Monday, July 20

Lend me a hand

Guitar tracking,


Is made easier when you've got some help. Here's what I'm working on today.

Saturday, July 18

Piano Madness

I can almost hear the finale.


I've got less than a week left in Miami and I'm trying to squeeze every last drop out of my time away from reality, I'm fervently trying to wrap up recording sessions so that we can move into mixing and mastering. I can't wait to share.

Here's a little video from today. Sean and I wrote a song on this old, dilapidated piano in the house I'm subletting in. Creaky and missing keys, we went on to find that when we recorded his part on his keyboard, he had to transpose his part a few keys higher to compensate for the archaicness of the old piano.

Here's a little clip of what's to come.

Friday, July 17

Make the Best of What's Around



We've gotten ingenuitive.


While writing more songs, we decided that the echo of my kitchen didn't fit the vocals for a song that's getting finished up. Hence, we built a home vocal booth using a closet, hangers, shirts, and towels to dampen the sound. Things are starting to come together really well.

Can't wait to share.




Here's a tiny clip of the demo for the song that went on to get recorded using the setup.

Friday, July 10

You Know What I'm Saying?



Music creation is in full force.


And I'm hoping to end this summer with a little EP of 4-5 songs. If I were to post digital copies on this blog, what could we trade for the listening experience?

What kind of video could you shoot/ edit to accompany the songs? Could you write lyrics to one of the instrumental songs, or perhaps a second set of lyrics from a different perspective? Might you choreograph a dance that illustrates a feeling that the music strikes in you and post the video on YouTube?

Once the music's completed, how could you take what we've done, and take it to the next level? Send me an email or post in the comments section with your ideas. Pitch to me your case for getting some good, free music.

How does that sound?





Here's a rough (and incomplete) demo of a song Sean and I are currently finishing.