The 88

The 88 made major waves when they recorded their hit single "Love is the Thing" entirely in FourTrack. To celebrate the release of FourTrack 3.0, The 88 have recorded a song specifically for FourTrack users entitled "Todd in D." We had a chance to talk to Adam Merrin of The 88 and find out more about the track:

What was your inspiration behind the new song "Todd in D"?
We wanted to write something fun that people could download for free and do whatever they wanted with it. Who says the music business is dead? It's alive and well, and we're very excited to be a part of all these new ideas!

What instruments were used to record this tune? Who plays what?
Todd started the song by coming up with the bass part, Adam then played the organ, piano, and Wurlitzer (all on a Nord Stage 88), Keith played the electric guitar (Gibson 335 through a Divided by 13 amp), percussion, and sang the vocals, and Anthony played the drums (San Francisco Drum Co.).

Where can people learn more about The 88 and hear more songs?
People can find us on the88.net, Facebook, and MySpace.

Tommy Lee's Public Mayhem Project

Tommy Lee is giving everyone the chance to contribute musical ideas to his next album. Download Tommy's song tracks using the FourTrack iPhone App's new song tool called PromoTracks. Or go to thepublicrecord.com to download files preformatted for your favorite desktop audio application like RiffWorks Standard or RiffWorks T4. In lieu of royalties and/or performance fees, a charitable donation to The MusiCares Foundation will be made on behalf of all participants. Submissions will be uploaded and evaluated by Tommy and his production team for inclusion into the world-wide release of "Public Mayhem", the upcoming album by Methods of Mayhem. The very best contributors will be invited to perform with Tommy at the record release concert in Los Angeles. More at thepublicrecord.com.

Jason McGerr

Integration between FourTrack 3.0 and InstantDrummer: Heartbreaker 1.1 (in review) is one of the hot new features of this release. Jason McGerr, critically acclaimed drummer from Death Cab for Cutie, recorded the content for this InstantDrummer in his recording studio, Two Sticks Audio. Now with FourTrack's new PromoTracks, you get a free preview of this amazing content to use royalty-free in your own music. If you like what you hear, you can get the rest of this collection in the InstantDrummer: Heartbreaker iPhone App.

Polare

Electro-rock duo Polare give us a sneak peak of their upcoming sophomore album, "Something To Exist For" with the hardrock track "No Praise." With a sound influenced by the last three decades combined with their own modern twist, Polare's music breaks new ground while remaining oddly familiar. To learn more about the band check out their website at http://www.polaremusic.com or add them on Facebook.