Friday Studio Notes

The day flew by quickly. Tons of lead vocals. I sang meh ass off. A song called ‘Hollywooden Dreams’ proved quite difficult since it is quiet and mostly falsetto. Paul and I tried to pick the best lines, examining the timbre and breath with a microscope. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m trying to sing this stuff and would prefer a true professional take over. What the hell though – they are my babies. I’ll deliver them as best I can. Perhaps someone will want to adopt them and give them better clothing and food. Ok, enough self-deprecation – a constant theme of mine.

Eric started doing lead guitar parts tonight. We set up the amp and ran a long cable into the control room so he could just hang out with us while he recorded = a laid back and comfortable way to track if you ask me. Punch-in instructions didn’t have to be relayed thru the pa, which would have taken twice as long to get everything ‘correct’. No headphones either. We just listened to everything over the monitors and were able to provide guidance with no interference whatsoever. Eric is another guy I can’t believe I have the opportunity to work with. He paid close attention to the demos and made sure to get all of the hooks right, while making them sound so much better. I can’t wait for you to hear this cd. Joe and Eric have simply killed their parts.