We are all artists...We are all Renaissance-Beings.  Being "Professional" is just a fancy way of saying you get paid really well compared to "amateurs".  I have no idea what it truly means in terms of artistic-valor because it feels like a man-made term to me.  But I ask you: Don't artists put all their love and hard work into their creations in order to make a living as well?-ICARUS DAZE

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Atonement Theory was officially formed in the spring of 2016 as Jay Jancetic of Harm's Way "solo project". Jancetic also previously played guitar for Chicago hardcore bands Arma Angelus (ex Fall Out Boy), Extinction (ex Suicide File, Hope Conspiracy) and Stabbed By Words (ex Unbroken, Sweet Cobra).

Although born several years prior when work on the debut EP "Illumination" actually began, the spawn behind Jancetic's project was to deliver a deliberate balance of heavy and melodic music, while expressing a deep emotional connection. Mixing industrial drum machine beats with driving guitar work, Atonement Theory delivers a unique sound, painting darkness with melodic ethereal brushstrokes. Jancetic transports you with the dark, driving, and forceful core of Isis, the melodic emotional melancholy of Failure and the omnipresent atmospheric heaviness of Neurosis. 

In June of 2016, Jancetic added Greg Bruchert (ex The Killer, Synnecrosis) to perform live bass duties, and Atonement Theory began performing live as well as released their debut 12” EP “Illumination” on Chicago based Indi-label IDefy Records. A music video (directed by Max Moore) for the intended single “Sink; The Abyss Of Dwelling” was subsequently released in August 2016 as well and debuted on New Noise Magazine’s website. The music for the debut EP was written and recorded by Jay Jancetic at his home studio over the course of several years before being completed in late 2015. Vocal recording, additional production, mixing and mastering were completed by Pete Grossman at Bricktop Studios in 2015.

Jancetic (guitars/vocals/keyboard & programming) has also since added Phil Marfoglio (guitar) and Eorl Scholl (drums) to the lineup in a step to both to perform the songs live and in an evolution away from a "solo project" to a more traditional lineup. Although Jancetic continues to write, record and produce the majority of the music himself with the intent of releasing follow up music and continuing to perform live.

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“The Roughest Draft” will always pinpoint a time in my life full with perpetual inspiration. Years have gone into developing the sounds and songs heard on this record. With the help of an anonymous world-class producer (thank you), the generosity of Expression College http://www.expression.edu/ , the power of seven extremely talented guest artists, the love from Sophia Simon-Ortiz, and the beliefs of my good friend Asier Leatxe http://www.myspace.com/asiere , I've finished recording and mixing this record in April of 2011. 

The album was recorded using a mash-up of 24-track 2” tape machines, 12-bit samplers, 4-track cassette recorders, and Protools hard-disk recording. While mixing at my home studio, Asier and I refrained from indulging in fancy digital plug-ins and processing. Instead, we used as little EQ, compression, and automation as sparingly as possible. We also ran a few tracks through my Moog modules. 

I should mention a bit more about the recording process. Songs created earlier in the album-making process began as digital demos from home, which were dumped to 2” tape for overdubs of the band and vocals. These analog tapes were then digitized over at Fantasy Studios, and the new files were further worked on digitally in Protools, where they were tweaked, added to, deconstructed, re-arranged and mixed using both analog and digital methods. Throughout the process of making this record I’ve learned many of the techniques necessary for achieving the sounds I’d needed tape for in the past. In other words, a Neve console into Protools HD has become my preferred recording medium. I obtain my sounds through careful selection and placement of microphones, and generally create my sounds “on the way in”.

I write, sing, play, compose, program, record, produce, and mix. I also own a cherry 88-key Rhodes  (and by cherry I mean it has some sweet action), which I don’t think made it anywhere onto the album. I got it from my high school in ’94 for two hundred bucks. It was a steal then. I think the band teacher felt bad that he’d stiffed me on a gig that he’d hired me out on in my 11th grade year. A few years after I’d first acquired that Rhodes, I heard that they’d also sold their Hammond organ cheap to another musically promising graduate. They probably figured the seventies were finally over. Anyway… I got the Rhodes, and it’s still sweet.

On this record, I programmed the electronic drums and synths Kraftwerk-style, i.e. manually inputting values for the pitches, event durations, etc. for every sound or sample used. For lead synth sounds (like on the melodies in “You”) I employed glitch errors as my digital oscillator source material, which I looped and sent through digital filters before mapping them out onto a midi controller. These sounds were then sequenced and recorded either onto tape or into Protools, where I‘d line up the tracks peak-to-peak. Analog synth sounds involved either tuning up some Moog modules with my Peterson tuner, or using an Ebow with my Les Paul. When sequencing in Protools, instead of relying on midi clock, I lined up tracks at sample-to-sample resolution, and stuck to tempos easily divisible by the sample rate. 

On this record, I play a grand piano, a Moog synthesizer, an Ensoniq EPS sampler, a Roland digital synth, a Casiotone, an M-Audio keyboard controller, and a Nord 3. 

My best instrument is the guitar, and on this record I used some classical, acoustic, arch-top and resophonic guitars. I am at heart however, an electric guitar player. My main guitar is a Gibson Les Paul, and I have a Guild solid-body as a backup. I only own Ampeg guitar amplifiers, but I think a Fender and a Vox might have slipped into the record somewhere, courtesy of the good folks at Expression College. 

I use analog guitar effects by Analogman http://www.analogman.com/ , Voodoo Labs, Foxrox, MXR, Jim Dunlop, Area 51, Skip Simmons, Radial, EHX, and Moog. 

Enough of the technical, and I’m skipping over the how’d-he-do-it? stuff, because who knows? That’s the art, it’s a mystery, and it just comes. I will say that I spend a lot of time imagining. …On to the music credits.

I split the bass duties with Jeff Drudge http://twitter.com/#!/JeffDrudge . We each play on about half of the songs on this album. I love the guy and he’s a great player, but … you readers may not know this, but I used to do a bit of bass plucking myself, and I enjoy handling all of the notes in my own music. With Jeff in play, you get a great band dynamic, and with me, you get the mind of the composer. I personally like both, as it’s a mixed bag; it’s the best of both worlds. 

Jaymie Arredondo plays the live drums on the record, with Ajayi Jackson http://www.facebook.com/people/Ajayi-Jackson/1018106771 sitting in for him on “Someone Else”, and with Tony Daquipa adding some tom-toms and snare fills to “Wesley Willis”. The song “Wesley Willis” was named in honour of  the world’s greatest Casiotone player, who passed away several years ago to leukemia. You can date my music by whether or not it has a Casio. The Casio was stolen last year, so there you have it: the Casio series.

Myself, with Jeff and Jaymie are / were “The Paris King Band”. We put out a record together several years ago entitled “Music To Groove To”. It is available on CDBaby.com and through itunes.com. “The Roughest Draught” is more of a solo record in that the choices in musical direction and aesthetic were mine alone. I personally have signed off on every note and beat on this record. The lyrics on this album are directly related to my experiences as a living being. That’s why it took so long, I guess. It takes time for life to happen, and self-editing should be done with a steady hand.

Khalil Anthony http://www.myspace.com/urban_folk wrote the lyrics to, and sings lead vocals on “You”. Khalil and I share lead vocals on “Vampyre Ship”, which was written by the two of us in collaboration with Karma Manifest and Leah Joy. Marversal http://www.myspace.com/marversal wrote the lyrics to, and sings all vocals on “Movie Called Madness”. Marversal and I co-wrote the music in collaboration. Harold Williams plays tambourine on “You”. Adisa McKenzie http://www.adisamckenzie.com/ lent me some chords on “Shotgun Wedding”. All other music was written and performed by me.


"People are always worrying and telling me to be careful. I smile, hug them and head off to the next show. Living life isn't being careful, it's about being so excited to be in your own skin, in a place, with some people, doing something you love so much, you feel like you're going to burst into flames with joy."- Me, 2 weeks ago, when I was recovering from my 15th pneumonia.

I'm a Storyteller. I've told stories with The Moth, RISK!, Bawdy, and more... (This used to just mean, "I never shut up," but now I have a fancy word for it!) I'm a Metal and Horror fanatic. I'm a Ghost devotee, member of: Sisters of Sin, Ghost American Ministries, Legion of Ghost. (This means I know people everywhere, I wear creepy clothes, and I'm trying to freak you out because it's funny.)  Also, no matter how many horror movies I've seen, I always read aloud AND translate the Latin. Sometimes, I do too much Science. (I love you, Larry Blamire.)I will update more mp3s, shortly. Thank you, all, for making music, sounds, things, and just making. - nemA

L'incontro con la musica di Alex D'Herin lascia un gusto dolce e profondo come la sua voce insolita e particolare e' quanto di piu' gradito possa capitare di ascoltare nel panorama della canzone italiana! Il suo modo di cantare si trasforma a sua volta in un genere, con le sue caratteristiche, i suoi toni, le sue strutture, basate su policromie sonore e sulla voce fumosa da bluesman!
La Musica di alex, si esprime e si propone tramite generi musicali diversi che tendono ad oltrepassare i confini del melodico e acquisire valenze d’influenza swing, blues, jazz , rock, pop, tango e molto altro…fino a originare un nuovo genere definibile come internazionale.
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Alex D'HERIN, composer, musician & singer, with his particular deep voice worksout an artistic project in full respect of the music traditions of the past, bound to shades of sound of the genre which, by its rock-blues-pop-jazz swing influences can loom in the 'song makers' world.

His music takes you to a deep, strong and sensitive atmosphere, a vibration getting directly to heart, fondling your soul! Supported by his stinging & dreaming textes put together with an original sound, Alex sings in italian language, with his "smoky bluesman voice".

His music proposal, based on a chasing, careful and fancy rhythm originates a music ground in which the fancy guitars get across in a mix of virtuous moments and passional notes, running one after the other, fighting with stainless sonorities among orchestrations of strings, hammonds, winds and soft percussion instruments. The final result is a strong, pretty and original impact, in which Alex's warm voice finds fruitful ground for a genuine interpretation, opening to musical and literary sensitiveness.

6-Piece Indie-Rock-Pop-Funk party from Toronto. 

Michael - Michael Maclaren is our undisputed and almost unbelievably charismatic frontman. Playing guitar and lead vocals, he will rock your socks off along with the rest of your clothes if you're not careful.

Jake - Our suave and sensual guitarist Jake Feeney will give your eardrums boners. We provide maps at every show in case you get lost in his eyes.

Ryan - Ryan Garbett is our preposterously talented bass player. Although he could play almost anything for anyone he chose to lend his talents to providing us with groovy gut-busting bass lines. He's wanted in three different countries for literally bringing down the house by rocking out. He claims, in his defense, that the houses were built on a poor foundation, but the earthquakes they had survived had proven otherwise.

Laura - Our pianist and cutest member of the band (by far). A master of vocal harmony, she is the icing, whipped cream, sprinkles, and cherry on top of all our shows.

Sanjay - Our drummer and manager Sanjay Parker is perhaps the most eccentric (thats a fancy word for insane) member of the band. Oddly, he is also the most organized, keeping us on track and on schedule (most of the time). Best known for his soul-shattering drum solos, he's the friendliest of all of us, and will chat with anyone, so feel free to say hi :)

Sarah - Our saxophone player Sarah Foster is the newest member of the band. Her solos are so magical, that there have been cases of people literally floating away on them. She promises safe return to the ground, but no one has actually seen it happen.

This is the end of my musical endeavors. Please feel free to download and enjoy these two free songs that maybe took me a few hours to hash together, but were made with the utmost hate and anger towards a few people who were not good friends. I am a mild mannered, downtrodden air breather who has stopped playing, took a lesson and license in being destitute, and turned into a major case that is better if left alone. Thanks for the support and keep yourself alive regardless of anything.

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