The Omnibus

Issue date: 5/11/07 Section: In the Spotlight

Media Credit: Zach Henderson Some members of John Holiday (left to right) former SBU student Joe Terranella, junior Jimmy Faseler, freshman Joe Moore, SBU graduate Matt Richard and junior John Moore record their first professionally-mastered demo. The finished demo will be available at www.myspace.com/johnholidayband.

John Holiday, a six-piece rock and roll band made up of four current Southwest Baptist University students, one graduate and one former student, headed to Warsaw April 21-22 to record their first professionally-mastered demo.
The members of John Holiday include freshman power guitarist Joe Moore, junior bassist John Moore, junior rhythm guitarist Zach Henderson, junior lead singer Jimmy Faseler, former student drummer Joe Terranella and graduate lead guitarist Matt Richards.
The technician who recorded the band and is currently mixing and mastering the demo is Henderson's uncle, Darren Henderson.
"When we heard that Zach [Henderson's] uncle wanted to record us for free and that it was his hobby, I was kind of not knowing what to expect," admitted Faseler. "So we showed up at the place and walked into the studio, and I was really impressed and really excited to start recording."
Each member of John Holiday seemed to light up when asked about recording.
"It was fun to actually do a studio recording, rather than everybody recording all together in Ingman Hall," said John.
"It was great," added Joe Moore. "We went to Warsaw for the weekend and laid down some phat tracks."
The band knew weeks in advance that this opportunity was approaching. On top of playing shows at a more consistent rate, the band has been working on perfecting each song to be recorded, which paid off in the end.
"We practiced them a lot, so by the time we went into the studio, it was really easy," said Faseler. "For the most part, most of the stuff we recorded was all in one take."
A band that wins the majority of its fans over with their incredible live show, John Holiday is still new to the idea of recording in a professional studio.

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