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Eli Cook CD Release Show

Aaron Watson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:10:18 +0000

I am happy to officially announce Eli Cook’s CD Release show for Static in the Blood will be at the IS Venue in Charlottesville, VA on Friday, October 23rd at 9PM.

He will be playing multiple sets, a solo set, a set with his band, and one with Book of Job. It promises to be one heck of a rock concert! Hope to see you there!

Static in the Blood

Aaron Watson — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:37:25 +0000

I’m really excited to give you a sneak peak of Eli Cook’s upcoming album Static in the Blood! Eli and I have been working on this since the beginning of the year and after a few speed bumps I am thrilled to say that we have finally put together what I consider to be an amazing album. I spent some time with Eli in the studio and I can’t wait for everyone else to hear what I had a chance to hear … it’s pretty awesome! Very unique!

I am particularly proud about the album artwork as I designed all of the graphics and shot all of the photos. Starting out I had no idea how to take the concept of “Static in the Blood” and translate it into something visual, but thanks to a collaboration of Eli, myself and our friend Gerry, I think we nailed it.

The release date will be sometime in October so keep an eye out for more info on Eli’s website (and this blog), and be sure to pick up a copy as soon as it comes out!

The Cover:

Thank you notes folded into the liner notes and pictures facing the CD.

The CD (the background will be the metal from the CD so it looks like the artwork was riped/burned on the edges):

The Back Cover:

Tell It Like It Is Tour – Brandon Whyde

Aaron Watson — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:49:37 +0000

Since I have so much to share from spending one day with the guys on the Tell It Like It Is tour I thought I would break this up into 4 posts and share a little bit about each artist. First, I’m going to start with Brandon Whyde who was the first of the two opening acts.

Before I met Brandon I was told he looks like a young Bruce Springsteen. What I found was not far off, like the boss Brandon has the distinct beard and facial features, but even more surprising is his powerful voice! His onstage performance was amazing! Folk Rock mixed with a little Soul that features the raspy qualities of his unique voice (check out his MySpace page to see what I’m talking about). Off stage I enjoyed getting to know Brandon and talking with him about his hometown of Indianapolis. He has a great personality and sense of humor that makes him entertaining and captivating. I was amazed by how many people showed up early to see him play! It’s not often you see the same amount of people in attendance for the opening act as the headliner. If you have the chance, I highly recommend checking him out on his next tour!

Here are some shots from the concert as well as some quick head shots we had fun with while relaxing outside:

Teaser for Tell It Like It Is Tour

Aaron Watson — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:40:54 +0000

If you are a fan of music you should be a fan of Josh Kelley and Ryan Cabrera! While you’re at it check out up and coming artists The Kin and Brandon Whyde!

Wednesday my good friend Matt Ryb and I had the pleasure to team up with all of them on their Tell It Like It Is tour to produce a behind the scenes/live concert film from their show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va. We had a lot of fun hanging out all day and the guys put on an amazing show that evening; even they said it was one of the best shows they had done all tour!

We’ll be rolling out some teaser videos and pictures as soon as we start getting them cut. Here are a few behind the scenes teasers from the afternoon …

One of Josh’s pictures of us in the limo: http://twitpic.com/53ro8 Gabe (their tour manager) is the guy on the left sleeping, I’m in the middle, and Matt is on the right. Below is Gabe chilling in Josh’s lawn chair with the models!