Fayetteville’s Fauxnz is one of 12 local bands selected to record a free, 5-song EP paid for by an anonymous donor.
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About two months ago, local recording engineer Chris Moore announced that an anonymous donor had offered to pay the recording costs of 5-song EP for one local band at his East Hall Recording Studio.
“I’ve spent my entire adult life, plus some, in the Fayetteville music scene,” the donor told Moore. “It’s been an important part of my life, and I want to give something back.”
A contest was created to choose a winner, and Moore encouraged local musicians to submit their music for consideration for the project.
About 50 local bands applied, and when he announced the winner of the contest earlier this week, there was a bit of a surprise.
Instead of selecting one group to win the free recording session, the donor selected 12 local bands to receive studio time.
Those selected include The Chads, Matthew Cooper, Fauxnz, A Good Fight, The Inner Party, Shawn James, Keith Nicholson, Derek Shacklett, Sock Party, Swimming, Teenagers, and Jesse Wells.
“There were just so many good bands that applied and we thought, ‘Man, what if we could do twelve,” Moore said. “So we worked out a payment deal that worked for the donor, and now we’re going for it.”
The project will begin in July with locals The Chads, followed by The Inner Party. After that, Moore plans to record two of the winners each month for the next 12 months.
“We’re going to try and knock them out quickly,” he said. “Nobody wants to wait 11 months to record.”
He’s right. We can’t wait to hear the new local tunes, either. Thanks, anonymous person.
This is why Fayetteville’s music scene rocks!
It was not me, BTW.
That’s awesome! I’ve recorded at East Hall in the past and Chris is an incredibly talented guy. Glad he could help some local bands, and glad he’s getting some publicity from you guys too.
That gives me goose bumps! Fayetteville is awesome. Period.
That is freagin awesome
such a nice thing to do, good for you Anonymous
dude, that is so rad. fayetteville is so full of good people.
on another note, what’s the name of the venue in the picture? i want to go to there.
Lala Land. It’s behind Brenda’s Bigger Burger. There’s a punk show there tonight.
Too bad it wasn’t through Insomniac studios!
^ I didn’t say that. Good for Chris and GREAT for fayetteville musicians. Too many bands come and go with no record of their ever having existed.
^excuse me, but this handle is already taken here. kindly, please do not post using my name. thank you.
thanks for the info friends, i look forward to seeing a show at la la land sometime soon.
not directed towards adam, but whomever used my handle.
This is very cool. Cooler than when some one in front of you at the new Chick Fil A on 6th street drive through buys your Banana Pudding (available for a limited time) milkshake for you.
Most excellent. Let’s make it count.
bc, the venue in the picture is La La Land, an art/music space behind Art Experience (next to Brenda’s Bigger Burger) run by Sam King and Stephanie Pierce. It’s new-ish comparatively, I’ve seen a lot of the best stuff I’ve seen in the last year there. It’s a welcoming inclusive environment and generally the cover is only ever $3. Advertising for events is spare, I keep hoping they’ll get a website soon. Keep your eyes open for fliers.
Rock on East Hall Recording 12 Fayetteville Bands!!
Wow wow wow! This is so awesome! And those bands rule! So exciting!!
Awesome!
I am greatly inspired by this.
Too Cool!
I wanna give a HUGE thanks to whoever the anonymous donor is. It’s such a great opportunity for all these local musicians. I’ve been hearing a lot about Easthall around town and I’m excited to get introduced in this way.
I’ll be recording a 5 song concept album about a boy who was raised by wolves. If everything goes according to plan, It’ll be released in the fall.
I’ve lived a lot of places around the US and I gotta say Fayetteville is by far my favorite. I’ve never lived in such a beautiful place with a community willing to support/help out musicians like this one.
Thanks again!
Fayetteville rocks!
You guys don’t even know what gems Easthall Recording and Chris Moore are. My band drove all the way from Atlanta just to record with Chris! That’s a 24 hour round trip. Those hours and that gas money could have been used in an Atlanta studio, but you know what? We’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.
The Inner Party starts tracking their EP today! The Chads start later this week…