austin willacy

House Jacks in Rolling Stone!

austinwillacy.com — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:37:27 +0000

Check out Austin’s quotes on RollingStone.com! Scott Steinberg writes:

Starting today, Sony is kicking off the 2012 Detroit Auto Show on an unexpected note, courtesy of a cutting-edge audio system. Rather than using pounding bass lines or sinuous grooves to illustrate the 12-speaker, digitally-amplified Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound system that adorns the Ford Flex crossover, they are instead highlighting the human voice’s power to mimic high-end instruments.

“You hear so many demos that default to drum loops, horns and Seinfeld-style ditties as a listener showpiece,” explains Austin Willacy, singer/songwriter for the a cappella rock band the House Jacks, which provided supporting vocals for this project. “What people are unused to hearing is how the fidelity of today’s sound systems can capture the harmony and intricacy of the human voice, especially when multiple singers apply their talents together. It’s a singularly fresh approach.”

Read the full article here!

Archives: 2003 and Bonnie Raitt…

austinwillacy.com — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:48:13 +0000

So, as legend goes, as noted on our quote page, Bonnie Raitt said:

“You can really F*CKIN’ SING!”

And now, from the archives, we provide photographic evidence of that hallowed meeting:

New THRIVE music video!

austinwillacy.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:09:19 +0000

At long last, here’s the music video for THRIVE, co-written by Austin Willacy and Ariel Thiermann. The feature-length film slated for wide release on November 11, 2011. For information, visit the THRIVE website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si_cTwyomHg

Craneway Pavilion on the San Francisco Bay with a light meal and an after party. Tickets are sold out.

You can help spread the word about THRIVE and become part of the movement by hosting your own screening – go to the THRIVE website for details, and click “Screening.”

THRIVE music video coming 10/10/11

austinwillacy.com — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:12:04 +0000

The new THRIVE music video is coming – it will be released at midnight, 10/10/11 – stay tuned!

Just Dance Kids 2

austinwillacy.com — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:20:19 +0000

akw produced vocals and produced the vocals for Just Dance Kids, 2, for the Wii, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii – keep an eye out for its release this fall!

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/22/just-dance-kids-2-shakes-it-all-about-this-october/

The House Jacks and Monday Night Football?

austinwillacy.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:21:47 +0000

Yep, it’s true – check out the House Jacks every Monday night on ESPN’s Monday Night Football -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uExElJeNxqE

AKW co-writes theme song for THRIVE

austinwillacy.com — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:13:45 +0000

It’s been a busy year – most recently, Austin and Ariel Thiermann co-wrote the theme song to THRIVE!, a feature-length film slated for wide release on November 11, 2011. Stay tuned for updates…

Until then, visit the official THRIVE! site here.

harwood podcast/new video!

akw — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:23:37 +0000

in late september i had the pleasure of participating in the harwood podcast. i played 3 songs, “crazy”, “when the world looks away” and “so glad i found you”, with an amazingly talented, and incredibly nice, band that was assembled by kevin harris, the host. follow this link to peep a music video single of “so glad i found you”, which will be on my next cd, (due next year!):

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVAQNOiD1g&feature=related

for those of you who have the time and the inclination to see the other 2 songs and hear what i had to say in the interview, the full episode is available here:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zpRCKmcLrQ

fall germany tour with the house jacks!

akw — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:22:03 +0000

Just announced – fall tour dates in Germany, taking us all over (Bielefeld to Bon… Berlin to Bremerhaven…)10.26.10
rudolf-oetker-halle rudolf-oetker-halle,
lampingstr. 16,
bielefeld, germany
33615 bielefeld
www.konticket.de

10.27.10
theater hameln theater hameln,
rathausplatz 5,
hameln, germany
31785 hameln
www.theaterkasse@hameln.de

10.28.10
theater im fischereihafen tif,
am schaufenster 6,
bremerhaven, germany
27572 bremerhaven
www.tif-bremerhaven.de

10.30.10
pantheon,
bundeskanzlerplatz 2,
bonn, germany
53113 bonn
www.pantheon.de

10.31.10
kultur labt zik,
weitegasse 6,
arbon, switzerland
ch-9320 arbon

11.2.10
kulturverein kulturverein e.v.
kurfürstenstr. 22,
wolfhagen, germany
34466 wolfhagen

http://www.kulturkarten.de/

11.3.10
bka theater
mehringdamm 34
berlin, germany
10961 berlin

http://www.bka-theater.de/

11.5.10
kulturladen kfz
schulstr. 6
marburg, germany
35037 marburg

11.6.10
klag bühne
luisenstr. 17
gaggenau, germany
76571 gaggenau

11.7.10
sudhaus e.v. tübingen
hechinger str. 203
tubingen, germany
72072 tübingen

11.9.10
aula der bbs neustadt
robert-stolz-straße 30
neustadt, germany
67433 neustadt

11.11.10
ali theater
waldshut, germany
stadt waldshut-tiengen

11.12.10
spectaculum mundi
graunbündender str. 100
munich, germany
81475 münchen

11.13.10
voicemania international a capella festival
vienna, austria

http://www.voicemania.at