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Rich Bates & Pat Zelenka: The 2008 RPM Session

Tales From The Lansing Underground

About Me

Greetings, and welcome to this page for the RPM Project of Rich Bates, guitarist for the band Under One and bassist for The Pat Zelenka Project, and Pat Zelenka of The Pat Zelenka Project. Our CD is titled “Tales From The Lansing Underground”, and is available now!
These songs range from old school metal, to weird, ambient instrumentals. Some of our favorites are included here in our MP3 player.
We hope you dig what you hear, and come back often. If you attend an Under One or Pat Zelenka Project show in the future, ask us for a copy. How much for a CD you ask? $50? $40? $10? Actually, none of the above. If you purchase from us IN PERSON, ALL copies of "Tales From The Lansing Underground" will be (insert drum roll here) THREE DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!! No kidding, 3 bucks!!
Why so cheap? Because we want this CD in everyone’s hands!! (and it doesn’t hurt that we got a great deal on the pressing, lol) Don’t live anywhere near us? No worries, copies are available online for $4.99, which is still a damn good deal!!
For more information on The RPM Challenge, please check the RPM Challenge in our top friends, and sign up! You don’t win a damn thing, but we love the whole concept and you have no excuse not to participate!
Rich Bates & Pat Zelenka
Our CD has been released and is ready for sale!!! Yes, it’s true! Click the CD cover below, and you will be taken to a purchase page for our CD. We have priced this CD at only $4.99!! Shipping is cheap, and the product rocks!!!! (If you don’t buy a copy, people will laugh at you.......)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/25/2008
Band Website: This is it!
Band Members: Rich Bates - Guitars and Bass

Pat Zelenka - Guitars and Vocals

Drums are provided via a Korg Pandora's Box, except for "Journey To Planet Number 5" which is Steve Chapko on drums. Sequenced from The Pat Zelenka Project's appearance at Royal Oak Music Theater on 1/9/2008.

Recorded at Pat Zelenka's apartment on a free Audacity program with cheap equipment, a Korg Pandora's Box, and nice guitars. Fueled by Papa John's Pizza and Diet Coke.

Mixed by Pat Zelenka and Rich Bates at Pat's apartment on Pat's PC. Mastered by Ryan Wert at Elm St Recording Studios in Lansing Michigan.

We really enjoyed the recording this year, and we plan on doing a lot more recording soon..........it was a pleasure to record together, and we would do it all over again.

Influences: Everything from Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath to Beethoven to Pantera to Hank Williams.............................you name it and we love it.
Sounds Like: Some great reviews for "Tales From The Lansing Underground":

"Were goin' eat more Pappa John's Pizza and Diet Coke!!! This must be like nitro for killer guitars!!! Thanks Guy's,Ya-all ROCK!!!!" - Harry Slik Band - Gulfport, Mississippi

"I checked out your page and your tracks and I liked what I heard!!! Very cool!! Great fretboard work and cool tunes!!! It would be an honor to add you to my friends list!!" - Steve Burrows - Guitarist - New Hampshire
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Buy our CD at The Record Lounge in East Lansing!!

Tales From The Lansing Underground is now available at The Record Lounge in East Lansing, right accross the street from Michigan State University. If you'd just like to check out a cool place to shop ...
Posted by Rich Bates & Pat Zelenka: The 2008 RPM Sessions on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:23:00 PST

CD IS READY TO BUY!!!!

Yes, it’s true! Click the CD cover below, and you will be taken to a purchase page for our CD. We have priced this CD at only $4.99!! Shipping is cheap, and the product rocks!!!! (If you don&rsq...
Posted by Rich Bates & Pat Zelenka: The 2008 RPM Sessions on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:34:00 PST