The Spider Queen began in January of 2024 as simply the name of my new solo record…and it became a project and a mission.
I decided that I was going to challenge myself and my listeners by writing, recording, and releasing a song, w/a video, EVERY month, all year. And each song was going to be produced as its own piece- there would be no rigid genre guidelines to be adhered to.
My friend Lindsay Schoolcraft recommended producer Cody Johnstone , and we hit it off right away. He wasn’t scared of my crazy plan, and so we began.
Although we weren’t shooting for a “genre,” we did have a basic ‘sound’ we were working in…which could best be called ‘blues metal.’
My solo work had all been in blues rock, and my band endeavors (Vita Nova, stOrk, The Spider Accomplice) had been largely metal/hard rock. I wanted to marry the two in this new music.
This year has been stressful, exciting, frustrating, inspiring … Every month is the pressure to get it all done, without compromising quality, but out of that pressure has come some diamonds.
My mom always says, “it’s amazing what you can do when you have to,” and this year- I had to. I’ll let the listeners judge if it’s amazing.
When December comes, and the last song is done, I will look back on this time and be glad I didn’t waste it. And I think that’s the best any of us can ask for.
February of 2025, we will be doing a live, full band CD release show in Hollywood, and I hope you all come!
Until then…Carry On