Promoting Newly released album Journey Onward by Project I.E.
PROJECT I.E. IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT JUST HAPPENS WHEN TWO OL’ MUSICIANS JUST WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE. DAN AND I ORIGINALLY MEET BACK IN THE LATE 80’s. WE PLAYED IN A BAND CALLED KING’S RANSOM. FAST FORWARD 31 YEARS, WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN FULL FORCE MOST OF US WHERE SENT HOME TO TELEWORK. KEEPING BUSY I CAME ACROSS SOME OLD KING'S RANSOM TRACKS AND CONTACTED THE KING’S RANSOM ALUM TO COMPLETE. IN THE MEAN TIME I ASKED DAN TO LAY DOWN VOCALS ON A SONG I PUT TOGETHER. WHEN WE FINISHED THAT ONE I TOLD HIM WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ANOTHER. WITH THAT PROJECT I.E. WAS BORN. IT’S BEEN GREAT DAN WAS HUNGRY TO DO STUDIO WORK AND I HAD PUT TOGETHER A ROOM TO DO RECORDINGS. THINGS GOT EASIER AFTER I RETIRED. I WAS ABLE TO REALLY DIVE INTO THIS PROJECT. I HAD TWO SONGS THAT I HAD WORKED ON OVER A DECADE AGO. BUT WORKING WITH DAN I KNEW I NEEDED NEW MATERIAL AND FAST. DAN HAS WORDS SWIRLING AROUND IN HIS HEAD JUST ACHING TO GET OUT. I DIDN’T WANT TO LOSE HIS DRIVE SO I HAD TO DIG DEEP AND WRITE MUSIC NOT JUST ON BASS BUT ON GUITAR. THIS EFFORT ALSO GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT MY AUDIO ENGINEERING AND PRODUCING EXPERIENCE TO WORK. BECAUSE OF DAN’S VERSATILE VOICE I DIDN’T WANT THIS ALBUM TO BE JUST ONE STYLE OF MUSIC. I HOPE THE VARIATION OF SONGS ALLOW YOU TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE AND GET LOST IN THE POWER OF MUSIC. IN THIS PROJECT OUR INTENT IS TO DO WHAT WE LOVE AND SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR MUSIC. ROCK ON! \m/
