February 25, 2023
Hot Neon Magic
- Lots of drum practice
- Definitely loosened up and building stamina
- Worth noting: playing loosely helps maintain your strength
- Got frustrated with constantly dropping sticks so…
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February 23, 2023
Hatchford Hotel
- Woke up, had some coffee, brainstorming picked right back up.
- I zoomed in on a little bit of character background that Greg jotted down and expanded on it.
- Turns out, I tapped into the psychological engine of the whole story – why the leads are the way they are and the significance of the titular hotel
- Whoa.
- Sent a full-page brain dump of this revelation to Greg.
- He replied, “i gasped. this is so good. yesyesyes”
February 22, 2023
Hatchford Hotel
- Meeting with Ian and Mike
- Discussed the new four-page treatment, general approval of it
- We banged and kicked and mangled the plot to see what it actually needs (and what it might not need)
- Later that night after I got home and should’ve been sleeping, I had a brainstorm session inspired by all the kicking we just did, wrote a lot of ideas down until I couldn’t think anymore.
Hot Neon Magic
- Have spent a LOT of the last week just drumming.
February 20, 2023
Hot Neon Magic
- Get together with just Jeff and Rick
- I loaded up Jeff’s old Korg X50 with all the sounds I created literally 11 years ago
- Three of us spent most of the night reviewing old soundboards figuring out who plays what
- Little bit of actual playing
February 12, 2023
Spent most of last two weeks sick. Two-week wrap-up:
Hatchford Hotel
- Wrote a 4-page summary of the new simplified and focused plot.
- This took several days. Got some key feedback from Kate.
- Greg and I are reinvigorated.
Hot Neon Magic
- Drum practice. Lots of it.
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January 25, 2023
DonnCherie
- Final final v.2 B final mastering
- Album & single cover design
Hatchford Hotel
- Zoom with Greg to go over MF’s notes. We’re on board with his notes.
- Zoom with IF and MF. May 2023 was too ambitious. Pushing it back a year, it’s looking like.