Project-43 is the brainchild of Charlie Wardick and Steve M. Mann who
are both located in the US. In late 2005, these two combined forces
after ‘meeting’ each other on Usenet in the alt.guitar newsgroup.
Initially, it was just an effort to refresh their playing skills and
learn a little about home recording, but they quickly realized it could
be much more. From it's humble beginnings, Project-43 would go on to
become one of the first bands to record, mix, produce and release a
music CD completely over the Internet, with none of the members ever
having met in person. All while being separated in three difference
countries and five locations around the globe.
After Charlie and Steve established the groundwork, the two soon
enlisted the vocal talents of Antti Heikkinen from Finland. Antti gave
the project a truly special touch that made the music come together
like never before. His vocal talents should have landed him a major
recording career long ago, thus eliminating any chance he could be part
of the team. But, for whatever reasons, the stars were aligned and he
was available for the project. That was a very fortunate set of
circumstances.
The band then added Scott Wallace who is located in Scotland, to play
drums and replace the canned ‘loops’ or programmed drums that had been
used to this point. This also brought a whole new dimension to the
music and the overall sound of Project-43. Christopher Bell-Boudreaux
is the latest talent to join Project-43 adding his unique NYC guitar
stylings and talent to the mix.
To date, Project-43 has created over forty original Rock & Roll
songs that have an amazing quality that would challenge even the best
industry professionals to know that these people have never played in
the same room together. Their debut CD, “Silence the Quiet”, released
in 2007, contains a collection of tunes in the hard/heavy rock genre.
Their follow-up CD, "Ticket To Infinity", scheduled for release in
January 2008, also contains a bit of a mix, but is certainly more
'metal' and modern. The combination of these two CDs makes it easy to
see why their slogan, "Project-43: The Future of Classic Rock", may be
more truth than marketing.
So what is this Project-43 stuff?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 07:42 AM CST [General]
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