After playing in cover bands for years in the Western Pa area, Most notably Poorhouse, Dymonz Edge, and most recently Original Sin,  I have decided to record my own music which I've never done all those years. They were all cover bands playing mostly 80's rock, and hair metal.
As you can tell that is still the style I like, and that's the style I will continue cuz that's what makes me happy.
In those bands I mostly played bass and the last band I was the singer even though I've been a guitarist since high school, I even owned a music store at one time called The Guitar Den and taught from there.
I have tons of euipment I've gathered over the years and I decided to try to record a song myself. the first song I wrote was "Hoping on You".  The original turned out good except the volume was too low on the recording, I actually like it better than the one on the cd.  But after it was done I decided to continue writing and here I am.
I did all of the instruments, recording and production myself.  Some spots are rough  I am aware of it  but it's how I felt at the time. Everything about it could be better I'll be the first to say it, but at least I did it. ( and I'll probably LOL most definitely do it again)  So everyone  feel free to comment criticize whatever send me an email give me feedback, let me know if you listened if you liked or didnt like . any suggestions etc
I dont use computer programs or drum programs or even metronomes, the timing was in my head if I can't do it live then I don't do it, ( sometimes it takes multiples takes) but I get it done.
Sometimes like the end solo of The Angels called Her name I get lucky and magic happens and I get it on one take, which is why I left it there, the ending of the song ends a little eruptly but I wasnt gonna erase the solo.
so Stay Tunes there's more to come.............





Thanks to Ibanez, Samick, Carvin,, Boss, Ovation, Korg, Hamer, Schector, Westone, and Kramer
Ritchie used D'addario strings on the electrics and Adamas on the Acoustics.


myspace.com/ritchiebernard
also cd will be available on itunes Sept 2008
or you can purchase individual tracks on this page using paypal or on my myspace page using SNOCAP store !
Actual physical cd available at stores.ebay.com/billyskaraoke