Here is some footage of Fantazzmo preparing for the upcoming 2013 Sturgis Tour
http://youtu.be/P1dKfswltz4
The clock is winding down and we're getting ready to Rock!!!
Cheers!
Fantazzmo
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2012
Here is some footage of the Fantazzmo experience at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 2012. Tons of Bikes, Booze, Babes and Fantazzmo rockin out at One Eyed Jack's Saloon.
http://youtu.be/GxsusYQAarA
http://youtu.be/GxsusYQAarA
Monday, April 8, 2013
Creativity at Night
Why do great ideas inhabit our thoughts in the middle of the night?
Maybe because all of life's bullshit is clear out of sight.
We no longer have to deal with the mindless banter or media shoved down our throats at every turn.
Something that has been on our minds can no longer rest and this thing that yearns
Can finally come to life in the peaceful, calm dead of night.
The Rolling Stones did a lot of their recording and photo shoots at night into early dawn. There is something to this. There is magic at night, that sense of solitude, the ability to be at one with your innermost thoughts without the convoluted nuances and interruptions of the daily routines. Just like the stars that wait all day to finally shine at night, your truest creative self can finally come to light.
Fantazzmo
Maybe because all of life's bullshit is clear out of sight.
We no longer have to deal with the mindless banter or media shoved down our throats at every turn.
Something that has been on our minds can no longer rest and this thing that yearns
Can finally come to life in the peaceful, calm dead of night.
The Rolling Stones did a lot of their recording and photo shoots at night into early dawn. There is something to this. There is magic at night, that sense of solitude, the ability to be at one with your innermost thoughts without the convoluted nuances and interruptions of the daily routines. Just like the stars that wait all day to finally shine at night, your truest creative self can finally come to light.
Fantazzmo
Sunday, March 31, 2013
2013 Sturgis Tour Update
2013 Sturgis Tour Update
AZ, here we come! Pub Rock Live 7/11 & Stray Cat Bar 7/13. Let's do this!!
AZ, here we come! Pub Rock Live 7/11 & Stray Cat Bar 7/13. Let's do this!!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Fantazzmo Timeline
Fantazzmo Timeline
In 2007, puchased a computer, right after Thanksgiving. In December, I purchaed ProTools.
In 2008, I came up with the concept for Fantazzmo. It began in 2007 with El Checo, then El Fantazzmo and finally became Fantazzmo. I wanted a Marquee name, I loved the way Van Halen sounded, I also like the letter Z a lot. I was thinking Fandango, which was ZZ Top's third album, but I did not want people to confuse the band with a movie listing service of the same name. From those ideas, came Fantazzmo. Once I came up with that name, I was beyond satisfied. I was so happy that I came up with something so original, then I performed a google search of the name and it seems there is a candy manufacturer using the same name. I thought, oh well, at least they are not music or entertainment oriented...the name is Mine!
On May 5, 2009, I reunited with Kinski & Rodax, my old bandmates from Anima, (1994-1999),which later became Idle, then Monte Negro and now Gallo. A few weeks later, Kinski introduced me to Tone, who produced the first 3 Monte Negro records. Then in a month later, I was in the studio with Tone recording the first 8 tracks for "Enter the Fantazz." In December 2009, we were back in the studio recording the last 4 songs to complete the full length album: "Souls On Ice," "I Want Somethng," "What You Doin To Me," and "Always Somthing."
We finished mixing and mastering in June 2010. Then came three photo sessions; the first with Kinski, where the cover for the album was shot in the alleys of the Larchmont District in Los Angeles; a photoshoot with my friend, Pat Rogers in Anaheim, CA; then a photo shoot by Kinski with Brazilian model, Nathalia Santoro.
In August 2010, two videos were shotat Stagg St. Studios in Van Nuys, CA. Which was also where both drum sessions were done for "Enter the Fantazz." We shot videos for "Superman," and "I Know You're Mine" with Kinski directing the videos.
In August 2010, I also started to put together a live band. I first met bassist Allen Mehlhaff. In early 2009, before I reconnected with my Anima bandmates, I tried to find a drummer, my original thoughts were to put the beand together first, then go into the studio to cut an album. Over a two day period, I auditioned eight drummers and became very frustrated when that effort resulted in zero.
So back to August 2010, I put an ad on the internet for a bassist, and Allen Mehlhaff appeared. Fortunately, when we were setting up drummer auditions, he recommended Matt Lesser, who was by far the best drummer I had heard in a really long time. At the same session, only one guitarist qualified to audition and that was when Steve crane came aboard as well. This cast of characters became the Fantazzmo lineup through April 2012.
In Oct. 2010, with very little promotion, we quietly released, "Fantazzmo I: Enter the Fantazz" on my birthday, October 14, 2010. As you can tell by the name of the CD, I am a big Bruce Lee fan.
The band started rehearsals in September 2010. In Mid November, a few of the guys left the state for the holidays.
In December 2010, the video for "Superman" was released. It has a good number of views to date. A guy that does work for Pixar helped with some of the graphics as side income. He thought I was on a major label because of the quality of the recording and went all out in his efforts; then, When he showed us the bill...we almost died. He had worked on a Kanye West video prioer to "Superman." We told him we are independent artists with absolutely no backing and fortunately he realized that some money was better than no money.
In January 2011, Tone and I teamed up to do an album of "Remixes," which I have been releasing one by one on Youtube and Soundcloud, but have not officially released for physical or digital sale.
Fantazzmo played its first show at Crazy Girls in Hollywood, CA on February 22, 2011. It was the perfect setting for us with songs like "Superman" and "Souls On Ice." My mistake was not capturing the show on audio or video; a problem that is still not fully rectified. We performed 24 more shows in 2011.
In January 2012, I was trying to plan Fantazzmo's next move. The 25 shows in 2011 were nice, but I needed to take it up a notch and turn Fantazzmo into a National touring Act. I was tring to figure out how we could perform in front of as many people as possible. We had played the first Annual "Taft Bike Fest," in Taft, CA, and had a great time. I thought, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the biggest Motorcycle Rally in the USA and phoned and emailed every venue in Sturgis, SD; Peter Gold, owner of One Eyed Jack's Saloon was the only person that responded. Pete and I then proceeded to plan what became the Sturgis tour 2012. Fantazzmo played 81 sets of music during an 18 straight day period. We were fucking workhorses! Fantazzmo had an alternate lineup which consisted of four very dedicated, and disciplined professional musicians. Myself, Harley Duggan on bass, Cyamak Ashtiani on vocals and guitar, Ricardo Ramirez on drums and Slava working the board and as Tour Manager. These guys were a blessing, they are all amazing musicians and people, but Cyamak Ashtiani really is a phenomenal talent who not only is an AMAZING guitarist, but also a GREAT vocalist as well.
The response on our Tour was phenomenal. The Candle Club in Wichita, KS and Samuel Brewskies in Park City, KS were the highlights on the way up to Sturgis. Kansas fuckin ROCKS! We had a blast on Tour and met a lot of really kick ass people. We had a blast at Sturgis and recieved a really great response. We cannot wait to get back on the road for the next Tour and head right back to Wichita, Park City and Sturgis.
Here we are now in 2013. What is in store for Fantazzmo? We will be in the studio to record the follow up to our debut Cd and releasing a few videos... and of course we are doing the 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Tour which will cover CA, NM, TX, CO, UT, NV, KS, SD and more....get ready, Fantazzmo is coming to a town near you!
Fantazzmo
www.Fantazzmo rocks.com
In 2007, puchased a computer, right after Thanksgiving. In December, I purchaed ProTools.
In 2008, I came up with the concept for Fantazzmo. It began in 2007 with El Checo, then El Fantazzmo and finally became Fantazzmo. I wanted a Marquee name, I loved the way Van Halen sounded, I also like the letter Z a lot. I was thinking Fandango, which was ZZ Top's third album, but I did not want people to confuse the band with a movie listing service of the same name. From those ideas, came Fantazzmo. Once I came up with that name, I was beyond satisfied. I was so happy that I came up with something so original, then I performed a google search of the name and it seems there is a candy manufacturer using the same name. I thought, oh well, at least they are not music or entertainment oriented...the name is Mine!
On May 5, 2009, I reunited with Kinski & Rodax, my old bandmates from Anima, (1994-1999),which later became Idle, then Monte Negro and now Gallo. A few weeks later, Kinski introduced me to Tone, who produced the first 3 Monte Negro records. Then in a month later, I was in the studio with Tone recording the first 8 tracks for "Enter the Fantazz." In December 2009, we were back in the studio recording the last 4 songs to complete the full length album: "Souls On Ice," "I Want Somethng," "What You Doin To Me," and "Always Somthing."
We finished mixing and mastering in June 2010. Then came three photo sessions; the first with Kinski, where the cover for the album was shot in the alleys of the Larchmont District in Los Angeles; a photoshoot with my friend, Pat Rogers in Anaheim, CA; then a photo shoot by Kinski with Brazilian model, Nathalia Santoro.
In August 2010, two videos were shotat Stagg St. Studios in Van Nuys, CA. Which was also where both drum sessions were done for "Enter the Fantazz." We shot videos for "Superman," and "I Know You're Mine" with Kinski directing the videos.
In August 2010, I also started to put together a live band. I first met bassist Allen Mehlhaff. In early 2009, before I reconnected with my Anima bandmates, I tried to find a drummer, my original thoughts were to put the beand together first, then go into the studio to cut an album. Over a two day period, I auditioned eight drummers and became very frustrated when that effort resulted in zero.
So back to August 2010, I put an ad on the internet for a bassist, and Allen Mehlhaff appeared. Fortunately, when we were setting up drummer auditions, he recommended Matt Lesser, who was by far the best drummer I had heard in a really long time. At the same session, only one guitarist qualified to audition and that was when Steve crane came aboard as well. This cast of characters became the Fantazzmo lineup through April 2012.
In Oct. 2010, with very little promotion, we quietly released, "Fantazzmo I: Enter the Fantazz" on my birthday, October 14, 2010. As you can tell by the name of the CD, I am a big Bruce Lee fan.
The band started rehearsals in September 2010. In Mid November, a few of the guys left the state for the holidays.
In December 2010, the video for "Superman" was released. It has a good number of views to date. A guy that does work for Pixar helped with some of the graphics as side income. He thought I was on a major label because of the quality of the recording and went all out in his efforts; then, When he showed us the bill...we almost died. He had worked on a Kanye West video prioer to "Superman." We told him we are independent artists with absolutely no backing and fortunately he realized that some money was better than no money.
In January 2011, Tone and I teamed up to do an album of "Remixes," which I have been releasing one by one on Youtube and Soundcloud, but have not officially released for physical or digital sale.
Fantazzmo played its first show at Crazy Girls in Hollywood, CA on February 22, 2011. It was the perfect setting for us with songs like "Superman" and "Souls On Ice." My mistake was not capturing the show on audio or video; a problem that is still not fully rectified. We performed 24 more shows in 2011.
In January 2012, I was trying to plan Fantazzmo's next move. The 25 shows in 2011 were nice, but I needed to take it up a notch and turn Fantazzmo into a National touring Act. I was tring to figure out how we could perform in front of as many people as possible. We had played the first Annual "Taft Bike Fest," in Taft, CA, and had a great time. I thought, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the biggest Motorcycle Rally in the USA and phoned and emailed every venue in Sturgis, SD; Peter Gold, owner of One Eyed Jack's Saloon was the only person that responded. Pete and I then proceeded to plan what became the Sturgis tour 2012. Fantazzmo played 81 sets of music during an 18 straight day period. We were fucking workhorses! Fantazzmo had an alternate lineup which consisted of four very dedicated, and disciplined professional musicians. Myself, Harley Duggan on bass, Cyamak Ashtiani on vocals and guitar, Ricardo Ramirez on drums and Slava working the board and as Tour Manager. These guys were a blessing, they are all amazing musicians and people, but Cyamak Ashtiani really is a phenomenal talent who not only is an AMAZING guitarist, but also a GREAT vocalist as well.
The response on our Tour was phenomenal. The Candle Club in Wichita, KS and Samuel Brewskies in Park City, KS were the highlights on the way up to Sturgis. Kansas fuckin ROCKS! We had a blast on Tour and met a lot of really kick ass people. We had a blast at Sturgis and recieved a really great response. We cannot wait to get back on the road for the next Tour and head right back to Wichita, Park City and Sturgis.
Here we are now in 2013. What is in store for Fantazzmo? We will be in the studio to record the follow up to our debut Cd and releasing a few videos... and of course we are doing the 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Tour which will cover CA, NM, TX, CO, UT, NV, KS, SD and more....get ready, Fantazzmo is coming to a town near you!
Fantazzmo
www.Fantazzmo rocks.com
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2013
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2013
Why do you like performing at Sturgis?
I love performing at Sturgis because it is a great opportunity to play in front of as many like minded people as possible. We love meeting and partying with people from all over and from all walks of life.
The Midwest Rocks & so we are prepared to go out there and go loco!
What do you like the most about Sturgis?
We love being able to meet and connect with all the great people we meet after Rocking out with them. love the fact that we get a chance to perform a lot....I mean a lot. We Play 5 sets a night during the pre Rally @ One Eyed Jack's Saloon; then we play 4 sets a night during the Rally.
Do you have that hectic schedule every day during the Rally?
In 2012 we did; we played 18 days straight on the last tour & our voices were blown out by Wed, so we were a few days short of finishing the Rally.
Will you attempt the same schedule as last year's tour or?
No, this year we will be taking Monday's off. We are going to play 6 days a week during this Summer's tour.
Why else do you like performing at Sturgis so much?
We like meeting people from all over that love Rock music, motorcycles, scantily clad females and know how to have a great time!
Where can people see you perform at Sturgis?
We will be performing at One Eyed Jack's Saloon just like we did in 2012.
Will there be any differences between the year and last year's performance?
Yes definitely, we will be playing some new tunes along with everyone's favorites, plus a few more original music; and of course a few surprises.
www.FantazzmoRocks.com
Sunday, March 10, 2013
2012 Sturgis Tour Highlight Video
Here are some highlights of our 2012 Sturgis Tour as we prepare for this summer's 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Tour.
http://youtu.be/ixu3CXwzJ_w
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