21.05.2013 This week in Fountainheadland: Doing some session work for Sina...
This week in Fountainheadland: Doing some session work for Sina Niklas, tracking vocals and mixing "Sonic Rise", sorting out details to produce/mix 2 more bands later this year ..... and working on some new music with Xell.
Xell - Winter
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03.05.2013 Another new review of F.I.T.E. (in german). Although obviously coming...
Another new review of F.I.T.E. (in german). Although obviously coming from a very different background, Robert from "metalunderground.at" still wrote some very nice things about it: "A timeless journey through different kinds of music {…} greatly enchanting songs {…} which I could imagine working well as film-scores too." Thanks, man!
Fountainhead – Fear is the Enemy | Metalunderground
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Tagged: Ambient, CD Bericht, CD Review, Fear is the Enemy, Fountainhead, Jazzrock / Fusion, Progmetal, Psychedelic, Selfreleased
29.04.2013 This is making the rounds right now and, unfortunately, it...
This is making the rounds right now and, unfortunately, it very much applies to Fountainhead as well because, despite having never bought FB-likes at any point, the amount of people which my posts actually reach has dwindled a whole lot due to fabricated profiles making up quite a few of the new likes. Obviously that´s very bad news, especially when you´re promoting a new record and other new releases, which then only a handful of people even knows about. So if you´ve got a minute, please read the article, watch the attached video and click "show on news feed" for this page if you haven´t already done so. Thanks!
Buying Facebook Likes: A Thing Bands Are Doing To Get Ahead. But Will It Backfire? - Metal Injection
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If you're interested in the potential demise of Facebook marketing for bands and why you may be seeing much less in your news feed in the coming weeks, then come on in. This is fairly serious.
22.04.2013 6 weeks of non-stop studio work start today. First off:...
6 weeks of non-stop studio work start today. First off: Mixing an EP for prog/post-rock duo "The Astronauts Return". I have been working on and off with these guys for over 2 years, helping them to develop and record over 60 minutes of instrumental music. The band just came out of a longer hiatus and has now decided to split the material into several EPs and we´re about to wrap up the first one. Sonically, this will be my best production-work so far and I´ve also contributed with some additional guitar and keyboard tracks here and there...
Then, I´ll spend the rest of May engineering and mixing a 3 song demo/EP for a band called "Sonic Rise", hopefully resulting in some high-energy rock´n´roll.
No rest for the wicked!
21.04.2013 Fountainhead featured on "The circle pit"´s "guitar porn" together with...
Fountainhead featured on "The circle pit"´s "guitar porn" together with Animals As Leaders, Pomegranate Tiger and more...
The Circle Pit: GUITAR PORN - PLAY THROUGH BUFFET
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15.04.2013 Ok people, seems like there´s a good chance on a...
Ok people, seems like there´s a good chance on a physical CD-release of "Fear Is The Enemy" coming soon. I´ve been asked to include some older pieces for more running-time, though. Would that be cool with you guys? anything in peticular you´d like to see on there? (for the uninitiated: there´s lots of old stuff on http://www.youtube.com/fountainheadtv )
Kanal von FountainheadTV
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13.04.2013 Came back from musikmesse Frankfurt earlier today to find out...
Came back from musikmesse Frankfurt earlier today to find out that I passed 2k "likes" here on Facebook. Nice one, people of the internet! ;-) Apologies go out to anybody who had to suffer my bad jokes and/or non-existent guitar licks during the last few days!
06.04.2013 Ok, gang - time for another update on the next...
Ok, gang - time for another update on the next EP!
My initial plan was to wrap up the writing-sessions before I leave for the Frankfurt musikmesse next tuesday. Well, as these things tend to go, I didn´t really manage to wrap everything up, but as of now I have 4 pieces (3 originals and one cover) fully demo´d and studio-ready and another 4 that need some more work. Not too bad for somebody who spend years on his debut EP alone ;-) So, a release in 2013 should be possible if I can sort out the financial stuff. As was the plan, this one will be quite different from "Fear Is The Enemy" in that the material not only features vocals this time, but also that it´s a lot more "concise" and focused. This time, the ambient, metal, pop, orchestral, electronic and fusion moments are worked into all of the tunes more seamlessly, rather than having their individual showcases in different songs. Sessions will commence upon returning from Frankfurt!
02.04.2013 Almost forgot to post my birthday-present ;-)
Almost forgot to post my birthday-present ;-)
28.03.2013 Checked out the track I played on for Bassist Ray...
Checked out the track I played on for Bassist Ray Riendeau yet? Here´s what Ray had to say about it: "TCOAM is an interesting track. I had drummer Danny Handler record a solo drum piece with the idea of composing to what he came up with. This proved to be challenging but at the same time was a very interesting way for me to write. After composing bass, keys & piano parts to the drums I felt the track still needed some more depth. I enlisted fretless guitarist Fountainhead aka Tom Geldschlager and the result was great. This song reflects 3 visions coming together as one and I believe the result to be quite interesting and unique."
The Conservation Of Angular Momentum - Guitar Playthrough
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Tom Geldschläger a.k.a. Fountainhead recording fretless guitar for a song called "The Conservation Of Angular Momentum" by Ray Riendeau (Halford, James LaBri...
27.03.2013 Great new review! "Fear is the Enemy is a veritable...
Great new review! "Fear is the Enemy is a veritable masterwork. It is the product of years of training from one of jazz fusions most promising guitarist. This is a shining and monolothic artistic statement that proves the enduring might that a virtuoso guitarist can have" Thanks to twoguysmetalreviews.blogspot.com!
Two Guys Metal Reviews: Fountainhead-Fear is the Enemy
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26.03.2013 Here´s a little studio-update for you guys! Right now, I´m...
Here´s a little studio-update for you guys! Right now, I´m working on a very interesting piece for EP 2 or 3....phase 1: "conduct" a hang-drum improvisation during a studio-session. phase 2: record a violinist improvising dozens of takes over the hang-drum solo. phase 3: import all the improvised takes in my DAW and look for moments of spontaneous beauty that sometimes occur while playing back all improvised violin takes at once. phase 4: extract and transcribe these "moments" and write a new string arrangement around them. Excited to see where this will lead.... ;-)
19.03.2013 I´m on fandalism too! Never put much effort into it,...
I´m on fandalism too! Never put much effort into it, but now that my content got a few thousand views on its own, I thought I should take it more seriously. So if some of you guys are on fandalism, please click "follow" and "give props" to some of my videos if you feel like it. Seems like a great way to spread the word...
Tom Geldschläger - Guitarist/Composer/Producer In Berlin, Germany
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View Tom Geldschläger's musician profile on Fandalism. Fandalism is a site where musicians like Tom Geldschläger meet guitarists, drummers, bassists, singers, and other musicians.
15.03.2013 The fine folks at progarchives.com added a Fountainhead "artist"-page and...
The fine folks at progarchives.com added a Fountainhead "artist"-page and also gave "Fear Is The Enemy" a 4-out-of-5-stars rating (according to their rating-system that means "excellent addition to any prog rock music collection"). There´s no official review for it ATM, so if somebody among you wants to help me out with one, I´d be delighted! :)
FOUNTAINHEAD
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FOUNTAINHEAD is a Experimental/Post Metal / Progressive Rock artist from Germany. This page includes FOUNTAINHEAD's : biography, official website, pictures, videos from YouTube, MP3 (free download, stream), related forum topics, news, tour dates and events, live eBay auctions, online shopping sites...
14.03.2013 Remember the one bad review that FITE got so far?...
Remember the one bad review that FITE got so far? well, it has come to my attention that there has been a second (very positive) review posted at the same page, thus "evening out the score": "If you want to know how thrilling a well-made mix of ambient, athmosphere, fusion and tech-metal can be, listen to this. It´s very rewarding!" (review is in german)
Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Fountainhead: Fear Is The Enemy: Review
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Die Babyblauen Seiten sind die deutschsprachige Progressive Rock Enzyklopädie der Mailingliste progrock-dt: tausende Rezensionen von Prog-Platten, alt wie neu, und viele weitere Infos rund um Progressive Rock.
12.03.2013 "The Progshine Podcast #10 is now online! In this week we...
"The Progshine Podcast #10 is now online!
In this week we have Amplifier, Big Big Train, Fountainhead, Greg Lake, Half Past Four, Neal Morse, Retribution Gospel Choir, Spock's Beard, verbal delirium & Wolfspring in our weekly hour of Prog."
Podcast #10 (12/03/13) ~ Podcast Progshine
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Hello Proggers! Here I am again, Diego Camargo, with our weekly dose of Progressive Rock in the episode of our Podcast number ten. You had a week off with our special episode about 70’s Prog Rock, so it's time to update your knowledge about New Prog. This week I’ve received some good news, soon Prog...
10.03.2013 "Fear Is The Enemy" is streaming in full over at...
"Fear Is The Enemy" is streaming in full over at http://www.progstreaming.com/_wb/ , together with other new releases from Steve Lukather, GODSTICKS and many more. Need your fix for free proggy sounds? then that´s a damn good place to do that...
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Progstreaming is a website where everyone can listen to the latest progressive rock releases in their entirety, from the moment of a record’s release onwards for a maximum of two months. Progstreaming unites listeners and artists. Listeners will discover new music and artists will have a unique o...
