06/15/08
DUDES whats going on? we have been slowly but surely working on the new album, we are going to have a new song up soon and a new myspace layout!! also gonna be booking some shows for the summer!! we hope you guys are still listening and spreading the word and hope to see some of you at some shows this summer!! MUCHO LOVE!!
04/16/08
Holy crap its been six months since i updated the news on the website!!! Don't worry we didnt fall off the face of the planet. Most of it is my fault (James) i am a very busy guy and i tend to forget about doing this kind of stuff. Anyways things are still going well. We are still recording, it is moving at a crawl still, the album i would say isnt even 50 percent done yet. We are hoping to have it done by mid summer. So hang in there and keep spreading the word i promise you wont be disappointed with the new stuff!!
10/21/07
yo yo everybody, things have been pretty busy as usual and we are still in the writing stages as far as a new album goes. I have had a lot of thoughts about music and what i want to do with it. keep patient i know its been a while since there have been some new songs out. ill never stop playing so keep listening and checking back, hope all is well in love and life!!
07/19/07
Hey everybody just wanted to let you all know we got quite a bit of shows coming up in the next two months so if your an ABS fan please come out!!! We would love to meet you and hang out before and after the show!! also as you can see we have a new song up on purevolume and myspace, its sort of roughly mixed as we wanted to get a new song up for when we were on the home page of purevolume. anyways we are writing more songs and hope to have an 8 or 9 song ep out by christmas, whether or not it will be done by then i dont know but we are hoping, and yes there will be a few acoustic songs on there as well, i know ABS sort of has a new sound but all is not forgotten. Hope to see some of you at the upcoming shows and i hope all is well!! Peace and much love James
07/10/07
Whats up my homies sorry for the lack of updates. like usual i have neglected my actual website. anyways the good news is we are on purevolume this week on the home page for a pure promo spot so keep going there and playing the songs!! we want to reach the goal of one million plays!! Also got two new songs up so definitely check those out as well!! We are in the process of writing more songs and recording as well so hopefully soon we will have a new ep out!! keep rocking and spreading the word!! Mucho Love ABS
05/02/07
Hello everybody, i would like to say first off thanks to everyone who is supporting my music. It means so much to me to hear things from you everyday. It really keeps me in good spirits. Next i would like to say some things are going on in my life right now that are affecting me big time. Im really trying to get through it all and hope it all goes through. There also may be some other good things tho, i am relocating and possibly finally gonna have a full time band with permanent members. We'll see how it all goes tho. Also "my own windy city" is finally available on cd baby. check out my links to purchase it!! keep on spreading the word!!
03/14/07
Hey guys sorry for the lack of news and things going on in the hood. Well i sent out "my own windy city" to get pressed and im in the makes of getting new shirts made so hopefully soon ill have the store up again so you can purchase cds and shirts again. In other news im super excited to announce that im gonna be playing at the rave on the sidestage in milwaukee before the Against Me! show on April 4th. So if there are any ABS fans out there that live near this area please email me at abeautifulsilence@hotmail.com if you would like to come i can sell you tickets cheaper than ticketmaster and i would be thoroughly amazed if you came to the show to see me!! thats all for now keep it real. peace
01/02/07
Hello and happy new year!! so for the last four months i have been gone to ft leonard wood missouri for training. for all of you who didnt know i joined the army national guard. dont worry tho i will finally be done with training and 100% back to music at the end of january. i am excited for the new year and hopefully some good things to come for a beautiful silence!!. as you all know i release a new album every year and i plan to do the same again this fall. also i will have merch up for sale very soon along with my own windy city!! theres a new vid on myspace to check out as well!! www.myspace.com/abeautifulsilence check it out!!
07/18/06
hey peeps, just a quick message to let you know you can hear a new song on myspace!! its called "my own windy city" and its a video of some of the tour footage along with the new song!! check it out!!! Much Love James
06/26/06
yo yo yo hey guys just wanted to say everything on the tour went well haha!!! minus the van breaking down and everyone running out of money and having to cancel the last three shows!! it wasnt all bad, i had a really great time on the road and it was overall a great experience thanks to everyone that came out to the shows and hung out and supported the music, it is greatly appreciated, i got a lot of good footage for the tour dvd im gonna try putting together, also the new cd is almost done, i know i keep saying this but for real this time, all the songs are down except for three that i need to add vocals to!!! hope you are as excited as i am for it!!!
06/06/06
whats up everybody, been a while since i posted anything on here, sorry about that, anyways holy shit its 6-6-6 today, hopefully nothing bad happened to any abs fans, good news is the tour is coming up next week, been waiting for a long time for this, hopefully all goes well and hopefully there will be at least 5 people at every show, lol. other good news is all the music for the new cd is done!!! most of the vocals are too!! the bad news is i still work 5 days a week now and i barely have anytime to work on it, im shooting for the end of the summer maybe october? because thats when i released my album last year? anyways im hoping to have a dvd as well that will be included with the cd maybe? im not sure yet but i do know im working on a dvd about this tour and everything else about me that you would want to know (and some stuff you probly dont want to know) well thats all for now. o yeh its my birthday tomorrow JUNE 7TH!!! SO WISH ME A GOOD BDAY!!!
03/28/06
Im posting this message on the chance that some of my fans may have some connections and be able to help book a show for the summer tour im planning with The Waiting Place. The dates we are going to be out on tour are June 8-June 25. If you can help us book a show in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania or West Virginia please contact me as soon as possible either on myspace or at abeautifulsilence@hotmail.com Also if you are an ABS fan and you think you can get a good amount of people to come to the show and can book a show at your house please let me know. Thanks and i hope to hear from you all soon!!!
03/23/06
Hey just wanted to post a quick note that i am still working hard on the new album, unfortunately im so busy i dont have much time to work on it, im shooting for the release of it around june or july, im really excited about the new songs and i hope you all are too. Im also excited for the next couple shows coming up at the house of muses and at the journey in madison. hopefully all will go as planned and it will be a lot of fun. hope to see some of you ABS fans out there!!! peace for now P.S. The Waiting Place is going to be joining me on tour this summer its one of my friends acoustic band. they play stuff sort of similar to mine check them out at www.myspace.com/thewaitingplace
02/20/06
hello everyone!! great news, got the drums, bass and guitar layed down on four new songs!! also saturday night the spill canvas played in our small city of marquette. i got to meet and talk to nick from the spill canvas and also gave him a copy of my cd. was definitely an awesome night!! more soon!!
01/26/06
hey everyone!! Got a new song up on purevolume and myspace called "Never Letting Go" so check that out!!! Also working on getting a tour booked in june throughout the midwest if there is anyone that can help with a show please email me!!!
12/31/05
Hello everyone and happy new years!!! well in a couple hours anyways...........i am hoping that the new year will bring some great things for a beautiful silence. i hooked up with some friends so i will have a full band playing with me at most of the shows from now on. i am currently planning a summer tour around the midwest area probly 2 or 3 weeks to get me name out a lot more and just see how it goes. also some other news. im pretty sure im relocating to grand rapids, mi this coming summer to play in a band with some great musicians from high school that i graduated with. when you hear the stuff we can write you are going to be blown away i guarantee it. dont worry tho i will still be writing and playing shows as a beautiful silence too. im currently writing new material for a new album that i will finish and release before the tour this summer. thanks again to everyone that is in support of my music and have a great new year!!!
12/11/05
hey everyone, the show last night went pretty well overall. thanks to everyone that came out. kinda sucked that alot of people left early. So if you did you should have stuck around because you missed a good show. Umm not much else going on right now just writing some new material and what not.
11/17/05
hey everyone, good news!! i got a show at the 231 in marquette on december 10th!! the show is gonna be with Nellie Eve, Wild Blue Yonder and possibly one more act!! so please put it on your calendar!!
10/31/05
hey everyone forgot to let you all know that this summer i played with my old band again and we wrote some kick ass songs and played a few shows. we called ourselves ANGELS RISE. i dont know whats gonna come of angels rise for the future because the dude that was playing bass doesnt live in marquette anymore and he is having trouble getting up here to practice. anyways we recorded a couple songs and you can listen to them at www.myspace.com/absrecordings. so check it out!!!
10/30/05
hey everyone the new store is working great and thanks to everyone that is supporting me and buying stuff i really appreciate it. I decided to start using my recording skills and the equipment i have to help out other musicians who cant afford a professional studio. so if you are a band or solo artist looking to make a demo and you dont have the bank to do it i can work with you on that and make you a good sounding demo for an unbeatable price so check out ABS RECORDINGS.
10/21/05
hey everyone, the show last night went great. Thanks to everyone that came out!! Finally got the new site up and im excited to have merch for sale online!!