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THE PASSING
PARADE Caps are for emphasis only. No table of contents which means you have to
read the entire issue to find out everything that's happening.
:-) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ A Note from Erik Welcome
to another edition of The Passing Parade, the aperiodical newsletter
from Think Tank Media. In this very Moogy issue we have videos, videos
and more videos! (Oh, and some rather nice photos, too!) I shall give
you a report on the recent Moogus Operandi concert for The Bob Moog
Foundation in the beautiful, creative city of Asheville, North
Carolina. I will also give you some happy news about our recent
download additions to iTunes and ReverbNation,
and then finally, I have a bunch of links to the latest videos and
photos of Lana and me. Oh yes, and do
please come see me on my Facebook
page. The latest news always seems to show up there first. And if you
want to get in touch for any reason, you can write to me there on
Facebook or simply email thethinker (at) thetank (dot) com anytime. Best wishes, |
| Moogus Operandi: wrap up of Erik Norlander's concert for The Bob Moog Foundation On May 27, 2010, I played a special concert at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC in celebration of the Moog legacy for a fundraiser for The Bob Moog Foundation joined by Lana along with a gathering of amazng Asheville musicians: Woody Wood, Oso Rey, Andy Pond, Ellie LaBar, River Gueguerian, Adama Dembéle, Shen Hunt, Brooks Butler, Amos Gaynes and Chris Tanfield. Vocalist Debrissa McKinney also joined us for the VIP pre-party the night before where we all sampled the delightful new Moog Filtered Ale (now available for shipping through Bruisin' Ales!). We played songs from my new CD, The Galactic Collective, and a couple of other favorites including a stirring version of Lana's "Queen of the Ocean". The newly reconfigured Wall of Doom analog modular Moog synthesizer was the centerpiece (or should I say "looming backdrop"!) for the evening thanks to the efforts of engineers Amos Gaynes and August Worley. Our week in Asheville for this event was an unfortgettable one, and we were quite sad to leave. Thanks to Bob Moog Foundation Executive Director par excellence Michelle Moog Koussa and her incredible staff for creating and executing a truly amazing event. The spirit of Bob Moog shone brightly this evening and continues to do so because of all your tremendous efforts and unwavering commitment to the Moog legacy. Please click these links to check out the beautiful galleries from photograper John Leidel of the show and the rehearsals and also coverage from the Asheville Mountain Xpress who provided amazing support for the event. -- Erik |
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| New look at The Tank As I mentioned in the last issue, we have done a little remodeling at www.thetank.com. Please stop by and have a look! Our new pricing for the back catalog titles should help you fill any gaps in your Erik Norlander, Lana Lane and Rocket Scientists collection. Single CDs are $8.99, double CDs and DVDs are $11.99. Imports excluded but still discounted where possible. The behemoth Rocket Scientists - Looking Backward box set has been discounted as well. -- Erik |
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| Erik Norlander talks about the SampleMoog virtual instrument A while back, I contributed a fairly huge sample set of my Moog instruments to a virtual instrument called SampleMoog by IK Multimedia (makers of SampleTank, AmpliTube 3, T-Racks, etc.). My friend Dave Kerzner -- former keyboardist with the late great Kevin Gilbert -- runs Sonic Reality, a company in the Miami area that specializes in detailed samples of vintage instruments and particularly those in the prog rock world. I continue to work with them on several exciting projects. Dave and Sonic Reality created the sounds for SampleMoog and all of the IK Multimedia virtual instruments, and they asked me to sit down and talk about the sounds I contributed to the product. YouTube video here! -- Erik |
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| ASIA Featuring John Payne video blogs ASIA Featuring John Payne is not affiliated with Think Tank Media, but I do play keyboards in the band and have been touring and recording with them for a few years now. Our friend Erik Nielsen has been shooting and assembling some excellent video blogs of interviews and rehearsal footage that I think you will find interesting. I am featured in Episode 3, and I believe I do at least appear in most of the episodes. Here are the links to the videos: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 There is a lot of great info at the ASIA Featuring John Payne Facebook page as well. If you're a fan of the band or want to learn more about it, please stop by and have a look. -- Erik |
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 (TTMD-1054) Erik Norlander - The Galactic Collective 2010 USA CD: $11.99 Buy Now Download the best quality 320k mp3s for $9.99 on ReverbNation (indiv. tracks available) |
New Release! Erik Norlander - The Galactic Collective |
| Videos from The Galactic Collective We've posted three songs on YouTube so far including one new video just uploaded yesterday. Here are the links to the available videos: Astrology Prelude Fanfare for Absent Friends After the Revolution More to come! -- Erik |
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| DOWNLOAD FREE BONUS TRACKS. No purchase required. Just enter your email address on Erik's page at ReverbNation to receive download links to several FREE bonus tracks. Currently there are 5 available: "Garden of the Moon - Long Version", from The Galactic Collective, and then 4 tracks from Live in St. Petersburg that appear on the DVD but not on the included CD (due to space limitations of the CD medium). Note that you will not receive any additional email -- only the light pestering of this same newsletter, The Passing Parade, which is published just a few times per year. |
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Where to download My new album, The Galactic Collective, is now available at iTunes. In the next week, the four discs from the Rocket Scientists - Looking Backward, set (2007 Remasters of Earthbound, Brutal Architecture, Oblivion Days and Looking Backward: The 2007 Sessions) will also be availabe on iTunes as separate download titles. -- Erik ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CD / DVD Availability Most
titles are also available at CDBaby.com. Just added at CDBaby: Rocket Scientists - Looking Backward and Erik Norlander - The Galactic Collective! Note that sometimes the international shipping rates at CDBaby.com are better than what we can offer at thetank.com,
and so we encourage you to check out their prices if you are in
Southern or Eastern Europe, Central and South America, or any other
part of the world where our shipping prices seem too high. In Europe, Think Tank Media titles are distributed by Bertus (Benelux) and Musea (France) and sold through Empire Music in Germany along with many other fine companies throughout Europe. Select Lana Lane titles are released on the Frontiers and Limb Music Products / Diversity Media labels in Italy and Germany respectively. In Japan, Think Tank Media titles are nationally released by Marquee, Inc. on their Avalon and Belle Antique labels http://www.marquee.co.jp Our CDs and DVDs are also available for sale at Erik and Lana's live shows, so be sure to support independent music and purchase CDs for yourself and all your friends and family! Music is the gift that keeps on giving. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ On the Web Below is a list of just some of the places to find Erik Norlander, Lana Lane and Rocket Scientists info on the Internet. Think Tank Media official web site and shop: http://www.thetank.com Erik Norlander official web site: http://www.eriknorlander.com Lana Lane official web site:
http://www.lanalane.com Erik Norlander Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Erik-Norlander/173884704355 Erik and Lana's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/eriknorlanderandlanalane Rocket Scientists MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/rocketscientistsband Asia featuring John Payne Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ASIA.featuring.John.Payne Asia featuring John Payne MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/asiafeaturingjohnpayne Asia featuring John Payne official web site: http://www.theasiaband.com______________________________________________________________________________________________ See you next time. Thanks so much for reading The Passing Parade. We appreciate your continued support. If you have any feedback, please email us at SergeEnt@aol.com. We always enjoy hearing from you. Remember to tell all your friends about the Erik Norlander / Lana Lane / Rocket Scientists newsletter and their music! Please invite them to join this mailing list. Click here for other issues of The Passing Parade
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