Simmerdown Productions, BlueSka Elder

@simmerdownprod.bsky.social

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DIY record label specializing in conscious sounds - ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul, and punk. Buy some music here: https://linktr.ee/simmerdownproductions?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=fa3f81f1-3f5e-46d4-8e92-a38709b35365

A new sticker, showing my label logo, on the mirror at my local dive bar.
Multiple scars on my right knee from my latest knee surgery.
Me, all grizzled with AirPods in my ears, with one of my pet crows sitting in a flowerpot behind me.
Me, in the exclusive balcony (because of my fucked up knees), overlooking The Slackers on stage.
Show poster, featuring a band photo, graphics, and show details.
Screen showing the mixing program interface for this song.
My right knee covered in an Old Bones Therapy purple and black compression sleeve.
Jerry A. of Poison Idea screaming into a microphone.
The Dandy Warhols’ new album “Pin-Ups,” among with an autographed postcard.
An aerial photo showing Sand Island and Eastern Island and the surrounding coral reefs that make up Midway Atoll.
Annie of JAB singing into her telephone microphone in an isolation booth.
James, Bryce, and Jay sitting outside an isolation booth/inside the control room, while Annie sings into a microphone setup inside the booth.
Breakfast sausages and a plate of shredded cheese on display.
A photo of Boss Lady Hatchet on bass and Bucket from The Toasters. The phot was taken from the back of the stage, showing the sold out crowd at Portland’s Star Theater.
A poster for The Witch and The Burro, including December 2nd in Portland. Vic Ruggiero and Lauren Napier appear as ghostly apparitions next to some green cacti.
Karina Denike, dancing along to a song in the studio.
Video of Colin Giles and members of Western Standard Time performing the Lord Creator classic “Don’t Stay Out Late.”
A photo of Mr. Colin Giles in a dark suit, with his right hand under his chin, looking stoic, like a modern version of James Bond.
A clumsy rehearsal video. It shows me placing my phone next to my high hat stand and then the video goes dark.
Yellow jacket sting on the right side of this photo. A small red dot on my left forearm.
My band, Franceska, on stage in Olympia, Washington in front of a crowd of fans. We are in the right, the fans are on the left. Our singers (three women) all have microphones in their faces and our horn players all have their instruments up, ready to play.
Me, in my Dance Hall Crashers t-shirt.
32-channel Mackie mixer in the back of my van.
Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra album cover for “Fire and Water,” showing the ‘fire’ and ‘water’-colored vinyl options. The album cover is a mid-century modern style drawing of a sharply-dressed man and woman next to geometric patterns.
A picture of me with Weird Al. I am wearing a blue t-shirt featuring a logo for The Soul captives. He is in a Hawaiian shirt of sorts. I’m smiling, looking straight ahead while he looks at me with wide, surprised-looking eyes
Joseph Kyren Chastain, teary-eyed, about to be hauled off to prison for a violent assault that almost ended in my murder. White guy with a closely-cropped beard and short. disheveled hair. He’s wearing an olive-colored pullover.
A stack of vinyl stickers which read “FUCK ICE.”
Show poster for Mephiskapheles, Los Mal Hablados, and The Prizefighters at Dante’s in Portland on July 17, 2025. Image features a horned goat (?) sitting on a throne resting on a pile of flaming skulls.
Me with Ernest Ranglin. We are both leaning into the center of the frame, smiling.
Gabrial McNair, in front of a projection screen, speaking to a class of band students who are all listening attentively behind their music stands.
Israel Vibration and Roots Radics on stage.
Multicolored vinyl spinning on a turntable.
A very short me with a very tall Gabrial McNair.
Western Standard Time album - cover is a drawing of three helmeted astronauts looking out the window of their spaceship onto a planet below. The vinyl is out of the sleeve, showing a clear vinyl record with white and blue streaks.