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Fuel Pumps and Soundboards!!
Posted by Hildee on Aug 20, 2010 @ 12:51am

Hello Bloomers!!! It's been almost a month since we released In Loving Memory and the reactions have been nothing short of amazing. We would like to extend our deepest appreciation for all the feedback and support so many have shown as we've been moving forward towards becoming a full-time band. We often wonder aloud what it would be like if all we had to do was wake up each morning and only think about the band.... as our JOB!!! So far, all we've ever known is the daily grind of our 9 to 5's and then the small sliver of time every few days to cram in all the creativity and administration of Manic Bloom. It is nothing short of maddening. But, alas, it's what makes us who we are. Part of me wonders if relieving some of that pressure would be truly helpful in this artistic pursuit. Or is it the pressure and stress that makes us who we are. Guess we'll find out one of these days.

So last weekend, a couple of us drove down to Birmingham to purchase a new soundboard. We felt that with our limited budget, there were a few things we needed to do in order to improve upon our live show. Buying a board would allow us to fine-tune our practices a bit more so that when we hit the stage on the weekends (or whenever) we'd be a well-oiled machine, raring to bring wheel barrows of rock to the stage. So far, the board has been a total blessing

Perhaps the most delightful surprise that came with buying it came the other night on weekly broadcast, Manic Monday. For those of you who may not have had the joy of spending a Monday with, Manic Monday is a LIVE broadcast of the week's first practice. Sometimes we run through our set, sometimes we write new songs, other times we talk about important stuff, but EVERY time we act ridiculous and try are hardest to involve you as much as computerly possible. If you haven't been by yet, please, for the sake of all things funny, come hang out with us.

Anyways, Giga (our resident sound bro), got to messing with this new board of ours and figured out that it could be used to, not only run our monitor mixes during practice, but that it could also use mix our sound for Manic Monday. Meaning, no longer do you hear distortion when we get loud....no, now you hear flat out amazingness, especially considering that it's a LIVE feed.

I think you'll agree. Click the link below and load this past Monday's episode (8/16/10) and fast forward to 1:49:50. We jam out Never Back Down. It sounds sick!!!

www.ustream.tv/channel/manicbloom

I'm out!!

Hildee

P.S. Below is a pic of our new board....aint it a beauty? The pic below that me in the backseat on our way to Birmingham....I'm yawning b/c we were waiting for a tow truck....yeah, our trusty band vehicle broke down on the side of the road. Friggin fuel pump wigged out. No worries, we just banged on it and it started working. S'what I like to call a quick southern fix!! Thanks, Tow Truck Tony!!