studio recording released for el diablo and juke joint

Hello,

This week in The Studio, we are working with a local Wichita Hip-Hop/Rap duo called TNT.  They are recording a full length record.  12 songs.  Next week we will feature them in our torquedmusic zNewz.  Sign up for our new letter at the form on this blog page.

Each week we try to give the highlights of what is happening at Traina Studios.  Dewights blogs (4 in all) highlight different things happening.

Our main web site is http://www.trainastudios.com/The_Studio.html we have completed our latest upgrade.  Let us know what you think.  We have added new music, new music videos from the latest artists that finished recording here at Traina Studios.

We have also added some new services.  Many new recording artists are not familiar with all the steps it takes to get their band moving in a positive direction.  Dewight has worked day and night for the past 3 years learning just that.  "My dad and many of my friends are gone now. They worked hard in the music business.  None of them knew the steps required to get ahead or earn a living as a musician."

We are going to help as many musicians as possible accomplish their dreams and set a platform for success.  We are just a recording studio.  If you want the knowledge that it takes to be a successful artist. Follow our journey to accomplish just that.

I have a huge respect for a few companies that I have worked with in the last 3 years.  One that still gives me goose bumps is Sign Up for a free TuneCore account, save 30% on first distributionOnline Only Price Drops at GuitarCenter.com!  Not many people know that they started the revolution.  Musicians and Artists are now, more than ever able to write, publish, produce and worldwide distribute their music.  We are proud to promote Tune Core whenever possible.

Another company that we literally built this studio on is Online Only Price Drops at GuitarCenter.com! Almost every piece of recording equipment we have was purchased there.

There is a new page at our site that you will like studio recording.  You can listen to the latest from our band.  And some of our friends that have been recording with us.

Another service just added is studio Mastering.  Call Dewights phone at (316)206-3180 if you have an album finished and just require mastering.  It takes time to learn the art of mastering.  A good recording engineer that can get your music at the quality you want and mastering complete is hard to find.  We can take care of it.

We are also registered with ascap to help your band with publishing your music.  Let us help you keep your rights as a musician and get your royalties.  There area many avenues open for music, most people don't even know exist.  We want to help.

We have an eCommerce store EverythingAudioStore.Com.  Full of electronic, computer and camera equipment at wholesale prices.  We deliver these products right to your door.  Search through over 4,000 products.  There are also all the game consoles, Wii, PlayStation3, XBox360, PS2 and over 1,000 new games.  The front page is a link page but if you know what you are looking for, put it in the search window an you will be there in a split second.  Some other featured products include home theater accessories and Home Security.  Security Cameras, Monitors and Surveillance equipment.  The latest from Garmin in GPS stuff.  Every cable under the sun to hook it all up.

There is always a lot of things happening here at Traina Studios.  If you need a studio recording session or an already recorded session mixed.  If Mastering your music is your need.  I hope you keep us in mind.  Made by Musicians for Musicians is more than a slogan.  It is the truth.  We care so much about musicians because we are musicians ourselves.  Working together and investing in each other, we hope to make a difference.  One recording at a time.

Get the latest albums from Torque, their first EP el diablo   and their Debut Album Hells' Juke Joint  both available at iTunes.  There is also a tune core widget on our myspace site www.myspace.com/trainastudiosinc  You can play all the songs on both albums and pop out the player.

Have a great day and remember for Mixing, Mastering and Recording come to Traina Studios.  Where we know, the most important thing in music is the song.

Traina Studios Inc.
dewight@trainastudios.com
(316)206-3180

Music Matters at Traina Studios: Plethora of experience.

Music Matters at Traina Studios: Plethora of experience.

Plethora of experience.

Good afternoon,

The first time I sat behind a drum set on a stage was when I was 5 years old.  You see my dad was in a Country & Western band here in Wichita.  He always had practice in our living room with his band.  I had the best entertainment in Wichita.  He had a steel guitar player that was awesome.  May dad played a Turquoise 1968 Fender Stratacaster.  My grandfather played the fiddle.  If you called it a viollin you would get "the look".  He was a fiddle player.  Buddy Love from Derby was the drummer.  He still owns a pizza place there, (I think).  My aunt Geneva owned a bar called "The Hillside Lounge".  My dads' band played there just about every weekend.  My Mom worked nights also, so I would hang around with the neighbor kids outside the place anyway.

On this day that sticks in my mind like it was yesterday, my dad asked me to come inside.  He wanted to show a few of these fans that I could play.  I played two songs.  The first was Groovy Grub Worm.  The other was Wipeout.  After that night playing for a few fans and making my dad proud, I was hooked.

I am now 47.  I still played over 100 shows last year with my band TORQUE.  We played The Curtain Club in Deep Elam in Dallas, The Vampire Lounge in Dallas, The Rock Theater in Oklahoma City, Shenaningans in Tulsa, The Backyard Bar in Tulsa, every bar possible here in Wichita, Farmagedden II which was an outdoor show at the Drive inn in ElDorado and one of the highlights of the year was The Blue Goat in Salina with SoulFly.

We just recently finished out first official full length record called "Hells' Juke Joint".  13 songs that we "road tested" all over the midwest.  When we would open for some really good bands like Prong, Hemlock, Primer 55, and many many others, they would comment on our set.  Signed lots of autographs, sold T-shirts and our EP everywhere we played.  Decca Records wanted to sign us and Jason from Sony had inquired but not an offer.

Right about this time, our singer of 2 years decided to quit the band.  Timing right?  It's ok though.  This band has survived several singers.  One went to jail, a few others just went.  I will miss playing out with Sprout but life goes on.

I also did not mention that I own a recording studio.  I built it myself and have recorded bands for the past 2 years.  Tomorrow I start my first Hip Hop album.  The bands' name is TNT.  An AC/DC title came to mind.  Thats funny.  Man I have played a lot of cover songs in 40 years.  I think I love to play the drums more now than when I was 5 years old.  I love writing songs and together with Jeremy Fisher, the lead guitar in TORQUE, I believe we could write a new song every day.

Monday morning we start the process of auditioning a new singer.  As we have done before, I think we will just remove the lyrics off the new album and see what the new singers put to it.  The song on Juke Joint now is called Burn.  Before that, when Travis was the singer it was called Clawing.  It is outstanding with either set of lyrics.  We could release them both and you would love them.

You can get a copy of Hells' Juke Joint from the tune core widget on this blog or this link to Tune Core. The Torque - Hells' Juke Joint on iTunes. 13 really good songs.  I am proud of them anyway.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

I am also available for Session Drum Work.  If you have a song in mind and need the drums put on it.  Leave me a message and I can help you out.  As I said before, I enjoy making good songs.  Some are quick, others have taken me several months to be satisfied with the drum work.  I know this.  When you get it back, it won't be anything like you thought the drums would be.  I get that complement a lot.

So, if you are a singer looking for an experienced band that still believes we are 20.  Follow this link and leave me your information.  I look forward to hearing you sing.  We have a goal to play Europe and Australia.  No matter how long that takes.  I still have that love to play live that I felt when I was 5.  I like getting off the stage to talk to excited fans and knowing we gave it 100%.

If you are a musician needing some rare awesome Beatz.  Follow the same link.  I look forward to hearing your songs.

I love having my own studio and will enjoy working with your music.  I think it keeps me young.

Have a great day!

Dewight Traina
Owner Traina Studios Inc.
dewight@trainastudios.com

Torque EP and Hells' Juke Joint

Check out this Widget from Tune Core. Check out my band Torque, Blues/Metal from Wichita Kansas. Leave me a comment.

Recording Input, Audio Mastering, Mixing Studios: Why are you in the music business?

Recording Input, Audio Mastering, Mixing Studios: Why are you in the music business?

TORQUE 2 shows this weekend!

Last two shows with Sprout. New singer getting up to speed but for now. See you all at Hammerjacks and The Blue Goat. TORQUE the band that just keeps rolling out the hits! Get some TORQUE in ya"!

Tell em TORQUEs' Commin and the devils' bringen em'.

Get out the house. We will have the new CD available Hells' Juke Joint. T shirts and all you can drink. Party with Sprout before he heads off to be a Radio Personality. ROCK THAT SHIT!

The Everything Audio Store, A Musicians' Marketplace

The new EverythingAudioStore.com has everything you need to hook up your computer, to special links to you favorite stores. If there is something you are looking for and we don't have it listed. Go to the Contact Us Page and let me know. I will be happy to research the item for you and return your request with the best price possible. This will save you time shopping around the internet for it and will increase my sales.

Other services we provide are at our other web sites. TrainaStudios.com Full service recording studio in Wichita Kansas. If you want to get your band started on the right road with a new EP or full length album, this is the link for you.

The best place for your photography needs. ChrystalsCorner.com Any photo you are needing, leave a request on Christy's Contact page and she will contact you with the details.

TorquedMusic.comA place for zMusic Newz Monthly publication of zMusic and zBands that Make it. Sign up today.

Some other cool links.
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TORQUE from Wichita Kansas on MySpace
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We are all about audio as you can see. Leave me a comment if we can help you with your audio. I look forward to working with you.

Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios Inc.

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Thanks Kenny

TORQUE - Hells' Juke Joint on iTunes.

A big thank you goes out to Kenny, who owns the Lizards Lounge here in Wichita Kansas. He sang for us this weekend. It was his birthday and he performed very well. The place was a packed as I have ever seen it.

Our friends from Texas, Hell Goat were awesome also. Check out their son Breath. There is a link in my top friends on both my pages to their web site. Al was best friends and tour partner for a lot of years. The stories he has are awesome but not as awesome as Hell Goats' Music. Reagan is Lead Guitar, Kevin on Bass and Mike on Drums. Watch out for this band, they are takin over the world soon.

Our band TORQUE is in Missouri on the 19th with a TOOL cover Band called SCHISM. They are from New York. The bar is called

Some Good Music This Saturday

Our singer left the band about 3 weeks ago.  Just when our CD we had worked on for 2 years was releasing.

Ah but life goes on.  We are still playing this Saturday at The Lizards' Lounge on 300 S Greenwich road here in Wichita.  Its' Kennys' birthday.  Our good friends from Texas, Hell Goat are playing with us.  We have played together in Dallas at The Curtain Club, The Vampire Lounge, In Oklahoma City at the Club House and several times here in Wichita at The Lizards Lounge.  It is always a good time and I am looking forward to it.  After we finish, the newly formed, (lost their drummer) BlackTop Bully will perform.

You should still buy Hells' Juke Joint.  Those 13 songs are the best 10 bucks you will spend all year.  We will find a singer, we are talking to some now.  There is a player from Tune Core on most of my sites, if yo wanna check out the album.  You can buy it on iTunes.  TORQUE - Hells' Juke Joint.  Also get it at 18 other stores.

Torque lives on see you Saturday.

Dewight Traina
Torque Drummer, Traina Studios owner, eCommerce apprentice

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What is your vision?

The reason I started playing music is the way it makes you feel.  Emotions drive people.  If you want people to act on something, drive and emotion (good or bad) and people react.

I built my own recording studio for the same reason.  I wanted to be able to express music and record it.  I wanted to do it in a way that I could not in any studio before.

In my quest to stay independent and still try to earn a living at this crazy business has been difficult.  There are so many sides to being in a band, being a musician (drummer in my case).  Owning a studio.  Representing yourself for publishing, performing, mechanical performance.

The ways to sell your music.

That whole packaged vision needed turned into a business case that I could grasp and work with.

It has been an adventure for over 3 years now.  I can see where I want it to go.  I can see the road blocks in the way to achieving it.

The deeper I get into it, the more I know it is right for me.  This blog will over the next year, if nothing else, document that dream of:

                         Being a Small Business Owner in the Music Industry
                         Being a Musician in the Music Industry.
                         Supporting my family along the way.

I will also, I hope pave a road for others who think they want to try the same.  You all will at least see, the mistakes that I made and if you can improve on it.

I hope you make it interactive and can leave me comments on ways to help.  A one way conversation ends up nowhere.

To be Continued all year,

Dewight Traina
Owner of Traina Studios.  A recording studio loacated in Wichita Kansas.
www.trainastudios.com