AFTERLIFE

In Jan. 1986 when former members of "The End" (guitarist Mike Hudson and drummer Warren Davis) teamed up with bassist Jonathan Dorsey to form a progressive/alternative/indie/power rock trio called AFTERLIFE. Focusing on original material from the beginning, the band's repertoire was about a 50/50 split with cover songs in the early days, and eventually became 100% original as time progressed. AFTERLIFE played many shows throughout the South Eastern US in the late 80's and early 90's. The band had a number of songs aired on both commercial and college radio. Often appearing on air with live jams or interviews. In 1987 the band recorded a 5 song EP called "Three-Way Mirror" that would be a year later incorporated into their first full-length album "The Frozen Sun". In 1990, the second album "The Awakening" was released; and in 1991 the third album "Curtain Call" was released. The second and third albums were recorded at Mike's own recording studio named Clockwork Recording Studio. In the summer of 1991, AFTERLIFE decided to take a brief hiatus from the music scene, but what was expected to be a short term break, actually wound up lasting 20 years. During this time the 3 members of the band moved on with their lives. Warren moved to Florida, and Mike moved around Georgia several times. Jonathan was not only the only member of the band to remain in their original home town of Carrollton, but also the only member of the band who remained musically active during this time, playing in several bands over the years, both original and cover, and also jamming with a number of artists, and appearing on other's albums as well as releasing his own album "Desperatown". Mike released one track on a local artists sampler, but beyond that eventually closed Clockwork and sold off the equipment. Effectively disappearing from the music scene, he never stopped writing songs. In 2008, Mike decided to begin rebuilding a new version of Clockwork, which was a slow process...the studio was finally up and running 3 years later. For years AFTERLIFE had talked about regrouping to do something...the exact details were never clear. But with this new studio ready to go...it was obvious that the band would record again. In October 2011, AFTERLIFE began recording basic tracks. This continued thru November and December. With 13 rhythm tracks finished, it was decided the band would definitely release a new album. Throughout most of 2012 various overdubs were done, and in the Fall of 2012, mixing sessions began. Considering everyone lives in different cities, Mike would make mixes and email them to the rest for approval or suggested changes. In Nov 2012 the album was finished mixed and mastered, but the band had not come up with a title or any ideas for the CD artwork. The early part of 2013 finally yielded a title and several graphical concepts were discussed, and finally one chosen. On April 1st, 2013, AFTERLIFE released their 4th album "Compass Rose". In the months since, sales have been better than expected for a band that's not played live or even been together in over 20 years. We have physical CD's available in a number of retail locations in as well as on CD-Baby, Amazon, CD Universe and others. And digital downloads are available on iTunes, Amazon, CD-Baby, Spotify, Rhapsody, and many others (we've actually lost count). We have had sales in other countries such as the UK, Russia, Germany and France, and it looks like the sales keep coming in. In January 2014, AFTERLIFE re-entered the studio to begin work on a new album. The album took almost 2 years to complete (including down time for technical issues, re-recording some parts, and getting graphic design for the CD done. That album was released on December 12, 2016. It is AFTERLIFE's 5th album. The title of the new album is "BRAVE NEW WORLD". It is available as CD or digital download from many sources including...CD-Baby, iTunes, Amazon, Ebay, and many other online sources...as well as a few local retail locations.

Carrollton, GA