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New OTSB Album Press Release

Tom Moore of Deltona, Ben Calhoun of Orlando and Caleb Muller, also from Orlando, have been long-time buddies, playing  local music venues around Central Florida since high school. Their first album, Songs for Your Mothers to GossipAbout was cut in 2008. The success of that album prompted the trio to launch their second album, Figure It Out! which will be released at a debut performance in DeLand on March 23.

     

“All the songs were written by the band over the past three or four years,” said bass/vocalist Tom Moore.   

“I describe the music as indie alternative and sometimes compare it to Rogue Wave or Death Cab for Cutie,” said Moore.

    

The 10-track album was recorded at a studio in Lake Mary with the help of sound engineer Wesley Brach.

      

On The Soap Box has a large, local following. The band's fans can enjoy singing along with their well-known original song Good-Bye, included on the album, and a new song, Red Flag.

      

“The title track, Figure It Out! is probably the band's favorite. It has a bunch of interesting time shifts and lyrics that deal with the inner struggle for balance between humility and self-confidence,” said Moore.

      

On The Soap Box will debut Figure It Out at Cafe DaVinci, 112 W. Georgia Ave., DeLand on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. Autographed CDs will be available at the show. Admission is free. 

written by Kathleen Rasche

OTSB Album Release Show Facebook Event

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Figure it Out! Available March 23rd!

We did it! We got the album done!

The new On the Soap Box (OTSB) album Figure It Out! will be available March 23rd!

You'll be able to download the album digitally on itunes, amazon mp3, and everywhere else online on March 23rd. But if you want a physical copy, you'll have to make it to our Album Release Show March 23rd 7:30pm @ Cafe DaVinci, 112 W Georgia Ave Deland, FL 32720.

We are only printing about 100 copies of the album so you better come to the album release show to get one. Or, if you are an out-of-towner, drop us an email and we'll let you know how you can reserve a physical copy through our website.

Cafe DaVinci is by far the hippest live music venue in downtown Deland and probably all of Volusia County. We are very excited to be playing there. Doors will open at 7:30pm. We're having a local alternative/blues project (Joel Sanchez and Ryan Romanski) open up for us. You won't want to miss them either.

We know you all have been waiting for this album for a long time, but we know you're going to love it. Hey, maybe we'll even release a track before the 23rd.....who knows.  Please help us to get the word out. Here's a link to the facebook event so that you can share it with all your friends.

See you soon!

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www.otsbmusic.com

OTSB is doing a show with the The Phlauds and Pas Secret on May 16th in Winter Park. Check out the attached flyer for details or check out the event on facebook

This is a special show for us because we will be releasing a bootleg single from our upcoming full length album scheduled for release later this year. You will only be able to get a copy of these tracks at the show so....

See you there!

Recording Marathon - Day 2

Well our recording marathon is through. And did we successfully complete the entire album in two full days? Absolutely not. But fear not, we are a good 53% done. And things are beginning to sound really good.


We started Day 2 at around 12:30pm. I laid down bass tracks to the songs we had already recorded guitar and drums to. Next came the hashing out of a song that we have played hundreds of times but somehow couldn't keep straight on tape.



Things are "not like in the movies" as my father-in-law said, commenting on his experience watching us record. At times you have to take multiple takes to get things just right. Other times you have to keep trying til your head explodes. That's how our good friend/engineer from Jingle Berry Studios, Wesley Brach earned the name, "Wait-around-Wesley"



Late in the evening Ben added some guitar layers which were sounding nice. And finally, we padded Caleb's blanketed drum box even more and recorded some acoustic guitar tracks with the condenser mic. The sound was crystal clear!

We finished at 1am. Actually, we felt like we could have gone on all night. Then, of course, the real world called and the responsibilities of Sunday morning brought our session to a close.


All in all: Yes, we got a lot done. I wouldn't necessarily tell you to hold your breath, but stay posted because we're moving fast.

Recording Marathon - Day 1

Well, as it turned out (thanks to a mis-communication) our 2 day marathon was only going to be one day. But we have also this afternoon to get more work done. Did we get a lot done? Yes. But, we also got a lot not done. But that's okay. I think it turned out just about as expected.

I got some great footage of the experience. Like when we covered Caleb's drums with blankets so that the drum sounds wouldn't bounce all around the room.



Or this time when Ben and I were arguing about how the song is supposed to be played.



I'll post the rest of the photos on flickr for your viewing pleasure.

We'll see how it goes today. We are going to lay down bass parts and guitar layers....maybe break out the acoustic a bit. There's is definitely some great music coming your way.

Recording Marathon!

So here's the deal. As you know, our last album took several decades to complete, or so it seemed. Rather than repeat our mistakes, we ave decided to do a marathon recording session at Jingleberry studios (A.K.A. Wesley's house).

I will try to keep you posted as we continue. First, was mandatory fried breakfast. Then we had some computer troubles and now we are doing guitars. Next drums and bass. 3 songs down, 6 to go. I think it's going well

I've been getting some good video footage too. You know, us making flubs, etc. Stay posted

On the Soap Box - New Album

It's in the brainstorming stages but keeps your ears to the ground. New material is so exciting!

Thanks for Coming!

Hey all,

Thanks so much fro coming out an supporting last night. We had a great time and loved all the audience appreciation we got.

What an awesome night: Katie did great! Joel's acoustic set was awesome. The Phlauds rocked! And we hope you liked our new stuff

And how about those artist: Jereme, Jemma, Kevin, Austin, Ryan, and Sarah. Their art will be up at the art center for the whole month of July. That will be some great exposure for them!

Thanks to Marcos for 'MC'ing the whole night. He did a great Job.

So, thanks. We couldn't do it with out your support. And you sounding great singing along by the way. We'd love to see any of your photos or videos of the event so please share.

Keep in touch to hear about upcoming On the Soap Box (OTSB) shows.

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OTSB @ Austin's Coffee

What a great show, hey?

I'm looking forward to getting some videos of the performance up on youtube

Thanks to everyone who came. And how about Missing Fingers and Dan? Nice work.

You can see some great pics from the show here

In Response..

In response to my question, "Who are we like?" I received quite a detailed explanation of the entire OTSB debut album. Thanks a lot anonymous!

Anonymous said...

Untitled – Interpol "Untitled"

Hate to Say I Don't Love You – doesn't remind me of anything

Big Eyed Mammals – 311 "Speak Easy" effect

Punk Rush – Blink 182

Small – Our Lady Peace (Clumsy era)

The List of Things I've Done – Smashing Pumpkins "Lily" 'ish

The Rag Between My Teeth – Incubus "Sick Sad Little World" solo

Convent – The Wonders

Wake Up Worried – Aerosmith – (Get Your Wings era)

Are You Alright? – 3 Doors Down (The Better Life era)

Too Good for You – Incubus "Just a Phase" transition – not similar in sound

The Song for Your Mothers to Gossip About – Incubus (Fungus Amongus era)
- hidden track – 311'ish riffs

Who are we like?

I was asked by someone recently who we (On the Soap Box) sound like. I repeated the question to some loyal fans and got a variety of responses.

I can't really answer the question. I suppose it's because I'm biased to the bands I would like to sound like. I wish my band was as ground-breaking as the Beatles. I would love to say that my lyrics are as profound as those in a Death Cab for Cutie song. I would love to compare Ben, our guitarist to Jimmy Page...but I might sound a little presumptuous.

Although, I am thoroughly impressed when Ben shreds away on the old SG! (You should check out the solo on The Rag Between My Teeth)

A friend of mine replied with a rather comprehensive list of bands that we sound like, customized for every different song on the album. But I lost the email....

Oh well, comment and let me know.

The Rag Between My Teeth - On the Soap Box

On the Soap Box

Man, it's been a while since I've used blogspot. Gone of the days of "The Philosophies and Empty Deceptions of Thomas W. Moore".

Ahh, those were the days. But now, these are the days....and chances are that my posts will both be less frequent and less passionate. I, of late prefer other medium.

In any case, the debut On the Soap Box (OTSB) album has finally been released! It is titled: "Songs for Your Mothers to Gossip About". Yeah, I think it's funny too.

You can purchase the album online here:

Or you can download the individual tracks here: itunes.com

Or just click around on the stuff below. We would love you to be On the Soap Box fans

In the meantime, I am trying to figure out how to buy groceries without spending any money.

TOm