First single from the EP, Flight Recorder

Death, Lies, and Bullets

Master of the Sea (demo)

Home demo of potential Pilots of Dawn song - "Hate Me"

Hate Me (Demo)

Early home demo of Pilots of Dawn song "(Closer) Let's Dance"

(Closer) Let's Dance - demo

New Pilots of Dawn song in development - home demo written/recorded by E.Gutierrez.

Untitled 2 - NS Demo

Complete demo with lyrics and vocals (formerly known as the NS Demo)



I'll Be There (aka NS Demo)

An old demo - dating back somewhere between 1998-2000. May dust this one off for submission into the Pilots catalogue.

Southbound (Demo)

A piano/vocals rendition of Pilots of Dawn song, Trying Times

Trying Times (Piano Version)

Pilots of Dawn rehearsing an acoustic rendition of their song "Closer (Let's Dance)".
March 3, 2013.

Closer (Let's Dance) - Acoustic

Untitled demo by E.Gutierrez - was derived from a riff I wrote on an acoustic guitar and then it completely took off in a different direction once I started recording it. Moody, ambient, awash in delayed guitars and soft synths all against a driving bass section.

All instrumentation recorded within Garageband using a Line 6 49 Mobile Controller and a Fender Telecaster Modern Player Plus.

Demo - April 19, 2013

Working demo of a potential Pilots of Dawn song. Hasn't been performed live yet.
Very stripped down, abrasive track.

Cold Blooded Killer

Demo for potential use in Pilots of Dawn. Was going for a funked up, loungy, "Mad Men" esque era vibe to the tune, well, at least lyrically if anything. The song paints a picture of a young bachelor on the prowl, but to his surprise he ends up being seduced and overpowered by a femme fatale.

Really wish I had a brass section on this song.

Playboy's Pursuit

I think it goes without saying that this song, next to "Trying Times", is our crowning achievement as a band. From a composition standpoint, it's our most complex song - meshing three different sections together for a sprawling epic tune.

Written and originally sung by Graeme - the song was debuted at one of our rehearsals and we loved it immediately. I decided to take what I remembered from rehearsal and record a quick demo of it at home so we'd have something to reference. What I didn't expect to happen was writing the final instrumental section - which has become one of our favourite sections to play live! We're very excited to see how this song turns out when we hit the studio.

Violet (demo)

An old song from our original lineup - in the early days of the band, we went for a more organic approach, only using acoustics and congas. This song was a product of that approach.

White Rose on Crimson Plain

Another old song from the early acoustic days of the band. This tune has a very "throw-back" nostalgic feel to it; folky. 

Blow Away

Death Valley comes from a collection of songs we recorded with our friend, Matt Burkholder.
A first draft at recording a full length album, Death Valley was another product of our organic approach from the early days of the band. A blues-tinged acoustic number.

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