October 18, 2020
DonnCherie
- Zoom session for one of her tunes.
- I rewrote the ending and she dug it. She just needs to sit with it a bit and make it her own.
Blog
In the style of the original “web logs,” this blog is a simple record of the various creative projects I’m working on. It’s mainly for my own reference but you are, of course, welcome to read along. Subscribe
October 13, 2020
Too Many Voices
- Revisited this song that has vexed me for years now. Literally.
- Found a totally different approach to arrangement – sparser.
- Chris’ backing vocal from almost a year ago still sounds good.
Sunday, October 11
HH Musical
- Removed a character from entire play.
- Started rewriting Act 2, Scene 3. Actually, it is now two scenes.
- The plot is much easier to follow and the characters have more room to play now.
October 8, 2020
Things Fall
- Submitted album to local paper for review.
- Finished mailing free copies to contributors and several fans who bought them.
HH Musical
October 3, 2020
Drive The Cold Winter Away
- Recorded guitar, vocals (rough), drums, keys
- Sent basic mix to M.D. who will be joining me on vocals.
September 30, 2020
HH Musical
- Another hilarious weiting session with the Skillmanator.
- He suggested rhyming “here” with “rear.” I suggested to instead rhyme “what” with “butt.”
Studio
- I got a new laptop. I’ve spent the last few days loading it up with all software. Its zippy!
- I’m going to try recording a whole tune at 96/24. Let’s see if it keeps up.
Drive the Cold Winter Away
- I’ve prepared the guitar and drum mics and pre-mixes
- Aiming to lay it all down Saturday.
September 21, 2020
HH Musical
- Had another productive video chat with Greg to iron out some issues with the final two scenes. Once again, the simplest answers are the best answers.
- The next-to-last scene should be done this week. This is all, of course, just the first draft.
Studio
- My computer is dying. All kinds of weird Windows error every time I try to start it up.
- New computer is on its way here. This will push a few recording projects back a week or two. Two, really. No bigz.
DonnCherie McKenzie
- The recording project with DonnCherie stalled out a month or two ago due to life obligations and each of us being stumped about what to do next.
- DonnCherie set up a video conference with us and Myra Flynn-Wills. Myra helped us focus our thoughts and approach. Great to have an outside opinion and somebody who can translate Adam-to-DonnCherie and back.
- Basic track session scheduled for two weeks from now.