In an effort to regularly be present here in this place, I’ve been scanning my brain looking for things to share. I’m a little nervous to start just randomly posting songs as we near completion. I have 4 lead vocals done, Erica has 1.
After we both finish our leads, we’ll go [...]
Ok… here’s something for ya’ll to listen to.
This is one of the first songs written for the new record, and also one of our favorites. As I mentioned before, this is a demo, and honestly, not a single note will make it to final. It’s just bass / midi drums / [...]
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. [...]
A few minutes ago, I finished writing the 10th song for “Untitled Dailies Record #2.” Catchy title, huh?
10 is sort of a magic number for me. 10 is a record. I’ve been making and burning a Dailies playlist in iTunes, updating it as each of these past 5 songs have been created [...]
That’s a new song every three days, for those of you who are mathematically challenged.
Erica and I sat down with John (our business partner) last week and decided that we did, indeed, want to have a finished master in our hands by mid-May of this year. As we back-timed a hypothetical production [...]
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 [...]
Today, it’s pouring in Southern California. I know that most people think that Californians are wimps when it comes to rain, and they’re right, but this is a real rainy day.
It’s also a long workday for me, and I’m working on tracking a guide vocal as I build a track, or at [...]
