Greet Tim Foreman a Happy Birthday by Joining Switchfoot's new Fans Club

Aug 15 is Tim's Birthday! What are you waiting for? Greet Him Happy Birthday Tim!!!!
Go to Switchfoot.com (the official site of Switchfoot and tell them to COME TO THE PHILIPPINES AGAIN!). Or just greet Tim. :) Or Join in Friends of the Foot, the new Fans Club.

What? Okay okay, I know you're lazy to click so here's the explanation about the new Switchfoot Fans club: (Yes, Free TShirt, Collectible Bootlegs. ID, a real fan's club not just downloads)

amigos,

We are extremely grateful for the community of friends that we've met
along the way through these songs. Many of you have played a vital
role in inspiring us to do what we do. We've always looked for ways to
connect beyond just the songs and the shows. This is why we began
putting out a free video podcast (now 32 episodes and counting!), the daily foot photo journal, the switchfeed
news feed on our homepage, the live studio camera, and our all-new
message-board community. For us, music has always been about
communication, and keeping the dialogue going long after the guitars
have stopped ringing. In addition to all of this, many of you have
been requesting, for lack of a better term, a fan club of sorts (maybe
a "fam" club?), and after much planning and brainstorming, we are
extremely excited to bring to you "Friends of the Foot."

What this IS:

A way for us to provide something extra for those that want it -- a way
to say hi at the shows without having to wait outside the venue; a way
to see what happens on tour and in the studio on a larger scale, with
updates on an almost-daily basis; access to rare out-takes, and other
downloads that a casual listener may not appreciate. This is simply a
way to do more, without taking anything away from what we already do.

What this IS NOT:
an elite club or clique. This is not about who has and has not. This
is not about who is a real fan and who isn't. This is not a dividing
line in the middle of our great community. This is simply a way for us
to provide a higher level of content and dialogue for those who want
it.

We are extremely grateful for everyone that listens to these songs,
everyone who sings along, and everyone who believes that these tunes
could be part of a story much larger than ourselves. Whether you are a
friend of the foot, or simply a friend, we are honored to have you as part of our family.

Sincerely,
jon, tim, chad, jerome, and drew

Ok, now that you've read it, sign up to Switchfoot's Friend of the Foot Club here

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Sweet Freebies for Early MoshPit Ticket Holders @SWITCHFOOT, Live, Sept 10, 2007

We just came from a meeting and the offer for Mosh Pit Tickets has gotten SWEETER:

For 2 MOSHPIT TIX you get 1 SIGNED POSTER by all the bandmembers PLUS A FREE T-SHIRT -- If the MOSH TIXs are purchased on or before August 6,2007. So this is for EARLY BIRDS.

So get those MOSH PIT TIX Now!

We can meet in the famous Ortigas Center Malls like: SHANG, MEGA,
GALLERIA, or ROBINSON's PIONEER or BONI at 0918-929-4002 for your
Tickets. - Jomar Hilario

Or if you're in UP Los Banos call Neenah Hilario 0926-748-2035. She's from VCF. Shell get you tickets.

Note: You get the freebies at the VENUE. Just keep the tickets.

Get Switchfoot Tickets with Poster and Surprise Bonus!

Do you want:Front Row (Row A and B) tickets
Tickets at actual cost w/o TicketWorld surcharges?
A "Nothing Is Sound" Poster (While supplies last only)
Surprise BONUS (Will give it to you once we meet. Bring a USB drive).

I have those tickets. Please email ultradust@gmail.com or text
0918-929-4002 now. Lets meet in the MRT for quick ticket buying. I'm an official Ticket Seller but not an organizer this time.
Switchfoot Live in Cuneta Astrodome.
10 Sept 2007. Monday. 7:30pm
FILE A LEAVE the next day if you want to enjoy this. There's still a lot of time.
Treat yourself.

If you want the poster and the Surprise Bonus -- bring an empty USB drive when you get your tickets from me. - Jomar

"Head Over Heels (In This Life)" Lyrics

"Head Over Heels (In This Life)"

Head over here and take me
Head over heels and aching
When I told you I was yours
I was yours

In this life, you're the one place I call home
In this life, you're the feeling I belong
In this life, you're the flower and the thorn
You're everything that's fair in love and war

I'm coming down like a gunshot
In all these battles I've fought
You're the mark I'm aiming for
I was yours

Head over heels

In this life I'm stubborn to the core
In this life I've been burning after more
We both know what these open arms are for
You're everything that's fair

In this life, you're my only one

"Faust, Midas, And Myself"

"Faust, Midas, And Myself"
A Switchfoot song from "Oh Gravity!"

This one's about a dream
I had last night
How an old man tracked me home
And stepped inside
He put his foot inside the door
And gave a crooked smile
Something in his eyes
Something in his laugh
Something in his voice
That made my skin crawl off

He said, "I've seen you here before
I know your name.
You could have your pick
Of pretty things.
You could have it all
Everything at once.
Everything you've seen,
Everything you'll need,
Everything you've ever had in fantasies."

"You've one life,
You've one life.
You've one life left to lead."

I woke up from my dream
As a golden man
With a girl I've never seen
With golden skin
I jumped up to my feet
She asked me what was wrong
I began to scream
I don't think this is me
Is this just a dream
Or really happening?

What direction?
What direction?
I'm splitting up!
I'm splitting up!
This is my personal disaffection

What direction? What direction?
What direction now?

I looked outside the glass
At golden shores
Golden ships and masts
With golden cords
As my reflection passed
I hated what I saw
My golden eyes were dead
And a thought passed through my head
A heart that is made of gold can't really beat at all

I wanted to wake up again
Without a touch of gold

What direction?
Death or action!
Life begins at the intersection.

I woke up as before
But the gold was gone
My wife was at the door
With her night robe on
My heart beat once or twice
And life flooded my veins
Everything had changed
My lungs had found their voice
And what was once routine
And what was once routine was now the perfect joy

You've one life
You've one life
One life left to lead

"Awakening" Lyrics

"Awakening" Lyrics
This the 'foot's latest single. Hear it Live at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Sept 10,2007. Switchfoot in Concert, Pasay City, The Philippines

THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME HERE.

Face down with the LA curbside endings
With the ones and zeros.
Downtown was the perfect place to hide.
The first star that I saw last night was a headlight
Of a man-made sky, but man- made never made our dreams collide,
Collide.

Here we are now with the falling sky and the rain,
We're awakening
Here we are now with our desperate youth and the pain,
We're awakening
Maybe it's called ambition, you've been talking in your sleep
About a dream, we're awakening

Last week found me living for nothing but deadlines,
With my dead beat sky but, this town doesn't look the same tonight
These dreams started singing to me out of nowhere
And in all my life I don't know that I ever felt so alive,
Alive

I want to wake up kicking and screaming
I want to wake up kicking and screaming
I want to know that my heart's still beating
It's beating,
I'm bleeding
I want to wake up kicking and screaming
I want to live like I know what I'm leaving
I want to know that my heart's still beating
It's beating... it's beating...
I'm bleeding

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Rock Music for the Benefit of the Abused Children...10 Sept 2007 Switchfoot in Pasay, Cuneta Astrodome

Switchfoot Concert 2007 Manila Philippines!

Switchfoot Concert for the benefit of abused & exploited children

On September 10, 2007, the alternative rock band, SWITCHFOOT, will be staging a concert in Manila, the Philippines for the benefit of IJM. Proceeds of the concert will help fund the legal and educational assistance provided to more than 100 children assisted by IJM.

International Justice Mission (“IJM”) is a non-profit organization that documents and monitors conditions of abuse and oppression, educates the public about the abuses, and mobilizes intervention on behalf of the victims. Our Manila office provides free legal, investigative, and social work assistance to abused or exploited children in the National Capital Region.

SWITCHFOOT popularized the following hits:

Only Hope (later re-recorded by Mandy Moore for the movie "A Walk to Remember")

New Way to Be Human

Meant to Live

Dare You to Move

This Is Your Life

Stars

Their latest CD is the rock scorcher "Oh Gravity!".

Ticket prices are:
P1400 (mosh pit)
P1200 (floor seats)
P1000 (special ringside)
P800 (reg ringside)
P600 (special lower box)
P400 (lower box)
P250 (gallery)

Please visit www.ijm.org for more information about IJM and www.mtv.com/music/ artist/switchfoot/artist.jhtml for more information about Switchfoot.

OneMountaintop is the producer of the concert.

Contact to reserve your tickets:
1. LIBIS/PASIG: Tina

2. MAKATI/ALABANG: Tuesday

3. ORTIGAS/MANDALUYONG/LOS BANOS/LAGUNA: Jomar
0918-929-4002, 0922-825-2569

4. QUEZON CITY: Maan

5. NOVALICHES AREA: Bobot

Contact numbers will be published once they are available.

Centralized news will be in http://switchfootmanila.blogspot.com
So go there and bookmark it!!! And call up for ticket reservations.

IJM and OneMountainTop is also looking for Corporate Sponsors, BTW

switchfoot, live, manila, 2007

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Bass Guitar Gear of Tim Foreman

Warming Trend
Tim Foreman (Switchfoot)
By Brian Fox, Jimmy Leslie | April 2007

The energy created when musicians exchange ideas can be extremely powerful. Just ask Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman.

When writing for his band’s latest, Oh! Gravity, Foreman found that as helpful as modern technology can be, it’s no substitute for human interaction.

“Sometimes I’ll throw skeletons of songs into Apple’s GarageBand software to work out bass parts,” Tim says. “But I can feel isolated using today’s technology. I prefer creating with all five of us together. That way you’re not working with a static set of ideas.”

Switchfoot conjured up its latest at a project studio in the hills near Foreman’s hometown of San Diego, where he and his brother, singer/guitarist Jonathan Foreman, formed the contemproray Christian rock band 11 years ago.

How did you get your range of tones on the new CD?

"I played with my fingers on a Lakland Hollowbody with flatwounds to get the warm sound on some of the mellower songs, including “Yesterdays.” On others I went for more of a Paul McCartney sound by playing with a pick and putting some foam under the strings. I never used to play with a pick, but I’ve been doing it for the past few years. I use one when I want driving eighth-notes to cut through the mix. I also used my ’70s Fender Mustang Bass on a couple of songs; it sounds like a messed up Fender Precision. I used a Lakland 4-94 when I wanted a more standard rock sound.

How do you get your live sound?

My main live basses are the Decade and the Hollowbody. The Decade’s Dark Star pickups are great—they’re so even and warm. I use a Gallien-Krueger 2001RB head as a power amp for a Line 6 Bass POD. At first, I was hesitant about modeling, but the sounds I’m getting are phenomenal. I’ve customized all my tones, and I do something subtly different on almost every song. I love that it’s so easy to duplicate the same sounds every night, regardless of my stage volume.

What’s your aesthetic when it comes to tone?

I like an old SVT sound that’s fairly saturated. I tend to want a more vintage sound, as opposed to a clear, modern sound.

How has your playing progressed over time?

I’ve always been a minimalist, but I think I’ve gone even more in that direction. I try to use the least number of notes to play the most melodic part. I played things on our early records that I never would now, but there’s an innocence and freshness to that older stuff that’s still fun.

How do you try to make sure your new material sounds fresh?

This record started off when [executive producer] Steve Lillywhite heard the song “Awakening.” We went to the studio to record it while we were still on tour, and it was an eye-opening experience. Just making sure that all five of us were there together made a big difference. It allowed us to experiment without worrying about who was going to hear it, which in turn created a free-sounding record. We’re trying to do that live, too. We want to take the music seriously, but not take ourselves too seriously.

Can Be Heard On...
Switchfoot, Oh! Gravity [Columbia]
And at the Cuneta Astrodome, Sept 10, 2007. The Philippines
Gear...

* Basses: Lakland Hollowbody, 4-94, and Decade basses; Fender Mustang Bass
* Rig: Gallien-Krueger 2001RB head and Neo412 4x12 cabinet
* Effects: Line 6 Bass PODxt Pro with FBV foot controller

“The 4x12 cabinet is similar to an 8x10, but it sounds warmer and is more portable. I lay it sideways so I can stand on it.”

Jerome's Keyboard Gear : KORG

Jerome’s workhorse up until this spring tour had been his trusty Korg TRITON Classic along with a KP2 KAOSS Pad and microKORG. He’ll be rolling on this leg of the tour with the new Korg TR. “There are a couple thing
s that Korg does thaerome’s workhorse up until this spring tour had been his trusty Korg TRITON Classic along with a KP2 KAOSS Pad and microKORG. He’ll be rolling on this leg of the tour with the new Korg TR. “There are a couple things that Korg does that no other keyboard companies do,” Jerome shares. “There is this feature called RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) that no other keyboard manufacturers can emulate. And because Switchfoot is a live band, we have to trigger everything live. That function is the one thing that I value most about my Korg gear. The new TR has it, and when I was using the TRITON Classic, it had it as well. I love it.”

How about the sounds? “Well the thing about me, ‘cause I’m old school, is I make all my own sounds. With Korg, all of the factory sounds that come with the workstations are great, but I like to manipulate the sounds to make them my own. I made a few cool pads on the TR, you know, you start with the sine wave and manipulate it. Some of the Korg effects are really cool, too, so I like to put some of them in the mix. And I like what Korg has done with their pad beds.

“I remember the T3 when it came out years ago,” continues an excited Jerome. “I was drooling over it at the music store for months thinking, ‘I have to have that keyboard because it has a sequencer built-in.’ It had the technology, the layered sounds…back then that was big!”

Getting back to his love of tweaking and genuine affinity for knobs, Jerome shares a little more insight. “Well, I grew up in an analog world, so everything I know and learned about keyboards had to do with tweaking knobs, filters and oscillators. When I saw the new Korg RADIAS it really got my juices flowing. The possibilities are endless. Obviously my sound has a lot more analog in it than your classic ‘rock’ sound, so I don’t normally use a preset sound like a piano. I have to tweak. It’s just what I do. I do use an analog keyboard live, and I’m thinking the RADIAS has a lot of versatility. I could see myself using it live. It’s polyphonic, which is a big thing for me, and the vocoder is something I’ve wanted to get into.”t no other keyboard companies do,” Jerome shares. “There is this feature called RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) that no other keyboard manufacturers can emulate. And because Switchfoot is a live band, we have to trigger everything live. That function is the one thing that I value most about my Korg gear. The new TR has it, and when I was using the TRITON Classic, it had it as well. I love it.”

How about the sounds? “Well the thing about me, ‘cause I’m old school, is I make all my own sounds. With Korg, all of the factory sounds that come with the workstations are great, but I like to manipulate the sounds to make them my own. I made a few cool pads on the TR, you know, you start with the sine wave and manipulate it. Some of the Korg effects are really cool, too, so I like to put some of them in the mix. And I like what Korg has done with their pad beds.

“I remember the T3 when it came out years ago,” continues an excited Jerome. “I was drooling over it at the music store for months thinking, ‘I have to have that keyboard because it has a sequencer built-in.’ It had the technology, the layered sounds…back then that was big!”

Getting back to his love of tweaking and genuine affinity for knobs, Jerome shares a little more insight. “Well, I grew up in an analog world, so everything I know and learned about keyboards had to do with tweaking knobs, filters and oscillators. When I saw the new Korg RADIAS it really got my juices flowing. The possibilities are endless. Obviously my sound has a lot more analog in it than your classic ‘rock’ sound, so I don’t normally use a preset sound like a piano. I have to tweak. It’s just what I do. I do use an analog keyboard live, and I’m thinking the RADIAS has a lot of versatility. I could see myself using it live. It’s polyphonic, which is a big thing for me, and the vocoder is something I’ve wanted to get into.”

See Jerome live at the Cuneta Astrodome. Sept 10,2007 when he plays with Switchfoot

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