the end of January and sometime in February this collection will be ready to rock.

Half of the songs are game songs I wrote, 2 with Matt Silvia and the rest are co writes with Astra Kelly, Heather Gmucs, Veronica May, Julia Whelpton, Jeff Berkley and CalAmity. We pay tribute to a song from 1973, also. The original songs were written over the last 3 years and are pretty specific in subject matter, weirdly. I'm either singing about personal injustice, the man I love or the drought and subsequent end of the world which is why I decided to call the collection LIFE, LOVE, THE END. I'm enjoying the process of designing the 10 page lyric/photo book that will accompany the CD. Huge love to Jeff Berkley and my band for making these songs come alive.. can't wait to share them with you via video each month beginning next year. Super squee. xo Cathryn Beeks

 

THE ORDEAL (16 songs) part 2

Today I recorded the ukulele parts to 16 songs, grooving to the awesome rhythmic skeleton that Rob Garbo and Marcia Claire provided a few weeks ago. Before I was finished I recorded some ambient noise stuff on my evolve uke played through a big kid amp with trippy effects. I'm still kind of speechless, it was my first time experiencing this level of studio joy. *sigh* These photos tell the story. Matt Silvia is up next and next week he'll do what he does so well. Then vocals. Then some other stuff. This is heaven. xo