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This started as a side project. Kevin Heckeler left Great Day For Up to work on his own music in 2001. Within a few months he met Lew Benko through a mutual acquaintance (Bill W) and they immediately became friends. Lew had been primarily a blues genre guitarist but was looking to challenge himself in some new styles of music. Kevin had been a bassist and guitarist in several rock bands (but his true love was progressive rock). From the start The Boogiemen has been about no boundaries (musically or lyrically). The result has been a highly original and energetic mix of rock, metal, blues, bluegrass, punk, and progressive sound. Each song is approached from a clean slate with only a single commitment that no two songs sound alike. Utilizing the latest in home computer recording technology, Kevin taught himself everything he needed to know about mixing and mastering studio quality material on a minimal budget. Their first song, Lews Nuts, was recorded entirely with an acoustic guitar and cheap $20 radio shack microphone. The results were impressive considering the low-tech used. With a small expenditure on gear (mixer, some guitars and pedals), and as Kevins production skills became more refined, the quality of the recordings increased exponentially. The Boogiemens history would be incomplete without a few ups and downs. There were 2 breaks in recording, totaling 18 months. In that time Lew and Kevin reinvested in their craft and came back to the project with renewed passion and technical abilities. This is most noticeable after the 12 month 2005-2006 break, which resulted only in a compilation CD A Collection of Short Things," featuring the best of since the bands inception. When reunited in 2006 the resulting music was on a new level of musicianship. November 2nd was written by Kevin as a birthday present for long time friend and vocalist/songwriter Scott Watts. At the time it was his best work and Lews slide/lead work was the perfect melodic completion. The momentum kept rolling when Scott (who lives in California) was visiting in December 2006 and in 3 hours they had written and recorded the basic parts of what became Yearbook, a huge departure from prior Boogiemen material. This continued with Lew adding various parts and even contributing some instrumentals from his personal vault. The Boogiemen continue making music to this day and have decided to release the past year's worth of material on CD. Bonus material has been reserved for purchasers of the CD. |
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Bigness CD - $3.50
The Boogieman
