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Off the Veil

splice some of this into your genes

About Me



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/11/2007
Band Website: in the works
Band Members: Nick Borrego - vocals, guitar, piano----Christian Smith - percussion, producing----Blake Lewis - bass
Influences: For those about to enhance life with incredible music, we salute you--- Radiohead, Dream Theater, NIN, The Mars Volta, Alice in Chains, Amy Lee, Tool, The Smashing Pumpkins, Boston, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Bus Boys, A Perfect Circle, Three Dog Night, Simon & Garfunkel, Swrvon, Orpheum, Thom Yorke, Muse, Our Lady Peace...other influences would include George Orwell, Todd Noker, Stephen King, Bill Hicks, Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton, Bob Ross
Sounds Like: a chimpanzee trying to repair a jet engine
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The process

Here's another bedroom recording for the kids, its called Memories We'll Keep.  For those who may have stumbled into this page, I'll put down a little updated info.  We're broke.  We ...
Posted by Off the Veil on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:07:00 PST

What’s that you just said

Your lips move but your words Simply don't register I nod my head Wait for the moment When the smack Stops acting For you Ever further from connecting Further yet from facing down The pain Behind y...
Posted by Off the Veil on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:38:00 PST

An evening with the greats

I was told to wait at the Will Call office of the David O 'Mkay Center for Jason Minkler, the Warner Bros. rep that had my Muse tickets.  I could hear Juliette Lewis and The Licks playing in the ...
Posted by Off the Veil on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:55:00 PST

Ice age coming, throw me in the fire

Barry and his insomniac friend whose name falls short of my memory want to throw together a music video and were thinking turquoise might be an interesting one.  A lot of people ta...
Posted by Off the Veil on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:31:00 PST

BioShock

I played a butt load of Oblivion while writing my last few songs.  I've heard tripping on acid and smack can make for some real creative madness, but the stupidity side effects don't appeal to me...
Posted by Off the Veil on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:47:00 PST

The finger

Everyone send Mr Rubber Bandit your warm regards. Next time you point a finger remember those of us who have lost or nearly lost one.  Think to yourself, Hey if I was helping some guy unload a ca...
Posted by Off the Veil on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:03:00 PST

Zach D. Shutt and Todd Nuke 'em, authors of Blogs of Wrath

First off, Zach, thanks for the adding some color to my previously boring white page.  And the logo's not too shabby either, maybe that'll have to become a merchandise logo. I see it and I like i...
Posted by Off the Veil on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:38:00 PST

trade a nickel for a penny give a dollar for a dime

I think a lot of the memories of my man to man talks with my dad are influencing the song I'm working on right now.  They usually consisted of constant subject switching (say every 30 seconds), ...
Posted by Off the Veil on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:18:00 PST

This just in-your computer sucks. And mine. And his. And that girls...

So where the hell's my rich uncle Escobar, the Cuban druglord that's supposed to buy me a bad ass computer setup that works?  So I can complete such unthinkable tasks as maybe you know, burn a c...
Posted by Off the Veil on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:19:00 PST

Review on Off the Veil - The Basement Sessions '05 - '07

Album ReviewOff the Veil - The Basement Sessions '05 - '07 Contrary to the Rock Mass elite would have you think;"Meaningful music is not dead."   Off the Veilcaptured as much emotion, comple...
Posted by Off the Veil on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:17:00 PST