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About Me

"My band -lovescratch- is a story-driven rock power-trio: cinematic narration, if you will...we’re finishing the new studio electric record called "My Not-So-Silent Movie," the soundtrack to an imaginary film.

It’s a story of Love, Death, Betrayal and Redemption. A human story told with dynamic guitars, soaring melodic vocals, hooks, harmonies, strong arrangements and a rhythm section that can throw you into dance.

So Welcome...enjoy the show..."

-csg

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/03/2005
Band Website: www.lovescratch.com
Band Members: C. Scott Gleason: guitar/vox
Brian Akers: drums
Kevin Stout: keys
Influences: Gleason:
Soundgarden, Ben Harper, Ian Moore, U2, LZepplin, Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Motown, Bauhaus, Warsaw, JDivision, JBuckley. Agent Orange, GenerationX, JBrown and the JB's, Miles, TMonk, Cannonball Adderly

Brian Akers:
marmosets, chainsaws and Chewbacca

Kevin Stout:
Billy Preston, The Meters

Sounds Like: Soulful, soaring vocal lines: sweet with a bit of grit. Thumping bass locks the root then weaves melody with guitars and vocals. Drums bounce to swing those hips. Guitars are solid, chunking out the frame of the song. Single note lines are usually 8 bars or less and drive melodies/hooks. Not much weedlyweedly.

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

new website launched (beta)

www.lovescratch.net...The new record is slated for release December 2008. While I've been working in LA, I've been living in a basement that has been built out like a hotel room. A good place to tra...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:06:00 GMT

New Song

So a few days after I wrote the last blog inspiration struck and I started knockin' out the final vocals. It's been a few weeks, the 'harmony maps' are done and need to finish 3 more lead vox. The a...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:06:00 GMT

Downtown LA

So I've been living in downtown LA for about 6 months working on a project completely unrelated to music. I guess I'll become a Rock Star in my spare time...no band, just out here by my lonesome. I ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT

preproduction mixes

"My Not-So-Silent Movie" is at the mixing stage.  A career change, travel and coordinating a family member's move from a nursing home into her own apartment have delayed the release mor...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:03:00 GMT

song descriptions

Last recording session 10.29.06. Below are descriptions written by Daniela Ianculovici:AT THE EDGE A protagonists' catharsis. Guitars fling the past down ocean crags. You can feel the pacing on the c...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:49:00 GMT

New Electric Record Sessions.

The songs for the new record are done.  Our target is to cut the tracks end of June.  Possibly shoot a 'making of' dvd.  The numbers suggest I can make this record under $2K.  A b...
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 09:01:00 GMT

Number One Fan

So I travel to Houston to spend time with some exceptional folks, enjoy a house party and generally ignore the rest of my life for a few days.  It's Saturday night, a few of us are trading songs ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:04:00 GMT

New Record

I'm planning the new electric record with the idea of tracking late Feb.  I want to cut the tracks live as a band instead of overdubbing.  I think the energy and feel is better this way.&nbs...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:44:00 GMT

Live Recording Dec. 10th

We recorded our gig live.  I dropped two tracks on our MySp page.  Overall, I'm pleased with the performance.  I can hear that I'm working too hard at the vocals: oversinging because I ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:55:00 GMT

Troubadour's Nov. 5

Fun show.  Friends in from out of town, sound was great, good crowd.  The band played it's tightest show yet which is saying a lot.  We don't take ourselves too seriously but we take th...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:28:00 GMT