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.

So what do we have planned for 2010?  Well for one, we plan to unleash the studio on the world….or at least the Walla Walla Valley.  We’ve been spending so much time getting the new studio up to speed this year that actually recording music took a backseat for awhile.  Now all of the hard work is paying off and the projects are rolling in, not to mention we are doubling our efforts to get the word out to as many people as possible.

The rock concert is building some steam, but we are still having difficulty finding a good venue (if you have any suggestions definitely send them our way).  Once we get that little issue out of the way we should be in the clear to make this thing happen.

As for projects, Joe Keown is done tracking his solo project and you should see some of his music popping up on the site in the near future.  Jumping Fountains will be recording their album (finally) the week between Christmas and New Years, and we’ve recently started recording some tracks for a very talented Whitman artist named Adriel.

T-Shirts! T-Shirts! and more T-Shirts!  That’s right, we are also gearing for our second line of T-Shirts.  Jake has come up with some killer new designs so get your preferred color choices ready.  More news about this in the spring.

As for the website, keep checking back for updates as we build this thing from the ground up.  We’ve got some really cool features we are working on that will take this thing to the next level.

My hot chocolate is getting cold so I better wrap this thing up.  Thanks for sticking to the end of this post, it was a long one.  Also a big thanks to everyone who helped us out this year.  We couldn’t do what we do without you.  Have a safe and happy holiday season!

As always, Rock and Roar!

Chris