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Chasing Andromeda progress: 8 joined: 1 month ago location: Ohio, USA website: www.chasingandromeda.com influences: First one I remember...Sly and the Family Stone Since then, in no particular order...David Byrne, Prokofiev, Adrian Belew, Devo, Todd Rundgren, Keith Jarrett, Carlos Santana, Bjork, Jaco Pastorius, The Clash, David Holsinger, Thelonious Monk, Ravel, George Clinton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Miles Davis, Bill Chase, Portishead, Chick Corea Those are probably the most significant and the most obvious in my music.

Bio

2010 Songs

1		Night Crawler	26 comments // 1 month ago
2		(It Feels Like) Valentine's Day (with  Robyn Mackenzie)	7 comments // 1 month ago
3		Spices and Other Contraband	20 comments // 1 month ago
4		Shimmy (Instrumental)	17 comments // 4 weeks ago
5		I Just Wanna Know Your Name (with negasi)	7 comments // 3 weeks ago
6		Look Beyond The Thorns (with nightengale)	4 comments // 2 weeks ago
7		Shimmy (with  cts)	7 comments // 2 weeks ago
8		Exclusive Adoration	zong // 2 weeks ago

Soundboard

•  Michael Gutierrez-May 1 week ago

  Andromeda, thanks for coming by to listen to my collab with Robyn and your complements are a true honor.

• negasi 1 week ago

  If I ever make a CD I want our collab to be on it I cant stop listening to it

• nightengale 1 week ago

  Michael, I think that is allowed. I think as long as a song has a collab set up in Feb it can be finished laterbut I'm not sure.

•  PostModernist Music 1 week ago

  HIya
  Thanks for stopping by my profile this time.
  I didn't read the inner notes (sorry), was laying back with my eyes closed, enjoying.
  
  I only mentioned patches because, its such a wonderful song, that if you are not able to program your own with a synth, resets from NI or some other soft synthesizer would still suffice.
  
  Thanks for the feedback though and please keep up the good work.
  
  Julian

•  looprication 1 week ago

  Hey there!
  
  The mastering is through http://www.mixlogics.com/ - the engineer's name was Bill if memory serves me. He's out of Toledo?
  
  As far as collaborating, would love to, but FAWM's nearly over and I've got other obligations After FAWM or 50/90 for sure!

• musicsongwriter 1 week ago

  Thank you so much Michael for your beautiful comment on Playing Boxes/Let's Be Friends
  Nadia

• nightengale 2 weeks ago

  Thanks Michael, I'll put you as collab!

•  Robyn Mackenzie 2 weeks ago

  Most definitely!
  
  I don't know that I'll have time for another collab during this last week, but I'll be around during 50/90 if you will.

• nightengale 2 weeks ago

  I'd love for you to do that song! Please do!

•  cts 2 weeks ago

  Feeling much, MUCH better.

•  cts 2 weeks ago

  Uh...I'm not sure what happened with the mix here, man. I was just tuning in and it sounds like garbage. I'm just not sure what to make of this. I'll get on it and find out.

•  cts 2 weeks ago

  Houston, we've got jelly.

•  cts 2 weeks ago

  I've locked this for the time being until I'm done with this vat of jelly. Shouldn't be too long...I'm thinking some time this evening.

• negasi 2 weeks ago

  I'm excited

• Punk Rock Funeral 3 weeks ago

  thanks for your comment. I enjoyed this morning listening to your tracks and getting familiar with Skafish...really cool stuff, thanks for the new knowledge!

•  cts 3 weeks ago

  The post production is all you, guy. I'll just send the dry vocals and post the lyrics.

• negasi 3 weeks ago

  Adding you as a collaber now!

• negasi 3 weeks ago

  You gonna do music and vocals or just music? .

• negasi 3 weeks ago

  I would love it if you wanna take a go at it.

•  cts 3 weeks ago

  Hey guy...you want that I should keep the name Shimmy or shall we call it something else? I'm using shimmy in the hook, but just wanted to make sure that was fine with you. Maybe we could call it Shimmy (vocals). Just a thought.

• theconsumption 3 weeks ago

  http://www.facebook.com/pages/illwiththeconsumption/149842674120
  
  Look for 'Ragdoll.' It's the first track I did with Madia, before FAWM.

• sueawesome 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comments on my lyrics....Billy did a great job as usual. Glad you stopped by. I'll have to check yours when I have a little more time.

•  The Das Binky Recording Collective 3 weeks ago

  After hearing Valentine's Day, I'm hoping I'll hear some more vocal collabs from your end. I love your atmospherics, but giving them the more poppy context that the vocals bring really amps it up a notch. Good stuff!

•  Halfpenny Orchestra 3 weeks ago

  Michael, thanks for signing up for Halfpenny Orchestra’s Loteria Challenge. You have been dealt: El Cazo (The Saucepan, No. 36). Looking forward to whatever you cook up... In the description of your song, please include the subject of the card and its number. Also, please include loteria as a tag. Have fun!

•  Bruce H. McCosar 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comment on "Rain Just Keeps Coming Down" -- actually, the plan WAS to add latin percussion, but I've injured one of my wrists from shoveling snow and ice. Congas will have to wait until version 2

•  cts 3 weeks ago

  nrgproductions@me.com

•  cts 4 weeks ago

  .wav will suit me just fine. And let me know if there's anything particular you'd like to hear happen.

•  cts 4 weeks ago

  Ahem...I heard your Shimmy track. I think there is some jelly to be made here. I'm down if you are.

•  Scott Lake 1 month ago

  CA, thanks for your nice comment on 'Frailty of Fatherhood' - I wasn't thinking Kansas, but I'll have to go take a listen. I'm way behind on commenting but I promise to be back around with a listen.

•  kristian 1 month ago

  Thanks for your feedback man. Your tracks are a source of endless inspiration to me; thanks again!

• nightengale 1 month ago

  Thank you for your nice comments, I'd love it if one appealed to you. If you see something you want to do let me know and I'll put you down as collab!

•  tfish77 1 month ago

  Thanks for explaining your awesome drum sounds to me. Great work!

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  LOL, then my job here is complete Helping people force coffee through their nose is the thing I aspire to most

•  Robyn Mackenzie 1 month ago

  Thanks for the wonderful comments!
  
  So how do you want to go about this collab?

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  Thanks so much for the really nice comments. I like making people laugh at my fun songs and cry at my sad songs (though the other way around works if that is all I can get) LOL

•  The Das Binky Recording Collective 1 month ago

  Glad to see someone else on here with a C64 background! I still have a 5 1/4" floppy with loads of .SID files I haven't gotten around to doing anything with.
  
  Look forward to hearing more of your stuff.

•  carlos 1 month ago

  Thx for the listen Michael!... got you on my watch list now too... digging your album pic! that's where my head is at usually...

• Mark DeSimone 1 month ago

  Howdy! I saw that you're a brass player and a music teacher, and I really dig your influences. Looking forward to hearing your music!

•  Kevin Emmrich 1 month ago

  Thanks for stopping by -- I'll be on the lookout for your first tunes.

• theconsumption 1 month ago

  Hello.
  I'm watching you.
  
  I haven't had a chance to listen to any of your work right now (I'm at work, so it'd be tough), but I like your influences. So I'm watching you.

• jelehfish 1 month ago

  Hey rockstar, I'm glad to see some Toledo chart-action. I've only checked your name checks, and they check out. Keep it scene/seen.
  
  Best,
  Jeleh Fish

•  Robyn Mackenzie 1 month ago

  Hey there! Let's do this. It will be awesome beyond awesome.

• Otterman Empire 1 month ago

  Hah.. thanks for the compliment. I WISH I was in Devo I checked your reverbnation, and I'm loving the sound. I'm adding you to my watch list.

•  Linzi 1 month ago

  Influences not 'issues' - watchlisted back!

• opabobby 1 month ago

  Your bio sounds a lot like mine. Except, mine started quite a bit earlier.
  And, a bit farther South. Glad to be in company with other R&R users.
  Regards,
  BW@

•  "Papa Joe" Kretschmer 1 month ago

  Ahh...the Commodore 64...mine was a Radio Shack Color Computer. Now I have a MacBook! Something tells me this year is gonna be fun...

•  Linzi 1 month ago

  Nice to meet you & all the best!

•  Mike Debenham 1 month ago

  Thanks, Michael. Welcome to the madness of FAWM. Always good to see KVR refugees in these parts. Looking forward to hearing what you come up with.

•  Tom DeSimone 1 month ago

  Listened to Waltz for Eden and loved it! Also into your influences. Watchlisted

•  Debs 1 month ago

  Welcome to the party!

•  Scott McBride 1 month ago

  Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoy the EP. I'm looking forward to your FAWM output.

• Jules 1 month ago

  Hi Michael!
  Thanks so much for your sweet note on my soundboard. Welcome to the community - You will have so much fun this February, I can sense it already!

• Psy-T 1 month ago

  Thanks for the welcome, Michael. have a great FAWM yourself aswell

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Just posted a pre-FAWM track on all of the music hosting sites listed above. Look for "Zapp! (Venusian Strut), have a listen and enjoy!

•  Tobermory 1 month ago

  ...And anyone who mentions the C64 in his bio deserves my full attention! Just listening to some of your stuff on Soundclick, really looking forward to your stuff!

•  looprication 1 month ago

  Hey There!
  
  Thanks so much for your comments on "Shame" - would be very interested to hear what you did with it. I'll happily watchlist anyone who was an early adopter of MIDI!! I swear, I've been using it for about 10 years now and what I don't know about it could *still* fill a library! (or at least a really good Web site).
  
  Very curious to check your FAWM stuff given your musical background and influences.

•  Elaine DiMasi 1 month ago

  Welcome! I'll make it a point to! And thanks!

•  kathy moran 1 month ago

  That was a beautiful posting you put in the forum about who you write for. I appreciated reading it and feel the same way about the things you wrote.
  
  And I'm sure your parents are very appreciative of you and hear everything that you write. No doubt in my mind.

• Evin Wolverton 1 month ago

  Thank you! I'm looking forward to recording that one properly. Here it comes...!

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Tim, really no apology necessary. He found me and I got a good chuckle. Life is good.

•  oddbod 1 month ago

  Apologies for my mis-information Michael but I see you found Scott anyway.

•  Scott Lake 1 month ago

  rockstar_not from KVR checking in on my fellow KVRians. Welcome and enjoy FAWM.

•  kathy moran 1 month ago

  Geezerlicious! Now I HAVE to write a Geezer Core song! Funny how many folks call themselves Geezers. I thought that happened sometime around age 70 or so, but I seem to qualify at age 51.
  
  My songs are very humble and low tech (if I can get them that far), so go easy on me! On the other hand, by reading your bio, I'm sure I'll really enjoy your songs.
  
  Congratulations on the impending grandchild! I have one who will be five in March and one that is almost two months old. What an amazing thing to watch them discover their world! I might have to add a lullabye to this year's list.
  
  Welcome to FAWM!

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  Welcome to FAWM, glad to have you here
  Being a grandpa is cool. My first grandchild turned one year this past Tuesday. They have all been living with us which was awesome, but they are now preparing to get their own place. Lots of mixed feelings about that but I'm sure it will be the subject of a song or two.
  Congrats grandpa

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Wow, overwhelmed by the welcome. I am absolutely stoked about this...more than about anything in a while...except for finding out last week that I am going to be a GRANDPA for the FIRST TIME!!! Is that rockin' or what?

• Embers of Autumn 1 month ago

  I'm watching you simply because your band name is Awesomeness x10.

•  devin 1 month ago

  Wow...I stopped by your page to say "Hi", and there's already a party started over here!
  
  Welcome to FAWM...and thanks for your comment on "Pokemon". It helps buy credit with my wife when I do fun stuff like that with my kids in the studio
  
  Let's have a good event!

•  isaac quatorze 1 month ago

  very intriguing influences! will keep my eye on you. welcome to fawm!

•  MAX VANREMMERDEN 1 month ago

  Happy FAWMing !

•  oddbod 1 month ago

  Hi Michael, nice to see some KVRtists here. Expect Barnadine (aka Mike Debenham) to appear some time soon. Rockstar_not (aka Mike Scott) is here too.

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Likewise, Dennis. Looking forward to an exciting FAWM!!

•  Echo Voodoo 1 month ago

  Hey Michael, good to see you here!

•  G Slade 1 month ago

  Welcome to FAWM! Looking forward to hearing your stuff...good luck!