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Nite Trax FINISHED! MMV begins

Wednesday, February 10, 2015:
Hey fans, Sorry for the delay.
I know I promised a new blog last week,
but some personal issues had come up in My life
that I had to deal with, but now that That's out of the way...
My cover song e.p. "Nite Trax" is now finished and scheduled
for release sometime during the live-streams which is this summer.
Until then, I will now be working "Mutant Melvin V", unless something else comes up.

Itinerary for the Late 2010's

Tuesday, January 12, 2016:
I'm back from My 3 week Christmas/ New Years Break.
Here's what I have going on (that I don't wish to deviate from)
I'm finishing up "Welcome to Earth: Making The Judgment Years"
sometime maybe this week. And then after that I'll be finishing up
My covers e.p. "Nite Trax". Lending My pipes, and working on the album cover.
and when That's done, I'll be doing "Mutant Melvin V" sometime before the live streams
in support of both "Judgment Years" as well as "Nite Trax". It seems I'm booked!!!

The Judgment Years has Arrived!

Thursday, September 10, 2015:
Well, the day has finally come. My long anticipated 3rd album - available NOW!
It took over half a year to make, and lemme tell ya - Those 7 months were not without
their ups and downs which leads me to my next announcement - I'm in the process of
working on a "Making Of -" documentary for the album giving YOU the fans an inside look
at how this album was made that's sure to feature some pretty hilarious moments that
took place during My time in the studio. As I stated previously, the album is released through
DistroKid this time around instead of ReverbNation (unlike My first 2 albums).
Also, please note that those of You on Spotify may have to wait a week.

The Judgment Years is FINISHED! and ready for release

Tuesday, August 11, 2015:
What is going on, guys. Ulshman, here with another update.
My next album "The Judgment Years" is finished and ready to be released.
September 10th, to be exact.
I might also be planning an album release party on U-Stream, possibly.
It depends on how things work out.
The third album consists of 9 tracks (not unlike "Bash Contract")
1. T.L.F.D. (True Lie Fate Die)
2. Euphoria (1st single)
3. Air Vent
4. Young Love
5. Marni
6. Arc Weather Vein
7. Sultry Queen (2nd Single)
8. Teacher Love Crime
9. Smooth 4-Life (3rd and possibly final Single)
and it will be released through DistroKid instead of ReverbNation
due to complications with the wav files. (plus it's cheaper - 20 bucks a year)

About Those Numbers - Teaser pics EXPLAINED!

Friday, July 17, 2015:
Hey, How's it goin'? You've probably seen some pictures with weird numbers pop up lately.
If You haven't figured it out already, allow me to explain - Those are release dates.
The Ambulence Picture - Sultry Queen: 7-24-15

The 5 symbols Picture - Judgment Years set release date: 9-10-15

Also set for release on the 24th is Mutant Melvin 4: Grovestock.

and now Live Shows. Of the nearly dozen shows from last years "Streamathon",
I only managed to download 5 of them.
So sit back and enjoy the 5th and final show I was able to retrieve
from last summer's series of livestreaming shows.

Over Half Way Done

Wednesday, July 2, 2015:

I'm 3/4 of the way done with "The Judgment Years"
having just finished up tracks 5 - 8, and I can't wait
to work on the "live-action-y" bits for My next video.
Also I hope to be finishing up "Mutant Melvin 4" soon
coming up with ideas for the final scenes as we speak.
As You may or may not already know, these things
take awhile to get done, so just be patient and besides
You have My "Throw Back Thursday" Live Shows
from last summer to hold ya over, so it's all good.

My next video is the Biggest One yet since "Wizard of Death"

Tuesday, June 2, 2015:

Hey, how's it going. Okay here's the situation - I'm almost finished with the CG for this next video.
It is the biggest one I've done to date since 2013's "Wizard of Death"
After that I can work on the next track and then, the vocal tracks for Tracks 5 - 8
So I gotta get The Video done before I can get the rest of the album done.
As for My graphic Novel, I got a couple Illustrations I wanna work on before I can move on to the next scene
and hopefully finish that up too.

Update: all this summer, I will be uploading videos every Thursday of Live Stream shows I did from last summer

This album might take longer than I thought

Tuesday, May 5, 2015:
This month I'll be working on both the song and the video to My next single set for a possible July release.
As far as the rest of the album goes, ideally, I'd have liked to have been done by June,
but it's looking closer to August with a possible September release.
I might also be working on "Mutant Melvin" again possibly finishing up the 4th installment of the franchise.

Good News, Everyone

Wednesday, April 8, 2015:
The 1st 4 tracks off of the new album titled "The Judgment Years" have been Finished!
The 1st single titled "Euphoria" comes out THIS FRIDAY!
and then it's Back to the Studio for tracks 5 - 8
and as far as "mutant Melvin 4" is concerned, I'll work on that whenever I find the time.

Return to "The Judgment Years"

Thursday, March 5, 2015:
I plan to take a little break, this time, from the video as well as "Mutant Melvin 4",
so I can go work on the rest of the new album.
Songs 3 & 4, to be exact, which are a couple faster songs.
I may revisit the video sometime later when I've recorded the vocal tracks
to all 4 of the first new songs since "Wizard of Death".
As far as the graphic novel is concerned, I'll probably get back to that
when a new idea hits me like a ton-o-bricks.
When that's happens, I'll keep you posted.

One Trilogy Ends while Another Begins

Tuesday, February 3, 2015:

Bill Ulsh here with another Update.
I'm 2 songs into the new album and I haven't even gotten vocal tracks done yet.
However due to some financial setbacks, it looks like I'll be taking a little break from working on the album for awhile,but in the meantime, I'll be working on Mutant Melvin 4 and the video to one of the new songs which is decidedly gonna be the 1st single, probably.
No release date has been set as of yet but I'll keep You posted.

Let the Judgment Years BEGIN!

Wednesday, January 7, 2015:
We're beginning work on the new album.
So far, we have the album covers to 2 singles and a video for one of them already pre - visualized.
I'm trying some new effects on the video itself in test footage, seeing what works and what doesn't.
Not sure when the 1st single will be finished or released yet, but I'm hoping to complete the new album
by June, or sometime this coming summer.
As for Mutant Melvin 4, I haven't worked on the details yet, but it will pick up where" Mutant Melvin 3: Rodent Man's Curse" left off.

Computer Update

Tuesday, December 2, 2014:
A little update on the status of My computer. You remember i told ya it had monitor failure? -about that-
I had to do a complete system restore, we're talkin' back to factory defaults, meaning I had to reinstall EVERYTHING!
But the colors on it and everything are all back to normal (as in no more green and pink shit all over the screen, looking the way it should)
As far as the album and MM4 goes, it's still gonna be a little while, but both will be done by sometime in 2015

3rd Album and Mutant Melvin 4 put on hold for awhile

Wednesday, November 26, 2014:
I'm afraid I've got some bad news mixed with good news.
The Bad News: As of yesterday, My computer's monitor decided to go all weird on Me
with wrong colors. Green dots and lines all over the screen and what's supposed be white is now some weird pinkish - purple color. The only way I'm dealing with this at the moment is using a "Windows High-Contrast" theme so I can at least read stuff (albiet monochromatically) in green text on black background. This means that the new album as well as "Mutant Melvin 4" will have to be put on hold for awhile until I can save up for a new laptop.
In other news, just recently I had trouble paying for this very website due to somebody jacking My old debit card, but thankfully My bank gave me a new one and now that "Debit Card Drama" is hopefully over.

The Good News: Matrix Devonshire's "Me and Roach" video and single for His new album
"Plain Hamburger (with Everything on it)", featuring Your's truly as SkiiDz the Roach debuts next month around Christmas, so be on the lookout for that. Despite the monitor failure I experienced yesterday, I managed to record some extra footage for the video.
Also Trans-Giving (where we watch the entire 1st Transformers Trilogy on Thanksgiving) is still going to happen in spite of everything that's happened.

Wizard's 1 year anniversary, a Future for Mutant Melvin, and Bill Ulsh in the Studio... AGAIN!

Monday, September 22, 2014:

Wizard's 1 year anniversary:
As some of You might already know, this Wednesday is the last show
in My series of summer livestream shows, it also marks the one year anniversary of the release of My 2nd album "Wizard of Death".
To celebrate, there will be donuts of the Maple-Walnut variety.

a Future for Mutant Melvin:
Yes after much searching, a replacement for Adobe Acrobat was found
so there IS a future for "Mutant Melvin" after all as it will be done on Open Office.org. A pretty good program. I just have to fight the urge to pull a "George Lucas special edition" on the 1st Trilogy, but the options are just so damn good.

and Bill Ulsh in the Studio... AGAIN!:
After the last live show, I plan to go into the studio sometime this October to record My 3rd Album. This one's the 1st to feature an actual guitar (not just an effect on My synthesizer) on a couple tracks.
Just this month I'd already been working on early concepts for the album art, which is "pretty interesting" to say the least. I'll keep You posted on further updates.

MEET NORTHWEST OHIO'S MUSICAL RENAISSANCE MAN: BILL ULSH

Saturday, September 14, 2013, 9:04 AM:
I'm into metal, machines, and wizard poetry and the good folks at Babel can't get enough of Me.....
Check out Babel's music video review for "Wizard of Death" here:
http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/9-11-2013/Meet-Northwest-Ohios-Musical-Renaissance-Man-Bill-Ulsh.html

That's a wrap.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 5:48 AM:
The "Mad Concert Pianist" just finished production this week on His sophomore effort "Wizard of Death, which is slated for a late September release.
Also,a new video is already in the works on and off, as well as a new Mutant Melvin" graphic novel. (Maybe) We'll see what the future holds. - Bill Ulsh

Making a Monster-piece: The "album that almost wasn't"

Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 8:06 AM:
Hey folks, I know it's been awhile, but I DO plan to work on tracks 6 and 7 almost simultaneously. Then, there's the final track 8, and following that - The vocal tracks, and after all is said n' done with mixing and editing, I'll probably begin work on the 3rd "Mutant Melvin" graphic novel if can find enough drawing paper, and I'm one of those people where if I want something bad enough, I'll find a way to get it.
Remember, Don't Hate - Dominate
and use Adversity to your Advantage - Bill Ulsh

New Album title "Wizard of Death"

Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 6:52 AM:
I'm slowly getting ready to work on the second half of My 2nd album "Wizard of Death". I haven't worked on "MM3" (Mutant Melvin 3") yet, but I plan to sometime AFTER the album is finished. Not sure what the future holds, but til next time... Act Natural, Bash Contract. - Bill Ulsh

Good News. Introducing "Project: Blue Cat"

Thursday, July 4, 2013, 5:26 PM:
The new album I've been working on, (The one I'm halfway done with) is the "Album That Could've Been" NO MORE!! It it now known as (for the time being, anyway) "Project: Blue Cat". (it'll make sense later, I swear.) I might also begin work on "Mutant Melvin 3", as well as the 2nd half of the new album which we shall call "Project: Ghost Chick" (which will also make sense later) Now if You don't mind I'm in need of some celebration involving ice cream bars which is long over due.

"Album That Could've Been" process: 50% |||||||

Friday, June 14, 2013, 6:52 AM:
I'm already 1/2 way done with this album. Mixing and editing tracks. Editing out "that Air-y sound" which you might've heard on "Bash Contract", but then again that one was kinda MEANT to have a raw, natural sound to it, whereas this one seemed like it should be more polished. You know it's a good edit when you can either headbang or sing along to it naturally. I've got things set the way I want, and lemme tell you, ain't nobody gonna ruin this shit. I'll personally see to that, if I have to. I have other projects I'm working on as well in my downtime. Is one of them Mutant Melvin 3? We shall see.

Could this Become... "The Album That Would've Been"?

Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 7:17 AM:
It has recently come to My attention that there's a small group
of People looking to revolt against our nation's capitol
in what They call a "‘Civil Disobedient’ Siege". Which is to
put an "economic chokehold" on Govt. spending until they
adhere to the demands of this small (but apparently
growing) group of people. What these ppl fail to realize
is that the result of their actions is not only gonna
cause Martial Law and MORE tyranny than they propose they're
trying to stop, BUT FULL ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
Small businesses (such as THIS) and poor people
(such as ME) will suffer for it. Ohio is a small state,
both physically and economically, which means what this
group of people might (albeit unintentionally) do is
basically cause us to lose our state (financially).
We'll be out of a home, our jobs, You name it. and quite
frankly I would hate to see the album I'm currently working
on become... "The album that would've been".
(I'm not a big of those, if you couldn't already tell)

Track II: Take 2

Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 10:46 AM:
I'm working on Track #2 again this week as it didn't quite turn out the way I wanted it to, last week. We're all human. We all make mistakes. The synth, keyboard, and drum tracks have all been retooled. I had this solo in it that sounded more like the main riff to a totally different, but similar sounding song. Working on the bass track which shouldn't take much, and then upload to the computer. (Hoping beyond hope that there's no clipping issues this time, too)

Bill Ulsh returns to the studio plus Mutant Melvin 3 News

Thursday, May 9, 2013, 10:35 AM:
Bill Ulsh returns to the studio this month to record His 2nd album. The follow-up to His 2012 debut "Bash Contract" recorded in 2011 in his own home studio. Plus He might be working on the sequel to "Mutant Melvin II: Extreme Summer" Bill Ulsh: "What I have in store for the 'Rat & Lizard Tag Team' this 'round is crazy-as- fuck plus you'll finally get to see Melvin riffing on 'Biffman' as well. Won't that be something?" The album Ulsh says is set for a release sometime later this year.

Bill Ulsh says: "That's a Wrap"

Thursday, December 22, 2011, 12:45 PM:
Independent recording artist Bill Ulsh has finally finished recording His debut album titled "Bash Contract". The "Violence in our Schools" singer tweeted earlier today, simply "...and THAT'S A WRAP" indicating He had just completed the final 4 tracks of the album, and quoted, "Did... I... just ...complete... My FIRST ALBUM???... well then, pizza and beer, here We come." The 9 song CD was recorded between February of this year and finished up in December of 2011. You might remember sometime back the keyboard /vocalist once blogged "The Green light is go..." indicating that after having done 4 cover songs at the time, that "Bash Contract" had finally (after many years) been given the green light. The album is expected to be due out sometime between now, and early 2012.
The 1st single "Violence in our Schools" is already available for download on Reverb Nation.

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