the cat out of the bag…

I mention in one my previous posts about a certain young singer / performer i have been working with , who has been given an amazing ooportunity after being found on MySpace by an international Management Agency.

Since it’s now official – I can tell you the scoop

Ben Hazlewood, NZ Idol contender, all-round nice guy. Writes songs. We record some demos. He puts them online. Gets tapped to join US boyband “Stateside”. Less than a week after initially hearing from the management compaany, he’s on a plane to Orlando, FL. Cool

then off to LA, now living in London and the list of people who they band are working with is amazing.

so far, writers and producers working on the album are :

Max Martin (Max produced and wrote the hits for N’Sync, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and heaps more. )

Wayne Hector (written hits for Westlife,Carrie Underwood, O-Town, among others!)

Steve Mac (Over 50 worldwide number 1 hits – including for Westlife, Ronan Keating, Leona Lewis, Mel C, Atomic Kitten, Boyzone, Ruben Studdard, Five – plus too many to list…)

So, yeah, the team working on this project is made up of top-level producers and writers – so hopefully stateside will come out with a great, catchy pop record. I am sure you will here more of this when the first singles from the album start to get airplay.

anyway – check out Ben and Stateside here.

cheers

fingers crossed :)

Corssing my fingers that the massive storm which is affecting New Zealand wont hinder my travel to the Crown Ranges on tuesday

Heading down to start recording an album with Mephymology – very inventive rock-pop-alt band from Dunedin. we are setting up a studio space in a house in the Crown Ranges, near Queenstown. Should be cool (literally. We’re talking snow, people.)

New Album Project

Hi there, just thought I’d update you on the latest album project I have just finished recording and mixing at The Poolhouse (recording studio) in beautiful Te Horo, Kapiti, NZ.

It’s an album by Chris Balm featuring some fantastic songs – vaguely pop-rock but encompassing influences ranging from  David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Queen, to Don Henley, A-ha, and The Beatles.

We’ve gone a for a BIG, lush, warm fat sound, with huge drums, guitars, and vocals. I’ll put more info up when the songs have been uploaded to Chris’s garageband page and his myspace.

OTHER STUFF

In talks with several artists at the moment with a view to get some more recording projects underway.

Also, I am heading down to beautiful Queenstown to record and produce an album by Dunedin alt-pop-rock band Mephymology. 2 weeks in a mountain hideway in the Crown Ranges, where we’ll set up shop and go nuts for 14 days creating an album. Should be awesome. Watch this space!

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If you have a single, demo, soundtrack, jingle, or album project you’d like to discuss – drop me a line! Either leave a message here, or check my site www.geoffduncan.co.nz for contact info.

cheers

Geoff