Page 17 - ISSUE 14

ROCKNATION ISSUE 14 PAGE 17
Interview with Jeff “JAS” Silva Giarratana Direct the video. Ray’s down his tracks and turn around thank him enough for the incredible
job he did mastering “Clean Slate”.
and head home.
credits at the time included work-
by Tom Mathers ing on the Arnold Schwarzenegger Rocknation: Anthony Focx is one Rocknation: Do you have plans for
movie Terminator 2 and working of the fastest rising producers in any videos and if yes which songs?
Rocknation: Worlds Apart started with Michael Jackson on some of Hollywood today working with Ace JAS: I have written the treatments
out in the early 90’s in the bay area, his videos so we were pretty stoked Frehley, Buckcherry, Foreigner to for the first track off “Clean Slate”
Interview with James Christian
please tell us what the scene was about the whole deal. We also had name a few. What diffrence in sound titled “Heaven Sent” and the 3rd
by Brian Rademacher
like back then. the gorgeous model/actress Sta- did it make having the CD track “The Light” which I plan to di-
Jas: Oddly enough, we were at the cey Hayes in the video when she remastered by him? rect as well. Our drummer Gary and
peak of our popularity even though was first starting out. She is now JAS: We had it originally mastered I are currently scouting locations,
Grunge was upon us. We would very successful as a print and film at a studio in San Francisco which gathering props, lighting and proof-
consistently pack any venue we model/actress. So needless to say, I won’t name and felt it wasn’t ing the treatments. We hope to have
headlined. Our fans appreciated the show was a real stand out for the sound we had been trying to
coming out to see us put on an the band and I and we rocked the achieve from Johnny Lima’s original the first video if not both available
engaging and audibly entertaining house! mix. The original master sounded by April/May. We have always been
live show. We never let the clubs or Rocknation: This is your 4th studio like all the brightness was gone a DIY band so producing our new
our fans down so we were always CD with all original members back and it was muttled. We wanted that album and filming our own videos
in demand both as a headliner and in the fold how did this all come to bright, in your face rock sound we are only natural for us. We know
direct support for Major acts com- play? have been know for from our live what our fans want from us and we
ing through town. We always dug We have always remained great performances and Anthony Focx do our best to deliver the goods and
the fact that there were a lot of hot friends and in regular contact. With was able to deliver and then some. with our new album “Clean Slate”
chicks who came to see us there- the experiences we have been As soon as I heard Anthony’s mas- we believe we have achieved our
fore the guys would come to our through throughout our time in tering job of our new album “Clean goals!
shows and become fans as well. Worlds Apart it’s safe to say we are Slate” I threw
One of the cool things we used as close as you could get to broth- the other
to do was after the gig, invite the ers. I was producing music in my mastering
entire club to come to our studio studio which I had built over the Job right in
which was elaborately designed as years and thought I’d run the idea the friggin
a mini club with a bar, big screen by the guys of recording some of garbage.
TV, pool table and recording studio. the songs we played live but never There is
We would buy kegs on tap, blast the released. I also had some new song some dis-
PA and keep the party going till the ideas that I thought would fit well cussion
next morning so it was fair to say with Worlds Apart. It took one phone of Worlds
our fans always got their money’s call to each of the guys and they Apart’s next
worth. Those parties remain to were immediately on board. record and
this day legendary to all who were Rocknation: Where and how did
fortunate enough to attend a Worlds you record this release? without a
Apart after party. JAS: We recorded Clean Slate in my doubt Antho-
Rocknation: What was one of the studio in San Jose, CA using Pro ny Foxc will
most memorable shows you have Tools and BDF. I recorded each of be tapped
done? the guys individually and brought to do the
JAS: It would probably be our first the tracks to our good friend mastering.
video shoot. At the time we were not Johnny Lima who did the mixing at He is defi-
only one of the first bands from our his studio. The process of record- nitely going
area to release a CD but we were ing took a bit longer than expected places and
filming a full production video com- due to logistics and scheduling he deserves
pletely independent with no label conflicts. During the recording our ever bit of
support. The place was sold out and singer Jay had moved to Los Ange- his success
we were on top of the world! We les so when he had free weekends and more!
were fortunate enough to have Ray he would make the 7 hour drive lay We cannot

MASSACHUSETTS
50 Main Street, Amherst
1 Harrison Blvd., Avon
1 Washington Mall, Boston
SICK PUPPIES BROKEN TEETH CREED 332 Newbury Street, Boston
400 Franklin Street, Braintree
112 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington
211 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge
36 JFK Street, Cambridge
1070 Iyanough Road, Route 132, Hyannis
ROCKNATION ROCKNATION 101 Independence Mall Way, Kingston
TOP 10 TOP 10 31 Sack Blvd., Leominster
HARD ROCK PICK HARD ROCK PICK 1298B Worcester Road, Natick
OF 2009 OF 2009 130 Needham Street, Newton
40 Cumberland Ave., Route 1, North Attleboro
Featuring Jason McMaster 331 State Rd., N. Dartmouth
(Dangerous Toys) “Full Circle” CD 240 Andover Street, Route 114, Peabody
“Tri Polar” CD “Viva La Rock, Fantastico” CD ROCKNATION TV 180 Main Street, Route 1, Saugus
551 Boston Turnpike, Route 9, Shrewsbury
more titles available now 2009 best rock 601 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlboroug
video award
CONNECTICUT
of 2009
194 Buckland Hills Drive,Manchester
MAINE
220 Maine Mall Road, South Portland
NEW HAMSHIRE
777 South Willow Plaza, Manchester
Cherry St. Danger Angel Phantom-X Worlds Apart Sahara Steel Stampede Queen 293 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua
Monroe & X Rated “S/t” “This Is War” “Clean Slate” “S/t” “A Night At The Cockfights” 435 South Broadway, Route 28, Salem
2 CD set For For fans of Bon For fans of For fans of DOKKEN, For fans of Kiss, N200 South Main Street, West Lebanon
fans of AC/DC, For Fans of Dokken, Europe LYNCHMOB, and AC/DC, Guns n Roses. RHODE ISLAND
STEELHEART.
Buckcherry. Jovi & Europe. JUDAS PRIEST & Lynch Mob. CD mastered by The band is now
Feat. Bulletboys Guest vocals by and IRON CD mastered by Anthony Focx managed by Clyde Hill 74 Providence Place, Providence
Anthony Focx
& Roxx Gang Jeff Scott Soto MAIDEN. (AC/DC & Ace Frehley) Ace Frehley) x-Nickelback manager. 1500 Bald Hill Road, Warwick
(AC/DC &
Won RNTV best video.
singers
newburycomics.com