Pleasant surprise today.
Today I opened up the Pro Tools file for “All In,” for the first time since we’d left the studio. I had bad memories of this song from Eldorado. Some tunes just go down without a hitch. Some tunes are band songs through and through. Everyone knows [...]
I’ve been hesitant to post working demos here. It seems a bit like asking Miss America to do her swimsuit modeling first thing in the morning. She’s still good lookin’ and all, but her hair’s a mess, she has morning face, she hasn’t had any coffee… etc.
We have 11 working songwriting demos. [...]
What is it to craft songs in 2008? The roles of producer and writer are eroding and melding before our eyes.
So, it’s back in the day and you have a big artist and a big session. Everything’s tracked at once, because overdubbing hasn’t been invented yet. No studio is booked [...]