BUZZ Magazine, July 2016
Tampa Bay Music News: This month we feature an article on the Drum Circles happening in Tampa Bay; A new venue with live music just opened in St. Petersburg; How do deal with your sound guy; CD Reviews and MORE!
Tampa Bay Music News: This month we feature an article on the Drum Circles happening in Tampa Bay; A new venue with live music just opened in St. Petersburg; How do deal with your sound guy; CD Reviews and MORE!
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NOW RECORDING<br />
Lie Low at<br />
Zen Recording in Pinellas Park<br />
Sometimes looks can be deceiving. Driving up to a<br />
relatively secluded storage facility in Clearwater<br />
a few nights ago to interview local band Lie Low,<br />
I wondered what I was getting myself into… Greeted by<br />
Rochelle Siddiq’s friendly voice, I walked into an amazing<br />
rehearsal space, where the spirits of Jimi Hendrix,<br />
Bruce Lee and Bob Marley beamed amiably from the<br />
walls. Home turf for the band Offshore Riot, Lie Low<br />
members were setting up for practice. With Rochelle<br />
Siddiq’s strong, soulful, Kate Bush-meets-blues rock<br />
voice and a hard rocking combo of lead guitar, drums<br />
and bass, Lie Low knocked my musical socks off with<br />
their original tune “Firelamb”. Their EP, recorded at<br />
Zen Recording, is in the mixing stage now. Check out<br />
“Firelamb” now.<br />
Lie Low is a local band with an impressive performing<br />
roster for the last three years, “from Hooters to Jannus”,<br />
including stints at The State Theatre, Jannus Live<br />
where they opened for the Black Honkeys, the Orpheum<br />
in Ybor, etc. Rochelle said her greatest inspiration<br />
is the blues; Taylor loves Radiohead and Pink<br />
Floyd; and Gabe is a huge fan of 90’s music.<br />
The EP is due out later in <strong>2016</strong>. The four songs are all<br />
original, and were recorded live in the studio:<br />
“Spell” – a love song; “Daisy” – inspired by American<br />
Horror Story, the Asylum series; “Firelamb” – jam rock<br />
tune; “Taps” – a requiem for a former bandmate.<br />
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/lielowmusic<br />
I asked Rochelle what they loved about recording with<br />
Steve Connelly at Zen Recording. “He’s a genius; he has<br />
perfect pitch – it’s like he can see colors when he does<br />
sound.” Steve is a longtime veteran of the local and<br />
national music scene. He did a world tour with the<br />
Byrds and has a lot of experience in the studio. They<br />
found out about him through the band Offshore Riot.<br />
During the recording process the band asked for input<br />
and he gave it freely, also offering them a lot of creative<br />
freedom.<br />
Zen Recording studio:<br />
www.zenrecording.com<br />
https://www.facebook.com/zenrecording/<br />
(727) 525-1008<br />
The Band:<br />
Rochelle Siddiq – Lead singer<br />
Gabriel Mayor – bassist / rhythm guitarist<br />
Taylor Brown – lead guitarist<br />
Anthony Cella - drummer<br />
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