Making “The Book of Winter Fireworks” Video Series
To celebrate the release of William Hale’s debut album “The Book of Winter Fireworks”, we are proud to present a five part behind-the-scenes mini-documentary series about the making of the album. This week we bring you the conclusion, Part V: Winter Fireworks. In this edition, we see Lucas William Hale Van Scoy (singer/songwriter) with Timothy Oakley (drums) recording together in two separate locations at Terra Hill farm. Featured songs include “Winter Fireworks”, “Mountains of Fire” and “Song For Spring”.
You can download the album here.
Watch the entire series below!
“The Book of Winter Fireworks” Available Now!
After three years of off-and-on work, William Hale’s debut album is finally finished and available to download now! You can pay however much you would like or download for free in a variety of audio formats. Many fans who have attended William Hale’s live performances will recognize most of the songs, but there are a few that have been rarely performed with the full band. The album features special guests Daniel de Jesus of Rasputina on cello and Donna Baird of Sgt. Dunbar & the Hobo Banned on trumpet.
Tracklist:
1. Winter Fireworks
2. Prisoner of Sound
3. The Balance
4. Sudden Autumn
5. Gates of Infinity
6. The Body
7. Holy Sight
8. Sharp Truth
9. Caverns of Coal
10. Pressure
Personnel
Lucas William Hale Van Scoy – Vocal, Guitar
Stephen Phelps – Guitar, Bass, Organ
Jared Phelps – Guitar
Tim Oakley – Drums, Percussion
Maxim Van Scoy – Percussion
Jared MacDuff – Bass
Daniel de Jesus – Cello *Track 7 & 9
Donna Baird – Trumpet *Track 9
Ursidae Parade Presents: Edith Pop – “Boy”
Edith Pop is a brand new experimental pop music project, created by Laura Hajek, previously of Pandha Piranha, and Timothy Oakley of Phantogram and Mathematicians. They recently made their debut along side a music video for their first single “Boy”. The video was directed by Christopher Phelps and Maxim Van Scoy of Ursidae Parade. You can watch the video below or on Edith Pop’s website, and if you like the song you can download it here. Be sure to like Edith Pop on Facebook to get the latest info about upcoming releases.
Edith Pop – “Boy”
Ursidae Parade
Directed by Christopher Phelps & Maxim Van Scoy
Music by Laura Hajek & Timothy Oakley
Production Crew – Nathan Wright, Jared MacDuff, Lucas Van Scoy, Stephen Phelps, Joel Barlow
Muckraker Productions Presents: Starlight Girls – “Flutterby”
Muckraker Productions has just released their latest project, a music video for the song “Flutterby” by Starlight Girls. The video (directed by Jonathan Phelps) features unique puppet characters and costumed creatures. Check out the video premiere at Pigeons and Planes or watch below!
Also, you can check out some “behind the scenes” photos here!
Help Laura Hajek Win Miss NY USA 2012!
This weekend, January 13th-15th, the annual Miss New York USA pageant will kick off at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center in Purchase, NY and our very own Laura Hajek will be competing against 140 other girls for the title of Miss New York!



