A few months ago I had the idea for a music video for our song “Timeshift” where each of the words that are sung would just flash up on the screen. The end result wasn’t exactly what I had in mind but it still turned out pretty cool. From a lyrical standpoint, besides “Suffering”, I personally connect to this song more than any of our other songs, plus I think that this one has the best message for this type of video. It also vibes well with Whispers from our first album.

I thought that making the video would be quick and easy but it was actually a lot more time consuming then expected. It’s not a fast job matching up lyrics sang in a song, at the right time, with the words flashing in the video [rich mans karaoke]. I probably could have saved time if I did it in worse video quality but I wanted to post it in 1080p. HD all the way, SD is so 2005.

I hope you enjoy the video and the song. We’re getting things rolling again this year and hope to get some more steady updates to our YouTube page and our website. Already working on new material for our next EP.

Here’s the direct link to the video “Living Illusion – Timeshift” on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5ySDB0IO5w&hd=1

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
www.LivingIllusion.com

Alright guys, it is time for you to come down to the Pawn Shop on Whyte Ave in Edmonton, AB on October 16th 2010 to check out three wickedly rockin’ bands. Living Illusion, along with Jezibelle and Se7enSided are going to be putting on an amazing show and every one should be there to rock out! No excuses other than death and or dying related illnesses are acceptable. Hope to see you there.

Living Illusion:
www.myspace.com/livingillusion

Jezibelle:
www.myspace.com/jezibellex

Se7enSided:
www.myspace.com/se7ensided

Contact me at ShaneLamotte@Gmail.com or 780-904-7625 to get advance tickets.

Special thanks to Linkara for using our hard rock cover of his theme song on the 100th Episode of his show Atop the Fourth Wall (AT4W). We wanted to do something hard hitting and badass for his epic episode, and I think we succeded. The comic covers in the video are all of the comics that Linkara has reviewed since his first episode.

Here’s the direct YouTube link to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgJ9hLrTgw

You can check out the episode with the song here:
http://atopfourthwall.blogspot.com/2010/09/atop-fourth-wall-100th-episode.html
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/27810-at4w-100th-episode

You can download a copy of the intro theme here:
http://livingillusion.com/LivingIllusionLinkara.mp3

Enjoy!

Credits:
Engineering/Producing: Kevin Hoskin
Bass Guitar/Programming: Dave Stoten
Vocals: Jason Lamotte
Guitars/Programming: Shane Lamotte

The rewriting of the song was done by all of the above.

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

Our amazing drummer Cal Beaudoin has entered into a drumming competition and this is his submission video. He has already made it into the Semifinals and has been voted by the judges to be one of the Top 10 in Western Canada. The drum solo is pretty bad ass if I do say so myself. Be sure to check it out!

Cal Beaudoin – Senior West Division 2010 – Direct Video Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eldr3UcFK0o

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

PS Send some love to our good friend Brent Gerlitz as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1keQSApB_8g

As most of you know I have been playing guitar this summer for the wicked band Long Way Down. I haven’t really posted a whole lot about it on the Living Illusion site (aside from Boonstock stuff) but there have been some pretty amazing shows I’ve played and I feel that it would be stupid not to write a post about them. That being said I’m gonna keep it short and just mention the shows and also a couple upcoming gigs as well.

June 18th 2010 – Taphouse – St Albert, Alberta – We were a surprise headliner at the Alberta Last Band Standing Competition. We played with Hollywood Assassyn, The Flash Jam, R.C Sindicate, Oldbury, Heaviside, White Lightning, Apresnos

June 25th 2010 – Boonstock – Gibbons, Alberta – There are far to many bands to mention but here’s a bunch: Matthew Good, Ill Scarlet, Shout out out out out, Christian Hansen and the Autistics, Static in the Stars, The Offspring, Papa Roach, Chevelle, Age of Daze, Hollywood Assassyn, No Heat Tomorrow.

July 1st 2010 – Sawfest – Canada Day – Slave Lake, Alberta –  We got the opportunity to play and hang out with Wide Mouth Mason and Kim Mitchell. It was a wild party after we played and the backstage treatment of the bands was incredible. The people up in Slave Lake really appreciate having live bands up there.

July 15th & 16th 2010 –  Opening for Crash Karma – Union Hall – Edmonton, Alberta – The Taphouse – St Albert, Alberta – These we’re two amazing shows to play. We had an awesome time opening for a rock group with some of the members from bands we’ve been listening to since we were kids. If you don’t know who Crash Karma is, it consists of Edwin from I Mother Earth, Mike Turner from Our Lady Peace, Amir Epstein from Zygote and Jeff Burrows from the Tea Party. And yes, they’re fucking awesome.

August 14th 2010 - 3rd Annual Day of Destruction – Grande Prairie, AB – Long Way Down performs live along side 50cc Dirtbike races, Car & Truck Stunt Show, & a 125 Foot Waterslide with kicker for launching pedal bikes into the lake!

Well that’s all for now I’ll probably do one more Long Way Down update at the end of the summer if I play any more cool gigs with them.

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

Special thanks to Spoony for using our hard rock cover of his theme song, Break Me by the Irresponsible’s, on his most recent show/episode/review on The Spoony Experiment. It was super fun to record the song adding all the new changes and melody line tweaks. Spoony also did a wicked job as well editing the intro video to fit the badassness of the song. Definitely heavier and darker than the usual theme, but still awesome none the less. Let’s just hope he uses it again, maybe on a Halloween episode

Direct link to The Spoony Experiment Theme Cover video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpiXZnezDI

You can check out the episode with the song here:
http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/08/01/mazes-monsters/

You can download a copy of the intro theme here:
http://livingillusion.com/LivingIllusionSpoony.mp3

Hope you guys enjoy!

Credits:
Engineering/Producing: Kevin Hoskin
Bass Guitar/Programming: Dave Stoten
Vocals: Jason Lamotte
Guitars: Shane Lamotte
The rewriting of the song was done by all of the above.

Original version of the song is called Break Me by The Irresponsibles.

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

PS Check out a video with Spoony wearing the Living Illusion T-Shirt below
http://spoonyexperiment.com/2010/08/06/deadliest-warrior-the-game-follow-up/

Want a FREE copy of the new Living Illusion: Suffering CD? Well then go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fst7qv8NME4 and listen to what MrTyBoze has to say and he’ll hook you up! Special thanks for Ty for making the video and supporting the band.

We all really appreciate the people who get behind independent music, especially when it’s ours Be sure to subscribe to Ty’s Channel which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrTYBOZE because well, he’s pretty freaking awesome.

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

Okay so here’s a music video for the track Let’s Start Over from our new album “Suffering”. It is again comprised of footage from the Living Illusion CD Release Party at the Starlite Room in Edmonton Alberta. Edited and filmed by Dan Holden of Phase Productions. Surprisingly people have said they actually like this video a little better than the video for Suffering, but I think that is up for debate. Hope you enjoy the song and like the video.

Here’s the direct link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YUYJiH4Rdc

I’d write more about the video but this is my third post in one day and I be burning out. Hahaha.

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com

Initially I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to post this or not, but in the end I decided I should. I wanted to let everyone know what it takes financially to do a high production studio album, and keep in mind this is just an EP. Maybe this will help other bands make decisions on what they choose to do and how they choose to spend they’re money. Either way here it is:

Living Illusion Suffering Album Budget
Studio/Producer: $7,500
Mixing: $2,700
Mastering: $2,400
CD Duplication: $2,200
Remixes: $700
Drummer: $600
Pre-Pro Jam Space: $600
Album Cover Art: $400
Hard Drives: $350
Album Layout Design: $300
Drum Skins: $200
Cello Player: $150
Barcode: $50

Subtotal: $18,150

Additional Expenses:
Marketing Videos (EPK, Suffering): $900
T-Shirt Artwork: $390
CD Release Party Live Drummer: $300
T-Shirts & Hoodies Printing: $1,500

Subtotal: $3,090

Total: $21,240

So there it is. That is the money that was actually spent on the album. Yah, there were some other costs in there that weren’t directly related to the album itself ie. T-Shirts, but that being said you get the gist of it. You roughly need 15 – 20k to do an album with high end production values.

Now I just need to find a way to pay it all off.

MUSIC IS FREE.

FML

Shane Lamotte
shane@livingillusion.com
http://www.livingillusion.com