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Chad Gerber
Platinum-Selling Artist | Creator of AI, Spatial, and Quantum Telecommunications Systems | Founder of Meloscene and ShadowGen
Faceless Kings was a journey that started in October of 2014 and officially ends next month on September 2nd. A collaboration between video artist Clay Croft and myself to make an absolutely uninhibited electronic album on location in 3 different states to be the official soundtrack of the Expedition Overland Central American docuseries. Being on location in remote regions of the US I experienced blown amps, blown studio monitors, sleepless nights for weeks on end, complete exhaustion, and the mind numbing frustrations of wrestling with myself to outdo my previous work. At times I found myself on the bathroom floor all night trying to regain control of creative thoughts and ideas run amok. Other nights I sought solitude in the surrounding mountains only to roam the mountain roads through the night following wolf tracks while writing melodies in my head, always unable to sleep.
Upon completion of the album I fell into an exhaustive state, one of which I have only experienced one other time in my life (Surviving the Vans Warped tour for a month in one of the hottest summers in US history). I've been sleeping constantly and until recently was completely wiped out after walking just 20 or 30 feet somewhere. When I returned home to Los Angeles a couple weeks ago I found myself at the doctor working on a plan to regain my strength and get things back to normal in time for the upcoming Gypsy Electronic Tour over in Europe.
In all this record is hands down my best and most skilled work. Full of heart, passion, and extreme drive and intensity, I put everything into this, even my health. Nothing was compromised, no shortcuts were taken, what you hear is 100% me and the struggle and process of trying to make something that I could be proud of and that fans would love. I have been trying to make this record since the beginning of my professional career but have been diverted or blocked every time. Finally, after years of struggle, musical growth, and Expedition Overland and Toyotas willingness to allow me full creative freedom, I can finally say that I did it. Faceless Kings is a milestone on my path as woodrowgerber and I'm excited for everyone to hear it and share it around the world. Please grab a pre-order of the album now so we can launch this project on the 2nd with a bang!