First things first, we are aware that we have not quite been holding up our end of the bargain in terms of updating with new posts. We don't have a very good excuse, but a glorious start to the new year, one Caribbean cruise and the inevitable end of all of our time off sure didn't help.

Alright! Now that we got that out of the way we can get on to the good stuff. The Jumping Fountains full-length is coming along nicely. All of the primary instruments (drums, bass, guitar and synth) have been tracked and await the nimble fingers and finely tuned ears of our sound engineer (and fearless leader), Chris Bigley. JF should be hitting the vocal booth, as time allows for it, over the next few weeks and beyond that, and a few other small instrumental parts, the CD should be finished. We are all starting to get very excited about the way the songs are coming together and are absolutely giddy with the thought that we will be able to share them with you in the not so distant future.

Until that day arrives, however, we will be sure to maintain a higher rate of "postage" on the VREX main page. Many thanks to all of you that have been checking back for updates, we will do our best to keep you fully supplied with the stuff you crave. For the time being, enjoy these shots of JF bassist, lovingly known as, "da beej".

Pendulum clock rock,

Jake

We here at Vicarious Rex understand that the world isn't only about music (although it is MOSTLY about music). To any extent, we love a good photo as much as anyone else, and if the photo is of a band, guitar, concert stage, horn section, or amp tube, we love it even more!

To help meet the world's need for quality music-themed photos, we are introducing a new "Photos" section to our website. This new section will have pictures of bands we work with, events we go to, changes we make to the studio, and more! For now, we are only featuring photos of Walla Walla's, The Blast, but expect many more categories to be introduced over the next couple of weeks. So what are you waiting for? Go check out some pics!

As Always... Rock and Roar,

Jake

As with all things in life, the first day of recording the album didn't exactly go as planned. To begin with, a faulty alarm clock contributed to a late start, and once we all made it to the studio, we found many more things to slow us down (including some mysterious disappearing drum hardware).

The better part of the day was spent tuning up the drums and developing tempos for scratch tracks, after which we were finally ready to hit record on some drum tracks. I don't know if it was the KFC bowl he ate for lunch or the hours of listening to a monotonous tone generator while we worked on the drums, but once it came time to lay down his tracks, Zach was a one-take machine. He powered through five of the eight songs in about two hours, making up for a lot of the day's lost time. In the end we came out with some rockin' drums tracks and a great start on the album.

Stay tuned for daily updates throughout the process of recording the album. Next up, more drums and then on to bass and guitars.....

Chris

Today marks the first day of tracking for Jumping Fountains at VREX Studios. Jumping Fountains is made up of four Walla Walla natives with a love of rock and an even stronger love of not taking themselves too seriously. JF will be recording a full-length over the next couple of weeks with the help of Vicarious Rex Studios and the expertise of our very own Chris Bigley. JF is planning to produce a limited number of CDs and the album (currently being called, "Jump This") will also be released for download through the Vicarious Rex website. More posts/photos documenting Jumping Fountains studio time will be put up as they become available so don't be afraid to check back regularly. Also be sure to check out JF's "Rock 'n' Roll Coyote" to get a taste of what the band is all about.

Welp, the decorations are up, the cookies are in the oven and all the familiar songs of the season are on the stereo...that means it's time to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and happy holidays!

It's been a big year for VRex.  In March we moved into our studio and kicked off a new era in the evolution of the recording studio/label.  The new space was a much needed upgrade and solidified our presence in Walla Walla...  and what's a new space without some new gear to start tweaking?  With that in mind we made a significant investment in the quality of our services by upgrading our board, mics, instruments and computer equipment.  Lastly, thanks to the substantial effort and genius of our very own Jake Carlson, we finally started a complete overhaul and redesign of the website.  Though we didn't meet all of our goals for the year (most notably putting on an all-ages rock concert in Walla Walla...still in the works, stay tuned), we still did pretty well, and 2010 is setting up to be another huge year for us.

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Well, it's time for some shameless marketing tactics.  We are trying to move up the google list for Walla Walla Recording Studio searches, so I thought it might be worthwhile to mention that we are a recording studio in Walla Walla and any musician looking to record music in Walla Walla should check out our recording services...phew, that ought to do it. Seriously though, we really are trying to get our name out there as a resource for all levels of musicians in the Walla Walla area.  We just want to make music and make musicians happy.  So if that sounds like something you are into, then be sure to drop us a comment or send an email our way.   Rock and Roar, Chris,Vicarious Rex

We had a chance to snap some photos of the new studio and thought we should post them so you guys could get a glimpse of the changes at VREX. We are still in Walla Walla, WA, but we do have a new location and some new stuff! At this point, we aren't quite ready to post the address to the new studio online, we hope you can understand. If, however, you are interested in recording with us, please e-mail us at chris@vicariousrex.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible to set up a tour of the new studio. To get a better look just click on any of the photos to enlarge. Rock and Roar.

Hey everybody!  This is the new (and hopefully improved) Vicarious Rex experience.  We have a lot of exciting things to let you in on in the coming weeks so stay tuned as we develop the new site.  More to come soon..... -Chris