The Official Audio Visual Archive of The Gray Brothers
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Jung A preview of mixes for the album Obsolete Dreams by Vacations In Color. Written, performed and produced by Ernie Gray between 2021-2023. Additional guitar on Everywhere Tomorrow Madness by Mino Fukushima.
The 2013 Eponymous release by The Gray Brothers. Recorded in Nashville, Tn., Atlanta, Ga. & Kingsport, Tn. Mixed by Ernie Gray. Produced by The Gray Brothers.
Adam had been writing thematic country songs, generally in the Nashville tradition, but always knew that there was a fine line between country song story-telling and comedy. With Vince and Ernie on engineering and production, the brothers crafted Adam a new identity, and what came forth was a collection of satire songs that tried to … Continue reading Dale Dually
Written, recorded mixed and mastered over Thanksgiving weekend at Tammany Chapel, R1NG$ was a personal challenge of Ernie to produce an EP of new music from beginning to end rapidly, avoiding the tendency to second guess the details. The mental process started a few days before writing and recording commenced, with a rough outline of ideas … Continue reading R1NG$, EP 1 – 2
During the pandemic, Vince continued to hone his skills at production, attempting to collaborate virtually with his brothers and friends from where ever they lived. Vince had also just moved to Oaxaca, Mexico; but he still didn’t think that music collaboration would change, since everyone was sitting at home anyway (where ever that home was). … Continue reading Digital Phantoms
This six song album was recorded in 2020 between Atlanta, GA and Northeast, TN by twin brothers, Adam and Vincent Gray. Released November 19, 2020. Songs written and performed by A. Gray and V. Gray.Recorded and Engineering by V. Gray.Mixed and Mastered by Ernie Gray at Torrida Nashville. Thank you (early drafts and feedback): Andrew Bryant, … Continue reading Twin Signals
A collection of folk-rock odds and ends Ernie wrote and recorded in April-May 2020 during the early lockdown phase of Covid-19. Electronic music seemed obscene at the time, so Ernie found himself turning back to acoustic guitars with minimal production. It’s unlikely that he will release this officially, so sharing here for posterity. Enjoy. Track … Continue reading APOCRYPHAL TIMES EP
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown phase, the brothers decided to send their Mom a special video for Mother’s Day. Adam began the process playing without a click track…and somehow, Ernie played drums second, sending to Vince for final parts and mixing.
Vacations In Color is an ongoing solo project of Ernie’s, combining rock, R&B and synthpop. Written Produced & Performed by Ernie Gray© Ernie Gray – All Rights Reserved
After recording with laptops and mobile gear for a few years, the brothers decided to start using more permanent home studios collaboratively. Ernie was beginning the idea of building out his garage as a bonafide studio, and Vince was learning to use various DAWs in his office studio in Atlanta. In 2011, Vince visited Ernie … Continue reading Fools Sessions