April

"KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE" BY THE CELLARBIRDS AND K8
Saturation Acres in-house band/production team, The Cellarbirds recently joined forces with K8 to record a version of The Carter Family's "Keep On the Sunny Side". The tune is currently being featured as part of Days Inn's national advertising campaign. The spots started running in April and inside sources have reported sightings on Good Morning America and MSNBC, among others. Look for the tune to be available as a download-only in the near future. Until then, you can get more info on The Cellarbirds right here or at at http://www.samrecords.net. K8's site is http://www.k8music.com. More on this as things develop.

REGIONAL CORPORATE STUFF
As part of our never ending quest for Pennsylvania radio domination, we have several regional corporate spots running as we speak. We have recently done radio commercials for PSECU, The Harrisburg Senators, and atmospheres for EZ103 in N.E.P.A. Good stuff.

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March

CONCERT FOR A CAUSE III CD
This entire compilation was assembled at Saturation Acres. And, of the CD's 10 tracks, five were recorded and mixed here. Proceeds benefit the Luzerne County Head Start. Tracks from Saturation Acres alumnus include:
1). Jared Campbell -"Rainy Labor Day"
2). Plus 3 - "Get Up"
3). K8 - "Pieces Of You"
4). Alan Stout - "Blackbird"
5). The Badlees - "My List Of Things"
Great music for a great cause. For more info: http://musiconthemenu.com/motm103.htm

THE SATURATION ACRES RADIO HOUR
Yes, folks, we now have our very own radio show!! The first airing is Sunday at 9PM on 102.3 "The Mountain". So if you are in the Northeast Pennsylvania area, please tune in. We would like to thank Jim Rising, Alan Stout, Dave Stewart, and everyone at The Mountain for this wonderful opportunity. We will be featuring SATURATION ACRES artists exclusively along with color commentary from Paul and Bret, so it promises to be a great hour of radio. Other ideas are afoot in this arena, so stay tuned. We will be doing this show once every three months. For more info on "The Mountain" go to: http://www.102themountain.com/ The playlist follows:

AN EVENING WITH SATURATION ACRES - CONCERT SERIES
We are also promoting our first concert series, entitled AN EVENING WITH SATURATION ACRES. This first show, held at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA, also features exclusive Saturation Acres alumni, including Jared Campbell, The Cellarbirds, Bret Alexander, and Katsu. The show details are as follows:

BREAKING BENJAMIN
A little late on this one, but hey, you know what they say. At the end of last year, BB released their "So Cold" EP. Contained therein is the track "Ladybug" that was produced in its entirety by Bret and Paul at SA. We recorded that over a year ago and we're pleased that it finally saw the light of day. A bit punkier and rawer than their latest record methinks. http://www.breakingbenjamin.com

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February

KATE DOVELYN
We were thrilled to get to work on this stuff. Kate's tunes have this R&B/Classic Rock thing to them that was a gas to record. Ron Simasek on drums, Bret playing guitar and Paul, Bret, and Kasaan Hammon producing. Aaron Fincke of Breaking Benjamin also came in and laid down some badass guitar tracks for us. These songs could be all over the radio. Kate is based in Philly. All of our best to her. http://www.katedovelyn.com/

CARSON'S WINDOW
Chicago's own Carson's Window recently made the trek to da Acres and their new self titled EP is the result. Bret produced the disc and played on most of the tracks. Paul added a few dubs here and there as well.... as usual. Caryn Carson's voice is impressive and the piano/electric violin instrumentation adds a nice twist to these tunes. A great new band with a lot of promise. Check 'em out at: http://www.carsonswindow.com

TEMPLE OF ECHOES
We are currently in production with NYC's own Temple of Echoes. Elements of GNR, Stone Temple Pilots, and all things rock. Kevin Miller (formerly of Fuel) played drums on the project. We are thrilled to have him in our camp as a studio musician. If you need the big beat, he is your man. More on these guys later. We'll be at it for a while on this one. http://www.templeofechoes.com/ for updates.

SALINE
Bret just finished mixes on the latest offering from Christian rock band, Saline. Mixed elements of pop, rock, blues, and gospel combined with a singular message. Release date is TBA.... Spring-ish I bet. Check them out at http://www.salinemusic.com/

SHAWN Z
Our boy continues to gain ground. Currently featured as artist of the week on XM Radio's X Country station (Ch. 12). Check out Shawn's schtuff at http://www.shawn-z.com

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September

Lit Riffs- Our first "Cover" Record Production.
This disc features several SATURATION ACRES alumni (The Badlees, Katsu, Alex Seier, Eric James, K8, Teenage Girls, Jared Campbell, AJ, Joe Charles). Lit Riffs is a companion CD to a short story collection of the same name that was released on MTV Books in June. Go to http://www.samrecords.net/ for more info on the CD…and the book.

k8- "Something Out of Nothing"
This EP was recorded at SATURATION ACRES over the course of this year and was released this summer. There has been tons of great press on this disc, so check it out at http://www.k8music.com/. Also, K8 did a stellar job on The Velvet Underground's "I Found a Reason" for the Lit Riffs CD and we are currently starting production on her next full-length disc due out in 2005.

Bret Alexander - "Gentleman East"
Bret's first solo outing was released in May. The best stripped arrangements and narrative songwriting that you will find this side of the late, great Johnny Cash. Go to: http://bretalexander.com/ for more info. Several of the tracks from Gentleman East will also be included in the soon to be released independent film "EVERYTHING'S JAKE" http://www.samrecords.net/everythingsjake.html which Bret and Paul scored at SATURATION ACRES.

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April

Everything's Jake
We recently completed a bunch of tracks for “Everything’s Jake”, an independent film starring Ernie Hudson and Debbie Allen, due out this year. The film is currently on the film festival trail with stops planned in Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco to name a few. The tracks came out so well that we are planning on fleshing them out and releasing them as part of Bret’s first solo record. Tentatively scheduled for the fall. Stay tuned.

Teenage Girls
Bret just completed four more tracks with indie rock gods Teenage Girls, including the cheeky rock anthem “Untwist”. The band is getting so much great press, we thought you should know about it. Because we care… The band is currently on tour. Check them out at http://www.teenagestyle.com/.

The Cellarbirds
Last year, Saturation Acres in-house band The Cellarbirds joined “singer at large” John Blair to record a rendition of The Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning”. That recording will be Track #1 on Wampus Music’s Lou Reed tribute CD, “After Hours: A Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed”, due out on April 25th. Go to http://www.wampus.com/ to get yours.

Breaking Benjamin
A quick heads up: Breaking Benjamin, Saturation Acres alumnus and our ambassadors to the world will be performing on “Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" the evening of April 7th. They are currently on the road in support of “Saturate”, their major label debut on Hollywood Records. Look for them on the Godsmack tour this summer, starting on May 1st.

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March

AJ
One of the first records to come out of Saturation Acres was AJ's "Altercana Rock Recording". It remains one of our favorite collections to date. Great songs and some really cool "Alternative meets Americana" production (hence the name). Check out "All That You've Done" and "30 Miles From Nowhere" for a definitive sampling. And that AJ is a damn nice fella to boot!! Anyway, we have finally coerced him into a followup which is currently under way. The first track "Lovers and Sinners" has AJ showing us more of his happy go lucky pop side. And AJ's new band rocks ass. Look for us to spout off about our boy more in the coming months. In the meantime, go to http://www.ajnow.com and show him your love.

Everything's Jake Soundtrack
We are currently writing and recording tracks for the fantabulous independent film, "Everything's Jake" starring Ernie Hudson and Debbie Allen. This is very much a work in progress, but early indications say that we might walk out of this project with a pretty powerful record as well as the movie score. We'll keep you posted on the progress of the music and the film.

Singer Songwriters
We are very fortunate to have a host of talented singer/songwriters from all over the place falling in our laps as of late. Look for releases this year by Joe Charles (NYC), Jared Campbell (Binghampton, NY), Mark Helbock (NYC), and Jessica Weiser (Indianapolis). We are in the development stages of all of these projects. Stay tuned........

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January/February

Imports
It's not just for Pennsylvania anymore. We have had a few imported projects as of late. Mixer Whiz Paul Smith recently completed the new offering from songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Demian Meng. Demian hails from Chico, CA. Extremely well done. Excellent songs and musicianship all around………Bret is also busy fleshing out Joe Kuckla's collection of cowboy songs that he brought back to Saturation Acres from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Just did some zydeco accordion the other day that kicked ass. This is going to be a cool record. A dozen tales of travel, goats, donkeys, and unrequited love.

Breaking Benjamin
A heads up: Our ambassadors to the world continue to do well with their Hollywood Records debut, "Saturate". Currently on tour with Three Doors Down. Show them your love, people!! http://www.breakingbenjamin.com

Entity
North Central PA's Progressive Hard Rock outfit Entity recently completed their record at SA. Recorded, mixed, and mastered in one day. If that doesn't have indy cred, I don't know what does. Kind of Tool, kind of Pearl Jam, kind of Pink Floyd. The style is hard to nail down. Which is just the way they like it. More details to come. These guys are so underground even I don't know how to find them online. If you see them, tell them I'm looking for them.

The Hootenanny/The Mullets
Alt Country at its finest. These two bands are kind of interbred. Both were recorded and mixed by our maverick engineer/producer Dave Goodermuth. (http://www.groovestainproductions.com/). Expect to see releases from both of these bands in the coming months. Both of these records were also done in a few short days. We are really churning them out. The Big 80's days of spending two days on the kick drum sound are gone. Our motto: "Point it towards the noise."

Country Christmas for Kids
Our favorite charity, The Children's Miracle Network, has a CD available for the holiday season. It's called "Country Christmas For Kids". It was recorded and produced by Paul and Bret at SA last year. Pete from The Badlees did all the graphic design for the project. All proceeds go to the kids and this organization has our complete support. It's a great cause and a darn good stocking stuffer too. For details, go to http://wwwvip.geisinger.edu/about/telethon/holiday_items.shtml

Badlees Live Record: A Retrospective
We have spent the last few weeks working on a unique project. We dug through years of tapes, and we are happy to report………The Badlees will be releasing their first live record for this holiday season. Assembled and mastered at Saturation Acres, it's entitled "If Memories Had Equity" and will be available online and at shows in late November/early December. We have included live performances, radio and TV performances, and a few added bonuses including a remixed version of our holiday classic "Heatmiser". There are also several never before released tracks from the band. Performances are taken from a 7-year period from 1995-2002. A must for any diehard Badlees fan. Stay tuned.

November

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September