Clif Notes

Hello MWEST fans, my name is Clif – and for those of you that do not know me I am the manager of MERIDIANWEST.

The band has had an extremely busy summer and so many wonderful things have happened. The guys ask me to re-cap the many milestones from this summer, so here it goes………
In late June we assembled a production crew to help us transform an empty soundstage with arena sound and lights. MERIDIANWEST would put on the biggest show of their career – and they did. The show was magical and we were lucky enough to have been able to record it and video the show with several high definition cameras. We had such an amazing crew to help us make our vision a reality – we thank all of you for your contribution. From this show we have a great “live” CD that we will be releasing very soon. We will eventually release a DVD of the concert as well. SO STAYED TUNED………
The band was asked to play the Fourth of July extravaganza benefiting the Austin Firefighters. The concert was held on top of the Plaza at Whole Foods Corporate Headquarters – the event SOLD OUT 800 tickets. We all had a blast at this show, and MERIDIANWEST made a lot of new fans of all ages, and the fireworks that exploded in the sky were spectacular.
In August we journeyed to El Paso to record some studio produced singles at SONIC Ranch. MERIDIANWEST’s partner in crime Michael Havens, producer/engineer extraordinaire joined us there. Sonic Ranch and its owner Tony Rancich are first class all the way. Tony and his staff made us feel so at home and the studio facilities are some of the best in the country. The studio is a magical place that provides the perfect setting to create. The studio sets in the middle of a 2000 acre working pecan orchard and borders Mexico nestled at the base of the Rocky Mountains. These tracking sessions were some of the most challenging – yet became the most rewarding to date. We are very excited to finish these three singles so we can release them shortly after the debut of the new “Live” album. We were very fortunate to have talented photographer, Jeff Stockton along for the SONIC ride, we got a few photo shoots in between sessions. MERIDIANWEST would like to thank Lorie, Jeff and Ginger for all of their help in making these sessions so special and possible. We could NOT have done it without you!!!!