Rocker's Wifetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-18750552009-10-12T21:22:35-04:00(Also the official blog of the rock band Freerider)TypePadAUTHORING OUR GAMES: ASSES AND ELBOWStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a5f50bd9970c2009-10-12T21:22:35-04:002009-10-12T21:22:18-04:00Written by: The Rocker In our previous posts, my Rocker wife and I had been writing the journey of or Rock Band 2 deal. We had talked about how we were "discovered," about the negotiations with the big-wigs, and the different procedures we were engaging into as we are about to fully launch this. Now we are working in the game making software programs that bands will be using to author their Rock Band Network games. "Reaper" is a music production software program that is used to input MIDI note data and for the sound editing and shaping of WAV...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/10/magma-drama.htmlTHE ART THAT INSPIRES THE MUSICtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a617bb52970c2009-10-06T22:38:23-04:002009-10-06T22:38:23-04:00On the first week my Rocker husband and I were dating, he quickly took his guitar, keyboard, and a pen to write a beautiful song about me. The song was aptly titled, "Greatest Love of All Time." This is the music; Download the Greatest Love of All Time On our 3rd wedding anniversary, I created a large postcard of a painting of a girl (depicting me) playing the guitar . Though I don't know how to play any musical instrument at all, I wanted to portray that I could create beautiful music because of my husband's love and the way...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/10/the-art-that-inspires-the-music.htmlFREERIDER: HOW IT ALL BEGANtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a5c604a9970c2009-10-01T22:07:55-04:002009-10-01T22:08:20-04:00So you may be wondering, how did FREERIDER come to be? According to The Rocker's words, this is the FREERIDER's beginnings. "Some say there was a big explosion, the big bang theory. Some say that we evolved from monkeys. Neither theory is true. We actually came from Dunkin Donuts. It started like this. Todd was hanging flyers to promote a gig that was coming up in a small suburb in Massachusetts. I have to say that he seemed a bit lost, too. Who goes around hanging flyers for a 21+ gig in the burbs. It's all parents and children and...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/10/freerider-where-it-all-began.htmlCOPIOUS LOCKS OR MIGHTY MANE?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-681210812009-09-02T12:48:42-04:002009-09-02T12:52:54-04:00The hair....the really long hair. Ubiquitous, iconoclastic and sometimes mistaken as irreverent expression of defiance of norms, the hair of rockstars are the pervasive trademarks as famous as their music. When I was in college, I used to wonder why the male music students in my university sport long hairstyles and swagger their hairstyle like everything is about the hair. Generally, it's not the the hair attitude but more of a semblance of what they see of their selves and towards their own pursuits. Usually, long hair in men is a sign of rebelliousness, artistic spirit and freedom of expression....I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/09/long-hair-is-to-rock-music.htmlGETTING READY TO MAKE OUR FIRST GAME (The Making Part 1)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a5057ed4970b2009-08-21T14:53:26-04:002009-08-22T10:38:43-04:00Written by: Steve "The Rocker" Coyne In our previous posts, we excitedly dished out the news that we , FREERIDER, were privileged to be a part of Rock Band 2 Network to be launched in the next few months. After some serious meetings with the people responsible for the creation and success of Rock Band, we rolled down our sleeves and got the party started. So, we chose and submitted the songs that we want to use in the game, and now we are ready to create our first game. Our drummer/engineer, Jeremy, spent some time mixing the tracks and...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/08/getting-ready-to-make-our-first-game.htmlHOW BANDS GOT THEIR NAMEStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a4ff25be970b2009-08-17T18:58:46-04:002009-08-17T18:58:46-04:00It's very interesting to know how music bands got their names. There are stories behind them ---intentional and accidental. For the readers, I am so eager to share these with you. Here are some of them; CHICAGO Originally named Chicago Transit Authority but had to shorten it after the city of Chicago sued them for using that name. METALLICA While drummer, Lars Ulrich helped his friend name a heavy metal magazine, Ulrich came with 2 suggestions. They are 1) Metal Mania (which the friend used for the magazine) and, 2) Metallica. DEF LEPPARD Named after a drawing done by vocalist...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/08/howbandsgottheirnames.htmlTHE ROCKER'S BIRTHDAY LOOTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330120a4e1a07b970b2009-08-11T22:01:12-04:002009-08-13T19:17:17-04:00Last week, The Rocker celebrated his nth birthday. It was my idea to take him to Southport in New York City. You see, my husband, hailing from Boston, does not know about "the world's greatest city" that much. Having spent almost 4 years in the Big Apple, I know the city by heart. So my mother and I arranged to meet at Grand Central and treat The Rocker on his birthday on one of the nice restaurants at Pier 17, at Southport. Southport, is one tourist fare in New York, overlooking the East River in Lower Manhattan. It also boasts...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/08/the-rockers-birthday-loot.htmlI'VE GOT A NICKEL TO MY NAMEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae600883301157256c02c970b2009-08-07T09:27:31-04:002009-08-08T19:18:57-04:00Written by: Steve "The Rocker" Coyne As my Rocker Wife and I had been dishing out the news about the Rock Band Network deal , I can't help but share my enthusiasm all the recording details we need to do to prepare for the launch. Based on people's reaction's and the Reverbnation hits, FREERIDER 's "I've Got Nickel" is the top favorite. It was the one which caught the attention of the big-wigs of the makers of Rock Band. So, Todd, Jeremy and myself began discussing all the possibilities available to us in Jeremy's Pro Tools recording studio. My arrangers...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/08/freerider-lyrics-ive-got-a-nickel-part-1.htmlFREERIDER : WHY THIS ROCK BAND ROCKStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330115724b814b970b2009-07-31T18:11:45-04:002009-07-31T19:02:52-04:00When I created this blog, it was borne out from both "force" and "sheer desire." Well, not actually force but a "persuasive inspiration" from my husband who wanted to blog but never had the time to blog about his musical pursuits, experiences, guitar compositions, and about his rock band, FREERIDER. It was also from "sheer desire" on my part that I wanted to create another blog chronicling my married life to a rockstar-wannabe. So, I started this blog. The Rocker liked it, and instantly, his interests in blogging spiked up so he wrote his first blog piece. As we both...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/07/freeriderwhythisrockbandrocks.htmlSQUARING THINGS UP WITH THE HEAVIES AT ROCK BAND NETWORKtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553aae60088330115723c2ea0970b2009-07-27T13:59:21-04:002009-07-27T16:31:43-04:00Written by: Steve "THE ROCKER" Coyne These past few weeks have been inspiring to say the least. As mentioned by the Rocker's Wife, my band FREERIDER had recently landed a deal with Harmonix and Rock Band 2/Rock Band Network. You may know that I am a teacher by day, but with summer's free, the timing on the closing and confirming of several deals couldn't be better. I got a phone call from Todd, (our vocalist/bassist), who set up a couple face-to-face meetings with our heavyweight music connections in Boston. In true rock-and-roll-fashion, I, of course, found out about these meetings...I Love-Hate America by Binghttp://www.rockerswife.com/2009/07/squaringthingsup.html