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"The Story"
Written by: Tommy Held

"Were You Ever Mine"
Written by: Mike Nicloy

"Out of Control"
Written by: Ryan Rappis


ACME Rock Band is:
Tommy Held - Lead Vocals, Acoustic/Rhythm Guitar
Ryan Rappis - Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar
Mike Nicloy - Drums, Percussion
Kerry Miller - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals


All tracks produced by Tommy Held and Ryan Rappis
All tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tommy Held
at The Vault in Milwaukee, WI


For production students:
Bed tracks recorded using Zoom L20
All post production done with only ProTools
base package w/ bundled plug-ins.

Drum Kit:
Yamaha, Studio, 4 Piece Kit
Snare, Rack Tom, and Floor Tom, Shure SM 57s
Cymbal Mics (not overhead), (2) AKG C-1000s
Kick Drum, AKG D-112

Vocals:
The Story and Were You Ever Mine, Audix OM2s
(originally intended as scratch/temp track)
Out of Control, Behringer B1









ACME WHO?


Formed by former bandmates Tommy Held and Ryan Rappis (formerly of The Flood, High Water Limit, and TommyHeld Band), as a flexible performance and creative group. Tommy and Ryan are lead writers, performers, and producers. Serious about making good music, but no lofty expectations, no definition of success. Former bandmate Mike Nicloy joins in on drums and writing, and Milwaukee area musician Kerry Miller also joins in on bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, and writing. You may also see former bandmates, or other musicians appear both live and in the studio, such as guitarist Doug MacKenzie, keyboardist Paul Baures, and others.

We hope you will give us a listen, and keep listening, if you like what you hear.