Jeepers creepers, it has been a long time since my last blog post. During that time I have been busy recording not only my own album, but I have also been recording back up vocals for Jamie Ferguson. I can now officially say that I am a studio musician!
As for my album, it is sounding great. The ambient sound will still be present as in the last album, but it will be a bit edgier this go round with drums and bass. Originally my producer Dave and I thought the album would have more of a band combo sound with guitar, bass, drums and Rhodes. But, as things progressed, we found that sometimes, things sounded a bit too "Rhodesy", so we hooked up the Prophet 600 adding some synth, then the Nord, running it through a stereo preamp then distorting it. Yesterday we added infinite reverb to "le Chandail". Yikes! Typical Dave noted out loud that "there's just one more part I want to add as he says its too much". This is exactly why I love working with him. The song, about a sweater, conjures up so much imagery and Dave is able to bring that imagery to life.
I also played piano on two songs, which is a big change for me. I have been a guitar player forever so playing piano was a bit of a challenge. I could hear in my head what I wanted, but executing it took practice. I am pleased with the results and with the songs.
Recording is almost complete. We are looking at an album release date of early November at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield. I will keep you posted.
Here is a shot of me recording back up vocals at James Stephens for Jamie's upcoming album.
As for my album, it is sounding great. The ambient sound will still be present as in the last album, but it will be a bit edgier this go round with drums and bass. Originally my producer Dave and I thought the album would have more of a band combo sound with guitar, bass, drums and Rhodes. But, as things progressed, we found that sometimes, things sounded a bit too "Rhodesy", so we hooked up the Prophet 600 adding some synth, then the Nord, running it through a stereo preamp then distorting it. Yesterday we added infinite reverb to "le Chandail". Yikes! Typical Dave noted out loud that "there's just one more part I want to add as he says its too much". This is exactly why I love working with him. The song, about a sweater, conjures up so much imagery and Dave is able to bring that imagery to life.
I also played piano on two songs, which is a big change for me. I have been a guitar player forever so playing piano was a bit of a challenge. I could hear in my head what I wanted, but executing it took practice. I am pleased with the results and with the songs.
Recording is almost complete. We are looking at an album release date of early November at the Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield. I will keep you posted.
Here is a shot of me recording back up vocals at James Stephens for Jamie's upcoming album.