Ryan had a dentist appointment this morning
that he had forgotten about, so I got to sleep in till 10:30,
and take a shower. Woohoo!
We started working around noon, with 5 songs to arrange,
make scratch tracks for, and record drums and bass.
We worked on the scratch tracks for most of the
day again. The first few songs went pretty easily,
but the last two were a little difficult.
We spent a while trying to come up with something
unique for each one. Ryan came up with a few
things that are either going to be terrible or amazing!
Sam and Jer came back around 6pm.
After setting up and messing around they started
on “Life Changes You”. I was out of the studio
when they began working on it, so I didn’t get to hear
the beginning stages. When I walked in, I heard what
sounded like a normal drum beat, and I was about to be
a little disappointed when it exploded into
something I was not expecting at all. It was brilliant!
I wanted them to keep playing it over and over,
which they did for awhile. :-)
Next up was “Not Who You Said You Were”
(yes, I know – very dramatic title). They came up
with a 50’s-ish sound for this one. Jer started it with
a super cool bass line that led
the whole feel of the song. It’s pretty sweet.
They worked on Clouded Eyes next.
It has such a great feel. It’s a favorite among the guys.
Sam was playing the drums one handed
with a shaker in the other. It’s a pretty killer beat.
So Long Insecurity and Not Be Afraid were the
last two songs. Ryan’s terrible or amazing ideas
ended up being amazing! They sounded great
with the bass and drums.
There were a few moments in there where
I was wondering if the guys were going to get
what I was going for, but they always did.
I loved everything! We finished all of the songs!
It’s crazy that we got it all done.
I’ve never been a part of anything like this before.
It’s been an incredible experience witnessing
creative genius in action.
They are a crazy bunch of guys.
Never a dull moment at Five Acres!
Ryan is sending me home with
rough mixes of each song to practice vocals with,
but I can’t let anyone hear them. Sorry :-(
Now it’s off to bed and a 6:45am departure
for Seattle. Ick! My dad is picking me up and
I am dropping him at the airport. Ryan will be spending
the next few days editing drums and bass
while I am back tending to matters of home and family.
that he had forgotten about, so I got to sleep in till 10:30,
and take a shower. Woohoo!
We started working around noon, with 5 songs to arrange,
make scratch tracks for, and record drums and bass.
We worked on the scratch tracks for most of the
day again. The first few songs went pretty easily,
but the last two were a little difficult.
We spent a while trying to come up with something
unique for each one. Ryan came up with a few
things that are either going to be terrible or amazing!
Sam and Jer came back around 6pm.
After setting up and messing around they started
on “Life Changes You”. I was out of the studio
when they began working on it, so I didn’t get to hear
the beginning stages. When I walked in, I heard what
sounded like a normal drum beat, and I was about to be
a little disappointed when it exploded into
something I was not expecting at all. It was brilliant!
I wanted them to keep playing it over and over,
which they did for awhile. :-)
Next up was “Not Who You Said You Were”
(yes, I know – very dramatic title). They came up
with a 50’s-ish sound for this one. Jer started it with
a super cool bass line that led
the whole feel of the song. It’s pretty sweet.
They worked on Clouded Eyes next.
It has such a great feel. It’s a favorite among the guys.
Sam was playing the drums one handed
with a shaker in the other. It’s a pretty killer beat.
So Long Insecurity and Not Be Afraid were the
last two songs. Ryan’s terrible or amazing ideas
ended up being amazing! They sounded great
with the bass and drums.
There were a few moments in there where
I was wondering if the guys were going to get
what I was going for, but they always did.
I loved everything! We finished all of the songs!
It’s crazy that we got it all done.
I’ve never been a part of anything like this before.
It’s been an incredible experience witnessing
creative genius in action.
They are a crazy bunch of guys.
Never a dull moment at Five Acres!
Ryan is sending me home with
rough mixes of each song to practice vocals with,
but I can’t let anyone hear them. Sorry :-(
Now it’s off to bed and a 6:45am departure
for Seattle. Ick! My dad is picking me up and
I am dropping him at the airport. Ryan will be spending
the next few days editing drums and bass
while I am back tending to matters of home and family.