This month's Artist Spotlights include two songwriters who have achieved success through largely independent means. Andrew Oye is a guitarist who has broken into the world of TV soundtracks. Andrew uses DrumCore to lay the foundation for his tracks, which can be found in shows like Lost, CSI, and the Olympic Games. Gary Go is breakout singer/songwriter from the UK who has been using the iPhone in his public performances. Gary told us how he uses FourTrack to start his songwriting sessions.

Andrew Oye (TV Composer)

Andrew Oye is an inspiration to anyone making music in their bedroom. From his home studio setup, Andrew has gotten his music placed in shows such as Lost, CSI, Saving Grace, and Samantha Who. A talented composer with a keen ear, Andrew attributes his all his success to being creative and having good tools. What's Andrew's secret weapon for drum tracks? Sonoma Wire Works' Drumcore. We had a chance to speak with Andrew and discuss how he uses Drumcore in his televison projects. "With Drumcore, I get asked all the time what I use for drums... A bunch of the stuff I have on TV all use Drumcore"
More in the Andrew Oye Interview

Gary Go

Performing at Wembley Stadium in London, the second largest stadium in Europe, is a dream of many bands throughout the world. For Gary Go, it's a dream that's already come true. Opening up for Take That, Gary Go played four shows at Wembley. To make things a little more interesting, Gary Go played an iPhone on stage as a musical instrument. With catchy pop hooks and a forward thinking mindset, Gary Go is ready to cross the pond and take over America. Sonoma Wire Works called Gary to chat about his thoughts on the future of music and how FourTrack has helped him write music."FourTrack seemed to be the only app of it's kind. That's what really got me into using the phone for music."
More in the Gary Go Interview

"I'm obsessed with this recording app on my iPhone- the Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack. It's like you have a superpowerful studio in your pocket. I can record basically anywhere. Like, I was having lunch with a friend Steve Pollak in New York recently; he brought a bunch of lyrics, and we stared writing on the spot-we were on the corner of 94th and Amsterdam, singing harmonies and bass lines at the top of our lungs into the earpiece. People eventually started gathering around us. The demo captured that whole vibe-the excitement of being out on the street. I don't think I would've even remembered the melody by the time I got home. We took it to band practice, learned the tune right off the demo, didn't change one thing. And now we're going to play the song, "Show of Life," on this summer's tour." -Trey Anastasio of Phish
Rolling Stone Magazine, April 29th, 2010

"I had never dreamed that an amazing user friendly easy system for recording sound on sound could ever exist on a phone. FourTrack represents a major leap forward for the traveling musician-composer! I do most of my writing on this app this past year! I love it immensely!"
- Al Di Meola

"FourTrack is the future of recording! One might think, eventually this is how musicians will lay down ideas, record and mix in the future... only the future really is now! It's here and it works! ... As the iPhone and iPod mature, I'm sure the abilities to handle multiple tracks will increase as well. This is a huge step for portable recording. Great job, Sonoma Wire Works!" - Ricky Rockett of Poison

More on the FourTrack Artists Page

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