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16TuesdayJune102014FortSmithrockercelebratesrstalbumlaunchPaulettesHardRoadOutofHelltobereleasedJune13ByMEAGANWOHLBERGIfthealbumtitleisanyindicationitsbeenalongroadforFortSmithmusicianGeronimoPauletteinchurn-ingouthisrstsoloalbum.Itsbeenfiveorsixyearshesaid.WhenIwenttotheStatestorecordIwasthereforaboutamonthIthoughtIdhaveitdonewhenIwalkedoutthedoor.WhenIgotitbackitjustfeltlikeitwasmissingsomething...IfeltIwasntreadytonishitbecauseitwasntwhatIhadinmind.Imprettyfussyaboutsound.Iwantedittosoundgoodifyoucrankitup.MoretimehasbeentakentoreachperfectionhoweverandPaulettesaidhes100percenthappywitheveryaspectofhisdebutHardRoadOutofHelltobere-leasedonJune13.Fromthequalityofthesoundtothealbumartwork-photographedbyFortSmithsownMelanieJewellthewholepackageofthesoloinstrumentalistsmelodicmetalalbumisexactlywhatPaulettewashopingfor.Imexcitedforit.Itsbeentoolonghesaid.Ihopepeoplelikeit.ThemusicwhichsoundslikeaninspiredfusionofclassicmetalandthescoreofanactionlmfeaturesPauletteonbassrhythmandleadguitar.Whilede-voidoflyricsthedrawn-outtechnicalsolosbringanemotivevoicetotheseventracksmostprominentlyontheopenerGhostTownwritteninthedeadofwin-teroutsideofFortSmith.Paulettesaidthesongsdontneedwordstotellstories.Youdontnecessarilyneedvocalsatallhesaid.Ithinkeverybodyprobablyhasadifferenttakeonthem.Mostofittomeissoundbutitdoescomefromemo-tionorwhatyourethinkingaboutjustabouttheworldingeneralfromthingsthathavehappenedwhetheritbegovernmentstufforjustlifeingeneral.Paulettestalentshavegar-neredinternationalattentionthroughoutthealbumcre-ationprocessbeginninginPhoenixArizonaaftertheyoungAboriginalmusicianwasdiscoveredonlinebymusicianDanGold.GoldpulledPaulettedowntoanArizonastudioafewyearsagotorecordwithastudiodrummerandworkwithproducerAaronCareyasoundengineerwhohasdonetracksforMegadethStevieNicksandSherylCrow.AfterthatPaulettejumpedaroundlookingforamixerforthenalproducteventuallysettlingonGrindhouseStu-diosinAthensGreecewhichmanagedtomastertheexactsoundPaulettewaslookingfor.MostrecentlywhileinthenishingstagesofthealbumsomesongshepostedonlinecaughttheattentionofahardmelodicrockmagazinecalledFireworkswhichdecidedtodoafeatureonhiminthenextissueandpromotehismusictolabelsandradioacrosstheUKforayear.Pauletteisplanningalisten-ingpartyfortheCDlaunchinFortSmithvenueTBAandplanstosendcopiestodis-tributorsandradiostationsacrosstheworld.Whilehesincelebrationmoderightnowthemusicianisalreadyplanninghissecondalbum.Havinggonethroughtheprocessoncehesaidhenowfeelsmorepreparedandabletowalkoutofthestudiothistimewithdiscinhand.RightnowIfeelreadytogointothestudioformynextalbumhesaid.IhavealotofmaterialIthinkmorethanenoughforanalbum.Itsjustamatterofpiecingittogether.PhotoMelanieJewellArtsCultureMusicFortSmithsGeronimoPauletteisplanningalisteningpartyforhisdebutalbumHardRoadOutofHellafteritsreleaseonJune13.