ShutterStone

“ShutterStone” can best be described as a whirlwind of emotion filled with a flair for the dramatic, Derek Selke.
The concept of ShutterStone started in the summer of 2006 when singer/songwriter Derek Selke met local guitar player/producer Stephen McKnight and the two decided to record some tracks that Selke had written. With McKnight producing and taking on the role as lead guitarist for the project, he enlisted the help of former Seether/Breaking Benjam drummer Kevin Soffera to record the drum tracks. Rounding out the recording was local New Jersey bassist John Scaffidi. Together they recorded an EP of six songs all written by Selke over the next six months at McKnight’s studio in New Jersey. It was during this time that the name of the project “ShutterStone” was born. The name, which came about as an extension of Selke’s love for cinematography and film study, would lay the foundation for the compelling style of music that the band would come to write and record.
After the albums completion the next step was to naturally take the project live and assembled a band to promote the self titled release. The band which included Selke, and Scaffidi, played shows across the east coast for the next two years to support the record. The album made its way on to radio with promotion from Philadelphia stations 93.3 WMMR, 94.1 WYSP, 102.7 WJSE and Radio104.5 with great response. After touring and playing locally here in the States, Selke took the music of ShutterStone to the UK for a series of dates in October of 2008. During this same period the band went back in to the studio to work on the follow up to the EP, this time with producer Dan Malsch at the helm recording at Soundmine Studios in East Stroudsburg PA. Malsch who has worked with Tantric and Framing Hanley among other top named acts took the project and ran with it. “I wanted to take what they had done with the first CD and multiply by a hundred” We wanted to get the biggest sound possible and I think the new record really captures what ShutterStone is all about” Dan Malsch
The result is eleven tracks that engulf the terms rock, pomp, and circumstance, and really resonates with what’s happening in the world of rock music today. The album entitled “Between Chaos and Confusion” was released January 5th 2010 via iTunes, CD Baby, and, Amazon Music. The album also includes a guest appearance by Tantric’s Marcus Ratzenboeck(electric violin) on the song “The End of Everything Is Nothing” and is available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/Shutterstone
Catch the band on tour this spring and pickup a copy of their new CD "Between Chaos and Confusion" out now.



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