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Liner Notes  |   Why  |   Lyrics 

Thoughts behind the making 

This project is a love letter to Santa Cruz /Capitola where I learned to surf,  to our awe inspiring life giving oceans and the signature surf sound of California where we grew up. I know of no other activity that spawned its own musical genre. While Surf Music's moment in the sun was brief its influence on American music and culture is indelible.

About the group

These are just some good friends throwing in their time and talents to be a part of this with Will and me, and I'm very grateful to have them . We are all going to make music in some form or fashion regardless if anyone is listening. For us music is like breathing or pooping. If we are alive, it is going to happen. This project and this cause gave us a sense of meaning that brought some much needed light to a largely dark year.

About the name

To surfers, green room is not backstage for a late night show.  Green room is achieved when you are deep in a barrel or tube of a wave. (See photo above) Short borders use the term "janitor" somewhat pejoratively when describing a paddle boarder.  Shortboarders tend to be young and want to shred waves. Longboarders and paddle boarders tend to be older and just want to glide and soul surf, clogging up the lanes for those who want to shred. We thought the Janitor reference made sense for the cause we are supporting with this project. 

Tombstone Barney comes from two distinct surf lingo expressions. 
To "tombstone" or to be "tombstoning" is when you wipe out in a manner such that you are under water while your board is sticking straight up.
A "Barney" is a term for a noob or rookie, someone not good at surfing. 
So the name Tombstoning Barney means the wipeout of an inexperienced surfer in a particularly entertaining way. Yes, it's a bit of schadenfreude and yes, I've been that guy many times. 
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   The Tracks

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  1. Wake Up
  2. Dawn Patrol
  3. Chasing The Sun
  4. Steamer Lane 
  5. Tombstone Barney
  6. Better Angels
  7. Ride A Wave
  8. Deep Blue Sea
  9. Night Tide Ride
  10. Dopamine
  11. Riptide
  12. Private Eye​​
  13. Surfing On Mars 
  14. Father TIme

Green Room Janitors are 

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Jake Schaefer
Guitar
​Trey Sabatelli
Drums
Jake Thorne
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Saxophone
Willy Thorne
Lead Vocals 
Ken Hughes
Keyboards, Vocals

​Album Credits

Produced, and mixed by Jake Thorne
Mastered by Sage Audio

Audio Engineering: Jake Thorne ,Trey Sabatelli, ​Jake Schaefer, Ken Hughes, Willy Thorne, and Gordon Gurley 
Audio Editors: Jake Thorne, David Gibbons, ​Richard Hilton
​Graphic design: Ralph Richbourg
Photography: Austin Neil, Austin Schmid, Bill Faris, Jeremy Bishop, Naja Bertolt, Sam Beasley and Trevor Gerzen
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The Mentions

Thank you 2020 for sucking so badly and forcing this needed distraction on us. Thank you David Gibbons for volunteering your editing time, Ralph Richbourg for the super cool logo, Tim Darrow for the loan of a 12 string guitar. Special thanks to our families, friends and colleagues for their support and encouragement. Thank you. 
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Lyrics
Why

The Notes 

This no budget album was just about making some music with friends and hoping to do some good with it. This turned out to be very much a "2020 lockdown project" with each of us in entirely separate states recording our parts in the isolation of our own home studios for the vast majority of it.  

Once we settled on Surf music for the Surfrider Foundation I made a playlist of some of my favorites from this genre on which to go to school, The Beach Boys, The Ventures, Dick Dale, Jan and Dean, Jack Nitzsche, The Marketts, Sentinels and more. We also wanted to infuse a bit of contemporary aesthetic and sensibilities. So if I was able  I included production ideas from Eric Valentine and bands like JellyFish.  With a major tip of the cap to Carol Kaye I wanted the bass and drums to sound as full as a modern pop rock album. I wanted the guitars and keys to cary the vintage vibe and color and for the vocals to be fresh yet familiar if possible. ​The songwriting and arrangements were meant to keep you guessing about the origins of inspiration. You'll have to be the judge if we pulled that off. Thanks for listening.​
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A full break down of how the recording was done and the toys we used, from apps to amps is available on a page I call the nerd knobs.  If you have more questions feel free to send us an email.  

Credits by track

Wake Up
by Jake Thorne
​Vocals Jake Thorne, Willy Thorne, & Ken Hughes
All the other stuff Jake Thorne
Dawn Patrol
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Lead guitar Jake Schaefer
Keys & backing vocals Ken Hughes
Guitar, bass, keys and lead & backing vocals Jake Thorne
Chasing The Sun
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Backing vocals Ken Hughes
Backing vocals and all the other stuff Jake Thorne
Steamer Lane ​ 
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Lead guitar Jake Schaefer
​Backing vocals Ken Hughes
Guitar, bass, keys and backing vocals Jake Thorne
Surfing On Mars 
By Jake Thorne
The other stuff Jake Thorne
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Better Angels
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Guitar, bass, keys and backing vocals Jake Thorne
Riptide
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Lead guitar Jake Schaefer
Guitar, bass, keys and backing vocals Jake Thorne
​Deep Blue Sea
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
Lead guitar Jake Schaefer
Backing vocals 
Ken Hughes
Guitar, bass, keys and backing vocals Jake Thorne
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Father Time
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Will Thorne
​Keys & backing vocals 
Ken Hughes
Guitars, backing vocals, and keys Jake Thorne
Dopamine
By Jake & Willy Thorne
​Lead and backing vocals Willy Thorne
Backing vocals and all the other stuff Jake Thorne
Night Tide Ride
By Jake Thorne
Backing vocals Willy Thorne
All other instruments and backing vocals Jake Thorne
Private Eye
By Jake & Willy Thorne
Backing vocals Will Thorne
Lead & backing vocals and all the other stuff Jake Thorne
Ride A Wave
By Jake & Willy Thorne
Guitar, (rhythm and 2nd solo) Jake Schaefer
Keys & backing vocals Ken Hughes

Vocals, guitar (rhythm and 1st solo) and all the other stuff Jake Thorne
​Tombstone Barney
By Jake Thorne
Organ: Ken Hughes

Lead guitar Jake Schaefer
Guitar, bass, keys and saxophone Jake Thorne



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