February 28, 2020
February 2020 Album
- Scoring for all the stories.
- John Whyte laid down guitar for “Shows What You Know” and “Better Off Dumb”
- I did a bunch of other final mixes and stuff.
Things Fall
I am taking part in the RPM Challenge to write and record an album in just one month. I am adding the personal challenge of involving as many other people in the process – the fun – as possible. Be sure to read my introductory blog post, “The Big February 2020 Project.”
February 27, 2020
February 2020 Album
- “Things Fall”
- Kate laid down a brilliant vocal for the bridge. I thought I knew what I wanted but after a few takes Kate thought it was too kitschy and straightened it out. So much better.
- Final mix with Chris and Mike’s feedback and approval.
- “Shows What you Know”
- Written and tracked except for electric guitar.
February 26, 2020
February 2020 Album
- “Saving Face” final mix
- “Better Off Dumb” Karlie recorded flute. Live flute!
February 25, 2020
February 2020 Album
- Final mixdowns for “Let The Pain Begin” and “Sandalwood Geminis”
- “Better Off Dumb”
- Wrote flute arrangement
- Rewrote/retracked one lyric line that I realized contradicted the story. Easy fix since the mic and level were untouched since last night.
February 24, 2020
February 2020 Album
- “Saving Face” – Jeff Margolis laid down bass guitar. We haven’t recorded together since 2005!
- “Better Off Dumb”
- Recorded guitar and vocals for the song I wrote yesterday. Definitely needed to come at it fresh.
- I was hoping to have a demo and charts for the lead guitarist and flute player coming on Wednesday.
- I’ll do those tomorrow evening giving them less than a day to review their parts. Oy.
February 23, 2020
February 23, 2020
- “Better Off Dumb”
- Spent waaay too long writing this tune. Started off smooth and speedy but I let myself get hung up on stupid stuff. No time for that crap.
- I tried recording it quickly but was very unhappy with the sound – too simplistic and childish.
- Stepped away for an hour then returned with a throughly deconstructed approach. Odd times and accidentals. I’m liking this but I really have my work cut out for me now when I get around to recording it.
- Clock. Is. Ticking.
February 22, 2020
February 2020 Album
- “Things Fall From The Sky All The Time”
- Plugged in tracks from Chris Combs (pictured) and Mike Lebovitz.
- Made first mix for them
- Tracked electric guitar
- They gave me helpful feedback and ideas for fleshing out vocals.
- “Saving Face”
- Electric guitar, keys (including killer Uilleann pipes!)
- DonnCherie vocal tracking