Hatchford Hotel – Adam Rabin | Elephants of Scotland

Got first feedback on the final script/lyric draft. Very positive and encouraging.
Worked on music for “LQ.” The music was written but still need refining (e.g. what chord progressions go where).

May 6, 2021

HH Musical

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Yesterday and today I wrote up a new outline for the final scene
- Filled the plot hole.
- Removed a few threads that, with the new plot hole filler in place, would now be unnecessary.
- I may do actual scripting today.
- I’m curious if length of new content will be longer than what was removed. Might be a wash. I’m very cognizant of the length of the script.

Neb Crabula

HH Musical

Greg and I put our heads together and found an elegant solution to the script problem we found two days ago.
We came up with a ton of supporting ideas/rules. I’m compiling them all now into one place.
I will do the rewrite this weekend.
Also started writing music for the “LQ” song. Was going to just be a dance tune but now it runs the gamut of styles and time signatures (of course)

HH Musical

Worked on the final song (both the last song left and the finale of the play itself).
Wrote some decent verses and found ways to incorporate a few of the previous songs in a medley of sorts.
But the big news was that in writing the verse to explain the fate of one of the characters I realized that it was bad. As in, the way that character was handled was too dark; it doesn’t suit the light-hearted tone of the rest of the play.
Kate and I brainstormed a few alternatives and I’ve asked Greg to start thinking of alternate narratives for her.
So, the script still needs a rewrite. The size of which is to be determined.

Studio

My pal Matt stopped by to lend me a kalimba with a built-in mic and looping circuitry. New musical toy to play with! Let’s see what happens.
- He also asked me to make a recording of the loop that he has stored in there. There will be Radio Shack Frankensteining.
Coincidentally, I was invited to participate in International Drone Day a few hours before Matt came by. The kalimba could be my way into that adventure. More to come.

HH Musical

Began recording Phase 2 demos.
- Phase 1 was extremely crude and quick recordings on my phone so I don’t forget how the songs go.
- Phase 2 is with nice mic and guitar pickup that I’ll be able to share with cast and band.
- Phase 3, I guess, will be in prep for album recording (a waaayyys off)
In recording demo for 1st song I realized that I need a woman singer to help me find the proper key and record demos. Hmm.