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"Figure It Out!" Available Now!

The second full-length album from indie alternative band On the Soap Box (OTSB), including fan favorites like "Goodbye" and "We Make Sense" and brand new material like "Red Flag" and "You" is available now for digital download on itunes and otsbmusic.com!

Purchase the physical CD at otsbmusic.com and CDBaby.com

Thanks to everyone that made it out to the album release show on Friday. We love you all very much! Thanks for all your continued support. Enjoy the new record.

Tom Moore, Ben Calhoun, Caleb Muller

On the Soap Box (OTSB)

Red Flag - Free Download

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On the Soap Box - Figure It Out!

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!

OTSB
www.otsbmusic.com

Still at work....

So tonight we are back with mix-master Wes. As I speak, Ben is recording bass to the guitar part for "You". A little backwards yes, but it is turning out good. Recording is a tricky thing. For a band like us the hard part is getting our sound in the studio to be true what everyone loves about our live show.

Anyhow, recording is about 2/3 done on the new ten song album that for now will called "Figure it Out". Look for it...well.....fairly soon.

Keep posted for info about a live show next month.

Tom

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

Album Reviews

Have you seen my album reviews yet?

www.indiemusicforlisteners.blogspot.com

TOm

On the Soap Box - New Album

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

Classic OTSB Footage

Thank you Caleb for these laughs!!

The Dodos

Here's a band that we at OTSB.com like. And here's a new album from them. Production is such a big part of how music is received. Phil Ek produced this one. He's known for his work with The Shins and Fleet Foxes.

Fleet Foxes

I'm impressed. The ending of the song Mykonos almost sounds like Crosby, Stills, and Nash. But give it a listen. I think all our retro fans out there will enjoy it.

Mr. Gowrie

This song is amazing. Unlike anything that I've heard before. Charles Spearin uses the tones of an interview conversation to create an ambient melody loaded with reverb and delay.

TOm

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.

OTSB

Independent Canvas

Hey guys, we'd love to have you there.

We are really excited about this show. OTSB is playing with a couple other bands and we're arranging for all our cronies to have the art up in the gallery.

Be there!

Independent Canvass is an art/music event hosted by On the Soap Box and Marcos Tamez. It will feature the art of Kevin Murphy, Jereme Brower, Jemma Moore, Austin Romansky and Ryan Romansky. Musical performances by: On the Soap Box, Missing Fingers, The Phlauds (Dan Weichman), and Katie Bird

Show starts at 7:30p

Email List

Check out our new OTSB mailing list on the side of the blog here ----->

Somewhere over there. Pretty cool. We are going to be letting the fans on our email list know about upcoming gigs, events, downloads, etc.

So if you want to be an official OTSB fan. You are gonna want to put your email addy in the little box. Then you are legit. It's how we separate the real fans from the not so real fans.

Keep posted......we're planning an awesome show/art event at the end of June