2009. We did it. The tour was a success. Starting out at Doc's in Kelowna we took to the road and roasted Golden, toasted Canmore and ........ed Edmonton . Aww ya. Calgary, Regina and Winnipeg...slayed. :D It was sheer brilliance. All original robot Nixie t shirts...sold. All original Nixie hats....sold.. :) :) Now comes the new designs. New Merchandise is in the works!
In this moment of beautiful time we are sitting in a dimmed room. Warm orange brilliance and crystals calming. On the background wall; images of Space, Aliens and Mayans, overweight cats and super hero spandex. In the front; buttons, wires, knobs, dials, hundreds and hundreds of them. A true space vessel. We are in the studio. Garth Futcher at the helm. (Has worked with artists such as LILLIX, Fences ect.) And a team of incredibly talented engineer students...the end result? Nixie's first album. The sound so far? Amazing. 13 songs. 11 people on the project...One Nixie album to rule them all. 11 am to 11 pm everyday. It's been, an experience.
The studio in which we are recording is called the Nimbus School of Music, birth child of Garth Richardson, (Producer of Rage Against the Machine, Mudvyane, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nickleback) etc. With his personal approval we have had the privilege of recording in his world class studio for the past few weeks.
We also had the fortune of sitting in on lectures from Joe Barresi, (Producer of Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Rancid, ect.) So much to learn so much to love. Bumping elbows (literally in the kitchen) with the worlds leading producers..life feels surreal.
The latest and greatest Nixie news these days seems to be the thought of moving house. Kelowna has been good to us, warm fuzzy and safe. But it's time for a change. The success and high vibe of the tour and the album has awakened the beast. We want fresh we want new we want more! These little elves are adventuring to the big city of Vancouver. Hopes of more shows and more contacts in mind. Were excited to see what becomes of all this craziness... but it feels good....reallly good.
Stay tuned. Shit's happening. :)