The latest West Side Dave demo track is titled "Hangman", and is another collaborative effort between myself and Australian vocalist Rachel "Iron Lungs", Pedri. As before, I wrote the music and Rachel wrote the lyrics and vocal melodies. Drums were once again provided by Central New York legend Bob Holz, while keyboard tracks were again performed Italian virtuoso Maestro Mistheria. Bassist Ryan Holmes lent his considerable talents to the project this time `round. Drums and guitars were recorded by engineer Scott Patnode on Earth Day, April 22nd at Skycow [Formerly Strangeland Audio] Studio. Vocals were completed in Western Australia early May, Bass tracks were recorded in Connecticut while Keyboard tracks were completed in Croatia. [both in late June] The track was mixed by Scott at Skycow and released August 8th, 2013.

Hangman

Hangman Teaser Clip

"The Illusionist" features West Side Dave-Guitar, Rachel Pedri-Vocals Lyrics, Bob Holz-Drums, Jamie Mallender-Bass, Mistheria-Keyboards. Guitars and Drums were recorded by Scott Patnode at Strangeland Audio in February and April 2011. All other parts were recorded throughout Spring/Summer 2011 at various studios in Australia, England and Croatia. The music was composed by myself, while the lyrics and vocal melodies were composed by Australian vocalist  Rachel "Iron Lungs" Pedri www.myspace.com/ironmajesty Drums for the session were performed by legendary Central New York drummer Bob Holz www.myspace.com/bobbyholz while Bass parts were provided by Bass-Dude extraordinaire Jamie Mallender www.jamiemallender.co.uk/ Keyboard duties were handled by the world-reknowned Keyboardist Maestro Mistheria www.mistheria.com/dragonfire.cfm Drums and guitars were recorded by Scott Patnode at Strangeland Audio Recording Studio www.myspace.com/strangelandaudiorecordingstudio while the vocals, bass and keys were recorded at various places in Australia, Croatia and the UK. Initial recording commenced on February 19th, 2011 during one of the worst snowstorms of the season. Drums were finalized that day, while the guitar parts were finished April 2nd. Bass parts were also done in April, while the keys and vocals were finished in late Summer, and the track was mixed at Strangeland. The original idea was to record at least three songs, but schedule conflicts, personal disasters and other life issues dictated that one track would have to suffice for the moment. [From the Artist bio @ http://www.reverbnation.com/westsidedave ]

01 The Illusionist

This is the remixed version of "The Illusionist"; the vocals were done to correct a slight drag in the original mix. Also, this version does not have the keyboard intro, so there`s a nice contrast between the 2011 and 2012 versions. Let me know what you think!:)