| Wednesday, 04 May 2011 | Written by Rob Sleigh |
Following in the footsteps of rock luminaries such as No Doubt, fellow Californians Permanent Ability recently headed into the studio with producer Jim Wirt to work on their latest release ‘Bring It On!’. Wirt, who is best-known for producing a string of groundbreaking rock albums like Incubus’s ‘S.C.I.E.N.C.E.’ and Hoobastank’s 2001 debut, spent some time working with Permanent Ability on the funk-rock quartet’s second EP last year. However, despite only having a short history, this isn’t the first time that the LA-based group have collaborated with a well-known artist. For their 2008 debut EP ‘From the Womb to Hollywood’, Permanent Ability were joined by funk legend Lige Curry, who was formerly the bass player with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic.
Stereoboard recently caught up with Permanent Ability’s frontman and founding member Brian Lanese to find out more about the band and their music.
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JORDON THOMPSON - STRIKING BACK
Head over to the Striking Back website...
| For an immediate download of Restless in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. | 
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- From the production team that brought you Incubus, No Doubt, Hoobastank, Jack's Mannequin, and Something Corporate.
- lyrics
- Like a walk in the dark, you don't know where you are.
And you can't see through the clouds to the stars.
No one is driving and I am colliding with all that you are.
Arrows broken--you can't find me any more.
And I'm Restless. How bout you? Tired of feeling used.
Nothing and nobody else can change the way I feel.
Like and empty smile, you don't know what to guess.
With my hands tied down and heart consumed, I must confess:
I am naked, and I'm lying on the ice.
I am broken--outspoken for advice.
And I'm Restless. How bout you? Tired of feeling used.
Nothing and nobody else can change the way I feel.
Life me up. I am frail, like shadows in colour that fall upon the trail.
And I'm Restless. How bout you? Tired of feeling used.
Nothing and nobody else can change the way I feel. - credits
- from The Restless EP, track released 15 June 2010
Recorded and produced by Jim Wirt at 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica. Mixed by Jeff Hannan at MidCity Sound, Hollywood. Arrangements by Patrick Warren. Written by Jordan Thompson.
Incubus producer Jim Wirt’s next hit:
Modena’s Second Time Around
January 21, 2011
prlog.org
Rave reviews follow Modena’s announcement of release Second Time Around, the title
track from their EP, recorded fall of 2010 at Closer Look Studios with Jim Wirt, producer
of Hoobastank, Incubus, Jack’s Mannequin and other hit artists.
Q&A with Jaymz Carlson of Modena
December 15, 2010
by Kate Davenport
adequacy.net
This summer you traveled to Closer Look studio in Cleveland to record
with the well known producer Jim Wirt (Incubus). What made you choose
Wirt and how do you feel the tracks turned out?
We really liked his track record. I had a list of producers that included
Trevor Kustiak (Evans Blue, Rains) and Beau Hill (Ratt) that had approached
us in re-recording songs off our old Modena EP, but none of them had the
experience and consistency that Wirt did. I remember buying that first Hoobastank
album he produced and blasting it in my headphones in high school. And to think,
now my band gets to work with the guy who made that all possible for them?
It was unreal. He has taken so many great bands to that “next level,” which is
what we needed. I feel we got every penny’s worth out of the tracks we did with
him. He helped our recordings sound like we’ve always wanted to sound, the way
we knew we could sound.
What is Wirt like to record with?
The guy is a machine! We did like 3 songs in 4 days or something like that?
12-16 hours per day in the studio… now that’ll make most people go crazy after
awhile – but not Jim. He’s the most down to earth, easy to work with guy you’ll
ever meet. Plus he had ideas flowing for days on how to make the tracks so
much better. It was an awesome learning experience just to see this guy work.
Everything he had to say was so supportive and positive, unless you were
out of tune or you just did a crappy take.
Modena Releases Second Time Around EP
December 10, 2010
forthesound.com
Have you ever wondered if a big name producer is really worth it? Have you ever
said 'if a band is that good they don't need a big name producer to sound good'?
Have you ever considered if it's worth your life savings to have a 'name' on a recording?
All of these questions and more are answered by North Carolina's rock band Modena
with their December 14th release of Second Time Around.
Listening to the Modena self titled demo you could hear heart, you could hear desire.
You could hear Potential. What you couldn't hear is a radio hit.
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New Bands Archive
October 15, 2010
newbanddaily.com
Do you miss bands like Incubus and Hoobastank? Are you yearning for updated
versions of this kind of music? Then look no further than Raleigh, North Carolina
based Modena.
With a hard rock edged tinge and poppy yet deep and beautiful lyrics and vocals,
this quartet of youngish men have been making a splash in the Southeastern
United States for the last few years now. We like their ability to be lyrically insightful
while also being powerful in their instrumentation... i.e. passionate!
With two EPs released and now working on their next album with famous producer
Jim Wirt (No Doubt, Incubus) out in Los Angeles, they're sure to grow and evolve,
but always keep the underlying rock power behind their sound consistent.
Songs we recommend you listen to: "Second Time Around," "Hang it High,"
and “Surrounding You."
 | Quote of the weekThe artist is most important: "[As a producer], you can't ever be more important than the artist. The artist is everything. Be true to their vision. If they don't have one, help them find it." -- Jim Wirt, producer (Incubus, Fiona Apple, Hoobastank). Interviewed in MC December 2010 |
FREQUIS:
Frequis travels to LA to record with Jim Wirt at 4th Street Studios Summer 2010
Frequis travels to Los Angeles to record with Jim Wirt at 4th Street Studios, Summer 2010. Frequis is an up-and-coming progressive grunge band from Phoenix. Their songs are available on iTunes and all other internet sites. This is a documentary on the adventure they took to record their first professional CD in LA with legendary music producer Jim Wirt. Frequis recorded at 4th Street Studios in Santa Monica, where so many famous bands recorded such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beach Boys, Incubus and more. The incredible recordings made on this amazing journey play along to the clips filmed on the trip. The footage was taken casually with the guitar player's iPhone, but the talented editing makes this amateur documentary of a real rock band recording in a famous Los Angeles recording studio a memorable hit. www.frequis.com
TAG Magazine:
From SGF to the future? Former Fools Face bassist Jim Wirt launches Crushtone Music
There was a time when Jim Wirt was the young musician fighting for recognition, the guy rolling the dice and moving away from Springfield to take a shot at making it in rock ‘n’ roll. That was in the early ’80s, when his band Fools Face was all the rage in SGF and getting signed to a major record label and put on the radio was the big goal. Twenty-five years later all of that has changed; Fools Face split up less than a year after its move to Los Angeles, record labels are on shaky ground and Wirt, together with wife Claire, Tony Barille and Randy Chase, are out to put the power back in bands’ hands with the launch of Crushtone Music.
CRUSHTONE MUSIC
IS a regional development Recording Company in the business of Producing, Manufacturing, Marketing and Promoting Recording Artists and/or their music products.
Formed in 2009 by Tony Barille and Randy Chase along with Prodcuer Jim Wirt and his wife Claire Wirt. The Cleveland, OH based Company intends to launch recording artists on a regional basis with a "ripple outward" strategy.
